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God Is Our Desire (Ps 37:4-7) | Dr. Herman Moldez, July 5, 2026 The July 2026 series helps to awaken that GOD IS OUR DESIRE. But desire must be purified so that our longing is to seek God's face alone. Desire is a beautiful gift to live. We are created with desire we feel in the senses and in our soul. Sadly, we always have low spiritual appetite to seek and enjoy God. In Psalm 37:4-7, the spi...

Life Together in Christ's Community (Romans 14:10-19) | Dr. Herman Moldez, June 28, 2026 In a community of the King, we learn to value one another as precious. We celebrate by saying yes to life of peace, joy, and righteousness. Christ is known not just by preaching, but more so by practicing the way of Jesus that makes us fully human and holy for God's glory. What happens when Christ is r...

Living The Way of Christ (Eph. 4:20-28) | Rev. Herman Moldez, June 21, 2026 Christ is fully alive through His followers sent into the world to make him known where they live and work. How do you make known Christ through your life and work such that people are attracted to Christ? Knowing Jesus Christ is a game changer. It renews our perspective to a radical practice of living. 1. Learn a new mind...

God Who Became Like One of Us (Heb. 2:10-18) | Rev. Herman Moldez, June 14, 2026 In becoming human, Jesus Christ became the New Adam to reclaim our role as God's co-ruler of creation and unite as one family of God. As Lord of all things, He sets us free from demonic powers by crucifixion. What does it mean to be fully human in Christ? It is a total mystery how the holy Son of God embraces huma...

Jesus the Messiah (Mat. 16:13-20) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, June 7, 2026 Different people have different ways of saying who Jesus Christ is. But for us, Jesus is the Messiah building His church, the people who confess His reign to advance the Kingdom of God. How do we confess that Jesus is the Christ ordained to rule our lives and all the world? 1. Place Our Hope in Him vv.13-14 2. Declare Our Faith in...

Living the Fruit of the Holy Spirit (John 15:1-8) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, May 31, 2026 The metaphor of the fruit of the Spirit comes from Jesus’ parable of the True Vine and branches. The fruits are evidence of living relationship with Jesus Christ. How can the fruit of the Spirit live in all areas of life? 1. Pruned to Become Fruitful, vv. 1-2 2. Faithful to Remain Fruitful, vv. 3-5 3. Discipled to...

"LIVE and BE LED BY THE SPIRIT" (Gal. 5:16-18) | Rev. Herman Moldez, May 24, 2026 We all struggle in the inner forces within. The fleshly self is so powerful making it so difficult to live in the will of God. How can we follow Jesus Christ to show that we are truly Christ’s disciples? We need to learn how to live by the Spirit and be led by the Spirit. Following Jesus to remain faithful...

Life-Formation In the Holy Spirit (2Cor 3:16-18) | Rev. Herman Moldez, May 17, 2026 We are all being shaped by the world we live in. Our thoughts and behaviors are influenced by pattern of this world so that the institutional church is no different for its surrounding culture rather than of Christ. If we live by the Holy Spirit, we will be slowly formed to be like Christ, being redeemed to becomin...

Living In Fullness of the Spirit (Eph 5:15-21) | Rev. Herman Moldez, May 10, 2026 Life in the Spirit is to be controlled by the Holy Spirit which the NT calls fullness of the Spirit. What controls our lives define the way we live together as Christ’s community. To be filled with the Spirit is shown in humility, harmony, and holiness overflowing in worship. One of the major struggles in Christian l...

The Gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:14-18,33) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, May 3, 2026 Jesus’ precious gift is the promised Holy Spirit given to all people who believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. The New Testament uses different metaphors to explain the power and presence of the Holy Spirit to assure us of eternal salvation as well as to apply and actualize the work of Christ in daily lives...

Jesus Christ is Coming Back (1Cor 15:24-28) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, April 26 Everyday we see the destructive powers of evil. We feel helpless as the dragon roams and rages with fury. But this is only for a while. Jesus is coming back to rule and restore the kingdom by putting all of God’s enemies under his feet. We live in hope for the return of the King of kings. 1, Seek God's Righteousness v. 2...

Jesus Christ Lives in You (Rom 8:9-11) | Rev. Herman Moldez, April 19 Being human in the body is to live with mortality. We are weak and wounded. We are frail that we fail to please our Lord. They mystery of the spiritual life is Christ lives in our being by the Holy Spirit to live the power of Christ’s resurrection. Every day we are exposed to the many influences shaping our mind and heart to liv...

