Everyday I remind myself that Jesus has made all things right, that I have access to His presence by His precious blood. I am justified whatever was wrong, and torn He has justified the moment I believed. Do you believe?
This next Sunday we will celebrate baptisms. I give thanks to our God as He continues working in His children. These brothers and sisters are not perfect just as you and me, but they have confessed they believe in Jesus as the only and sufficient Saviour and that my friend brings Justification to make things right again. Pray that they might grow in His Spirit to walk in newness of life.
"All that believe are justified." Acts 13:39
The believer in Christ receives a present justification. Faith does not produce this fruit by-and-by, but now. So far as justification is the result of faith, it is given to the soul in the moment when it closes with Christ, and accepts Him as its all in all. Are they who stand before the throne of God justified now?--so are we, as truly and as clearly justified as they who walk in white and sing melodious praises to celestial harps. The thief upon the cross was justified the moment that he turned the eye of faith to Jesus; and Paul, the aged, after years of service, was not more justified than was the thief with no service at all. We are to-day accepted in the Beloved, to-day absolved from sin, to-day acquitted at the bar of God. Oh! soul-transporting thought! There are some clusters of Eshcol's vine which we shall not be able to gather till we enter heaven; but this is a bough which runner over the wall. This is not as the corn of the land, which we can never eat till we cross the Jordan; but this is part of the manna in the wilderness, a portion of our daily nutriment with which God supplies us in our journeying to and fro. We are now--even now pardoned; even now are our sins put away; even now we stand in the sight of God accepted, as though we had never been guilty. "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus." There is not a sin in the Book of God, even now, against one of His people. Who dared to lay anything to their charge? There is neither speck, nor spot, nor wrinkle, nor any such thing remaining upon any one believer in the matter of justification in the sight of the Judge of all the earth. Let present privilege awaken us to present duty, and now, while life lasts, let us spend and be spent for our sweet Lord Jesus. Morning and Evening
In His Love and Grace,
Pastor ricardo Brambila.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
The gift of time.
If you think that time is not on your side, think about this. God created cronos (time) for all of His creation with the purpose of creating in His infinite (timeless) divine nature, a creation that is finite (within time). God is not subject to time or space He is God, creator of the universe.
Ecclesiastes 3:3.... Every thing has its Time
We have the gift of time and because of that, our minds can created memories of precious moments. Today make sure you remember to count your days, to live today is it would be your last. Life is about moments within God's cronos, enjoy every second of life He gives you and in order for that to happen you must slow down and look around you, precious moments with your family, friends, a beutiful sun set, time with God in the secret place. If you are to busy to pray you are indeed just too busy.
Psalm 90:10-12 ... Teach us to number our days...
Make sure you remember that Today will be gone forever. What memories are you leaving behind ? to your family, to your friends, to those around you. When you realize TIME will never be on your side, you decide to focus your time and your effort on those things that are worth a minute of your life. We sould make a decision that for worries, bitterness, anger, revenge, resentment, gossip, and hate we do not have a single second of our finite lives. We have such a great mission in this finite life. Your first mission in life is to Love God with all your heart and to love people He has placed near you as you love yourself.
God has placed you here on this earth for His Glory, He gave us His Son as a ramson for the payment of our debts (sins) in order for us one day, God Himself will give is infinite eternal life.
In His Journey,
Pastor Ricardo Brambila
Monday, November 5, 2007
In His Time
I am very grateful to my Lord for allowing me to be part of His wonderful movement. Yesterday at our worship service His presence was strong, I give Jesus all glory and honor, because we could not do it without Him, it is for Him and through Him that we can experience His touch and to hear his voice through His word. God is working in His church, in His people, do not miss what he is doing at our church.
Not my time but HIS TIME.
Genesis 21:2
2 For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him--whom Sarah bore to him--Isaac.
Many of us have learned that God has a "set time", a divine appointment. Abraham, called the father of faith, believed God's promise. Today something is happening within you that is the
direct movement of Almighty God. Today something in your life is happening by divine appointed time. Do you believe it? Hebrews 11:1 mentions that faith is NOW not later, not one day. Faith is to expect something we have not seen nor heard but we trust will come from our God.
