Author: biblepreacher
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Law is for justice, Grace is for holiness
Law is for justice, Grace is for holiness We need both justice and holiness. Justice seeks to give everybody his or her fair share. The harder we work, the more we get. That is justice. Law is suggested and passed and built in the light of this sense of justice. However, justice needs grace. What…
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Repent! Be saved, my brothers and sisters in the North Korea!
Repent! Be saved, my brothers and sisters in the North Korea! The Bible says when you rely on sword; you will be destroyed by sword. It means if you use bombs, you will be destroyed by bombs. The North Korea, who showered bomb shells on the village where civilians live, will be destroyed by bomb…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 6:22-34
Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 6:22-34 When we open our eyes we can see things that we have not seen before. At home, I have to ask to my wife for the things that I misplaced. Sometimes I am looking for things that are right in front of me and my wife laugh at me.…
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Disciple Making System revisited
Disciple Making System Our church has been making disciples through intentional disciple making system. This system has three steps: 1. Invitation (Come!) 2. Nurturing (Grow!) 3. Sending (Go!) 1. Invitation At this stage, we want to do everything to make people to come to church. Special occasions, small groups, intentional events, and personal debts…
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A letter from a prison
Letter from a prison Today, I received a letter from a person in prison. With all the stories, the person made one request. “Would you help me and send me stamps and papers so that I can write letters to my family?” Specifically, 46 stamps or stamped envelopes, 15 greeting cards, and 30 sheet of…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 6:16-21
Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 6:16-21 Our God knows us by name because we are God’s children. Sometimes we have children and grandchildren and we cannot keep up with their names. However, God knows our names. Jesus says in today’s Bible passage that God knows even our secret piety. When we fast, nobody notices because…
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Sermon for the funeral service for the late Mr. Ray Quilici
Imitate Me! That is a bold command! Only God can give out such commandments to us, I thought! However, in the Bible passage for today, we read, “Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us.”(Philippians 3:17) Actually, Apostle Paul says two things. First,…
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Sermon for the memorial service for the late Mr. Vicente
Be strong and courageous! Vicente Inocencio was born in Philippines in 1948. It was the time when the Imperialism was defeated and retreated from their rule over all the South East Asia as well as from North East Asia. It was the time when the Asian people started having a vision for new future like…
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Law, Sin, and Grace
Law, Sin, and Grace Grace is offered to the sinners. Without sin, nobody needs grace. On the other hand, sinners are sinners because of the law. Without law, nobody becomes a sinner. In this sense, law, sin, and grace always go together. Grace is the best and the last gift from God but law should…
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Prayer for the Homeless Memorial Service
Prayer for the Homeless Memorial Service Today we had the 6th annual memorial service for the homeless people who passed away this year. 37 times, names were called when we lit the candles and ring the bells for each one of them. I prayed for the opening prayer as follows: Thank you God for this…
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