Holy Place Church

Feast of the Passover (Commemoration of the death of our Lord on the cross)

2011-04-25T20:00:00.000-07:00

The Passover Lamb of God.

JOHN 1:29 “Behold! The lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”
Jesus is the very Lamb of God and the Bride are the people of God, which is the church. The Bible talks about the Lamb which is meek, selfless, caring, loving, faithful, and willing to give its life to benefit others.

The Passover Lamb
It is the story of Israel that was in bondage in the Land of Egypt, and God remembered HIS promise to remove Israel from Egypt after 400 years of sojourning.
Exodus 12:1-13/21-23
1. Now the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2. This month shall be the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year to you. [The Jewish calendar was based on lunar months rather than solar months as our present calendar which was Roman. The first month was called Abib (Exodus 13:4) until the exile. Afterward it was renamed Nisan (Nehemiah 2:1) It corresponds to our modern calendar starting in the latter part of March until the 3 week of April]. 3. Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth of this month, each family should take a lamb for themselves, according to their fathers’ households, a lamb for each household. 4. Now if the household is too small for a lamb, the he and his neighbor nearest to his house are to take one according to the number of person in them; according to what each man should eat, you are to divide the lamb. 5. The lamb should be unblemished male a yearling; you may take it from a sheep or from the goats. 6. ‘And thou shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to kill it at twilight. [This is one of the most important yearly celebrations in Israel that even Jesus celebrated Passover with His disciples and the last Passover was when HE was caught, tried, and executed. Jesus became the perfect sacrifice, a lamb without blemish. Christ made a covenant to each partakers of HIS flesh and blood, (Holy Communion) John 6:53-54 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up in the last day. The male lamb sacrifice should be separated for 14 days (Sanctification process) to become pure because Christ, the sacrifice of God is pure and holy.]
7. “Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two door post and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. 8. And they shall eat the flesh that same night, roasted with fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 9. Do not eat any of it raw or boiled at all with water, but rather roasted with fire, both its head and its legs along with its entrails. 10. and you shall not leave any of it over until morning, but whatever is left of it until morning, you shall burn with fire. 11. Now you shall eat in this manner: with your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste—it is the Lord’s Passover. 12. ‘For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the first born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments—I am the Lord.’ 13. ‘And the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.’
[The most significant part in the Passover is the very blood of the lamb that was slain,
it serves as a covering to guarantee their dangerous exposure from the angels of death destroying every male first born in every house that night. God said that if HE see the blood on their door post, HE will pass over and will not touch the house. It was imperative for each man to stay inside their house where the blood on their door post was place which signifies the sealed instruction from God to give them protection as a covenant people of God. The Lord God Almighty said that HE will put to judgment even to their Egyptian gods (those fallen angels that confounded and confused the people to worship Astarte, Baal, Isis, Amon-Ra, Huros, Semiramis, Tammuz, will be judge during that night too) to show that they are no gods at all.]
{Easter Sunday—comes from the worship of the pagan god Astarte, Baal comes from the pagan worship of NIMROD—who created the tower of babel and being worship in the Hindu Trinity as BRAHMA the god of creation. The goddess ISIS is part of the pagan Egyptian Trinity gods Astarte=the original Madonna; IHS symbol in the Roman cross=Isis, Huros, Semiramis. Tammuz was the worship of the sun god Ra in Egypt and in the Hindu Trinity is Vishnu, the preserver. He is the solar God, the very sun.}
Why is it that the blood is very important, what does it symbolizes?
Genesis 9:5-6 “And surely I will require your lifeblood, and from every beast I will require it. And from everyman, from every man’s brother I will require the life of man. 6. Whoever shed man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God HE made man.
Leviticus 17:10-11 And any man from the house of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, who eats any blood, I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people. 11. ‘For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altars to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.’
Hebrews 9:19-22 For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both book itself and all the people. 20. saying, “THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU.” 21. And in the same way he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the vessels of ministry with blood. 22. And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

The Passover Lamb is the foreshadow of the coming of Christ offered to God to save mankind.
Hebrews 8:7-9 For if the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion sought for the second. 8. For finding fault with them, He says, “BEHOLD, DAYS ARE COMING, SAYS THE LORD, WHEN I WILL EFFECT A NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND WITH THE HOUSE OF JUDAH; 9. NOT LIKE THE COVENANT WHICH I MADE WITH THEIR FATHERS ON THE DAY WHEN I TOOK THEM BY THE HAND TO LEAD THEM OUT OF EGYPT; FOR THEY DID NOT CONTINUE IN MY COVENANT, AND I DID NOT CARE FOR THEM, SAYS THE LORD.
Hebrews 9:11-18 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, HE entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; 12. and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through HIS own blood, HE entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. 13. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, 14. how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered HIMSELF without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 15. And for this reason HE is the mediator of the new covenant, in order that since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who had been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. 16. For where a covenant is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it. 17. For a covenant is valid only when men are dead, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives. 18. Therefore even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood.
Hebrews 10:4-20
For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5. Therefore, when HE comes into the world, HE says, “SACRIFICE AND OFFERING THOU HAST NOT DESIRED. BUT A BODY THOU HAST PREPARED FOR ME; 6. IN WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES FOR SIN THOU HAS TAKEN NO PLEASURE. 7. THEN I SAID, ‘BEHOLD I HAVE COME (in the roll of the book it is written of Me)TO DO THY WILL, O GOD.’” 8. After saying above, “SACRIFICES AND OFFERINGS AND WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES FOR SIN THOU HAS NOT DESIRED, NOR HAS THOU TAKEN PLEASURE IN THEM in them”(which are offered according to the Law), 9. then HE said, “BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO THY WILL.” HE takes away the first in order to establish the second. 10. By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11. And every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifice, which can never take away sins; 12. But HE, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, 13. waiting from that time onward UNTIL HIS ENEMIES BE MADE A FOOTSTOOL FOR HIS FEET. 14. For by one offering HE has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. 15. And the Holy Spirit also bear witness to us; for after saying, 16. “THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD: I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART, AND UPON THEIR MIND I WILL WRITE THEM,” HE then says, 17. “AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS WILL I REMEMBER NO MORE.” 18. Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin. 19. Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20. by a new and living way which HE inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, HIS flesh,
Christ was crucified outside the city.
Hebrews 13:11-14 For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp. 12. Therefore Jesus also, that HE might sanctify the people through HIS own blood suffered outside the gate. 13. Hence, let us go out to HIM outside the camp, bearing HIS reproach. 14. For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which to come.

