Mi Daily Devotion

Either You're a Lazy Pastor or Your Church is Dead and You Don't Even Know It or You are Used to It If…

1- You are not personally and intentionally active in Missions and Evangelism. 

2- If no one gets saved in your church services, no one gets baptized or no visitor and new members on the roll.

3- If you pull your messages from the book, internet or some form of media. You don't study and prepare your own Sermon.

4- You are not prayerful, you are not excited to study your messages and preach the Word, and you're satisfied to preach to the same faces every Sunday and Prayer Meeting; if you still believe in 'Prayer Meeting'.

5- If you have NO activity this week, no Car/Cars in your huge Parking Space during the week, except on Sunday Morning, and the Chairs and Computer desk, and library in your office are dusty. 

6- If you have no Monthly Plans, Short-term Plans, Annual Activities, and Long-term Plans for your church, and your Mission work. If your church did not multiply since it started- that's even worse. 

7- If your church does not have an Outreach, it means it is not doing Spiritual Enrichment to the people in your pews.

8- If you have no Discipleship Program, Bible Studies or Follow up Programs for your Visitors- you are just acting like a Club. Even Clubs, and businesses has Follow up plans for their members and customers- churches must do the same. Delegate the Tasks.

9- if you have NO Youth and Children's Reachout Plan- your church is in its way to Merging just to survive, Closing or waiting for all the Elderly to not be able to support your church because they are immobile already. 

10- If you don't have the 7 'Ps' such as: a) Prayerful life. b) Plan for yourself with the church. c) Programs with your church for the Community and neighbors. d) Persistency to work hard. e) Perseverance to stay Focus to succeed. f) a heart to Prosper for the glory of God. and you don't g) Practice what you Preach. Then you are on your way to failure and your church will be a candidate for the "Church Closing" Statistics. You are accountable to God for being the Pastor of your church. 

If you can't reverse all these, I suggest you find some other things to do. Pastorate might not be for you. Remember you're not there for the Salary and comfort, you're there because you were Called by God to be the Pastor of the church. Now, get out of your Comfort Zone and find a place to Pray and Search your heart!

You should be at your best because God will require faithfulness from His stewards. (1 Corinthians 4:1-2 KJV) "Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. [2] Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful."

Ely Roque Sagansay 

Minister/Missionary/Author 

CNN+ and Other MSM- Say It As It Is!

CNN+ and Other MSM- Say It As It Is!

   The world is watching! But not everyone will buy your ideas, remarks, FAKE NEWS, biases, and idiotic Political stance. The American people are fed up with unreliable news reports and updates that some may even doubt the sources of Weather updates. 

   CNN may have put President Donald J Trump on the side after the 2020 Presidential Election, but the American people are not stupid to believe that he really lost the Election. It is sad to hear how CNN used their influence and network for the advantage of some Politicians. Due to their left leaning ideas and biases; they lost millions of viewers, billions of dollars, their reputation, and their brand name people onced respected and admired will be history. 

   Politicians will come and go, but Television viewers will remain- and will remain loyal to their favorite channels, as long as it keeps its dignity, decency, being pro Americans, and if they will maintain the trust of the people by their neutral reporting and by 'saying it and telling it as it is'. The Mainstream Media may have overlooked the basic guidelines in reporting: 'What' 'When' 'Where' 'Why' 'Who' 'How' and exposing the real big pictures, not by assumptions and imagination or creating their own narrative. 

   The downfall of CNN+ should serve as a warning sign for other Fake News! Manipulating the News and the minds of the viewers will not make the Media business rise to the top, make good ratings or add viewerships. It will drain the lies and 'make up' and 'made up' stories. Remember lies beget lies, and will create more lies! It is not a bedtime story where you can read all the fiction you have, and make your children go to bed and have a good sleep. The Americans are smart enough to know if the man or woman they watched on their screen are biased or are just manipulating the News.

   If you have less than a million viewers on Prime Time Shows- you have a problem or your network has an issue that needs to be resolved. Less than a million viewers might have been from the Airports, worldwide CNN monitors, other Media outlets that are monitoring certain shows, some reporters and researchers, and few sponsors. So, who's watching?

   Remember- the world is watching but they will not always buy your ideas and reporting. You have to convince them that you are truthful, you're not fake, you deserve to be heard, and you are neutral, and have no business for biases.

   I believe that President Donald J Trump and the American people deserve an apology from CNN, and other Fake News. May the downfall of CNN+ be a  lesson to learn (though it was the hard way for them) for all the MainStream Media. "The truth shall set you free!"- Jesus.

