JAN 25, 2026

The Value of the Kingdom

Matthew 13:44-46. In this lesson, we’re going to look at two short parables that tell us about the value of the kingdom of God.

JAN 18, 2026

Love Your Church: Gathering

Hebrews 12:18-29. Gathering for various occasions is something people do. This morning, we’re going to look at the value of gathering as the Lord’s church.

JAN 11, 2026

Love Your Church: Welcoming

JAN 04, 2026

Love Your Church: Belonging

Galatians 3:26-29. Everyone wants to belong. In fact, God created us with a need for relationships; a need to belong.

DEC 28, 2025

Therefore - Romans 5:1-21

In Romans5, there are four “therefore's”, and even though this is considered one of the more difficult passages to understand, we want to look at Romans 5 to see what we learn from these "therefore's". We won’t be able to cover every detail, but we’ll understand the big idea of God’s message for us that Romans 5 shows us the blessing of salvation we have in Jesus and makes God’s grace and love that much sweeter.

DEC 22, 2025

Therefore - Matthew 28:16-20

The gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, tell us about the works and words of Jesus. This morning, we’re looking at the last words of Jesus recorded in Matthew’s gospel where we find our next “therefore” and we’ll see what Jesus has to say to us.

DEC 14, 2025

Therefore - Matthew 21:33-46

It’s the Tuesday before the Friday Jesus would be crucified and in Matthew 21, Jesus is in Jerusalem in the Jewish temple and he’s going to tell a story about some wicked farmers who had been entrusted with a landowner’s vineyard. This parable has something to say to the religious leaders of the Jewish people, the future of God’s people, and also to us today.

DEC 07, 2025

Therefore - Romans 12:1-2

In Romans 12:1, Paul has an urgent plea. He desperately wanted the Christians reading this letter to understand something and do something that was extremely important. Paul pleads with Christians to do this urgent thing because of all God has done for us.

NOV 30, 2025

Therefore - Colossians 3:1-17

Colossians 3:1-17. In our passage today on the theme of “Therefore”, Paul says three times, “Therefore”, and each time he has something more to say to Christians about how to live as a Christ follower.

NOV 23, 2025

Therefore - 1 Corinthians 15:50-58

Paul assures Christians that they have a victory waiting for them when Jesus does return. It’s because of this victory that Christians have in Jesus that we should live a certain way here on earth.

NOV 17, 2025

Therefore - Matthew 6:19-34

Matthew 6:19-34. Jesus gives us three choices we make and everyone makes these choices. We must choose our treasure, choose how we look at life, and choose our master. For those who choose to treasure the things of God, set their eyes on the things of God, and choose the good and perfect God as their master, they can therefore face life with faith instead of anxiety.

NOV 09, 2025

Love and Faith: Imitate Good

3 John. The apostle John wrote his third letter to a close friend and one of the main points, the main point we want to make this morning, is to “Imitate Good”. Verse 11 of 3 John simply says, “do not imitate evil but imitate good”. John makes it very clear: followers of Jesus are to imitate is that which is good, not evil. There are a lot of things to imitate in our culture, but the Bible says we’re to make sure the things we imitate are good. “Good” here means what is upright and acceptable to God. It’s not just whatever you say is “good”.

NOV 02, 2025

Love and Faith: Be Faithful to the Truth

2 John. Love letters are less common today than they used to be. Today people would more likely text or direct message, but there is something nice about a written letter. 2 John is a unique kind of letter. The apostle John wrote to another congregation while he lived in Ephesus like he was writing to a woman he loved. In 2 John we find that John immediately speaks of “the truth”. John wrote in his first letter about following God’s truth and not being deceived and falling away from the truth. Truth is very important. You can’t know God without knowing his truth. You can’t be saved without learning of God’s truth. And you can’t maintain your salvation, as John has explained, without remaining faithful to God’s truth.

OCT 26, 2025

Love and Faith: Hold on to Your Faith

1 John 5:1-21. Like the last few words of wisdom you might give in a conversation with someone you care about, John closes his letter with essentially one main point: Hold on to your faith. John explains how Christians can know they have eternal life. He then reminds us we need to believe in Jesus as he is revealed by God in Scripture. And finally, John writes some things about holding on to our faith with a surprising ending.

OCT 19, 2025

Christian Giving

William Chen visited us to share about his mission work with the Chinese Bible School and preached during worship on the subject of "Christian Giving". He showed us the nine different words in the New Testament Greek that are used for various forms of giving and how Christians share in the work of communicating the gospel and worshiping God in various forms of giving.