A Better Freedom: Gal 4: 21-31 explains how the new Jerusalem is free (vs 26) and we are children of the free woman (vs 31), children of faith.

All of this shows us that under the new Covenant, our experiences are far superior that one under the law, etc. - Pastor Joseph Thomas - Sunday, December 19, 2021

A Better Freedom: Gal 4: 21-31 explains how the new Jerusalem is free (vs 26) and we are children of the free woman (vs 31), children of faith.

All of this shows us that under the new Covenant, our experiences are far superior that one under the law, etc. - Pastor Joseph Thomas - Sunday, December 12, 2021

A Better Country - Heb 11: 8-16

As much as Israel journeyed through the desert to a Promised Land, in the new Covenant we are headed to a new and better country - heaven. We will consider how the Church of Jesus brings ethnicity and people from every nation to one place and person creating a new identity, community, and loyalty. - Pastor Joseph Thomas - Sunday, December 5, 2021

In this series we will take Advent, an anticipation and preparation for something better and exciting, and take up better themes. This week it is COVENANT. What's been better? The first was the Abramic Covenant which then got better in the new covenant ... - Pastor Joseph Thomas - Sunday, November 28, 2021

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Deut 31 & 32- I will preach on preparing for your own transition; that is preparing for death and transition of work/life/ministry! Moses did it remarkably well, where in chp 32 he turns the focus on God. - Pastor Joseph Thomas - Sunday, November 21, 2021

Deut 30: 15-20

It is interesting to see that the heart is connected to obedience - love of God, which is an emotional response to God's act can either wane or increase. The heart decides what the rest of the body decides ...

I will preach on how to practice the 'loving of God'. If you love and enjoy something, you will make the time, sacrifice, and investment to nourish that love. - Pastor Joseph Thomas - Sunday, November 14, 2021

Deut 29 - amplifies on the curses; a bit of a repeat from last Sunday's sermon. I will focus more on how (a) these were prophetic and refer to other passages of Scripture where these were fulfilled, (b) remind us that this was for the sins of God's own people because we are good at pointing at the sins of the world, and (c) where is God's covenant at work when one is in exile, scattered and humiliated by God Himself. - Pastor Joseph Thomas - Sunday, November 7, 2021

In Deuteronomy chapters 27 and 28 we have a list of blessings and curses - a detailed list! We'll draw some broad principles and also distinguish blessings from promises. What is a blessing? Either way, it's obvious that God sees some things in black and white ... do we? What is our motivation for choosing what is right - convenience or truth? - Pastor Joseph Thomas - Sunday, October 31, 2021

Deut 24: 5-22

How the poor and the vulnerable are treated in a society reflect the religious credibility of its people. Today, politicians have hijacked and we have erroneously called some of these 'policies' socialism.

We'll go through some of these so that as individuals, we learn how to respond to poverty, exploitation, etc. - Pastor Joseph Thomas - Sunday, October 24, 2021