Lamb without blemish.
I Peter 1:19-21
19. but with precious blood, as a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. 20. For HE was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you 21. who through HIM are believers in God, who raised HIM from the dead and gave HIM glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

And the people of God were released from bondage; God came to their rescue.
Exodus 12:29-33
29. And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle. 30. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. 31. And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the lord, as ye have said. 32. Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also. 33. And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.

So the Lord fulfilled HIS promised that HE is going to set free Israel from 400 years of bondage and HE had brought Israel to the promised land to the land of milk and honey. And Christ came to give us a better covenant, to give us clearer understanding of who God is, for Christ is the embodiment of God. And in HIS final coming; REVELATION 19:11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. (NKJV)

Worthy is Christ who is the Lamb of God. Revelation 5:12-13

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Holy Place Church celebrate the birth of Jesus, every October 3. You are all invited to join us and have a wonderful experience celebrating Christ .

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ARISE O LORD AND LET YOUR ENEMIES BE SCATTERED

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2007-03-03T21:57:00.000-08:00

March 28....the day we reflect and celebrate the death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ...

The Holy Place Church cordially invites you to attend our yearly celebration of the Feast of the Passover on March 28 but will be held instead on Sunday April 1, 2007. The high-light of the celebration is the preaching of each of the 7 saying of Jesus before He died on the cross for our sins.

Come and be blessed!!!

EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRAISE THE LORD!!! (Log on to www.gospel-life.info to view the whole program in action)

2006-07-24T21:39:00.000-07:00

This was taken when the concert was about to start. Sister Libby Hokamura, our head Deaconness of the church starts to read II Chronicles 7:14-16

If my people, which are called by my name shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will heal their land.
Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attend unto the prayer that is made in this place. For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name maybe there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

We sang the theme song of the church,
"HOW GREAT THOU ART."

And after the prayer, the Pastor introduce the
emcee direct from Honolulu, Hawaii.
She is a very vibrant speaker, a radio announcer, a toast master, and a host of many radio program was non other than Sister Mary Rivera.

She greeted everyone, "ALOHA!!!" and the whole crowd responded, and everyone was in a jubilant mood.

Sister Mary just carry on introducing herself
and talking about the very reason why she was given the privilege of being an EMCEE of a church concert crusade in California, was because she loves to do God's business, giving her talent without talent fees, as she gives it to the Lord for free.

Brian Cabildo is the Musical Director and he is the one behind coordinating all the band together
inviting them to participate in the concert. He was the person who teaches the HPC worship team to play musical instruments.

The banner was not properly arrange but it still does its purpose.

Brian was leading the worship team to sing
the opening song of worship.

From the left to right:
The Holy Place worship team,
Nikka, Chona, and Charisse.

This was their first time they sang in a concert, facing a big crowd, and they were able to muster themselves singing and worshipping.

The Pastor was conducting the opening prayer dedicating the whole place to the Lord God.
He was asking God for His mighty angels to come and guard the whole duration of the concert crusade that there will be no disturbances.

He was asking the Lord God Almighty to come to
shake the place by HIS presence, and that when
HE come, HE come to visit HIS people to lift them up and revive them in the fear of God.

Sister Mary took over and she carried on
bringing excitement to the whole event by
giving word of exultation, before proceeding
to do her usual introduction to every part of the program.

She was born and raised in ILO-ILO, in the province of Panay. She was also a radio announcer in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental.
She was able to used her talent in Hawaii and continue doing Radio Program.

Sister Vicky, the wife of the Pastor was the one who brought out the history of the Holy Place, how it started, and where it started.

She talks about the beginning, because she was the one who came first to California, living in Duarte and going to many parts of Los Angeles
geting busy to put up a place of worship, before the pastor will fly on weekend to preach and see the progress of the work.

With the help of some friends and relative of the pastor, the church has been planted and it was decided that the year 2000 would be the time to transfer. Y2K had been witness by the whole world and gone, and was forgotten, for it was a false alarm.

Sister Mary started to call on the attention of some pastors that were present in the concert
to give them the privilege to introduce themselves.

She came in front of Pastor Pliny Fondevilla, and welcome to introduce for gracing the occassion.

He is the Senior Pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church Inter-Valley community church in Monrovia, Los Angeles County.

