First Chinese Baptist Church, San Gabriel Valley

First Chinese Baptist Church, San Gabriel Valley

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3 Circles: Brokenness (Gen 3:1-19)

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English Sermon (05/30/21) – 3 Circles: Brokenness (Genesis 3:1-19)

In this sermon, we will explore the second circle in our ‘3 Circles’ series which is “brokenness”. Even without looking into scripture, many of us have had at least a glimpse of what brokenness looks like in this world. When we turn on the news, we see brokenness in the form of homelessness, crimes, addiction, disease, cancer, human trafficking, etc. Brokenness is not a new issue and there is no one who is exempt from it because it is the result of sin. Genesis 3 is the beginning of when man separated from God and God’s perfect design, and the result has been passed on through generations.  You see, we choose to depart from God’s design (sin) and that is what always leads to brokenness. That brokenness is also what helps us see our need for change. We try to fix brokenness through politics, inventions and technology – and while those things can be good, they are only temporary fixes. In the end, the only solution to heal our brokenness is the Gospel. 

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3 Circles: God’s Design (Gen 1-2)

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English Sermon (05/23/21) – 3 Circles: God’s Design (Genesis 1-2)

As we go through our 3 Circles series, we will start with the first circle, which is “God’s Design”. Genesis 1-2 are the first few chapters of the Bible and tell us how God perfectly created and designed this world. Out of all his creation, only one was created in his image and that was us, human beings (the first being Adam and Eve). God created us to love us and have a relationship with Him by being deeply involved with the design for every aspect of our lives. By his design we would experience God’s goodness and glorify him in that. Next sermon, we will discuss how that design was disrupted and how sin has corrupted God’s perfect plans for us.

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3 Circles: Always be Prepared (1 Pet 3:13-17)

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English Sermon (05/16/21) – 3 Circles: Always be Prepared (1 Peter 3:13-17)

Welcome to our new sermon series ‘3 Circles’! As Christians, we are commanded to share the Gospel and to be ready to give the reason for the hope that we believe in. This series will hopefully help you to prepare your hearts for Christ and learn to share the Gospel in a way that anyone who is listening can easily learn it and easily train others later.  Looking at 1 Peter 3, Peter tells us that we need to be ready to have an answer or defense for those who ask us about our faith. In this sermon, we will ask ourselves 4 questions as a way to check our preparedness and to ask God for the strength to serve him faithfully in a world that is not welcoming to the Gospel. 

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Mothers Day Sermon 2021 – A Christ-Centered Woman (Acts 9:36-43)

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English Sermon (05/09/21) – A Christ-Centered Woman (Acts 9:36-43)

Happy Mother’s Day to all the biological mothers, mother figures, spiritual mothers and mothers to be! Today we will focus on a sister in Acts 9, a disciple of Christ named Tabitha, whose name translated means Dorcas. Dorcas was special not because of what she did, but because she was a devoted follower of Christ and her actions were an expression of her love for Christ. She found her purpose in Jesus and as a result that lead her to go out and do many good works and acts of charity (not the other way around). Our lives are not and will not be purposeful or fulfilled by the outward things we do. You see, we do not add Jesus to our lives; Jesus must become our lives and our purpose, just as he was for Dorcas.  Dorcas was a great example to us on how to be Christ-centered people by finding our purpose in Christ, being available to do God’s word, being a witness for Christ and finding hope in Jesus resurrection.

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Pray and Go (Acts 1:6-11)

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English Sermon (05/02/21) – Pray and Go (Acts 1:6-11)

If you’ve been following along with us this year, we just finished our B.L.E.S.S series but that doesn’t mean our work with others is done! Jesus had a method of continuously ‘praying and going’ during his ministry. The early church in Acts all prayed before they went out and prayed also while they were going – that is how Christ’s followers grew from hundreds to hundreds of thousands!  We must realize that every follower of Christ is called to be a witness in this world. Not only are we called to be witnesses locally in the area we live, but also globally. The last thing we must realize is that in order for ANY of this to happen, we need the power of the Holy Spirit.  

For the next 52 weeks, we as a church body will be committing to praying continuously for our neighborhood. So here is the question for YOU: are YOU committed to PRAY and GO?

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