Jehu Hernandez

I finally got back home last night after having to spend a few extra days in San Antonio after arriving from Nicaragua. I haven't had much time to rest, but I'm still very excited about my trip. While in Nicaragua, we spent much of our time in Esquipulas, where Missionary Nathan Alfaro is planting a church. In fact, he's actually planting two churches, Casa de Mi Gloria in Managua, and Casa de Mi Gloria-Esquipulas. The church plant in Esquipulas is being planted by way of a six-week (or perhaps longer) crusade. Services are being held every night of the week, except for Monday. The missionary-evangelist for this crusade is Dr. Doyle Jones . He is preaching every service of the crusade! I had a great time in Nicaragua. We've partnered with Missionaries Nathan and Christine Alfaro for many years, now, but after visiting Nicaragua, I understand why they love that country so much. I've learned to love them, too, after spending a week there. I especially enjoyed going ou...

What a great day we had today at Solid Rock Church! Good things always happen when we come together to worship God. It was great having my wife in church today. She's been gone most of the summer (since late May) tending to her mom. She's been missed at home and at church. Spoke about Prayer Prompts in tonight's service. We're prompted often to pray by the Holy Spirit but we've learned to fight off the prompts. I hope tonight's teaching helps us to recognize and respond to these prayer prompts. Taking a quick trip to Maypearl TX tomorrow to take our youth to youth camp. We're praying for God to do great things. You can follow the youth camp here . I'm going to Nicaragua this Wednesday with a group from Bethel AG. We'll be doing some street ministry in conjunction with a crusade led by Doyle Jones and Missionary Nathan Alfaro. Keep us in your prayers. Have a great week!

There are several excellent online Bibles available but my favorite, without a doubt, is YouVersion . YouVersion is an online Bible, but it's really much, much more. It allows individuals to contribute their thoughts on the Scriptures. It allows for community interaction around the Scriptures. It provides several reading plans which can be read and tracked on the web and on a mobile device simultaneously. It provides a way for churches or Bible study groups to follow the message outlines and Scripture readings live on their mobile devices. It truly is an amazing resource! My smartphone of choice is the Palm Pre. YouVersion has an excellent app for the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi that allows access to the same features on the smartphone that are available on the YouVersion website. Of course, YouVersion has excellent apps for the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, and Android phones, but it's the Palm YouVersion app that I want to feature. Here's why: Currently, P...

I read this shocking post on Dr. Albert Mohler's blog. The news out of Sarasota, Florida caught many people by surprise. A doctor in the city has lost his license because he aborted what is now described as the “wrong” baby. Back in 2006, Dr. Matthew Kachinas had been asked to perform an abortion on a baby that had been identified as having Down syndrome and other congenital defects. Instead, the doctor aborted that baby’s healthy twin. Sadly, I surprised myself by responding to the fact that the doctor had aborted the wrong baby. Then I realized, "Wait a minute--even if it had been the "right" baby, it's still wrong!" Click here to read the rest of the post.

We had a great day at Solid Rock today! The weather was beautiful, and the service was powerful. Today, we started a new sermon series based on Max Lucado's latest book, FEARLESS . It's going to be a great series! We're having a five-week Wednesday night Bible study starting this week as a part of the the FEARLESS series. Every Wednesday, we'll follow up on the previous Sunday's sermons in a little more detail. Combined with some fellowship time, Wednesdays are going to be great during the FEARLESS series. I've really loved reading all the reports on Twitter and Facebook about the great Easter services at churches all over the country. To God be the glory! By the way, we're celebrating the Resurrection again next Sunday! Have a great week, Rockies! See you Wednesday at the FEARLESS Bible Study.

I read an interesting verse in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians: Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many. (1 Cor, 1:11) The prayers of many --what a powerful phrase! I want to encourage you to continue to join together in prayer for our Easter service this weekend. We need the prayers of many in order to see the great things that God wants to do! Be one of the many!

Without a doubt, Easter is my favorite celebration! I love to preach about the cross and the resurrection. And I love to sing songs about the cross and the resurrection. I love to celebrate the fact that because Jesus conquered death, it validated everything He taught and did. And because he conquered death, my future is always bright! Another reason I love Easter is because it gives us as a church a HUGE opportunity to reach out the unchurched. Many people who don't attend church regularly are open to an invitation to go to church on Easter because...well, because it's Easter, and they have a sense that it's a day to go to church even if they don't know exactly why. I believe we are being negligent if we don't take advantage of this opportunity to invite people to church on Easter! Who are you inviting to Solid Rock Church for Easter?