Reflection 12

            This week discussion talks about the Christianity in the Philippines on how it was started and begun its growing here. There are people who are missionary came from Spain and America teaching in building school and teaching here. They develop the character of willingness serving the Lord in the field where there are people who need education and more active in academic. I really learned that I can impart my life through going to other country just to teach and help people to become more knowledgeable in the things in so many ways. I realize then that the growth of Christianity before was not an easy task to do for just an hour but it consume the rest of your on how determine you are to accomplish well.

            Throughout my life experience in God, I want to continue my habit in studying things around me and develop skill in handling the word of God especially the gospel of Christ. It must be presented well to the people with meaning and the relevance of it in our entire life. I want to be active and always on time when there is a call for help to do services in this country. I want to give the credit to God for whatever accomplishment I have in this institution.

            From now on, I will have to know my standard before the Lord and reflect in what areas that he can use me to impart my learning to the people. I will strive for excellence to minister to the people in many ways that they develop being independent in their lives that they can make their own thorough the resources around them.   

Refection 11

            This week discussion talks about the pietism that focuses spiritual renewal and emotional transformation. They did `bible reading, prayer, and experience personal conversion. I learned that in this way I can develop my sense of having intimacy relationship with the Lord through prayer and personal unto him. To become spiritual and religious, I have to become selfish berore the Lord but to become selfless instead.

            Throughout my experience in God, I can say that life is such precious gift from him that ass Christian needs to take good of it. It is such an opportunity to let us testify the wonders and greatness of God in our lives as I continue walking with Him. Because of this, I have to prioritize the things that are glorifying God the most so that time will come he will reward us in heaven for the great is reward awaits for us.

            From now on, I will have to balance my schedule before the Lord so that I can spend time with him alone through personal conversation with him. I have to be sensitive in reading the word of God for it helps me a lot in my study here at BTC, doing his ministry, interacting with other people. Also, I will have to focus on godly things by helping the needy and persevere in studying and handling God’s word.

Reflection 10

            This week discussion talks Ambrose of Milan one of the founder of the doctrine of Salvation by faith alone. I learned that he shows boldness to proclaim the truths with the people. He has the courage to tell the meaning of the salvation that can be found in Jesus alone through faith. I feel like that the Church has to do the responsibility to preach the good news to many people.

            Throughout my experience, I want to focus on eternal things not on what is perishing on this earth. Christ must be the center of my heart, mind, and everything thing I want to do especially when I teach or proclaim Christ. I want to neglect feeling shy because what I am doing is for God’s glory nor for my own sake.

            From now on, I will preach the gospel without any hesitation and practice my teaching well. I will have to study hard what I am going to speak so that they will be able to get the point and understand the meaning having Jesus in the heart. I will not stop proclaiming the message of salvation to all people so that I can develop my confidence to speak in front of the many people.

Reflection 9

            This week discussion talks about the life of Saint Gregory the great, Augustine Redivivus, and Saint Francis of Assisi. I learned things that impacts my life as I continue my service to God. These people came from different type of family that are religious and wealthy but amazingly they chose to leave their status or their comfort zone. The important of simple living is where I can determine what I need the most like education, talents to develop, and influencing others. Living a life that has no direction or purpose is just a mess. I really learned that the church has to be develop or growing through searching that has the capability to do the ministry not measured by his or her degree but the heart of willingness that deserves the honor and glory.

            I want to put in my mind that every leader has nothing to do how good they are but how willing they are to sever others. I have to maintain personal contacting with other people by telling the truths from the Bible. I want to know my personal relationship with the Lord whether I am doing for his will not my own desire. I want to spend time with the Lord every day to check my hearts daily and to be spiritually renewed.

            I will remind myself to maintain my closeness to God to direct my path toward the goal of reaching others to Christ. I would like to do the best I can render service to God whether it produces good or bad result. I will continue to glorify the name of the through helping, feeding, and teaching individual with the very words of God. I will become a student of the culture to have closure with the people around us and interact with them.   

Reflection 8

            This week discussion talks about the life of Martin of tours and Saint Ambrose of Milan and how they influenced the society as they became influential through their teaching that makes people think. They have different background just like Martin who had pagan parents unlike Milan for he was born in a Christian family. I learned that God can use different types of people to be known and preserve the Christian development in a particular society. It doesn’t matter how intelligent a person is but how determine and sincere to do the ministry through serving people in the areas of physical and spiritual needs.

