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What the apostle Paul who was sheltered in place has to teach us about finding joy

Dr. Tiffany Lin Lucas will talk to us about why the coronavirus has gotten so much attention and much more.

Ben Cha Mark 6:34-44 We want to pray and have a deeper relationship with God

What are they? The spiritual disciplines are those practices in Scripture that promote spiritual growth among believers in the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. Which ones are most important? 3. Why do them? For the sake of ___   make it the aim of your quiet time To be more like Jesus (1 Tim 4:6-8) Training vs. Trying The Sailboat vs. the Motorboat 4. What if I don’t feel like doing it?

“We were made to worship together. Among the multitudes. With the great horde. Swallowed up in the magnificent mass of the redeemed. God didn’t fashion us to enjoy him finally as solitary individuals, but as happy members of a countlessly large family.” (Habits of Grace, David Mathis) Benefits of Corporate Worship: 1. Focus (Psalm 73:16-17) Tune out the fog of our circumstances to tune in on God....

Commissioning a missionary team to help in an orphanage in India.

Common Warfare Tactic = divide and conquer Jesus warned us, “No city or house divided against itself will stand.” (Matthew 12:25) To counter, Jesus commanded us to have “love for one another.” (John 13:35) Yet we keep on hurting each other, even in our usage of spiritual gifts as we try to love. The Apostle Paul addressed this problem: 1 Cor 13:1-3, “but have not love, I gain nothing.” 1 Cor 12:14...

Quess Liu and Linda Lu tell about a needed venue happening March 1, 2020, involving hearing and listening.

Why serve? a. Glorify God (1 Peter 4:11) Serving brings glory to God b. Edify Others (Eph 4:11-12) Serving builds up the body of the church. How are we to serve? a. Passion indicates where you are best suited to serve. b. Spiritual Gifts indicate what you will do when you serve. c. Personal Style indicates how you will serve.   Spiritual Gifts Basics (1 Cor 12) Definition What it is and is not. Wh...

Our Annual Meeting was open to everyone. It was a two part meeting, with the first part being within the worship service and the second part after service. Also, the last part of this recording includes the words Pastor Andrew spoke on the following Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020.

Spiritual Gifts: Divinely enabled abilities given by the Holy Spirit for the common good of the church and her mission The Lists: Romans 12 1 Corinthians 12 Ephesians 4 The Corinthian List Why should we desire these gifts, including the ones on the Corinthian list? Because Paul thought they were ______________ for ____________ and the common good. Because they are the way we express ________ for o...

Caitlyn, Frank, Josh and Joycelyn share reasons why they are going to India.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

Context: Jesus is having one last meal with his closest friends. Knowing that his life is coming to an end, He gives them one last teaching. (v.15) Why do you think it’s necessary for Jesus to say - if you love me you will obey my commands? Is it possible to love and not obey? Is it possible to obey and not love? (v.16) How do you respond to Jesus when he says (on your behalf): I will ask the Fath...

Milton Gee shares a change in his life.

When someone comes to you and says, “I have Good News, Bad News,” which do you prefer to hear first? When Jesus was having supper with his disciples in the upper room, he had “Good News, Bad News” for them. The “Bad News” was Jesus was leaving them soon. Upon hearing this, the disciples became troubled. To comfort the disciples, Jesus had 3 astounding statements of Good News for them (and for us t...

What is a Board Member? Affirming Board Members for 2020.

What would you do if you knew you only had one more day to live? Why is it important for us to know for this narrative that Jesus was aware of his power and true identity (v.3)? How did Peter respond to Jesus washing his feet? How would you have responded? When Jesus says “you also ought to wash one another's feet” (v.14) what does he mean practically by this? How is verse 34, the commandment to l...

Pastoral Search Update

Today hypocrisy is accepted to be a simple reality of modern life. Sadly Christians are not exempt from being viewed as hypocritical. Hypocrisy, if not dealt with honestly, can become a serious problem. From story of woman accused of adultery in John 8:1-11, 1.Hypocrisy breaks our relationship with God.  (v.6) 2. Hypocrisy hurts people.  (v.3-5) 3. Hypocrisy undermines our witness and outreach.  (...

Three speakers - one scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 Hear questions and thoughts that Jordan Kong, Cindy Yip and Pastor Gary VanderPol have on this familiar passage. Do they come up with the same things you thought of?

Pastor Calvin Yim

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

Today is the start of a new series, and we are calling it the awesome wonder of Christmas. Really it’s about worship. And the big idea is that we are looking at the Christmas story but we’re not focusing on the Nativity characters, except one. What does the Christmas story reveals to us about God, about who he is and what he’s like? And I am convinced that if we take a really good look at the Chri...