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A Marriage Series: Not What You Expected Uncommunicated Expectations Speaker: Rev. John Baik 1. What are Expectations? "Two of the ways of dealing expectations are whether they are spoken or unspoken, and whether they are realistic or unrealistic." —Dr. Kim Kimberling 2. Uncommunicated Expectations are… Question: What are some uncommunicated expectations in your marriage? a. A Common Uncommunicate...

RHCCC Worship Service  September 24th, 2023 Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus Speaker: Ms. Faith Crosby Scripture: Hebrew 12:1-2, Psalm 16:8  1. Fix your eyes on Jesus when you are Disappointed and Disillusioned Phil 4: 6, 7 Habakkuk 3:17-19 2. Fix Your eyes on Jesus When you are Angry Prov 29:11 Luke 23:34 3. Fix Your Eyes on Jesus When you are Mistreated or Misunderstood Phil 1:29 4. Fix Your Eyes on Jes...

What is Truth? Finding out Way in a Post-Truth Society Speaker: Dr. Iain Provan Scripture: John 18:33-40, Jude 1-7  1. No such thing as Truth 2. How could I possibly know the Truth? 3. Pizzagate 4. The Circle of Trust 5. Beyond Science 6. Trusting Jesus Conclusion

Vision Sunday Speaker: Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Scripture: John 15:1-8 1985: “We are a church for the unchurched.” 2020: “We exist to build up the whole person for the whole world.” We exist to help you: Center your life around God (Worship) Connect with other believers (Fellowship) Cultivate spiritual maturity (Discipleship) Contribute something back (Ministry) Carry Out God’s message (Mission) How do w...

Becoming Evergreen Speaker: Pastor Joey Ling Scripture: Jeremiah 17:5-8 What does it mean to be Spiritually Rooted? Becoming an Evergreen Tree How are your Roots? Let’s do a Root Check 1. Healthy roots produce healthy fruit 2. Healthy roots are anchored to the ground 3. Healthy roots thrive in top quality soil     How to Grow Healthy Roots 1. Focus on seed, not speed 2. Add more to your garden soi...

Sermon Notes My discovery of God’s heart for the nation of Israel Speaker: Deacon Jennifer Mark 1. God’s heart of Israel • How He Chooses Israel (Deut. 7:6, 7:7-9) • How He loves Israel (Hosea 1:2, Isaiah 54:10) • How He Disciplines Israel (Hebrews 12:4-6) • To understand Israel is to understand God’s heart for Israel 2. God’s plan for Israel • Past (Genesis 12:2-3) • Present (Ezekiel 37:21-22, Is...

Sermon Notes The Ever Widening Circle of Evangelism Speaker: Pastor Stephen Hawkins Scripture: Acts 1:8, Matthew 13:38

Summer Mixtape: The Greatest Hits from the Psalm Making God’s Praise Glorious! Speaker: Rev. Reuben Foncardas Scripture: Psalm 66 How do you make God’s praise glorious? 1. Begin with our mind.   • Think about his works (v.3,5-7)   • Think about his love (v.8-9; cf. Ps 103:1-5) 2. Follow by our heart.   • Submit to God (v. 3)   • Surrender to His will (c. 10-12) 3. Expressed through our mouth.   •...

Summer Mixtape: The Greatest Hits from the Psalm What is Lament? Speaker: Rev. Kelly J. Tam Scripture: Psalm 51 What is Lament? It is an honest and authentic reaction to life. Psalm 51: Our sin and God’s Forgiveness Verse 1-2: We remind ourselves of God’s character Verse 3-6: We confess our sin Verse 7-9: We affirm what God has done for us Verse 10-11: We allow God to change our hearts Verse 12-19...

Speaker: Rev. Shu-Ling Lee Scripture: Psalm 23 Introduction Question: Is it really possible to make the statement, “I lack nothing”? 1. By attaching yourself in faith to the Great Shepherd, you will lack nothing. (v.1) 2. By letting the Great Shepherd guide your path, you will lack nothing. (v.2-4) 3. By allowing His (hesed) love to fill you and overflow, you will lack nothing. (v.5-6)

Summer Mixtape: The Greatest Hits from the Psalms Tuning the Heart’s Compass Speaker: Pastor Angela Luk Scripture: Psalms 67 Sermon Notes 1. God is the one who prospers us.   2. God’s desires, our hope   3. God’s ways, our life   God’s missions, our pursuit   The End Goal  

Summer Mixtape: The Greatest Hits from the Psalms Where is Your Joy? Speaker: Pastor Stephen Hsu Scripture: Psalm 1&2 WHY don’t we have joy? a. We seek Worldly things (1:1, cf.2:1-3) b. We Fear God’s law/judgement (1:4-6, cf. 2:4-5) HOW do we find joy? a. Savour His Word (1:2) but whose DELIGHT is in the law of the Lord, and who MEDITATES on his law day and night. —Psalms 1:2 b. Kiss His Son (2:6-...

Summer Mixtape: The Greatest Hits from the Psalms Speaker: Rev. John Baik Scripture: Psalm 121 Series intro: The Psalms are a collection of poetry that expresses and reveals the Christian life through music and lyrics that teach us how to deepen our relationship with God in our every day and even mundane lives. Psalm 121 is a gentle and beautiful song that pleads the question we all ask when we fi...

YLD Sunday: A Vision for Inter-Generational Ministry Speaker: Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 What inter-generational ministry does NOT mean: I. Tolerance: Two or more generations existing together II. Transmission: One generation teaching another III. Takeover: One generation replacing another The ingredients that make up inter-generational ministry: 1. We have a common langua...

Responding to God’s Work in Canada Speaker: Pastor Tim Schindel Christianity in Canada 2021 vs 2001 “The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.” Gen 1:2 (NLT) Our Reason for Hope God is doing MOIRE in Canada then we thing He is! How do we Respond to God’s work in Canada? a. Adjust our Hearts b. Change o...

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 Minding God Hope and purpose in the church Rev. Kelly Tam Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16 (NLT) When we are mindful of God’s presence and work we find hope and purpose in the messiness of life. “When we grow, in contrast to merely change, we venture into new territory and include more people in our in our lives – serve more and love more. Our culture is filled with change; it’s poor in gr...

Minding God: An Inside Job Dr. Merry C Lin Scripture: Romans 12:3

Minding God: Engraved on the Palms of God’s hands Rev. Susie Choi Scripture: Isaiah 49:14-15 ——— In difficult season of life: 1. It is hard to give thanks.   2. At the heart of songs of lament are fear and doubt (e.g. abandonment, loss of control, safety).   3. Hopelessness robs vision and narrows perspective.   ———  God’s response in the midst of lament 1. Offers new perspective lens to correct o...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Church at Work: HOW should we work? Pastor Stephen Hsu Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-6 How should we work? 3 ways: ——— 1. The Spirit empowers our witness (v.1-2) a. But is it appropriate for us to say this today? b. "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" - Acts 1:8 ——— 2. The Spi...