Having
had a full night’s sleep, I started the Lord’s Day refreshed and ready to go.
Roy Matta met me at the hotel and we took a taxi to his place where the meeting
place and his house are built together. The taxi ride turned out to be the most
challenging part of the day. The driver was another one of those trying out for
NASCAR. After the demonstration of recklessness and road rage had become
unbearable, I informed him that I was far more concerned that we reach our
destination safely than getting there in record time! (He looked the part as
well with a haircut approximating the appearance of a Pawnee on the warpath!)
He slowed down marginally after my objection.
When we
got to the meeting place in Mandaue, we began the services after a few minutes.
I taught on the “Penitential Psalms” in the class hour, especially Psalms 32
and 51. At Roy’s request, I preached on “Provisions from God’s Word” in the
second hour. There were six visitors present that had come to previous
services, so Roy extended an invitation, but there were no responses. The taxi
ride back to the hotel was decidedly more tame and for that, I am thankful.
My
afternoon was spent in preparations for the classes on Hebrews to begin
tomorrow morning, the Lord willing. At 6pm, we had a service with the men that
had already arrived for the classes at the meeting place of the congregation in
central Cebu City where we were yesterday. I preached on “Properly Preaching
the Gospel” at that time.
