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WEEK 7: FAITH TO FINISH WELL PASSAGES: GENESIS 24-25 PREACHER: PASTOR FRANCIS GEPOLANE SHORT SUMMARY: Anyone can begin a marathon, but only a few can finish. Anyone can sprint away from the starting line, but only the best will still be running when the race comes to an end. Abraham was a man who began well and finished well.

WEEK 6: THE TEST OF FAITH PASSAGES: GENESIS 22:1-19 PREACHER: PASTOR GLENARD BETANIO SHORT SUMMARY: This story is among the most well-known in the book of Genesis. It serves as the counterpart to Abraham’s original call and completes the picture that is the lesson of his life to us. Only here do we understand what it means to walk with God; only here do we see how serious the life of faith is.

WEEK 5: THE EXERCISE OF FAITH PREACHER: Ps. FRANCISCO ISIDRO PASSAGE/S: GENESIS 18:16-33 SHORT SUMMARY: This conversation with God is a high point in the faith of Abraham. He dares to challenge not only God’s justice but his character: Will not the judge of the earth do right? Our faith only grows if it’s exercised. An exercise that requires courage to probe the heart of God to know his love for a...

WEEK 4: THE QUESTIONS OF FAITH PASSAGES: GENESIS 18:1-15 PREACHER: PASTOR GLENARD BETANIO SHORT SUMMARY: God first appears to Abram with a promise in Genesis chapter 12. Twenty-four years later God appears again and puts a date on the promise. The promise of the gospel is not something we easily accommodate in our lives. To believe the gospel is to disbelieve much of what we know to be true about...

WEEK 3: THE DIFFICULTY OF FAITH PASSAGES: GENESIS 16:1-16 PREACHER: PASTOR FRANCIS GEPOLANE SHORT SUMMARY: Taking things into your own hands will never accomplish what you think it will. The great difficulty of faith is waiting on God; the great temptation in waiting is taking matters into our own hands. Faith is not easy, it calls for persistence, not common sense. It calls for believing in gifts...

WEEK 1: FAITH TO BEGIN THE JOURNEY PASSAGES: GENESIS 11:27-12:6 PREACHER: PASTOR GLENARD BETANIO SHORT SUMMARY: Our new series, "The Journey of Faith" examines the faithful life of Abraham. In this message, we will demonstrate how Abraham modeled a life of faith for us in the Old Testament. Like Abraham, we should follow God's call on our lives, believe in God's promises, loosen...

Date: April 2, 2023 Topic: The Origin of our Divide Preacher: Ps. Isko Isidro Passage: Genesis 11:1-9

PASSAGE: Genesis 8:20-9:17 PREACHER: Ps. Francis Gepolane SHORT SUMMARY: Have you ever felt forgotten or abandoned? Noah might have felt that way after 150 days on Ark. That’s why Genesis 8:1 is so striking – “But God remembered Noah”. God remembers. He remembers His promises (Genesis 6:18). He remembers Jesus. He remembers you (Genesis 30:22; Exodus 2:24; 1 Samuel 1:19). When we face long trials,...

Date: Mar. 5, 2023 Week 9: The Origin of the Great Flood Passage: Genesis 6:1-22 Preacher: Ps. Glenard Betanio Summary: Many people think that sin isn’t that big of a deal, that they can play around with it, and it won’t affect them. They act like sin is not a big deal to God. Today, in Genesis 6, we see that sin is a big deal to God. In Genesis 6, God deals with the mounting sin and evil in the w...

Passage: Genesis 4:1-16 Preacher: Ps. Francis Gepolane As we move from Genesis 3 to Genesis 4, we move from the garden to the wilderness, and we notice that it didn’t take long for the effects of sin to appear – the next generation was consumed by it. From the first moment, that sin came into the world, fallen human nature has resisted God’s presence and God’s law. For Cain, it meant murdering his...

WEEK 7: THE ORIGIN OF OUR DIFFICULTIES PASSAGES: GENESIS 3:8-24 PREACHER: PASTOR FRANCISCO ISIDRO SHORT SUMMARY:  Life is full of difficulties. Why? The introduction of sin also introduced great difficulty into the world. It’s part of God’s imposed consequences for sin. While we can’t choose the consequences of our actions, we can choose our actions. The curse of sin has already entered our w...

PREACHER: PASTOR FRANCISCO ISIDRO PASSAGE/S: GENESIS 2:4-17 SHORT SUMMARY: In Genesis 2, we see what life in paradise looked like, and we learn about receiving God's gifts and God’s call to develop them by faith. All God’s gifts come by grace, even in the garden. Adam’s responsibility in the garden and our responsibility today is to cultivate God’s gifts to draw out God's blessing. Will we, do it?...

PASSAGES: GENESIS 2:1-3 PREACHER: PASTOR GLENARD BETANIO SHORT SUMMARY: This week we talked about the seventh day of creation, God’s rest, and how too can experience real rest.

