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.

John 13:1, The Love of Jesus Part 3

Jesus’ love is steadfast, consistent, and reliable. His love was present in His ministry years, at the cross, and His post-ascension presence at the Father’s right hand. This is the love of Christ for His own people, a special love for His own sheep and for those whom the Father has given to Him. The Lord’s love for His own continues down to this very day through His priesthood, His prayers, and His pastoral care. May the love of Christ wise up our hearts to trust and obey Him with a whole heart.

John 13:1, The Love of Jesus Part 2

We see in this continuation of John 13:1 the depth of Jesus’ love for His people. Jesus loved His own with a deliberate love. This is seen in Jesus’ full awareness (“knowing”) of the arrival of the hour of His suffering and its import when He loved His people to the end (“finish”). Jesus willingly and deliberately went to the cross for His people with the intent that He would share with them the bounty of His Father’s blessings.

John 13:1, The Love of Jesus

John frames the 24 hour period (“Passion Day”), the final day of Jesus’ life, in terms of His love. John suggests three adjectives that describe the Lord’s love for His own: sacrificial, deliberate, and consistent. In this study of this momentous verse of John, we consider the first of these three attributes of Christ’s love. He loved His own as the Passover Lamb which was sacrificed to propitiate their sins. Jesus loved us as the sacrificial lamb.

John 12:44-45, The Steadfast Preaching of Christ

Christ preached fervently to the very end. Moreover, He maintained the same message because it is the message of the truth from the Father. In this first sermon in this series, we examine the example of Christ in His steadfast proclamation of the truth and His steadfast message. In particular, with regard to the message of Christ, we give attention to the import of verses 44-45 in which Jesus explains His divine equality with the Father and why no one can know God apart from knowing Christ.

John 12:41-43, Confess Christ before Men

Genuine believers confess Christ before men. We are full-time Christians, not splitting our time between faith and unbelief, and we are disciples of Christ who are not ashamed of our Lord or His words. May the Holy Spirit encourage and strengthen us to be men, women, and children who boldly confess Christ, accept persecution for Christ, and be driven by our love for the glory of God.

John 12:39-41, The Hardness of Heart

People do not believe because they have a hardened heart. What does Scripture teach regarding this condition of the human heart and what man is to do about it? in this sermon, we explore John’s application of Isaiah’s prophecy regarding the hardening of Israel and how we can think and live rightly with both doctrines of the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of man.