Commitment to Christ Involves Prayer – Part 1

Imagine if there was a phone that would connect someone directly with God. Imagine if that phone was offered to you to make a phone call for free. You probably would be extremely excited with the opportunity. With all the challenges and problems that we all face nowadays; it really would be exhilarating.  Now imagine […]

Commitment to Christ Involves Listening to the Word – Part 3

Maybe you are one of those many who keep your Bible closed most of the week, or just open it once in a while. As we are learning, our commitment to Christ involves listening to the Word. The biggest question is, what should we do, or what should be our attitudes toward the Word?  We […]

Commitment to Christ Involves Listening to the Word – Part 2

Without reading, meditating, and studying the Bible, we cannot know Christ. Because of that our commitment to Him will involve a commitment with His Word. There is no secret, or special formula in this process. You need to know the Bible to know Christ, the Real One. In JOHN 15: 1-17, Jesus teaches, not only His disciples […]

Commitment to Christ Involves Listening to the Word – Part 1

It is extremely important for all Christians to know that we won’t go anywhere in our commitment with Christ without listening and obeying the Word. We must know the Word of God, and the implications of it in our life. It is crucial for us to understand the importance of the Word of God. The […]

Commitment to Christ Involves Conversion – Part 3

In JOHN 15: 1-17, Jesus uses the vine and the branches to illustrate the commitment of a disciple with Him. It is important for us to understand that that commitment involves conversion.  As we are seeing, conversion is the starting point in our Commitment with Christ. We also are learning that conversion happens in different ways. It […]

Commitment to Christ Involves Conversion – Part 2

In JOHN 15: 1-17 we learn, in a beautiful way, about our commitment with Christ. This commitment among other things involves conversion. You need to be connected with Christ. Now, there is no one way to be converted, or to become a Christian. Conversion happens in different ways. Let me share with you some of those ways: […]

Commitment to Christ Involves Conversion – Part 1

The year was 1974; I was in my High School senior year. I had ruined my hope of a soccer career with excess drinking. I was hanging around with bad company, getting in trouble, and doing things that would mark my life and the life of people around me. Everything begun when I decided to […]

Commitment to The True Christ

I was participating in an outdoor outreach program, an evangelistic activity in Brazil. At a certain point we would talk to the people that were watching and engage in an evangelistic conversation. I approached a young man and asked him if he would like to accept Christ. He answered, “Yes, but which one of them?” He […]

Making a Difference – One Life at a Time – Part 2

Sometimes, when we see large churches, famous preachers, and ministries growing exponentially, we get discouraged. We think that we cannot do anything, not even dream. The great majority of the churches in America are small, most of them 100 or less members. Even though we look to those large churches, and we think that they […]

Making a Difference – One Life at a Time – Part 1

We live in a time when everything is compared with numbers. You need to produce and to show the results in numerical value.  How many members does your church have? How many children in the children’s program? How many young people in the youth program? How about the money? How much does the church have […]