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  • Keys to Spiritual Growth

    Keys to Spiritual Growth
    2025/12/14
    36 分
  • Christ in Our Homes

    Christ in Our Homes
    2025/12/14
    25 分
  • The Difference Jesus Makes

    The Difference Jesus Makes
    2025/11/30
    26 分
  • The Trouble With Manmade Religion

    The Trouble With Manmade Religion
    2025/11/16
    In this lesson, we explore “the trouble with man-made religion” through the teaching of Colossians 2:16–23. We begin with Jesus’ question in Matthew 21—“By what authority?”—to show that all religious practice ultimately comes from either heaven or men. As we examine the Colossian situation, we see two major influences troubling the church: enslaving legalism and mystical speculation. Some were trying to bind Old Testament dietary laws, festivals, and Sabbaths—substituting the shadow for the true substance found in Christ. Others promoted ascetic lifestyles, the worship of angels, and the authority of private visions—substituting what is speculative and impressive for what is vital and genuinely effective. Paul instructs believers not to allow anyone to “pass judgment” or “disqualify” them by these man-made standards. Since Christians have died with Christ, we must not submit again to regulations or religious practices that perish with use or arise from human invention. Instead, we are called to “hold fast to the Head,” Jesus Christ, through whom the whole body is nourished, knit together, and given growth that comes from God. The passage emphasizes that adding to or taking away from Christ’s gospel inevitably leads us away from Him, and it concludes by reminding us of the New Testament path to becoming a Christian—faith, repentance, confession, and baptism into Christ.
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    31 分
  • How Gratitude Shapes Hearts

    How Gratitude Shapes Hearts
    2025/11/16
    This sermon examines how gratitude is foundational to Christian living and how it actively shapes our hearts. Using the account of the ten lepers in Luke 17, we see that genuine thankfulness is rare—even among those richly blessed by God. Scripture teaches that gratitude is not a polite social gesture but God’s will for His people (1 Thess. 5:18). We learn that thankfulness requires an outward focus, reminding us that life is not about ourselves and guarding us against forgetfulness and entitlement, as Moses warned in Deuteronomy 8. Gratitude also diminishes destructive attitudes such as worry, discontentment, discouragement, and spiritual distance from God, redirecting our hearts toward trust and joy. As it grows in us, gratitude bears godly fruit: it honors God and others, makes us more like Christ—who Himself modeled thankfulness—and transforms our words, relationships, and influence into refreshing, life-giving blessings. Ultimately, a grateful heart keeps us grounded in the goodness of God and aligned with the new life we have through Christ.
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    29 分
  • It's All About Community

    It's All About Community
    2025/11/09
    33 分
  • Young Mens Worship Service

    Young Mens Worship Service
    2025/11/09
    28 分
  • Giving Thanks

    Giving Thanks
    2025/11/02
    27 分