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Why We Should Love the Church

How should we view the church? Is it simply where we’re supposed to go if we are to be “good Christians”? Is it an optional add-on to our personal spiritual lives? Is it just a flawed human institution? This text teaches us that the church is the precious bride of Christ. He loved her. He died for her. He cleansed her. He nourishes and cherishes her like he would his own body. Listen as Pastor Josh teaches on why this is enough to help the Christian love the church despite its flaws and imperfections.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Ephesians 5:22-33
Series: Standalone Sermon

Prayer: The Fuel for Our Endurance

How would you end a book on enduring as a Christian? A few final instructions? A summary of all that you’ve already said? Some encouragement and expressions of affection? The book of Hebrews ends with what is most important: prayer. Prayer is the fuel for our endurance. In this powerful final prayer, Pastor Josh teaches us some important lessons about how we should pray, why we should pray, and what we should pray.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Hebrews 13:18-25
Series: The Supremacy of Christ for the Endurance of the Saints

The Gift of Godly Leadership

What is leadership in the church meant to look like? The answer might surprise you. In a culture that prioritizes leadership more than ever but understands leadership less than ever, it is important that we look to the Bible to shape our vision of church leadership. After all, the leaders you have play an important role in your growth and endurance as a believer. Listen as Pastor Josh teaches on the gift of godly leadership.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Hebrews 13:7-17
Series: The Supremacy of Christ for the Endurance of the Saints

What To Do Before the End of the World

C.S. Lewis said, “If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things… not huddled together like frightened sheep and thinking about bombs.” Lewis was right, not because he was brilliant (though he certainly was), but because he was biblical. The Bible itself calls us to prepare for the end of the world by faithfully doing the simple but powerful tasks that God has entrusted to us. Listen as Pastor Josh explains what they are.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Hebrews 12:25-13:6
Series: The Supremacy of Christ for the Endurance of the Saints

The Worst Trade You Could Ever Make

Have you ever made a bad trade? The Bible tells us that Esau traded his birthright for a single bowl of soup. We shake our heads at his foolishness, and yet we do the same whenever we value things like money or relationships more than Jesus and his gospel blessings. All of us have our own bowls of soup to reckon with. Listen as Pastor Josh warns us about trading our eternal inheritance for the passing pleasures of the world.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Hebrews 12:16-24
Series: The Supremacy of Christ for the Endurance of the Saints

Remedies for the Bitter Soul

What is bitterness? Bitterness is an enduring feeling of deep resentment about the circumstances of your life. Left unchecked, it will not only poison the soul, but it will also bear bitter fruit that will affect those around you. Bitterness can even erode your faith. Listen to Pastor Josh as he gives us three remedies for the bitter soul.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Hebrews 12:12-15
Series: The Supremacy of Christ for the Endurance of the Saints

God’s Loving Discipline

Discipline is an essential part of God’s loving commitment to us as his children. Discipline means “training” or “instruction”. Sometimes it comes to us as a result of our sin, but it may also come to us simply as part of the process of growing in maturity. Listen as Pastor Josh gives us three reasons to endure God’s loving discipline.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Hebrews 12:5-12
Series: The Supremacy of Christ for the Endurance of the Saints

Where Love Comes From

How do we grow in love for God and others? This story about a sinful woman forgiven by Jesus shows us that it comes from knowing how much God has forgiven us in Christ. Jesus said, “He who is forgiven little, loves little” (v. 47). The more we know of Christ’s forgiveness, the more we will love him. But the only way we can know of Christ’s forgiveness is to know more of our sin. Listen as Pastor Josh explains where love comes from.

Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Luke 7:36-50
Series: Standalone Sermon

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