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The King Is Waiting

May 16-22, 2021 – Joseph Castillo How many of you would like to forget about COVID-19?  The year 2020 was unpleasant and even devastating for many people due to the effects of the corona virus. Now COVID has lingered into 2021 and continues to impact our daily lives negatively. Sin has caused many things in …

Game Over

May 2-8, 2021 – Joseph Castillo Most of you have probably heard of the story of David and Goliath – a famous Bible story where God calls a boy named David to take down a giant who is making fun of David and his people.  Goliath, the giant, was even bold enough to mock God. …

I’ll Huff And I’ll Puff

March 7-13, 2021 – Joseph Castillo This morning my co-worker locked herself out of the office.  She sent me a text, “Let me in, or I’ll huff, and I’ll puff.”  Immediately my mind went to the cartoon that I watched many times as a kid—the cartoon of the “Three Little Pigs” that is based on …

Be My Valentine

February 7-13, 2021 – Joseph Castillo I remember being in school when Valentine’s Day would come around.  Especially when I was in 5th and 6th grade.  Do you remember the little heart-shaped tart candies?  They came in many different colors: red, light green, pink, orange, and yellow.  They had little sayings printed on them.  Some …

Singing In The Rain

January 24-30, 2021 – Joseph Castillo How many of you are enjoying the rain we are having?  I am.  I hear at my work that some “love” this weather and they “love” the rain.  I don’t know if I can say I love the rain but I love how the mountains look after the rain …

An Active God

December 13-19, 2020 – Joseph Castillo Not too long ago I preached a sermon called “The Chase is On”.  I described how when I first saw Belinda, my soon to be girlfriend and later, my wife, running across a football field that I started to run after her.  I had to meet her.  When Adam …

To Be Liked Or Disliked

November 15-21, 2020 – Joseph Castillo My wife and I try to attend a marriage retreat every year.  If we can’t then we will purposely read a book on how to improve our marriage.  At one of those retreats about 6 years ago, I heard a statistic that blew me away.  According to the presenter …

What’s The Greatest Gift?

October 18-24, 2020 – Joseph Castillo What is the greatest talent or gift that God can give us?  The last two Sabbaths we have gone over the “Parable of the Talents” (Matt 25:14-30).  We have studied the differences between the fruits of the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit.  As believers, when we give …

The Chase Is On

September 6-12 – Joseph Castillo I remember vividly when I was 16.  I was going to Dinuba Junior Academy but it only went up to 10th grade.  So my sophomore year I participated in “Academy Day” at Fresno Adventist Academy (FAA).  They had invited all those who were thinking about going to FAA the next …

Frustrated

August 23-29, 2020 – Joseph Castillo Frustration can come in so many different ways.  I’m frustrated with Covid-19.  I’m frustrated that I have to wear a face mask everywhere I go.  I got frustrated when my face mask broke a string in public and I could not wear it anymore.  It kept falling off.  People …