by Manny Rivera | Oct 13, 2010 | MHC, Motivation
I’m learning much about prayer and intercession. And what I’m learning is really a re-learning. These are principles and concepts things that I’ve been taught but in all honesty I haven’t really “caught.” We pastors are a “strange breed.” Our calling and our duty...
by Manny Rivera | Oct 11, 2010 | Leadership, Motivation
“When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, who are Levites, carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. 4 Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before… (Joshua 3:3-4) I...
by Manny Rivera | Aug 25, 2010 | MHC, Motivation
Preacher and author, R.T. Kendall, in his book The Anointing, said, “The greatest opposition to what God is doing today comes from those who were on the cutting edge of what God was doing yesterday. In the last three months, my heart and mind has been on an...
by Manny Rivera | Aug 20, 2010 | MHC, Motivation
I’ve been giving much thought to the refiners fire exemplified throughout scripture. God uses it quite often in the process of preparing us so He can do great things among us. The fact is that He won’t do any great thing among us unless we live lives of purity. God...
by Manny Rivera | Aug 19, 2010 | Motivation
When I was a child we had a garage apart from our home where my father used to do bodywork on vehicles as a supplemental income for our family. And for a family that total to 9 people, the income came in quite handy! As a child, that garage became the center point of...
by Manny Rivera | Aug 17, 2010 | Motivation, Personal
I think all of us have had “Red Sea” moments. A “Red Sea” moment is when you have your back against a seeming devastation yet facing an aggressive force that desires to bring damage to you. After reading the story of the Israelites and Moses in their exodus from...