Stand firm in the faith

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SUMMARY: Benjamin Valentin, a member of the church and a professor at Hamilton Gordon Theological Seminary, preached on the parable of the sower from Matthew 13:3-9. He explained that while we often interpret the parables superficially, there is a deeper meaning to them. In the case of the parable of the sower, the message is that unexpected and miraculous things can happen in our spiritual life if we remain firm in our faith and continue diligently, patiently, and perseveringly. Valentin emphasized that it is not easy to be a Christian today, and we must not allow ourselves to be distracted or discouraged by the difficulties and frustrations we may encounter along the way. We must keep our eyes on the prize and remain steadfast in our faith.

Being a believer today is not easy, as there are external factors such as the fast-paced nature of life and rising living costs, as well as internal factors within the church that make it difficult. The parable of the sower is a message to hold onto faith and not let anything frustrate the Christian walk. Reflection should be done on the spiritual condition of one's life and steps should be taken to improve it. The message calls for dedication and surrender to Jesus.

Dr. Benjamin Valentin, stop by Benjamin. We welcome Benjamin. And Benjamin is a member of our church and you see him there always sitting humbly playing the guitar, he blesses us, he is a great guitarist too, a multifaceted man and he is also a professor at Hamilton Gordon Theological Seminary, right here near Boston, an excellent preacher. , theologian, author of books and a man who loves the Lord very much and who has given his talent to serve God.

We feel happy and I know that many of the graduating students here are happy to see young people like Benjamin giving their intellect to the Lord to train pastors and servants of God in different parts of this nation and the world. And this morning we were blessed with the word that he is going to preach to us. Benjamin, although he speaks Spanish very well, as he is going to explain, he is going to present his sermon in English and I am going to translate for them, so let's see, how many think we can do this trick and that it will work out for us? ? Will they pray for us? Amen. We already rehearsed this morning so you are now going to have the product developed a little better. So, Benjamin, welcome to the house of the Lord, we are glad to have you and thank you for sharing this message with us.

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