Genesis 12:1-20, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 1 of our mini-series called “Stretched Faith”: Discover how God stretches and exercises our faith to increase our faith, in this series from Genesis 12-22 by Rev. Daniel Tai and our student preachers. Main Idea: We don’t need to know the future to walk in faith. What is one area God wants us to step forward in faith so we can start living in faith? As we walk in faith, we get better, step by step, over time.
Jul 02, 2025•38 min•Ep. 205
2 Corinthians 4:7, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 5 of our mini-series called “God's Masterpiece”. Main Idea: We are defined as God’s masterpiece, as he sees us, in the prophetic past tense, not by our mistakes or mishaps in life. God shines through our brokenness for his glory. God doesn’t hide our imperfections but uses them.
Jun 26, 2025•35 min•Ep. 204
Romans 8:28, Psalm 23:4, Proverbs 1:7, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 4 of our mini-series called “God's Masterpiece”. Main Idea: Believers are masterpieces, not mistakes. When believers know who made them, they are empowered to live by faith. We can all walk in faith to pass on our faith.
Jun 16, 2025•34 min•Ep. 203
Romans 8:30b, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 3 of our mini-series called “God's Masterpiece”. Main Idea: Sanctification is the process on Earth to prepare for glorification in heaven. We're all a work in progress until God takes us from this temporary state. We need to allow God to sanctify us inside by yielding to the Holy Spirit so we'll be ready to be in God's presence. We yield to God, and he refines us. He won't refine unless we yield.
May 19, 2025•30 min•Ep. 202
Romans 8:30a, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 2 of our mini-series called “God's Masterpiece”. Main Idea: God calls and justifies. God personally calls someone out of their sin and has their debt of sin paid for. Because the work of Jesus is finished, we have access to God and are to live a life that reflects it. Someone who has been called and justified would have it shown in their everyday actions. How that exactly looks for each person will vary from one to another.
May 15, 2025•31 min•Ep. 201
Romans 8:29, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 1 of our mini-series called “God's Masterpiece”. Main Idea: We know that God loves us because he did something about it. If he didn't love us, he would have let sin reign and destroy his creation. When we know that we are a fixture in God's mind, we'll be able to realize that this isn't our home and to live for the future.
May 07, 2025•27 min•Ep. 200
Genesis 1:26-2:3, Rev. Joshua Lee. Main Idea: Our identity isn’t in our work or rest but in the image of God who gives us fulfilling work & rest
Apr 30, 2025•43 min•Ep. 199
John 11:25-46, Rev. Joshua Lee. Easter Sunday worship service Main Idea: Even if there's pain today, we trust Jesus as our promise for tomorrow
Apr 24, 2025•40 min•Ep. 198
Luke 11:14-28, Rev. Joshua Lee. Main Idea: Jesus has authority to drive out the demonic that we invite into our lives
Apr 08, 2025•40 min•Ep. 197
Ephesians 6:21-24, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 18 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: Wake up to the power of God’s Spirit living inside of us. We have everything we need to overcome. Be proactive in prayer and the church community together because that’s how God designed it.
Apr 01, 2025•37 min•Ep. 196
Ephesians 6:10-20, Rev. Joshua Lee. Part 17 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: God has equipped & empowered you to stand firm against your spiritual enemy
Mar 25, 2025•39 min•Ep. 195
Ephesians 6:1-9, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 16 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: Christianity sets a new bar to reach that is above our culture for our families and work. The new bar is counter-cultural and gets people’s attention. Model Biblical submission at home and work. Prioritize God in your homes as an example to your ch...
Mar 18, 2025•38 min•Ep. 194
Ephesians 5:21-33, Rev. Joshua Lee. Part 15 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: Love & respect for Jesus leads wives to respect husbands, & husbands to love wives
Mar 11, 2025•45 min•Ep. 193
Ephesians 5:7-21, Rev. Joshua Lee. Part 14 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: Live out the light of Christ to a world darkened by sin
Mar 04, 2025•45 min•Ep. 192
Ephesians 5:1-7, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 13 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: Watch what we do, then do it. What we believe drives our behavior. Pursue God’s heart. The greater we pursue the love of God, the greater we can love others.
