We all wear masks — in church, on social media, in relationships. This message from Mark 7 challenges us to stop performing and start being real, exploring what it means to unmask our hearts and build a community where authenticity and grace go hand in hand.

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When life feels overwhelming and God seems silent, what do we do? This message unpacks two encounters with Jesus in Mark 5—Jairus and the bleeding woman—showing us that faith means continuing to reach out even when we can't see the way forward.

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When a Samaritan woman came to Jacob’s well expecting an ordinary day, she found Jesus already waiting. In John 4, Tony Singh traces her remarkable journey of discovery — from seeing a tired Jewish stranger to recognizing the Messiah — and asks the question Jesus posed to her: “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink…” The gospel doesn’t begin with our search for God. It begins with God coming looking for us.

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Are you still gobsmacked by Jesus? This sermon uses Handel's Messiah as a lens to ask whether the life and love of Christ still moves us the way it moves a first-time listener. Through a rich retelling of the Prodigal Son, the message reveals a Father whose love is extravagant, reckless, and running — and challenges us to hear the symphony of love with fresh ears.

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What does it mean to truly love like Jesus? This sermon explores how authentic, self-giving love is not simply a matter of willpower or imitation, but is energized by living faith. Drawing on 1 John 3–4, Mark 9, and Psalm 23, the message challenges us to root our identity in God as adopted children and to step out in vulnerable, faith-fueled love—even toward those who hurt us.

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What would you do if you were God? This sermon explores why God doesn’t always pull us out of suffering — and why that’s actually an act of love. Drawing from Matthew 16 and the lives of Job, Joseph, David, and Jesus, we discover that faith is forged in the furnace of pain, and that confessing Jesus as Lord means trusting him even when it hurts.

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In John 8, Jesus reveals God’s heart through patience, compassion, and the ability to see people before their problems. This message invites us to put down our stones, resist the pull of the crowd, and ask whether our words, actions, and attitudes truly look like Jesus.

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In “Basin, Towel, and Spirit,” Jesus’ call to love is revealed through humble service, courageous forgiveness, and deep connection with others. Through the basin that cleanses, the towel that restores, and the Spirit that empowers, this message highlights how Christ’s transforming love changes lives and flows outward to a world in need.

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We explore what it means to live in friendship with God through worship, discipleship, and lordship. Looking at Mary’s costly worship, Jesus’ call to die to ourselves, and the meaning of communion, we are reminded that following Jesus is not a solo journey but a life of love, surrender, and community.

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In John 8:1–11, Jesus meets a woman caught in sin with both grace and truth. This powerful passage invites us to reflect on the kind of community Jesus calls us to become: one where sin is not hidden or ignored, but brought into the light with dignity, compassion, honesty, and hope.

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