Do you have an unanswered prayer? Have faith in God and in His time, you will receive that which unselfishly you have prayed for. But mean while He will give you the strength, wisdom, peace, love, and the faith to stand if and only if you believe that TODAY YOU HAVE A DIVINE APPOINTED THAT WILL RELEASE A BLESSING.
In His Love and Grace,
Pastor Ricardo Brambila
Not my time but HIS TIME.
Genesis 21:2
2 For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him--whom Sarah bore to him--Isaac.
Many of us have learned that God has a "set time", a divine appointment. Abraham, called the father of faith, believed God's promise. Today something is happening within you that is the
direct movement of Almighty God. Today something in your life is happening by divine appointed time. Do you believe it? Hebrews 11:1 mentions that faith is NOW not later, not one day. Faith is to expect something we have not seen nor heard but we trust will come from our God.
Do you have an unanswered prayer? Have faith in God and in His time, you will receive that which unselfishly you have prayed for. But mean while He will give you the strength, wisdom, peace, love, and the faith to stand if and only if you believe that TODAY YOU HAVE A DIVINE APPOINTED THAT WILL RELEASE A BLESSING.
In His Love and Grace,
Pastor Ricardo Brambila
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Be Thankful
My prayer is for you to begin a life that is full of thanksgiving. May you count your blessings and just slow down to enjoy the blessings you have, family, friends, brothers and sisters in Christ but above all for the peace God has brought to who enables to share time and moments with others.
Thanksgiving
But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God.
He fell face down at His feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan.—Luke 17:15–16
Thankfulness is foundational to the Christian life. Thankfulness is a conscious response that comes from looking beyond our blessings to their source. As Christians, we have been forgiven, saved from death, and adopted as God's children. There could be no better reason for a grateful heart!
Lepers in Jesus' day were social outcasts. Their highly contagious condition ostracized them from those they loved. When ten lepers encountered Jesus, they desperately implored Him to show them mercy. Jesus sent them to the priest. As they obeyed, they were healed! These ten men had been forbidden to enter their own villages, to live in their own homes, to work in their own jobs, or even to touch their own children. Imagine what unrestrained joy must have filled them as they ran back home again!
One of the lepers, a Samaritan, stopped and ran back to thank Jesus. Samaritans were normally shunned by the Jews, but Jesus had healed him! Jesus asked him, “Where are the others?” Ten lepers had been healed. Ten lepers were reveling in their newfound health. Ten men were joyfully rushing to share the good news with those they loved. But only one considered the Source of that blessing and stopped to thank and worship the One who had given him back his life.
We, too, have been healed and made whole by the Savior. We are free to enjoy the abundant life the Savior has graciously given us. Could we, like the nine lepers, rush off so quickly to glory in our blessings without stopping to thank our Redeemer? God looks for our thanks. Our worship, prayers, service, and daily life ought to be saturated with thanksgiving to God (Phil. 4:6).—Experiencing God Day by Day
Thanksgiving
But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God.
He fell face down at His feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan.—Luke 17:15–16
Thankfulness is foundational to the Christian life. Thankfulness is a conscious response that comes from looking beyond our blessings to their source. As Christians, we have been forgiven, saved from death, and adopted as God's children. There could be no better reason for a grateful heart!
Lepers in Jesus' day were social outcasts. Their highly contagious condition ostracized them from those they loved. When ten lepers encountered Jesus, they desperately implored Him to show them mercy. Jesus sent them to the priest. As they obeyed, they were healed! These ten men had been forbidden to enter their own villages, to live in their own homes, to work in their own jobs, or even to touch their own children. Imagine what unrestrained joy must have filled them as they ran back home again!
One of the lepers, a Samaritan, stopped and ran back to thank Jesus. Samaritans were normally shunned by the Jews, but Jesus had healed him! Jesus asked him, “Where are the others?” Ten lepers had been healed. Ten lepers were reveling in their newfound health. Ten men were joyfully rushing to share the good news with those they loved. But only one considered the Source of that blessing and stopped to thank and worship the One who had given him back his life.
