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Join the Work of God (John 5:14-20) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Jan 11, 2026 Life can become an adventure if we join God’s work. In fact, this is not just an option but our calling. God calls us to participate in His great project to bring all creation under His rule. We must see what God is doing to get on board to a new adventure with God. Are things you want to do for God the work of God? In John 5,...

A New Journey with God (January Sermon Series) In many ways the journey of the coming year will be the same. The Preacher observes there is nothing new under the sun (Eccl 1:9). The world’s trouble will stay. Traffic stress may even get worse. Corruption will not be solved. Sickness and suffering will be part of life. But a new world order has come. The first Advent has introduced the presence of...

Light of the World (Matthew 5:14-16) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, Dec 28, 2025 The world needs light. God’s light shining into our lives transforms us to become the light of the world. We are sent to shine the glory of light to the unbelieving world. We shine with God’s light of love where we live and work to uphold moral purity in all areas of life. How can the light of Christ shine brightly through the...

Walk In the Light (1 John 1:1-10) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Dec 21, 2025 Light offers a new way to live. It is the logical outcome of knowing God who is light. Advent invites followers of Christ to align their lives in truth and purity and build their community in honesty and integrity. Which part of your life must you claim “there is no darkness at all”. How can we find the light to show the way thro...

God Dwells Among Us (John 1:9-14) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Dec 14, 2025 The Son of God, the light of the world, came to dwell in a world of darkness. Jesus Christ is the true light is shining in the world, yet instead of receiving Christ the unbelievers rejected him. If we open our eyes we will see differently to discover the power of light revealed in human powerlessness. We can be so busy preparing...

Light Has Dawned (Matthew 4:12-17) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Dec 7, 2025 In Jesus, those who are walking in darkness have seen a great light dawning in their lives. Jesus has inaugurated the kingdom of God, the kingdom of light in a world gripped with darkness. In Christ, the power of light slowly pushes away the floods of darkness. It brings transformation to turn darkness to light to enter the kingd...

Here Comes The Light (Sermon Series) Light is a major theme in the Bible. It is a fitting metaphor to reveal who Christ is, “the light of the world” (John 8:12), the One who reveals salvation, hope, and way of life. Light is the essence of who God is (John 15), the Father of lights in utmost purity, wisdom, and truth (John 1:17). Because of sin, the people of the world walk with darkness. They are...

Life of Gratitude (Psalm 107:1-9) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Nov 23, 2025 The story of our lives tells the goodness of the Lord. Not so much when life goes well but in struggle and survival, in hunger and thirst, in difficulty and distress. We discover the goodness of life with God’s embrace of love through exodus and exile of redemption. When life is difficult, do you resent it or find reason to rejoi...

Enriched to Generosity (2 Corinthians 9: 6-11) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, Nov 16, 2025 Every good and beautiful are gifts of God’s generosity. Everything is supplied from above. We are enriched to become rich in doing good. Generosity is an overflow of life richly supplied, not in affluence but in abundance, to overflow in thanksgiving. 1. Faithful Giving vv.6-7 2. Fruitful Living vv.8-9 3. Flourishing...

Overflow with Joy (Col. 1:24-27) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Nov 9, 2025 Given a choice, we will prefer comfort rather than discomfort, gladness than groaning. Yet, the Christian life includes suffering and joy. All of us have a share of trouble in life. Some live in despair. But in Christ we can discover that in suffering we can overflow with joy. Is joy possible when life's reality makes you sad, angr...

More Than Enough (Phil. 4:10-13) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Nov 2, 2025 The fullness of life is not in material abundance. Many rich people remain empty. But if we pursue what true life is, we will have more than enough to meet our needs. Even in material lack, the abundant life overflows to the beloved. Life is a daily struggle to have enough to meet life's needs. How do we live more than enough,...

God Is My Strength (Habakkuk 3: 16-19) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, Oct 26, 2025 Are we really ready for God to answer our prayers for truth and justice? Instead of seeing peaceful change, expect for the day of calamity. More troubles are ahead. But if we see the troubles to come in the triumph of God's justice, we will find strength and sustain our hope with the feet of a deer, resilient to rise above wi...

"LORD, Do It Again" (Habakkuk 3:1-15) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Oct 19, 2025 The God of the past who acted in power is the unchanging God of the present. History advances, not in linear movement but in cycle leading to consummation. History revealed God's power in the past. The same God is at work to act again, to destroy evil and deliver His people. We need the pray for the revival of G...

