We’re halfway across 2020 - the year that will be remembered for the coronavirus pandemic that shocked the world. In the Philippines, to date, we are still reeling from its effects and adjusting to what they call “The New Normal”.

Last Sunday, we started a new sermon series titled The New Normal: Living as New Creation in Christ. A closer look into what we can glean from the different aspects of the new normal and how we, as followers of Christ, can respond in love and in faith to the circumstances that we face.

Our first topic: Social Distancing. Let us listen to Pastor Macky as he traces the origins of Social Distancing in the Bible, and how the practice shaped lives and societies - and is shaping lives and societies - even to this day.

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As the disciples were on LOCKDOWN on the day of resurrection, Jesus appeared and gave them peace and power that started the global Christian movement. Like the disciples, we can also experience this peace and power as we take part in God’s global movement of seeking and saving the world.

As we look at the scriptures today, on the day of resurrection, we will discover how we can have a close and powerful encounter with the Risen Savior.

This sermon was preached on April 12, 2020. Our guest preacher is Bishop Noel A. Pantoja, National Director of Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches.

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the Holy Week. Palm Sunday commemorates the entrance of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem for the last week of his life.

What is Jesus teaching us about Himself in His triumphal entry to Jerusalem? How can these lessons help us stay strong in Him during these times of the coronavirus pandemic?

Let us listen to this sermon by Pastor Macky Sabayle.

Underneath our fears about COVID-19 is the pervasive fear of death, which enslaves much of the world (Hebrews 2:15). 

Paraphrasing C.S. Lewis’ comments about death:   “What does [the coronavirus] do to death? It certainly does not make it more frequent; 100 percent of us still die, and the percentage cannot be increased. The reality of death has not changed.”   

Let us listen to 5 comforts that Jesus has promised to all his Followers, taken from John 14.

Fear, panic, paranoia, and worries dominate in the hearts of most people today. How are we, as Christians, to respond to such a crisis as this?

Answer: with faith, not fear. In this episode, Pastor Macky Sabayle lists the realities being exposed by our current situation.