Faith Unscripted

The Cross is the Master Key

December 31, 2022 • David Hwang • Matthew 16:13–19, Matthew

Sermon from New Year's Eve service

The Incarnation Leads to the Immanuel-ation

December 25, 2022 • David Hwang • Matthew 1:18–25, Matthew

To remember and honor the Lord correctly for His advent, we must know that His Incarnation was only the means to the end of the "Immanuel-ation," God indwelling within us. 

The Manger is What God Sees as Truly Glorious!

December 24, 2022 • David Hwang • Luke 2:1–20, Luke

Message from our Christmas Eve candlelight service.

God is Love

December 18, 2022 • Joe Park • 1 John 4:7–12, 1 John

This Sunday is the Advent theme of love. We will celebrate by seeing how God is the essence and the source of all love, and how we should live out this love in our own lives. 

Joy in the Process

December 11, 2022 • Yirang Macias • Luke 1:26–38, Luke

Joy is available for us as we go through a boring or even painful process of the work of God because God is with us through it all.

The Advent of Perfect Peace

December 4, 2022 • Ryan Smith • Isaiah 26:3–12, Isaiah

We look for peace everywhere, but perfect peace is found in God alone. This peace takes action in faith, surrender, and obedience and we can live in this peace as we make it a practice to turn to him first and stay steadfast in him.

Desire Drives Hope

November 27, 2022 • Ryan & Carolyn Klejment-Lavin • Jeremiah, Jeremiah 31:31–34

Gratitude and Joy

November 20, 2022 • Eugene Cho • Luke 17:11–19, Luke

Pastor Eugene Cho, Bread for the World

Faith Unscripted to Love Incarnate

November 13, 2022 • Joe Park • 1 Corinthians 9:19–23, 1 Corinthians

The unexpected and unscripted life help us to live out our faith in real ways of love toward others. 

You’re Becoming Like What You’re Most Consuming

November 6, 2022 • David Hwang • 1 Corinthians 11:23–26, 1 Corinthians

We are creatures that will become like what we consume. This is true because this is how we were created and therefore, this is the reason why of all things, Jesus asked us to remember Him through eating and drinking. Thus, we can know that we can and will transform to be more like Jesus as we consume more of Jesus in our daily life. 

The Need for Lament

October 30, 2022 • Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah • Jeremiah 29:4–7, Jeremiah, Lamentations 1:1–3, Lamentations

Our Identity in Christ Gives us the Victory of Christ

October 23, 2022 • David Hwang • Matthew 3:13–17, Matthew

There is an unseen, spiritual realm all around us and it's main characteristic is of war; spiritual battles being waged against us against all things of God. Thus, we need to be properly equipped to resist and overcome and this is done by knowing our true identities in Christ.

Always be on the Lookout for What's "Better"

October 16, 2022 • David Hwang • Luke 10:38–42, Luke

Though not all interruptions are good and therefore, we have to be discerning, we nevertheless need to be those that are ready to welcome and embrace the unplanned and unexpected happenings in life for the Lord, many times, uses those moments to meet us and build us up in fresh ways. Where if we are those that do not, we will run the very high risk of being too controlling about our lives and thus, hardened to the Lord's fresh leadership in our lives as well as true concern for others.

God of the Lonely

October 9, 2022 • John-Michael Becker • Psalm 68:5–6, Psalms

Testimonies of God's faithfulness with the orphans, and God's heart for the lonely.

A Long Legacy of Listening and Learning to Love

October 2, 2022 • David Hwang • Judges 2:6–13, Judges

The “Generational Gap” is a subtle but a powerful force of division. So we need to aware of it to then combat it through a pursuit of unity in Christ by following Jesus’ incarnational model. This will call us to a commitment to prioritize listening, learning and international, intergenerational relationships.