Jan 14, 2021 | Preaching, Sunday Sermons
As saints, are we mourning over the loss of what we cannot keep more than rejoicing over the gain of what we cannot lose? All of us in Christ have obtained an inheritance of unspeakable riches. Not because of our doing, but because of His, so that we who are Christ’s...
Nov 19, 2020 | Devotional, Preaching, Sunday Sermons
Living for Christ makes us different in this world. We are not in step with its kingdoms. In a Christless culture, we are sojourners and strangers. Our views and values are not according to the lenses and loves of this world. Christ is our King and His kingdom is our...
Nov 5, 2020 | Devotional, Preaching, Sunday Sermons
A definitive departure marks the beginning of the end. Jesus leaves Galilee. He will not return until He is crucified and risen. At this turn, geography hints at theology. Jesus is leading His disciples to the Holy City, the capital of the kingdom. Matthew records the...
Oct 15, 2020 | Devotional, Shepherding, Sunday Sermons
The world prefers Caesar to Christ, even if a tyrant. Sometimes even people who claim God (John 19:15). And Caesar has many faces. Whether a totalitarian, a monarch, a socialistic state, a democratic republic, or the autocratic self, these are the kingdoms of...
Sep 17, 2020 | Devotional, Preaching, Sunday Sermons
The King has announced the unexpected: He will be murdered. He has also revealed that His demise is not in the least owing to any lack of authority, power, or majesty. He will be crucified, but this will be a fulfillment not a failure of His own mission. The One of...
Jun 9, 2020 | Devotional, Shepherding, Sunday Sermons, Worship Service
As Christ’s church, we have crossed the three-month mark of not being able to gather. We are longing to come together again. Love compels us. Here we want to summarize the key principles that are directing the decision-making process by which the shepherds continue to...