Length: 4 minutes
The Lord doesn’t want us to take our joy from anything that is changing. In our last part we mentioned the instability and inaccuracy of people’s opinion of us. But did you know that God doesn’t even want us to take our joy from manifestations of the Holy Spirit? That may sound strange, but it’s absolutely true.
(more…)Length: 3 minutes
Do you know why people’s rejection takes such a toll on us sometimes? It’s because many of us trust in people’s opinion of us when they are accepting us. We value their opinion so much when they compliment us. And so, when people reject us or criticize us, we have trained our mind to value a man’s opinion of our worth.
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Pastor Mike Perdomo
Pastor Mike Perdomo
Pastor Mike Perdomo
Pastor Mike Perdomo
Length: 10 minutes
There are a lot of different labels that people can give to what is perceived as the aftermath of something traumatic happening. I believe that the biggest reason why the emotional effects of an event linger with people for years, is because they have yet to be given a solution to that initial problem. They have yet to be given an answer to that initial question. And so, when life hits them with a problem, and to this day they still don’t have a resolution, the emotional effects linger. Thank God, there is an easy solution in Jesus.
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Pastor Mike Perdomo
Length: 9 minutes
I’m sure you’ve heard about “Paul’s thorn in the flesh” that is mentioned in 2 Corinthians 12. Even unbelievers will use the phrase “a thorn in my flesh” or “a thorn in my side” for things that are annoying or irritating. But this passage of scripture has been so terribly misinterpreted, and God has been accused of some atrocities that He never committed because of it.
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Pastor Mike Perdomo
Length: 4 minutes
It is awesome to know that, as believers, we can be given knowledge and foresight by God’s Spirit inside of us. God can literally put His own thoughts into our minds. And while that is a reality, not every thought that pops into your head is God.
(more…)Length: 8 minutes
We’re told that the bad feeling you get inside after you do something wrong is just the conviction of the Holy Spirit trying to steer you right. But that feeling doesn’t come from the Holy Spirit at all. It comes from your conscience! The church has mixed up the Holy Spirit with their conscience for a very long time.
(more…)Length: 8 minutes
When Christians feel rotten inside after they sin, if they don’t call it the conviction of the Holy Spirit (which is incorrect), they will at least feel that it is a sign of a healthy conscience. After all, if we do something wrong, shouldn’t we feel grief and hurt as a repercussion?
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Pastor Mike Perdomo
Pastor Mike Perdomo
Length: 3 minutes
In the book of Numbers, the people of Israel were bitten by serpents. So, God commanded Moses to make a brass serpent on a pole. And when the people looked upon that serpent on a pole, they lived, being healed from their serpent bite. In John chapter 3, Jesus says that the serpent on that pole represented Him on the cross. But why is Jesus represented as a serpent? Well, there is much deeper symbolism here, but let’s put it plainly:
(more…)Length: 7 minutes
In the Bible, Paul advises Timothy to “prove” leaders, before giving them a position within the church (1 Timothy 3:10). This just means that we should test people to make sure they agree with us and that they’re bearing the right fruit before giving them a position of leadership within the church. That just makes sense.
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Pastor Mike Perdomo
Length: 9 minutes
But what if you’ve already gotten into a romantic relationship with someone that you know is not saved, or you have realized that you don’t believe the same things about Jesus?
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