Grace is like that 2 Samuel 9:1-13 By: Ysrael De la Cruz Ethan’s story about Liquid Church stepping up to throw a birthday party for him on a Friday afternoon. (Liquid church: 6 Powerful currents to saturate your city for Christ. P71-72, by Tim Lucas) God’s love and compassion for outcast and overlooked people did…

A lost generation Judges 2:6-14 By: Ysrael De la Cruz Things are passed from Generation to Generation.  Here is an example of something that belonged to my parents and they chose to give it to the first child that got married.  I got it now and will give it to one of my kids.  We…

Understanding our God-given mission Luke 19:1-10 By: Ysrael De la Cruz One of the best ways for the church today to understand its mission is to take a closer look at the life of Jesus.  Jesus was on a mission when he came and he was all about fulfilling his mission for the glory of…

Loving like God Matt.5:43-48 By: Ysrael De la Cruz Kids make their parents happy and proud when they behave according to their parents’ expectations; when they do well at school or perform well in the play or at the field, when they help others without the parents having to tell them to help. Our faith…

  Walking according to God’s call Eph.4:1-6 By: Ysrael De la Cruz When someone calls you on the phone or calls your name; that person has a purpose in calling you.  They want to communicate something to you.  When you receive a call, you either answer it or you neglect it.  When you became a…

Taking Inventory 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 in the new year.  Business, stores take inventory, they evaluate their products; what worked, what didn’t. They do these things in order to improve their…

Come let us adore Him 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 overwhelmed with the…

Why a Savior? Luke 2:8-20 By Ysrael De la Cruz   Most of us enjoy watching movies; my preference is action where there is a hero who saves the day.  The main character of the movie is called “protagonist” (the main star, the hero); then there is the antagonist (the rival, adversary) It doesn’t matter…

A Baby Changes Everything 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.  A shooting at the school where…

God’s final communication Hebrews 1:1-5 By Ysrael De la Cruz To communicate is the act or process of using words, sounds, signs or behavior to express or exchange information or to express your ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc. to someone else. Sometimes, there is miscommunication (failure to communicate clearly); at times there is misunderstanding (failure to…

Reasons for being grateful Psalm 136 By Ysrael De la Cruz   Gratitude doesn’t come natural to many of us.  This is one of the first things we were taught when we were children, and we then tried to teach our children-to be grateful. “What do you say?” Say thank you.  How often we go…

An attitude of 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…