Pastor Pliny is a close friend to the pastor of HPC
and the HPC pastor comes to visit his church on occassion on their Saturday Sabbath worship.
They ussually come for fellowship after conducting their regular Monrovia convalescent services and sometimes join their singing in their afternoon activites.

Pastor Nel Maulit of the Jesus the way up ministry in Monrovia. He was present to see
and enjoy the concert, for some of his members
were involved in the band.

Soy is the youth pastor of the Jesus the way up ministry. He also plays the base guitar in their worship team in the church.

Sister Mary was already preparing to call on the first group to sing, the Holy Place Worship Team.
The leader of the team is Brian, the key board is another Brian, at the drums is MM's, and the Bulfa's sisters.

She began to interview Brother Brian on how he was able to come about to form the worship team of the Holy Place.

Brother Brian has the talent to play many musical instruments, and he was able to train
the young teens, the Bulfa's sisters to learn how to play key-board, guitar, and the base. He is willing to teach one of the girls, the youngest to play drums.

In this concert, the set up was that another Brian came in to help to play the keyboard, and MM's who came in to play the drums, and still another came in to add in his saxophone.

Sister Nikka was being interviewed by sister Mary, how she felt being in a concert in a larger crowd.

She was shy to give her true feelings, but she was really honored to play musical instrument
for our Lord Jesus Christ. She love music and she learn how to play the key board and guitar
through the help of Brother Brian.

The opening song that they sang was "EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATHE."

Sister Chona handles the base guitar, she just started to learn how to play a year ago, and now she can do the whole song with the band without mistake.

The Saxophonist was also good in his music, rolling tunes and adlib makes the simple worship more beautiful.

The second song they sang was "HOLY IS THE LORD."

The third song they sang was "ALL MY SONG" is for you. Sister Charisse is one of their vocalist.

Brian helps also joining the worship song, and his voice is so wonderful, very powerful in worship.

The fourth song they sang was "SEND YOUR RAIN O LORD."

As they have been worshipping the Lord, God's mighty presence came down and fall on all the worshipper, and this set the mood to truly worship God in that place called "The Warehouse"

Brother George was introduce to give him his life testimony.

Brother George was incarcerated for 35 years in prison. And he was just 46 years old on this very moment that he was speaking.

He was testifying that he comes and go our of prison at the age of 11 years old. He was into robbery, extortion, drugs, etch.

He was fighting his case for 150years that the courts are trying to decide, and he was considered as a hardcase criminal and that Califronian want to put him away for good.

But he was changed inside the prison cell by the power of prayer that his mother always uplifting him to God.

Welcome Program Holy Place Concert Crusade

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The Seventh Day Adventist church invited me to speak on one of their Sabbath Worship.

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Welcome and opening remarks by Brother Ruben Maruquin,
the head deacon of the Seventh Day Adventist church in Monrovia.
He made the introduction for the Pastor of the Holy Place church to speak.

The Bulfa's children were were requested to sing,
and they rendered songs unto the Lord.

Sister Nikka, Sister Chona, and Sister Charisse have given
their best to sing praises and worship to glorify our Lord.

This was taken inside the church of the Nazarene in
Monrovia rented by the Adventist church.
I was giving them the message of encouragement to
the congregation to let them become aware that our
God is alive, a living God that interacts with humanity
in His own way.

It was a beautiful, simple message, and direct that
makes us to see and be aware that we might be drifting
away from our true walk in Christ because of the
contamination of the worldly gains and pleasures of this
world that entices us to depart from the pure words of
God into a compromise living.

The Bulfa children was already singing since year 2001
to sing for the Lord. They just love to sing and was truly
encourage by thier aunti's and uncles who are still worship
leaders in different churches in California.

The children were asked again to sing during the youth
fellowship that was being held after lunch. Their young
people are very active in encouraging the youth and the
teens in their church.

This was in the midst of the child dedication, to offer
the new born child unto the Lord. The Padilla family
allowed their child to be offered to God for God's
protection and covering. Their Pastor was the one
who dedicated the child.

I was conversing with Pastor Pliny Fondevilla, a very
good pastor of an Adventist church. He was from the
Province of Romblon in the central part of the Philippines.
He had studied in Divinity school in Bukidnon.

As a servant of God, I had to listen very carefully in every
conversation for this helps a lot when I will be consulted
for advise and counsel.

These are the worship team of the Adventist church.
They are represented by one family, the family of Datan
who also presented worship and praise.

Again the Datan family presents a song, "HE KNOWS MY
NAME, GOD KNOW'S MY EVERY THOUGHTS,"

These family are originally from Cebu City that is in Central
Visayan region where people loves to sing and it is their
favorite past time.

The young people of the Adventist church enjoying the activities
of the church, waiting for the next program to be presented.

This was taken in their fellowship hall where they served
food after the church service. Sister Vicky was also mixing
to take upportunity to meet every member of the church.

This is the fellowship hall where much food were served
and it was already fellowshiptime after lunch was served.

This was taken inside the sanctuary preparing for the youth
fellowship which will start at any moment. We were able to
witness how they conduct their youth fellowship and it was
very encouraging.

The children were requested to add aditional songs of worship after
lunch, resumption of the church activities into the afternoon hours.

They enjoy mixing with the church people for they have warm
heart and Christian attitude of comraderee.

One of the elders of their church, focusing his attention to the message.

Sister was already feeling tired of the morning-afternoon activites.

