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Minding God Being Mindful of God’s Power Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Scripture: Psalm 46 Two Disciplines to Steady us in Difficult Times: ——— 1. “Be Still” - ie Stop Trying to Rule the World Worry is this deep sense that we know better than God how life ought to go (See Matthew 6:25) Wrong Mindset: When the world is out of OUR control, the world is out of control. Right Mindset: God is in control, and I wil...

Sermon Notes YLD Sunday: Calling Pastor Joey Ling Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 Why am I here today? 7 As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children[a] among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children. 8 We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too. 9 Don’t...

Minding God: The Way Home Rev. Susie Choi Scripture: Luke 15:11-32 Home is the center of my being where I can hear the voice that says: 'You are my beloved, on you my favor rests. -Henri Nouwen Scandal Part 1: The Younger Son 1. The paradox of longing. 2. Bargaining: The wrong roadmap home. 3. Sola Gratia: How God brings us home. Scandal Part 2: The Older Son 1. The paradox of belonging. 2. Works...

Minding God: Christian Mindfulness & Being Mindful of Others Rev. Shu-Ling Lee Scripture: Galatians 6:1-10 (NIV)

Sermon Notes Church at Work: Worship/Work Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Scripture: Romans 12:1-8 ——— How can we close the gap between Sunday morning and Monday morning? • Battle: Worship OR Work • Balance: Worship AND Work • Harmony: Work AS worship ——— When does work become an opportunity to worship? When we: 1. Recognize the mercy of God (v. 1a) 2. Trust in the purpose of God (v. 1b-8) ——— Conclusion: As a...

Church at Work: Work in the New Heavens and New Earth Rev. Shu-Ling Lee Scripture: Revelation 22:1-5 NIV Introduction: 1. We will still be SERVING THE LORD (aka “working”) in the New Heavens and New Earth. (Rev 22:1-3, Col 3:23-24) The point of the resurrection…is that the present bodily life is not valueless just because it will die…What you do with your body in the present matters because God ha...

Sermon Notes Why rest from work? Pastor Stephen Hsu Gen 2:1-3 2 Questions: Why and How do we rest? ——— BIG IDEA: We rest from work because God made rest holy, so that we can love Him more. Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the...

Sermon notes Palm Sunday Lesson from a Donkey Rev. Calvin Lam Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11 Choose to live for Him from this day onwards: BE A DONKEY! ——— 1. Selected by God (v.1-3) through: a. Pre-arrangement b. Prophecy ——— 2. Sanctified in Christ (v.6-8) by: a. Preservation (Mark 11:2, 2 Timothy 2:21) b. Preparation (1 Peter 3:15) ——— 3. Satisfied for God’s Glory (v. 9-11): a. Hosanna to the Son o...

Sermon notes The Holy Place and the Law Rev. Julian Wong Scripture: Acts 6:8-15 Introduction Moses Prepared the People (Deuteronomy 12:10-13) 1. Separate and Be Holy 2. People of God keep moving, God is always with the people 3. Jesus fulfilled the law 4. Scatter and be Missional

Sermon notes Church at Work: Integration of Faith and Work Rev. Reuben Foncardas Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20, 3:22-4:1 “The task may appear unimportant or trivial, but the person doing it is never that, and he or she has the opportunity to turn the job into an act of worship.” —N.T Wright ——— How do you integrate your faith with your work? 1. Change your MINDSET: Learn to work WITH Christ! • Wha...

Sermon notes Church at Work: HOW should we work? Pastor Stephen Hsu Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-6 Big idea: The Spirit empowers our work & witness to be His priests & ministers in the marketplace. (Isaiah 61:1-6, NIV) ——— 3 Questions: 1. Why the Spirit? 2. How did Jesus work? (Luke 4:14-18) 3. Why Isaiah? ——— How should we work? 3 ways: 1. The SPIRIT empowers our witness (v.1-2) a. But is it appropriat...

Sermon notes Church at Work: The Theology of Work Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28 What is the story you’re living out? • Purpose: What is the universe all about? What am I doing on this planet?  • Problem: Why are things not the way they should be? What obstacles should I overcome to accomplish this good and meaningful goal?  • Solution: What is the main way to resolve what is wrong?...

