WE HAD ANOTHER FANTASTIC TUESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY at the home of Jun & Rachel Quintans. One of the blessings of having been a Christian believer for over thirty years - is watching the young people in our fellowships grow in their love of God and family, in their love of knowing and sharing God's Word with their unsaved friends, and in their love of studying God's Word with fellow believers.
The group of young believers in our current Bible study is actually one of several groups Dory and I have watched grow up and have worshiped with over the years. I was saved in Bible study at the Fil-Am Church of Irvine (CA) in 1987 and in the coming years had the pleasure of seeing four of the young men in our young adult group become pastors - and we thrilled seeing them marry girls from our young adult groups. Dory and I have seen that first group of young Christians grow up serving the Lord, either in direct ministry or in being strong witnesses in their schools and work places.
In 1998 we moved to the Riverside/Corona area and became active in the Fil-Am Church of Corona (now CICF). Once again we were blessed to watch a new generation of young Christians growing in their faith. The Quintans family is a special blessing for us. Rachel and her two young sons, John Nash and Michael, came to our Bible studies faithfully for about a year.
Normally we do not give altar calls at Bible studies - but I can only suggest that God led Pastor Ed Dacio to give an altar call in one of our studies. And about eight people stood and prayed to receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Rachel and her sons, John Nash, and Michael, stood together as part of that group and asked Christ into their hearts.
Later Jun told me that the boys came home from Bible study and began to witness to him. The next week Jun came to church and invited Christ into his heart. And since that day - the Quintans family have been stalwarts of faith - both at CICF and later in their current home church, Resolve Bible Church of Norco (RBC) under the spiritual guidance of Pastor Rudy Dolloso.
Over the years Dory and I have been so blessed to be in the family of God with the Quintans family. In the photo below of our CICF young Christians you can see a young John Nash and to his right his younger brother, Michael. We have watched this family grow in their faith, in their knowledge of God's Word, and in their faithfulness to God over the years.
I was not surprised when John Nash expressed his desire to one day become a pastor. I credit Pastor Rudy for taking John Nash under his spiritual wing and guiding him, helping him prepare for the next step - seminary. He is in his third year of seminary now, but because he also has a lovely wife, also named Rachel, and a beautiful young son, Johnny - it will take John Nash several more years to finish seminary. But I can tell you this, nothing will stop him from achieving his goal of finishing seminary and becoming a fully ordained pastor. I look forward to that day.
In the meantime, John Nash is serving as an Associate Pastor at Resolve Bible Church under Pastor Rudy. And that is what made this Tuesday Night Bible Study so special for me - Associate Pastor John Nash Quintans was leading the study. Our study, titled "Living In The Word", was taken from Psalm 119:9-16. John Nash led us in discussing the different aspects of living in the Word found in this passage - which could be boiled down to treasuring His Word in our hearts, following His commandments, learning His statutes, i.e., the full World of God, rejoicing in His testimonies, meditating on His Word, and delighting in His Word.
During this discussion study, we also talked about several issues which many believers, and even pastors, are hesitant to discuss. All in all, we had a very interesting, fruitful discussion of God's Word.
One last thought - in the Young Christians group photo below, some are married and have children of their own, one has served in the military, and all of them are still grounded in God's Word and in the Christian faith. That group, like the group Dory and I experienced at our Irvine church, the group we knew at our San Juan Capistrano church, and the group in our Long Beach church - are all great examples of Proverbs 22:6, "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it."
Dory and I are blessed to be in the Family of God. We are blessed that all our our immediate family are children of God. And we are especially blessed to part of our local Filipino-American Christian fellowships in the Southern California area. By the way, all of these church fellowships I have mentioned are Baptist.
Dory, Lana, and I worship at the International Bible Baptist Church of Riverside (IBBC-Riverside). If you do not currently have a church home, we invite you to visit us and enjoy our Christian fellowship and worship.
You will find us at:
If you are in the area on any Sunday, come join us for fellowship and worship. The invitation is open and perpetually standing.
Let me close by suggesting: Don't just go to church on Sundays. God's fellowship is open 24/7/365 and since we are His ambassadors on earth (2 Corinthians 5:20) we also want to be in Bible Study, Sunday School, and Prayer Meeting with you. We are here to study and share His Word with you and to pray with you. Like the Quintans family, I was also saved in a Bible study and can assure you, that is where the rubber meets the road - when we sit together, open our Bibles, and discuss God's Word. Hope I see you in Bible study.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
The group of young believers in our current Bible study is actually one of several groups Dory and I have watched grow up and have worshiped with over the years. I was saved in Bible study at the Fil-Am Church of Irvine (CA) in 1987 and in the coming years had the pleasure of seeing four of the young men in our young adult group become pastors - and we thrilled seeing them marry girls from our young adult groups. Dory and I have seen that first group of young Christians grow up serving the Lord, either in direct ministry or in being strong witnesses in their schools and work places.
