Colossians The Sufferfest

Colossians The Sufferfest

A friend of mine recently suggested that I read a book about a man’s struggle and suffering to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The book is Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. The book chronicles all the highs and lows that...
Colossians The Sufferfest

Colossians – The Exalted Messiah

What is the point of studying the Bible? Can it add value to our lives? Are the texts of any portion of this canon able to impact our choices today? Can we learn anything new from such an ancient collection of writings? This week we start a new sermon study on the...

When Life Is Difficult

Pastor Geraldo Alonso, II “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God”...

Salvation Day By Day

Supplemental Reading for this week’s message by Johnson Fung If you think you are standing firm, you had better be careful that you do not fall. 1 Cor. 10:12 (GNT) “Peter’s fall was not instantaneous, but gradual. Self confidence led him to the belief that he was...
The 7 Churches – Laodicea

The 7 Churches – Laodicea

The lawsuit tone is evident in the letter to Laodicea. Warnings and covenant curses follow a hard but realistic diagnosis concerning the condition of the church. Nevertheless, this is not the whole picture. Even when Jesus threatens the wretched, miserable, poor,...

How Do I Love You?

Let Me Count The Ways! There are many different ways to communicate: “I love you.” Some favorites might be: Giving flowers or chocolates? Not hiding the remote for the TV? Going out to a special meal? A foot-rub or massage? Cleaning the bathroom? Obeying one’s...