Receiving The Holy Spirit

Here’s how that powerful evening went….

Talk 10:Growing in the Spirit – REMINDERS

Hi all! We had such a great session at the last talk and lets keep our fire for the Lord burning by learning more about how to grow in the holy spirit. Now that you have received the Holy Spirit, what’s next?  Some reminders, our next session shall be tomorrow THURSDAY (Aug. 20)  7pm at Sanctuario de San Antonio at Mckinley, Forbes. See you There!

Our speaker will Elmer Guerzon.

Elmer’s journey in the community has fascinated a lot of people. He became SFC in 1998 (one of the first batch of CLP for SFC Makati) from his YFC stint in DLSU. But his desire to pursue a career as a lawyer had his community life took a back seat but only for a few years. In 2004, Elmer came back to community and there was no stopping him since. He has matured from a simple member, to a household head, to CLP team leader, to unit head. Even after getting married, he still actively serves as a household head for SFC.

His simple ways exude wisdom. His laughter exudes compassion. His words impart knowledge. He can crack a joke yet be really serious about life. He is a lawyer by profession and a Christian at heart. Hard as you may imagine to be a Christian in his profession, he masters the craft just the same. A true Christian lawyer moved by the belief that his career is one of God’s many blessings.

A dear friend to many. A tatay to some. An example and inspiration to others. A loving and caring husband. Elmer is all these, and more!

Our sharer will be Mike Aguirre.

Mike is referred to as the logo. It is because he embodies the essence of SFC. A full time worker for SFC, he shares his talen by producing awesome AVP’s for conferences and other community events.Being born on November 1st seems to be a sign that his life is going to be saintly. A word of caution, don’t be mislead by this payatot. This guy can smash his way thru and Olympic medal in badminton, be the MVP of FIBA. Physical Prowess aside, his strength is evident in his discipline – especially in keeping his early morning prayer time and fasting. Truly, everything this dude does is for the Glory of God!

Talk 9: Receiving The Power of the Holy Spirit – Speaker and Reminders

Our Talk 9: Receiving the Power of the Holy Spirit will be at the Makati Stock Exchange Building, 7pm. Our Speaker will be our SFC Makati Chapter Head, Taffy Ledesma.

Eduardo Ledesma III, or Taffy as he is fondly known, has always been a leader. Being the firstborn in the family, he is known simply as Manong to his siblings. In school, he was always a visible figure on campus, being part of his school’s Student Council and one of the leaders in his political party. His leadership abilities have served him well in his career, successfully managing several well-known consumer brands to become market leaders. To add to all these, he continues to faithfully serve his SFC family, being a member of the SFC Council, heading his chapter in Makati, spearheading his sector’s Prison Ministry involvement, and leading mission trips both here and abroad. An avid photographer, gourmand and health buff, he truly exemplifies someone who lives life to the fullest.

Despite all the titles and accolades, he remains a simple, down-to-earth guy. Beneath his cool, calm exterior lies a heart totally given to God. Always ready to give without counting the costs, humble in his ways and passionate in his actions, he mirrors Jesus Christ to all who meet him, the example of a true Christian servant leader.

Here’s how to get to Makati Stock Exchange:

Makati Stock Exchange

Looking back at the Christian Family

From last week’s talk 7 on The Christian family.

Talk 8: Life in the Holy Spirit

Talk 8 will be in Penthouse, Makati Stock Exchange. Session will start at 7pm. Hope to see you there.

Josef Poe – a leader, a brother and God’s humble servant.

Josef is a very dear friend in the community; he carries funny stories of himself as he shares his life to many. We call him the “life of a party” as he loves spending quality time with his family and friends- sharing with them his passion for music, sports, a little bit of dancing, and most of all his love for our God.

His journey in Singles for Christ started in mid-2005, the year when he committed his all to our God. Since then he has been actively serving the community through the Household, Music Ministry, Prison Ministry, GK, SFC Chorale & SFC Band; he travels on mission to both local and international places to share God’s glory and victory in his life; and stays committed to living a life for our God.

True to his Indonesian name “Rahmat”, Josef is a blessing.

VJ Posadas

At first, VJ would seem like just any normal guy: busiest at work, happiest with close friends and family, likes to eat, loves to sleep, fond of facebook. A lot of people would consider him quite successful, being a consultant in Development Dimensions Intl. and co-owner of a hot Ilonggo restaurant in Greenhills. Get to know him a little more though and you’ll see that when he’s not busy raking in those new accounts and managing his restaurant, he also spends a lot of his time serving as a Unit Head in SFC Makati Chapter.

