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Happy Birthday Pastor Johnny!
I have come to realize how much Pastor Johnny Olivardia loves going on cruises. And since today is his birthday, I’d like to celebrate this special day by posting some “AWESOME” photos of him from our last cruise we took with our spouses last year. Johnny, we celebrate you on your birthday! We’ll put a…
Read More...How to Access Wisdom
Last night I taught on the connection between honor and wisdom. We post up all the messages preached in our church on iTunes podcast. Please subscribe to the podcast, and get the word in you. Here are some thought and highlights on last night’s message: Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all…
Read More...BE BOLD, BE DARING
Easter Sunday is still the most popular, opportune and leading day of evangelism for the church. Just about any person with any kind of inclination toward God will come to church on Easter Sunday, especially if they’re invited! I want to challenge all ICers to begin an INVITE CAMPAIGN by encouraging people to attend our…
Read More...Happy Birthday Zealynd!
I’m officially a proud parent of teenagers. Yesterday was my youngest son’s birthday, Zealynd Price Rivera. The era of preteen has come to an end for Victoria and I. Thus far our “teen parenting years” haven’t lived up to their crazy reputation. And with that we are very thankful! We’ve been very blessed to have…
Read More...EASTER INVITE FOR YOU!
I love this time of year. We are gearing up for our Easter Service. The Lord gave His all for us, therefore, we go all out during Easter! We need to learn to honor this time of year, for it’s the very crux of our faith! This year we’re doing something different. Instead of investing…
Read More...Surrender and Honor
What? Where? When? How? And then finally, in fourth place, – Who? If this was an Olympic competition “who” wouldn’t even make it on the medal stand! This is the usual order of priority we place the questions regarding our purpose and destiny. Yesterday, during our mid-week Family Night Bible Study, I defined the “Greatest…
Read More...DISHONOR
Yesterday, we continued in our message series, HONOROLOGY. Yesterday’s message was titled, “The Kiss of Judas.“ I’ll have to admit, this was a very difficult message to preach. The more I studied the life and the decisions of Judas, the more I saw myself in them. It was very sobering, to say the least. I’ve…
Read More...Culture of Honor Misunderstanding
As we learn about the culture of honor in our church, I know there are many misconceptions about this subject floating around. It’s very easy to be critical of the things we don’t fully understand. Misconceptions always appear to be delusional; we’re always inclined to view them through the filters of erroneous belief. That is…
Read More...The Economy of Honor
Honor creates an atmosphere of exchange. The concept of economy doesn’t just apply only to the natural world but the supernatural world as well. As a matter of fact, I believe that the natural economy is affected by the spiritual economy, not just in the world markets but in individuals as well. Honor affects both…
Read More...Southern Saying… Spiritual Truth
We’ve just finished our second week of our Honorology message series. I must say, it’s been a powerful time thus far! I know I’ve mentioned it many times already, but more than likely, I’ll continue to declare it over and over again; honor has been the missing key to experiencing the presence, provision and power…
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