Victory Ortigas

When we gather to draw near to God, we are shaped and formed in worship (as the called-out ones) into a community of faith. As a community, we hold fast to the confession of hope and grow in love and good works. This empowers us as disciples to become witnesses to the ends of the earth, sending the church on mission (as the sent-out ones).

We are shaped by sacred gatherings as we come together corporately to encounter God, leading to Spirit-filled and strategic sending.

God’s image in humanity is expressed through the values that point us to who God is: life-giving, loving, gracious, and just.

When the Body of Christ works together to be God’s hands and feet to the world, God is glorified and His vision for fallen humanity is redeemed through the Cross and His written word.

(Supporting verses: Genesis 1:26-27 and Psalm 139:13-16)

God’s image in the church community is seen through the unity of the Body of Christ.

As His children, our values reflect who God is, which is expressed in how the local church reaches individuals and families, transforming the Body of Christ into God’s hands and feet. Our individual talents and skills, which God has given us, were made to work together in community.

Pentecost was not just an event but a commission—a climactic moment in redemption. It fulfilled prophecy, confirmed Christ's work, and began the Spirit's empowerment of the Church. The Spirit enabled us to overcome barriers, proclaim the Gospel, and fulfill God's mission to redeem all nations.

What started in that upper room surged outward, reaching nations and reshaping history. As followers of Christ, it continues through us, reaching every nation with the Gospel.

The moment we experience more than enough, the greatest challenge is not how to manage the provision but to remember the Giver. God calls His people to take heed of His word-lest prosperity produce pride and forgetfulness, which lead to spiritual destruction. God provides in every season (whether it is not enough, just enough, or more than enough), and we are called to remember that He is a covenant-keeping God.

The moment we experience more than enough, the greatest challenge is not how to manage the provision but to remember the Giver. God calls His people to take heed of His word-lest prosperity produce pride and forgetfulness, which lead to spiritual destruction. God provides in every season (whether it is not enough, just enough, or more than enough), and we are called to remember that He is a covenant-keeping God.

As God brings His people into a good land (vv. 7, 10) that lacks nothing (v. 9), He calls them to respond with worship and gratitude (v. 10: “and you shall bless the LORD your God")—recognizing that every blessing comes from His hand and must lead to thankful worship.

Contentment in Him, even when we have just enough, prepares the heart for God's promises. Worship and gratitude become our response when we encounter God's faithfulness, not only when provision overflows.

God sometimes allows seasons of lack so His people learn to trust Him fully. Before He teaches provision, He teaches dependence. He humbles His people in the wilderness so they can learn that life is sustained not by resources alone, but "by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD" (Deuteronomy 8:3). We may go through a season of not having enough, but this does not mean that God has failed us. These are opportunities where trust is formed and faith is deepened in God alone. Even when we feel we don't have enough, God remains completely faithful.

The resurrection assures believers of promised imperishable glorified bodies. Death and sin do not have the last say. We have victory in our lives today and in the new creation. Therefore, we are to be immovable and steadfast in God's kingdom work; our labor is not in vain.

READ: 1 Corinthians 15:29-34

The resurrection calls us to a life marked by holiness and mission. Therefore, we can devote ourselves to honoring the Lord, personally and missionally.

* Through a series of rhetorical questions, Paul was saying that there was no purpose and meaning to participating in mission and the hardships that come with it, if Christ was not raised. Conversely, this implies that Christ's resurrection makes living our going and mission and living our lives for God purposeful and meaningful.