Manny Rivera

The Coolness of Blogging

Whoever invented “blogging” was a genius!  A Blog is short for Web Log.  Someone had a bright idea one day to create a platform where people’s journals can be posted publicly for all to see and experience.  It’s just a clever and nifty way to communicate your heart...

THE SECRET PLACE

Much is said about positioning and placement in the Kingdom of God.  As believers, it’s very healthy to have an understanding as to whose we are, where we belong and what we’re supposed to do.  The understanding of purpose and the realization of destiny are founded on...

WHEN You Pray…

A Scottish theologian by the name of P.T. Forsyth said something that has forever taken me to a place of conviction and order. He said, “The greatest sin is prayerlessness.” And in all reality all that is wrong in our lives, by doing or not doing, can be traced back...

WORLD SHAKER & HISTORY MAKER

In the mid 1990’s I heard a message titled, World Shakers and History Makers.  I’m not sure where is it originated from, but I do know it became popular and soon thereafter preachers, including myself, were calling it theirs and preaching their own version of it. I...

Tim Redmond – Highlight Reel

What a great weekend we had at Impact church!  It’s so encouraging to see the way the kingdom of God functions.  It’s all about connections and relationships.  We use the gifts the Lord has given us to improve the lives of people. And this is what Tim Redmond did this...

Exceptions to the Rule Write Great Books!

I’m really being challenged by Steven Furtick’s new book, Sun Stand Still.  It’s an incredible message taken from the book of Joshua, when Joshua asked the Lord to stop the sun from going down so he may finish decimating the enemies of Israel. (Joshua 10:11-14) In...