Jesus Christ Ascended on High (Hebrews 4:14-16) | Rev. Herman Moldez, April 12 Jesus Christ ascended into heaven to reign with God. He also serves as our Advocate to intercede on our behalf. Satan, the accuser, will make us doubt and discourage especially as we fail God. Jesus, knows being human to plead for God’s mercy and grace. Jesus died and rose again, then, "ascended into heaven",...

Jesus Christ Has Risen (Luke 24:1-7) | Rev. Herman Moldez, April 5 Being a Christian is unique as we serve and worship the living, Savior. What is more important is not to explain the truth resurrection but to experience transformation in the risen life of Jesus. Jesus Christ appeared many times within 40 days to guide in continuing his work and his resurrection life. Luke 24:1-12 declares that Je...

Doing the Work of God Together (1 Corinthians 12:14-18) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, March 29, 2026 Doing the work of God involves every part of the Body of Christ. We work interdependently. Each one has a role to do. Each one is important. God continues His work in a community working together with the common vision to build the Kingdom of God. 1. Embody Unity v.14 2. Exclude No One vv.15-16 3. Equip Eve...

God Continues the Good Work (Philippians 1:12-14) | Rev. Herman Moldez, March 22, 2026 Many think they need to be rich to join the work of God. God in His grace uses the poor and powerless as His servants. The Philippians surrendered their lives to the Lord and experienced the example of Jesus to be generous in poverty. If we obey, God will provide what is needed to do His work. We are known to st...

God Is Faithful to Complete It (Phil. 1:3-6) | Rev. Herman Moldez, March 15, 2026 The church is the primary agent to proclaim the gospel, not just in words but also in good works. Nothing can stop God's work. God started His work in FBC, then and now. God is faithful to sustain and complete what He has started with those who share in His work. In this world, you need to do something big to be...

Make it count: "Join the Good Work of God" (Colossians 3:23-24) | Ptr. Harold Peñacerrada, March 8, 2026 God appointed men and women He created to continue His good work. The work you do, in the company, campus, and the church is doing the work of God. In joining the work of God, we Christians strive with excellence of heart to serve with passion for God's pleasure. We will all be rewarded in doin...

“God’s Timeless Goodness: The Cornerstone of Christian Confidence” (Gen 50:19-23) | Ptr. Jesse Ray Porras (God Is Good All the Time?) Joseph experienced many bad things. His own brothers sold him to slavery. By doing good, he experienced evil. Later, Joseph saw how God orchestrated the misfortune and misery of his life for good to save his family and the world suffering from famine. May we see the...

God’s Sufficient Grace (2Cor 12:7-10) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, Feb 22, 2026 How can you continue if you are in so much pain? The paradox of grace is not to spare us from trouble but to transform our heart to discover strength in weakness. Paul had encountered so many life-threatening troubles (see 2Cor 1:6-8; 6:8-10) yet the more he became resilient by grace. 1. Grace that Breaks Pride v.7b 2. Grace t...

From Mourning to Dancing (Psalm 30:8-12) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Feb 15, 2026 Life is not friend as we wish it to be. We will be hurt. We will mourn our pain. But God, in His faithfulness will wash our sorrow as we cry for mercy. He will put a new song in our hearts to lift us up to dance with joy. Journeys in life are not always easy. Sometimes it is the mountain peak of Hallelujah. But often it&#3...

Finding Strength in God’s Presence (Exo 33:7-17) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Feb 8, 2026 The burden of leading God’s people to the Promised Land was too overwhelming. Moses could not do if God would not journey with them. God promised to abide with His presence to find rest in a wearisome journey. How will you find rest to sustain a long journey? What keeps you going to persevere in a perilous journey?...

Strength For the Journey (Sermon Series) The journey to the future is not a smooth trip. There are difficulties and disappointments to losing our heart. Unless we develop an inner resilience to persevere, we are tempted to give up. We need to cultivate spiritual disciplines to develop strength of being to continue what God has invited us to join Him in the new beginning He has started us. The Holy...

Journeying Together (Gal 6:1-5) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, Jan 25, 2026 We don’t live in isolation. As Christ’s body, we are interconnected and interdependent with one another. We support each other, especially in failure. We share with one another our heavy burdens. We journey together as God’s community of love. 1. In a Community of Love v.1 2. In a Family of Faith v.2 3. In a Path of Accountability v...

Listen to Jesus (Luke 9:28-36) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Jan 18, 2026 We will hear so many voices calling us the way to live. Many influencers will convince us by their popular message. We must listen to Jesus only even if others consider us fools to be faithful to him. Jesus Christ is the chosen one. What is the source of your guidance to follow Jesus? Living a new journey with God is the way of disc...