Our world is marked by conflict, strife, and division because peace was shattered by human rebellion, producing injustice, oppression, and hostility at every level of life. Scripture teaches that true peace, shalom, is not the absence of conflict but the restoration God brings through the Messiah, who embodies peace by holding justice and reconciliation together, confronting evil with truth while healing relationships through shepherding love rather than coercion. As the true Body of Christ, we are called to live under His lordship and actively seek the peace of the city by truth-telling, restorative justice, reconciliation, and peacemaking that reflects God’s original design for human flourishing.
The Birth of Christ (Part 2) | Christmas Message Series
The birth of Christ reminds us that the Christmas story isn’t just something we remember once a year, but a revelation of how God works in real lives to bring about His purposes. God honored Mary’s singleness as a fitting context for obedience and chose Joseph as a righteous man who protected, provided, and obeyed God despite cost, showing that worth and calling come from submission to God’s Word, not cultural expectations. Together, they challenge us to examine whether our lives, families, and work reflect the same trust, obedience, and alignment with what God values.
The Work is Here
A spiritually healthy life begins when Scripture becomes our greatest delight, reshaping our desires, habits, and emotional responses so that our hearts naturally crave God and His Word. By meditating deeply on Scripture and responding to every emotion with God’s truth, believers retrain both mind and soul to find peace, strength, and stability in Him rather than in cultural, worldly patterns or self-powered solutions.
A spiritually victorious home is one in which God’s Word holds absolute authority, shaping how we live, think, speak, and lead ourselves and our families. True power, dominion, and spiritual fruit come only when we submit fully to Scripture’s design: obedience in life, obedience in thought, building a God-centered life, building marriages, raising children, and leading generations through sacrificial love, intentional discipleship, and unwavering obedience to God’s truth.
Revelation 11 shows that instead of focusing on end-times speculation, the Church is called to recognize itself as God’s temple and His Spirit-empowered witnesses, commissioned to carry out His mission in the world. Like the lampstands and olive trees of Zechariah 4, believers experience victory, authority, and effectiveness only when their lives draw power from the Holy Spirit rather than from their own strength.
1 Timothy (Part 35) | 1 Timothy Series
Revelation 10 shows that in the midst of judgment, Christ, the divine Messenger, commissions His Church to receive and proclaim God’s revealed plan with both its sweetness and bitterness. The “little scroll” symbolizes the Church’s Spirit-empowered responsibility to internalize God’s Word and bear faithful, authoritative witness to Christ’s redemptive and righteous purposes in the world.
1 Timothy (Part 34) | 1 Timothy Series
Revelation shows that God dominates chaos, even disasters, demonic torment, and deception serve His sovereign purposes. Catastrophic events throughout history are not random but act as divine instruments: they judge sin, call unbelievers to repentance, refine the faithful, and reveal His absolute control over creation. Whether through calamity, Satan’s limited power, or false teaching, God's rule remains supreme, using every form of chaos to awaken hearts, purify faith, and advance His plan of redemption in Christ.
Revelation draws on the language and imagery of the Hebrew Scriptures to show that the same God who acted in the past will act again to judge evil, redeem His people, and restore creation. Prophecy reveals God’s unchanging character, points to Christ’s redemptive work, calls for repentance and holy living, and assures believers that history is moving toward the fulfillment of His sovereign plan.
Prophecy throughout Scripture demonstrates God’s sovereignty, points to Christ’s fulfilled and future work, calls His people to repentance and holiness, and offers hope in His ultimate restoration plan; with roughly 68% of all biblical prophecies already fulfilled, believers can trust God’s promises. John, through the Holy Spirit, references these cyclical and intensifying prophetic patterns, seen across books like Daniel, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Joel when talking about the seals, trumpets, and bowls. These references remind Christians to live with vigilance, confidence, and endurance as God’s redemptive plan moves toward completion in Christ.
1 Timothy (Part 35) | 1 Timothy Series
1 Timothy (Part 34) | 1st Timothy Series
Discipline within the church affirms the need for covenant commitment: local membership where accountability, correction, and order reflect God’s design for His people. Timothy is warned to act without favoritism, to appoint leaders carefully, and to remember that both sin and good works will eventually be revealed, underscoring the call to faithful, pure, and orderly ministry. Paul instructs Timothy to handle accusations against elders with fairness, requiring multiple witnesses and aiming for restoration, while also protecting the church from false charges.
Join us as we observe how John highlights the profound silence before God’s final judgment in Revelation 8, symbolizing reverence, awe, and the solemnity of the moment and mirroring the silence during the offering of incense in the Jewish temple. Incense represents the prayers of the faithful, rising to God with holiness, purity, and dedication, emphasizing that righteous prayer has power and direct access to God’s throne. The scene underscores God's holiness, the seriousness of judgment, and the powerful role of prayer in spiritual communion and divine response.
Join us as we center on God's act of marking or sealing His people as a sign of ownership, protection, and covenant — seen both in the Old Testament (e.g., Ezekiel 9) and fulfilled in the New Testament (e.g., Revelation 7 & 14). The seal signifies God's authority, the believer’s security, and the assurance of redemption for all who truly belong to Him, regardless of nation, tribe, or tongue. Ultimately, this seal is not about self-improvement or temporary blessings, but about being preserved through judgment and belonging to God in eternal covenant relationship.
From what is Jesus Christ "sayin'" as the Faithful and True Witness, the one who testifies to the reality of God with perfect clarity and consistency, especially in times of trial, darkness, or confusion. Just as the moon reflects the unseen sun, Jesus reveals the unseen Father, and believers are called to reflect His reality in a dark world. Then Psalm 91 then shows how the believer, by intentionally choosing to dwell in the presence and protection of the Almighty ("I will say"), finds lasting refuge, strength, and purpose—anchored in trust, confession, and resolve rooted in God’s sufficiency and supremacy.
Just as a spectrometer reveals the true nature of a substance under light, God’s Word tests His servants through their fruit, endurance, and obedience. Revelation 7 and Colossians 3 show that those sealed with Christ are called to put off the old self and put on a new identity marked by compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, forgiveness, and love. Living as Christ’s servant requires intentional, consistent effort, allowing His Word to dwell richly and His peace to guide every decision and action.