Damascus – The Road of Hate – Part 1
When we think that it was time for hate to disappear, or at least diminish, we see an increase of it in any area of our lives, principally against the church or religion. Hate is a very serious and dangerous sentiment. In our series, Encounters with the Resurrected Christ, we finally get to Damascus, The Road of […]
Home – The Place of Brokenness – Part 3
We all have our share of drama in our families. There is no exception for that. Jesus faced challenges with His family. The relationship with His siblings was difficult, or broken. In this series on Encounters with the Resurrected Christ, we learn that the resurrection produced a transformation in that relationship. Let us learn a few more […]
Home – The Place of Brokenness – Part 2
In our series Encounters with the Resurrected Christ, we find this interesting encounter that Jesus had with His brother. Here is the text: “1Cor. 15:7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,” We started seeing a few attitudes from Jesus’ family toward Him. They are the causes for the brokenness. Today we will see a few […]
Home – The Place of Brokenness – Part 1
When we were kids, my late sister and I fought all the time. She had a temper, and she was not afraid or ashamed to show it. Everybody knew it. To make things worse, I liked to play and tease her. When I was small, she would beat me, if I was not quick enough. […]
The House Church – The Room of Doubt
Faith must be externalized in actions. Faith is not only words. Confession is a verbal expression of our faith, which will be expressed in deeds. According to Rasmussen Reports: 78% of Americans belief that Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead. 85% think that the person known to history as Jesus Christ actually walked the […]
The House Church – The Room of Fear – Part 2
Fear, we all will have it. It does not matter who you are, or how strong you are, fear has the ability to strike us when we least expect it. The problem is not the fear, but how we handle it. In the story narrated in John 20:19-23, we learn important lessons about fear. In our […]
The House Church – The Room of Fear – Part 1
We all have fear, and we will need to deal with it sooner or later. I do not know about you, but a lot of people fear the unknown, or monsters, or violence, etc. I remember when I was young, watching those horror movies, in the living room, at night, by myself. It was scary. […]
Emmaus – The Road of Encouragement
How many times have we tried to find God’s presence in church support, with friends, through faith, hope and love, but we end up with nothing? This emptiness creates discouragement. Last week, in our Encounters with the Risen Lord, we saw the disciples going to Emmaus, discouraged. Today, we will revisit that story because God wants to […]
Emmaus – The Road of Discouragement – Part 2
No matter who you are and how good a Christian you are, you will face discouragement in your life once in a while. There is no exception to this rule. It will happen. The verb to discourage means “to deprive of confidence, hope or spirit; dishearten, daunt.” We are meditating on the Encounters that people had with the […]
Emmaus – The Road of Discouragement – Part 1
“This is not going to work. You cannot do it. You are finished. Can’t you see that this will fail? Why are you still here? You are a failure. Everything that you tried did not succeed. Why don’t you give up? There is no hope, why do you keep trying?” Have you ever heard one of […]