Scripture Passage Matthew 1:18-25 Message Audio Message Text Christians believe that God came to earth in human form in the person of Jesus. During Advent we wait for the coming of the Lord. Today’s message is about how God chose a “scandalous” situation and way to come into this world. And through this message I […]
The Happy Life
Scripture Reading Psalm 146:5-10 Message Audio Message Text What is the happy life? At the end of the day, we are all pursuing a happy life, are we not? We all want to be happy. There are many things that make us feel happy in that moment: Getting a nice gift from someone Someone […]
Being Awake to the Teachings of God
Scripture Reading Isaiah 2:1-5 Message Audio Message Text This is the first Sunday of Advent. It marks the beginning of the church calendar year. Advent is the time when we reflect on the coming of Christ and what that means for us. I will be focusing on the passage from Isaiah (2:1-5). Let […]
The Leadership of Peace on the Cross
This message was for the Hi-C (youth group) on Sunday, November 20, 2016. Scripture Readings Jeremiah 23:1-6 Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43 Message Audio Message Text When God created the world and human beings, He did so with the intention to be in close and intimate relationship with us. In this relationship, we were to find […]
New Heavens and a New Earth
Scripture Readings Isaiah 65:17-25 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19 Message Text (Audio recording did not record properly, so only the text version is available for this message) As I reflected on the Scripture passages today, I came back to the themes from our summer retreat. What were they? Identity: that I am a beloved child […]
Be Set Free from this Present Evil Age
In this message, we talk about the true meaning of the gospel according to the apostle Paul, and what it means to be captive to “the present evil age”. Scripture passage is taken from Galatians 1:3-4. Message Text: Being Set Free from this Present Evil Age Grace to you and peace from God our […]
