Good News in the midst of chaos
Good New amid chaos Genesis 3:15 By Ysrael De la Cruz Today is considered the 2nd Sunday of advent, a Sunday of preparation for the arrival of Christmas. Once Thanksgiving is over, many people start their preparation for Christmas; going to the stores you are reminded that Christmas is coming. Taking a walk in…
Showing Gratitude
Showing Gratitude Luke 17:11-19 By: Ysrael De la Cruz Dennis Prager, in his book “Happiness is a Serious Problem” states “There is a secret to happiness, and it is gratitude. All happy people are grateful, and ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that it is being unhappy that leads people to…
The Biblical Reality of Hell
The Biblical reality of Hell! Matt.25:31-46 By:Ysrael De la Cruz I have Heard people say that they refuse to believe in a God who would send people to hell. I too would have difficulty believing in a God who would condemn people just because he wants to. According to Lifeway Research (2014) 61 %…
The Wrath of God
The Wrath of God Romans 1:18-32 Last week I talked about the faithfulness of God; today I would like to talk about the wrath of God. God tells us who he is in Scripture; it tells us about his character and attributes. We may be familiar with some of them as his holiness, his…
God’s faithfulness
God’s faithfulness Jeremiah 29:1-14 By Ysrael De la Cruz I would like to remind you today of God’s faithfulness. God is always faithful and I want to remind you of that since we are living in trying times; in the midst of a pandemic; we are on the verge of a very important election…
Kingdom Focus
Kingdom Focus Matthew 3:2 //4:17 By Ysrael De la Cruz With everything that is going on in the world, in our nation, even in our own lives. It is easy to lose focus of what truly matters. Amid confusing times, chaos and on the brink of a presidential election, it is easy to lose our…
Beware of Spiritual Blindness
Beware of Spiritual blindness John 9:13-41 By: Ysrael De la Cruz Go and tell this people: “‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Isa.6:9 This phrase tells us of a disease that was common before the time of Jesus, during his time and even in our time. It’s called…
Open Your Eyes
Open your eyes! 2 Kings 6:8-23 By: Ysrael De la Cruz You have heard it say or read it in the Bible that we are commanded to walk or live by faith and not by sight.(2 Corinthians 5:7). I do not think we quite understand what this means. In the same book the apostle…
Help me overcome unbelief
Help me overcome unbelief! Mark 9:14-29 By: Ysrael De la Cruz Anyone can claim to have faith in church or when things go well; but it is difficult to display faith when things get out of control, when there are trials and suffering. Your faith is evident during hard times, in the stormy moments…
How do you fight your battles?
How do you fight your battle! 1 Samuel 17:32-40 By: Ysrael De la Cruz Robin Williams said, “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about, so be kind always.” Everyone is fighting a battle; We all face challenges in life that make us feel afraid, helpless, hopeless, to say the least. …
What is Truth?
What is Truth? John 18:37-38 By Ysrael De la Cruz It was Denzel Washington who challenged journalist to tell the truth instead of doing their best to be first. “If you don’t watch the news, you’re uninformed. If you do watch it, you’re misinformed.” We all seek the truth; we want to know the truth…
Examine Your Foundation
Examine your foundation Matt.7:24-29 By Ysrael De la Cruz The foundation is the footing, base, or under structure of a building. It is the base upon a house or building is established. The taller the building, the deeper the foundation. A worldview is the platform upon which you stand to make sense of the world. …