            From my experience, I want to change the way I interact with other people especially those who needs help. There are some people who are still innocent about Jesus and confuse the assurance of salvation. As a servant of Christ, I want to have the willingness of the heart to listen and correct the negative thoughts because it might produce negative result as well. It is hard somehow to develop the good character when there are people who become the stumbling block of doing opposite thing.

            The first thing I will take is that I would like to practice humility when reaching out people to Christ because it becomes a challenge for me because not all people I meet understand my teaching. It takes time to develop the habit of being humble in presence of the people around me. I would like to develop the character of being a good listener because as a preacher. I can make an impact to the people by listening to their needs and concerns about the status of their lives. in order to understand the situation that they have, I will ask them a question relevance to their experience. The more I become sensitive to other people, the more I learn to determine their strengths and weaknesses that would help me where I can help them develop their capabilities. I will continue to live my life in Christ through being a good steward of my time and task.

Reflection 7

            This week discussion talks about the life of Basil the Great who has the brilliancy of mind and character as well as studied literature. It’s such an interesting life story to study because he came from a religious family and was nurtured by his parents. He has different kind of living that could be reflected to what he accomplished. He wrote the longer and shorter rules for monastic life. He applied his learning through writing and hid famous one is Hexameron which means the six days. There are people who became his inspiration throughout his life journey. It was an interesting to hear that he helped the poor during famine. The character he has shown was a big impact to encourage every Christian to do the same to those who are needy. He let his life shone to every people. Another things is that crusades’ main idea is the series of attempts to gain Christian control of the Holy land, had a profound economic, political, and social impact on the societies involved. It is interesting to understand the relevance of crusades that made an impact to the life of the religious people. They are used the power of the pope to regain the holy land form the authority of the Muslim group.

            Form my past experience, I came also from different background that reflects of who I am today. My parents nurtured me the way I behave and interacted with other people around me. It impacts me that character must have the most part in everything I want to do. Some people might rebuke for the things I have made and influence my mind and heart. There are times that God used other people as instrument or tool to shape my life and to evaluate the growing process within me. I really learned that helping other is such a wonderful thing to do and I should engage my skill in every activities to render service for God.

            As I follow Christ’s steps, I would like to imitate his character through helping those who are in need without any exchange and telling them about the salvation with the firm foundation of the scripture. I will continue my study habit as I develop learning and understanding things so that it can be used for influencing others’ minds and heart to have in Christ Jesus.   

Reflection 6

            This week discussion talks about the scholastic controversy deals with making images or scholastic icons. There are such people who engage with the activity of telling others about the truths they have learned. One of the example is the life Ulfilas who was engaged in the mission activity to the north that he worked among the Visigoths by leading them to faith in Christ as Arius preached him. Patrick is another person came from Ireland who was sent as a missionary. He was once captive of the Scots from England. He was a swineherd, prayed for his freedom and he has vision to escape from God. These two people reminded me that the task of a missionary was not an easy one for it involves the character and patience to endure hardship. It is how they were so devoted to preach what the truths they heard. It doesn’t, matter to how big the problems are in the field as long as the combination of the determination and focus are build up with how to cope it

            From the past experience, I can only imagine when I was telling other people about Christ with the different kind of people the way they behave. As I think of that, I came to know that how strange a life without any clear understanding of what I thought, do, and say. It becomes my unforgettable moments to let the people open their hearts for Christ that me thinks a lot that there is a God who are working and convicting people to believe in him through his Holy Spirit. From the above people, they sacrificed themselves to be in the field without knowing the result or the consequence that they might undergo but interestingly they felt that God commissioned them to go. So I can truly say God called me to experience pain and struggles to develop my character and behavior to be prepared in the activities that I never have.

            As I continue my life journey in Christ, I will not neglect the pain to shape me to become what God wants me to be. It is my joy telling others about Christ and lead them to believe what I am believing for. I will do praying to determine the calling of God and his will always prevail in my heart not my own will. I will become one of the faithful missionary of God wherever place he will put me.