IFGF Los Angeles Sermon Series

This week's message explores how to align your life with God's purpose by defining the four distinct aspects of His will: Sovereign, Moral, Permissive, and Personal. Using key scriptures from Ephesians and Romans, the presentation demonstrates how a renewed mind and wise living enable believers to discern and approve God’s good and perfect plan. Finally, it provides practical "road si...

This week's message explores the critical importance of spiritual alignment by examining how rebellion against God begins with distrust and leads to the struggle of self-rule. It illustrates the consequences of living apart from Him—sin, shame, and exposure—while emphasizing the need to protect our "compass" through every season of life. Ultimately, the teaching points to the hope fo...

Based on the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25, this presentation defines "finishing well" as a life of faithful stewardship driven by trust in God’s grace rather than fear or comparison. It emphasizes that faithfulness is measured by our individual response to what we have been given, encouraging believers to work from a place of acceptance rather than for it. Ultimately, the teachin...

Explore the profound theme of joy during this third week of Advent as we reflect on the biblical account of Jesus' birth in Luke 2. This message teaches that joy is a courageous, conscious choice rather than a circumstantial emotion, remaining possible even in the midst of suffering and trials. Ultimately, true joy is available today by abiding in God’s presence and recognizing that the Savior...

In the second week of Advent, this message explores how to experience the "peace of God" that transcends our circumstances, even in a world filled with economic uncertainty and personal anxiety. Discover how placing your trust in Christ—who met our greatest need for salvation—allows you to declare "it is well" because of His finished work on the cross.

This week's message confronts the pain of "hope deferred" (Proverbs 13:12) and the struggle of learned hopelessness, reminding us that no job, money, or success can provide lasting assurance. Find out why true hope is not a what but a Who—Jesus Christ—who is our living hope, has perfect timing, and promises to return and wipe away every tear and pain.

This powerful message on Thanksgiving reveals that grace empowers giving, and generosity inspires an overflow of gratitude, challenging us to move beyond good intentions into godly actions. Based on 2 Corinthians 9, discover how God is able to bless you so abundantly that your generosity will result in thanksgiving to Him, proving that giving is the gift that keeps on giving.

This message explores how the assurance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen, compelling us to trust God's Word more than our visible circumstances. The sermon concludes by powerfully showing that the greatest validation and completion of true faith is an overflow of thanksgiving, as we are called to be rooted, built up, and strengthened in Him with thankfulness.

Discover the keys to spiritual readiness and dominion by forgetting your past and committing to the sensitive leading of the Holy Spirit, who is your Comforter, Helper, and Teacher. This powerful message challenges us to stop confining our faith within four walls and fully embrace the Great Commission to bring the light and presence of Jesus out into the world.

Concluding the "Lukewarm" series, this message challenges the Christian by revealing that the sincerity of our faith is not proven by trying harder to fight the flesh, but by the quality of the fruit we bear. Discover why the battle has already been won and how you can stop relying on self-control to start abiding in Jesus, which sets you free and produces a vibrant, Spirit-filled life.

Continuing the "Lukewarm" series, this message exposes the danger of a transactional faith—a Christianity that wants all the benefits of Jesus without offering Him full surrender. Drawing from Revelation 3, you'll discover the true, life-changing transaction God offers at the cross, inviting you to receive Him as your Savior, Lord, and King, and fully commit to following Him.

In the third part of the "Lukewarm" series, this message exposes the danger of having a faith that puts God second, warning that lukewarm Christianity is both intolerable and repulsive to Jesus. You will learn how putting anything, even good things, before God is a form of idolatry that leads to anxiety and suffering, and you'll be challenged to seek first the Kingdom of God.

Continuing the "Lukewarm" series, this message contrasts King Saul's partial obedience with God's command to totally destroy the Amalekites, exposing how wearing the Christian label without truly following Jesus is unacceptable. Based on 1 Samuel 15, we are powerfully reminded that obedience is better than sacrifice, and that our full and willing surrender is the true demonstrati...

This week's message, "Who Told You That?", challenges us to stop living with the shame that God never put on us and reject the lies we believe about ourselves. Learn to find strength in the Lord, just like David, and start believing what God says about 6you so His power can be made effective through your very weakness.

The sermon "Comfortable Christianity" launches the "Lukewarm" series by examining Jesus's sharp rebuke of the Laodicean church in Revelation 3:15-20, exposing the danger of half-hearted, self-sufficient, and useless faith that is "neither hot nor cold." Jesus stands at the door and knocks, inviting believers to repent, choose commitment over comfort, and go "all in" by actively pursuing a daily, f...

Concluding our "Holy Hospitality" series, this message focuses on Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus, demonstrating that true biblical hospitality is not about entertaining but about making space for those who feel they don't belong. By following Jesus' powerful example from Luke 19, the church is called to bring down walls, walk alongside people, and witness their lives being t...

This week's sermon, our "Holy Hospitality" series, explores how true hospitality flows from a transformed heart, contrasting it with superficial spirituality. Based on the teachings in Luke 11, the message highlights Jesus's challenge to the Pharisees, who focused on external cleanliness while neglecting justice and the love of God

This week's "Holy Hospitality" sermon is titled "A Home for the Distracted" and is based on Luke 10:38-42. The message highlights the challenge of being attentive to Jesus when we are too busy or distracted, using the story of Mary and Martha. By cultivating a "slowed-down spirituality" and engaging in "means of grace" like prayer, worship, and Scripture...

This week's sermon from the "Holy Hospitality" series, titled "A Home for the Forgiven," explores the story of the sinful woman who anoints Jesus's feet from Luke 7. The message contrasts two types of people: the religious and the irreligious. It uses the story of a dinner party at the home of a Pharisee named Simon to show how a person who loves little has been forgive...

This week's sermon, "Holy Hospitality," explores how Jesus welcomed people and changed lives, using the story of Levi the tax collector from Mark 2 as its central text. The message begins by contrasting a typical church environment—where people often feel the need to look like they have it all together—with what a church should be: a place for the sick, broken, and hurting to feel we...

This week's sermon focuses on the biblical command to "value others above yourselves" from Philippians 2. The message contrasts the world's standards for measuring value with God's perspective.

Addicted to God's Presence | Erion Sylari

The "holy kiss," mentioned five times in the New Testament, may seem like an outdated and awkward command. However, this ancient practice serves as a powerful symbol of Christian unity and radical welcome. In a world of social divisions, the early Christian church used the holy kiss as a revolutionary act to show that their shared faith in Jesus erased boundaries between people of differ...

The week's sermon is based on Colossians 3:12-17, where Paul encourages the churches in Colossae to live in a Christ-like manner after he has combatted a false teaching that caused them to misunderstand who they were in Christ. The main idea is that if we want to experience the peace of Christ, we need to make room for the gospel in our lives. The message of Christ, which refers to the gospel mess...

This week's sermon explores the concept of "Bearing with One Another" from Ephesians 4 (NIV). We dive into how this principle protects unity, promotes diversity, and produces maturity within the body of Christ. Learn how to live a life worthy of our calling by being humble, gentle, and patient in love.