I know that she is ready to go home.

Sister Chona is still on the go and when they were ask to sing
she responded right away.

Healing and Concert Crusade

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July 22, 2006

Venue:
Lake Avenue Church
Warehouse FL300
393 N. Lake
Pasadena, California
91101

Brother James Yap in his volunteer work in THE WEST COVINA LIBRARY

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The Seven Sayings of Christ was conducted on Sunday morning March 26, 06 Azusa California.

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The opening message by the Pastor introducing the seven speakers that was assigned to give their message.

The Tithes and the Offering are lifted up for it is holy onto the Lord. Brother Benigno Mendoza just presented the offering plate.

Brother James Yap the first speaker, was preparing to sing before he will give his message.

As Brother James starts to give his message, being the first speaker,"FATHER FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO."

He had prepared his piece but was more on fire for testimony and what he had witnessed in the Philippines during the seven sayings that was regularly held on March 28.

And Brother James had finally finished, he then sang for the next speaker as he enjoys the hymns of worship for the Lord.

Sister Caridad Mendoza, one of the church elders, was the second speaker delivers her prepared message, "TODAY YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE." She explains about the two criminals that was crucified with Christ on that day on Golgotha.

After offering the song, Sister Nikka who was the third speaker was expounding her piece entitled, "WOMAN BEHOLD YOUR SON, SON BEHOLD YOUR MOTHER." Where Jesus reminding John the beloved to take care of his mother Mary.

Sister Nikka was about to give her offering song before delivering her message.

Brother Brian Cabildo was the fourth speaker, as he began to speak on the subject, "E-LO'I, E-LO'I, LA'MA SA-BACH-THA'NI? which by interpretation, MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME." explaining the cup of sufferings that he has to take in the garden of Gethsemane.

Brother Brian calls on every body's attention about enduring unto the end. For we still have three more speakers after him.

Sister Vicky was making an opening prayer before she starts her piece.

Sister Vicky Bulfa the wife of the Pastor was the fifth speaker and she began to expound the message when Christ said, "I THIRST." The thirst that Christ was seeking was the love and the commitment of the world which by now was gone.

Brother Danny Cole was about to give a song, before he will give his message taken from the word of Jesus. He was the sixth speaker and he spoke about the word, "IT IS FINISHED."

Brother Danny as usual, he talks not only about the death of Christ on the cross, but also about his experience in the English Army that he was also blown up and could have died. He also could not forget the close call near death when he was brought to the hospital and that is why he wants to come with the Pastor in ministering people in the convalescent hospitals.

Sister Libby Hokamura was the last among the speakers and she talks about the giving up of the ghost in Christ, "FATHER, INTO THY HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT."

She gave her song in Filipino, dedicating to the Lord about the agony and death of Christ as a victory for all mankind.

Sister Chona gave an offering song and it was a song of love and joy as to the suffering of Christ. It was indeed a beautiful seven sayings for the Spirit of God hovers while it was being conducted to glorify the sacrifice of God and His unconditional Love.

THE FEAST OF THE PASSOVER

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We invite everyone to celebrate with us the Feast of the Passover every March 28. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the passover lamb. He gave us His seven (7) last words before He died in the cross. There will be seven speakers who will be appointed to preach the eternal legacy He left to us.God bless and we pray you can all come.

We wish you all a Happy and Joyous New Year

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Brother James Yap in Colonial Manor Convalescent Home.

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HOLY PLACE CHURCH HEALING CRUSADE

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GREETINGS TO ALL IN THE NAME OF THE LORD:

The Holy Place Church is announcing its coming healing crusade. It will be held on Saturday, July 22, 2006, in the City of Pasadena, California, in the hope of reaching out to the people of all walks of life for spiritual up-liftment, healing, and reconciliation.
We are encouraging all converts to take part and participate in planting the seed of the word of God for the lost soul, for those who are helpless, and hopeless, and to find their true meaning and purpose in life. To open the lost souls to the Word of God, to show them how to be sheltered of being in the shadows of God's wings and to become victorious.
We welcome your contributions and donations to cover all kind of expenses that will incur in making this crusade possible. We have to cover also for using the facility and its equipments of THE WAREHOUSE of the Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena.
Let us join hands in these wonderful Spiritual endeavors, and find your purpose in life in the midst of this chaotic world. We say, "Arise O Lord! and let your enemies be scattered."
LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRAISE THE LORD.

A WORD FROM THE PASTOR.

Monrovia Convalescent Hospital Saturday Service

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These are the pictures taken inside the convalescent hospital

The Pastor and Sister Vicky was conducting services, and Sister Vicky was giving the word of God.

This was the same place where Arthur Enriquez was completely healed of his cancer of the lungs, cancer of the liver, and a broken heap, through the power of prayer last 2002. He was able to walk again pushing his wheel chair from being bed ridden patient to be able to raise back to life.

The residence of this hospital looks forward every Saturday morning service with singing of praise and worship and hymns. Dennise Clemence, Dale Petersen, Barbara, and Richard were able to attend church services last October 3 celebration.

Bella Vista Health Care Center in Euclid.

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Brother Danny Cole always goes with his pastor to this facility to minister every Thrusday morning.

Brother Danny have been always rendering songs of praise and hymns to the residence for the Lord.

The resident of Bella Vista looks forward every thursday for the Holy Place to come and minister.

