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…

March 18, 2020 SICC family and friends, Amid all the concern regarding the Coronavirus we want to quickly update you on what our next steps include during this time. We will not be meeting at the “church” building for Sunday services beginning this Sunday. At this point in time, gatherings are limited to 10 with…

 SICC family and friends, Amid all the concern regarding the Coronavirus we want to quickly update you on what we have done and will continue to do during this time. We will have our regular activities in the building on Sundays: 10:00 am for Bible studies and 11:00 am worship service. There will be…

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…

Stop limiting God By: Ysrael De la Cruz It amazes me how often we limit God in our daily living. You may not realize it, or care to even admit, that you have a limited perspective of God.  God is Sovereign above everything he created.  Nothing is bigger or more powerful than him.  He (Jesus)…

As church leaders, we have wrestled with this question for quite some time.  If you work in a church,  you see that some people tend to grow faster than others.  In my years of ministry, I have witnessed this trend for quite a while.  I have seen people who have been in the church a…