Shema, Lion of Judah - Listen, understand and obey.

(Audio: Spanish)

SUMMARY: The guest preacher, Jonatan Toledo, speaks about the importance of listening, understanding, and obeying God's word. He uses the Hebrew phrase 'Shema Yisrael' which means 'Listen Israel' to emphasize this point. He explains that it is not enough to just listen to God's word, we must also understand it and obey it. To illustrate this, he uses a math equation: listening + understanding + obeying = service, and the opposite: listening + understanding - obeying = disobedience. The Israelites had a problem with disobedience, and it is a problem that we still face today.

The message from the passage in Deuteronomy is to listen, understand, and obey God. Moses tells the Israelites to love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and strength and to teach this to their children. God wants us to pass on His word to the next generation. We can do this by imitating God's love, instructing our children, and inspiring them to follow God's path. We should model unconditional love for God, teach by example, and make sure our children understand and change. We must pass on the message of God's love to the next generation.

The speaker emphasizes the importance of parents teaching their children about God and being actively involved in their lives. They encourage parents to speak their children's language, keep up with current culture, and model a love for God. The speaker warns that if parents do not teach their children about God, society may take over and teach them different values. They urge parents to apply the message by speaking about God at home, on the road, and at bedtime, and to model a love for God in their daily lives. The best gift parents can give their children is the Lord.

The passage discusses the importance of teaching children to love and serve God. It suggests ways to do this, such as singing devotional songs, wearing Christian clothing, and displaying verses in the home. The passage also emphasizes the role of the church and teachers in children's ministry. The author encourages listeners to listen, understand, and obey God's word and to model this behavior for children. The prayer at the end asks for guidance and tools to fulfill this responsibility.

Guest preacher today, a young man, anointed, half crazy, deep in the Lord, set apart for the kingdom of God from his childhood, who when he leads the praise of children we fly in the clouds, I would like to introduce Jonatan Toledo who come on. I mean, this doesn't always happen to me, but the first time I met Jonatan, I remember we were in the parking lot, Sister Carmen had brought him. He gets out of the car, Sister Carmen introduces him to me, I know him, he tells me, 'My name is Jonatan' and I felt the presence of God suddenly, but suddenly. And it turns out that we named him Jonatan as the middle name of my son that we were expecting, it wasn't totally for that, but I say to myself, 'I like that name'. God has something.

But he really has a calling, he is studying at Cume, a Cume seminary which is Cornwell here in Boston and this is the first time he preaches on a Sunday here in León de Judá and he has a word related to children and families that he wants to share with us. Forward.