Introduction My name is Ray and I along with my wife Jackie and Daniel and Sora are part of Life Baptist Church of Pasadena. We all met in college many years ago and we have been ministering to college and graduate students ever since. The problem with college and grad students are two-fold. One, they […]
Sermons
Think and Thrive
Title: Think and Thrive April 5, 2009 The title of this sermon is Think and Thrive. If our minds are a battlefield, then the war that begins in our minds has to be won, or it will be virtuously impossible to live out a thriving faith in Christ. I want to begin by talking about […]
1 Cor 13:1-13 – The Door of Faith, the Path of Hope, and the Destiny of Love
Good afternoon. That song is called a Better Way by the group Downhere. It is the same group who sang the Three Kings song which we performed during our last Xmas service. Let me read for you the lyrics. A Better Way by Downhere I’m not alone, I really believe You never go, You never […]
Matthew 25 – The Sheep and the Goat
Introduction I recently realized something about myself. You may find this hard to believe, but I realized that I am no longer in the physical prime of my life. I watch other people in the movies like Daniel Craig jumping from rooftops or crashing through a wall and I think I can do that. […]
Who is Jesus to You? (John 1)
John 1:4-5, 14-17, 19-22, 29; 3:16-21 What are some common misconceptions about Jesus or wrong expectations that people place on him? Who is Jesus to you? What expectations do you have for Jesus when you approach him? Common misconceptions: Jesus as a vending machine, Jesus as the path to blessing and prosperity, Jesus as my friend […]
John 2:1-11 – Wedding at Cana – How to be a Spiritual Insider
Verse 3 states "They have no more wine." This phrase is a metaphor for life. This was a wedding day, the happiest day for many people. And on this most happy occasion, the wine ran out. Everything starts out with such promise, but in the end, life doesn’t deliver. The wine runs out. We are […]