We, too, have been healed and made whole by the Savior. We are free to enjoy the abundant life the Savior has graciously given us. Could we, like the nine lepers, rush off so quickly to glory in our blessings without stopping to thank our Redeemer? God looks for our thanks. Our worship, prayers, service, and daily life ought to be saturated with thanksgiving to God (Phil. 4:6).—Experiencing God Day by Day
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Candy Giveaway
We thank God our Lord for giving us the opportunity to be part of His Kingdom. Yesterday we gave 125 bags with candy and a track with the gospel news. I believe that that it was a great opportunity to share His love and to have fellowship with our brothers and sisters.
I want to share with you a devotional:
Friends of God
“No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.”—John 15:15
You do not choose to be a friend of God. That is by invitation only. Only two people in the Old Testament were specifically described as “friends of God.” Abraham walked with the Lord so closely that God referred to him as His friend (Isa. 41:8). Moses spoke to God face to face as a man speaks with his friend (Exod. 33:11).
By His very nature God is a friend to us. He loves us with a perfect love and reaches out to us with salvation when we can offer Him nothing in return. It is quite another thing when someone has a heart so devoted to Him that God initiates a special friendship. David's heart was totally devoted to God (1 Kings 11:4). Although David was not sinless, he loved God. David hated sin (Ps. 103:3); he loved to worship God (Ps. 122:1); he took genuine delight in God's presence (2 Sam. 6:14); he loved to speak about God (Ps. 34:1); he was keenly aware of his transgressions (Ps. 51:3–4); and he delighted in offering gifts of song, thanksgiving, and praise, asking for nothing in return (Ps. 100). So closely did David walk with God that his words were on Jesus' mind as He hung upon the cross (Matt. 27:46).
Jesus called His disciples friends. He said He would disclose to them things that the Father had shared with Him, because they were His friends. There developed such an intimate friendship between them that He would share what was on His heart with His friends.
If you cannot describe yourself as a friend of God, commit yourself to seek after God with all your heart.
In His Love,
Pastor Ricardo Brambila
I want to share with you a devotional:
Friends of God
“No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.”—John 15:15
You do not choose to be a friend of God. That is by invitation only. Only two people in the Old Testament were specifically described as “friends of God.” Abraham walked with the Lord so closely that God referred to him as His friend (Isa. 41:8). Moses spoke to God face to face as a man speaks with his friend (Exod. 33:11).
By His very nature God is a friend to us. He loves us with a perfect love and reaches out to us with salvation when we can offer Him nothing in return. It is quite another thing when someone has a heart so devoted to Him that God initiates a special friendship. David's heart was totally devoted to God (1 Kings 11:4). Although David was not sinless, he loved God. David hated sin (Ps. 103:3); he loved to worship God (Ps. 122:1); he took genuine delight in God's presence (2 Sam. 6:14); he loved to speak about God (Ps. 34:1); he was keenly aware of his transgressions (Ps. 51:3–4); and he delighted in offering gifts of song, thanksgiving, and praise, asking for nothing in return (Ps. 100). So closely did David walk with God that his words were on Jesus' mind as He hung upon the cross (Matt. 27:46).
Jesus called His disciples friends. He said He would disclose to them things that the Father had shared with Him, because they were His friends. There developed such an intimate friendship between them that He would share what was on His heart with His friends.
If you cannot describe yourself as a friend of God, commit yourself to seek after God with all your heart.
In His Love,
Pastor Ricardo Brambila
Monday, October 29, 2007
Annual Meeting 2007
Thank you Almighty God for giving us such a sweet spirit on our Annual Meeting. Thank you church members for coming and for being so kind to me and my family. I had a great time and I believe God is up to something greater that what we can imagine. This just the beginning of great times for the glory of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We will continue serving God with our lives. We will minister in San Isidro for many years.
In His Grace,
Pastor Ricardo Brambila
In His Grace,
Pastor Ricardo Brambila
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