Sermons by Dr. Abidan Shah

This is the second message in our series "Encounters: Engaging People the Jesus Way." We examine Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. She was bold and brash, yet was searching for something. She had no idea that what she truly needed was the living water being offered by the Savior standing before her. Do you know people like the Samaritan woman? Are you the one in need of that l...

This is the first message in our new series titled "Encounters: Engaging People the Jesus Way." This first message focuses on Nicodemus and his interaction with Jesus. He was powerful but weak, searching but guarded, moral but empty. Do you know anyone like Nicodemus? Are you engaging them with the gospel like Jesus did?

Fear and hopelessness will keep you from becoming a herald of the resurrected king. Love is the only vaccine that will cure fear and faith is the only key that will unlock the door of hopelessness. Are you living in the grip of fear? Have you been plagued by hopelessness? Have you checked the level of God’s love in your heart lately? Are you plugged into his truth? Do you know Jesus? He loves you...

We’ve often heard, “what you believe is how you behave.” That’s not exactly true. Unless the Holy Spirit has renewed your mind by what you believe, you will behave as you’ve always behaved. In other words, between belief and behavior, there is the becoming by the transformation of the mind through the Holy Spirit.

With the gospel, there are people who are so consumed with the gospel that they can’t help but talk about it all the time. They love sharing the gospel. They are gospel-centric. When you are around such people, you become just like them. You also become gospel-centric.

This is the third message in our Christmas series titled "Believing is Seeing." Jesus told those who opposed Him that Moses wrote about Him. In this message, we look back to Exodus and the name that God gave Israel and how it is nearly identical to how we are introduced to Jesus. Do you understand that Jesus is the source of everything you need in your daily life? Do you know that to know Him is t...

When we picture a Christian today what do we think of? A man sitting on a pew? A man in prayer? A fisherman? The early Church were all fishermen, but not with actual fish. They were fishers of men. They went out with the gospel and cast their nets to see who they could catch. Jesus made it very clear that this is what we are supposed to do. We are called to make disciples. Have you caught any fish...

This is the second message in our series called "Believing is Seeing." We are looking for Jesus in the writings of Moses. Any time grace and truth are present, it is the presence of Christ, whether in Scripture or in your own life. If you want to find Jesus, look for grace and truth in perfect balance.

With the Christmas season upon us, this message marks the beginning of a new series called "Believing is Seeing". Jesus states that Moses wrote about Him. This can be a confusing passage, this message helps to lay the foundation for what Jesus meant. Christ is all throughout Scripture, but you have to accept Him through faith before you can see Him. Are you saved? Have you found Christ in your lif...

This is the final message in our series on the Trinity called "Battle of the Gods." Each message has been deep because the doctrine of the Trinity is so integral to our faith and has a profound impact on every aspect of our lives. In this message, we examine how the Trinity relates to parenting and children. In our culture, obedience from children has become optional. This was never how it was mea...

This is the final message in our Christmas series "Believing is Seeing." In this message, we examine the holiness of God in His encounter with Israel at Mt. Sinai as well as His mercy in sparing in spite of their unrighteousness. Moses wrote about Jesus who would be the better mediator between God and His people, the perfect Prophet, and the One who would rescue humanity from sin. Do you understan...

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 peace that comes from t...

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 love? Are you showing th...

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 them. Do people feel lib...

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 through us, we can actuall...

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 yourself to be vulnerable...

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 rather by the way we tre...

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. Are you prideful? Do understand...

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 cheering others on with the lov...

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.