What is Family About At Hilltop?
A biological family consists of parents, siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and distant relatives. Beyond blood relatives, the extended family includes friends, coworkers, and church members. Regardless if immediate or extended, family is about..
Making meaningful connections. Whether it is local or out-of-town, we love being in the company of family during this holiday season. During these special moments it is vital we leave the mobile devices behind and connect with our family members with the love of Jesus in word and deed. Nothing is more heartfelt than or replaces the importance of face-to-face communication with our loved ones.
Building lasting relationships. During the holidays, it is imperative that we as a family set aside differences and strife to keep relationships together with Christ-like humility, kindness, grace and mercy. Aim to see the good in all and forgive the bad in those other few. What better time than now to give the gift of forgiveness and forge ahead into the New Year with a renewed relationship with a lost loved one?
Loving unconditionally, “one to another”. As Christ has loved us, we as a body of believers are commanded to love family as ourselves, unconditionally, for love “covers a multitude of sins.” We truly love our family even if they have not reciprocated love back or have let us down. In God’s Providence, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by loving others the way Jesus loved us, just like He did on the day of His glorious birth to His finished work on Calvary!
Standing on strong faith. Families with strong faith stand firm on the Word, weather any storm, and endure any trial that tries to shake their faith. Families with strong faith do the Will of God and serve others with fervent passion. Families with strong faith proudly proclaim, “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”!
For the last month of 2016, during this Christmas season, let us build and keep relationships with family, with a humble, grateful spirit, on the foundation which is on the Rock, Christ Jesus!
Christian greetings from Mindanao, Philippines in the matchless name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Hi Hello, I’m brother Arturo Pogenio and my wife Felisiana Pogenio. Me and my wife are Roman Catholic by faith, Converted to JESUS CHRIST . and become a native Tribal minister, disciple and church planters. We travel and ministering the Gospel of Christ and his Kingdomto high mountain villages in central Mindanao Region. Our local church fellowship located in the high mountain village of San Andres, Agusn del sur.
The reason why I’m writing to you, because I was greatly move with tears, being touch and was enlightened by the Biblical and spiritual truth you preach and teach in your church as I visited in your website in the internet café. That captivates my attention of you great and tremendous teaching and the Messages has cleared my mind about the truthwe are looking for, Wife and I fasted for (3) daysseeking God’s guidance and understanding for the truth we viewed in your website. several days repeating and comparing to the Bible, Meditating and much prayer, God did not fail us. Our spirit aprovedthe teaching and faith revealed your ministry. I thank God for the high and advance technology through the world wide web in the internet we found your church that teaches the real and genuine truth. Oh, how I wish that these new found truth you teach will be transmitted here in Mindanao Island. Praise God!for thereal and genuinetruth that has been restored in his church today through your church teaching that clings to the whole truth handed down by the Holy Prophets and Apostles of old.
I must tell you straight from the heart; I have been searches a lots of church religions websites. But I’ve notice that mostof them teaches 75% in the Bibleand the restare not in the Bible. Thank you very much for you open the eyes of our understanding that encourage me more to remain faithful and obediencein the service of God.
About us we are small Christian Ministry operating in central Mindanao regions. Our main ministries are in the Following: 1. Tribal Evangelism, 2. Church Planting, 3. Discipleship Training, 4. Tribal Crisis Center: catering minor problems of poor indigent tribal family, 5.Food and relief and dsitribution, specially to the native tribal people. To recue themand giving thema ray of Hope in Christ in these present life. By doing these small things in the name of Christ, they will appreciate the goodness and Love of God that was demonstrate by his Church.
We wanted to join your church organization as your church extension or a branch here in the Philippines at large. So much the better if you can visit to us here in Mindanao and hold (3-5) days (Bible Truth Seminar) to equip and to encourage tribal Pastors, workers and members. Oh, God have mercy on us!
Our brothers and sisters here are praying that they can have their own Bible to read and study. Please pray for the needs of 115 bibles.
Thank you and the Lord will bless you more. Lastly, may our church will be the answer of our longtime prayers to have a right connection to the church abroad that teaches real and genuine Biblical truth. God bless.
Thank you and God bless you richly,
Pastor Arturo Pogenio
Purok 2-C San Andres
Bunawan, Agusan del sur
8506 Mindanao, Philippines
PS. pray for my important need of Study Bible for the very important use for the ministry.