True friends! Trials and suffering tend to truly reveal who your true friends are. Job had three friends who came to see him when they heard about the misfortune that befell him. They came to provide comfort and sympathy to him. They were appalled when they saw the severe suffering Job was experiencing. They wept…

God’s pattern for his people! In Romans 12 Paul reminded the church not to be conformed or fashioned by the pattern of this world, but to be transformed by the renewal of the mind. (Rom.12:2). God’s people are to be molded or conformed by God’s pattern and not the world’s pattern. In verses 9-21 we…

Don’t be deceived! By: Ysrael De la Cruz At the beginning of the pandemic, I was able to witness many so called “prophets” come out to predict what the Lord was telling American through the worldwide epidemic of Covid 19. Some even got so bold as to cursing the virus and sending it to hell.…

“My Miracle” by Arleen McNamara Brahn Walters March 2021 I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains. – Anne Frank Sitting here with pen in hand, able to put words and thoughts on paper, is a miracle all by itself, as Parkinson’s Disease has made me unable to write…

How do you know if God is talking to you or Satan? How can tell if your agenda or actions are from God or Satan? Jesus was able to recognize Satan in Peter’s words. Whatever Peter said to Jesus did not support God’s plan. Therefore, Jesus said to Peter “Get behind me Satan. You do…

Have you ever wondered why God does not answer our prayers? By: Ysrael De la Cruz The Scriptures give many reasons as to why God would not hear our prayers or answer them in our favor.  There are things that hinder our fellowship with God and prevent our prayers from being answered.  We should keep…

  This coronavirus has shaken our world; it has shaken us to the core.  There is so much fear, insecurity, anxiety and chaos all around us and in the hearts of many, and rightly so since those alive today have never experienced anything like this. I don’t have to remind you that these are trying…

Disappointments in ministry By: Ysrael De la Cruz I think about the list of names at the end of 2 Timothy 4 verses 9-22 and the stories attached to each one of them. These people all crossed path with the apostle Paul; some were his traveling companions in his endeavors to plant churches; some reminded…

Flock is one of the metaphors we find in the Bible to refer to the church.  If the church is a flock, the leaders are known as “shepherds” (pastors)  Acts 20:28-31  The shepherds are responsible to care and protect the flock.  When Paul addressed the elders of the church in Ephesus, he told them to…

Junk food is defined as food that has low nutritional value; it may be very appealing and enjoyable, but not nutritious.  A diet of junk food will be disastrous in someone’s life.  There are lots of Christians who are just eating “spiritual junk food” and they wonder why their faith is anemic.  In order to…

At any given situation we will respond either with faith or fear.  Jesus confronted his disciples’ fear that night as they were going to the other side of the Lake of Galilee; the story where Jesus was asleep in the boat while the disciples battled against the waves. (Mark 4:40).  The disciples woke Jesus in…

Opposing Jesus As Christians we may not realize, or perhaps thought has ever entered our minds.  At times, instead of being kingdom people, we become obstacles (stumbling blocks) in his kingdom agenda.  Have you ever found yourself fighting against God? We know from Scripture that Satan’s job has always been to thwart God’s plan; he…