Train Your Heart

Leon FontaineDevoted

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 (NKJV) As a young paramedic, I found myself in horrifying situations almost daily—surrounded by the sights, smells and sounds of the hurt and dying. Within my first year of dealing with this stuff, I started to become burnt out and hard-hearted. I knew something had to change. I had to figure out how to strengthen myself and bring God’s power to those suffering all around me. So I worked out a training program for myself. Every morning before work, I would listen to a message from God’s Word. As I filled my heart with His promises, I began speaking them out loud. I would declare things like, “When I lay …

Solve Your Identity Crisis

Leon FontaineDevoted

Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 (ESV) The Israelites spent over 400 years in slavery before they finally reached the edge of their Promised Land. God had promised them a fertile land that they could call their own. But when they sized up the people they would have to fight to claim that land, the majority of the Israelites backed down. They just couldn’t envision themselves succeeding. Although God promised them the land, they couldn’t claim it because they didn’t believe they could. Instead, the majority lived out the rest of their days in the desert wilderness. Only those twenty and younger went …

¿DE QUÉ SE TRATA LA SEMANA SANTA?

Leon FontaineEntregate

»Pues Dios amó tanto al mundo, que dio a su Hijo único, para que todo aquel que cree en él no muera, sino que tenga vida eterna. Juan 3:16 (DHH) Dios es amor. De hecho, el propósito de que Dios enviara a Jesús a esta tierra era el de restaurar a Su familia para Él. Muchos cristianos crecen escuchando que la única forma en que podemos estar bien con Dios es ser perfectos, pero eso no es cierto. Dios definitivamente nos autoriza a seguir sus caminos porque es la mejor manera de vivir, pero Su primera prioridad es la relación. Su padre Dios quiere que usted sepa cuánto lo ama. Durante los próximos días, cubriremos cinco cosas que tuvieron lugar en la cruz que usted …

Believe It To Win!

Leon FontaineDevoted

Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” Numbers 13:30 (NKJV) To win in life, you have to believe you already are who God says you are. Over the past few days, we’ve been talking about the new identity you received the moment you gave your life to Christ. This identity is yours, but you have to believe it to begin to live it. This topic reminds me of the story in Numbers 13. The Israelites had just been delivered from slavery in Egypt. Roughly ten to fifteen generations grew up with this slave identity before they reached the edge of the land God had promised to …

LA CONFIANZA PARA USAR EL NOMBRE DE JESÚS

Leon FontaineEntregate

Cuando las autoridades vieron la valentía con que hablaban Pedro y Juan, y se dieron cuenta de que eran hombres sin estudios ni cultura, se quedaron sorprendidos, y reconocieron que eran discípulos de Jesús. Hechos 4:13 (DHH) ¡Usted puede tener confianza en usar el nombre de Jesús! Pedro y Juan tenían cierta confianza entre ellos, la audacia que otros reconocían, venía de estar con Jesús. Esta audacia no era una confianza terrenal en sus propias destrezas y habilidades. Pedro y Juan irradiaban esta audacia porque confiaban en el poder de Dios que estaba en ellos, y usted puede tener esa misma confianza hoy. Con mucha frecuencia nos enfocamos en nuestra propia falta de habilidad o experiencia, pero tenemos el mismo Espíritu viviendo en nosotros que …