David Dorantes

John 4: 35 “Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.” Last week I received a notification on my social media feed about a church in Africa...

1Corinthians 9:24-25 “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath,...

John 21:15-17 How do you know you are loved? How do you know people love you? Is it something they do? Is it something they say? I was thinking about this question based on my reading this week from John Chapter 21. When Jesus asked Peter three times, do you love me?...

2 Chronicles 16:9 “For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars.” Last Sunday’s lesson reminded me how...

What an exciting time to be going away. Many of the college students can’t wait to get to their new school, to see their friends, and some can’t even wait to start taking tests. Regardless of how excited they might be, all of them will have to take one of the hardest...

I wanted to share with you this story, because I think it may put into perspective the innocence of kids and their genuine concern. On our last day of the children’s activities in Yucatan, Mexico we were spending time with the kids, just hanging out and talking to...

This is the last thing I will say about enemies. I want to challenge you to do exactly what Jesus said and see how God works. When we do exactly what Jesus did we are going to see the results that God wants. Loving those who hate us is one of the hardest things we...

1 Peter 3:8-9 8 “To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; 9 not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a...

I remember a time in my life when I thought someone had something against me. I was very young and thought this person wanted to hurt me. I don’t remember if I did something against him or if it was something I said. After talking with him I was right, I had offended...

We had a successful trip last week in Baja, Mexico. The church in Guntersville headed that trip. From the first moment we met them in San Diego, they welcomed us with open arms. They're supporting the congregation of Diaz Ordaz in the Baja Peninsula.  The congregation...

The genre of the book of Esther is Narrative History. Its author is anonymous however; some believe Mordecai, Esther’s cousin and guardian, wrote it. It was written approximately 470 B.C. in Persia. Esther became queen in 479 B.C. Its purpose is to demonstrate God’s...

This week a few of us will be going to Baja, California.  We will be visiting the Church at Diaz-Ordaz. They are a fairly new congregation established not long ago. They have a piece of land that they acquired to build a place where they can worship. Five of us from...

It’s great to be a part of VBS. I get so excited about it every year.  This year we are learning about the life of Moses. What amazing things can happen when we let God direct our lives. It’s entertaining for adults but also educational for kids. Working this year...

  And the king granted them to me because the good hand of my God was on me. Nehemiah 2:8 You know how there are somethings that bother us throughout the day? There are things that just make us unhappy and we may be vocal about it or just keep it inside; however,...

On behalf of the college class here at Riverchase, we would like to thank the ladies’ class. They have very gracious to bring us supper every Wednesday for the last three months. They have brought so many good dishes and have brought so much more than we could eat. I...

52 Days What can you do with 52 days? You could start a new habit. You could work on a personal goal or maybe catch up on some house chores or you could take a vacation. A vacation for 52 days would be nice but what if you could use those 52 days to do something...

1 Corinthians 7:35 (NASB) “This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord.” Recently my son was asked to do a devo for the teens. He was so excited to do it, and he...

To continue talking about John Mark we can see Paul didn’t think that John Mark would be of benefit to the kingdom and to the newly established churches. Things change with the right encouragement. In the later years, Paul mentions John Mark in three separate...

John Mark is an interesting character in the Bible. He is mentioned no less than 8 times in the Bible. What I know about him is mostly from the book of Acts. He was a relative of Barnabas. He was the reason why Paul and Barnabas departed ways and went to different...

Isaiah 30:10 9 For this is a rebellious people, false sons, Sons who refuse to listen To the instruction of the Lord; 10 Who say to the seers, “You must not see visions”; And to the prophets, “You must not prophesy to us what is right, Speak to us pleasant words,...