The Feast Taytay

The Good News is not a visa to Heaven; The Good News is Jesus calling us to sacrifice our lives to co-build Heaven on earth. - Alex Flores ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: Share your specific experiences on the definition of the Good News. 1. What was your initial understanding of Good News? 2. After listening to Talk 1, in your own words, how do you understand the Good News? 3. How d...

Your heart is His temple. You are God’s House. - Alex Flores ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: 1) When I face difficulties, do I focus more on asking God to fix my situation—or on allowing Him to transform my heart? 2) What crisis in my life might God be using right now to reveal and heal my deeper spiritual condition? 3) If I truly believe that I am God’s temple, how am I honoring His...

Jesus followed the Third Way: He loved His enemies while refusing to bow to their gods. And through the Cross, Jesus perfected the Third Way. - Alex Flores ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: 1) Where in my life am I being called to live the “Third Way” — serving faithfully in difficult situations while remaining loyal to God? 2) What moral boundary do I need to protect so that I stay fa...

Instead of asking, “Lord, when will I leave?” try asking, “Lord, how can I bloom here?” - Alex Flores ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: Share your experiences on your laments and how you handled them. 1) Where might God be asking you to “reframe” your situation today? Instead of seeing it only as a problem, how might God be carrying you through it? 2) What is your “Babylon” right now?...

God wants to hear your real prayers. Your messy prayers. Your angry prayers. Your confused prayers. - Harley Blanco ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: Share your experiences on your laments and how you handled them. 1) Was there a time when you hid your grief and sorrow? 2) When you entertained your worries, did you feel guilty, thinking you lacked faith in God? 3) Did you ever express...

When life falls apart—remember that God wasn't surprised. He sees what you can't see. - Woody Quiroz ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: Share a problem or burden that made you feel you were in a Waiting Room and you experienced the two truths about it. 1) What exactly made you realize your problem was designed to transform you? 2) What exact incident showed you that what looked...

If you plant the seed, God provides the growth. - Arzel Gotis, Feast Taytay ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: 1) Have you ever experienced a season where success made it harder to hear God? Share. 2) What distractions or noise are drowning out God’s voice in your life today? 3) What is one small “mustard seed”, specific step you can take toward a dream God placed in your heart? =======...

Your cross is light because Jesus carries it with you. - Alex Flores, Feast Taytay ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: Share your experiences about the Two Ways To Carry Your Cross First, Carry Your Cross with Trust Second, Carry Your Cross with Love ========== HELP SUPPORT OUR FEAST! Kindly send your tithes and love offerings to the following bank account: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐁𝐃𝐎 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: LI...

The Meal Ministry of Jesus has not stopped—it continues today. We call it the Mass. We call it the Eucharist. - Alex Flores, Feast Taytay ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: 1) What ultra-processed food do you eat? 2) Which food pyramid do you follow? The old pyramid or the new 2026 inverted one? 3) When do you fast? What kind of fast do you do? How often? ========== HELP SUPPORT OUR FEA...

What if the goal of exercise is not to be buff, or beautiful, but to increase our bandwidth for God? - Alex Flores, Feast Taytay ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: 1) How do you currently view your body: as something to prioritize too much, neglect, or honor as God’s gift? Why? 2) What does loving God “with all your strength” look like for you today, given your age, health, and responsi...

Sleep is a liturgy of surrender. - Harley Blanco, Feast Taytay ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: 1) What worries or concerns usually keep you awake at night, and what might they reveal about areas where you are finding it hard to trust God? 2) In what ways do you tend to take control and act as the “watchman” of your own life or the lives of others instead of entrusting them to God? 3)...

You want to be healthy because of one glorious reason: You want to love God with all of your strength. ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: 1) How do you currently view your body: as something to prioritize too much, neglect, or honor as God’s gift? Why? 2) What does loving God “with all your strength” look like for you today, given your age, health, and responsibilities? 3) If your body...

