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Hebrews 4 and 5: Jesus, Our Great High Priest

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Sermon Outline Text: Heb 4:14-16; Heb 5:1-10 Seniors final service – Phil 3 Congratulations – graduating from Caltech is not easy I remember when I was a senior in 1996, I thought I was the next Billy Graham I wanted to be a pastor who changed the world for Christ God in His wisdom, didn’t let me pastor right away – he had me wait 15 years Life is hard One chance at life Phil 3 – Gain Christ Make it your life goal to know Christ Make him the #1 aim of your life, above vocation/career, above church, above ministry, above good works and helping others Testimonies Incarnation Word of God becomes flesh Thank you to Jessica and Sophia for their courage John Shen shared last weekend some deep struggles Christians don’t have it altogether If you could eavesdrop in some of my prayers, you might be scandalized We are all works in progress Not a community of performance Wearing suit and tie and smiling politely – isn’t God good?… Read more

Philippians 2: Humility (pt1 of 3)

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Philippians 2 is one of the most important chapters in all of Scripture. If you could wring out Scripture like a sponge and gather the drops of the most critical themes, I think one of the drops would contain Philippians 2. What’s in this chapter is so fundamental to who God is, and who we were created to be, that I believe that if we had eyes to see the fabric of the universe and we could read the words embedded in sub-atomic nano particles and dark matter and the stars and the galaxies, we would be able to read verses from Phil 2.… Read more

2 Cor 8-9- Teaching #6: The Grace of Giving (pt2 of 3)

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The motivation for our giving. Before we talk about our giving, we need to discuss the motivation behind our giving. Why should we give? We give because of what God gave to us in Christ. 2 Cor 8 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich, for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich.… Read more

Incarnation: Longing to See Jesus (pt3 of 3)

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4) The incarnation goes beyond this life and points to future glory. I already shared from Col 1:27, the mystery that has finally been disclosed–Christ in you. And Paul adds a phrase, Christ in you, the hope of glory. I don’t know about you, but I don’t feel very glorious. But there is hope, which is future tense, I have hope for future glory.… Read more

Incarnation: Longing to See Jesus (pt2 of 3)

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Now, I’d like to share 5 things that we learn about God through the incarnation. The incarnation is a theological term which basically refers to God sending His Son to earth to become a man. The Son of God became a man, He became flesh and dwelt with us. He lived among us.… Read more