Manny Rivera

Passion for God = Compassion for People

The apostle John is described in scripture as unique in comparison to the other disciples.  In the gospel according to John, He called himself the “disciple in whom Jesus loved.”  I don’t think he was trying to represent himself as one loved more by God than the...

Striving to Attain = Striving to Maintain

I’m beginning to learn certain things when it comes to succeeding in what I do… First of all, I’ve come to a personal revelation of what true “kingdom success” is.  Success, in its simplest form, is not self-promoting or aggrandizing – actually, it’s the...

Passion + Problems = Purpose

I was reading blog stats of the past couple of years and realized that this blog post received the most hits and comments.  With that in mind, I figured I’ll go back to come “old school”  and repost it again.  For all my new subscribers (and old...

The Habit of Finishing

It is not how you begin but it is how you end.    The ability to finish is the key to proper transitions in life.  God will never trust a person in a higher level of living if that person has not been faithful in completing his objectives in the prior level....

THE AGENTS ARE GATHERING AGAIN

This Sunday is our last part of the AGENTS OF CHANGE message series.  I must admit, this has been one of the most inspirational messages series I have ever preached.  I’ve had many people approach me to thank me for sharing the Word of the Lord.  They’ve...