As Holy Week draws closer, it is important to remind ourselves of the reason why we celebrate it in the first place. Today I leave you with three simple yet fundamental thoughts to ponder on for the coming season.  Continue reading...

The secret to discipleship is simple: it only works if every Christian engages others about Jesus. But if it's so simple, why is it that some of us don't practice it? The answer all boils down to a question of value. If we value people,…  Continue reading...

In our world today, there are communities and pseudo communities. Communities are created to bring people closer through the granting of availability, acceptance, affirmation and affection to each member. On the other hand, pseudo communities…  Continue reading...

Pastor Paolo Punzalan continues with our "Simple" series while I am in Istanbul, Turkey. God values the lost. In fact, He is known to be both the seeker and saver of lost souls. This is evident in Luke 19, where Jesus reaches out to the…  Continue reading...

At the heart of Christianity is discipleship. Discipleship was Jesus’ final command to his followers; he had no plan B. But what does it really mean to follow Jesus? The Bible tells us that discipleship is really simple. All one has to…  Continue reading...

"Why can't we just have sex?" The Word today is taken from 1 Thessalonians 4, where Paul reminds Christians of God's instructions regarding sexual immorality. Avoid it, Paul says. From here, we can draw two questions: "Why must I avoid…  Continue reading...

We naturally tend to resist authority. In doing so, we fall captive to the wrong authorities especially on the more crucial issues. Sex is one of them. The Bible tells us that God is the supreme and only authority on sex because He created…  Continue reading...

I am in LA right now and in light of my absence, Pastor Christian Flores kick starts our brand new series entitled “Uncensored” that talks about the Bible’s stand on sex. The Bible tells us that sex is good, as long as it is in the confines…  Continue reading...

Service is something that is unnatural to all of us. In fact, sometimes we come up with several excuses just to get out of it. But the Bible tells us that the starting point of serving God is by serving others. 1 Peter 4:10 tells us that…  Continue reading...

For the third part of this series, I talk about honoring God with one’s wealth. The Word today shows Jesus teaching his disciples the true meaning of generosity. Generosity is essentially a matter of the heart. Jesus reveals that God looks…  Continue reading...