Sermons by Dr. Abidan Shah

This is the first message of the new year and I wanted to preach one challenging us to step out of the graveyard of excuses and into a life of faith, focused on following Christ. So often, people say they want to follow Christ but are held back by the trivial and temporary things of this world. Jesus tells us through these three encounters with potential followers that we must forsake other things...

This is the second message in our series from 1 Corinthians 13 titled "Love is the Greatest." In this message, we look at the first statement "Love suffers long and is kind." This carries the idea of being slow to anger but also of waiting patiently for someone to get where they need to be. Are you showing love in such a way that people feel calm around you? Do you need the pea...

This is the first message in our series titled "Love is the Greatest." Based on 1 Corinthians 13, this series deals with the deficiencies in the Corinthians' understanding of love. Just because we have received God's love does not necessarily mean that we will naturally show that love in our actions. Do you really know what it means to love someone? Have you received God's...

Donald Paynter preaching on Obedience to God's Call while Pastor Shah was filming in Greece.

Curt Mulhollen sharing about the power of your testimony while Pastor Shah was filming in Greece.

Mike Jones speaking on overcoming anxiety and fear while Pastor Shah was filming in Greece.

This weekend I will be preaching a message titled “SLEEPING THROUGH THE STORM.” Many of us are familiar with the account in the gospels when the disciples were caught in a storm on the Sea of Galilee. What makes it so unique and powerful is that Jesus was in the stern asleep! How could the Master be asleep while his disciples were drowning?!

This is the final message in our series titled "Love is the Greatest." We come to the end of Paul's description of love in 1 Corinthians 13 and we find the phrase "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails." When you truly love someone, it brings them a sense of freedom, knowing that you will always cover and support...

This is the seventh message in our series "Love is the Greatest" from 1 Corinthians 13. In this message, we come to the phrase "does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth." There is a part of our hearts that we will never talk about that is actually happy when we see others fail. It is part of our sinfulness. However, through God's love working within us and t...

This is the sixth message in our series "Love is the Greatest" from 1 Corinthians 13. We come to the line "love is not provoked, thinks no evil." The Corinthian church, much like us today, struggled to treat each other with love and kindness. They were provoking one another and were constantly thinking the worst about others. The solution for both them and us is to allow yourse...

This is the fifth message in our series "Love is the Greatest" from 1 Corinthians 13. In this message, we come to the phrase "love is not rude, does not seek its own." When you love someone, you treat them with dignity and respect. to do anything less is immature and unloving. In our spiritual lives, our maturity isn't marked by how much we know about God or the Bible, but...

We are still in our series from 1 Corinthians 13 titled "Love is the Greatest." In this message, we come to the statement "Love does not behave rudely, is not puffed up." When you love someone, you don't spend time telling them how wonderful you are or sitting back and looking down on them. You look for ways to meet the needs of others and serve them in Jesus' name. A...

We continue our series "Love is the Greatest" by looking at the next line in Paul's discourse on love from 1 Corinthians 13. "Love does not envy" means that in love, you are genuinely happy at the success of others. Instead, most of us are bitten by the green-eyed monster and we sinfully desire what others have, from their lifestyle to their family and more. Are you cheeri...

In our first message, we learned that Hosanna means “God Save Us.” But, there is another meaning that developed for Hosanna and that is “Victory.” In fact, that’s the title of our message today. Here’s the gist of the message: There is no victory without sacrifice. First the cross and then the crown. It’s the crucified life that is the victorious life.

God’s salvation is full and free to every believer. In this week's message, Dr. Shah teaches us how His plan of salvation is something that has been around since the beginning.

Just like in today's society, the people in Jesus' day viewed death with a sense of hopelessness. In raising Lazarus, Jesus demonstrates his power over death and his authority as our Shepard. Death is inevitable. Death is inescapable. Where will you go when you die? Jesus has not only brought us forgiveness of sin but he has also taken the sting out of death. The grave no longer has powe...

Jesus heals the sick and restores sight to the blind. When we think about this we think of the physical side of the miracles. Never do we stop to ponder that we are actually more blind than some people with physical blindness. Spiritually, all are blind until Jesus restores us. In this sermon, we see how Jesus not only heals physical disabilities but also our spiritual disability. Do you have your...

One of the most well-known miracles was when Jesus walked on the water. Believers and nonbelievers know the story of how Jesus walked on the water, but not all understand the meaning and the reason behind the miracles. As we continue our Sunday morning study on miracles, in this sermon we take an in-depth look at why Jesus walked on water. Jesus used this miracle to defy the disciple's fears,...

Five loaves and two fish. Anyone who grew up in church knows the story, but do we know the real meaning of this sign. Jesus when performing these miracles wasn't just trying to feed the people because he felt bad for them, he was trying to communicate a deeper truth. In this sermon in our series on miracles, Pastor Shah shows the true meaning behind the miracle of Jesus. Jesus is the Lamb of...

Over the past nine weeks we have being studying through the family of Abraham and Sarah. As we come to a close in our series, in this message we reflect on how this family, even though they made a rough start, finished well. Looking into their life what can we use in order to have a good finish? Do you think that you will finish well? Do you believe that your marriage will finish well? Do you beli...

As our series on the family is almost over we look into the life of Joseph. Joseph was favored over his brothers by his father. His brothers hated him because of this. They made a plan to get back at him for being the favorite. They sold him into slavery and he eventually ended up in Egypt where he faced trails all while overcoming them. Most of all he always gave the glory to God. How can you rai...

As we journey in our series on the family, Pastor Shah shows us in this message how parents can behave in a ungodly way. In this message we focus on the life of Judah. He was one of Jacob's sons but he did not have a zeal for the Lord like his father. He made some bad parenting decisions and eventually slept with his daughter-in-law. This message directed towards the kids tells who they shoul...

As we continue in our series on the family of Genesis, we come to the account of Dinah and Shechem and the revenge of her brothers, Simeon and Levi. In their minds, they were avenging their sister's honor. However, their actions made life difficult for Jacob and reflected very poorly on their family. It's tough to know how to respond to grown children when they do things that make us loo...

In this message, we come to the narrative of Jacob's reunion with Esau. Jacob was expecting conflict with his brother because Esau made it known that once their father Isaac was dead, Jacob would be next. However, God meets and wrestles with Jacob to weaken and humble him before his encounter with Esau. We need to be willing to let God weaken us so that He can resolve the conflicts in our liv...

We are continuing in our series titled "The Family: Some Dos, Some Don'ts, and Some Who Knows" and we come to the story of Jacob and his uncle, Laban. Laban and Jacob experienced conflict in that Laban was treating Jacob unfairly in making him work to marry Rachel for seven years, and then tricking him into marrying Leah first. He then had to work another seven years for Rachel. The...