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Serve The Lord! Rev. Rueben Foncardas John 13:1-17, 34-35 You can serve without loving but you cannot love without serving. Jesus taught that being his disciple calls for loving and serving others in the church and in the world at large. We love and serve the Lord by loving and serving others. There are three compelling reasons why we should want to serve God. 1. Jesus gave us a model to follow. •...

RHCCC Worship Service October 30th, 2022 The Future & Destiny of Missions: The Spirit Empowers Us Pastor Stephen Hsu Acts 1:1-8 How to experience the Spirit: ——— 1. Be instructed by the Spirit (v.2) In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had...

The Future and Destiny of Missions Pastor Maymie Lau Revelation 1: 12-16, 20 ——— 1. The Destiny of Mission 2033—2000th Anniversary of Great Commission And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come —Matthew 24:14 End Game: • Great Commission will be completed. • All nations will worship Him. After this I looked, and ther...

Making All Things New: The Book of Genesis On the Path to Humility Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Genesis 37 Consequences of Favouritism ——— 1. Envy: Joseph’s brothers were filled with envy (v. 20) Two ways to handle envy a) Build yourself up b) Bring others down We say that people are proud of being rich, or clever, or good-looking, but they are not. They are proud of being richer, or cleverer, or better-look...

RHCCC Worship Service October 9th, 2022 Making All Things New: The Book of Genesis Wrestling with God Rev. Kelly J. Tam Genesis 27-32 (NLT) It shows us that God has been good to Jacob all his life. ——— 1. Wrestling When the man saw that he would not win the match, he touched Jacob’s hip and wrenched it out of its socket.—Genesis 32:25 ——— 2. It went all night Then the man said, “Let me go, for the...

Making All Things New: The Book of Genesis Like Father, Like Son Rev. Reuben Foncardas Genesis 25:19-34 The God who created the universe has become our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ our saviour. The Holy Spirit testifies with our spirit that we are children of God (Rom. 8:14-16). God our Father is holy. So we must strive to be holy. From the account of Isaac and his sons, Esau and Jacob, we...

Making All Things New: Genesis Godly Relationships Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Genesis 24 What can we can learn from this story? ——— 1. If I should be married (the plan)? See 1 Cor 7:27-31 Both singleness and marriage are good conditions; can be blessings from God and can glorify him ——— 2. How do I find the person to marry (the process)? Arranged Marriage Courtship Dating Casual Dating a. Humbly see the Lo...

September 18th, 2022 Press On Rev. Reuben Foncardas Philippians 3:12-16 There are times in our Christian life when we feel we are stuck; neither progressing nor regressing. We coast along, doing the routine day to day activities, until we reach the plateau of complacency. We have lost our drive; our sense of eagerness and excitement when we were new believers. We have grown content with what we ha...

Re-energize Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Matthew 11:25-30 What is in store for RHCCC in the next season? 3 Commands for us this season: ——— 1. “Come to me” (re-encounter your God) How many of us are burdening ourselves? True rest involves a RESTER. The post-Covid world is not what will give you rest. The good news of Jesus always keeps that invitation open ——— 2. “Take my yoke” (re-embrace your purpose) What...

Reset Pastor Joey Ling Isaiah 43:14-21 Definition of Reset: “To set, adjust, or fix in a new or different way.” We reset to gain back optimal performance How do we know when we need a spiritual reset? What are some of the signs of the need for a reset? 1. You have low self-awareness 2. You prioritize __________ over Marriage or Singleness 3. You do more activity than your relationship with God can...

Passion to Pray Rev. Kelly Tam Matthew 6:5-13 What does a vibrant prayer life look like in 2022? God is more interested in the HEART of the one who is praying rather than the METHOD in which we doing it in. 5 “When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they w...

Follow The Signs: The 7 Signs of New Life in Christ Salvation Brings Life Rev. Reuben Foncardas John 11:1-46 NIV Choose to believe in Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world, because of four reasons. ——— 1. Believe because Jesus sees the end of any crisis. So the sisters sent word to Jesus, ‘Lord, the one you love is sick.’ When he heard this, Jesus said, ‘This sickness wi...

Follow The Signs: The 7 Signs of New Life in Christ Salvation Brings Light Rev. John Baik John 9:1-7 NIV ——— 1. The Hope that Jesus Brings (v.1-3) a. The Situation b. The Unhelpful Question c. Jesus’Response ——— 2. The Work Jesus Invites Us to Do (v.4-7) a. Who’s to do God’s Work? b. What are the works we’re to do? c. How are we to do God’s work? d. When do we do God’s work?

