Manny Rivera

Revival is…

This week I began reading the book, I am Your Sign, by Sean Smith.  Sean is a young revivalist that I had the privilege of meeting.  We are working on Sean coming to Impact Church to deposit to our people and our region what God is doing through him.  Can’t wait!...

Remember His Promise

I received a very encouraging text this morning from one of our staff pastors.  It’s refreshing being on the receiving end of a Word from God.  She shared a certain scripture, along with a word of encouragement, which brought to light a promise we’ve been pursuing for...

Some Quotes I’m Using for My New Book

“Lord, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. Sever any tie but the tie that binds me to thyself.”  – David Livingstone “Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.”  – William Carey “We cannot preach good...

Do You Understand?

Most people admit that their wrong decisions came from a lack of information.  But we live in the age of information; information is at our finger tips. We operate on the information super highway; information is everywhere.  I don’t think our problem is lack of...

Hearing God’s Voice

Jesus said many times, “He who has an ear let him hear.”  According to the Bible, God has been communicating with us since the beginning.  When God seems silent, it’s not that He stopped speaking to us rather it’s us that stopped listening to him. God is continually...

Ignored on Facebook

I’m curious… Yesterday, I posted a Facebook status update and didn’t receive any comments.  As a matter of fact, I didn’t receive any “likes” either.  I was ignored and shutdown!  LOL! I posted the status on Friday morning, in the midst of all the numerous TGIF...