Dodong Cacanando Podcast: Insights from the Garden

The idea of taking up your cross and denying yourself has been discussed many times in the church. I have heard hundreds of messages about this subject, but these ideas are often interpreted as one’s willingness to suffer for the Lord and give up our earthly desires. Recently, I discovered another perspective about the idea of denying yourself. I realized that it is not about suffering for the Lor...

Would you want to live a life like Solomon's if you were given a chance? I am not saying that you should be as wise and as rich as him, but Solomon lived a life of abundance. Kings from all over the world would visit him to see what he had accomplished. When they came, they would bring a lot of gifts for him but carried away more gifts from Solomon when they left.  Recently, I was intrigued w...

The Bible tells us that God has a good plan for each of us. If this is true, why is He often slow in fulfilling this in our lives?  It took him 25 years to give Abraham a son. It took him 40 years before he called Moses to save the Jews from Egypt. It took him 14 years to make David a king. Why is God sometimes slow in implementing his plan? Have you been asking God to deliver you from your d...

This was a message I gave last Christmas, but its lesson is not for Christmas only. It can be applied to whatever you are going through today. While the pandemic seems to be slowing down, many still live in fear, na parang walang peace sa buhay nila. While we all had a little relief when we celebrated Christmas and New Year, the overall atmosphere is still disheartening. I cannot help but ask, “Wh...

Have there been times when God was very quiet in your life? When you asked, you did not answer? Yet, before Jesus ascended, He promised to be with us always. So, why are there times when you did not feel His presence? I am learning that God is never quiet. He seems quiet when we are not willing to listen. We are not ready to hear for a number of reasons - when we are not willing to repent from sin...

The Bible tells us to always remember the poor! But what is the proper way to help them? Should we do this by giving them alms or limos? Do you remember an incident when Jesus gave money to the poor? How about his disciples? When someone asked Peter and John for alms, Peter said, “Silver and gold I have not, but what I have I give to you.” Sigurado ako may barya si Peter, pero hindi sya nagbigay n...

Have you ever done something for the Lord because you felt He asked you to do it? Pero when you acted on it napahamak ka? Maraming beses napahamak ang Israel because Joshua 9:14 says, “… the men of Israel… did not ask for the counsel of the Lord.” Do you know that many of the blunders of Israel’s leaders happened because they did not inquire from the Lord? But David was different. He never stopped...

Diba pag birthday ng isang tao, we give gifts to honor and make the person happy? As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, what gifts will make Him happy? * Will He be happy if you give money to the poor or the church? * Will He be delighted if you offer a blood sacrifice to Him? * Will He be excited if you fast by depriving yourself of the things that you want? I realized that there is nothing we can...

Have you heard the story of my family's journey from Manila to Bukidnon? Now I can share it with you in more detail because somebody recorded it. When people attend Semilya Sa Kinabuhi's Essentials Of Business Training in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, we host the participants for dinner in our house on a Thursday evening. After dinner, we gather them to share our story. Last November 2019, a friend, D...

Tithing is an integral part of the way we manage our business. In Moriah Farms, we give tithe from our gross profit, and every employee gives their tithe to his/her church. We know this because we monitor it. Hehehe. But why do we do this? Are you struggling with tithing, especially today na mahirap ang panahon. I believe the root cause of our struggle is akala ng karamihan na we are giving OUR mo...

Na covid ka ba? Or hindi, nag sara ba negosyo mo o nawala ang trabaho mo? So you ask, “Lord, bakit mo pinayagan ito?”  The other day, a friend asked me to help answer these questions kasi marami daw sa companya nila ang discourage na masyado.  I told her that God did never promise us a problem-free life, but in John 16:33 (NLT), He said He will overcome the world for us.  Since time...

Alam mo nakakapikon na itong COVID ha!  I was expecting the pandemic to end by 2021 because the pandemics of the past ended naturally after two years maski wala silang vaccines noon. Tapos maski more people have been vaccinated already, the cases of infection have skyrocketed. Those who are vaccinated blame those who are not for the spike in infections; those who are not vaccinated point back...

