 Hi and Mabuhay. Welcome to another edition of Think Tech Hawaii here on Pinoy Power Hawaii. We want to thank the wonderful staff of Think Tech Hawaii for giving us the opportunity to come into your home. Today we feature a very special, wonderful servant of the Lord. They will add to our empowerment. Our subject for today, people need the Lord. And to do just that is Pastor Evangeline Gitap and also Pastor Roger Ruffanan. We want to welcome you to Pinoy Power Hawaii. Thank you so much for being here, Pastor Roger and Pastor Evangeline. It's a great topic for us to discuss. Before we start, could you tell us a little bit about you and we'll start with Pastor Evangeline. Aloha and welcome each and every one of you who are watching right now. And I am Sister Evangeline Gitap from the Philippines came to Hawaii in 1999 and I started working as a certified nursing assistant and then as an educational assistant and now a special education teacher at Farrington High School. And at the same time, they associate pastor of the Way of Salvation Church. I was been born again in 1986 in the Philippines at the Way of Salvation Church, Palpalico, Batak Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Wow, Nasiad Lona in Dengue Niti Historia, Pastor Evangeline. It's a mission of serving the Lord. Pastor Roger, tell us about yourself. Okay, I came to Hawaii in the late 1980 and I'm working as a construction engineer, construction engineer. I resumed the Lord in 1970. That was about 10 years earlier than Pastor Banji and from there, from the time I never stopped serving the Lord. And I've been associated with the Way of Salvation Church since I was converted. So I'm one of the associate pastor at the Way of Salvation Church also. Wow, wonderful inspiring stories of serving the Lord. And it goes in line with our topic for today, why people need the Lord. And if I may ask, let's transition into our topic. How do we share the gospel with others? Sister Emi, you know, when I was born again in year 1986, I don't really understand how to share the Word of God. But when I get deeper into the Word, I was convicted that really everyone needs the Lord because in the beginning there's nothing but God made everything because of His power. So if you look at our situation now, and it's been, we are living in chaos because of what's going on in the world now. And there's nothing that can stop this negative things that's going on right now except the power of God. So I do believe that God has the power to end everything that's not placing in His sight. That's why we need to declare this afternoon that people need the Lord. Yes, I totally agree. I'm listening to the words of inspiration that you're saying. Pastor Roger, how do you feel? Yes, well, the one most important thing that we have to explain today is the word faith. It's been a word since the start of Christianity faith. But we need to help people understand what's faith because without faith, the Bible says, without faith, it is impossible to please God because everyone that goes to God must believe that he is and he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. So what is the faith that would be our topic this afternoon? Yeah, so in our language, important is the word faith. So for those that do not have the faith, Pastor Avangie and Pastor Roger, how do we convince them to start believing that there is a greater power? That's why we need to let them know the name Jesus because that name Jesus is very powerful. He can move mountains. He can heal you when you are sick. He can provide your need when you are in need. He is our everything. That's why we need to focus on that faith. Yeah, because that faith is a substance of things hoped for. We need him daily. We cannot see but we believe that there is God. So we need to let people know that in the preceding verses that we are going to discuss, Pastor Amy will prove that there is God. So we need to build the foundation that is faith. The foundation is to help develop our maybe testimonies. That's true. That's true because actually the word faith came from the word hippostasis. It's a Greek word called hippostasis. Literally it means standing under. It's a foundation. I remember when they built this first Hawaiian center in 1993. It is a 30 story floor building. It's that high. Yeah. And they poured like about 3000 cubic yards of concrete to lay the foundation. If you see the building right now, you don't know. You cannot see the foundation, right? But I saw it literally. They poured 3000 yards of foundation, but you cannot see the foundation. But it's there. It's there. So this foundation or this substance is something hidden that is supporting the other parts of faith because faith is past, present, and future. And we will discuss that one later on. It's a foundation. But it's important to have that solid foundation which is the basis of all things. Yeah. Yes. Okay. I'm glad that you mentioned that because as an engineer, it's really, really important how things are structured, how things are built. Yes. Yeah. That's the same goes with our faith. Right. Because without faith, actually you cannot build. You will never build something. So and actually it is also in romance that faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of God. So knowledge is the foundation of faith. You cannot have faith without knowledge. So you have to have knowledge first before you build on your faith. You can build on that faith. And that knowledge because faith is a trust and knowledge because you cannot have faith without first knowledge. Yeah. So important is to search with power. Search the scripture. It says there in 2 Timothy 316. Right. Right. Yeah. Along with that. 2 Timothy 316 is very important for us to understand that the word of God is all we need. 316. It says there, Sister Amy, all scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. So the word of God is the foundation of faith. It is the foundation of faith. It is the inspiration that we started with. It was a doctrine of faith. It is the foundation of faith. It is the core of faith. straight and narrow path. We are often referred to. After we do our searching, it is also important to ponder. In this connection, let me read