Ely Roque Sagansay 

Minister/Author 

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Baptist is my religion, Christianity is my Identification, born again is my personal spiritual experienced to justification, heaven is my destination, the Holy Bible is my inspiration, and the Lord Jesus Christ is the One Who gave me redemption. #Boklit

Kathang Isip (Fiction)

Kathang Isip (Fiction)
There was a man who was very sick. The man was a very optimistic individual. One day in a hospital, he had a visit from his Primary Doctor in his Hospital Bed. His Doctor gave him both the good news and the bad news. The Doctor asked which one does he want to hear first. The optimistic man said, "I want to hear the bad news first, so I can get encouraged by the good news next..." The Doctor said; "The bad news is that you know you are diabetic, and we need to cut your foot because of the gangrene in your toe which will only get worst if we will not do it. Some parts of your foot are affected with infection already. And that's the good news, just the foot and not the whole leg." The optimistic man started smiling and looked very happy. The Doctor asked; "What are you smiling about getting your foot amputated?" The man said; "Ohh Doctor, I'm just happy I won't have to be in pain of my Gout and Arthritis once this is over. It bothers me so much that I can't eat Tacos, Beans, Tufo, Beef or Hot Dogs, and other good food. I can live with a foot and enjoy all the food I want, and not be worried of this foot that is always under Gout and Arthritis attack. You can only wish there's no Gout and Arthritis, especially if you're getting older.
#Boklit

Traveling for Jesus

Traveling for Jesus 

   You may have been wanting to travel after you got stuck for a long time due to Lockdowns and Pandemic related issues. We do too. But finally we had it! Praise God! Do we love what we're doing- Traveling from city to cities, State to States, and hopefully Country to Countries? Yes! But the joy, the privilege, and the blessings of Traveling comes with sacrifices. It is fun and we love it; but it does not mean that we always have a smooth sailing trip/s or it's free from hardships, sacrifices, pain on the road to destinations or it's always a bed of roses. 

   Every journey that we take has a deeper purpose, missions, and vision. One thing for sure, we are doing it for the honor and glory of God the Father, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the power and Leading of the Holy Spirit of God.

   I am grateful for my wife and her support to the Cause and Ministries that God has entrusted to us. Not only is she always on the go with me, she also has been working hard to accomplish our purpose. Now the question is- what really is our purpose of traveling and visiting churches? That's an excellent question some had asked me and my wife. First, we believe in Missions and are very passionate about it. Secondly, we were entrusted by the Lord of the gifts that we believe we can use for His glory. Thirdly, my wife and I don't want to be selfish on the proceeds that we get from the sale of my books.

   When Given the Opportunity to Visit the Church or an Event to Present our Missions 

   1- We wanted to share the Gospel to the lost souls, and tell them through my personal testimony on how God changed my life.

   2- We promote my books, especially "Boklit" of which I believe have already touched so many lives.

   3- We shared some songs with the congregation, as well as the Missions that we're doing and supporting. 

   4- We let the pastor and the congregation know that we use the proceeds for Missions: Coffee Ministry, Children Ministry, and Financial Support for Pastors and Missionaries.

   5- We are not visiting to raise some personal financial support from churches, and we are not supported by any individual or church. 

   We desire to share something with the church, and we spend for our trips from the proceeds of the sale of my books. 

   You can be a part of the Missions God has entrusted to us by buying my books, inviting us to your church or event to share my testimony, or help with our Projects. Thank you for reading. Help us pray for God's protection and provision. God bless. 

Ely and Vem Sagansay 

Emails: esagansay@yahoo.com 

            esagansay@gmail.com 

Mi Daily Devotion

Encouragement for Every Minister:

Every pastor and organizer should see this coming every February; 

1- Valentines Banquet designed for unbelievers. 

2- Orphan Sunday, Family Month, Love Month, Love Sunday, New Marriage Couple Sunday or Love Sex and Marriage for Young People.

3- Happy Birthday February Celebrants, and Love Month designed for Unbelievers. Show them the church love them.

Invite them and give them a "Birthday Blast".

4- "Love Grew Sunday"- Designed to help your people develop and strengthen their love for God and spouse.

5- 'Love' Recognition Sunday- Special Recognizion to the Longest Married Couples, the Newly Married Couples, and give Recognition to all Married Couples. 

You have to get excited, passionate, and focused on how to get the best out of your Ministries or church. Too many opportunities for Jesus, but we have a very short time. I am not just posting this, I did all these...

We Need Revival!

The Perils!

Too many Bishops,

The long lines of The Reverends,

The cheap Doctorate Degrees or Paid Doctorates,

The financial benefits of Christian school Principals, and the Pastors in Politics are on the rise. Many churches don't have Pastors, and "Evangelists" is a strange title to many churches. Another sad part; Mission centered Pastors, and Soul Winners are unfamiliar words to many congregations.

When we see Jesus in heaven, He will not ask us about our title or how many titles we have over our hat. Our accomplishments will mean nothing to God. But the souls that came to know Him as Lord and Savior because of our Missions endeavors, Evangelistic Meetings, and one on one evangelism- that's what matters to God. We really need REVIVAL! Remember, Jesus is Coming Soon!

#Boklit