“Bakit ba kayo nagmamadali?” Whenever I ask this, most people would say, “Kailangan natin bilisan, kasi sayang ang panahon!? Pag hindi natin binilisan baka maunahan tayo ng ibang tao!” Pero ang tanong ko, pag pinilit mong lumaki maski hindi mo kaya, ano ang mangyayari sa negosyo mo?” I have seen many businesses fail because the owners forced themselves to grow even when their organizations were no...

I wish you would take time to listen to this message because I believe it will help simplify your life and allow you to start enjoying heaven here on earth. In Colossians 3:2 Paul said that we should set our minds on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. Does this mean we should free themselves from the concerns of this world and focus their attention on trying to get to heaven, w...

The Bible uses the “cup” to symbolize the lot that God wants to us accept, which is our portion in His kingdom. The Hebrew word for cup is kos. It is a container of something to drink, but it also means a reward; this is why trophies take the form of a cup. From this definition, I learned that when God gives us a cup to drink, He is giving us a responsibility and a reward. The cup that God gave Je...

This message will shock you, but before you get turned off, please hear me out. One of the most controversial questions asked in the Bible is, “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” The answer Jesus gave to the rich young ruler in Luke 18 has made some people poor as they sold everything they have to give to the poor. But it has also offended many because they find Jesus’ answer very impractic...

When I read Luke 2:7, which says that Mary gave birth to Jesus in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn, I was bothered a lot.  I asked myself, whose fault was it that Jesus was born in such a depressing place and why did the world not provide something better for the Messiah? Was it because Joseph was poor, that he could not afford to pay for a room in the inn? Joseph was a...

In the past, I thought that the only thing that would prevent God from answering our prayers is our sin. Then there was this father in Mark 9 who brought his son to the disciples of Jesus so they can cast out the demon that possessed him. But the disciples could not. So the father argued with the disciples and rebuked them for failing him. When they went to Jesus, Jesus rebuked all of them for bei...

This was my Easter Message sa Semilya Sa Kinabuhi. However, late ang release, pero sana this message will still be helpful to those who choose to listen to it. ===== Have you ever found yourself in a place where you wish that God would deliver you from? Kasi you know you will die inside if you stay any longer. But noong hindi ka Nya tinangal doon, how did you change your prayer, and how did you su...

Do you like following instructions? Many people don’t! They either modify the instructions they get, or reject them completely. I am learning that it is not only important to obey the laws of the Lord, but it is also equally important to follow the instructions He gave. But what is the difference between laws and instructions?  The Hebrew word for laws is Torah? And Torah are not rules to obe...

Does the Lord require you to go to worship every Sunday, to give your tithes, bless the poor, serve in the church, and fast every so often? These are not the things required in Micah 6:8, instead, the verse said, “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah said these are the things that a...

Do you feel you have reached your fullest potential? Or is there something that has been keeping you from achieving it? I made this message in response to some questions I got during the recent webinars I did.  One person asked, “How do I know that I am where God wants me to be?” While another asked, “How do I know that this job is for me? Baka naman God wants me to go somewhere else.” Finall...

Can I ask you a personal question? Are you content with your life? Yung bang feeling completo na lahat at wala nang ibang kailangan? Or is there something that keeps you from truly being happy, mga bagay na gusto mong baguhin or magbago? If God would permit you to change some things in your life, what would that be? And why do you want to change them? If God allows you to change them, sigurado ka...

The Christian World is looking forward to the coming of the new heaven and the new earth, that Jesus promised in Revelations 21. Many feel that it will soon come, because the world is becoming more evil and dangerous for His people. But, I ask, do we have to wait for it to come so that we can live better lives. As we wait for this event, I am learning that we can make the world we are in new. We c...

In John 14:12 (NASB), Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.”  Jesus said He went back to His Father to make sure that we can do greater things than what He did while He was here. If this is so, then why are many of us living a life of insignificance? Why have ma...