In 1998 we moved to the Riverside/Corona area and became active in the Fil-Am Church of Corona (now CICF). Once again we were blessed to watch a new generation of young Christians growing in their faith. The Quintans family is a special blessing for us. Rachel and her two young sons, John Nash and Michael, came to our Bible studies faithfully for about a year.
Normally we do not give altar calls at Bible studies - but I can only suggest that God led Pastor Ed Dacio to give an altar call in one of our studies. And about eight people stood and prayed to receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Rachel and her sons, John Nash, and Michael, stood together as part of that group and asked Christ into their hearts.
Later Jun told me that the boys came home from Bible study and began to witness to him. The next week Jun came to church and invited Christ into his heart. And since that day - the Quintans family have been stalwarts of faith - both at CICF and later in their current home church, Resolve Bible Church of Norco (RBC) under the spiritual guidance of Pastor Rudy Dolloso.
Over the years Dory and I have been so blessed to be in the family of God with the Quintans family. In the photo below of our CICF young Christians you can see a young John Nash and to his right his younger brother, Michael. We have watched this family grow in their faith, in their knowledge of God's Word, and in their faithfulness to God over the years.
I was not surprised when John Nash expressed his desire to one day become a pastor. I credit Pastor Rudy for taking John Nash under his spiritual wing and guiding him, helping him prepare for the next step - seminary. He is in his third year of seminary now, but because he also has a lovely wife, also named Rachel, and a beautiful young son, Johnny - it will take John Nash several more years to finish seminary. But I can tell you this, nothing will stop him from achieving his goal of finishing seminary and becoming a fully ordained pastor. I look forward to that day.
In the meantime, John Nash is serving as an Associate Pastor at Resolve Bible Church under Pastor Rudy. And that is what made this Tuesday Night Bible Study so special for me - Associate Pastor John Nash Quintans was leading the study. Our study, titled "Living In The Word", was taken from Psalm 119:9-16. John Nash led us in discussing the different aspects of living in the Word found in this passage - which could be boiled down to treasuring His Word in our hearts, following His commandments, learning His statutes, i.e., the full World of God, rejoicing in His testimonies, meditating on His Word, and delighting in His Word.
During this discussion study, we also talked about several issues which many believers, and even pastors, are hesitant to discuss. All in all, we had a very interesting, fruitful discussion of God's Word.
One last thought - in the Young Christians group photo below, some are married and have children of their own, one has served in the military, and all of them are still grounded in God's Word and in the Christian faith. That group, like the group Dory and I experienced at our Irvine church, the group we knew at our San Juan Capistrano church, and the group in our Long Beach church - are all great examples of Proverbs 22:6, "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it."
Dory and I are blessed to be in the Family of God. We are blessed that all our our immediate family are children of God. And we are especially blessed to part of our local Filipino-American Christian fellowships in the Southern California area. By the way, all of these church fellowships I have mentioned are Baptist.
Dory, Lana, and I worship at the International Bible Baptist Church of Riverside (IBBC-Riverside). If you do not currently have a church home, we invite you to visit us and enjoy our Christian fellowship and worship.
You will find us at:
International Bible Baptist Church
5932 Challen Avenue, Riverside, California 92503.
(Off Cypress Avenue between Tyler and Van Buren Avenues)
We would love to have you, your family, and your friends join us for Christian fellowship and worship.
Our Morning Service is at 10:30 AM
And our Main Worship Service is:
* Sunday School - 1:30 PM ~ Join us in the sanctuary, for I know you will enjoy our study of God's Word.
* Worship Service - 2:30 PM ~ Come worship the Lord with us.
If you are in the area on any Sunday, come join us for fellowship and worship. The invitation is open and perpetually standing.
Let me close by suggesting: Don't just go to church on Sundays. God's fellowship is open 24/7/365 and since we are His ambassadors on earth (2 Corinthians 5:20) we also want to be in Bible Study, Sunday School, and Prayer Meeting with you. We are here to study and share His Word with you and to pray with you. Like the Quintans family, I was also saved in a Bible study and can assure you, that is where the rubber meets the road - when we sit together, open our Bibles, and discuss God's Word. Hope I see you in Bible study.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
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