Devos
To Honor is to…
To honor is to value, to honor to deem worthy. To honor is to acknowledge, to honor is to submit. To honor is to recognize, to honor is to pursue. To honor is to align oneself, to honor is to follow protocol. To honor is to respect, to honor is revere. To honor is...
Happy Birthday Pastor Johnny!
I have come to realize how much Pastor Johnny Olivardia loves going on cruises. And since today is his birthday, I’d like to celebrate this special day by posting some “AWESOME” photos of him from our last cruise we took with our spouses last year. Johnny, we...
How to Access Wisdom
Last night I taught on the connection between honor and wisdom. We post up all the messages preached in our church on iTunes podcast. Please subscribe to the podcast, and get the word in you. Here are some thought and highlights on last night's message: Wisdom is...
BE BOLD, BE DARING
Easter Sunday is still the most popular, opportune and leading day of evangelism for the church. Just about any person with any kind of inclination toward God will come to church on Easter Sunday, especially if they're invited! I want to challenge all ICers to begin...
Happy Birthday Zealynd!
I’m officially a proud parent of teenagers. Yesterday was my youngest son’s birthday, Zealynd Price Rivera. The era of preteen has come to an end for Victoria and I. Thus far our “teen parenting years” haven’t lived up to their crazy reputation. And with that we are...
EASTER INVITE FOR YOU!
I love this time of year. We are gearing up for our Easter Service. The Lord gave His all for us, therefore, we go all out during Easter! We need to learn to honor this time of year, for it's the very crux of our faith! This year we’re doing something different. ...
Surrender and Honor
What? Where? When? How? And then finally, in fourth place, - Who? If this was an Olympic competition “who” wouldn’t even make it on the medal stand! This is the usual order of priority we place the questions regarding our purpose and destiny. Yesterday, during our...
DISHONOR
Yesterday, we continued in our message series, HONOROLOGY. Yesterday’s message was titled, "The Kiss of Judas." I'll have to admit, this was a very difficult message to preach. The more I studied the life and the decisions of Judas, the more I saw myself in them. ...
Culture of Honor Misunderstanding
As we learn about the culture of honor in our church, I know there are many misconceptions about this subject floating around. It’s very easy to be critical of the things we don’t fully understand. Misconceptions always appear to be delusional; we’re always...
Manny Rivera
At the age of 18, he answered the call of God on his life and has given his life to the cause ever since.