Author Archives: eig

About eig

I post about my relationship with the Triune God as He has revealed Himself in The Holy Scriptures, the Bible. Escribo sobre lo que estoy aprendiendo de mi relación con mi Padre Dios, Dios Trino, tal como se ha revelado en las Sagradas Escrituras, la Biblia. Follower of Jesus. Husband. Father. Teacher. Pastor. Salvadorean by birth, Hispanic-American. Amateur Runner. Bibliophile. Seguidor de Jesús, esposo, papá, pastor, nacido en el Salvador, hispano-americano, corredor amateur y bibliófila. https://about.me/despond

God’s love is the Greatest

Posted on February 17, 2025 by eig

The greatest is love. Not our mushy conditional as long as “you do for me what I want love”. Not erotic love. Not imperfect family love. Not “materialistic love”. God’s love. The supernatural love that only God who is love gives to His children through His Spirit. That’s agape love, sacrificial, enduring, other-focused. The love […]

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A Summary of the Christian Life

Posted on February 17, 2025 by eig

If the Christian life can be summarized it is with these words that Jesus said. He is using figurative language to teach spiritual truth. The vine in the Old Testament was Israel. Jesus is saying that he is the vine now. He is the source of all spiritual life. The disciples are the branches nourished […]

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Mission Possible – Acts 3:1-11

Posted on February 10, 2025 by eig

In today’s passage we look at how God uses Peter and John on one (of many) impossible missions. And although we see that it has a physical miraculous element, the most miraculous element is the spiritual transformation that it brings to the people involved. We are to be on mission with God every day. That’s […]

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A New Community of God – Acts 2:41-47

Posted on February 3, 2025 by eig

In this passage we find the birth of God’s new community, the church. God’s community is distinctive and unique. It has distinctive God-given characteristics that are evident. Identifying and understanding them will help us be the community of God we are intended to be.

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The Message of Salvation – Acts 2:14-41

Posted on January 27, 2025 by eig

Peter through this sermon or preaching, will explain to the audience (many Diaspora Jews who had come for the special celebration, some to stay permanently in Jerusalem, some temporary) what is happening. God is doing this for a purpose. He will explain that this is a new beginning for Israel. From now on, the Holy […]

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Promised Fulfilled – Acts 2:1-11

Posted on January 21, 2025 by eig

In this passage we learn about the fulfilled promise that the Father promised to send, the coming of the Holy Spirit. We have the same Spirit of God in us. Often, we quench the Spirit, dulling it with our disobedient lives. We need to let Him fill us up so He can use us. It […]

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Waiting for the Father’s Promise – Acts 1:12-26

Posted on January 13, 2025 by eig

God’s promises are reliable. There are approximately 5,467 promises in the Bible. God’s promises are irrevocable because he is a God who does not lie (Numbers 23:11) that does not change, (Ps. 110: 4) and that has all the power to fulfill them (Isaiah 55:11). He is worthy of all our trust. We see it […]

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Preparing to be Witnesses – Acts 1:1-14

Posted on January 6, 2025 by eig

A group of 120 people, most of them without much education or social status. Followers of Christ, many of them saw and heard the Lord Jesus Christ. This group of people formed the first “assembly” or church of Christ. These were called to carry the message of the Good News to the whole world. And […]

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Spiritual Goals – Philippians 3

Posted on December 30, 2024 by eig

Many people have resolutions. Maybe you do. Many years ago, I started teaching about spiritual goals based on a well-known passage in Scripture. These are worth our time and effort the whole year.   St. Paul in Philippians gives us five of them. These goals are not temporary, they are goals for the entire duration […]

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Keeping Christmas Well

Posted on December 26, 2024 by eig

Christmas Eve service. Sermon, “Keeping Christmas Well”.

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