Living By Faithfulness (Habakkuk 2:1-4) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Oct 12, 2025 God is in control of history. He acts by his appointed time that transcends what we preach and predict. In God's wisdom and way, He will reveal His glory as the wicked leaders in this world think and act as if there is no God. What does it mean to live our prophetic calling to remain faithful? The series of calamities, -str...

What God is Doing These Days? (Habakkuk 1:1-17)| Rev. Herman Moldez, Oct 5, 2025 The God Who Acts On Our Days (Sermon Series) The many twists and turns of events confirm what we know. Yet they are full of mystery and surprises. The recent floods all over the country exposed the corruption and anomaly that flooded the government lawmakers, DPW implementors and private contractors. The silent watche...

More Than Conquerors (Romans 8:31-39) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, Sept 28, 2025 Life of suffering makes the believers look beaten all day long. But all the forces of death and devil combined will not defeat the beloved. They are more than conquerors with God on their side. The spiritual life keeps flourishing despite the trials and troubles. God is at work and walks with His people to accompany them thro...

God Works for Our Good (Romans 8:28-30) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Sept 21, 2025 God never leaves us alone in suffering. He controls all things to work out for something good for His beloved. In His sovereign grace, everything is designed to make us beautiful to reflect the image of God revealed in His Son. God works to turn the mess we experience into a meaningful process of transformation. 1. Present...

Living with the Groans (Romans 8 :22-27) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Sept 14, 2025 There is groaning everywhere, all around, and inside us. As we look and listen, the groaning of pain transforms us into care. It deepens our longing for communion. We grow stronger in the hope. Life is an intense struggle with suffering. We groan to enter the glory of the Kingdom? How do we live our groaning with the crea...

We Groan to Glory (Rom 8:17-21) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Sept 7, 2025 From Groaning to Glory (Sermon Series) The series of sermons in September 2025 is from Rom 8:17-39. The journey to eternity is through the path of suffering. It is the call to follow Jesus to take up our cross to receive his crown. There is no shortcut. We flourish by pashing through the fire. But in doing so, God will turn our gro...

Finishing Well (2 Timothy 4:6-8) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, Aug 31, 2025 How will it be when your time to depart come? The world may not hail you with great things. What matters is to remain faithful to finish the marathon race. Even if you arrived last, you are still a marathoner. It is well done! 1. Prepared to Pilgrim v.6 2. Focused to Finish v.7 3. Rewarded to Radiate v.8 The race is long and tiring...

More Than Enough (Phil 4:14-19)| Rev. Herman Moldez, Aug 24, 2025 Consumerism makes us feel always lacking to meet our needs. Influencers tell us we are missing a lot if we have n no money to buy. However, if we learn to live with contentment, we have more than enough to live and to share. The sign that we are flourishing well in life is a lifestyle of generosity even if we are not super rich. We...

In Trouble We Transform (2 Cor 4:16-18) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, Aug 17, 2025 Encountering trouble is discouraging. It tempts us to give up and many fall away from God. But difficulty is a place to develop spiritually to move from groaning to glory. 1. Renewed Daily v.16 2. Rewarded Eternally v.17 3. Refocused on the Heavenly v.18 What troubles your heart recently? In what ways is God transforming you...

Like A Well - Watered Garden (Isa 58:11-13) | Rev. Herman Moldez, Aug 10, 2025 When we feel spiritually dry, it is difficult to live with joy. Keeping the Sabbath rest to renew ourselves make us thrive even in "sun-scorched land". How can we flourish in a sun-scorched land? 1. Spiritual Dryness 2. Spiritual Direction 3. Spiritual Discipline "Lord, let my barren life burst with sprin...

Thrive Well (August Sermon Series) God made us to flourish, not just to survive. In Christ we receive an abundant life to transform amidst trouble, remaining sustained in struggle. God's grace enables us to thrive well. We thrive in community. We flourish by being spiritually renewed to remain fresh in the weariness of living. In thriving well, we flourish as we remain faithful, fruitful, and...

Faithful Living In The Evil Days (2 Timothy 3:1-17) | Ptr. Rein Arlegui, July 20, 2025 The last days is a journey towards intense suffering and increasing evil. How do we navigate the polarities of good and bad days to remain faithful in our calling as saints in a sinful world? We are called to witness to the presence of the Kingdom while we contend against the evils of the last days. 1. Escape th...