Island ECC - A Dynamic English Speaking International Church in Hong Kong

Our emotions can be powerful. Whether its sadness, fear, anxiety, or excitement; emotions can produce in us high highs and low lows. How do we manage our emotions? Or can we? And how does our faith in God relate to our emotional well-being?

The book of James is known to be incredibly practical: full of tips and instructions on how to live the Christian life. It doesn’t spend much time on why to live the Christian life but assumes that the reader is already convinced. Some things just go...

Today, we pause a bit to see what God has done. But we only revel in the past so that we can marvel at the future. God has done much, but there is still so much more ahead.

This final message in the series, The Boat, explores a passage in Mark 6:31-32 when Jesus took his disciples on a boat for a 'getaway' from crowds and demands. We look at the central spiritual themes in this brief account and then apply...

Memories of past victories and answered prayers can help us face the future. This is all the more important when our future is uncertain and the present is bleak. We need to build up a memory bank of God’s faithfulness. Today we’ll see how Jesus takes...

God calls us to bravery. He beckons us to abandon our commitment to security and to demonstrate trust by taking risks. Oh, you’ll never walk on water, but you might just experience a thrilling encounter with God, if you are willing to get out of the boat.

Storms get our attention and cause us to look beyond ourselves; and sometimes, we are tempted to think that the presence of storms and a loving God can’t co-exist. Nothing could be further from the truth.

A five-fold description of following Christ taken from Luke 5.

The final words of Jesus, often called the Great Commission, are not only a strategy for the ages, but a personal gameplan for a meaningful life.

There are lots of addictions in our culture… Gambling, pornography, alcohol, and many more. But perhaps the greatest addiction in our lives is not at the top of any list nor does it offer any recovery groups; but freedom in Christ speaks to the very...