Mientras Jesús le hablaba a la multitud, se presentaron su madre y sus hermanos. Se quedaron afuera, y deseaban hablar con él. Alguien le dijo: —Tu madre y tus hermanos están afuera y quieren hablar contigo. —¿Quién es mi madre, y quiénes son mis hermanos? —replicó Jesús. Señalando a sus discípulos, añadió: —Aquí tienen a mi madre y a mis hermanos. Pues mi hermano, mi hermana y mi madre son los que hacen la voluntad de mi Padre que está en el cielo. (Mateo 12:46-50 NVI) Pido oración por: Onelia y su hijo, Virgilio, Edna y Sra. Suárez. Si hacemos la voluntad del Padre somos parte de esta Gran familia. Si ya lo eres bienvenido!! Orar sin cesar!! Dios te bendiga!! Amén
The Danger in Being a Christian: It began as a Jewish sect; fierce persecution only helped it spread Today's reading: Acts 8 Acts 8:1 On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. In some countries, a person who becomes a Christian forfeits a good education and job. And in a few countries, a person who converts risks his or her life. One church historian estimates that more Christians were martyred in the twentieth century than in all preceding centuries put together. Yet, strangely, more often than not, intense persecution of Christians leads to a spurt of growth in the church. An ancient saying expresses this phenomenon: "The blood of martyrs is the seed of the church." The First Big Advance For a while, the new faith enjoyed popular favor. But very soon it involved grave risk. In the book of Acts, the persecution that produced the first Christian martyr, St...
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