By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezOnce when I was young and I had a position of responsibility of a church, I was called to the hospital bedside of one of the members who had been run over by a truck earlier that day. He had suffered extremely serious injuries and he was lucky to be alive.I was there with...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezJesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezI don’t remember being in my parents’ arms because I was too little. However, I know that they carried me in their arms, because I have the photos to prove it. That was when I was a very tiny baby.Because of the harsh upbringing that my father had himself had, I...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezWe were never meant to do life on our own and as God’s children, He promises his Spirit to help and to strengthen us. Here are some practical tips for how to keep your assurance and joy.1. Practice the Presence of GodJesus has promised to always be with you. Learn to...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezA friend of mine often says that we need to live for a good funeral. None of us are going to avoid a funeral of some sort, and we get to decide how our funeral will be. I’ve been to funerals which have quite frankly been horrifically bleak, and I’ve been to...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezWhile Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezWhen I was a teenager, together with a large number of young people from our church, I went on a long road trip up the coast of NSW and into Queensland in Australia.It was the middle of summer and it was hot, so we rather illogically decided to have a 10 km running race on...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezWhat is the true fruit of love? Is it your children? Is it happiness? Is it receiving from others? Well, actually, it isn’t.The fruit of love is giving. The ultimate example of love resulted in the greatest gift, as John 3:16 tells us,For God so loved the world...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezWe live in a world where you are limited by your qualifications. That’s one of the reasons why your parents probably told you to finish school.If you don’t finish school, then your opportunities in life are certainly extremely limited. If you don’t go to...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezOne of the most important things we will need to learn in our everyday lives is how to navigate through uncertainty.The beginning of the thirteenth chapter of the book of Acts describes how the Holy Spirit spoke to the church in Antioch, and told them to Barnabas and...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezPeople crave adventure. Most of them look for “fake” adventure through various forms of entertainment, whether it be sport, movies, or gaming. Unfortunately, however, when the screen gets turned off, people end up right back in their typically very unadventurous...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezDavid learnt about forgiveness. When David, the one who would become king of Israel was young, he thought he understood about forgiveness, but he didn’t. Like so many of us, David learnt about forgiveness by the things that he suffered.The most important lessons we...
