2016 may have been a very tough year but it was one of REDEMPTION for me in one aspect – Ironman races (relay and individual, 70.3). It feels great to finally get done away with some unfinished business. But I won’t talk just about that. Let’s have a recap of how my year went. …
Finally watched Moana and Trolls and I did it on consecutive days. The parallelism between the two characters were so obvious that it left me thinking about them for days. Both Moana and Poppy were… #1 Daughters of the chief (and yet) Imagine people’s expectations of them and the big shoes they are to fill …
We were the first to hold our annual Christmas celebration among the 5 Filipino CGs in CHC this year. Based on survey conducted, retro had the most votes and so we’ve gone retro as we celebrated Jesus! BELOW IS A COPY OF MY SERMON… Glory to God! May our friends keep coming back for more and more …
As I was reading John Maxwell’s book, “Good Leaders Ask Great Questions”, it included one question a leader must ask himself: “Am I staying in my strength zone?“ I was intrigued by it. Then came a recommendation to find out what my top 5 strengths are and so this book : Since it was a …
Sharing a copy of what I shared in the Filipino Service last Saturday, 12th November 2016. Offering Message: Giving What’s Possible In Exchange For The Impossible 1 Kings 18 36 And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “LORD God …
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Below is the last part of the 3-part series on “Rediscover, Reconnect, Rebuild” during our CG retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia on 29-31 October 2016. REBUILD To ‘rebuild’ suggests something has been destroyed or damaged, some structure that must have fallen down and needs to be built up again. Maybe something that used to stand but …
This is the second part of the 3-part series sermon, “Rediscover, Reconnect, Rebuild” during our cell group retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia on 29-31 October 2016. # Testimony by Mhai and Dean Our theme goes: REdiscover, REconnect and REbuild The prefix “re” means ‘back’ or ‘again’ Last night, we learned about rediscovering… Love Goodness Purpose …
Sharing here a copy of my sermon on “Rediscover”, first of the 3-part series on “Rediscover, Reconnect, Rebuild” during our CG retreat in Langkawi (29-31 Oct 2016). “REDISCOVER” By GJ Gonzales, CG Retreat 2016 #Testimony by Anton and Issa Relate to activity earlier: “Piring (blindfold)” – Physical hurt, bumped into – Aimless, purposeless – Can …
Just updating my list of countries traveled to for leisure. 15 countries thus far. I feel I’m kinda on a slow pace. I remember an ex-colleague from Ukraine telling that she and her husband went to 25 countries in 3 years. I was like, “Wow! No wonder you’re always overseas on public holidays!” I got …
Below were my notes when I shared the offering message at the Filipino service today. The Equation Of Giving – Offering message, FP Service “There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. The generous soul will be made rich, And …
