As we conclude the series Amazing Grace, pastor Ron Flynn preached on how amazing grace transforms our devotional life.

In Hebrews 4:12–16, the high priestly identity and function of Jesus is highlighted in this passage. A priest’s job is to mediate between God and people. He is the reconciling agent working to bring humans and God back together.

Amazing grace is what transforms our daily devotional life from a daily religious obligation, into an invitation to come into his presence. We are coming into God’s presence through a perfect high priest that is utterly like us and not like us. So that he is personal and approachable, and at the same time can powerfully offer a way to overcome our sin and grow into his likeness.

As we continue the fifth week of Amazing Grace series, pastor Dan Monterde Jr. preached on how God’s amazing grace transform our giving.

In 2 Corinthians 9:6–11, apostle Paul was asking the people of the church to support the ministry of the advancing the kingdom of God. He is encouraging the people to give and live in the richness of God’s grace.

The Bible teaches us the grace of giving without the fear of lack and knowing who will supply then we can give cheerfully.  In giving, the receiver is blessed, the giver is enriched, and God is honoured.

May listening to last Sunday’s preaching bless and encourage you.

As we continue the fourth week of Amazing Grace series, Lyn Abad preached on how God’s amazing grace transform our suffering.

In 2 Corinthians 12, Paul tells his readers that a thorn was given in his flesh. When

This is because the one who allows thorns to enter your life is the one who wore

Because of Christ’s sufficient grace, you can persevere in suffering.

As we continue the third week of Amazing Grace series, Rosemary Flynn preached on how God's amazing grace transforms our behavior.

In Titus 2:11-14, apostle Paul had written to Titus to help establish the church in Crete. Titus was confronted with false teachers and immorality and sinful lifestyle which caused so much trouble for the church. To address this problem, Paul gave Titus guidelines on leadership and warned the believers then that it is possible to live a life that counters a corrupt environment. Paul then reminds them that God’s amazing grace transforms not just our eternity but enables us to live our present reality victoriously.

Jesus Christ is the manifestation of the grace of God and because of Christ's sanctifying grace, we can say "no" to sin.

As we continue the second week of our series, Ptr. Roy Ricafort preached on how God’s amazing grace transforms our eternity.

In Titus 3:3-7, Paul tells who we were without Christ, who we would still be if not for His grace. We have been justified by grace, where God declares that our sins are forgiven, and He declares us righteous in His sight. Having been justified by grace, we have also received a new inheritance, the hope of eternal life. Through the gift of eternal life which is ours in Christ Jesus is not based on our good works, but it is based in Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. It is a gift of grace received by faith.

Because of Jesus Christ’s justifying grace, we have eternal life.

Last Sunday, Pastor Roy Ricafort lead us as we started the series, “Amazing Grace,” and throughout this series we will focus on this question: What will we do with the amazing grace that God has shown?”

Often times we can use words that are familiar yet remain unclear to us. One of those words is grace. To better understand grace and the nature of this generous gift, in Romans 5:15-21 Paul uses two stories: the story of Adam in Genesis 3 and the story of Christ dying on the cross. Adam’s sin messed up our relationship with God. However, God’s grace transforms our relationship with God! This grace may be freely given but it cost Jesus his life. God’s grace is freely given as a gift due to the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. But like any gift we must receive that gift by faith.

Listen to last Sunday's preaching and may this message speak to you.

Last Sunday, Ptr. Roy Ricafort preached on the life of Moses, a man whom God had called, but who had a hard time “Getting Started.”

Hebrews 11:24-26 (ESV) says, “By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.”

Moses was faithful and was looking ahead to his reward, but that’s not where he began. Moses had a sense of God’s call on his life, but it took time for him to determine how he was to fulfill it.

As we follow Moses’ story, we will see God’s hand preparing Moses from the very start.  Important changes were taking place in Moses’ life and God was waiting for that day when He could use Moses in a greater way.

As we are “Getting Started,” let us recognize that God can use the events in our lives as preparation for the calling that He has given us. No matter what family background we were born into, the past mistakes we’ve made or painful experiences in the past – God is using these to prepare us for the work He has called us and our entire life has been leading us toward its fulfillment.

As we approach the new year – it’s about getting started. As we look into Moses’ life, we can see that God has promised to be with us. He takes what’s in our hands and uses it for His purpose – we just need to do what we can knowing that God will help us.

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The title of our series, Come to Worship, is based on the text in the Bible when the wise men went on their way and have come to worship Jesus. In this series, we’ve looked at four different postures of worship – lifting our hands to God, bringing our gifts to God, pouring out our heart to God in praise of His faithfulness, and this week as we conclude, the message is about bowing our knees.

In Matthew 2:10-11 is about when the wise men experienced Christ. When the wise men saw the star, they were overjoyed because for centuries they were hoping and believing that one day God would send a Messiah, and the wise men believed that this was that moment when Jesus was born. When they saw the child Jesus with his mother Mary, they bowed down and worshipped Him.

Bowing our knees, kneeling before God is an act of surrender and worship.  When we start to understand that God, who spoke and created everything, kneeling before Him seems like the right thing to do.

What better time when we pause in the middle of all the fuss in this world and think about the birth of Christ, that God so loved the world that He became one of us. Not born in a castle but in a manger to symbolize that He is not too far reaching, that He cam for the lowest of the low. Based on who He is and what He did, our only reasonable response is to bow and worship Him.

Be stirred to come to worship Him – not just at church but let our life be full of worship to God by lifting our hands, bringing our gifts, to pour out our heart, and to get down on our knees and say, “God, I want more of you” and worship Him.

On the third week of Come to Worship series, Ptr Roy Ricafort shared about pouring out our hearts as a form of worship.

To pour out our heart is a posture of humility, dependency and faith.

In Psalm 142:2,5 and Psalm 62:8, David found refuge in God as he poured out his heart; his security is in Him. After experiencing God’s faithfulness in his life, David wanted to pursue intimacy with Him.

In Samuel 1:10-18, Hannah was weeping bitterly and pouring out her heart before God. Her cries of frustrations, pain turned into shouts of overwhelming joy.

Here’s what we can learn from (1) David - When we pour out our heart to God, we develop intimacy with Him;

Be confident that because of Jesus, no matter what we have done in the past or how bad our situation is, we are accepted, loved, and forgiven by our Father.

Week 2: Come to Worship, Bring Your Gifts

As we continue the second week of our series, Ptr. Ron Flynn preached on bringing our gifts as a form of worship.

We worship God by giving: like the wise men, they gave with joy!

When we give, God is after our heart; giving to God is an act of worship. We bring our first and best and trust God to bless the rest. God gave first – for God so loved the world, He gave His ultimate gift in Jesus Christ. In response to this, we worship God through our giving and surrender our lives to Him.