“Bahala na means that life is determined by an impersonal force called palad, suwerte or fate. Destiny has no face. It is unfeeling, disinterested and bears a stamp of unmoving finality” (Evelyn Miranda-Feliciano). Kaiba sa kaisipang “bahala na”, ang pananampalatayang Cristiano ay merong mukha, at ito ay ang mukha ng Diyos na nakay Cristo. Yan ang pag-asa natin, anuman ang hirap ng sitwasyon natin ngayon o kakaharapin bukas – hindi nakasalalay as suwerte o kapalaran o aksidente – kundi sa Diyos na ating Ama.

The call to follow Jesus is a call to treasure him above everything and everyone in our lives, and yes, even above our own lives. David Platt said in his book "Follow Me": “Do we realize the weight of the one who has invited us to follow him? He is worthy of more than church attendance and casual association; he is worthy of total abandonment and supreme adoration.”

We are not the ones who issued the invitation to Jesus to come into our lives. The gospel is primarily about Jesus inviting us, commanding us, compelling us to follow him - to be honest and humble about our desperate need for him and to invite others to follow him.

This sermon gives reasons to encourage Christians to have their own Fight Club - reasons based on God's Story and his purposes for the Church. Note: Audio of the sermon starts at the first major point (the Trinitarian nature of God) - so if you want to know what I said previous to that, download the pdf note attached to this or go to my website -

This sermon shows biblical strategies for fighting sin. It also exposes our common yet unbiblical approaches in dealing with sin in our lives.

How to fight greed and anxiety and develop a generous heart...

True obedience is not mere external obedience, it is a obedience from the inside out.

Our God is a God of love. He is also a God of justice. As people created in his image, we are called to reflect his love and justice. Israel failed. Judah failed. We all failed. But Someone did it for us, that we might be free to be a people of justice.

The message of the gospel is not just found in the NT. It is also in the OT, especially in the message of the prophets. Hear how God delivers the good news (and the bad news also!) to unfaithful Israel through Hosea's marriage to Gomer.

Jesus clearly commanded all of his followers, "Go and make disciples of ALL NATIONS" (Matt. 28:19). Many Christians and many churches are until now making various excuses to not be involved in the fulfillment of the Great Commission. Is there really an acceptable excuse for disobedience?