Conversations with Ray Martinez

God started the process; when he loved us he enabled us to respond to him in love and to extend that love to other Christians. Assuming we love God, let’s do think of ways to motivate one another to …

What does it mean to rededicate your life to Christ? What does the Bible say about consecration? Rededicating your life to Christ" is a popular concept in modern Christian culture. It's a decision ma…

The Bible makes it clear that everyone receives the Holy Spirit the moment he or she believes in Jesus Christ. One of the primary purposes of the Holy Spirit coming into a Christian's life is to chan…

People often ask the question, where is God?  God has revealed Himself to us through His Word, the Bible. Throughout Scripture, the existence of God is treated as a self-evident fact. When Benjamin F…

“In every life we have some trouble…when you worry you make it double. Cause when you worry your face will frown, and that will bring everybody down. Don’t worry, it will soon pass, whatever it is.” …

Can you list the ways you use the Word of God? First of all, why do we need the Word of God? The word need holds many different meanings. To say, “I need my coffee in the morning, or I won’t be able …

We often wonder if our anger is sinful or not.  In last weeks study we talked about anger not being sin.  Our motive is important and how we manage our anger.  In the anger of Jesus, he had the prope…

Here is a phrase I like to keep in mind:  Anger is just one letter short of Danger.  Handling anger is an important life skill. Christian counselors report that 50 percent of people who come in for c…

We can all certainly identify with the need for guidance. In fact, Jesus addressed this very need during His Upper Room Discourse. He said that after His departure the Holy Spirit would play a crucia…

What does it mean to let the peace of Christ rule in YOUR hearts.  I think it’s interesting when the scripture is talking directly to me, personally, when IT says YOU or YOUR heart. When I see the wo…

Have you ever caught yourself giving someone a tongue lashing, or have you been on the receiving end of a yeller?  James has some poignant suggestions for us today. We see this every day amongst stra…

In our passage today, there is so much to unpack with this message. Faith without works or action is even a bigger message. However, the one thing is for sure that we will focus on today is sharing, …

Fear in and of itself is not sin. Fear is a normal response to threat. Like pain, it is a gift of God intended to keep us safe. Feeling guilty for feeling fear in a situation of threat is like feelin…

King Hezikiah has a big problem.  He is faced with war with the King of Assyria, which he knows is not winnable by his own army.  The King of Assyria sends threatening messengers and later on an insu…

Today's study is about the healing of a deaf man with a speech impediment.  How does Jesus manage the situation and what does he want from us?  While touching the man’s tongue, Jesus looks up, and he…

This is one of those amazing stories in my life while growing up in Fort Collins, CO.  My first venture into the water by myself, resulted in me almost drowning. Join me in hearing my near death expe…

It’s important that we recognize who our source of power comes from, not only for us to know, but also how to serve Him and how to serve others. As a police officer, if I don’t recognize the authorit…

King Jehoshaphat was faced with a huge dilemma in his reign.  War was declared against Israel by the armies of the Moebites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites. There were messengers that told the k…