by Manny Rivera | Jun 28, 2017 | Motivation
In the two short weeks that we’ve been leading DLC (Discover Life Church) we’ve concluded that this wonderful congregation is on the threshold of a season of breakthrough and awakening. We’re more than certain that a great opportunity has been presented to DLC – an...
by Manny Rivera | Jun 6, 2017 | Motivation, Personal
Life, in order to be considered life, demands movement. Whether we like it or not, our lives are a journey. The simple mechanics of this journey is a continual forward progression. And within this forward progression of life is the constant process of change. Our...
by Manny Rivera | Sep 11, 2015 | Motivation
Naked. We enter this world naked and we’ll leave it naked. Well, that’s how King Solomon put it in Ecclesiastes 5:15, “Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, and as everyone comes, so they depart…” Although this truth is obvious in physical terms, it...
by Manny Rivera | Jul 30, 2014 | Church, Motivation
Godly intimacy has enemies. Its greatest enemy is found in life itself. Life has needs and wants and they continually and incessantly cry out for our attention and affection. Ironically, life wants to create intimacy with whatever satiates its needs and wants. I call...
by Manny Rivera | Jul 24, 2014 | Leadership, Motivation
Pain. “Pain is your friend,” I say this often to my leadership team when I teach on the processes of life and spiritual growth. Pain seems to be associated with the positive as well as the negative things of life. We experience the pain of loss and the pain of gain....
by Manny Rivera | Jul 16, 2014 | Motivation, Personal
On a Saturday night on January 18th, 1986, I had a life-changing encounter with God that changed the trajectory of my life. He revealed Himself to me in a marvelous and powerful manner. He didn’t just touch me; He reached in me and pulled out my hatred by...