Tried & True with Paul Cheng

By Bethel Bible-Presbyterian Church

Did you know that at the end of your life you will be tested by God, and found either 'true' or 'false'? His consuming fire will reveal the true nature of your profession of faith and that of all of y... more

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The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.

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May 27, 2024 The Sin Of Showing Partiality [Part 2] (James 2:5-13)
“Surely, when compared to other sins, partiality can’t be viewed as all that bad, right?” Wrong.

Having warned against the continued prevalence of partiality in the church, the Apostle James further explains why discrimination is much more than a “matter of preference” to be overlooked. Instead, he stresses how such favouritism is a transgression completely contradictory to the nature of the very faith believers profess. Here, the golden rule to love one’s neighbours as one loves themself exposes even the slightest of prejudices as sin against the backdrop of unconditional love.

📄 Follow along with this sermon's transcript: https://www.bethelbpc.com.au/sermon-database/the-sin-of-showing-partiality-part-2

📍 Sermon Outline
00:00 Trailer
02:00 Introduction
07:14 III. THE CONTRADICTION
24:14 IV. THE TRANSGRESSION
43:06 Closing Prayer
44:48 Reflection Questions

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46min
May 24, 2024 How God Wants Us To Worship Him (Exodus 20:22-26)
Is your church worshipping biblically? How do you know? Although most Christians might agree on what worship is, we don’t seem to agree on what it should look like and involve. With the myriad of faces of public worship and church life available to Christians today, how do we know which one is, in fact, pleases God? How do you discern which church God is leading you to worship at, or which practice to engage in or withdraw from?

In this sermon, Ps Paul unfolds a few underlying principles God gave to the Israelites concerning their worship of Him, and then seeks to apply this to our modern context so you can worship the Lord with such an understanding in your own local church.

📄 Follow along with this sermon's transcript: https://www.bethelbpc.com.au/sermon-database/how-god-wants-us-to-worship-him

📍 Sermon Outline
00:00 Trailer
01:36 Introduction
03:16 I. THEY SAW, AND THEY BELIEVED
09:29 II. THEY BELIEVED, AND THEY WORSHIPPED
16:34 III. THEY WORSHIP ACCORDING TO GOD’S INSTRUCTION
37:28 Closing Prayer
40:09 Reflection Questions

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41min
May 20, 2024 The Sin Of Showing Partiality [Part 1] (James 2:1-4)
Grand strides in recent centuries to eliminate prejudice have spawned an era marked by countless social campaigns championing equality. Yet despite these movements, partiality can still rear its ugly head in the church… Though often unnoticeable to others at times, our thoughts, actions, and our hearts are all seen by God. So, what is it about a person that truly matters in God’s eyes? How should we not be “respecters of persons” as our Lord Jesus Christ wasn’t during His ministry on earth?

📄 Follow along with this sermon's transcript: https://www.bethelbpc.com.au/sermon-database/the-sin-of-showing-partiality-part-1

📍 Sermon Outline
00:00 Trailer
01:17 Introduction
8:37 I. THE PRINCIPLE
20:09 II. THE ILLUSTRATION
38:49 Closing Prayer
41:28 Reflection Questions

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42min
May 17, 2024 The Response To The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:18-21)
What’s the point of God’s laws? Are they designed to save us? Or perhaps they’re antiquated and irrelevant for our lives today? How are we supposed to respond to God’s laws when we discover them in His Word? Is there any use in knowing them if Christians are supposedly “free from the law”?

Correctly understood, God’s laws holds the key to salvation; misunderstood, they often leave us confused, frustrated or tragically deluded. The Israelites’ interesting response to the awesome delivery of the Ten Commandments at Mt Sinai reveals a lot about how you and I ought to respond to God’s laws.

📄 Follow along with this sermon's transcript: https://www.bethelbpc.com.au/sermon-database/the-response-to-the-ten-commandments

📍 Sermon Outline
00:00 Trailer
01:50 Introduction
03:06 I. THE ATTITUDE OF FEAR
11:47 II. THE NEED FOR A MEDIATOR
33:47 Closing Prayer
35:50 Reflection Question

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37min
May 10, 2024 Thou Shalt Not Covet (Exodus 20:17)
The Bible says that covetousness excludes a person from the kingdom of God. Why? Most people treat covetousness as a laughable non-issue. In the eyes of God, however, it is tantamount to idolatry. What makes this virtually invisible sin so uniquely offensive to God? How and why does it wreak havoc on the believer’s life? How can you and I overcome its subtle, twisted grip over us?

📄 Follow along with this sermon's transcript: https://www.bethelbpc.com.au/sermon-database/thou-shalt-not-covet

📍 Sermon Outline
00:00 Trailer
02:27 Introduction
06:25 I. COVETOUSNESS IS A MATTER OF THE HEART
08:50 II. COVETOUSNESS BEGINS WITH AN EVIL DESIRE
14:39 III. COVETOUSNESS TAKES CONTROL OF THE HEART
23:10 IV. COVETOUSNESS LEADS TO MANY OTHER SINS
33:50 V. HOW TO AVOID COVETOUSNESS
44:57 Closing Prayer
48:30 Reflection Questions

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49min
May 06, 2024 Be Responsive To The Word Of God (James 1:22-25)
There are only two kinds of people in the church: hearers and doers. Which one are you?

