In Isaiah Chapter 58, the Lord emphasizes the importance of balancing spiritual and social action. The text highlights that it’s not enough to fast, worship or pray, but one must also care about the needs of the society and complement spiritual activity with ethical actions.
Let’s go to the Word of the Lord Isaiah Chapter 58. Why does the Congregation Leon of Judah invest so much time, so much money, so much energy in the work of transforming the society? And we want our Congregation to understand why we do, why we feel such an urgency to do this community work here. Because it would be counterproductive if the leaders of the Church were leading in one direction and the m
Dr Roberto Miranda, senior pastor of Lion of Judah Church in Boston, believes that the church must assume a bold and decisive stance in the face of the crisis unfolding in America regarding same-sex marriage. He urges Christians to renounce the spirit of timidity and false grace and embrace their prophetic call, just as biblical characters and historical Christians have done in the past.
Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen please welcome senior pastor of Lion of Judah church in Boston, Massachusetts, Dr Roberto Miranda. Thank you. of God’s kingdom are threatened, God’s people must assume a stance of clarity and boldness that perhaps in more peaceful times would not be necessary. We all praise the spirit of Esther, who boldly intervened in a moment
The speaker presents a personal vision for revival in New England, acknowledging that it reflects their own theological and cultural views. They believe that revival will inevitably lead to controversy as the Kingdom of God confronts existing structures and false beliefs.
Presentation given at ' Biblical Worldview Conference ' in Boston April 7,2006: I have been assigned the task of presenting a vision for revival in New England. I will begin with a disclaimer. therefore very partial and relative in its content. I do not pretend to be giving a “Thus saith the Lord,” or to be declaring absolute, incontestable truth.
In this sermon, the speaker discusses the importance of Christians participating in the secular process, particularly in voting. They emphasize the need to discern what belongs to Caesar's realm and what belongs to the Kingdom of God, and to obey the laws of the land as long as they do not contradict higher laws of the spirit.
Now let’s go to the word of the Lord in the Book of Esther. I’m going to read a couple of verses from there. place for the Jews, but you and your house and the house of your father shall perish, and who knows if you have come to the Kingdom for such a time as this.” Lord in a very delicate topic we commit ourselves to you and t
The current cultural climate is increasingly skeptical and alienated towards Christianity and Christian institutions. This makes it difficult to carry out ministries that are both attractive to the prevailing ethos and biblically faithful.
Today you set out on a journey that is glorious, but also daunting. This graduating class will have to minister in large degree to a culture that, perhaps like never before in American history, is alienated and skeptical will make it increasingly difficult to carry out ministries that will be attractive to the prevailing ethos and at the same time biblically faithful. The challenges and temptations you will face over the course of your m
The speaker emphasizes the importance of three things to pray for the church. Firstly, that the church remains close to the values of the Kingdom of God and the teachings of the Bible.
One of the most important things for our church in terms of, if we are asked what should we pray for our church, is our level of spiritual closeness to the Lord and to the word of God. My deep desire before the Lord is t that is biblical, that is wholesome as the word defines wholesome teaching and wholesome doctrine, that our church be kept with its priorities correct. The Bible says that if we seek first the Kingdom of God all the othe
In Philippians 2:12-13, the Apostle Paul encourages the church in Philippi to work out their salvation with fear and trembling. He desires for them to be a healthy, vibrant church that can do the work of God.
We are going to read Philippians chapter 2 verse 12 & 13, and this part is very important as we are going to explore this further: "Therefore my dear friends, as you have always obeyed not only in my presence but also in Apostle Paul now in jail writes this letter to his brothers in Philippy to share the council from his heart about how they can grow as christians.
The pastor envisions significant progress for their church in the next five years. They hope to have a modern sanctuary built on their parking lot, expand their influence beyond the Hispanic community, develop strong media ministries, impact all areas of society through social outreach, and improve their administration for better management of resources.
If I were asked what I would like to see in 5 years in terms of progress for our church, if somebody were to leave our church today and come back in 5 years, what would I like to see them encountering, what changes to ob so that we do not lose our parking spaces in the bottom that we can use for daily activities here at the church, and parking for personnel and parishioners. I think that it is so important because now we have pretty much