Follow The Signs: The 7 Signs of New Life in Christ Salvation Brings Peace Rev. Kelly Tam John 6:16-21 NIV Why does this sign give you peace? ——— 1. Because we all find ourselves in seasons of storms…but Jesus will find you ——— 2. Reasons why we forget about God a. Jesus is the Son of God What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him! —Matthew 8:27 b. Jesus has remained the same...

Follow The Signs: The 7 Signs of New Life in Christ Salvation Brings Satisfaction Pastor Joey Ling John 6:1-14 NIV Why Is it important to believe? Because we have life in the name of Jesus. Two Approaches to Solve the Problem a. Philip’s Approach b. Andrew’s Approach Reasons why we forget about God a. Apathy b. Priorities c. Autonomy 1. Jesus Meets Our Deepest Needs 2. It’s not “You” but “We” 3. S...

Follow The Signs: The 7 Signs of New Life in Christ Salvation is by Grace Pastor Stephen Hsu John 5:1-18 NIV ——— Big Idea: Jesus heals us even when we don’t deserve it, but we must trust Jesus alone & believe Jesus is Lord to have eternal life. ——— Introduction John’s Purpose: Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are writ...

Follow The Signs: The 7 Signs of New Life in Christ Salvation is by Faith Pastor Angela Luk John 4:46-54 NIV “It is of the very essence of faith that we should believe that what Jesus says is true. So often we have a kind of vague wistful longing that the promises of Jesus should be true. The only way to really enter into them is to believe in them with the clutching intensity of someone who is dr...

Follow the Signs: The 7 signs to New Life in Christ Salvation is by the Word Pastoral Intern Justin Lam John 2:1-11 1. Doing something new (John 2:1) a. The 7 days to a new creation b. Doing something new in you and me 2. Doing what he tells you to do (John 2:5) a. Fulfilling the first gospel promise b. Saying yes to whatever Jesus tells us to do 3. Doing life with Joy (John 2:6-8) a. Turning wate...

Ruth How is God Working in the Everyday Struggle? Pastor Angela Luk Scripture: Ruth 2:1-23 NIV 1. God meets us where we are 2. God works alongside us 3. God’s love exceeds our expectations

God Knows What’s Best for Us Rev. Narry Santos Jeremiah 29:10-14 1. The Best is Yet to Come (Jeremiah 29:10-11) The rest of our days will be the best of our days —Rick Warren 2. It’s Best to Know God Best (Jeremiah 29:12-14)

Making All Things New: The Book of Genesis Father’s Day: Faith and Obedience Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Genesis 22 ——— What kind of gracious, merciful, and good God would command this? 1. God does not condone child sacrifice (Leviticus 18:21; 20:2; 20:5; Deuteronomy 12:31; 18:10) 2. Abraham’s relationship with God was special one. God has not miraculously placed another human in the same circumstances as A...

Making All Things New: The Book of Genesis The Wonder of Waiting Pastor Angela Luk Genesis 21 ——— Three defining ways God keeps his promises 1. He brings them to completion in his timing (21:1-7) a. Sarah and Abraham’s responses b. Instant gratification vs. his timing 2. He is gracious despite the circumstances (21:8-13) a. Provides a way to resolve Abraham’s family conflict b. Grace comes from th...

Making All Things New: Genesis How shall we then live? Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Genesis 19 ——— 1. The Direction of Lot’s Life There is a progression from Chapter 13-19: Lot was in the city. Then the city was in Lot. You cannot aim for the best of both worlds (see Psalm 1:1-2) In the end, you will become either a person OF the city or a person FOR the city ——— 2.The Destruction of Lot’s Life He lost his w...

Planting Roots, Bearing Fruit: Disciples on Mission Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui Luke 10:1-11 3 Critical Ideas Disciples on Mission Must Embrace (Luke 10) ——— 1. A Strategy: You are sent together by Jesus (v. 1-2) Why did Jesus send out the disciples in pairs, rather than individually? 1. Cultural Reason 2. Practical reason 3. Theological reason ——— 2. A Shepherd: You can rely on and trust Jesus (v. 3-4) ———...

Planting Roots, Bearing Fruit: Building Spiritual Families Pastor Maymie Lau Colossians 3:14-17 Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith. —Galatians 6:10 ——— 1. Spiritual Family - Our Oikos The Bible describes 2 kinds of family: • Our Biological Family • Our Spiritual Family So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and...