Origin: Image of God Date: January 15, 2023 Preacher: Ps. Francis Gepolane This time we want to look at God’s creation of the human race, it is the final step and apex of His work. As we review the creation of Man, we see that the Bible is clear that God created man in His own image. This means that God infused

One of the biggest questions we need to consider is the origin of the universe. It is not an idle question. The way we answer that question affects the decisions we make daily. None of us were there from the beginning. Still, God in His grace chose to show us how it happened in the book of Genesis. The first thing the Bible shows us is not “how” creation happened but “who” created it. These things...

PASSAGES: JOB 38-42 PREACHER: Ptr. Francis Gepolane MAIN IDEA: When we lose sight of God, we lose sight of ourselves. SHORT SUMMARY: Job was consumed by his own circumstances. Even if this is understandable, it is limiting, and myopic. Job was in desperate need of God-sized perspective and answers, and that’s what he got. God reminded him of who he is and who Job is—and this experience leaves Job...

PASSAGE/S: JOB 31 PREACHER: Ptr. Francisco Isidro MAIN IDEA: God cannot be contained by our theology. SHORT SUMMARY: Job knew his defense, but he couldn’t know the totality of God – his nature, his love, or his perspective. Job’s defense was one of ticking off specifics of his obedience, goodness, and righteousness. But he wouldn’t hear from God until he stopped defending, stopped talking, and sto...

PASSAGES: JOB 29-30 PREACHER: Ptr. Glenard Betanio MAIN IDEA: We should not underestimate the pain of this world—we should be reminded of God's presence and power. SHORT SUMMARY: Job, after suffering overwhelming losses in his life and bad advice from friends, takes a searching and fearless personal inventory. He looks back on his life, and then faces his present condition, acknowledging the fulln...

PASSAGES: JOB 21, 22, 25 PREACHER: Ptr. Francis Gepolane MAIN IDEA: Are you putting God in a box? SHORT SUMMARY: Job’s friends were convinced his problems were a result of his own sin and wanted to help him understand that and confess what he’d done. Their pride made knowledge and information the goal, and compassion was hard to find. Grace was not mentioned or granted, mercy was withheld, and jud...

PASSAGE/S: Job 1 PREACHER: Ptr. Francisco Isidro MAIN IDEA: Unwavering faith will not eliminate the pain, will not stop the questions but will give you the strength to endure and persevere. SHORT SUMMARY: Job had it all and lost everything, except his faith. In all this loss, he held onto his God and praised his name. Praised him! Not for the great suffering, but for knowing God was with him throu...

PASSAGES: Malachi 3:7-10, Matthew 6:24, 31-33, Mark 12:43-44 PREACHER: Ptr. Glenard Betanio MAIN IDEA: Reorder Your Financial World: Give, Save, Live . . . SHORT SUMMARY: This ME-FIRST approach shuts God out. Worse, it is offensive because we end up offering God and others our leftovers. But that doesn’t stop us from asking God to provide, bless, provide work, sell houses, tuition, etc. We want hi...

PASSAGE/S: 1 Timothy 6:6-11, 18-19 PREACHER: Ptr. Francis Gepolane MAIN IDEA: Discontentment is Fueled by Awareness. It is Bridled When You Turn Your Attention from What You Want to What Others Need. Once Bridled, The Appetite Diminishes. SHORT SUMMARY: Godliness with contentment brings great gain—real gain. The more you have, the more difficult this is to get a handle on. Discontentment is bridle...

PASSAGES: DEUTERONOMY 28:12, PROVERBS 22:7, PROVERBS 25:8, PROVERBS 21:10 PREACHER: Ptr. Isko Isidro MAIN IDEA: YOU CAN’T BE BALANCED OR HONOR GOD IF YOU ARE ENSLAVED FINANCIALLY. PAYING SOMEBODY ELSE TO BE YOUR MASTER. NOT SELLING OURSELVES INTO SLAVERY . . . BUYING OR CONSUMING OUR WAY IN. SHORT SUMMARY: There are essentially two ways to upgrade your standard of living. One is you save and inves...

PASSAGES: 1 Chronicles 29:10-14 PREACHER: Ptr. Glenard Betanio MAIN IDEA: OUR FINANCIAL OBJECTIVE SHOULD BE TO HONOR GOD . . . WITH HIS STUFF. SHORT SUMMARY: Everything comes from God, and we have given God only what comes from His hand. If everything belongs to, comes from, and is distributed by God, then our objective should be to HONOR God with everything we manage while on this earth. HONOR GO...

PASSAGE/S: Matthew 6:21, Luke 16:13 PREACHER: PASTOR FRANCIS GEPOLANE MAIN IDEA: YOU CAN’T FOLLOW JESUS AND REMAIN OUT OF BALANCE FINANCIALLY. SHORT SUMMARY: Anybody who is out of balance proactively financially is also out of balance in his relationship with his heavenly Father. Specifically, as a Christian, let us say it this way: We can’t be a follower of Jesus Christ and stay out of balance an...