The Bible is clear that God desires our love, our fellowship, and our companionship. As James writes, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously” (James 4:5). God is not merely interested in what we do for Him. He desires our hearts. If our devotion to our ministry, our calling, or our work ever exceeds our devotion to Him, there may be times when the Lord Himself allows our success to be hindered, not to punish us, but to draw us back into intimacy with Him. He will never allow His gifts to replace His presence or our service to replace our relationship with Him.
A pastor or any believer who genuinely fears God is very hard to manipulate, pressure, or people please into wrong decisions.
We are called to walk in the fear of God, not the fear of men. Jesus said in Matthew 10:28. Don’t fear the one who can only destroy your body. Fear Him who has power over both body and soul, and can cast into hell.
You become fearless toward men by being fearful toward God.
Hell is a real place. Lord Jesus Christ, please help us to walk in the fear of God. Help Your people not to insult the Spirit of grace, not to trample on the Son of God, and not to count the precious blood You shed for us as a common thing. Help us to live with eternity in view. Remind us that this life is but a vapor and that we will all stand before You one day. O God, give us clean hearts, holy reverence, and a genuine fear of the Lord. Let us not live carelessly, but in humility, obedience, and gratitude for the great salvation You have given us. In Jesus’ name, amen.
“ I just feel like someone is carrying a heavy weight of regret right now. Maybe you’re looking back at mistakes you made, words you wish you could take back, opportunities you missed, or even relationships that ended differently than you hoped. I want to encourage you today: don’t live in regret.
Godly sorrow leads us to repentance, but worldly sorrow produces death. Regret was never meant to be your dwelling place. Once you’ve repented, once you’ve brought it to Jesus, don’t keep carrying what Christ already carried for you.
Maybe you’ve lost someone and you wish you had done things differently. Maybe you feel like you failed in some area of life. But hear me: in Christ, your story is not defined by your worst moment. He is a Redeemer. He restores years that were lost. He makes all things work together for good for those who love Him.
As believers, we grieve, we learn, and we grow, but we do not live chained to the past. Jesus is not only Lord over your past; He is Lord over your future.
There is hope in Him. There is life in Him. There is forgiveness in Him. There is restoration in Him.
So today, let go of regret. Give it to Jesus. Stop rehearsing what you cannot change and start trusting the One who can redeem it all. The cross is bigger than your failures, and the resurrection is proof that God can bring life out of what looked dead. “
Monday May 18th @7PM CST I will be having my first partner zoom call! This serves as an opportunity to better connect with our faithful partners—we will answer questions, spend time in prayer, and share testimony of what your seed is doing! Want to be a part of it? Become a partner now! Go to marioesparzajr.com/give and choose recurring partnership or hit the link in bio!
*Zoom link sent to partners via email*
We are grateful for everyone who has partnered with us, and we are praying for every partner. Thank you🤍
We just want to say thank you to everyone who has partnered with us—those who like, share, comment, and support what God is doing. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
By God’s grace, we’ve been able to reach over 72 million people on YouTube alone. That’s YouTube alone. We’re truly grateful for every single one of you who has stood with us in pushing the Gospel forward.
God bless you all. We’re going to continue to go further and preach the Gospel boldly.
Today, the word for the day is this: “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith.” — 2 Corinthians 13:5
Paul said to test yourself to see whether or not you are in the faith. Why? Because true faith is not just a one-time agreement. It is a lifestyle. The Bible says, “the just shall live by faith.” That means real faith produces a real walk. It produces righteous living. It produces fruit.
A clear sign that someone is living in the faith is that their life is being shaped by Christ. There is evidence of salvation. There is obedience. There is transformation. There is fruit.
So examine yourself today. If you are still living in shame, condemnation, guilt, and bondage to the old life, you may not be walking in the faith the way Scripture calls you to. Test yourself. Ask yourself: am I really believing? Am I really abiding in Christ? Is my life showing the fruit of faith?
This Christian walk is not just about saying yes to Jesus one time. It is about continuing in Him. It is a lifestyle of faith, surrender, and confidence in the finished work of the cross.
Examine yourself today. Test yourself. Continue in the faith.
If we want compassion, we need to pray that the Lord would give us eyes to see the multitudes.
Jesus saw the multitudes and was moved with compassion. We want to be moved but first, we must see.