Brother Danny sang with gusto, like Placido and other great tenor when he sang the Lord's prayer.

WHY WE BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 3 6BC

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Christmas Festival was named after Christ Jesus the true Messiah, connected with the ceremonial mass, in celebration of Jesus birth. December 25 is referred to in documents as Christmas day in AD 354 for the first time. Under the Roman Emperor Justinian, it was recognized as an official holiday. An old Roman festival played a major part in the choice of this particular day. December 25 in ancient Rome was the "Dies Natalis Invicti," “the birth of the unconquered Sun," and at the same time, the day of the winter solstice, and in Rome the last days of Saturnalia. These Festivities degenerated into a week of unbridled carnival, therefore a time when the Christians could feel most safe from the persecution. All over the world, the solstice is connected with rebirth, so it made sense for the early Christians to tag on their own ersatz birth celebration to one that was already around.

It is wrong for us to say that Christ Jesus was born on 1st AD (Anno Domini) for there was a big discrepancy when Ussher the author of "The Annals of the World" retraced backs the date. One of the factors that he missed the true date was that there is a huge difference in Gregorian calendar, Julian calendar, and the Jewish calendar. And Christmas is actually a cleaned up version of old Pagan festivities.

For a start, there is no evidence that Christ was born at Christmas. At Christmas time in Bethlehem is in the grip of frost, and no cattle have been in the fields in that temperature. This fact is borne out by a remark in the Talmud to the effect that in that neighborhood the flocks were put out to grass in March and brought in again at the beginning of November. When Jesus was born, "there were in the same country shepherd abiding in the field, keeping watch over the flock by night." Luke 2:8.

Adam Clarke has written, "as the shepherd had not yet brought home their flocks, consequently, our Lord was not born on the 25th of December, not even in January or the month of February, on these very ground the nativity in winter time should be given up.

Nor would the Romans have ordered a census in the winter, the most difficult time of the year for travel. There were no records to indicate that the middle of winter was the time of the taxing.
A more logical time of the year would have been the fall season, at the end of the harvest. If this was the case, it would have been the season of the Feast of the Trumpets, the Feast of Tabernacles, and it all began after the Feast of Atonement, in the Jewish month of Tishri or Etanim falls on the month of October;( 3 feast in a row almost a month of celebration, Leviticus 23:22-24 and Deuteronomy 16:13 where held in Jerusalem which could explain why Mary and Joseph Luke 2:4-10, there was no room in the inn even as far as the town of Bethlehem which is only 5 miles from Jerusalem.)

According to the great historian of their days, Flavius Josephus, Jerusalem was normally a city of 120,000 inhabitants. But the series of Festivities sometimes bring as many people to offer sacrifice and to observed it to 2,000,000 Jews would gather.

Star of Bethlehem

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MATTHEW 2:1-2. Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,
2. saying, “where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”
Verse: 7. Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

The Star of Bethlehem.
In the year 7 B.C. Jupiter and Saturn did in fact meet in Pisces and, as Johannes Kepler Imperial Mathematician and Astronomer in Prague had already discovered, observing with his modest telescope the approach of two planets. “Conjunction” is the technical name for the position of two celestial bodies on the same degree of longitude. Sometimes two planets move so close to one another that they have the appearance of a single star. The night Saturn and Jupiter had a rendezvous in space within the constellation of Pisces.
Looking through his notes later Kepler suddenly remembered something he had read in the rabbinic writer Abarbanel, referring to an unusual influence which Jewish astrologers were said to have ascribed to this same constellation. Messiah would appear when there was a conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in the constellation Pisces.
Kepler checked his calculation again and again. The result was a three-fold conjunction within the space of a year. Astronomical calculations gave the year as
7 B.C. according to astrological tables it must have dated the conception of Mary consequently 7 B.C.

The time-table of this planetary encounter when it is presented in the prosaic dating system of modern astronomical calculations look something like this:

About the end of February in 7B.C. the clustering began. Jupiter moved out of the constellation Aquarius towards Saturn in the constellation of Pisces. Since the sun at that time was also in the sign of Pisces its light covered the constellation. It was not until April 12th that both planets rose in Pisces heliacally with a difference of 8 degrees of longitude. “Heliacal” is the word used by astronomers to indicate the first visible rising of a star at daybreak.
Since Nebuchadnezzar’s time many thousands of Jews had lived in Babylon. Many of them may have studied at the School of Astrology in Sippar. This wonderful encounter of Jupiter with Saturn, guardian of Israel, in the constellation of the “west country”, of the Messiah, must have deeply moved the Jewish Astrologers.
For according to astrological ways of thinking it pointed to the appearance of a mighty king in the West Country, the land of their fathers. To experience that in person, to see it with their own eyes, that was the reason for the journey of the wise astronomers from the East.
On May 29th, visible for fully two hours in the morning sky, the first close encounter took place in the 21st degree of Pisces with a difference of 0 degrees of longitude and of 0.98 degrees of latitude. They observed the first encounter of the two planets from the roof of the School of Astrology at Sippar. At that time of the year the heat was already unbearable in Mesopotamia. Summer is no time for long and difficult journeys. Besides that, they knew about the second conjunction on October 3rd. They could predict this encounter in advance as accurately as future eclipses of the sun and moon.

