O God, My Soul Longs for You

Psalm 42; 09/27/2026; IOUC; Brother He Zhao

Introduction

Praise the Lord! This time I chose Psalm 42 as the Scripture passage for the sermon. Whenever I choose a passage, I consider what God has recently been impressing upon my heart in my own life. Recently, perhaps because of the pressures of life and work and the entanglement of my old self, I have become distant from God. I keep unconsciously scrolling through videos and watching many interviews, and I just cannot quiet myself down to read the Bible and pray. I wanted to find a printed Bible, but I could not even find it! Watching time pass minute by minute, I felt restless while lying flat and doing nothing. When Preacher Fang Zhong asked me what passage I would preach on, Psalm 42 naturally came to mind. Continue reading “September 27, 2026 O God, My Soul Longs for You” →

Children of a New Covenant

Galatians 4:21–31; 9/20/2026; Brother Mike Lei

Good morning. My message today is “Children of a New Covenant.” We will be looking at Galatians 4:21–31. We will be talking about three points today:

1. The Two Covenants — verses 21–26
2. Rejoice in Desolation — verse 27
3. Cast Out the Slave Woman — verses 28–31

Continue reading “September 20, 2026 Children of a New Covenant” →

How to seek God’s will?

Gen. 24:1-67;   9/13/2026; BCBC/IOUC; Minister Flora Chen

Introduction

Brothers and sisters, peace be with you.

How to seek God’s will is a subject that God’s children often talk about, and it is also something that can leave us feeling confused. How, then, should we seek God’s will? How can we know whether what we are seeking is truly from God or simply from ourselves? Continue reading “September 13, 2026 How to seek God’s will?” →

Lot: A Warning to Us

Genesis 19:1–38; 06/09/2026; IOUC; Brother Zhao He

Introduction

Lot was Abraham’s nephew. At first, God called Abraham’s father, Terah, to leave Ur! Abraham took Lot with him! They went to Haran, where Terah died. When Abraham was called by God to go to the Promised Land, he also took Lot with him! It can be said that Abraham treated Lot as his own son! Before Abraham had Isaac, Lot even appeared likely to inherit Abraham’s estate all along! Continue reading “September 06, 2026 Lot: A Warning to Us” →

Christ Formation

Galatians 4:12-20; 8/30/2026; Brother Mike Lei

Peace brothers and sisters. My message today is “Christ Formation”. We will be look at Galatians 4:12-20. Let’s read Galatians 4:19 together, the verse where today’s message title came from: ¹⁹ my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! Continue reading “August 30, 2026 Christ Formation” →

The elementary principles of the world

Galatians 4:1-11; 8/2/2026; Brother Mike Lei

Peace brothers and sisters. My message today is “The elementary principles of the world ”. It will be from Galatians 4:1-11. Today I will be talking about 3 points from these verses:

1) Enslaved to the elementary principles of the world

2) No longer a slave, but a son

3) Whose slaves do you want to be? Continue reading “August 2, 2026 The elementary principles of the world” →

Praise after victory

Exodus 15:1-21;   7/26/2026; BCBC/IOUC; Rev. Paul Wang

Introduction

When the waters returned, the Israelites looked before them, and the Egyptian army was nowhere to be seen.  If you had been there, how would you have reacted? Would you have been amazed?  Or would you have been at a loss for words?  Now, let’s look at our first point.

Continue reading “July 27, 2026 Praise after victory” →