Pastor Valni Borges

“... e serás como um jardim regado, e como um manancial, cujas águas nunca faltam.” (Isaías 58:11) Você gosta de jardins? Todos nós achamos lindo um jardim bem cuidado, não é verdade? Gostamos do cheiro das flores, do colorido que elas têm, da delicadeza das suas pétalas, do barulho dos pássaros, alvoroçados, batendo asas ao redor dos canteiros. Que lindo! Um jardim é um espaço planejado, normalmente ao ar livre, para a exibição, cultivação e apreciação de plantas, flores e animais. E vamos ver uma curiosidade: A palavra JARDIM vem do hebreu e refere-se a proteger, defender. Você sabe quando surgiu primeiro jardim na Terra? O primeiro jardineiro na terra foi Deus. Em Gênesis 1, vamos encontrar todo o processo de plantio do primeiro jardim que foi criado no mundo: o Jardim do Éden. Vamos ver que o Senhor criou todas as condições para que esse Jardim fosse lindo. Quanto cuidado Ele teve! Criou a luz, pois nenhuma planta sobrevive sem o calor do sol; trouxe a chuva, porque ...

"Eu amo aos que me amam, e os que de madrugada me buscarem, me acharão. Provérbios 8:17" ARC Paz amados, passemos a análise deste versículo:  Esta passagem de Provérbios está completamente fora de contexto, como é comum para o livro de Provérbios, e se entende exatamente como está escrito aí. É uma passagem conhecida de todo o povo de Deus, seja pentecostal ou tradicional, e influenciou um antigo costume cristão: o de orar pela madrugada. Porém, vejamos o que parece um equívoco na tradução de João Ferreira de Almeida, pois o termo "...de madrugada me buscam..." só é encontrado na versão Almeida Revista e Corrigida (ARC). Vejamos as principais versões atuais: "Eu amo os que me amam; os que me procuram me acham." ARA "Eu amo aquele que me ama; e quem me procura acha." NTLH "Amo os que me amam, e quem me procura me encontra." NVI "Amo os que me amam. Quem me procura, encontra-me." Versão Católica Ne...

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is, but be filled with the Spirit; Ephesians 5:18 You are full of the Holy Spirit? A serious question that must be asked by all the servants of God, we must seek every day more the presence of God and not let the cold take care of our spiritual lives. The Holy Spirit's presence is very strong throughout the Word of God, we see the Holy Spirit working from the beginning: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2 We learned that from the beginning the Holy Spirit is moving, acting since the creation, after anointing and empowering many servants of God, using them with great power in his work. We arrived in the New Testament and see the same Holy Spirit preparing the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on...

Nehemiah was facing a challenge rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, the walls represent protection, security, something that Jerusalem no longer have much time, and it required a lot of work and effort of an entire nation to rebuild the city.  The Nehemiah Chapter 3 is very special because it shows the necessary organization for this great task. The text teaches about unity, commitment, such that we can apply in our lives. Studying the Word we learn that in Jerusalem at that time had 12 gates to enter the city, large doors that were also destroyed, and along with the walls also needed restoration. Each door had a function in the city, but also a spiritual meaning for us, so we can draw some valuable lessons. 1. The Door of the Sheep and Cattle (Ne 3:1) "And he arose Eliashib the high priest, with his brothers the priests and built the Gate of Livestock, which the consecrated ..." Learn the Word of God that the first group in the reconstruction of the walls ...

Said to him, the Samaritan: How dost thou, being a Jew, ask a drink of me, a Samaritan woman? (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus answered and said unto him, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, you would have asked him, and he would have given thee living water. John 4:9-10 We see in this passage Biblical God's love, we see how Jesus cared for people regardless of their situation, regardless of their nationality, we see this love breaking barriers and bridging traditions. We see in the historical context of this passage, which in most cases when a Galilean Jew needed to go to the maximum they avoided taking the shortest path that was to pass through the regions of Samaria, he preferred to cross the Jordan and ride more miles and Samaria by coasting Desert to enter this region. But we see in John 4:4: And he must needs go through Samaria. John 4:4 Because it was necessary for Jesus to go ...