The second conjunction took place on October 3rd in the 18th degree of the constellation of Pisces. The fact that October 3rd was the Jewish Day of Atonement may have been taken as an admonition, and at that point they may have started out on their journey. Travel on the caravan routes even on camels, the swiftest means of transport, was a leisurely affair. If we think in terms of journey lasting about six weeks, the wise men would arrive in Jerusalem towards the end of November.
Matthew 2:2“saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.” Herod was troubled when he heard this. Herod, who had been appointed by the Romans, was in fact not a Jew but an Idumaean, (Tribe of Esau) and not from Judah. Herod therefore summoned the Wise Men and sent them to Bethlehem after he gathered it from the Chief Priest and Scribes where will the Messiah appear and to inform him of the child.
Since Jupiter and Saturn came together for the 3rd time in the constellation of Pisces on the 4th of December, Matthew 2:10, When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. Verse 9. ‘When they heard the king, they departed and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
On the road to Hebron, 5miles from Jerusalem lays the village of “Bet Lahm”, which was the old Bethlehem of Judah. The ancient highway, which Abraham had once pass along, lay almost due north and south, At their third conjunction the planets Jupiter and Saturn appeared to have dissolved into one great brilliant star.
In the twilight of the evening they were visible in a southerly direction, so that the Wise Men of the East on their way from Jerusalem to Bethlehem had the bright star in front of their eyes all the time. As the gospel says, the star actually “went before them.” End.

October 3

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THE HOLY PLACE CHURCH celebrates the birth of JESUS who is the CHRIST on October 3, the month of Tishri or Etanim in the Hebrew calendar. The month of Tishri starts in the late part of September and ended in the late part of October. This is the month that has a series of festivities in Jerusalem. It came to us as a direct revelation of God using the Gift of Tongues and with interpretation in the year 1974, in Caloocan City Manila, Philippines. And from there on, all Holy Place church celebrates in this manner.

In Jerusalem in the month of Tishri, These are the prescribe celebration that was commanded to Moses by God.

The 1st celebration is the Feast of the Trumphets, were held on the first day of the
seventh month (Tishri) Began the civil year of the Jews.

The 2nd is the day of Atonement was observed ten (10) days later as the day of national penitence falls on October 3,) the priest make the blood offering for the atonement of the people. (Leviticus 25:9, Leviticus 16:30-32.)

The 3rd is the Feast of Tabernacle was the last the feast prescribe by the law on these month. It began five days after the day of Atonement. Jerusalem became jam pack with worshippers and people who will celebrate the series of Festivities, in the month of Tisri, all inns and motels from Jerusalem to the neighboring and adjacent towns were mostly occupied.

The research of other churches in America.
William Mark Bristow, Pastor of Grace Fellowship church in Monahans, Texas that
According to what he learned from the resent research that the question of the date of Christ’s birth arose and was told in no uncertain terms that Jesus was born on the 15th of Tishri ( Sept./Oct.) Which is the feast of Tabernacles, or Hebrew “cukkah”/’sook-kaw’.

According to Larry Burkett a host in a radio, in A.D. 354, Bishop Liberius of Rome ordered the people to celebrate on December 25. He chose this date because the people of Rome already observed it as the feast of Saturn, celebrating the Sun.
To counter the pagan celebration with Christian tradition.

Southwest Radio Church, base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, sent us a book and according to their research, the birth of Christ is in the month of Tishri but falls on September 29.

Spiritual Wedding Pictures- Hal and Yvonne

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Brother Hal Dechert and Sister Yvonne in the sanctuary.

This picture was taken outside the church and from left to right is Brother Benigno Mendoza, Sister Rose Cabildo, Sister Chona Bulfa, Sister Nikka Bulfa, and Brother Danny cole.

This was taken after the Spiritual Wedding and some of the members were out here to have some food prepared for the occasion. Brother Hal and Sister Yvonne, Sister Vicky Bulfa, Brother Dale Peterson, Sister Caridad Mendoza, and others.

From Left: Sister Vicky, Yvonne, Hal, and Pastor Raul.
From Left: Bro. Benigno, Sister Rose, Chona, Nikka, Bro. Danny, Pastor Raul, Hal, Yvonne, Sister Vicky, Dale, Sister Caridad and Sister Denise.

Other wedding pictures will be uploaded in this link, HPC Pictures.

This Year's HPC Baptism

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This was taken last August 21, in the City of Duarte.

The pastor was still giving instruction and encouragement to Brother Hal Dechert as Brother Dale Peterson waited for his turn.

Yvonne Vidal Dechert felt the water a little cold as she was being prepared and her husband Hal was on her side to assist.

Sister Vicky and Sister Denisse Clemence was waiting on the background watching the whole event.

Other baptism pictures can be found when you click the link HPC Pictures located on the left-hand side of this blog.

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Finally, our Sister Denisse Clemence was baptized, and emmersed. She was being help by other members, as Brother Danny Cole assisted by Brother Hal Dechert.

