The Early Church

The Early Church

And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.” Then He warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Christ.
— Matthew 16:17-20

The difficulties of unbelief

But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “You are certainly God’s Son!”
— Matthew 14:30-33

Denying Self

And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it. For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”
— Luke 9:23-27

Build your house on the rock!

I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.” Then He warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Christ.
— Matthew 16:18-20

Miss you Mamma

It is amazing to me that it’s been 3 yrs since my wonderful mom passed away December 1, 2021
The sadness and heartbreak has not subsided one little bit- and not one day goes by that I do not miss Mamma Millo –

Her encouragement, kindness, sense of humor, loving care and humble motherly love, she grew up without her mom, and suffered many hardships, and pain, but through it all she raised us and protected us no matter the circumstances life threw her way, she stood strong and never gave up.

I love you mom- and always will thank you for everything, you taught me so much and gave me hope and strength like no one else– I thank God every single day for all the wisdom you shared, I pray I can always appreciate it, and pass it down to others.

Beloved saints if you have your mom and dad still alive, don’t forget to give them a call everyday, text them, visit them, be there for them the same way they were there for you growing up. We only have one mother, in life and we should cherish the treasure of our parents, they truly are a gift 💝 from God Almighty.

Pastor Danno