August 16, 2017
by Kempiz Hernandez
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Devoted and Committed to God's Word
It is no surprise that the world that we live in is getting worse. Every day, all you have to do is turn on the television to be reminded of not only the "explicit" corruption in our society, but also the "postmodern" ("truth is relative" and "truth is whatever it means to me") mood of the age. Godlessness is more and more rampant, and,...
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August 9, 2017
by Kempiz Hernandez
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Pastor's Pen
Leadership Training and Discipleship within the Local Church
I still remember the eagerness and zeal in my heart as a new convert to be trained. And yet God, in His sovereign plan, kept me back from pursuing my passion of attending seminary. Where would the training come from for a young man who desired to be effective in the church, and possibly enter full-time, vocation...
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August 2, 2017
by Kempiz Hernandez
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Living and Proclaiming the Gospel
We have all been entrusted with certain things in life. I still remember being given my first Dodger hat. It was 1984, and the Dodgers were in the middle of slug fest with the San Diego Padres. A long-time friend of my father yelled at me from across the living room, and said to me, "See this hat? It is my favorite hat. I have owned this ...
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July 27, 2017
by Kempiz Hernandez
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The faithfulness of God is a great source of comfort to every Christian, even when difficult times come....
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June 21, 2017
by Kempiz Hernandez
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Pastor's Pen
TITUS: The Gospel on Display
How is the church stabilized and established in the grace of God? How do we live in such a way that "displays" that Christ is greater and more beautiful than anything on this earth? How do Christians make the "Gospel visible" to a hopeless and dying world, infatuated with sin and the passing pleasures of sin?
These are important questions. In...
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June 20, 2017
by CBC MLT
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Positive Verbal Defense of the Faith
Apologetics isn't making a practice of saying we're sorry for our faith. As followers of Christ our calling isn't to passively apologize for believing in things like the inerrancy of the Bible, the existence of the supernatural or the exclusivity of the Gospel. Rather apologetics is about making a positive verbal defense of the faith...
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June 20, 2017
by Kempiz Hernandez
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Pastor's Pen
Jesus' Moment of Darkness
No single event in the history of mankind has had a more profound or lasting impact upon people than the death of Jesus of Nazareth. Not only was Jesus' death an excruciating and painful event for our Savior, but of infinitely greater significance was the separation that He experienced from His Father. For the first time, the eternal Son of God e...
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June 7, 2017
by Kempiz Hernandez
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Pursuing a Life of Holiness by God's Grace
Have Christians been called to "let go and let God" or "lift oneself up by his/her own moral bootstraps?" The answer is neither. Christians are saved by the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ "alone." We do not add to or take away from anything the Lord Jesus Christ has accomplished on our behalf. We can rest assured and secu...
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May 30, 2017
by Kempiz Hernandez
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Pastor's Pen
The Mission for All Believers
Most Christians are painfully aware of their responsibility to "witness" about Jesus to unbelievers. We live, often times, with guilt-ridden consciences, knowing that we fall far short of fulfilling our mission on this earth. With much humility, Pastor Mark Dever (founder of 9Marks Ministries) reminds believers that this problem is not just c...
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May 26, 2017
by Kempiz Hernandez
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Three Comforting Truths about Jesus' Ascension
With all of the focus in our country on Christmas (rightly so), we often lose sight of Christ's magnificent resurrection. But we must also not lose sight of the great event of Christ's glorious ascension, which transpired 40 days after Jesus' resurrection. This wonderful event is outlined for us in Acts 1. After having appear...
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