God, give us eyes to see people the way You see them. Fill our hearts with compassion, and lead us in obedience to bring the hope of the gospel the hope found in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
Mario Esparza
The Bible is clear that God desires our love, our fellowship, and our companionship. As James writes, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously” (James 4:5). God is not merely interested in what we do for Him. He desires our hearts. If our devotion to our ministry, our calling, or our work ever exceeds our devotion to Him, there may be times when the Lord Himself allows our success to be hindered, not to punish us, but to draw us back into intimacy with Him. He will never allow His gifts to replace His presence or our service to replace our relationship with Him.
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Mario Esparza
A pastor or any believer who genuinely fears God is very hard to manipulate, pressure, or people please into wrong decisions.
We are called to walk in the fear of God, not the fear of men.
Jesus said in Matthew 10:28. Don’t fear the one who can only destroy your body. Fear Him who has power over both body and soul, and can cast into hell.
You become fearless toward men by being fearful toward God.
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Hell is a real place.
Lord Jesus Christ, please help us to walk in the fear of God. Help Your people not to insult the Spirit of grace, not to trample on the Son of God, and not to count the precious blood You shed for us as a common thing.
Help us to live with eternity in view. Remind us that this life is but a vapor and that we will all stand before You one day.
O God, give us clean hearts, holy reverence, and a genuine fear of the Lord. Let us not live carelessly, but in humility, obedience, and gratitude for the great salvation You have given us.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
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Revival in Houston! Saturday 4th of July
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The Lord wants you to trust him.
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“ I just feel like someone is carrying a heavy weight of regret right now. Maybe you’re looking back at mistakes you made, words you wish you could take back, opportunities you missed, or even relationships that ended differently than you hoped. I want to encourage you today: don’t live in regret.
Godly sorrow leads us to repentance, but worldly sorrow produces death. Regret was never meant to be your dwelling place. Once you’ve repented, once you’ve brought it to Jesus, don’t keep carrying what Christ already carried for you.
Maybe you’ve lost someone and you wish you had done things differently. Maybe you feel like you failed in some area of life. But hear me: in Christ, your story is not defined by your worst moment. He is a Redeemer. He restores years that were lost. He makes all things work together for good for those who love Him.
As believers, we grieve, we learn, and we grow, but we do not live chained to the past. Jesus is not only Lord over your past; He is Lord over your future.
There is hope in Him. There is life in Him. There is forgiveness in Him. There is restoration in Him.
So today, let go of regret. Give it to Jesus. Stop rehearsing what you cannot change and start trusting the One who can redeem it all. The cross is bigger than your failures, and the resurrection is proof that God can bring life out of what looked dead. “
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Monday May 18th @7PM CST I will be having my first partner zoom call! This serves as an opportunity to better connect with our faithful partners—we will answer questions, spend time in prayer, and share testimony of what your seed is doing! Want to be a part of it? Become a partner now! Go to marioesparzajr.com/give and choose recurring partnership or hit the link in bio!
*Zoom link sent to partners via email*
We are grateful for everyone who has partnered with us, and we are praying for every partner. Thank you🤍
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We just want to say thank you to everyone who has partnered with us—those who like, share, comment, and support what God is doing. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
By God’s grace, we’ve been able to reach over 72 million people on YouTube alone. That’s YouTube alone. We’re truly grateful for every single one of you who has stood with us in pushing the Gospel forward.
God bless you all. We’re going to continue to go further and preach the Gospel boldly.
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Mario Esparza
Today, the word for the day is this: “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith.” — 2 Corinthians 13:5
Paul said to test yourself to see whether or not you are in the faith. Why? Because true faith is not just a one-time agreement. It is a lifestyle. The Bible says, “the just shall live by faith.” That means real faith produces a real walk. It produces righteous living. It produces fruit.
A clear sign that someone is living in the faith is that their life is being shaped by Christ. There is evidence of salvation. There is obedience. There is transformation. There is fruit.
So examine yourself today. If you are still living in shame, condemnation, guilt, and bondage to the old life, you may not be walking in the faith the way Scripture calls you to. Test yourself. Ask yourself: am I really believing? Am I really abiding in Christ? Is my life showing the fruit of faith?
This Christian walk is not just about saying yes to Jesus one time. It is about continuing in Him. It is a lifestyle of faith, surrender, and confidence in the finished work of the cross.
Examine yourself today. Test yourself. Continue in the faith.
God bless.
Love, Pastor Mario
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If we want compassion, we need to pray that the Lord would give us eyes to see the multitudes.
Jesus saw the multitudes and was moved with compassion. We want to be moved but first, we must see.
God, give us eyes to see people the way You see them. Fill our hearts with compassion, and lead us in obedience to bring the hope of the gospel the hope found in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
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