Luke 1:47-55; 2014 On Sunday afternoon, June 1st, 1975, Darrel Dore was on an oilrig in the Gulf of Mexico. The oilrig is a large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 12-13-20 Sermon – “Joy Amid Grief”
Isaiah 61: 1-4 and 8-11; John 1:6-8 and 19-28; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 This is the Sunday of Joy and during this season of preparing for the coming of Jesus, there are many things that bring … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 12-6-20 Sermon – “Repent and Prepare”
Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8 Just imagine if one Sunday I appear dressed in animal skins and greet people with the expression, “You brood of vipers! Who do you think you are? Repent because the Kingdom … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 11-15-20 Sermon – “Preparing For His Coming”
Matthew 25:14-30; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. Whenever we read, preach, or teach on a parable, it is always important to remember a couple of things. First, to whom Jesus tells the parable, and two, why … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 11-8-20 Sermon – “Time to Shine your Light”
Matthew 25:1-13 I will begin my meditation this morning with a quoting from John Wesley. A person asked John Wesley what he would do if he knew his Lord would return at that time the … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 11-1-20 Sermon – “We could not have done it without them”
Matthew 23:1-12; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Joshua 3:7-17a Joshua is ready to cross the River Jordan to possess the land God had promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob some 500 years before, the land Moses led … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 10-25-20 Sermon – “Facing Uncertainty”
San Juan 20:19-31 Dr. Gabriela Gutierrez is a clinical oncology therapist at Loma Linda University Cancer Center. Talking about cancer she said, “Cancer is like an earthquake with many aftershocks, just because the big one … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 10-18-20 Sermon – “Distinct People”
Exodus33:12–23; Matthew 22:15-22; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Exodus 32 -33 recalls the role Moses plays as mediator and advocate between God and his people. Exodus 32 relates the story of the golden calf and sets the … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 10-11-20 Sermon – “The Wedding Banquet”
Matthew 22:1-14; Exodus 32:1-14; Philippians 4:1-9 The parable we heard from Matthew 22 tells us a lot concerning the marriage practices in the Jewish society’s during Jesus’ time. These practices might seem strange to us, … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 09-27-20 Sermon – “Water from the Rock”
Exodus 17:1-7 “To trust God in the light is nothing, but trust him in the dark—that is faith.”- Charles Spurgeon. When Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness, Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 6:16. “You shall not put … Read More