WHO OR WHAT IS FIRST?

In Matthew 6:19-21 (ESV) Jesus tells us, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.  For where your treasure…

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ALIGNING OUR PLANS

In the prophecy scene of the movie, O Brother Where Art Thou, an old, blind man is pumping a manual cart on the railroad, with the three protagonists riding along, asking him questions.  In one of his answers, he says, “ You seek a great fortune.  You will find a fortune, though it will not…

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AMERICAN IDOLS: OLD TESTAMENT SOUTHERN PROPHETS’ WARNINGS

This week, as a continuation of the series entitled “Between Two Mountains.” Pastor Harry covered the period of 700 to 500 B.C., and prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel, Micah, Jeremiah, Joel, Obadiah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. Harry’s sermon focused on Ezekiel Chapter 16, “The Lord’s Faithless Bride.” An exceedingly high number of the slides were emblazoned with…

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DEATH DEFEATED

Ezekiel 37 serves as a message of hope and restoration, symbolically through God bringing life and unity out of death and desolation.  The prophet is given a vision where he is placed into a valley filled with dry bones and is asked by God if the dry bones can live.  While today we would probably…

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THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING

If you haven’t heard the message that Pastor Aaron Velázquez and his wife (interpreting) gave on Sunday, do yourself a favor and go back and watch the recording. It was a phenomenal sermon and they delivered so well. The key point that I took away is “just because we don’t hear God, doesn’t mean he…

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The Assyrian Conquest: The Fall of Israel and Judah

This week, as a continuation of the series entitled “Between Two Mountains.” Pastor Lawrence reviewed the period of 900 to 700 B.C., and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Most of this week’s scripture on the slides was from 2 Kings. God’s chosen people were falling into a familiar pattern of despondency after a deliverance.…

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GOD FIRST- ALWAYS

An idol is anything put before God (see Exodus 20:3).  Solomon allowed his many wives to turn his heart away from God and to idols (see 1 Kings 11:3-4).  The idol worship of Solomon, then the same by the dysfunctional kings in the divided kingdom resulted in dire circumstances. What are some of today’s idols…

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WHAT’S IN YOUR HEART?

There are an abundance of answers that come from the question, “What is your first thought when you think of David’s life?”   The Hebrew word for heart is leb or lebab.  The Greek word is kardia.  In both Hebrew and Greek, heart is used in the literal and the figurative sense.  The predominant usage is…

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ENTRE DOS MONTAÑAS: UN CORAZÓN QUE ESCUCHA A DIOS

BETWEEN TWO MOUNTAINS: A HEART THAT LISTENS TO GOD El libro de los Jueces termina con una frase inquietante: “En aquellos días no había rey en Israel, y cada uno hacía lo que bien le parecía” (Jueces 21:25). Esta declaración resume el caos espiritual y moral del pueblo. Sin dirección, sin liderazgo, sin propósito. Pero…

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