English Sermon: Armor of God - Shield of Faith

Armor of God: Shield of Faith

Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
— Ephesians 6:16 (NKJV)
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.
— Daniel 3:16-18 (NIV)
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
— Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)

Sunday Sermon: House of Praise and Worship

House of Praise and Worship

He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.
— Genesis 22:5 (NIV)
The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.
— Genesis 12:7-8 (NIV)

Obedience is better than sacrifice

But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
— 1 Samuel 15:22 (NIV)

English Sermon: Unity in Christ

Unity in Christ

Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)— remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,
— Ephesians 2:11-19 (NIV)

Sunday Sermon: There Is A God On The Throne

There Is A God On The Throne

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.
— Isaiah 6:1 (NIV)

English Sermon: Be Filled With The Spirit

Be Filled With The Spirit

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,
— Ephesians 5:18 (NIV)