Posts by Manny Rivera
Building Community
We’re on a mission to build COMMON-UNITY in our church this year. It’s Biblically obvious that the message of the kingdom is more successfully communicated is through community. And community is only achieved when households come together. All throughout the New Testament, numerous examples are given of salvation coming not to individuals but to…
Read MoreFRIEND AND CHEF
Today, as I’m making final touches to Sunday’s message, I’m also making preparations to physically practice what I’ve been preaching. Last week, we started a message series on the Church and Community. It has to be the most practical yet powerful Biblical concept we’ve learned in years. ICers, if you weren’t present last week, make…
Read MoreGo Ahead…CRY!
These last few days I’ve been studying paradoxes throughout the Bible. We’ll be teaching a four-part series on paradoxes in the months to come. Can’t wait! I love how paradoxes work in the Kingdom. When engaged, paradoxes cause us to flow in God’s river and not the worlds’ canals. Paradoxes teach us and cause us…
Read MoreShock Jock Jesus
The message of the Kingdom of God has always been and will forever be difficult to swallow. The ways of God’s kingdom are contrary and opposing to our nature. That’s why Jesus had to be the greatest “shock jock” of all time. A shock jock is generally a speaker whose mannerism and message are typically…
Read MoreManaging Paradoxes
For me, the most difficult thing to do in ministry is managing the paradoxes of the kingdom. A paradox is an illogical contradiction. It’s a statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or incongruous. The Bible is full of them. The reason being is that although we live in the world of man,…
Read MorePrerequisites for Requisites
There are many requisites in life that require prerequisites. A requisite is a necessary and appropriate component for a specific purpose. For example, walking is a requisite for living. Although many people have lived successful lives without walking, their handicaps have limited them in many areas. Walking has a prerequisite… crawling. Experts have proven that…
Read MoreFind the Frequency
I sense an excitement in the air over Impact Church. People are awakening and God’s frequency is being detected, as an old radio catches a clear and loud frequency. I’ve realized that as long as we stay hungry and thirsty for Him, we’ll always have access to Him. But included in that equation, is learning how to reposition ourselves. Repositioning is…
Read MoreImpact Church’s iPhone and Android Apps are Live!
I’m super pumped about out new iPhone and Android mobile apps! As of today they are live on their app stores. Simply search Impact Church Miami and it should get you right on the app. It’s free so just install it! We simply do this to get more tools in your hands. In the…
Read MoreSeeing the Difference
I know God is constantly working in us and all of us are a work in progress. Knowing that and remembering it, becomes our encouragement when we face tough situations. But I believe that seeing God work in others is equally or greater in encouragement. In us, the difference seems barely noticeable, but in others…
Read MoreCalled an Audible!
It appears that this Sunday I’m calling an audible. And for those that don’t understand what that means, allow me to explain. “Calling an audible” is a sport term that means changing the play on the spot. Our plan or “play” was to begin an in-depth series on Glossolalia, (speaking in tongues). But I really…
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