Luke 16:19-31 In our scripture today, Jesus tells the story of a man to whom everyone around him were invisible. In the first part of the parable, there is a poor man outside the gate … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 9-18-22 Sermon – “ Back to Church Sunday 2022″
Christians have a lot of reasons for leaving church. Lack of pastoral care, hypocrisy, abuse, church does not meet their needs, pastoral change. These are just a few among many. If you have been away … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 9-11-22 Sermon – “Remembering with Hope”
Matthew 18:21-35 There are moments in history that should have never happened, and September 11th, 2001, is one of those moments. On September 11, 2001, 2,997 lives were lost. 2,606 at the World Trade Center … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 9-4-22 Sermon – “To follow Jesus, to commit to Jesus”
Luke 14:25-33 “To follow Jesus, to commit to Jesus” Today’s gospel is one of those passages that makes any reader uncomfortable and what makes this passage so uncomfortable and maybe a little intimidating is the … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 8-28-22 Sermon – “ Humble yourself ”
Luke 14:7-14; Jeremiah 2:4-13; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 As you already know, because media remind us at every moment, once again, we are in elections time and during this time we realize that we live in … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 8-21-22 Sermon – “Freedom in Jesus”
Luke 13:10-17 Once again Jesus is teaching in a synagogue. Luke says that while Jesus was teaching, He saw a woman crippled by a spirit –her back was bent- and it seems to me that … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 8-14-22 Sermon – “Clean us Lord! ”
Isaiah 1:1 and 10-20 In our reading today the lectionary skips verses 2-9, which clearly expose the extent of Israel’s sin and the severity of God’s judgment. The whole chapter 1 of Isaiah is a … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 8-7-22 Sermon – “The living bread community”
John 6:51-58 Chapter 6 of the gospel according to John, is a chapter full of Jew imagery. We find Jesus once again talking about manna, the bread that came down from heaven and he identified … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 7-31-22 Sermon – “What to do, with what I have”
Luke 12:13-21 Has it ever happened to you that you are daydreaming and suddenly you are awakened by reality? I believe something like that happened to Jesus in our story. In the previous verses he … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 7-24-22 Sermon – “Teach Us How To Pray”
Luke 11:1-13 As we remember from the reading of the gospel, Jesus gave the Lord’s Prayer in response to the disciple’s request in (v. 1), “Lord, teach us to pray.” So far, the disciples have … Read More