Sunday Sermon: Defeats the Enemy

Defeats the Enemy

When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, and all the people wept aloud.
Now, behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen. And Saul said, “What is wrong with the people, that they are weeping?” So they told him the news of the men of Jabesh. And the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled.
— 1 Samuel 11:4-6 (ESV)

English Sermon: Armor of God: Shoes of Readiness

Armor of God: Shoes of Readiness

...and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
— Ephesians 6:15 (ESV)
remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
— Ephesians 2:12-18 (ESV)
And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.
— Isaiah 6:8 (ESV)

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)