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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 Mortenson...
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 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...
The 7 Churches – Philadelphia
"The moment someone chooses to trust in Jesus Christ, his/her sins are wiped away, and he/she is adopted into God's family. That individual is set apart as a child of God, with a sacred purpose." -Charles Stanley When we discover our purpose in life we can do so much...
WHEN YOU BELIEVE
Ashira I’Adonai ki ga-oh ga-ah I will sing to the Lord for He has triumphed Ashira I’Adonai ki ga-oh ga-ah I will sing to the Lord for He has triumphed MI icha mo cha ba el-im Adonai Who is like You, oh Lord, amoung the gods Mi ka mocha ne-dar ba-ko-desh Who is like...
The Seven Churches – Sardis
While finishing my time at Southwestern Adventist University, it was suggested that I visit a psychologist or counselor as part of a mental health checkup. Many people have a stigma about this because we are made to feel that only "the crazies" seek out professional...
The Seven Churches – Thyatira
While finishing high school and through my first college degree, I worked at the San Antonio Country Club golf course. It was a great place to work that taught me so much about myself, my faith and how to interact with people from many socioeconomic backgrounds. I...
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