The Bible was not intended purely for our listening and reading; it was designed for our living. More than that, a godly believer, by definition, is a doer of His Word, NOT merely a peruser, critique or connoisseur. The Apostle James warns us in no unclear terms, that our appetite must be to DO the will of God - any less than that is dangerously foolishness.

So, what does it mean to be a “doer” of God’s Word? How must it translate into your life? What is the blessing promised to such faithful obedience?

📄 Follow along with this sermon's transcript: https://www.bethelbpc.com.au/sermon-database/be-responsive-to-the-word-of-god

📍 Sermon Outline
00:00 Trailer
01:22 Introduction
4:07 I. BE A DOER
18:26 II. BE NOT DECEIVED
29:10 III. BE BLESSED
36:54 Closing Prayer
39:46 Reflection Questions

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41min
May 02, 2024 Thou Shalt Not Lie (Exodus 20:16)
Christians can be the most prolific liars. How so?
Lying might seem like the most harmless, insignificant sin mentioned in the Ten Commandments… Why then did God suddenly strike both Ananias and Sapphira dead? What is it about lies that offends God to such an extreme degree? Why does the Apostle John consider some professing Christians liars? How can we be conduits and proponents of the truth and nothing but the truth?
📄 Follow along with this sermon's transcript: https://www.bethelbpc.com.au/sermon-database/thou-shalt-not-lie
📍 Sermon Outline
00:00 Trailer
01:26 Introduction
03:14 I. THE SIGNIFICANCE
05:15 Why telling the truth mattered in biblical times
08:01 II. THE EXAMPLES (why and how do people lie?)
17:54 III. THE CONSEQUENCES (why does God hate lies?)
22:44 The terrifying example of Ananias and Sapphira (how serious lying is)
29:09 IV. THE APPLICATION (3 biblical ways to tell the truth)
39:00 Closing Prayer
40:53 Reflection Questions
📺 Watch this sermon and others on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethelBPC
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42min
April 29, 2024 Be Receptive To The Word Of God (James 1:19-21)
Why isn’t the Bible transforming your life? What are the barriers that can prevent a person from receiving God’s Word and hinder its transformative work? Why are they so potent? Did you know that you have a responsibility in taking down your own barriers? Today’s sermon serves as a sort of guide to properly receiving the Word of God into your life. If you want to experience its unhindered power to change your life, just as it has changed the lives of countless men and women throughout all time, these 3 attitudes are key: submission, purity and humility.
📍 Sermon Outline
00:00 Trailer
01:40 Introduction
07:58 I. THE WILLINGNESS TO SUBMIT
25:34 II. THE WILLINGNESS TO BE PURE
32:38 III. THE WILLINGNESS TO BE HUMBLE
39:47 Closing Prayer
41:55 Reflection Question

📄 Follow along with this sermon's transcript: https://www.bethelbpc.com.au/sermon-database/be-receptive-to-the-word-of-god

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43min
April 25, 2024 Thou Shalt Not Steal (Exodus 20:15)
"The whole human race is a band of thieves, and if we were to hang all of them, where shall we find enough ropes to hang them all?”

For such a widely unaccepted sin as stealing, can we confidently say we are not guilty? We may be clear on what constitutes an act of theft, but our actual sin may be lying where we least expect it - in our inaction. In this message, Pastor Paul deals with everything that falls under the 8th commandment: what we shouldn’t do, what we should do and how this command is more than “stealing” as we know it.
📄 Follow along with this sermon's transcript: https://www.bethelbpc.com.au/sermon-database/thou-shalt-not-steal

📍 Sermon Outline
00:00 Trailer
01:40 Introduction
04:16 I. THE PHYSICAL IMPLICATION (What, exactly, counts as stealing?)
08:16 Have you stolen at work or in business?
11:24 What about at school?
12:38 The most overlooked theft...
14:22 Old Testament punishments for thieves
16:44 II. THE SPIRITUAL IMPLICATION (Why is stealing is sin against God?)
19:18 What is our responsibility?
22:21 How to be a good steward!
25:02 The critical attitude to stewardship
36:53 Closing Prayer
39:04 Reflection Question

📺 Watch this sermon and others on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethelBPC
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40min
April 22, 2024 Remember Who God Is and Who We Are (James 1:16-18)
The problem isn’t the problem. The problem is you’ve forgotten God.
When faced with temptations, we often place blame on something or someone else – we might even blame God. But God is never responsible for our sins. How do we know? Today’s passage from James reveals how God’s nature, far from deserving our blame, actually beckons our eternal gratitude… This is what you’ve probably forgotten about God and about yourself.
📍 Sermon Outline
00:00 Trailer
01:30 Introduction
06:37 I. WHO GOD IS
18:54 II. WHO WE ARE
35:18 Closing Prayer
38:35 Reflection Question

📄 Follow along with this sermon's transcript:
⁠https://www.bethelbpc.com.au/sermon-d...⁠
📺 Watch this sermon and others on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethelBPC
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40min

FAQs about Tried & True with Paul Cheng:

How many episodes does Tried & True with Paul Cheng have?

The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.