Interestingly, when he graduated from his CLP in 2005, he probably didn’t think he would be where he is now in the community. You see, VJ is one who will never consider himself “bibo”, and prefers to serve quietly and anonymously. He’s quite shy that way. But bibo or not, God has always called him.. and being a true servant of the Lord, he has always responded. Ask him to share, do a talk, lead a household – when really called to step up, he will in all likelihood say yes even if it means being in the limelight for a little while. In 2008 he even took that big leap and answered the call to go on mission and serve our brothers and sisters abroad, in Africa no less! And so by no conscious effort to be recognized – only through his quiet strength and great faith – has he gone from being a member to household head, to Unit Head and missionary. Not so anonymous anymore; definitely not just any other guy after all.

*Just in case you are curious to know which restaurant in Greenhills is his, check out that one place whose endorser looks a lot like him. Hint: that celeb’s name starts with an Alfred and ends with a Vargas 🙂

Talk 7: The Christian Family

Hi All,

We will have Talk 7 tomorrow at Santuario. Please be there by 7pm. Kuya Aldy and Ate Joy Katigbak will be the Speaker/Sharer for this session. Hope to see everyone tomorrow!

When you ask a single person in SFC what their dream is, maybe one would answer to own their dream car or to have their dream job but most would say, to have a loving spouse and cute kids or to one day have a happy family who serves God.

For us, it is still a dream but for our speakers, they are already living that dream. Aldy and Joy met in college, fell in love and (fast-tracking a bit) just recently celebrated their 17^th wedding anniversary (though they look very young J). They have been in the CFC community for 14 years and have been serving in the SFC ministry since 1997. Currently, they are the International Coordinators for CFC Singles for Christ worldwide. Serving with them in the community are their four kids: Lance (who is part of Youth for Christ), Nica and Justine (who are in Kids for Christ) and of course the ever adorable Matthew, who generously shares of his parents every time they have to be on mission.

With all the roles they have to play being the heads of a fast-growing and dynamic ministry, raising four children, caring for the SFC missionaries and other brothers and sisters in CFC, going around the Philippines and the world, along with the demands of work (they are not fulltime workers but “all the timers”), they still manage to be husband and wife to each other, holding hands as they grow in their personal relationship with God and serve Him together. With Aldy and Joy, “… and they lived happily ever after” is not a fairy-tale or a dream but will surely be reality.

Recall Loving Your Neighbor

Some scenes from talk 6…

Flashback: What it means to be a Christian…

Some scenes from talk 3…

What it means to be A Christian? Talk 3 Tonight!

See you later! Some Reminders our venue is at the Penthouse of the Makati Stock Exchange building for tonight. Here’s how to get there:

https://sfcmakaticlp.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/talk-1-gods-love/

Presenting our speakers…

Our speakers for talk 3 are…

Shok Ariola

Ask anyone to think of a dynamic and animated speaker and surely they’ll think of Shok Ariola. With his hilarious anecdotes and disarming personality, he never fails to make you listen to him from start to finish. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth truly speaks for his heart proclaims a life transformed and a life redeemed. Giving himself fully to the mission of Christ, he has proclaimed the good news to almost every province in the country and to different parts of the world  and even in Africa where he went on mission for four years together with his wife Carel (whom he also met in the community) and his ever so adorable daughter Andrea. He is now based in the Philippines serving SFC International Missions and the CFC Migrants Program. One of the pillars of the community, a faithful servant and a brother to all, Shok Ariola truly lives out what it means to be a Christian.

Shok and Carel

Tin Tin Carbon

Tin Carbon is one of the most precious gems of SFC Makati. Being in the community for almost 3 years now, she has been an inspiring sister and wonderful friend to so many, including the many teens in Gawad Kalinga Onyx who are look up to her as their pastoral head. At work, she helps raise funds for the poor homeless children in UNICEF. Also known for her very strong prayerful life, she is always the calm, humble, loving and gentle servant that she truly is. A missionary at heart, she has gone places in and out of the country to be a messenger of God’s love and hope to others.  On the lighter side, wanna know her all-time favorite? Fried Chicken!