The past is gone
Efrén Durán
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: The speaker, Pastor Efrén Durán, shares his personal story of how he asked God for the perfect wife and children, and how God answered his prayers. He also talks about the importance of being able to laugh at the future with faith and hope, as opposed to laughing with sarcasm and doubt like Sarah did in the Bible. He explains that Sarah's laughter was a result of living in pain and trying to help God by offering her servant to her husband. The speaker encourages listeners to trust in God's timing and plans.
The speaker talks about the story of Sara from the bible, who lived in pain, guilt, and bitterness. He relates it to his own past, which also includes sin, pain, guilt, loss, and shame. He shares a personal story of how his daughter got pregnant at a young age and how he and his family dealt with it. The church became a support system for them, and they were able to overcome the challenges they faced. The speaker emphasizes that every promise of God will be fulfilled but sometimes it may take a long time. He also talks about the importance of living in the present and not dwelling in the past, which can prevent us from enjoying life. The speaker concludes by sharing a humorous anecdote about his family and the diversity of his grandchildren.
The author reflects on the importance of living in the present and not being weighed down by the past or worried about the future. He shares personal experiences, including his son's drug addiction, and how he found hope through a word from God. He encourages readers to focus on the goodness and mercies of God in the present and not let guilt, shame, worry, or fear steal their joy and ability to dream.
The speaker shares a personal experience of his son's struggle with addiction and how he lost faith in God. He explains how he regained his faith by sending the word of God to his son's mind and declaring God's promises. Through this process, his son was able to overcome addiction and return to the Lord. The speaker encourages the audience to have faith and send the word of God to break strongholds in their loved ones' minds. He reminds them that God is faithful and almighty to fulfill his promises.
The speaker encourages sending the word of the Lord to break the ties that bind people, especially those who need salvation. They pray for God's Holy Spirit to move in their town, restore faith, hope, and dreams, and break the lies of the enemy. They declare blessings over the listeners' lives, and new times of refreshment and extraordinary things to come.
The speaker talks about the story of Sara from the bible, who lived in pain, guilt, and bitterness. He relates it to his own past, which also includes sin, pain, guilt, loss, and shame. He shares a personal story of how his daughter got pregnant at a young age and how he and his family dealt with it. The church became a support system for them, and they were able to overcome the challenges they faced. The speaker emphasizes that every promise of God will be fulfilled but sometimes it may take a long time. He also talks about the importance of living in the present and not dwelling in the past, which can prevent us from enjoying life. The speaker concludes by sharing a humorous anecdote about his family and the diversity of his grandchildren.
The author reflects on the importance of living in the present and not being weighed down by the past or worried about the future. He shares personal experiences, including his son's drug addiction, and how he found hope through a word from God. He encourages readers to focus on the goodness and mercies of God in the present and not let guilt, shame, worry, or fear steal their joy and ability to dream.
The speaker shares a personal experience of his son's struggle with addiction and how he lost faith in God. He explains how he regained his faith by sending the word of God to his son's mind and declaring God's promises. Through this process, his son was able to overcome addiction and return to the Lord. The speaker encourages the audience to have faith and send the word of God to break strongholds in their loved ones' minds. He reminds them that God is faithful and almighty to fulfill his promises.
The speaker encourages sending the word of the Lord to break the ties that bind people, especially those who need salvation. They pray for God's Holy Spirit to move in their town, restore faith, hope, and dreams, and break the lies of the enemy. They declare blessings over the listeners' lives, and new times of refreshment and extraordinary things to come.
We have a special guest this morning, a personal friend we have known for many years, is Pastor Efrén Durán. Efrén is one of two pastors, his brother also, Edwin Durán, who has lived for many years in the Arecibo area of Puerto Rico
, I think it's Northern Puerto Rico. People that we love very much and that God... have a very nice testimony of how the Lord took them out of, let's say, religion so to speak, and led them to a frontal experience with the Holy Spirit and with the gifts of the spirit and did something very beauty in the life of his family, a radical transformation. That led to the formation of a church in Arecibo, which started in a house just giving lounge chairs and learning how to do the ministry, because their original church kicked them out of the Congregation because they didn't believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and God greatly blessed that Congregation.
, I think it's Northern Puerto Rico. People that we love very much and that God... have a very nice testimony of how the Lord took them out of, let's say, religion so to speak, and led them to a frontal experience with the Holy Spirit and with the gifts of the spirit and did something very beauty in the life of his family, a radical transformation. That led to the formation of a church in Arecibo, which started in a house just giving lounge chairs and learning how to do the ministry, because their original church kicked them out of the Congregation because they didn't believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and God greatly blessed that Congregation.