Holy Place church Articles of Faith

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THE ARTICLES OF FAITH OF THE HOLY PLACE CHURCH

I. SCRIPTURES INSPIRED.
We believe by faith that every word in the bible are anointed words, true, and inspired by God.
II TIMOTHY 3:16-17. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
II PETER 1:20-21. Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

II. ONE TRUE GOD.
GOD who is sometimes address as Elohim, He is one, the true God that created the heavens; HE Himself that formed the earth and made it to be inhabited, He is eternal and self-existent with no beginning and no end, the holy one of Israel, the great “I AM”, the Savior, the Messiah, the redeemer of all mankind, the coming King, the Faithful and True, the Word of God, the Eternal Judge. The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. The Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last.
Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord.

a. THE UNITY OF ONE BEING.
That God is one and represented by three offices or functions. Like man, who was a created being of God was created in the image or a replica of God (GENESIS 1:27) is compose of three bodies, the Body of the flesh, the body of the Soul, and the body of the Spirit.(I JOHN 5:7-8).
Father God, is how we should address Him for He is our provider and for we are all His children. (II Corinthians 6:18)
He is the Eternal One who has no beginning and no ending. He is the Soul of the whole creation. (Colossians 1:16-17)
Jesus who is the Christ is revealed as the only Son, was represented to us in the flesh, the Arm of the Lord revealed himself in Isaiah 53, whom God concentrated His power and in Him is complete. COLOSSIANS 2:9. FOR IN HIM DWELLETH THE FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY. COLOSSIANS 1:19. FOR IT PLEASED THE FATHER THAT IN HIM SHOULD ALL FULNESS DWELL; He is the Word who became flesh and dwelt among us and was crucified for all the sins of the world and through Him, we may have salvation. (JOHN 3:15-18)(REVELATION 19:13.)
The Holy Ghost is the Spirit of the living God. We address Him as the Holy Spirit, the comforter, the discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart, the breath of life that made man a living soul.
GENESIS 1:2. AND THE EARTH WAS WITHOUT, FORM AND VOID; AND DARKNESS WAS UPON THE FACE OF THE DEEP. AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD MOVED UPON THE FACE OF THE WATERS. The Spirit of God, which is the Holy Ghost is the gift giver of Wisdom, Faith, Miracles, Healing, Discerners of thoughts, Prophecy, Word of Knowledge, Revelations through dreams and revelation through tongues with interpretation. Use to edify the church and the Saints.
b. IDENTITY AND AGREEMENT OF GOD AS TO ITS THREE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS.
The Father, The Son, The Holy Ghost has different functions, but they are integral form of Godhead and never separate in agreement as one body and never to confused as three different God. The Son is in the Father and the Father is in the Son as to unity of relationship. The Holy Ghost is from the Father and the Son proceeding, neither has a different office or function of the Godhead, either exists or works separately or independently of the others. (John 5:17-30, John 8:16-19).
c. THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES.
That God declare the Name of Jesus the Christ as the only name that is above all name and title.
Philippians 2:9-11, God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name above every name:
That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, on things in earth, and things under the earth. And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord; to the glory of God the father.
d. THE WORD BECAME FLESH.
Jesus Christ was unique, for He was God from all eternity and yet joined Himself to sinful humanity in the incarnation. The God-man possessed all the attributes of deity. Only the God man could be adequate Savior; for He must be human in order to be able to suffer and die, and He must be God to make that death effective as a payment for sin. (Isaiah 7:14. therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Matthew 1:23. Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, with being interpreted is, God with us. John 1:14. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
III. SALVATION OF MAN.
The world’s only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
a.) Conditions to salvation-is received through repentance toward our Lord God and having our faith in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. By washing of regeneration through the blood of Christ and by the in filling of the Holy Ghost, being justified by grace through faith.
( Luke 24:47, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5-7, John 3:3-7).
b.) Evidence of Salvation-is the inward transformation of man through the power of God by the indwelling of the Holy Ghost and transforming him into a new man. (II Corinthians 5:17, Romans 8:15) The outward evidence of repentant man is to see God’s manifestation and God’s glory in man with the zeal of God as evidence according to knowledge and wisdom from on high. (Romans 8:9-10, Romans 8:1-2 KJV, Romans 12:1-2)
IV. ORDINACES OF THE CHURCH.
a.) Baptism through immersion.
All who have repented and received Christ Jesus as Master, Lord of his life, and only Savior should under go water baptism through immersion to seal us and to put on Christ.
Galatians 3:27. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Acts 2:38. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall received the gift of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 3:15. And Jesus answering said unto him, suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

b.) Holy Communion.
The Lord’s Supper, the breaking of the bread is the communion of the body of Christ, and the cup of blessings is the communion of the blood of Christ. We are reminded of the suffering of Christ on the cross for our sins. The bread symbolizes the body of Christ which was broken for us and the cup is the New Testament in Christ blood and as we partake it, we remembered Him and we partake and become part of His suffering. We are all waiting for His coming.
I Corinthians 11:24-25,. John 6:53-56,.

V. BAPTISM IN THE HOLY GHOST IS THE EVIDENCE OF MANIFESTATION OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS FROM GOD.
a.) The Gifts of the Holy Ghost is to edify the believer’s faith.
1.The common gift is the speaking of tongues. It should be manifested with interpretation when in the church.
2.The gift of miracles, signs, and wonders, will help a great deal for the unbeliever’s to believe God.
3.The gift of revelation is through Visions and dreams to correct man from going astray.
4.The gift of healing and casting out of demons is to help the oppressed and to free from bondage of evil and sin.
5.The gift of discernment is to help and correct man from the fall of deception and lies.
6.The gift of Wisdom is to give man the overview of the mind of Christ and the deep things of God.
7.The gift of knowledge and understanding is to help man teach and understand spiritual and heavenly things.
8.The gift of Prophecy is to help man ahead of time to be aware what God’s impending plan for our life.
9.The gift of Faith is to help man not to waver and to hope and believe for the things that still to come and for those that do exist but could not be seen.

