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Welcome to the Heroes Church Podcast. Our vision is to build Christ-centered communities of imperfect people for the city.
A VISION SERIES ON THE CHURCH WE WANT TO BE: A trilogy taken from Acts 1-3
Part III: A New Master
A VISION SERIES ON THE CHURCH WE WANT TO BE: A trilogy taken from Acts 1-3
Part II: A New Mindset
A VISION SERIES ON THE CHURCH WE WANT TO BE: A trilogy taken from Acts 1-3
Part I: A New Mission
As we start the year 2023, we are focusing on a new series entitled, "New Year Pursuits."
Today, we look at the Gospel of Perspective as we tackle Psalms 8.
As we start the year 2023, we are focusing on a new series entitled, "New Year Pursuits." Today, we look at the Gospel of Worth as we tackle Psalms 1.
May 29, 2022
This month, we look at handles for the national elections from the New Testament. We want to equip our church with gospel truths that can keep us steady before, during, and after the elections. Today we wrap the series up. Let's look at 1 Timothy 2:1-10 and talk about Prayer and Priorities.
May 22, 2022
This month, we look at handles for the national elections from the New Testament. We want to equip our church with gospel truths that can keep us steady before, during, and after the elections. Today we will celebrate our church anniversary. Let's look at 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 and talk about Looking to Eternal Things.
May 15, 2022
This month, we look at handles for the national elections from the New Testament. As we prepare for such a historic day, we want to equip our church with gospel truths that can keep us steady before, during, and after the elections. Today, we look at Romans 13:1-5 and talk about Submitting to Authority.
This episode is part of a series to help us be prepared - our mind, heart and soul to have a Gospel posture before, during and after the National Election Day.
This is the story of when Jesus called his first disciples. It is very interesting to notice that Jesus didn't choose from the crowd gathering to listen to Him. Rather, He entered the lives of fishermen, who were not even doing great, but rather just failing in their task for the day. This is an encouraging story of God choosing people at their worst.
Jesus calming the storm is a familiar story. We often moralize it as a call for us to not be afraid and trust God more. We have to view this story with gospel lens. This passage teaches us three things that will help anchor us in the storms of life.
Jesus was coming off from ministry time, and we see who he wraps things up. Many times we focus on the performance and what happens on the stage, we fail to see the details and what happens after the curtains close. Matthew documenting this for us is a big help to show us what we can learn about Jesus' life.
The passage shows us that our failures and sin does not put us outside of God's plan and his involvement in our lives. Rather, God is active and involved by graciously confronting the truth of our sin and restoring us.
The people of God was under Philistine rule at this time. God chooses a judge (savior/deliverer) and we find the most imperfect choice. