by Geno Quiroz | Mar 15, 2018 | Christian Living, Devotionals
Weak Faith Is Too Proud To Obey In the account of Herod Antipas and the execution John the Baptist in Mark 6:14-29, we read that Herod actually feared John in spite of having him killed. Herod feared John because he knew he was a just and holy man, so he tried to...
by Geno Quiroz | Mar 1, 2018 | Devotionals
A Certain Woman Had a Flow of Blood for Twelve Years Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she...
by Geno Quiroz | Feb 14, 2018 | Christian Living, Devotionals
The Parable of the Lamp Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to...
by Geno Quiroz | Feb 5, 2018 | Christian Living, Devotionals
The Parable of the Seed and the Soil “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it. Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately...
by Geno Quiroz | Jan 10, 2018 | Christian Living, Devotionals
In Luke’s Gospel, we read that before appointing the 12 apostles, Jesus spent the whole night in prayer. Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, He called His disciples...
by Geno Quiroz | Dec 30, 2017 | Christian Living
Putting God in a Box The religious leaders of Jesus’ time had so many rules, rituals, and traditions that they had placed God inside of a box. They pretty much left no room for God to work outside of their rules and traditions. Their religious system had so many...
by Geno Quiroz | Dec 27, 2017 | Christian Living
We Will Use Fasting As An Example Fasting is a spiritual rite in which there is a denial of the flesh. When we fast, we are neglecting the feeding of the flesh (whether it’s food, activity, pleasure, etc.), to take time to feed the spirit. There are different...
by Geno Quiroz | Dec 19, 2017 | Church Planting
What Exactly Is a Church Plant? If you are reading this, you probably already know that we are planting a new church in Marina. But several of our friends have asked: “what exactly is a Church Plant?”. So here is my attempt to break it down for anyone...
by Geno Quiroz | Dec 12, 2017 | Devotionals
Jesus Comes Into Our Homes and Heals Now as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and they told Him about her at once. So He came and took her by...
by Geno Quiroz | Dec 8, 2017 | Christian Living
Dropping Your Net To Follow Jesus And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” They...