Sermon notes In our Own Tongues: The Promise of Pentecost Pastor Alex Lee Acts 2:1-12 1. Spirit of Easter, Spirit of Pentecost 2. Speaking to our stories or to someone else’s? 3. Heart Language 4. God’s Spirit makes our stories His own 5. The stories of women, children, servants… 6. Some “gentle” suggestions for hearing the Gospel in our own tongues…

Sermon notes Re-Energize: The Letters of John Love in Truth Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Scripture: 3 John ——— Love in Truth (v.1-4) 1. Love without Truth is sentimentality 2. Truth without love is brutality Jesus was love in truth personified perfectly ——— Hospitality: Creating Spaced for “Love in Trust” to Abound (v. 5-8) 1. Hospitality is creating a space where we reflect who Jesus 2. Hospitality is creat...

Sermon notes Re-Energize: The Letters of John Balancing Love and Truth Pastor Angela Luk Scripture: 2 John 1:1-13 1. Love and Truth are inseparable for Christians 2. Beware of those who have distorted the balance 3. Be diligent in walking in the truth

RHCCC Worship Service  March 19th, 2023 Sermon notes Re-Energize: The Letters of John Living on a Prayer Rev. John Baik Scripture: 1 John 5:13-21 ——— 1. Assurance of Eternal Life Produces Confidence in God (v.13) ——— 2. Confidence In God Leads to Prayer (v.14-15) a. Ask in confidence according to His Will (v.14) b. 3 truths in praying in accordance to God’s will   • Prayer brings us back to the ga...

Sermon notes Re-Energize: The Letters of John Born Again Rev. Shu-Ling Lee Scripture: 1 John 5:1-12 How do I know I’m a Christian? How do I know if I have faith or not? There is an unshakeable foundation to your faith: You are born of God, ie. “New Birth” 1. What is the new birth? 2. How does the new birth come to be? 3. How do you know the new birth has really occurred? There are signs that you h...

Sermon notes Re-Energize: The Letters of John The Supremacy of Love Rev. Reuben Foncardas Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21 In the previous sermon, we were instructed to “test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world” (4:1). This does not mean, however, that we should be cynical and suspicious of one another. The apostle John reminds us in I Joh...

Sermon notes Re-Energize: The Letters of John Test of True Love Pastor Stephen Hsu Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6 Dear friends [beloved], do not believe every spirit, but TEST the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges [confesses] that Jesus Christ has come in the...

Re-Energize: The Letters of John The Challenge to Love Rev. Kelly J. Tam Scripture: 1 John 3:11-24 Sermon Notes How can we love those whom are difficult to love?   Ask the Question: “What are my neighbour’s needs?” 1. Asking “what are my neighbour’s needs” makes it about them and not about us. (v. 17) 2. Asking “what are my neighbour’s needs” makes us more aware of the brokenness that God wants us...

sermon notes Re-Energize: The Letters of John Confident and Unashamed before Christ Rev. Reuben Foncardas Scripture: 1 John 2:28-3:10 As John amplifies the importance of walking in fellowship with Christ, he introduces a new theme in I John: the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. He encourages us to be prepared to face our Savior with confidence rather than shrink in shame when we meet Jesus face to f...

Sermon notes Re-Energize: The Letters of John Rejecting the World, Remaining in Jesus Rev. Shu-Ling Lee Scripture: 1 John 2:12-27

Sermon notes Re-Energize: The Letters of John Conditions for Walking in the Light Rev. Reuben Foncardas Scripture: 1 John 2:1-11 Before Jesus was arrested, he spent his last meal with his disciples in the upper room. There he explained to them the kind of relationship they will have once the Holy Spirit comes upon them (John 14-17). I John is a letter that expounds this kind of relationship believ...

Sermon Notes Re-Energize: The Letters of John Walk in the Light Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Scripture: 1 John 1:1-10 ——— 1-3 John: • Clarifies what Christians are to believe through God’s WORD. • Outlines disruptions to these core beliefs in our lives, using the metaphor the LIGHT of Christ to reveal truth to us. • Challenges Christians to keep the LOVE of Christ at the center of their lives. ——— Claim: Jes...