to you Hebrews 11 chapter 3. By faith, that means believing in God, we understand that the world was framed by the word of God. Yes. Okay, so we will be singing to you the word in the beginning. I think you will recognize. Do you remember that, Sister Amy? I think I can remember. Because in Genesis chapter 1, God said, let there be light, verse 6, God said, let there be firmament. And there was permanent. And God said, let there be water, verse 9, 11, God said, let the earth bring forth grass. And there was grass. Then God said, let there be light. And then 20, God said, let the waters abound. Then 24, let the earth bring forth living creature. And then 26, God said, let us make men in our own image. So it's just a word. According to our likeness. Yes. According to our likeness. That's the beginning or the creation. It's the foundation. Okay. So if we may, are we going to sing that song in the beginning? So it will impress. It's the start. It's the basis of our foundation. Okay, let's hear it from our pastors. The heavens, the hills, and the sea. Then we reached the sun and the stars. Now let the birds, the trees. He made of the angels that made this world. And told them twice that. Then as he rested, the Lord sanctified. A seventh day for men. It's the first big prayer. Men should be in your number one. Because you're nothing more than human. Sometimes Istanbul. Sometimes we fall in the beginning. The world's fiction was there. For a man's fiction. What a wonderful way to build our solid foundation. Starting from the very beginning. It is wonderful to hear the presence words of God. That completes our first phase of our show today. We want to thank you for joining us. We will be back with more. We still need the Lord with Pastora Evangelangita and Pastor Roger Rafa Naan here on Pinoy Power Hawaii. Hello, I'm Dave Stevens, host of the Cyber Underground. This is where we discuss everything that relates to computers that just kind of scare you out of your mind. So come join us every week here on thinktecawaii.com 1 p.m. on Friday afternoons. And then you can go see all our episodes on YouTube. Just look up the Cyber Underground on YouTube. Our shows will show up, and please follow us. We're always giving you current, relevant information to protect you. Keepin' you safe. Aloha. Aloha, I'm Yukari Kunisue, the host of Konnichiwa Hawaii, Japanese talk show on thinktecawaii. Konnichiwa Hawaii is all Japanese broadcast show. And it's streamed live on thinktec at 2 p.m. every other Monday. Thank you so much for watching our show. We look forward to seeing you then. I'm Yukari Kunisue. Mahalo. Welcome back to Pinoy Power Hawaii. I am your host, Emmy Ortega Anderson. And we bring the wonderful words of God through our wonderful servants of God. And today it is a pleasure to have Pastora Evangelengita and Pastor Raja Rafanan. Our show for today, People Need the Lord. Amen. We had just shared with you the very, very beginning, in the beginning. And thank you for the beautiful music, which adds to our empowerment. Yes. Let's continue our discussions of Pastor Avangie and Pastor Raja about faith, and how do we build it? We have our heroes of faith in the beginning. So we need to let people know that with these people of faith, they stand with their faith, how they live according to the scriptures. So in verse 7, let's take a look at Noah. By faith, Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness, which is according to faith. And so, Pastor Raja, can you expound this? Yes. We want to hear more about Noah. Well, the easiest way would be to relate Noah in our island of Oahu. Yes. We have the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. We have the National Weather Service. Yes. And when we hear those warnings, we prepare ourselves. What do we do? Family. Yeah. We pack our things. We prepare to evacuate to go to a higher ground. Yes. And we can relate to Noah when God is divinely warned of the things not yet seen. So when the Tsunami Warning Center tells us we don't have the way yet, right? We are given the warning. We are given the warning. And that faith drives us to bring our car into higher elevation. Because we believe. We believe. Yes. Yeah. That this warning comes from a higher power. Right. Yeah. Somebody that has the knowledge. Right. So it is not, it's not a mysterious thing. We can relate to Noah because we live in an island surrounded, of course, by water. And there are some true warnings and there are some fake warnings. There are a lot of fake warnings around Pastor Roger. But the same principle, the same feeling we have. Yeah. By faith, God warned him that there will be a flood. Yeah. So he prepared himself. He moved with godly fear. Yeah. And so what God told him, he did listen to him and he prepared. He listened. He prepared an art for the saving of his household. Right. By which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness, which is according to faith. And so while he was making the art, how many years? 120. Oh, see imagine. More than a lifetime. 120 years. He was so patiently doing the art. Preparing. Yeah. Because God spoke to him the measurement of the art. Right. So he did follow it. As an engineer, you can understand that. Pastor Roger. And when people passed him doing that and he's telling them, but they were laughing at him. They made fun of him. Yeah. Yeah. They made fun of him. And people today make fun of us that believe, right? Yeah. So sometimes they warn the residents close to the, the beach, right? To the ocean front. And if they don't listen, then they will suffer the consequence. So that's a fake. Because they have been warned. They've been warned. Yes. So it's not something hard. We, if we study this verse, we can relate to the many tsunami warning that. True to life. Yeah. True to life. Yes. I love hearing stories. Tell me more. Okay. And another one is. Abraham. Abraham. Okay. During the Pastor Benji. In verse eight, by faith, Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place, which he would receive an inheritance and he went out, not knowing where he was going. