The Encounter

Recompensa by Faith

Exploring Abraham’s Trials - Let’s dive into this story and see how Abraham’s strong unwavering faith during tough times lead to amazing rewards. We’ll find out how his journey can shine a light and guide us to our own ultimate fulfillment and reward through the Lord. 

Recompensa: David

Join us on a journey through the incredible story of David, a man blessed by the divine hand. From his triumphant victories to his challenging trials, we'll explore the depth of his experiences and the timeless lessons they offer. Discover how David's strong willed faith and courage illuminated his path to receiving extraordinary blessings from above. Let's delve into this story and find inspiration for our own lives, learning how to navigate our own trials with faith and emerge wit...

Recompensa: Job

Job endured much suffering and torment, while this occurred he maintained steady faith and received double prosperity at the end. As long as we hold on to our faith and refrain from criticizing the Lord, we can also experience true vindication. 

Recompensa

Our deeds and actions never go unseen, the Lord recognizes all that we do and have within our hearts. For this reason as we continue to show our faith He rewards us greatly. Dive into the profound journey of faith as we explore the timeless truth that God’s rewards are not only gifted but promised. 

Let go of your Jonah

Cutting ties with toxic friendships is like shedding chains that weigh down our progress. Just as Johna caused the storm for the people on the boat, your so-called “friend” is disrupting the calm in your life. It is time to release the grip of that harmful companion and fully embrace the freedom to stride boldly towards our future with the Lord.

Fear

In the midst of daunting choices or the shadows of fear, the Lord unveils the blindfold that was taking away our vision and illuminating the path ahead. Only by holding His hand will you be able to move forward and be able to break free. Together let’s get rid of the overflowing flood of terror with the abundant love of the Lord, paving the way for genuine peace and resolution. 

Loyal Disciple

Dive deep with us into the heart of a devoted Christian where we uncover the essence of a true disciple. Here we seek to grow our spiritual foundation, build a strong community, and inspire each other to live as faithful disciples in every part of our lives. We do this while fighting temptation and striving to do what is right in service to our Heavenly Father. 

Rising from the Ashes

As we have explored the dark pits of sin, let us shift into the light and discover the transformative power of God’s grace. He breathes new life into our brokenness and  turns our shame into glory, exchanging ashes for beauty. Join us on this path as we have a real conversation about growing closer to God.

7 Deadly Sins: Sloth

Silence of inaction roars louder than any storm. We must break free from the chains of laziness so that we can look to God and rekindle purpose. Feel the pulse of urgency as we unravel the shadows and confront the subtle yet insidious sin of Sloth.

7 Deadly Sins: Gluttony

Dive into the wild ways of Gluttony, where we break down the constant hunger for too much of anything. A possessive worldly desire leading us to a life that lacks balance, and self discipline. Find nourishment in this spiritual meal for true satisfaction.

Valentine's Day

Step away from the heart shaped allusion and immerse yourself in God’s eternal affection. When the world paints a picture of different ideas of love God embraces a love of no conditions. Let's have a real conversation about Valentine's Day and unravel the unusual ways unbelievers think about romance.

7 Deadly Sins: Wrath

In a world consumed by anger and hate, we explore the transformative power of love and mercy, guiding you away from madness and leading us on a journey to cultivate peace in the face of wrath. As children of God, we’re called to be like Jesus, turning the other cheek and fostering the fruits of peace through the Holy Spirit. Uncover how to live a life free from anger and despair  by walking with Christ.

7 Deadly Sins: Greed

The insidious nature of selfish desire, obstructs the path God has put before us. Greed transforms into a monstrous force when the desire to take overshadows the noble act of giving. As it says in Proverbs 28:25-26 “A greedy person stirs up a fight, but whoever trusts the Lord prospers. Whoever trusts his own heart is a fool. Whoever walks in wisdom will survive.“ Let wisdom remind us to navigate the delicate balance between selfishness and selflessness on this journey.