Love is the foundation of our relationship with God and with one another. And when love is put into action, it manifests itself in service, in self-sacrifice, and in radical generosity.~~~~~~Personal Reflection and Group Sharing:1) How is your relationship with your family? Have you given them enough time, attention, and resources?2) In what ways can you extend Christ’s love in your community?3) H...

Some people give because they want to receive more from God. Even if it’s true that giving opens us to more abundance, we cannot make this the motive. We give because we love. Because we’re grateful. And because it’s the right thing to do. True generosity is not about how much we give, but how much love we put into our giving. ~~~~~~Personal Reflection and Group Sharing:1) In your heart, ask God,...

Many people see the role of stewardship as someone who keeps God’s blessings. Somebody who cares for God’s stuff, period. But that’s missing God’s purpose for giving us His blessings.  As God’s Managers, our goal is not just to maintain but to multiply His blessings. God’s Managers are Multipliers. ⠀⠀~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: Share one specific way on each of the 6 Things God W...

Jesus believed that real scarcity is not just caused by a lack of resources but a lack of trust in God. Remember the two enemies of fear and greed? Only trust can conquer fear. Only generosity can conquer greed. And Jesus showed the way of generosity. He trusted His Father by dying on the Cross for us. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: 1) Will you sacrifice yourself to God? Sp...

Let us journey together , seeking to realign our financial priorities with God's will. As we do so, we will not only find greater peace and contentment but also become a source of blessing to others. Let's open our hearts to God's generosity and let His vision for money guide our actions and decisions. ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: Are you an impulsive buyer? Are there things in yo...

Before we pray that God changes our country, we should pray that God changes our heart. And then we can intercede for the Philippines. Consecrate this nation under the reign of our generous King. We claim that God will fill us up! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ~~~~~~ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you joined any of the Light of Jesus Mercy Ministries? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ~~~~~~ This video is from our Feast...

We are all ordinary but we have an extraordinary God. We are all in spiritual exile. We are all longing for Eden—that beautiful place where God is King. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s the truth: The only way to change the world is to let God change your inner world. How? Let God build Eden in your heart. Do the opposite of what Adam and Eve did. They took matters into their hands. But you take matters into His h...

God made you Filipino for a purpose. You’re not only a Citizen of the Philippines, you’re also a Citizen of the Kingdom. So worship your King today.  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Worship is not just singing songs. Worship means you submit your whole life to Him. Give to Him your gifts—the very gifts He gave you—and commit to serve Him with those gifts. Give Him also your struggles, your fears, your tears, your f...

God restores the Oppressed. But He also restores the Oppressor, asking them to repent. He also restores the Indifferent, calling them to love. And God restores the Restorers who get tired and discouraged. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Whoever you are right now, come to The Restorer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As you enter into Worship, allow Jesus to restore you. Submit to Him any area in your life that needs abundance. God is The Rest...

The Branch is in your life. His name is Jesus. Jesus is the Branch that will bear fruit in your life. Your story is not over. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. Share a past “dead-end” situation in your life, but God gave you a fresh start. 2. Ask prayers for any area in your life that seems like a dead-end, and you need His resurrection power. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ~~~~~~ This video i...

If all the Crucifixion gives us are religious goosebumps and tears of guilt, we’re missing the point. The Crucifixion must push us to lay down our life for others. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Where do you think have you answered the Call of the Cross, imitating Jesus in dying to yourself for others? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ~~~~~~ This video is from our Feast at Home session streamed...

Get up and return to the Lord. Jesus is waiting for you. He is ready to change your life. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. Among the four wrong ways of handling guilt, which one can you identify as a pattern in your own life? Judge, Cover-up, Blame, or Justifier? 2. Take time to pray. Get up and return to the Lord. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ~~~~~~ This video is from our Feast at Home ses...

Follow Matthew. Deliberately share your failures. Boast about your weaknesses. That is the only way the “power of Christ” can work through you. Put away your sword. Don’t take matters into your hands. Trust Him. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Personal Reflection and Group Sharing: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. How can we protect the purity of our kiss to Jesus? How do we not end up like those religious leaders who wanted Jesus to die? (...