God's Word preached.

Text: Romans 1:18–15

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Guest Speaker: Pastor Angelo Tolentino of Redeemer Bible Church (Oceanside, CA)

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Paul’s gratitude reached beyond earthly blessings to the saving work of God through Jesus Christ—both in his own life and in the lives of others. His example gives us three marks of gospel-driven thankfulness: expressing gratitude for God’s grace, pursuing fellowship that strengthens fellow believers, and eagerly making Christ known. If Christians are going to honor Christ, they must put away comparison and complaining and live a life of thanksgiving that endures in every circumstance.

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Text: Ecclesiastes 9:9

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Speaker: Tony de la Riva

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The husband is commanded to enjoy his wife. But enjoying your wife is the fruit of loving your wife like Christ loves the church—and Jesus is never passive, bitter, or lustfully distracted. If a man is going to love his wife biblically, he needs to love Christ first and lead with self-sacrifice. He must trust and honor his wife and pursue her in faithfulness. When a husband loves his wife like that, God is faithful to bless their marriage with enjoyment, satisfaction, and delight.

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Text: Ecclesiastes 9:9

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Speaker: Tony de la Riva

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Life is a mist, and marriage is a gift to cherish while we have it. God calls husbands to enjoy life with the wife they love—not by waiting for the right feelings, but by choosing the self-sacrificial love that Christ shows His church. If believers are going to enjoy marriage—or any relationship, for that matter—they have to embrace the responsibility to love others and must refuse to make personal happiness the measure of love.

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Text: Ecclesiastes 9:9, Genesis 1–2

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Speaker: Tony de la Riva

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Rejoicing in Christ does not mean pretending that grief, uncertainty, and sin don't exist. It means learning to face those realities with confidence in a Savior who never changes. Joyful faith is a God-given means of contentment and comes as we stake our lives on a few simple realities: God is sovereign; He is for us in Christ; His discipline is faithful; and our sins are forgiven through his Cross. Even in our suffering, Jesus gives us every reason to rejoice.

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Text: Ecclesiastes 9:8

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Speaker: Tony de la Riva

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Rejoicing in Christ does not mean pretending that grief, uncertainty, and sin don't exist. It means learning to face those realities with confidence in a Savior who never changes. Joyful faith is a God-given means of contentment and comes as we stake our lives on a few simple realities: God is sovereign; He is for us in Christ; His discipline is faithful; and our sins are forgiven through his Cross. Even in our suffering, Jesus gives us every reason to rejoice.

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Text: Acts 6:1–7

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Speaker: Troy McMillan

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When a serious need and a threat to unity arose in the first local church, its leaders saw the urgency of the situation. Why did the church exist, and what were the responsibilities of the apostles? The issue was one of priorities, and the apostles saw that nothing could be allowed to supplant the prayer and the ministry of God’s Word. Their solution was the ordination of qualified servants who could be trusted to meet practical needs. The result was the protection of the unity of the body, the freeing up of the elders to focus on their central calling, and the advancement of the kingdom.

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Text: Ecclesiastes 9:7

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Speaker: Tony de la Riva

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How can Christians be content when the world is marked by sin, uncertainty, and death? Surprisingly, Scripture's answer to that is a command: Go—enjoy the ordinary gifts of God all around you in everyday life. Food, family, home, work, celebration, and daily pleasures—all are to be received as opportunities to worship Christ, never as objects of worship themselves. Because Jesus has reconciled us to God, we can put away anxiety and bitterness and simply enjoy the life that God has given us to the glory of Christ.

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Text: Ecclesiastes 9:1–6

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Speaker: Tony de la Riva

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There are three basic facts of life—three invincible and tragic realities that no one can escape: an unpredictable life, the certainty of death, and the corruption of sin within every human heart. Faith in Christ doesn't exempt people from the hardships of a fallen world. Success never comes without its losses and disappointments. No political program or human achievement will ever solve the root problems of this sin-cursed world. Yet, as long as life remains, there is hope. Those who are alive have the golden opportunity of turning from this dissolving world to a life of following Christ—the Creator Who made us for Himself and Who conquered death by His death and life.

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Text: Acts 6:1–7

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Speaker: Tony de la Riva

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The first major conflict in church history forced the church to deal with the matter of priorities. Unquestionably, the needs of its widows were real and urgent, and the church was obligated to help meet them. But is that because the church is fundamentally a charity or a social safety net? What does God want the church to be about? That first conflict teaches us that a biblical, NT church is defined by one all-surpassing priority—the faithful proclamation of God’s Word. If a church doesn't teach, it ceases to be a church.

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Text: Psalm 45

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Guest speaker: Rick Anderson, Pastor at Faith Community Church (Oxnard, CA)

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In Psalm 45, we have a divine song of love that lifts our eyes to the beauty, majesty, and victory of Jesus Christ—the King who is fully God, full of grace, and worthy of all our affection. It isn't enough to merely observe Christ from a distance. We must behold Him as He is: the Savior who gave Himself for sinners, who reigns in righteousness, and who receives His redeemed people as His beloved bride.

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