Tag: My Sermons
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Secured for the Second Coming, Part 1
1 Thessalonians 5:8–11 [8] But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. [9] For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, [10] who died for us […]
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Prepared for the Second Coming
1 Thessalonians 5:4-11 NLT But you aren’t in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won’t be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief. For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night. So be on your […]
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How NOT to Prepare for the Second Coming
“Now concerning how and when all this will happen, dear brothers and sisters, we don’t really need to write you. For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on […]
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Standing Firm in the Lord
Phil. 3:17-4:1 Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according tothe example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord JesusChrist, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the powerthat enables him even to subject all things to himself. Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved. This is part of a series of sermons on Philippians. My task is that outlined in Neh. 8:8. Nehemiah 8:8 ESV They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading. I’d like […]
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Faith in Times of Pandemic
Habakkuk 3:16 to 19. I hear, and my body trembles; my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us. Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the […]
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Humble Service (part 2)
(This is a continuation of the message given last February 26, 2020 to the congregation of Ikthus East – Bacolod City during the Midweek Service, based on Philippians 2:1-11.) 2. HE HUMBLED HIMSELF/WHAT HE BECAME: NOTHING. It is significant that nothing, becoming human, and taking the form of a servant seem to function as interchangeable, […]
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Humble Service (Part 1)
Philippians 2:1-11 ESV[1] So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, [2] complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. [3] Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but […]
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The Misery of the Rich
My first sermon in 2020! Given during the Ikthus East-Bacolod City Midweek Service, January 1, 2020. James 5:1-6 ESV [1] Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. [2] Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. [3] Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion […]
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Suffering and the Sovereignty of God
“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” (Genesis 50:20) “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” […]
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The Christian’s Struggle Against Sin
Romans 7:14-25 NIV [14] We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. [15] I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. [16] And if I do what I do not want […]