Sermons

"Missional Weakness" - 2 Cor 12:9-10

5/11/2025

Speaker: Praise Kim

Whether you’re going on missions or feel unqualified for ministry, we don’t need to be polished or impressive to be used by God—we just need to be humble and available.

Pure Religion: "Confession"

4/27/2025

Speaker: Steve Lee

Sin drives us into hiding, but God desire to create authentic community through the practice of confession.

Discussion Questions:

Can you think of a time when someone’s honest and vulnerable sharing deeply impacted you? Why do you think we’re so encouraged by others’ openness, yet often hesitate to be vulnerable ourselves?
Read Genesis 3:7–10. Adam and Eve used fig leaves to cover their shame—a symbol of the inadequate ways we try to hide our own brokenness. What are some modern-day "fig leaves" we use to cover our shame?
Read Genesis 3:21 and Hebrews 10:19–22. How does the cross provide true covering for our shame? What does it mean to be able to “draw near” to God with confidence?
Read James 5:16. As Protestants, we often think of repentance as a private matter, but Scripture calls us to confess to one another. Why do you think God asks us to do this? What benefits were highlighted in the sermon?
Do you have someone in your life you can be completely honest with—someone who knows your story and your struggles? What steps could you take to grow in the practice of confession and deeper community?

Easter Sunday: "Christ Lives in Me" - Gal 2:20

4/20/2025

Speaker: Steve Lee

Discussion Questions:

What are your thoughts on the Easter celebration and the season of Lent? Were there specific ways in which God spoke to you?
If you've been baptized, what was that experience like? Is there a reason why you may not have been baptized yet?
What does it mean to die to our old selves? What does this death look like? What is God's part? What is ours?
Read Exodus 4:10-17. In what ways can you identify with Moses? What are some of your insecurities that keep you from doing everything that God may want to accomplish through you?
Read the "But God ..." verses from the sermon (Genesis 50:20, Psalm 73:26, Matthew 9:26, 1 Corinthians 1:27, Acts 7:9, 1 Corinthians 3:6). How should these verses help us overcome our insecurities?
How do you usually respond when someone expresses insecurity or low self-image? What would it look like to respond instead from a perspective of trust in God?

Pure Religion: "Repentance"

4/13/2025

Speaker: Steve Lee

Repentance calls for the brave honesty to confront who we truly are. In that vulnerable confession, we open ourselves to receive God's mercy and forgiveness.

Discussion Questions:

Compare the statements: "Forgive me," and "Understand me." How are they different?
Read 2 Samuel 12:1-7. Nathan's confrontation with David show the blinding power of sin. In what ways can you identify with this struggle to see your own sin compared with seeing the sins of others?
What is meant by the phrase, "killing the messenger?" In what ways do you struggle to accept truth from imperfect or flawed messengers who may nevertheless be speaking truth to you?
What is mean by this sentence: We can only be loved to the extent that we are known?
Read Psalm 32. How does repentance lead to freedom and joy?
What is your understanding of how 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) work to help people break free of their addictions? What can the church learn from this?

Pure Religion: Almsgiving

4/6/2025

Speaker: Steve Lee

True righteousness is to restore the dignity of those who are most marginalized in society--helping them in any way we can. This is the true fast that pleases God.

Discussion Questions:

Head, heart, or hands? Which one describes your bias in expressing your faith?
What is the difference between retributive justice and restorative justice? Why would helping the needy be described in the language of "justice?" In what ways does the cross represent both God's retributive and restorative justice toward us?
Read Isaiah 58:6-8 and Zechariah 7:4-10. Why do these prophets refer to these acts of restorative justice as "fasting?"
Read Job 29:14-17, Zechariah 7:8-10, and Proverbs 3:8-9. What would it look like for us to take teachings seriously in our day?
What is one way that you can practice almsgiving during this Lent?

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"Missional Weakness" - 2 Cor 12:9-10

Speaker: Praise Kim

Pure Religion: "Confession"

Speaker: Steve Lee

Easter Sunday: "Christ Lives in Me" - Gal 2:20

Speaker: Steve Lee

Pure Religion: "Repentance"

Speaker: Steve Lee

Pure Religion: Almsgiving

Speaker: Steve Lee

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