Jesus, the true King of Kings and Lord of Lords is prophesied in Micah and Isaiah transcends God's deity and His sovereign will to draw Gentiles to Christ to fulfill the promise of salvation. The message calls for believers to personal faith and worship rooted in the gospel of salvation through Christ's substitutionary atonement and imputed righteousness.

"I am the Lord thy God, which hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Now Christ is going back to the house of bondage. It says in the Bible, for as much then as the children, meaning God's children, are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same, that through death he might destroy him that hath the power of death, even the devil. The pharaoh is like the devil, by the way. He's an epitome or a picture of Satan. And delivered them who through fear of death were all their lifetimes subject to bondage." (Excerpts from the preaching)

The significance of Christ's birth in a manger, emphasized His humble beginning. It reveals His divine identity, sacrificial mission, and grace to all His people. Luke 2, highlights how the manger is a symbol of poverty and humility which points to Jesus as the Savior, Christ the Lord, and God with us. Christ's incarnation was not merely a historical event but a divine act of grace, where the eternal Son of God became poor so that believers might become rich through His righteousness.

God's faithfulness showed in the miraculous deliverance of the ten lepers when Jesus healed them. Only one of the ten lepers returned to thank Jesus for healing him. Sinners' tendency is to forget and to be ungrateful for all of God's mercies and provisions. It is a spiritual condition rooted in sin and rebellion against God's goodness. The mark of a transformed heart manifests by his response to God's grace and mercies. Let believers' be reminded that gratitude honors God. It reflects a genuine faith and submission to His will.

Missions are the work of God, revealed through the Holy Spirit. The call of the Holy Spirit-anointed leadership in the early church represented both in the believers that demonstrated God's redemptive plan and has continued to the modern church era.

The enduring call to mission, the value of perseverance, and the transformative work of grace which can only be achieved through the power of God's grace. The call to a faithful service and complete reliance to the Master, Lord Jesus Christ, is a must.

"All power is given to me in heaven and earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And lo, I am with you always, even at the end of the world." Matthew 28:18-20. And so we see that yes, the Holy Spirit is the One who does this work, but he does it through the instrumentality of those like you and me...

The sermon centers on the divine deliverance of Peter from prison and persecution of the early church under Herod Agrippa. The word of God from Acts 12:1–19, showed the cost of faithfulness to Christ, as James is executed and Peter imprisoned, not for any committed offense but politically motivated to appease Jewish leaders who is hostile to the church's mission to the Gentiles. The miracles marked the intense protection of God of His servants demonstrates God's power to deliver His people even in the most hopeless circumstances. The response of the believers, from disbelief upon Peter's arrival to joyful proclamation, reflects the deep spiritual reality that God answers prayer and fulfills His purposes through faith, suffering, and divine intervention. The sermon calls for all believers to endure persecution with courage, not fear, trusting that no trial can separate them from Christ's love, as affirmed in Romans 8:35–37, and to respond with prayer, witness, and unwavering faith.

"Like all of the apostles that walked with Christ, James got to see the Lord with the eye of flesh when he was on this earth. And after Christ ascended back to His glory, he continued to see Him with the eye of faith, as we do, who follow. And now he is seeing Christ with the eye of flesh all over again. And that will happen to you and me as we continue to look unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was sent before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is now set down at the right hand of the throne of God." (Excerpts from the sermon) The sermon centers on the martyrdom of James, the brother of John and one of the inner circle of disciples, highlighting the profound privilege and cost of following Christ. It emphasizes that persecution is not unexpected for believers, as Jesus forewarned His followers that they would face hatred and suffering just as He did, urging them to expect it, not be surprised by it, and to respond with joy and love.

The pastor preached on reflecting on the suffering of a Christian and denying oneself to suffer persecution for Christ honor and glory in this century. "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me." (Matthew 16:24)