Feb 04, 2025•34 min•Ep. 191
Ephesians 4:25-32, Rev. Joshua Lee. Part 12 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: Live out speaking the truth of Christ to one another in the body of Christ
Jan 28, 2025•40 min•Ep. 190
Ephesians 4:17-24, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 11 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: Take off our old self and put on our new self in Christ. Pursue purity because we’re sensitive to sin. Taste again the goodness of God and pursue it. Be motivated by the intimacy we get.
Jan 22, 2025•36 min•Ep. 189
Ephesians 4:7-16, Rev. Joshua Lee. Part 10 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: Build up the Body of Christ by using your spiritual gifts for the unity and maturity of the church
Jan 15, 2025•40 min•Ep. 188
Ephesians 4:1-6, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 9 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: God wants us to be one so that the world will know who he is. Harmonize our lives with God’s spirit to maintain the already present unity.
Jan 10, 2025•35 min•Ep. 187
Luke 2:25-35, Rev. Joshua Lee. Part 6 of our mini-series called “Encounter The God Of Christmas”, discovering the wonder of Jesus to prepare our hearts and lives for a Savior. Main Idea: Those waiting for hope will receive it from the coming of a Savior
Dec 31, 2024•36 min•Ep. 186
Luke 2:8-20, Rev. Joshua Lee. Part 5 of our mini-series called “Encounter The God Of Christmas”, discovering the wonder of Jesus to prepare our hearts and lives for a Savior. Main Idea: It is the humble before God who encounter the humble Savior
Dec 27, 2024•36 min•Ep. 185
Luke 2:10-14, Matthew 1:18-21, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 4 of our mini-series called “Encounter The God Of Christmas”, discovering the wonder of Jesus to prepare our hearts and lives for a Savior. Main Idea: Finding God's peace in his purpose and not our plans. Wait on God’s divine appointment in our disappointment. Then we will find God’s purpose and peace in His plans for us.
Dec 16, 2024•32 min•Ep. 184
Luke 1:39-56, Rev. Joshua Lee. Part 3 of our mini-series called “Encounter The God Of Christmas”, discovering the wonder of Jesus to prepare our hearts and lives for a Savior. Main Idea: Jesus is our frankincense to God. Only through Jesus can we have access to God.
Dec 12, 2024•34 min•Ep. 183
Hebrews 4:16, 10:10-11, Matthew 2:10-11, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 2 of our mini-series called “Encounter The God Of Christmas”, discovering the wonder of Jesus to prepare our hearts and lives for a Savior. Main Idea: Jesus is our frankincense to God. Only through Jesus can we have access to God.
Dec 04, 2024•25 min•Ep. 182
Luke 1:1-38, Rev. Joshua Lee. Part 1 of our mini-series called “Encounter The God Of Christmas”, discovering the wonder of Jesus to prepare our hearts and lives for a Savior. Main Idea: Lovers of God take great risks in faith when He calls us into His greater redemption in Jesus
Nov 26, 2024•40 min•Ep. 181
Ephesians 3:14-21, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 8 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: The antidote to a discouraged life is prayer. God's Spirit can fill us by knowing the immeasurable love for us. Pray for those closest to us the prayer Paul had for the Ephesians. Then we will be the Spirit-filled church we are called to be....
Nov 20, 2024•40 min•Ep. 180
Ephesians 3:8-13, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 7 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: The church is the mystery revealed. Jesus died so we can be a gathering of believers, His church. When we compare the mystery-revealed church to our trials, they become bearable. When we bear them, God gets glory through his church....
Nov 05, 2024•38 min•Ep. 179
Ephesians 3:1-7, Rev. Joshua Lee. Part 6 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: Don't be discouraged by discomfort as we reveal God's grace for all people
Oct 28, 2024•32 min•Ep. 178
Ephesians 2:17-22, Rev. Daniel Tai. Part 5 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: It is easier to transition from an environment of hostility to peace when we know we have the same access, are part of the same family, and part of building something bigger for God’s glory. Practice holiness to pass on holiness in the temple of G...
Oct 23, 2024•38 min•Ep. 177
Ephesians 2:1-10, Rev. Joshua Lee. Part 3 of our series in the book of Ephesians called “Wake Up”: Is your faith asleep or wide awake? Ephesians calls us to wake up to the gospel, and become the people and church God intended in this world. Main Idea: We are saved from spiritual death and awakened to spiritual life (and its works) by grace through faith alone
Oct 04, 2024•40 min•Ep. 176
