Life’s lessons from the apostle Paul 2 Timothy 4:9-18 By Ysrael De la Cruz When you think about your own life, you can see why people would define life as an elevator, a box of chocolate that you do not know what you will get. Rocky Balboa “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows.” The…
Consider Jesus’ attitude Philippians 2:1-11 By Ysrael De la Cruz This is Alex, a young man I met in 1994 while working with churches to build a camp facility. He was being looked at the baseball scouts from various major league teams. He was so talented; he had the skills he needed to be successful…
Loving like Jesus John 13:31-35 By: Ysrael De la Cruz Last week we talked about the greatest commandment which is to love God with every part of you. Heart, soul and mind. The second greatest is to love your neighbor as yourselves. Jesus said that by Loving God and loving people, we fulfill the law…
Empowered for mission. Matt.28:16-20 By: Ysrael De la Cruz As followers of Jesus, we often forget what our mission in this world is. Some Christians today are ignorant of what Jesus has called his church to do in this world. It was after the resurrection that Jesus gave his followers his final instructions. Jesus’…
God’s presence, our weapon Joshua 1:1-9 By: Ysrael De la Cruz We have been talking about the presence of God for three weeks now. The presence of God was what set his people apart from others (Ex.33:16). It was what showed that God was pleased with his people. God would go with his people…
God’s presence Genesis 39:1-10 By: Ysrael De la Cruz When you go to your work place you have an ID that identifies you or sets you apart in your workplace. The ID’s tell people who you are or whom you represent. Last week I talked about how God’s presence was what set apart his…
God’s presence in our midst Exodus 33:12-17 By:Ysrael De la Cruz Ever since God created the world his presence has been evident in his creation. (The Spirit of God hovered over) moved over the surface of the waters. (Gn:1:2) God created the universe and he was incredibly involved in his creation. God’s presence was evident…
Committed to God Joshua 24:14-27 By: Ysrael De la Cruz At the beginning of each year people tend to make resolutions, pledges, or promises of what they would like to achieve. 2020 was an incredibly challenging year for most of us, sickness, deaths, lost jobs and business, isolation from family and friends. Business and…
What’s your Response? Matt.2:1-12 By: Ysrael De la Cruz I hope and pray you had a great Christmas celebration. Just like people respond differently to Christmas, they also respond different to the good news of Jesus. When the angel announced to Mary that she would have a baby, she was, she responded with trust…
Shocking News! Luke 1:26-38 By Ysrael De la Cruz Some information tends to carry huge implications to our lives. Some news could change our lives drastically. The visit to the Dr, as you wait for the test results to find out you have a terminal disease. Sudden death of a loved one in a…
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…
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…
