CHRISTIAN FORMATION 1 - 1st SUNDAY (Sept.

3, 2023)
JOURNAL ON SUNDAY WORSHIP (ACT# 1)
Joross Rein S. Naca BSN 1-7

Scripture Reading- Matthew 16: 21-27

21 From that time Jesus began to shew to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer
many things from the ancients and scribes and chief priests, and be put to death, and the third day
rise again.
22 And Peter taking him, began to rebuke him, saying: Lord, be it far from thee, this shall not be
unto thee.
23 Who turning, said to Peter: Go behind me, Satan, thou art a scandal unto me: because thou
savourest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take
up his cross, and follow me.
25 For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find
it. 26 For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his own
soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?
27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels: and then will he
render to every man according to his works.

Lesson learned- In our sufferings and crosses, we are not alone. Jesus' example of suffering
offers hope even when we can't understand the presence of suffering in our world.

Application- Always consider Gods will in every decision that we will made.

Prayer- Lord, guide my steps today, that I may walk in the way You want me to go and not
become an obstacle to Your plan.

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CHRISTIAN FORMATION 1 – 2nd SUNDAY (Sept. 10, 2023)
JOURNAL ON SUNDAY WORSHIP (ACT# 2)
Joross Rein S. Naca BSN 1-7
Scripture reading- Matthew 15: 18-20
15 'If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two
selves. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.
16 If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you: whatever the misdemeanour, the
evidence of two or three witnesses is required to sustain the charge.
17 But if he refuses to listen to these, report it to the community; and if he refuses to listen to the
community, treat him like a gentile or a tax collector.
18 'In truth I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; whatever you loose
on earth will be loosed in heaven.
19 'In truth I tell you once again, if two of you on earth agree to ask anything at all, it will be
granted to you by my Father in heaven.
20 For where two or three meet in my name, I am there among them.'

Lesson learned- Jesus reminds us that wherever two people exist, there will be a difference of
opinion. The Church is given the Sacrament of Reconciliation as Jesus's presence among us to
deal with conflicts beginning with ourselves.

Application- If there is an issue that comes up, you address it directly. Don’t go behind that
person’s back and spread what should be kept between you to the community at large lest it turn
into something akin to rumors and gossip.

Prayer- Gracious God, help us to know of Your love as we work to resolve conflicts between us.
Help us to remember to forgive others as You have forgiven us.

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CHRISTIAN FORMATION 1 – 3rd SUNDAY (Sept. 17, 2023)

JOURNAL ON SUNDAY WORSHIP (ACT# 3)
Joross Rein S. Naca BSN 1-7

Scripture reading- Matthew 18:21-35

 21 Then Peter went up to him and said, 'Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he
wrongs me? As often as seven times?' 22 Jesus answered, 'Not seven, I tell you, but seventy-
seven times.23 'And so the kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle
his accounts with his servants. 24 When the reckoning began, they brought him a man who owed
ten thousand talents; 25 he had no means of paying, so his master gave orders that he should be
sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, to meet the debt. 26 At this, the
servant threw himself down at his master's feet, with the words, "Be patient with me and I will
pay the whole sum." 27 And the servant's master felt so sorry for him that he let him go and
cancelled the debt. 28 Now as this servant went out, he happened to meet a fellow-servant who
owed him one hundred denarii; and he seized him by the throat and began to throttle him, saying,
"Pay what you owe me." 29 His fellow-servant fell at his feet and appealed to him, saying, "Be
patient with me and I will pay you." 30 But the other would not agree; on the contrary, he had
him thrown into prison till he should pay the debt. 31 His fellow-servants were deeply distressed
when they saw what had happened, and they went to their master and reported the whole affair to
him. 32 Then the master sent for the man and said to him, "You wicked servant, I cancelled all
that debt of yours when you appealed to me. 33 Were you not bound, then, to have pity on your
fellow-servant just as I had pity on you?" 34 And in his anger the master handed him over to the
torturers till he should pay all his debt. 35 And that is how my heavenly Father will deal with you
unless you each forgive your brother from your heart.

Lesson Learned- Forgiveness is difficult. Forgiving those who hurt us and who do not ask for
forgiveness is even more difficult. There are compelling reasons to forgive, not the least of
which is the point made in the Gospel--that we will be forgiven by God the Father as we forgive
others.

Application- Let’s not hold back in asking for forgiveness when we have hurt others or in
forgiving others who have hurt us.

Prayer- Jesus, lead me to ask for forgiveness when I hurt others and help me to forgive, quickly
and completely, when I have been wronged.

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CHRISTIAN FORMATION 1 – 4th SUNDAY (Sept. 24, 2023)
JOURNAL ON SUNDAY WORSHIP (ACT# 4)
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Scripture reading- Matthew 20: 1-16
For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire
workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into
his vineyard.

3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing
nothing. 4 He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is
right.’ 5 So they went.

“He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. 6 About
five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why
have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’

Lesson Learned- when everything you do in your family feels like a competition, it drives a
wedge between those relationships. Who should be first? Who should be last? Through this
parable, Jesus reminds us that all who work for Him will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Application- the promise of heaven is available to all. What matters is putting in the work.
Serving God with humility, without comparison or care for status or position.

Prayer- Heavenly Father, as I answer Your call to my vocation, protect me from comparing my
work with others'. Always allow me to know You, love You, and serve You with humility.

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CHRISTIAN FORMATION 1 - 1st SUNDAY (Oct. 1, 2023)

JOURNAL ON SUNDAY WORSHIP (ACT# 5)
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Scripture Reading- Matthew 21:28-32
Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people:
28 “What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, ‘Son, go out and
work in the vineyard today.’ 29 He said in reply, ‘I will not, ‘ but afterwards changed his mind
and went.

Lesson Learned- Jesus highlights what it is to be truly faithful and the real change needed to
follow through in faith. Neither past decisions nor social positions of the sons was brought up,
but rather the choice that each would make after their encounter with the Father. Here, Jesus
speaks to the Jewish scribes and pharisees who had promised to do God’s will and yet would not
see that will fulfilled in Christ. It would be, however, the least likely Gentiles, fishermen and tax
collectors, who having heard Christ’s call would now leave everything behind to follow Jesus.

Application- The fruits of our yes today we may never see in another’s life, but oh the difference
God seeks to make in our own.

Prayer- Father, You know that the way ahead is not easy in committing to follow You today.
Strengthen the work of my hands and resolve in my heart to follow Your will and purpose in all I
do and say.

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