Whats my job? Im a lover! PureHeartChildren’sFund (Me about 3 decades ago, BCC (before I planted Calvary Chapel Managua) Lover 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is kind, love does not envy, love does not boast, love is not conceited I heard a pastor recently say that when people ask him what his profession is, he says […]
At School
Standard
Gods standards are perfection, but not like youd think PureHeartChildren’sFund Standards 2 Corinthians 3:2-3. You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, We are ‘read letters’ as […]
Desire
Psalm 37:4Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart Many are dubious about this. ‘Desires of my heart?’ That seems to most like coloring with a jumbo crayon. Very vague. Lots of ´wiggle room´. Let’s look at it closer. You can control the desires of your heart […]
Reap
(pt 2 of 2 parts in Sowing/Reaping) Psalm 126:5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Joy is unspeakable. This joy accompanies us when we reap what we sowed in tears. Joy is something that can not be explained. It only comes through loving Jesus, not fearing man. Joyful people are not coming […]
Sow
(pt 1 of 2 parts in Sow/Reap) Psalm 126:5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. These are tough times. Actually for many, this whole decade has been really tough so far, with no end in sight. Worldwide panic and paranoia. Distrust, lies and fake news abounding from all sides. Grandparents isolated from […]
Give
GIVE! Learning to GIVE is #6 out of the 7 phases in spiritual growth —— español abajo—— Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, So I was told the other day that if I am not teaching the Bible in some Bible school […]
Believe = Be Living
BELIEVE!Learning to BELIEVE is #4 out of 7 phases in spiritual growth. —— español abajo—— Mark 11:24 What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, BELIEVE that ye RECEIVE them, and ye shall have them.” *QUALIFIER… God is sovereign and all powerful and all knowing. Sometimes He protects us from ourselves and our prayers, but that is NOT […]
Pray
PRAY!Learning to PRAY is #3 out of 7 phases in spiritual growth. —— español abajo—— JOHN 16:23, Whatsoever ye shall ASK THE FATHER IN MY NAME, he will give it ‘to’ you. Most born again Christians pray every day. Many however, don’t really believe that it actually works. They pray because they are taught to. It’s […]
Forgive
TO FORGIVE #2 out of 7 phases in spiritual growth. —— español abajo——Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Learning to FORGIVE is the 2nd step in growing spiritually. It is closely related to part 1,which was FORGET. They are intertwined. To […]
Shame
——-español abajo———- Hebrew 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne. I gew up thinking that shame was a Christian word. Every self righteous person that […]