Sunday Night Reflections

What a great day we had today at Solid Rock! We had water baptisms in both services. I believe this is the only time I've ever baptized only men. That's awesome!

Tonight was the conclusion of the One Prayer series. We were blessed to watch a sermon by Steven Furtick of Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC. His message was great--a very timely message delivered under a great anointing. God is great, God is good!

We had a great time of fellowship tonight with the Sel and Esperanze Trejo after the Evening Service. Esperanza was the first person who was saved when we planted Solid Rock 20 years ago. She was the first person I baptized. Tonight, it was my privilege to baptize Sel.

Have a great week, Rockies! I'll see you at InterMission this Wednesday at 7:00 pm.

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The Day Our World Changed

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Jehu Hernandez

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