The History & Purpose of BBI

“The History and Purpose of our Bible Institute”
2 Timothy 2:1-4; Hebrews 5:1-4
Given by Rev. Anselmo Ingay last July 7, 2009

The 1^st Bible School was opened by Rev. Schott on June 9, 1959 – that was 50 years ago. We are now on the 48^th year because there was 2 year period when Bible School was stopped. When Bible school started, they had only one teacher, Rev. Schott with the help of Mrs. Schott. In 50 years of existence, I’m proud to say that out Bible institute remains the same. What it was 50 years ago is very much the same now.

Fathers’ Day Tribute

Father’s day is always a special day for us at the Bible Baptist Church. This year was “extra” special as a tribute was presented by the young people for the fathers. The tribute was simply entitled, “A Spiritual Father”.

I had the privilege of bringing the message from Joshua 24:14-15 on the characteristics of a spiritual father. We took time honoring the Lord for giving us men who, in spite the difficulties and trials of this present world, are faithful in rearing up “generational warriors” who’ll take the truth of God’s Word and give to the next generation.

I. THE DEVOTION of a SPIRITUAL FATHER – V14

A. A Heart that Fears the Lord –

1. Knows God – A Heart for God
2. Knows His Precepts

B. Serves the Lord

1. In Sincerity
2. In Truth

C. To God Alone – “put away”

II. THE DIRECTION of a SPIRITUAL FATHER – V15a

A. Away from the Crowd -

B. Toward God’s Plan -

III. THE DECISION of a SPIRITUAL FATHER – V15c

A. Starts with himself – “as for me”

B. Influences and Includes his family – “and my house”

C. Demonstrates Determination – “we will serve the Lord”

Discerning the Will of GOD by George Mueller

Mueller listed the following steps he believed were necessary in determining God’s will regarding any decision. I thought they might be helpful to others:

• “I get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to any particular matter.”
• “I do not leave the result to feelings or simple impressions. That can make one open to great delusions.”
• “I seek God’s will through, or in connection with, his Word. If you look to the Spirit without the Word, you open yourself to delusion.”
• “I consider providential [God-controlled] circumstances.”
• “I ask God in prayer to reveal his will to me.”
• “I make sure I have a clear conscience before God and man.”
• “Every time I listened to men instead of God, I made serious mistakes.”
• “I act only when I am at peace, after much prayer, waiting on God with faith.”

Context Note: In the next to the last point, I believe the context is related to obeying God over the faithless cautions of those who don’t really understand God’s will. God’s Word is clear that seeking godly counsel from wise men of faith is a safe and wise thing to do.

“For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.” (Proverbs 24:6)

Pastor and Mrs. Ingay’s U.S. Trip

My Pastor and his wife had just concluded a wonderful month in the States. To get a glimpse of what they’ve experienced, here’s the itinerary of their trip.

They arrived in Anthony Kansas on May 19.
He was met by the Schott family as well as some US-based former members of the Bible Baptist Church in Davao.

Richard M. Schott Memorial Service

My Dad by John Schott

My Dad

A tribute by John Schott

(given during the memorial service)

My dad was a great man of God – a missionary who spent his life in faithful service to his Savior.  His list of accomplishments is long and impressive.  We honor him today for being that man of God and for faithfully carrying out his calling.

HEAVEN by Richard Schott

HEAVEN

a Message by Rev. Richard M. Schott
(December 2004)

To better acquaint you with this strange and wonderful country, a country where there’ll never be tears, heartaches, no sickness, no pain, no death, those who live there will never get weary, carry no burdens, will never grow old, no one says goodbye for there will be none of life’s disappointments there.

Lamidan Church Camp 09

May 11-13 was a tremendous time of encouragement as 27 of us from Davao went to Lamidan, Davao del Sur for the 3rd All-Lamidan Church Camp.

I had the privilege of opening the event as I preached from 1 Cor. 15:58 on “Always Abounding”.

God Has Promised

This year’s Daily Vacation Bible School has been a wonderful time experiencing the Lord’s blessing. The theme was “God has Promised”. Truly, the Lord fulfilled His promise of blessing His Word by blessing our DVBS.

The Blessings & Pitfalls of Social Networking

This article is originally posted at www.PaulChappell.com posted by Dr. Paul Chappell – Pastor of the Lancaster Baptist Church in Lancaster, CA and President of West Coast Baptist College.  It is my prayer that God would speak to your heart regarding our proper use of technology.

Keeping a Good Testimony with Your Friends and Followers

As a pastor, it is my joy to help people in their daily walks with God. In recent years it has come to my attention that technology and social networking is a growing part of people’s everyday lives. While I am not an expert on these subjects, I obviously have a blog, and I am even trying to understand the value of Twitter and other such technologies.