The Church In Dapitan City

30/10/2025

In Christianity nowadays baptism seems to be a formality or procedure to introduce a new member to the church or add them to that religious organization.

But this is not what baptism means.

The matter of baptism and baptizing people needs to be recovered and properly applied.

In order to disciple the nations, we need to baptize them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

We don’t baptize people into an organization or into some membership to a religious entity but we baptize people into a living person, the wonderful person of the Lord Jesus!

Outwardly, the repentant people are put into the waters of baptism; inwardly, the reality of baptism is that they are terminated in their old life and they are germinated with the new life of Christ to become kingdom people receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit and living in newness of life.

Baptism should never be treated just as a procedure; we should not take the matter of baptism lightly or casually.

We are here putting people into the Triune God for their past to be terminated, their old life to be cut off, and for them to be germinated with the new life of Christ by calling on the name of the Lord to touch the reality of baptism and become kingdom people. Amen!

Baptism is not a requirement for salvation but it is an important step.

After someone believes, he needs to be baptized in order to be able to participate in God’s salvation in full.

Every time when someone is about to be baptized, we need to be full of conviction, full of the Spirit, and full of power to put this one into the water, fully realizing what baptism is and believing.

We put them into the water to put off what their old state of life was and bring them out into a new state of life, even for them to be germinated with God’s life as their old life is terminated.

May the Lord recover this among us and may many new ones be brought into the reality of their baptism as they are put into the water!

May we be full of faith as we baptize a new one so that we may help them exercise their spirit and be inwardly terminated in their old life and be germinated with the life of Christ for them to become kingdom people, citizens of the kingdom of God!

Praise the Lord for the 15 souls baptized!

24/10/2025

NS238

1
From my heart comes a melody
Of the One who gave His life for me.
How can I turn away from Thee;
Lord, I have seen Thy changeless love for me.
Enjoyment so full!
Life’s reality!
That’s what You’re to me:
Lord, You have won my heart!
Take my heart, take my whole life too;
Lord, I can’t help giving myself to You.

2
From the day that I first met You.
How could I help falling in love with You?
Emptiness turned life’s pleasures blue;
No earthly love ever could see me through.
’Till I turned one day
Opened up my heart,
Let Your love flow in
And fill my deepest part.
Now I know, Lord, You’re one with me;
And I can’t help giving myself to Thee.
Lord, I can’t help giving myself to Thee.

19/10/2025

Children’s Presentation after the LTM🌱

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Cebu Blending
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Cebu Blending
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28/09/2025

"It should matter to the church whether we live or die. But this depends on our living Christ, magnifying Christ, ministering Christ, and transfusing Christ from the depths of our being into that of the saints. If we experience Christ and enjoy Him in this way, it will make a difference to the church whether we remain or go to be with the Lord."
- The Best Choice of Paul

Thank you for your service in the body Sister Emma Icao. Praise the Lord!

Burial day of Sister Emma Icao
North Zamboanga Gardens
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