The Home Missions Department website address has been updated from harvest5000.wordpress.com to saturationchallenge.wordpress.com
A corresponding facebook page also carry the same name to accomodate reports from church planting projects.
Visit the website now by clicking this link: http://saturationchallenge.wordpress.com
VBS (FLYING WITH WISDOM)
Are you ready to fly with us? Fly with us as we teach kids this flying adventure during VBS this summer. The PGCAG Christian Education Department published a Vacation Bible School (VBS) curriculum with its theme, FLYING WITH WISDOM. This curriculum is a thematic study of different types of birds that encourages children to be wise by learning from God’s Word. Each day includes a bird story and a Bible story that together relates practical ways we can be wise by learning biblical principles from the Book of Proverbs. This is highly evangelistic & Bible-based VBS curriculum.
VBS – FLYING WITH WISDOM Price: P1,250.00 ONLY (For more information, please call PGCAG Christian Education Dept. office @ 2926561 or 09285028012)
Kit Contents: Coordinator’s Manual, Teacher’s Manual (Beginner, Primary, & Junior), 40 pcs. colored Certificates, 30 pcs. colored Flyers, 20 pcs. colored Name Tags, 20 pcs. Visual Aids/level, 1 colored Promotion Poster, 5 sets Activity Sheets/level, 1 Class Activity Schedule/level, 2 pcs. Song Posters/level, 21 Origiinal VBS Songs in CD.
By: Merly Ramos
WE ARE “ASSEMBLIES OF GOD” THROUGH MISSIONS INVOLVEMENT
Historically, Assemblies of God is about MISSIONS.
“A primary reason the General Council was formed in 1914 was to create cooperation in Pentecostal missionary work. Missions have remained a central focus of the denomination since that time.” – Wikipedia, General Council of the Assemblies of God.
Locally and internationally, the Assemblies of God is about MISSIONS.
“..the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is the world’s largest Pentecostal body.”
This is because of its continuing emphasis on missions, and because of its being Pentecostals:
Thomas Trask Interview: What is the relationship between missions and Pentecost?
“You can be missions minded without being Pentecostal, and many worldwide evangelical organizations are making a significant missions impact. But you cannot be Pentecostal without being missions minded. Missions is the result of Pentecost. That’s why Pentecost was given–so the Church would become a missions-driven body. Yet, a significant number of churches are Pentecostal in doctrine and practice but are not missions minded. They have missed the purpose for why God gave the infilling of the Holy Spirit to the Church.”
So the question really is: “Why do we exist as Assemblies of God?”
Here’s what Our Constitution and By-Laws say:
ARTICLE II, Statement Of Purpose…“That the priority reason-for-being of the Philippines General Council of the Assemblies of God, Inc. (PGCAG) is to be an agency of God for evangelizing the world, to be a corporate body in which man may worship God, and to be channel of God’s purpose to build a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son.
“That the Philippines General Council of the Assemblies of God, Inc. (PGCAG) exists expressly to give continuing emphasis to this reason-for-being in the New Testament apostolic pattern by teaching and encouraging believers to be baptized in the Holy Spirit with accompanying supernatural signs, adding necessary dimension to worshipful relationship with God, and enabling them to respond to the full working of the Holy Spirit in expression of fruit and gifts and ministries as in New Testament times for the edifying of the Body of Christ.“
ARTICLE IV, Prerogatives. 1. To encourage and promote the worship of the one true God.
2. To encourage and promote the edification of the believers. 3. To encourage and promote the evangelization of the Philippines and the world. 4. To approve all Scriptural teachings, methods and conduct; and to disapprove un-Scriptural teachings, methods and conduct. 5. To provide a basis of fellowship among Christians of like precious faith. 6. To establish and maintain such departments and institutions as may be necessary for the propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the work of this Pentecostal fellowship.
SUMMARY: To be Assemblies of God is to be Pentecostals doing Missions together.
Let us be Challenged by Saturation Challenge!
January is the PGCAG Christian Education emphasis month. To accent this emphasis the last Sunday of January is designated as
National CE Sunday. Every Assembly of God church in the Philippines is requested to observe, promote and emphasize the Sunday School and other teaching ministries with effective and meaningful activities, such as Sunday School Fiesta, Bible Quiz, and many others. On this day the churches are requested to take an offering for the support of the National CE Department. You can remit your offering at National CE Dept office or to your District CE Dept and you can also share your testimonies re the activities you have done for our National CE & Bible Sunday Celebration.
We encourage everyone in the local churches of the whole Assemblies of God to be committed to champion the cause of reaching and discipling ALL! Please mark your calendar-January 29,2012. Pray for National Christian Education Department! We celebrate with you!
This announcement as posted in PGCAG FB. Please pass on to your FB friends
The text reads:
GenSec Joseph Suico
The coming three weeks of January are important for PGCAG – assessment and approval of credentials, legal matters pertaining to banks, SEC and NSO, and planning and preparations for the upcoming convention in April. Let us join the F.I.R.E. (Fervent Intercessors for Revival and Evangelism) warriors in making Jan. 16-21 and 23-28 as PRAYER AND FASTING WEEKS. As many of us will be working we can perhaps sikp certain meals for this purpose.
We need the Holy Spirit to continue giving us wisdom. It is HE who shapes the church – we belong to Christ. Let’s pray for a strong manifestation of the Spirit in our services and prayer meetings. And we can also PRAY for those who are actively criticizing our leadership – if they are of God, they’ll listen to the HOLY SPIRIT – He will also change US! Be a part of F.I.R.E. and ask to be added if you’re not a member yet. Here’s an excerpt of an earlier notification regarding this prayer and fasting weeks:
TO ALL INTERCESSORS AND PRAYER WARRIORS: “Let us begin this year 2012 by putting God first in our lives and ministries. Before setting or finalizing our goals for 2012, we must seek God first, offering Him the first fruits of our lives, our praise and thanksgiving. We will designate Jan. 16-21 and 23-28 as our PRAYER AND FASTING WEEKS. Please make these weeks as times of refreshing and resting in God’s presence. The year 2011 was a challenging year for us, we were involved in a series of spiritual battles. We need a fresh touch from God, a renewed strength and faith. More so, we need to hear from God. We are encouraging every intercessor to spend time with God, to just sit at His feet and experience His awesome presence.”
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The National Womens’ Convention under the able leadership of Rev. Josie Co was held last Oct.25-27 in Cagayaan do Oro. The theme was `Women on the Go’.
