Church of God Fellowship Manila

“On the fourteenth of the first month at twilight is the LORD’s Passover.” -Leviticus 23.4

“It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations. And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:”
Exodus 12.42-43 (KJV)

“Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.” -Hebrews 9.14

“... the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
-Revelation 13.8b

“...For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.”
-I Corinthians 5.7b

“Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.”
-Acts 20.28

Sample Family Passover Service (not a fixed format, but an example of how one family observed Passover in their home)
Sample Fellowship Passover Service (not a fixed format, but an example of how the Fellowship partook of the Passover together)

“On the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; seven days you must eat unleavened bread.” -Leviticus 23.6

Unleavened Whole Wheat Flatbread Recipe

FIRST DAY
“On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it.” -Leviticus 23.7
10:00 am-12:00nn: Morning Service (w/ taking up of offerings), Traditional Format, with songs and praise worship, comments/announcements, messages
12:00nn-1:30 pm: Fellowship Lunch
2:00 pm-4:00 pm: Afternoon Service, Traditional Format

LAST DAY
...The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it. -Leviticus 23:8b
Same service format as First Day
"But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread..." -Acts 20.6a
“Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened...Therefore, let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” -I Corinthians 5.7a, 8

“Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath... And you shall proclaim on the same day that it is a holy convocation to you. You shall do no customary work on it.” -Leviticus 23.16a, 21a

Brethren in the fellowship who have sown on the land, bring produce, and occasionally firstfruits, such as atis, caimitos, kamias, avocados. We make it part of the decoration and then share it all afterwards.
10:00 am-12:00nn: Morning Service
12:00nn-1:30 pm: Fellowship Lunch
2:00 pm-4:00 pm: Afternoon Service

“When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place... Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” -Acts 2.1, 3-4

“...you shall offer a new grain offering... two wave loaves... of fine flour... baked with leaven. They are the firstfruits to the LORD. –Lev. 23.17
"Israel was holiness to the LORD, The firstfruits of His increase..."
-Jeremiah 2.3
"Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh... being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenant of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” -Ephesians 4.11a, 12b-13
“Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.” -James 1.18

“...you shall offer with the bread seven lambs of the first year, without blemish, one young bull, and two rams... as a burnt offering to the LORD
“For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.” -Hebrews 10.14
“You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” -I Peter 2.5
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” -Romans 12.1

...one kid of the goats as a sin offering...
“All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” -Isaiah 53.6
“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” -I Corinthians 5.21

...and two male lambs of the first year as a sacrifice of a peace offering...
“The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.” -Isaiah 53.5b
“For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation...” -Ephesians 3.14
“Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” -Hebrews 13.15-16
“These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.” -Revelation 14.4

“In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work...” -Leviticus 23.23

Morning and Afternoon Service
...and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD

MEMORIAL OF CREATION OF THE EARTH
“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?... When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?”
-Job 38.4,7

AWAKE, REPENT!
"Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet [shophar]; tell my people their transgression..." -Isaiah 58.1
shophar Heb. 7782–sense of incising, as in cutting through; a curved horn

REMEMBER US, O GOD!
"When you got to war... against the enemy who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets [chatsotserah], and you will be remembered before the LORD your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.” -Numbers 10.9-10
chatsotserah Heb. 2689 –sundered or quavering note

THE LORD WILL RETURN!
"For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God." -I Thessalonians 4.16a

CHRIST WILL BE KING OVER ALL THE EARTH!
“Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” -Revelation 11.15
salpigx Gr. 4536–sense of quavering or reverberation
salpizo Gr. 4537–to sound a blast

Joel 2.15, 2 Chronicles 15.1

“Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the LORD. And you shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the LORD your God. For anyone who is not afflicted in soul on that same day shall be cut off from his people.” -Leviticus 23.27-29
kippurim –atonements
Leviticus 16
Separation of true and false believers
A day of gladness for sins are remembered, repented of, and forgiven
Restoration to a harmonious relationship with God
Restoring oneness with God, with His creation, with our fellow creatures, with ourselves
Revelation 15.Atonement made for the earth

Morning Service: 10:00 am-12:00 nn

"The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the LORD. On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on it... -Leviticus 23.34b-36a

INGATHERING
“...the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you have gathered in the fruit of your labors from the field.” -Exodus 23.16b

REJOICING
“...You shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy tress, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.” -Leviticus 23.40

Psalm 113-Psalm 118

SHELTERS
"...that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I the LORD your God.” -Leviticus 23.43
"You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself...” -Exodus 19.4
"For you have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings." -Psalm 61.3-4

Feast Site
Oring-ao Hall
Teacher's Camp
Baguio City

Getting There From Manila:
Land–Victory Bus Liner, from Pasay City, leaves every hour

Inquire by email: info@manilafellowship.org

On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation...

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations,these are MY feasts.
—Leviticus 23.1
I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem...
—Acts 18.21
And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts,
on them there will be no rain.
—Zechariah 14.16-17
And in that day it shall be That living waters will flow from Jerusalem, Half of them toward the eastern sea And half of them toward the western sea; In both summer and winter it shall occur, And the Lord shall be King over all the earth.
—Zechariah 14.8