Last February 13, 2010, a Sunday, our young adults serenaded us through a pre-valentine show. It featured popular love songs of varying generations. The show was attended by some couples, families, single men and women, their loved ones and friends. The performers were basically members of Kahayag who sung a repertoire of love songs. Some invited guests also sung upon request favorite love songs to the delight of the audience.
The pre-valentine show was actually designed for a cause. It was primarily a fund-raising activity sponsored by the young adults of the community for the Kairos youth camp in April 2010. It may good to recall that Kahayag is the host of the youth summer camp this year. This is a major event that will be participated in by more or less 250 young adults from various communities of the SOS in
Christian in His Workplace Seminar
A two-day seminar entitled “Christifying the Workplace” was sponsored by Lingkod ng Panginoon on February 27 & 28, 2010, at Chali Beach Resort, Cugman, this city. Its main speaker was Eddie Mendoza, a coordinator of the Ang Ligaya Ng Panginoon in
Day one of the seminar tackled the topics on evangelization and discipleship. There were guide questions for the course, e.g., Why do you work? Who do you work for? Does God want you to be rich? How can I evangelize and become a better disciple? How should a Christian view work?
The answers to the guide questions can definitely lead one towards God’s plan for each and everyone’s work. Eddie Mendoza initially talked about two sides of a coin, the first side is work which has an inherent value and the other side, its instrumental value.
Topics on Christian and Work enlightened the participants in having the proper attitude towards work; to always remember that everybody is a servant of Christ (Phil 2:13-15, Eph 6: 7-8, Col3:2-24), and to be grateful that we are His instruments. The speaker also emphasized that loving our work means to be diligent & industrious.
Again, having the right attitude and to be thankful of the resources and ability in gathering wealth were also discussed on the topics Happiness and Wealth. The speaker, however, reminded that God will use our wealth to test our character and even become a way to transform us. The topics challenged the participants to the reality that God will allow us to be wealthy not to keep it for ourselves but to be just stewards for them to whom that wealth is truly due.
A tip from Matthew 25 on the parable of the talents showed the participants the principles on how to store up treasures in heaven. Generosity is to give what the person has more than he needs. It brings the conclusion that tithing should be done even if you don’t have any excess.
The speaker mentioned ten proper attitudes towards wealth, viz.: 1. Righteousness; 2. Spirit of sound mind; 3. Contentment; 4. The Lord is to be trusted; 5. A simple lifestyle; 6. God’s mercy is enough to be thankful for; 7. An opportunity to give; 8. God’s own everything, I own nothing,; 9. God will provide for my needs; and 10. My treasure is in Heaven. Where your treasure is, there is your happiness.
Day two taught the participants how to relate and identify the difference between a good boss and a Christian boss. Christian leaders should know their responsibilities in making Godly decisions and be able to produce Christian employees. The speaker gave some guidelines on recognizing the sign of imbalance in the workplace and how to maintain balance. The principles are designed to help the participants in their work especially in making major decisions like wanting to change career, job satisfaction, and discernment in work. In fine, the seminar reminded the participants on how God works in everyone. He knows everything, and He knows what we need and what is good for us. Though in the journey of our life we face a lot of storms, we chose and decide if we have to take our cross and follow Christ. He is the one that leads us into the way, as He says, “be still I’m with you, do not be afraid”. For we are all indeed God’s workmanship.---Ching S.
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