7 Deadly Sins: Lust

Lust, a poison that threatens our connection with God. It leads us to giving into our human desires, taking us away from exalting Him into idolizing ourselves. God's ways surpass our own, offering wisdom and fulfillment. Align your desires with God’s plan, creating a path of self control and spiritual growth in the face of earthly temptations.

7 Deadly Sins: Envy

A calm heart promotes love which nurtures both spiritual and physical parts of life. However, the deadly roots of envy and selfishness intertwine to poison and dismantle the very essence of the body of Christ. We should embrace the love that God has shown us and extend that love to one another through our actions and deeds. Always remember that God, in His divine plan, has equally marvelous blessings in store for you. Trust in the timing of His promises, and let the soothing balm of...

7 Deadly Sins: Pride

Unyielding pride opens dangerous doors, and tempts destructive actions. It breeds foolishness, luring the substitution of your will for God's. It blinds us of grace that is crucial for our spiritual growth. Choosing humility over pride not only closes this threatening door but also creates a profound beautiful connection with The Lord. Are you ready to close this door? 

Fullness in Waiting

Have you ever caught yourself wondering, 'Why can't things happen now? I know I'm called to this, but when is God's timing going to align with mine?' There is such profound beauty and fullness that can be found in waiting for God's perfect timing. Discover why patience is a virtue, and how embracing the process can lead to a richer, more fulfilling journey in Christ. Let's dive into the fullness that comes when we trust in God's timing rather than our own.

The Fullness of Forgiveness: Healing and Reconciliation

Imagine dealing with betrayal, backstabbing, abuse, and constant lies—all caused by a person or people. Yet, the key to finding peace is forgiveness. We've all felt it—the struggle of healing wounds caused by others and the difficulty of forgiving. Can we really do it, and how can we let go of the pain lingering in our hearts? Join us to know that the chains holding you down have already been broken by Christ!

The Fullness in Resilience: Overcoming Life's Challenges

In the face of fierce winds and storms, a palm tree’s resilient roots anchor it firmly, allowing the tree to stand tall. Similarly, as believers, we encounter injustice, tough times, and numerous trials. Yet, our foundation in Jesus Christ empowers us to endure life’s challenges. Join us as we discuss maintaining resilience when the urge to give up seems overwhelming.

Life After Death: Wedding Bells

Life After Death: 2 Faced

Embracing the world's ways might offer acceptance, yet limiting my faith to Sundays alone seems easier. The comfort of lukewarm Christianity often outweighs the commitment of true devotion. The idea of being set apart feels isolating. But amidst this uncertainty, I wonder: Can condemnation still find me, even in my lukewarm faith? Navigate the delicate balance between societal acceptance and the depth of genuine devotion, exploring the repercussions of lukewarm commitment in the fac...

Life After Death: With God vs. Without

With unwavering faith in God, we find the assurance of eternal life, guiding us fearlessly through the journey of existence. Yet, there are those who prefer worldly riches, achieving fulfillment in this life, but at what cost? What if they forfeit their soul for eternity? We ponder the profound contrast between earthly success and the salvation of the soul, exploring the depths of what it truly means to gain the world but lose the essence of eternal peace.

Unfiltered

Navigating temptations in the Light of Christ,’ we dive into the raw reality of being a follower of Jesus. In a world filled with temptations, we explore the struggles and victories, reminding you that nobody is perfect, but through faith, we find strength. Tune in as we share stories, insights, and unwavering faith to inspire your journey in the footsteps of Christ.

Friendly Love

To have a companion and confidant in a platonic way is a beautiful experience. Phileos, the love of a friend, is exemplified by the deep bond shared between David and Jonathan. Trust and loyalty are essential components, but when combined with love, they create an unbreakable connection. Phileo represents the love that the Holy Spirit, our counselor and confidant, imparts to us.

