Lying is Satan’s primary weapon against God’s people. And what he wants is for us to believe his lies and behave ungodly.

In Nehemiah 6, we see the enemy using lies against Nehemiah with the goal of trying to stop the work of God. But by God’s grace, we see Nehemiah trusted God and he resisted the lies.

Now you may not be facing what Nehemiah had to, but you will continuously hear lies from the evil one such as being defined by your past mistakes or that you’re all alone in your struggles or God’s love for you is conditional upon your performance.  

Let’s pray that we stand firm when the enemy’s lies come and that we will be about the Father’s business and tell the world there is hope because of Jesus Christ. 

Gospel City Church (GCC) welcomed Michele Dyer from Brentwood Baptist Church who hosted a Spiritual Gifts seminar called "Discover You" on July 12, 2025.

At GCC, we believe every member is uniquely gifted by God. The seminar was designed to help discover participants their spiritual gifts, personality, and ministry passions — and how they connect to your walk with Christ and your role in serving others. 

If you're interested in getting to know more about your potential spiritual gifts and/or plug into ministry opportunities at GCC, don't hesitate to contact the leadership team after service on Sundays or email us at [email protected]

Is your ambition in life self-centred or is it Christ-centred?Are you able to rejoice even in suffering as long as Christ is proclaimed and exalted?Is the greatest desire in your life to know Christ and for Christ to be made known?May God purify us of all envy and selfish-ambition in our hearts so that Christ will be magnified in our speech and in our actions, in our flourishing and even in our suffering, in our life and in our death.

Meeting celebrities in person, you see how they're larger than life and just how immensely popular they are with swarms of fans surrounding them just to be as close to them as possible. Why? Because in our celebrity culture, they are put up on this pedestal and praised for who they are and what they’ve done. Their loyal fans always demonstrate this sense of awe and wonder whenever they’re in the presence of their idol. Plus they’ll often show their devotion to them by buying their merch, or buying anything they endorse. They like and share their social media posts all the time. And they love telling anyone who would listen every little detail about what makes them great.Now how much more as Christians should we demonstrate awe and wonder for the one who is truly great? In today’s passage, in Psalm 145, we’re reminded of just how great our God is and how he is truly worthy of our highest praise. As his number one fans, we should also want to tell the world about the incomparable greatness of God.

Paul survived death four times and then later he was under house arrest. At this point in Paul’s ministry in Philippians 1, the Philippian church wanted to know how Paul was feeling at this moment. Was he discouraged? Was he feeling beat down? But Paul makes it clear in Philippians 1:12-14 that he is genuinely joyful and excited even while he’s in chains. Why? To understand Paul’s heart, you have to understand what was his highest ambition in life. It wasn’t earthly success. It wasn’t even ministry success. And it wasn’t about his reputation, comfort or safety.His highest ambition in life was to know Christ and for Christ to be made known.

In Nehemiah 5, we see the threat of God’s work comes from within and how internal conflict is often more dangerous than external opposition. Because when God’s people are divided, when selfishness creeps in and justice is pushed aside, the work of God doesn’t just slow down, it breaks down.

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When Nehemiah heard the news that the city of God in Jerusalem was still in ruins, something in him broke. 

He lived in a palace of a Persian king surrounded by comfort and power, but he could not ignore what was happening to God’s people. He wept, he prayed and fasted for months. 

Then God opened a door. The king gave him permission with the resources he needed to rebuild. So Nehemiah gathered God’s people and casted a vision what it could be. 

Then God’s people responded and they began to rebuild together. 

But in Nehemiah 4, when things start to move forward, the enemy shows up. We learn that when God’s people begin to rise up, darkness does not stay silent. 

In the same way, when we decide to follow Jesus and restore what is broken, you will inevitably face opposition. 

If you’ve grown up in the church, you might have seen others leave the church. People who you may have prayed with and served with in the Lord, you discover they were never actually in the Lord.And just because we attend church or even consider ourselves members of the church, it doesn’t necessarily mean we’re actually part of Christ’s universal church. It doesn’t necessarily mean we are one of Jesus’ sheep.Guest Pastor Daniel Choi shows us from the passage in Luke 6:46-49 how Jesus explains the difference between a true believer and a false one.

In Nehemiah 3, we see the story of God’s people working together for God’s purpose.

And today, this should be the most exciting thing we get to be part of, which is being able to join God in what He is doing. We get to join Christ in building his church for the eternity we have with Him.

Sanctification is a theological term that means progressively being made more and more like Jesus, or more and more holy and righteous.So what is God’s role in our sanctification?As Christians, we believe we are saved completely by the grace of God. But once we’re in Christ, is it all up to us to grow spiritually?Is it all about our effort or is sanctification also by grace?Today’s sermon looks at the nuanced answer to this question.