IN A FULLY TRANSFORMED CHURCH, EVERY MEMBER IS A GOSPEL BRINGER. Someone who tells someone else about JESUS. Someone who is in this world but not of this world.
Spiritual Transformation should happen in each and every member of the church, Not only for a few but rather it should be church-wide. There must be a church rebirth and renewal as the members shed, either inwardly or in appearance, the values, ideals, and behavior of a fallen world and undergo a radical change in inner character, condition, or nature.
The church must be transformed into something else: A lighthouse in the middle of a sin-darkened community. It must not only glow but should overflow with the FIRELIGHT of the Holy Spirit.
Seven decades ago, Baclaran was a barrio in the true sense of the word. In the early evenings, as the sweet scent of Dama de Noche permeates the surrounding, fireflies (alitaptap) abound. As youngsters, we use to gather them in a clear-glass “garapon” (a wide mouthed bottle) and marveled as they light up the place when we have gathered a big number of them inside.
Imagine, for a moment, the newly air-conditioned temple of Baclaran Unida Church, lighting up the whole community with the firelights of every transformed member worshipping the One True God – JESUS! A gathering of Christian Fireflies. Wow!
The temple then will be like a LIGHTHOUSE in the shore of a turbulent ocean, where those who are seeking God can come to become Firelights of the Holy Spirit.
IKAW! SI JESUS! AT AKO! KAISA! LET’S GO! (Click videos 1&2)
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