Hebrews 12:1-3; and Mark 12:26-34 Today is a day when many mainline denominations set apart to remember those who God, the author and sustainer of life called before us. This year God called some … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 10-30-22 Sermon – “Cancer Awareness Sunday”
Mark 5;24-34 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I wanted to share this meditation in memory to those who died in spite of their fight against cancer, and in honor of many women … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 10-23-22 Sermon – “Walking Temples”
Matthew 27:51-53 What it is described in the Gospel we heard this morning was not a small thing. As you remember the curtain of the temple was there to divide the Most Holy Place from … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 10-16-22 Sermon – “ The Widows Faith”
Luke 18:1-8 This is one of the few parables on which Jesus lets us know its purpose at the very beginning, “Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 10-9-22 Sermon – “ Half or Full Miracle?”
Luke 17:11-19 The term miracle can be used in many ways from the secular to the religious, from sports events to the whole creation. Miracle is an event considered unusual, something extraordinary. Theologically, a miracle … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 10-2-22 Sermon – “World Communion Sunday 2022″
Ever since the night when Jesus instituted what we now call Holy Communion, the traditional Jewish practice of taking bread, blessing, thanking God, breaking, and sharing it, took on new meaning. Ever since, when the … Read More
Pastor Nelson Bonilla: 9-25-22 Sermon – “Where Is Your Heart?”
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