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So. And in verse nine by faith, he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise. For he waited for the city, which has foundations whose builder and maker is God. Okay. So, if we could, if we would have the saccada song, it would be nice. But anyway, we know the saccada. Yes. So I would compare Abraham to the saccada. The saccadas. In December of 2000, 1906, I believe. Yes. So the first Filipino saccadas left Fort Salomage in Kabugao. Yes. Remember that story. Remember that. And what did they have? What did they have when they left the place? How? They have a faith that they will return. Return and find a greener pasture. Right. Right. America. They don't know what they were coming to. Although America sounds like a great nation, a great country. A land of milk and honey, they say. Yes. But later did they know what they were going to find and the struggles and trials and tribulations that they were going to encounter. Yeah. So we could relate. Yeah. If you look at the faith of Abraham, he just followed. He left the... He obeyed. What God has told him. He left his family. Yeah. So we salute those saccadas. The saccadas. That left their loved ones and hometown in search for a better place. Greener pastures. And their visions is called faith. That's faith. That's exactly. Yeah. Right. What's a great analogy to bring it to life. Yeah. And compare. We intend to bring this so that ordinary people would understand. Can relate. You don't have to go to the geological school to do that. Yes. Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. So we... When we see the saccadas, we can relate to Hebrews 11-8. The faith of Abraham to leave his country and his family here. Yes. It's by faith that our saccadas were able to come and have their start here in this great country. And although they didn't know what to expect, they came with full belief that there are greener pastures. That's true. So faith is the foundation. So it's a fast tense. The foundation is a fast tense. But in the present tense, it's obedience. Yeah. Obedience to the law. Obedience to whatever your conviction is. Because even if you have the foundation, if you don't obey, then it will not be a complete faith. Or success. Yeah. Right. So those go hand in hand. Yes. The belief and then the obedience or the faith to carry on. Carry on. Carry through. And then there will also be a future because you don't end up in the present tense. Faith does not end up in the present tense because Hebrew 11-1, what does it say? It's in Hebrew 11-1, a substance of things hoped for for the evidence of things not seen. That's seen. Okay. Evidentia to whatever you see. Right. So like us, we are coming here. This is an evidence of our faith. We are proclaiming the word and that's an evidence of our faith. Because we are hoping for a better tomorrow and not only us but we want to share that hope also. Yes. So our obedience, what we are doing now is the evidence. Our heavenly hope. Right. Yeah. That is so awesome. That is so awesome. Nam na ma tayo. We get a pamati, get the ison dut, mangtulong. That's why by faith we understand. Yeah. Because the konadang faith without work is dead. Dead. That's why the obedience is the evidence of your faith. It's not just a mental. It's not a mental imagination. Yeah. That's true. That's what these people did. Noah, he made an arc. Abraham left his home. I love these superheroes. Oh yeah. All the Hebrews that help to guide the followers. Yeah. Those that believe. Yeah. Not only that, we want to also encourage the mother in verse 28. In verse 28. This is for the mothers. The faith of the mother. By faith. He. Moses. By faith. Verse 28. 23. 23. The faith of Moses is, it says here by faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents because they saw he was a beautiful child and they were not afraid of the king's command. Yeah. Because. Why did they hit him? Because they want to kill all the two-year-old. The newborn. The newborn at the time. Because it was told that. The reason for that, Pastor Roger? Yeah. Yeah. Because the Egyptians were worried that the Jews will grow in population so they have to kill all the two-year-old so that there will be no. No other descendant. Yeah. No danger for a rebellion. Yeah. So that was their solution. But the mom. Uh-huh. But the mom of Moses, he hid him. Yeah. And she succeeded. Succeeded. So she is a mother. Super mother. Super mother because of the things that she's done. Yeah. She did it because she believed that one day the Jews will be able to return to the promised land. Wow. So you are a mother. You are a mother then what are your thoughts about your children? You do everything for them. As a mother, yeah, we do our best to protect, to guide, to direct, and also to make sure that they have a future. And that's faith. According to the Bible, by faith the mother of Moses did something to protect person. So wonderful to hear. If you know the story of that, you will really be blessed. And be encouraged. Yeah. Encourage. Encourage our scriptures. All right. But you know what, Pastor Roger and Pastor Avangie, our time is up. And I will invite you to combat. Tell us real quickly your congregation and how will they be able to come and join in and participate? Yes, Sister Amy. We have Sunday services. It starts at 10 o'clock in the morning and then followed by Sunday school. We learn and teach the word of God. It is divided into different levels. Like the kids, yeah, they have different levels. And for the adults, we have English and the Ilocano class. And in the afternoon, we have divine service. 1.30 in the afternoon till 5 or 5.30. The location is? Yes. The Way of Salvation Church, 1718, Backle Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. We encourage you. We invite you to come and fellowship with us. If you don't have any place to worship the Lord on Sundays. You can also tune into our Pinoy Power programs and they are live on Saturdays. Yes. Two to four, the Our Observation Program at KPRP 650 Pinoy Power Radio. I want to thank you again. Thank you for joining us and we invite you again to tune in because I know that Pastor Roger and Pastor Avengy will be back for future episodes of our show of empowerment. So on behalf of our entire team, thank you again. Thank you again. Maraming salamat po. God bless and mabuhay.