Peter Chen
Psalm 127:1, Without the LORD, Frustration!

This familiar psalm reminds us that the ultimate worker and provider in all our endeavors is the LORD. While the natural principle of cause and effect is indeed taught in Scripture, this psalm shows us that that principle must always be accompanied by the understanding that the LORD is the crucial provider in all our affairs. Whether it's our homes or the house of God, our greatest need is the LORD’s provision. In this unique psalm of Solomon, the Holy Spirit teaches us that human strength and ingenuity alone do not guarantee success. It is the LORD and His provision that ensure true success. May we learn to pray, depend on the LORD, and carry out His work with hearts that wait on Him.

Peter Chen
Revelation 7:1-14 The Protection of God's People

Revelation 7 shows that the wrath of the Lamb will be poured out on those who dwell on the earth, not upon Jesus’ own beloved people. John is shown two groups that will stand despite the intense judgments to come and contrary to the unbelievers’ outcry (6:17): the 144K Israelites and the raptured Gentile church of God. This sermon is part one of two sermons on Revelation 7 on the important topic of the rapture and its implications.

Peter Chen
Micah 5:2-4 The Messianic Message of Micah

Micah prophesied of the Messiah that He is the LORD God and that He is the shepherd over His people. This is the true message of Christmas that woos us to worship Christ, to love, honor, and serve Him. May we ponder deeply the wonder of Christmas, that the LORD, the eternal God, came from heaven in human flesh, born in Bethlehem, born of a woman, in the person of Jesus, to seek and save that which was lost and to shepherd all His elect who repent and trust in Him, to guide them away from sin and in the pathway of sanctification all the way home to glory.

Peter Chen
Psalm 37 - God: Your only refuge!

Psalm 37 is a Psalm written by Israel’s greatest king, king David. It reveals only two possibilities for the end of a person’s life. The wicked will be cut off by God’s judgment. Although they prosper abundantly in the present, their end is certain. They are not satisfied with prosperity, so they seek to destroy the righteous. Yet, the righteous seek refuge in the LORD. A repeated refrain in the Psalm is, “do not fret.” The path for settling your soul is through seeking refuge in God. The Christian’s heart is encouraged through this revelation of God, who sustains the righteous. Moreover, the Psalm directs Christians to trust, with great hope, in the LORD. The result is that they can progress through life’s difficulties and into eternity because of the salvation of God. He truly delivers those who seek refuge in Him from evildoers.

Dan Lee
Revelation 4-6, The Reign of God

The revelation of the future is given from the perspective of heaven. God reigns as the supreme ruler and deity who is enthroned and worshipped in heaven. What is true in heaven becomes the reality on earth as the revelation of the future unfolds. This revelation commences with Jesus breaking open the seals and shows the backdrop against which the judgments of God will come: ordinary and natural suffering in the fallen world and the persecution of Christians and their holy prayer for justice. In response to their prayer, divine wrath is poured out upon the world (with the seventh seal [8:1] and the trumpet and bowl judgments that ensue). All of this affirms the resounding biblical call to be ready for Christ. He is indeed coming quickly. May we be dressed in readiness and keep our lamps lit.

2 Tim. 3:14-17, The Gospel

2 Tim. 3:15 explains that Scripture is able to give wisdom unto salvation through faith in Christ. The good news (“the gospel”) of Jesus Christ is the wisdom found in Scripture which every sinner must believe in order to be saved. In this first installment on the gospel, we answer biblically the first two foundational questions regarding God. “Who created the world?” and “What is God’s character like?” This is the first of four part series on the gospel questions and answers (catechism).

1 Pet. 1:14-19, Five Motivations for Holy Living

Peter gives us a strong encouragement toward Christian holiness which is marked by separation from sin, imitation to God and permeation of this reality in every aspect of our lives. Peter points out in this passage five motivations for holy living: filiation (we are new covenant children of God who obey the Lord from a changed heart), extinction (our former life should never be brought into the present), revelation (this duty of the people of God has been written down by God in Scripture), evaluation (God evaluates our lives with objective and impartial judgment), and calculation (Christ paid the infinite price of ransom for our redemption). May the Lord help us to have the wisdom of the Word of God to daily pursue a life of holiness.

John 8:12, The Light of the World

Jesus is relentless in His purpose to save souls. He has called people to Himself before (7:37-38) and we read of no one who came to Him, but He doesn’t give up. Instead, He continues on with another invitation for sinners to follow Him. He is the light of the world who rescues men from darkness and puts His light of life to reside within them. In this sermon, we also work through the textual critical issue regarding the intervening passage (7:53-8:11), and that the Bible is reliable and that God has not allowed His truth to be lost through the manual copying of manuscripts.

John 7:40-52, Come to Christ (Part 3)

Christ’s call for all is that they come to Him. Souls apart from Christ are thirsty and dry. Their only source of spiritual refreshment is to come to Christ and to be transformed by the work of the Holy Spirit (7:38-39). While Christ had made the public call loud and clear, those in the temple did not take heed. We read of no one that they came to Christ. How tragic! In this installment, we consider the remaining four groups marked by their own reaction (or the lack thereof) to Christ’s salvation invitation. Oh how all must come to Christ.

Hebrews 10:19-27, Three Treasures in Christ (Part 4)

In this final study of this text (vv. 26-27, we consider the severe warning against conscious unrepentance. The dangers of such response (non-response) to the truth of God is to die with no forgiveness of sins and to have God as one’s enemy. This section of Scripture brings up two very important questions. Is this Scripture saying that one can lose their salvation? How about a person who is weak and without self-control, what are they to do to avoid conscious unrepentance? Listen to learn more.

Hebrews 10:19-27, Three Treasures in Christ (Part 3)

With the third treasure in Christ (the gift of the church), God gives us a duty to consider one another (the church) for the purpose of stimulation unto love and good works. There is work for us to do in this life. God saved us from our sins to labor for the Lord, and we hear the calling of our beloved Father to labor alongside each other and ensure that no one is slack in their service to the Lord as we keep our eyes toward the coming of Christ, for whom we want to be ready as a bride for her husband.

Hebrews 10:19-27, Three Treasures in Christ (Part 2)

In this second installment from Hebrews 10:19-27, we consider the second treasure of heaven which Christ has won for us at the cross. We are called to hold fast the confession of our hope (of heaven, that is) without wavering (firmly), for He who promised is faithful. May the Lord grant us wisdom to hold fast this biblical hope of our eternal inheritance in heaven and live as eschatologically minded people.