We Are the Church

In this sermon, our guest Pastor, Ptr. Ric, tells us the basics of serving the Lord with our best. We must always seek God's will, our behavior must be Christ-like and we should commit to pleasing God every day.

"And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers." - Acts 2:42

"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship." - Romans 12:1

Happy New Year everyone! Let's give our best to God for this year. Praise be to God!

Church, Merry Christmas!  Let us be grateful and joyful as we celebrate today, for our Lord Jesus Christ has come to save us. Let us pray and open our hearts and minds to receive His word, to hear, to learn, to accept correction, and to love those we like and even those we don't like. May God's peace, love, and joy abound in us rather than fear, and hatred.

Holy Spirit is a gift and promise of God that will always be with us to help, guide, and teach us. The Holy Spirit is powerful and we will see the works through Christ in us. Acts 1:8 says "But you will receive power when THE HOLY SPIRIT comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

There are no shortcuts in everything we do. Even in our daily life routines, there is a process. It is also in walking and following Christ, we need the process. We need the Holy Spirit to help us how to live Spiritually right, it is the Holy Spirit who will guide and teach us. Being Spiritual is normal in our daily lives through showing love and care to others. Let God shine His light through you. Ask the Lord to fill you with His Spirit and let Him control your life.

As Christians, it is important that we are filled with the Holy Spirit. In this episode, we tackle what it is like to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Knowing the Spirit and operating in the Spirit is not about feelings, it's about obeying the command of the Holy Spirit. It's the annoinnting. May we allow ourselves to be filled by the Holy Spirit.

God sends the Holy Spirit to lead, help and guide us in everything we do. And He is always with us, all we have to do is to acknowledge Him and allow God to move in our lives. All things are possible in God have faith. God says "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” 

We encounter many difficulties in life to the point that we ask God why all this things happened. God knows everything even in a single detail in our lives, don't stop praying He hears our prayers trust His timing. "No matter what God’s answer is, accept it with a grateful heart, and trust Him. No matter what happens to your life, whether it is positive or negative, His plan for you is good because He knows that you love Him and He’s forever truthful to His promises". - Brother Franz

"My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins." -James 5:19-20

What is the meaning of life? As we listen to this episode we will navigate and learn what makes life meaningful through the life of Jesus Christ.

Are we in total surrender to God? This includes, our dreams, our desires, our plans, even the people in our lives--do we hold onto them so tight or do we leave room for God to move and work within our relationships?  We are made to be like an eagle that can soar high, not a chicken that can only remain on the ground. Let us listen to this episode and learn more of how to be like an eagle that can soar high.

We are the blessing of this world if we love God and obey His word. Yes, truly we cannot share the blessing of God if we can't do what God commanded us. We have to love God and obey His word. Allow God in our hearts and let the Holy Spirit move and work in our lives.

Our brokenness doesn't mean we are defeated. Sometimes, God will break us to develop a character in us, and we may not understand it at the moment of our suffering, however, God sees what we do not see; we cannot fathom what God has in mind for us because we are limited while God is not. Let us listen more of having a Jesus-centered life through this episode.

Have you ever asked yourself why you keep coming back to your old life? Have you ever wonder how to change this? Let's hear God's Word today and let Him convict our hearts. May obedience flourish in us today.

Lust is in the hearts of men. Lust of the flesh, lust of the tongue, and lust after the material things. These are all spiritual adultery to our bridegroom Jesus Christ. That is why 2 Timothy 2:22 says, "Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart." God is calling us to live a pure life. Just as He is Holy we ought to be holy also. 

Wisdom that is from above is firstly pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Let's learn more of this in this sermon.

As we tame our tongue in-order to speak of what glorifies the Lord, remember to speak the truth and if it's necessary.