Today, we will continue to be invited to rediscover the forgotten spiritual discipline of confession, understanding why we should do it, as confession is a pathway to freedom, healing, and blessedness. Drawing from Psalm 32 and 1 John 1:8–9, it teaches that sin brings shame, silence brings decay, and confession brings forgiveness, freedom, and renewal….
This sermon begins our conclusion of a two-year journey through the Spiritual Disciplines, Holy Habits, and Practices of the Faith by focusing on the often-neglected practice of confession. Using Genesis 3, it explores how sin introduced shame into human experience, fracturing relationships with God, others, and ourselves. Like Adam and Eve hiding in the garden,…
This sermon centers on Epiphany, which is the celebration of Christ revealed not only to Israel but to the Gentiles. Drawing from Ephesians 2:11-22, reminding us that Gentiles, we, were once separated from Christ, alienated from God’s promises, and without hope. Yet in Jesus, everything changes. Through His life, death, and resurrection, Christ breaks down…
This sermon reflects on Matthew 2:13-23, often called the “Massacre of the Innocents,” reminding us that Christ’s coming entered a world already marked by sin, violence, and suffering. While Christmas celebrations often focus on peace and joy, Matthew reveals a harder truth: Jesus is born into a broken world where evil resists God’s reign. Through…
This fourth Sunday of Advent centers on the gift of peace revealed in Luke 2:8–20. The sermon contrasts the fragile, circumstance-based peace offered by the world with the lasting, divine peace proclaimed by the angels at Jesus’ birth. This peace—fulfilled in Christ and foretold in Isaiah’s prophecy of the Prince of Peace—is not the absence…
This sermon reflects on the true nature of joy revealed in Jesus’ first coming, drawing from Luke 1:39-45 and Luke 2:8-20. It contrasts the fleeting, circumstance-based happiness of our world with the lasting, jubilant joy that comes from Christ alone. Through Mary’s visit to Elizabeth and the shepherds’ encounter with the angels, we see that…
In today’s Advent message, we reflect on the love given to us by Jesus. We will turn to Matthew 1:18-25 and highlight Joseph as a powerful example of the “good love that labors for good.” As Joseph models God’s kind of love, which is active, sacrificial, and obedient, not merely emotional. Faced with what would…
This sermon reflects on the first Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Hope, through Luke 1:26-38, the announcement of Jesus’ conception. Advent is a season of anticipation, preparing our hearts to remember Christ’s first coming and to hope for His return. The message emphasizes the difference between worldly, wishful hope and the sure, confident hope…
This sermon emphasizes that all Christians are called to share the hope they have in Jesus through both actions and words. Reflecting on the B.L.E.S.S. model—Begin with prayer, Listen, Eat, Serve, and Share—the message encourages believers to follow Jesus’ example in everyday life. Using the story of the man born blind in John 9, the…
Today’s sermon teaches that evangelism flows from living like Jesus, who blessed others by praying, listening, eating with them, and serving them. Jesus modeled humble, sacrificial service—most vividly when He washed His disciples’ feet the night before His death. His act of selfless service shows that greatness in God’s kingdom comes not through power but…