VI. THE CHURCH AND ITS MISSION.
The church is not the building, the church are the people of God who are the saints. The Holy Place church started through a series of revelation from God to established it and to fulfill its mission in Evangelizing the world before the Lord comes.
The Holy Place exist expressly to give continuing emphasis to live in an apostolic pattern by teaching believers to live a holy life. The baptism of the Holy Ghost and to practice the full gifts of the Holy Ghost should be encourage, to enhance the understanding of the deep things of God.
a.) Matthew 10:7-8, are being encouraged and practice not only by the missionaries but by the members themselves who could give their life to the mission fields.
b.) To enable to spread the Gospel to all the part of the world and bring people to be reconciled to God. Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15-18.
c.) To be one in a corporate body of believers, to worship freely in the beauty of God’s holiness.
Psalms 29:2, II CHRONICLES 20:21
d.) To be a channel of Spiritual blessings to those who are hurting and relieve the widows and the fatherless. Isaiah 61:1-11.

VII. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.
We believe on the 2nd coming of Christ, and when He comes, those who were dead first will resurrect, and those who are still alive will be caught up together in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; on such the second death no power.
I THESSALONIANS 4:15-17, REVELATION 1:7, MATTHEW 24:27

VIII. THE FINAL JUDGMENT.
On the great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. The dead, great and small, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
REVELATION 20:11-15.,

IX. THE NEW HEAVENS, NEW EARTH, AND NEW JERUSALEM.
On the final days, the heavens and the earth will burn with a fervent heat and it will be consumed by fire until it will no longer exist.

For behold, I create new heaven and new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. Isaiah 65:17.
For as the new heavens and new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain. Isaiah 66:22.

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:3-4

End.

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THE HPC CONDUCTS A WEDDING IN PUDDINGSTONE RESORT.

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This was Taken last May 10, 2003 during the wedding of Timothy and Shenra Shirey in the City of San Dimas, Los Angeles County.

This place is situated on top of a hill overlooking the lake, and this was a garden wedding, which was a solemn place and the guest were all in joyful spirit.

This turned out to be a beautiful wedding ceremony, where the spirit of God moves within our midst and He solemnized the wedding using only the Pastor as His intrument.

The children of the pastor were present to render songs of worship while the ceremony was being conducted. Sister Rose Cabildo gave an offering songs while the couple were taking their communion after exchanging their solemn vows.

Some members of the church were present to witness the occasion and some elders were also present like: Sister Caridad Mendoza, Sister Libby Hokamura, Brother Brian Cabildo our music director and some friends who joined us.

The reception was held in the same complex and the guest stayed up to 4:00 in the afternoon, the wedding march started at 12:00pm and by 1:00pm it was all over.

Timothy and his bestman were all in their wheel chair, the result of a race car accident, and they could no longer walk. Shenra was a long time acquaintance when I visited and ministered to the Ontario residents and Bella Vista convalescent residents hospital. She wanted me to do the solemnizing of their marriage and after a year, they were counseled and finally married.

The Bridesmaid were all co-workers of Sherna in the Hospital and they are close to her. They are all sweet ladies who are also joining us in the hospital services on Saturdays.

September 2004 Memorial Service Sea Burial of Robert Emboden

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This was taken on the SS Kristina, a cruise boat located at the Aquarium of the Pacific, being readied to sail as the Holy Place worship team sang praises to God.

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We sang worship songs after one of the daughter of Sister Fely gave a eulogy, as the vessel was preparing to depart to sea.

We have just finished spreading the ashes after commending his being unto God. The boat circled 3 times to where his ashes was dedicated to the deep before proceeding back to the pier.

We were still underway as I continue to conduct a memorial service, we were still inside the break water of Los Angeles. We all felt the mighty presence of God as we worship Him this Sunday morning.

These are some of the relatives and friends of bobby Emboden with the Family of Fely Trinidad Emboden. <

Dallas reunion of the discipleship class last December 2004

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This was taken during my trip back to Dallas, and the mother of Sister Irma, invited us to stay in her house and she serves as the hostess of this great event.

When they heard that I was in town, they call all those who were in the discipleship class of 1998-1999 and decided to make an instant reunion and we had a joyful moment with each other, excited to see their former mentor.

Brother Bernie and Sister Millie Zarate brought other people with them to attend and join our empromptu bible study, and it was just like the old time when this people were together in my class.

Sister Irma Vargas and Peter Vargas, with Jessica, and Amanda were there to greet me and we had a wonderful fellowship.

Sister Gloria, and Sister Elizabeth and Sister Grace were also present to join the fun and fellowship in the Lord. Only brother Troy Ruthledge and his wife Sister Yolanda were not present, another Brother Dan Rodriguez and his wife Pearl missed the reunion and also Jessie Padilla and his wife was not contacted.

We stayed up late because we have so many things to cover and we discussed some of the prophetic events that had happened and it was so awesome to see their spirit, these special discipleship class.

Sister Irma had picked me up the following day and showed me around Dallas, especially her new ministry in a big church somewhere in Military Parkway going to Mesquite. I was introduce to the church Pastor and his assistant, learning that i was the one who mentored her, I was offered a teaching job as a discipleship teacher, I guess I could have accepted if I am not pastoring a Holy Place church.

They were all asking when we will be back permanently in Dallas, I said, the Lord knows what will be His next move. He is my commander in chief and I will just wait for his command.