Posts by Manny Rivera
PRAYING WITH ME….
Although we know that prayer is critical to our Christian existence, there are times and seasons when God calls us, as a family and church, to prayer and intercession…to “give Him no rest until he establishes…” – Isaiah 62:7 God is in the business of “establishing.” He desires to establish His purpose, provision, power, prosperity…
Read MoreCURRENT MESSAGE SERIES… EXPOSING THE ENEMY
I’ve received several good reports about our current message series, FAMILY 101. I can truly say that my wife and I are really enjoying working together on this. This year we celebrate 20 years of marriage and it seems like the more time we’re together the better it gets! We decided to do this series…
Read MoreFAMILY 101
I’m very excited about this coming Sunday, we begin our Family 101 series. My excitement grows for a couple of reasons – My wife will be joining me and we’ll execute this message series as a team (Pastor Victoria really is a good preacher!) It’ll be a series of messages that will revolutionize marriages and…
Read MorePRECIOUS TIMES
Our family was blessed with the opportunity to take a week off and go on a much–needed vacation. As we grow older, I’m realizing that our time together as a family is invaluable and must be cherished. In the past, I’ve turned down opportunities where full vacation outings were freely offered to me at no…
Read MoreTHE NEW LOOK
These are great days of transition. I have to continue to remind myself that external and structural changes only will never be the solitary vehicle in bringing about God ordained changes. It always ends up being a heart matter. And that is what we have to continue doing. I’m realizing that the act of restructuring…
Read MoreWE ARE NOW IMPACT CHURCH
In continuation from my last blog… One of the principal changes we made and presented on Sunday was the changing of the name of our church. Since our inception, we’ve been a dual-county regional church. We’ve found out that by having “Miami,” in our name hindered our “perception reach.” We asked the Lord to give…
Read MoreSUNDAY’S SUMMARY
What a great Sunday we had yesterday! For those still in the shadows, yesterday was our 2020 Vision Sunday! Frankly, I was quite nervous as I unveiled the next ten years of our church. I was encouraged as I saw the excitement in the eyes of people during my sermon/presentation. What a great church I…
Read MoreLATE HOURS
We’ve been burning some midnight oil preparing for our 2020 Vision Sunday and Family Fun Fest celebration. I thank God for my office staff, interns and volunteers. What a remarkable team we have; they are worth every penny and more!!! I know I’ve been a little out-of-pocket here lately with my writing. It just seems…
Read MoreFAMILY FUN FEST & SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT!
In commemoration of our new and improved direction of our church, we will be having our first church-wide softball tournament during our Family Funfest this Sunday afternoon – 2:00pm at Country Village Park (183rd St. & 67th Ave). It’ll be a four-team co-ed completion of three innings per game. I’m sure there will be many…
Read MoreSUNDAY’S SUMMARY…
Today I’ll inaugurate a new Monday blog titled, Sunday’s Summary. It’ll be a “summary” or a recap of what God did in the life of MHC the Sunday before. It’ll be written in a bulleted format and I’ll just write about the “the good” and leave “the bad” and “the ugly” alone…. I think I’ve…
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