Julianne and I attended Kingswill Baptist Church. Pastor Willy Cruz has been the senior pastor of the church for over fifteen years. He has been preaching through the ten commandments and asked me to continue his series by preaching the fourth commandment, the sabbath day (Exod. 20:8-11). A couple from his church, Gene and Lillie, picked us up at Hilltop at 7:30 a.m. and we drove a little more than an hour to the church. We arrived at the church, which rents space above a welding shop in Novaliches. The congregation was very eager to learn and were warm toward us. After several specials that celebrated the Christmas season, I preached on the sabbath commandment. The sabbath compels us to remember God's character by remembering his day (vs 8), it compels us to keep God as our central focus in our rhythm of life (vs 9-10), and it compels us to anticipate the eschaton through sabbath rest. (vs 11). The preaching was followed by a time of question and answer by the congregation. After the service, we shared a meal with pastor Willy, his wife Fely, and three of their children. We had a traditionally prepared Filipino meal of steamed vegetables, beef, and rice. After the meal, the pastor Willy and his wife took us back to the Hilltop.
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