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Introducción Parte 2 Que nos dice Jesús en el Nuevo Testamento sobre el Espíritu Santo? Cual es el proposito de El venir y acompañarnos desde que Jesus ascendió al cielo? Cual es Su trabajo genral para con los seres humanos?   FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/LongIslandChurchOfChrist/videos/775046073231308 YouTube: https://youtu.be/eQPQRD5QxIc

When Jesus came to earth, He came as a servant. He was a servant who would suffer and die for our redemption, as Isaiah clearly predicted (Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Mark 10:45). Even after His resurrection and ascension to heaven, Jesus still serves those who are His. Hebrews 7:25 says that Christ lives to intercede for us. We need to follow our Master’s example, no matter how lacking in glamour it may...

What is the best way to engage with earthly citizens being representatives of God's Kingdom? We need to understand the stage each person may be at to be effective in spreading God's Good News as God's ambassadors. Jesus gives us clues about our partnership with Him by using agricultural metaphors to help us understand the process of making kingdom citizens. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LongI...

Introducción Parte 1 Quien es el Espíritu Santo? Que nos dice el Antiguo Testamento acerca del Espíritu Santo? Que nos dice Jesús en el Nuevo Testamento sobre el Espíritu Santo? FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=329256988479631 YouTube: https://youtu.be/FEJNmpXZbFo

Christianity is not a lazy man’s religion. Laziness never produces success, especially within the kingdom of God. It only produces destruction, despair, and negativity--both in the spiritual and the physical realm. A sluggard has no place in the kingdom of God. For God calls laborers to work His vineyard. Christ was not a man of slothfulness. Neither were His apostles. Facebook: https://www.facebo...

The muscle known as the heart is considered to be the center of physical life. It is the focus of all the vital functions of the body. However, in the figurative sense, the heart has come to be known as the center of a person’s mental (intellectual and emotional) and spiritual life. It describes the person as a whole. In biblical language, the heart is closely connected to 7 aspects that make us h...

If we are convinced Jesus died for our sin and was raised from the dead - living now in Heaven, interceding for the saints before the Father - we are convinced He sends us on a mission to tell of His Good News to people everywhere. This is what we call "The Great Commission". As we live and move and have our being; as we work, play, and study; we share this Good News of Jesus by how we live with J...

"Worship" sounds like a religious word. The truth is, atheists and agnostics also worship. Man is a creature built to worship. The things is, unless you do it in Spirit and in Truth, as Jesus says in John 4:24, your worship is in vain. Vain worship ends in bitterness, lack of peace, heightened worldly passions, and leaving you totally defeated. Jesus came to testify to the truth (John 18:37) to sa...

All human beings are of the same family. Prejudice and entitlement tend to come from minds that reject this truth, that see us as evolved animals instead of creatures made in love and to love by a God who is LOVE. Without involving God, people grow to take care of themselves. It is a kind of "survival of the fittest" mentality we see expressed in God's creation. Although God may have put that inst...

Being in the Spirit God wants intimacy with us just like any parent would like to have with their children. In order for intimacy to happen, those involved need to be willing to surrender to each other, to “give themselves up” in order to value the interests of the others. God showed us His willingness and desire to do this by having Jesus die for us while we were still His enemies (Rom 5:6-9). No...

Listening to God A driver who aimlessly drives about without a goal in mind doesn’t know where he will end up and might end up completely lost without any guidance. A sailor who doesn't chart a course and doesn't have a map will be taken off course! The wind and the waves will take you away from the direction you want to go. Often the waves of injustice, bias, prejudice, and ignorance take us off...

Big Mindedness vs Small Mindedness One of the ideas that permeate in our society is the idea that unless we've done something significantly recognizable, we are no one important, with insignificant influence. We will examine Miriam, Moses' sister, in this lesson, to see how a small, courageous act resulted in the salvation of a nation and mighty acts of God that still reverberate throughout human...

God's Kindness offers relief when you feel you're stuck in a situation beyond your control. God's kindness helps you prevent "herd mentality". God's kindness helps you see yourself as God sees you, not as you see you or how you think others see you. God's kindness helps you wait and be patient. God's kindness often comes from other people whom you least expect. That's God's way of putting a smile...

God's Promises are dependable and trustworthy. The Lord provides for the righteous and unrighteous, but only those who make Him their refuge and trust Him are recipients of blessings in this life and into eternity. We will look at 8 promises God makes to His faithful in this Psalm that give us comfort, assurance, and peace anytime, anywhere. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LongIslandChurchOfChr...

David's courage amidst his experience in the valley of the shadow of death is recorded for us in Psalm 23. When we willingly put ourselves in our Lord's care we lack nothing! This is the thought carried through the entire Psalm. Every blessings and reason for living we have, and those we don't even know about, are well provided for in Him because He richly provides as our shepherd.  Facebook:...

God sent Goliath to the Israelite camp in 1 Samuel 17. The Israelites thought Goliath was there to stop them. David knew it was to glorify God. David didn't look to what he didn't have to overcome this giant. David trusted God had given him all he needed. As a shepherd, he knew any obstacle he encountered, like a lion or a bear, was not there to stop him but to strengthen his faith and his love fo...

When Israel faced Goliath out on the battlefield they were paralyzed and overcome by fear because they perceived him as something they were not able to overcome. But was he the real giant they were facing? David exposed who the real giants were when he defeated Goliath! Who are the real giants we face today? Tune in and find out. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LongIslandChurchOfChrist/videos/2...

Cuando Israel se enfrentó a Goliat en el campo de batalla, quedaron paralizados por el miedo porque lo percibieron como algo que no podían superar. ¿Pero, era él el verdadero gigante al que se enfrentaban? David expuso quiénes eran los verdaderos gigantes cuando derrotó a Goliat! ¿Quiénes son los verdaderos gigantes a los que nos enfrentamos hoy? Sintoniza y descubre. YouTube: https://youtu.be/Aut...

None of These Diseases - Exodus 15:26 Pandemic, social distancing, quarantine, face masks… all seem to be new vocabulary words for this current age, and who knows, words we will be using much more frequently from now on. But are they really new? Is the practice of social distancing something we invented now? It's interesting that in light of medical and pharmaceutical advances, we're resorting to...

Colosenses 2:11 (RVC) En él ustedes fueron también circuncidados. Pero no me refiero a la circuncisión física, sino a la circuncisión que nos hace Cristo, y que consiste en despojarnos de la naturaleza pecaminosa.

Colossians 2:11 (NIV) In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ...

Pandemic 1 We live in unprecedented times. Fluid times often cause panic. Feeding into the panic, or fear, will undoubtedly produce rash, illogical, harmful, and selfish decisions. We are certainly not part of a herd of animals. We belong to a different herd: Jesus has called us out of the world to be His church and the gates of Hades (death) shall not overcome it! Facebook:  https://www.face...

Con Charlie Gomez, evangelista de la iglesia de Cristo en Long Island  Romanos 8:1 (RVC) Por tanto, no hay ninguna condenación para los que están unidos a Cristo Jesús, los que no andan conforme a la carne, sino conforme al Espíritu...

With Charlie Gomez, Spanish Evangelist at the Long Island Church of Christ Romans 8:1 (NIV) Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus...

1 Pedro 1:3 (RVC) Bendito sea el Dios y Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que por su gran misericordia y mediante la resurreción de Jesucristo nos ha hecho nacer de nuevo a una esperanza viva...