Love: Family Bond

Love comes in a variety of ways, but one of the first forms we experience is Storge. Storge is a unique kind of love that is exclusive to family. It is the initial love we feel from our mothers and fathers — a natural and instinctual bond. Storge represents love in its purest form, and it represents the love that God, our Father, give to us.

Love: Awakening Love

Love manifests itself in myriad ways and can be expressed differently. While it may be a sensitive topic, it is important to recognize that the Lord created physical love to be sacred. Unfortunately, the world often distorts this love, but within appropriate boundaries, it can be a beautiful phenomenon. The Greek word "eros" signifies desire and is associated with both sexuality and passion. Although it is not directly mentioned in the Bible, there are instances where it can be perc...

Love: Agape

In a world and society where love has been twisted around to be many different things besides what it actually is. Paul tells us that faith, hope, and love prevail, but the greatest of these is love. The true love that the Father has for us and that we must have for Him and everyone around us as well. This love is the love that has no bounds and that led Jesus to die on the cross for us. But with a love so extreme how can we learn to love the way the Father has loved us and continue...

Place of Curses

Living as people who view blessings on their own terms, serve other gods, and even criticize God when things don’t go their way will lead to separation from Him. We end up living in poverty, isolation, and death rather than abundant life and still ask how God can do this to us. Where did we go wrong? Is the place of blessings out of reach? Is it possible to escape?

Place of Blessings

Surrendering ourselves to God will allow us to live in freedom away from the places that used to trap us. Where we choose to live will come with consequence or greatness just like it did for the prodigal son. Listen in to learn the importance of letting our homes be sanctuaries where God can dwell, and surely we will see His blessings! 

Eliminate your fantasies

In a world filled with constant temptations, corruption lurks in the shadows, waiting to consume us. Our desires often pull us into its grasp, leading us down a path we never intended to treat. Join us as we rummage into the subtle temptations that challenge our beliefs and explore the often-ignored aspects of our own vulnerabilities.

Family Burdens

Educated ≠ Wisdom  Children ≠ Clones Our purpose is to be a greater generation than our parents, but it isn’t easy when we have generational chains. Through the Lord our chains are broken, weights are lifted, and prosperity is here.

Am I too religious?

Am I a hypocrite? Or am I struggling to be better? Am I simply a rule follower? Or am I in love with God? It’s a fine line between too strict or too liberal. These should be things we think about as we are growing in our faith. Lend a listening ear to find the perfect balance in The Lord.

Obedience > Sacrifice

Just as our parents appreciate obedience so does our Father in heaven. Obedience is greater than sacrifice, because it is the greatest sacrifice. To leave our will and do what the Father says means to die to ourselves. Although we may not understand in the moment why we have to put our head down, say amen, and just obey; later on we realize it was the right and best thing to do. We need to constantly remind ourselves that God already knows the future and that His plans for us are to...

Holy Child

The toxicity that has infiltrated the church of pretending to be perfect and holy because parents are or because they have an important position. Let us not forget we have ALL fallen short of the grace of God. God doesn’t look at who our parents are to determine what kind of person we are. He sees us as individuals, who needs help and grace. We see David who didn’t let himself be seen as a “fill in” to King Saul’s armor. He chose to let his victory be accomplished with what God had ...

RECOGNIZING OURSELVES

What are the purposes for living? What are our purposes for the kingdom. How do we learn what our purpose is and whose opinion really matters. What do we do when we are belittled and unrecognized? Questions all asked in our heads but never said out loud. Tune in to find your recognition

RECOGNIZING GOD

Most of the time, we are self-centered and just consider our own interests. We pray to God for assistance in self-awareness. When in reality we should acknowledge God and His glory instead.

RECOGNIZING THE SEASON

Just as there are four moon stages, there are four seasons. Spring cannot exist without winter and vice versa. Following the pattern of nature, in order to see our “fruit” we will have to go through a “winter.” Recognizing our season means recognizing the time to sow and the time to reap our harvest. What season are you in? And most importantly, are you able to recognize it?

