Cruciform Life Church

The Guarantor and the Promises of God - Genesis 14 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda How do we respond to life’s challenges?  Do we need to face them or instinctively just run from them?  While we may never want challenges in life, running from them might forfeit us of some of life’s most wonderful blessings.   After learning of the capture of his nephew, Lot, Abraham acted in faith, fo...

When We Choose to Trust God and His Promises - Genesis 13:2-18 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda Opportunities for a better life are hard to resist. We often automatically see it as the “Will of God” for us. Imprudently, we run after them.  But how many Christians are spending their lives enjoying these things and yet do not have any regard anymore about serving the Lord? What do we need to consider b...

Exiles in our Own World - Jeremiah 29:1-14 By: Ptr. Japhet Flanco In Jeremiah 29, we read of Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles. In this setting, the Lord executed His first blow of judgment to Judah when significant people were taken as captives to Babylon. Though it was unthinkable for Judah to stay and live as enslaved foreigners, the Lord would fulfill His promise to bring redemption to His coven...

Leave or Believe? - Genesis 12:10-20 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda With the presence of COVID-19, we saw how many Christians dropped their commitment to the work of the Lord in pursuit of security. The argument for this is quite compelling as who would not prioritize the security of one’s family? But this question lingers in our hearts, “Do life-threatening situations call us to leave everything for ou...

God's Redemptive Plan - Genesis 11:10-12:9 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda In Genesis 11, we read of Shem’s descendants from one generation to the next, until the mention of Abram. When the Lord called Abram, He commanded him to leave his country, his kindred, and his father’s house, and to go to the land that the Lord would show him. The Lord promised Abram that He would make of him a great nation, that...

God's Sovereignty Over Man's Depravity - Genesis 10-11:9 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda Man has continually advanced in technological progress. Many times it has left a lot of us wondering if there are still things that man cannot do. Well, this is not a problem in itself.  In fact, it is even a display of how great God created man. Thus, in some ways, it is glorying God.   However, the p...

God's Love for Life - Genesis 9:1-29 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda In Genesis 9, we read of God blessing Noah and his sons and telling them to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. He gives them all they need to live, promises that all flesh shall never again be cut off by the waters of the flood, and gives them a sign of this covenant - the rainbow - which, when displayed, is for the remembranc...

Redemption Through Judgment - Genesis 6:9-8:22 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda In Genesis 6-8, we read of the story of Noah and the flood. After seeing the increasing corruption of man, God had purposed to blot out man and animals, for He was sorry He created them. But Noah, finding favor in the eyes of the Lord, was spared from the flood that would blot out everything. After the flood had subsided, God...

The Greatness of God's Grace - Genesis 6:1-8 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda In Genesis 6, we read of the increasing corruption of earth. The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great and it grieved Him to His heart. In His holy wrath, He had purposed to blot out man whom He created, for He was sorry that He created them. But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. Here we see that God’s grace will...

The People Whom God Cares - Genesis 5 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda In Genesis 5, we read of Adam’s descendants to Noah. The man who God created first in His likeness bore an offspring, Seth, whose line would call upon the name of the Lord. Here we see the characteristics that define the people whom God cares for: (1) their focus on God’s redemption and (2) their radically different life which is manif...

Man Cared Not For God At All - Genesis 4 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda In Genesis 4, we read of the story of two brothers, Cain and Abel. In the course of time, the two brought an offering to the Lord which they had labored for. The Lord regarded Abel and his offering, but not so for Cain. In Cain’s anger, he killed his brother and turned away from the Lord. For his sins, God commanded his judgment. Ye...

The Need to Gather Even in Dangerous Times  - Hebrews 10:24-25 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda In the book of Hebrews, we are admonished to stir up one another to love and good works - not neglecting to meet together, but encouraging one another, all the more as we see the Day drawing near. In this passage, we see how important it is to gather together not just under normal conditions, but even in d...

The Genesis of Redemption - Genesis 3:14-15 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda In Genesis 3:14-15, we read of our holy God passing a just sentence for the serpent and proclaiming a glorious redemption to come for His people. For what the serpent had done, God had cursed him above all livestock and beasts of the field and God had made him go on his belly and eat of dust all the days of his life. For his peop...

The Fall - Genesis 3:1-24 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda We know that everything God created was good at the beginning of creation, but a drastic turnaround occurs because of the Fall of Man. Rather than obeying God’s command and trusting God’s word, Adam and Eve ate of the fruit that God had clearly instructed them not to eat. Listen in on Genesis 3 to explain the brokenness of the world through the de...

The Covenant Goodness of God - Genesis 2:4-25 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda In Genesis 2:4-25, we read of the creation of man and woman. God Himself formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into man’s nostrils the breath of life. God Himself planted a garden in Eden and there He put the man He had formed so that the man could work it and keep it. And when God saw that it was not good for man...

God of All Creation - Genesis 1:1-2:3 By: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda In the book of Genesis, we read of how God created the world. At His command, everything was made and set in order. And the Lord saw that it was good. In the first two chapters of this book, we see that as Creator, God owns all things, does everything perfect, and only rests when His work is complete. Join us, as we learn more about ou...