Shiloh Christian Fellowship Inc. 23rd Anniversary

The Shiloh Christian Fellowship, Inc. celebrated its 23rd Church Anniversary and Thanksgiving last October 7, 2007 at the CAP Auditorium in Iloilo City. This is a yearly activity for Shiloh, wherein all daughter churches gather at the City Church for the celebration. SCFI was founded by Bishop Oscar Sta. Lucia in Iloilo City on 1984. For 23 years Shiloh has planted many daughter churches in the province of Iloilo and is continuing to expand through God's grace.

Below is a picture of some Shiloh Barotac young people taken at the CAP Auditorium after the service.

pol-pol, cute, chenie, michelle, kit, bboy and ken

Shiloh Barotac's Church Anniversary

Last Saturday, September 15, 2007, Shiloh Christian Fellowship Barotac Viejo celebrated its 20th church anniversary. With the theme "Empowering Christians in this changing world," we were inspired by our speaker, Bishop Oscar Sta. Lucia. The program was started with a motorcade from the church and passed through the main streets of the town and to the municipal covered gym. Visitors from other Shiloh churches also joined the motorcade. The celebration was also graced by Municipal Mayor Raul "boboy" Tupas, who gave the welcome address.
Visitors and guests were entertained by 2 special numbers from the tambourine dancers and the adult choir of Shiloh Barotac Viejo.
The members of Shiloh were fervently praying for a good weather that day, God is really great that He heard our prayers and let the sun shine that day. The weather was good and everybody enjoyed the gathering plus a sumptuous lunch, we got the visitors wanting for more!hehe :)
All in all the celebration was a success. To God be the glory!

20th Church Anniversary

You are all invited to our Church's 20th Anniversary on September 15, 2007 @ Barotac Viejo Covered Gym.

See you there!

**I'll post more after the event!

God's Angel

Jan Schlebusch, a wonderful man of God from South Africa, is one of the tens of thousands of volunteers who have shown "JESUS," using either 16 mm or on video.

Jan had taken a most risky step. He was about to show "JESUS" to a small group of hardened criminals in a maximum security prison in South Africa. He was alone in a room with the "toughest of the tough" - robbers, rapists and murderers. Several of them were "lifers." Jan knew that any one of the prisoners could easily slit his throat with a knife when he dimmed the lights to show "JESUS."

However, despite the pressure he felt, Jan was obedient. As the story unfolded many of the prisoners mocked and swore at the screen. Their language was foul and offensive. Gradually, they quieted down and became more interested in the story. Then an astounding thing happened.

During the crucifixion, several began to weep. By the time the prayer of invitation was completed, hardened criminals - EVERY ONE OF THEM - were on their knees, sobbing, asking God to forgive them, praying to invite Christ into their lives.

Shocked and amazed, Jan wasn't sure what has just happened. He turned his head to the corner of the room...startled by the sight. Standing before him was an awesome being, 10-feet tall, robed in brilliant white...an angel. Jan said the angel's face was obscured. He could see nothing above the angel's shoulders. This messenger of God lifted up his hand and pointed a finger directly toward Jan: "You see, Jan, all you must do is be available and do the work."

Instantly, the angel vanished --but not the sense of awe that was engulfing Jan. He had seen the Living God at work, pouring out His love upon those for whom He died to save. And he had witnessed the greatest miracle of all. He had seen the vilest of sinners being born from above, becoming righteous in Jesus.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. Psalm 145:3

Read here for more miracles

Man: Good or Evil?

Man by nature is evil. Nature is defined as inherent tendencies of a person or in other words "instinct." Instincts are acts where thinking or reasoning is excluded. This is sometimes referred to as "gut feeling" or for women it's "women's intuition." In example, if someone throws a stone at you, "instinctively" what will you do? Without thinking, we would respond to this in the same manner and would throw back a stone. Other examples are; when we were born, they say that our clenched fist symbolizes our greediness, any person abused or hurt would result to violence, revenge and hate. Our nature or flesh (as in the bible), which is evil will never get along with the spirit, which is good. Gal. 5:16-17 says, "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17For⁽ the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do."
I say man in nature is evil because the bible says in gal. 5:19, "You know what comes from the flesh: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality... jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21envy, drunkenness, etc." The word "comes" from the flesh tells us that the things are inherent to the flesh, while on the spirit they are referred to as fruits, which means something that takes time, effort and is a result. One saying often heard is "there is always a good in every man," which explains that human is full of evil but the spirit convicts us to do good.
If man by nature is good, what comes into our mind when we see our enemy? What comes out of our mouths when we are angry or insulted? What do we do when we hate someone?

Man is evil. Man is sinful and only God is good, citing the words of Jesus in Mark 10:18, "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone." That's why we need a savior to save us from the evil we are in, and we need to follow Him to be like Him; perfect and holy. Lastly, I'll quote Romans 3:10, "As it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one."


*This essay was written by Jeff

Who Am I?

Here's a great song with a very nice lyrics from Casting Crowns!

Who am i, that the lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am i, that the bright and morning star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart

Not because of who i am
But because of what you've done
Not because of what i've done
But because of who you're

Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still you hear me when i'm calling
Lord, you catch me when i'm falling
And you've told me who i am
I am yours, i am yours

Who am i, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love and watch me rise again
Who am i, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me

I am yours
Whom shall i fear
Whom shall i fear
'cause i am yours
I am yours

A Poem for our Dads

Before I was myself you made me, me
With love and patience, discipline and tears,
Then bit by bit stepped back to set me free,

Allowing me to sail upon my sea,
Though well within the headlands of your fears.
Before I was myself you made me, me

With dreams enough of what I was to be
And hopes that would be sculpted by the years,
Then bit by bit stepped back to set me free,

Relinquishing your powers gradually
To let me shape myself among my peers.
Before I was myself you made me, me,

And being good and wise, you gracefully
As dancers when the last sweet cadence nears
Bit by bit stepped back to set me free.

For love inspires learning naturally:
The mind assents to what the heart reveres.
And so it was through love you made me, me
By slowly stepping back to set me free.