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

Stephen was the first Christian martyr. He preached the longest sermon in Acts, and was killed for it. (Hmmm....maybe I’ll keep my sermons shorter?!). But his life serves as a poignant reminder of a life well-lived. He is described as being “full...

The book of Acts is the most miracle-filled, spine-tingling book of the Bible. People learning foreign languages instantly, magicians becoming Christ-followers, jail breaks, shipwrecks, and some crazy dreams. But apart from the sheer excitement of...

There are obvious hurdles in the life of faith---discouragement, trials, conflicts. But often the more subtle forces are the ones that can be the most devastating. This message looks at the book of Galatians and addresses the error they made, and...

Nobody really handles rejection well. And when that “no” comes from God? Well, it can be even harder. But the apostle Paul gives us some great insight for how to endure by revealing to us what is really going on when God says “no”.

This message continues our series on building endurance into our spiritual lives with a focus on how we can endure when faced with conflict. Using the account of a sharp disagreement between Paul and Barnabas in Acts 15:36-41 as the foundation, three...

“Endure hardship as discipline”, we are told in Hebrews 12.7. Given that hardship is inevitable, we desperately need to know how to embrace it as discipline from a loving Father. This in-depth look at Hebrews 12 will provide tools for not just...

When circumstances in life change, our faith is always impacted. Sometimes times of plenty make us forget our dependence on God. But change in the opposite direction can be devastating too. When crisis comes, we can lose our once-firm confidence in...

Peter was confused about being clean. He rejected Jesus’ offer to wash his feet, and then a second later, pleaded for Jesus to wash his entire body. And then Jesus rejected that. Hmmm. So what does it mean to be clean and stay clean before God?

Global giving statistics support the fact that the more money someone has, the less willing they are to part with it. Isn’t that odd? Percentage-wise, the most generous people are those who have the least. Perhaps that is why the apostle Paul...

Paul tells us to “be angry, but do not sin” (Ephesians 4:26a). If you’ve not been angry recently, then you are disobeying the command to be angry. It reveals that you don’t care deeply about things that should enrage you. But the greater, more...