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Pastor, Author, and International speaker Rev Dr. Luciano Padilla Jr. began his public ministry in Connecticut in 1961. For 35 years he served as Bishop of the Pentecostal Christian Church and for over 45 years served as the Senior Pastor of the Bay Ridge Christian Center, a bilingual and multicultural international ministry whose growth rests on family groups, discipleship, missions and social assistance. He was the one of the cofounder of Christian Vison Radio. In 1995, Dr. Padilla was con ...
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Everyone has faith in something, we are all believers in something. This raises questions though. How we think about meaning and purpose drive our behavior and inform our thinking. But we fool ourselves if we put faith in things that aren’t true, and fail to adequately address the doubts we all have whatever we believe. For more resources on this t…
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All of creation is under a curse and subject to constant evil which leads to suffering and death. But Jesus has won a monumental victory over Satan, sin, suffering and eternal death, and followers of Christ can live boldly and rejoice in knowing that they have eternal life and freedom from the antagonists of God. Revelation 20:15-22:7; Genesis 3:1-…
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Jesus the King is the Servant of the Lord Who will lay down His life to ransom His people, taking their sin and punishment on Himself, setting them free from death and restoring them from exile to be the people of God. Mark 10:45 For more resources on today's teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/lessons-for-disciples-a-kings-ransom…
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Disciples must follow Jesus in rejecting the world’s grasping for power, choosing to live as servants, willing to be mistreated and suffer, trusting God the Father to vindicate His followers in His own time. Mark 10:32-45 For more resources on today's teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/lessons-for-disciples-a-kingdom-of-servants…
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Trinity makes salvation possible and Trinity makes salvation sweet. Only with a God of Trinity can we be freely welcomed in together as brothers and sisters to share the joy of God and cry together, “Abba Father!” Genesis 1:1-3; John 1:1-3 for more resources on today's teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/transformed-by-trinity…
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Unlike the kingdoms of this world, the Kingdom of God does not give preference to the powerful or wealthy but is open to everyone who will receive it like a little child by recognizing their helplessness and great need that only Jesus can meet. Mark 10:13-16 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/lessons-for-disci…
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When a man and a woman take covenant marriage vows God supernaturally joins them together, creating a new union that they must spend the rest of their earthly life nurturing through healthy practices so that their marriage flourishes to the glory of God and their joy. Mark 10:5-9 https://brcc.church/lessons-for-disciples-marriage-part-3-joined-toge…
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Jesus taught that God made humans male or female and that marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman. Therefore any alternative ideas of “marriage” or contexts for sexual activity violate God’s design and intent. Mark 10:1-12 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/lessons-for-marriage - Part 2/…
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Disciples must understand the upside-down nature of the kingdom of God, for God’s Kingdom is established through the death of the King, and true greatness is found in being the servant of all. Mark 9:14-29 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/lessons-for-disciples-the-upside-down-kingdom…
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Disciples must understand the upside-down nature of the kingdom of God, for God’s Kingdom is established through the death of the King, and true greatness is found in being the servant of all. Mark 9:14-29 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/lessons-for-disciples-the-upside-down-kingdom…
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Through their failure to cast out a demon, the disciples learn that ministry and spiritual warfare are not based on technique or their own abilities, but rather by consistently walking close to God through faith and prayer. Mark 9:14-29 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/apprenticeship-through-failure…
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