A PLACE FILLED WITH SMOKE The Temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues.” (Revelation 15:8 NLT) The Bible sometimes uses words such as “cloud” or “smoke” to describe the moment in which the Temple would…
REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO LOT’S WIFE Remember what happened to Lot’s wife! 33 If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it.” (Luke 17:32-33 NLT) What happened to Lot’s wife? She turned into a pillar of salt for having looked back.The modern application is:1. I…
LET’S EVALUATE AND COME TO OUR SENSES “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! 18 I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you” (Luke…
I WANT TO CAUSE JOY, NOT DISAPPOINTMENT Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. (Luke 13:6 NLT) What is your life producing? Are you a blessing for others? Do you…
I WANT TO GIVE GOOD NEWSPart 2 Soon after, Jesus began a tour of nearby cities and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him. (Luke 8: 1 NLT) I see four things in this passage. Yesterday I shared two of them and today…
I WANT TO GIVE GOOD NEWS Soon after, Jesus began a tour of nearby cities and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him. (Luke 8: 1 NLT) I see four things in this passage. Today I will share two of them and tomorrow…
I GIVE THANKS FOR THE PEOPLE It makes me happy to see that people remain firm in faith. “¡How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy as we enter God’s presence”. (1 Thessalonians 3:9 NLT). It motivates me to see that people remain firm even in the middle of a…
I’M GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL Dear brothers and sisters, we can’t help but thank God for you, because your faith is flourishing and your love for one another is growing. (2 Thessalonians 1:3 NLT) Thank you to the people who don’t stop serving others even during their own sufferings. They don’t stop helping, sowing on,…
A QUIET LIFE “Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before”. (1 Thessalonians 4:11 NLT) Tranquility is not synonymous with laziness and wasting time. Living peacefully doesn’t mean that we don’t do anything. We have to work, eat, study,…
TWO INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING YOUR CALLING “And say to Archippus, “Be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gave you”. (Colossians 4:17) Two messages from the Lord for me: 1.Fulfill your ministry. Don’t leave things halfway. Don’t run away from what God entrusted you with. 2. Fulfill the specific ministry for which God designed you…