First Chinese Baptist Church, San Gabriel Valley

First Chinese Baptist Church, San Gabriel Valley

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Bear Much Fruit of the Gospel

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English Sermon (02/14/21) – Bear Much Fruit of the Gospel 

As a reminder, our theme for this year is to “Abide in Christ, Bear Much Fruit”. In Romans 1, we know that Paul was very eager to preach the Gospel all across Rome. Why was he so eager to preach the Gospel and what does that imply for Christians to share the Gospel today? Do Christians have the option not to share Christ with non-believers? We know that for those who are saved their eternity is with Christ, but non-believers are walking towards a cliff which is an eternity of death. We have accountability to share the Gospel to our family, friends, acquaintances and even strangers, who don’t know Christ yet – and this is not optional (Ezekiel 33). For us to share, we ought to ask God to open the door of opportunity for us, ask Him to give us the boldness to share, do our very best to share and lastly leave the rest to the Lord.

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Bear Much Fruit (John 15:1-17)

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English Sermon (09/20) – Bear Much Fruit (John 15:1-17) 

The purpose of the Christian life is TO BEAR FRUIT. What kind of fruit are we expected to bear and how do we bear that fruit? In John 15:12 Jesus says, “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you” and in verse 16 He says, “…but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit”. In order to bear fruit, we must abide in Him otherwise it is impossible. Just as a detached branch cannot produce any fruit on its own, this fruit cannot be manufactured. To abide, we must lean into God by engaging with Him through the Word and in prayer so that we can bear the fruit of loving others and sharing the gospel with them. 

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Trust in the Vinedresser (John 15:1-11)

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English Sermon (09/12) – Trust in the Vinedresser (John 15:1-11) 

In gardening, pruning is the process of cutting branches to make sure that a tree can bear the best fruit. John 15 tells us that Jesus is the true vine, the Father is the vinedresser and we are the branches. The branch cannot do anything on its own, but the vinedresser has the master plan for the garden. As such, we must learn to trust God and submit to being “pruned”, even when our flesh says that we don’t want it. Pruning is never comfortable and never easy – but it is intended to expose the idols in our lives (health, grades, career, etc.). It involves pain, loss and disappointment. In this message through John 15:1-11 we discover how we can endure a season of pruning today.  

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