by Janina Marie Rivera | Sep 18, 2017 | Blog
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. –Romans 12:1 People usually equate worship with a song sung at church. In reality, worship...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Sep 5, 2017 | Blog
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12 The first battle that the Israelites encountered after leaving Egypt and crossing the Red Sea was with the Amalekites. God’s people were...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Col.3:17 William Carrey once said, “Expect great things from God. Attempt great things for God.” I certainly agree with him. I love...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog
Imagine the anger of Esau as he said this to himself: “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob” (Gen. 27:41b). Jacob, his twin brother, had deceived their father, Isaac. He had put on Esau’s clothes, covered his smooth arms with...
by Chuck Harding | Aug 17, 2017 | Blog, Testimonies
Jesus! Help me, Jesus! What I heard as I watched horrified as a 4 wheeler driven by my wife Micki disappeared into a 30’ deep gulch. God had called us on a mission of love which He would use to bring glory to Himself and allow us to personally experience His...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Aug 14, 2017 | Blog
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Luke 6:38 I remember the time when I was challenged to give. I wasn’t...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Aug 7, 2017 | Blog
Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'” John 20:17 Jesus spoke these words to Mary Magdalene on the...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Aug 1, 2017 | Blog
(All verses mentioned in this article are from Psalm 139) There are times when the heart feels dry; times when sadness feels like a big weight on our shoulders. There are also times when the heart feels far away from God. Our brain says “He’s here!” or “He lives...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Jul 24, 2017 | Blog
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.” John 4:34 When Jesus said this, it was in response to his disciples telling him to eat. They were in Samaria, where Jesus had just spent time conversing with a woman at the well. It...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Jul 18, 2017 | Blog
When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you...
