In Luke 3:7–14, John the Baptist boldly confronts crowds, Pharisees, and Sadducees at the Jordan River, calling them a "brood of vipers" and warning against false repentance based on Abrahamic heritage or religious works. He demands they "bear fruits in keeping with repentance," emphasizing that genuine faith in God produces visible change, or face judgment like trees cut down and thrown into the fire. When asked "What should we do?", John gives practical examples: share clothing and food with the needy, collect only required taxes honestly, and soldiers should avoid extortion while being content with their wages. True repentance, the flip side of saving faith, begins with recognizing sin's ugliness, grasping Christ's mercy, and pursuing radical holiness that transforms daily life.

In this introductory sermon on Philippians, Pastor Kevin explains his prayerful decision to teach through Paul's joyful letter, highlighting its unique tone of affection and rejoicing compared to the rebukes in Corinthians and Galatians. Drawing from Acts 16, he recounts the dramatic founding of the Philippian church—a diverse group including Lydia, a former demon-possessed slave girl, and the jailer—established as Europe's first Christian community in a proud Roman colony. The message unpacks Philippians 1:1, emphasizing Paul's humble self-identification as a "slave" of Christ alongside Timothy, and addressing the mature church as "saints in Christ Jesus" with overseers and deacons. Ultimately, it challenges believers to live fully "in Christ" as voluntary bondservants, weaving theology into every aspect of life like the exemplary Philippians.

In this expository sermon on Luke 3:1–6, Pastor Steve examines John the Baptist’s ministry amid a corrupt political and religious landscape, focusing on his proclamation of a “baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” Emphasizing genuine repentance as a God-enabled turning from sin to Him—marked by sorrow, changed direction, and transformed desires—the message highlights John’s role in fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecy, preparing the way for the Messiah’s salvation, and issues a heartfelt call for both initial faith in Christ and ongoing rejection of sin among believers.

This sermon summary explores Luke 2:21–38, highlighting God's provision of three credible witnesses to confirm the infant Jesus as the promised Messiah, contrasting with the socially untrustworthy shepherds from earlier in the chapter. The first witness is the Law of Moses, fulfilled through Mary and Joseph's righteous obedience in circumcision, naming, purification, and presentation rites, underscoring Jesus' birth under the Law and the family's poverty. The second and third witnesses are Simeon, a devout Spirit-led man who praises Jesus as salvation for Jews and Gentiles, and Anna, an elderly prophetess who devotedly proclaims Him as Israel's redemption. The sermon applies this by urging believers to patiently wait on God's promises, like Christ's return, while boldly sharing the gospel with others.

In Luke 2:8–20, God announces Jesus’ birth first to humble shepherds—lowly and often distrusted—showing His love for all people. An angel brings “good news of great joy for all the people”: a Savior, Christ the Lord, born in Bethlehem. A heavenly host praises God, proclaiming glory and peace on earth. The shepherds find the baby as described, share the news, and return glorifying God. Mary treasures these events, while the passage highlights the gospel’s universal reach, the call to worship, and transformed lives through encountering Jesus.

In this sermon on Luke 2:1–7, Pastor Steve highlights God’s sovereign control in orchestrating the birth of Jesus through Caesar Augustus’s census decree, which compelled Joseph and Mary to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem—fulfilling Micah 5:2’s prophecy that the Messiah would be born there. Amid the contrast between Roman imperial power and divine humility, Mary gives birth in a lowly stable setting, laying the newborn Savior in a manger due to no room in the guest quarters. The message encourages listeners to trust God’s precise faithfulness in history and in their own lives, focusing on the true significance of Christ’s birth rather than seasonal distractions.

Matthew 2:1–11 contrasts knowledge without love with faith-filled worship through the responses to Christ’s birth. While King Herod and the Jewish religious leaders possessed accurate scriptural knowledge about the Messiah, they responded with fear, indifference, or hostility, revealing hearts unchanged by truth. In contrast, the Magi, guided by God’s light, traveled far in joyful obedience to worship Jesus, rejoicing even before seeing Him. Their response shows that true worship flows from humble submission, loving obedience, and surrender, not merely information. The sermon challenges believers to grow in both knowledge and love, to find strength and joy in Christ, and to follow the light of God’s Word daily, offering their lives as worship to Him.

In Matthew’s telling of the Christmas story, the spotlight falls on Joseph—a heartbroken yet righteous man who discovers his betrothed is pregnant and chooses mercy over public shame. An angel’s midnight message transforms confusion into awe: the child is conceived by the Holy Spirit, fulfills ancient prophecy, and will be named Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. Through Joseph’s quiet courage and instant obedience, we see God’s providence, faithfulness, and the staggering truth of the Incarnation: the holy God of the universe has become “God with us” to rescue us Himself.

In Colossians 1:3-8, Paul celebrates how the gospel reached Colossae through an ordinary believer named Epaphras and is now bearing fruit all over the world. Using powerful real-life stories from Chile — a dying bomb-maker, a defiant atheist, a dirt-poor woman with bone cancer, and others — the preacher shows that the gospel is always good news, God-breathed truth, global in reach, fruit-producing, and rooted in amazing grace. The urgent takeaway: this same life-changing message has been entrusted to every believer, not just missionaries, and silence is deadly — so every one of us must ask, “What will I do with the gospel of Christ?”

Sound biblical doctrine is indispensable for living a faithful Christian life and fulfilling the church’s purpose—to glorify God, edify believers, and evangelize the lost. Paul’s letters consistently teach deep theology first, then show how it shapes daily conduct: love must abound in knowledge and discernment (Phil 1:9-10), believers must “walk worthy” of their calling (Eph 4:1), and walking in the Spirit is letting the Word of Christ dwell richly within (Gal 5:16; Col 3:16). Without diligent Scripture study, feelings and culture lead to sinful choices; but when truth fills the heart, the Holy Spirit guides every thought, word, and decision to magnify God.