RECOGNIZING THE FORGOTTEN

You tried the world, had “fun” in hopes to fill the void in your heart, to fill the part of you that wanted to be validated by somebody. Yet when it came to needing to depend on someone, depend on so called “friends”, you are forgotten and lonely once again. There was one, one who remembered us in our lowly condition, one who’s lovingkindness endures forever! Tune in to hear about the one who is Jesus Christ who so gracefully showed us everlasting kindness.

GOSSIP: WHISPERS

The words that come out of our mouth show the abundance of our heart. The words we speak have the ability to hurt or uplift someone. Gossiping brings the person down.  The story might have truth to it but it mostly contains lies to keep the other people engaged. Like Miriam and Aaron they spoke bad about their brother Moses and got punished (Numbers 12). Gossiping never brings anything good; in the moment it can be entertaining but in the long run it brings hate and bitterness

GOSSIP: NOSEY

Be careful ears what you hear. Listening is good for learning. But learning about someone’s privacy isn’t. We can fall into a cycle of talking bad about people, but also listening can contaminate us too.

Heart Of a Follower - Spiritually

It’s easy to fall into spiritual laziness, not being able to find the motivation to open up the Bible or even say a prayer. Caught up in the troubles of life we forget about the most important part of our lives: making sure our spirit is fed. Just as our body needs to be fed, so does our spirit!

Heart of a Follower: Mentally Pt. 2

There are 2 types of thought in today's age, the mentality of the world and the mentality of those who follow God. It’s really difficult to maintain that constant reminder of how a follower of Christ is supposed to think and to differentiate ourselves from the thoughts of the world. Hence, it’s important we go back to our fundamentals to keep in remembrance of how we should always go back to where we started. How can we train ourselves to replace our mentality with one like Christ? ...

Heart of a Follower: Mentally

There are 2 types of thought in today's age, the mentality of the world and the mentality of those who follow God. It’s really difficult to maintain that constant reminder of how a follower of Christ is supposed to think and to differentiate ourselves from the thoughts of the world. Hence, it’s important we go back to our fundamentals to keep in remembrance of how we should always go back to where we started. How can we train ourselves to replace our mentality with one like Christ? ...

Heart of a Follower: Physically

“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” As followers of Christ we can think the only part of ourselves that we are supposed to take care of is our spirit. Although it can be true we should remember that taking care of ourselves physically is important as well. Paul also tells us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and we should aim to treat it a...

Formed - Anciano Daniel Ponce

Formed - Anciano Daniel Ponce 

Holy Fire - Anciano Daniel Ponce

Holy Fire - Anciano Daniel Ponce 

Spoiled Children

We often criticize the Israelites for not appreciating God for all that He did for them. A pillar of fire, a moving cloud, bread that fell from the sky, every little thing possible to keep them safe and sound. Regardless of what God gave them they worshiped idols and turned their back on Him. Yet aren’t we the same? Only loving what God can give us but never really loving Him. Loving the creation more than the creator Himself.

Will of God

Jeremiah 29:11 tells us the Lord has plans for us which will lead to prosperity not harm, so how can we learn to trust in something we could never fully grasp? The will of God works in supernatural ways that we couldn’t possibly begin to understand. The Bible shows us that the Lord’s ways and thoughts are infinitely higher than our own, which is why disappointment comes when often we make decisions based on what we see fit for ourselves. How can we discern the path of the Lord for o...

True Disciple

Occupying a seat every Sunday at church will surely lead to my salvation… right?  Truth be told, being a genuine disciple is not about following a routine or being part of a religion. Judas was a follower of Jesus, spent time with Him, listened to His teachings, etc. yet his heart wasn’t in the right place. He then denied Jesus and sold Him which eventually led to his death. True disciples know and love God to the point that they would give their life and be a martyr just as Stephen...

Knower of Hearts - Daniel Ponce - #Youthcon

Knower of Hearts - Daniel Ponce - #Youthcon