by David Dorantes | Jun 15, 2021 | Family Minister
Hebrews 2:1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. (ESV) I often put music in the background when I’m doing some work; sometimes I pay attention to the words, but other times, I do not. On one occasion, I heard...
by David Dorantes | Jun 8, 2021 | Family Minister
Luke 11: 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. (ESV) There’s a saying: “We can’t unsee what...
by David Dorantes | Jun 1, 2021 | Family Minister, Family Ministry, Uncategorized
The book of James tells us to control our tongue, and Jesus tells us in the Gospels to be careful about what we say and how we say it. The Bible also addresses an important part of our lives, and that is to be careful about what we think. We are influenced by...
by David Dorantes | May 25, 2021 | Family Minister
Proverbs 18:19 “A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.” As you read Jesus’ interactions with the people around Him, you’ll notice He was careful to not offend them. However, when you see Jesus...
by David Dorantes | May 18, 2021 | Family Minister
Isaiah 64:8 But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. (ESV) It was so much fun to make paper airplanes as a child. When I learned to do paper airplanes, I would make an airplane of any paper I saw...
by David Dorantes | May 11, 2021 | Family Minister
John 13:36 Simon Peter asked him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.” 37 Peter asked, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”38 Then Jesus answered, “Will you...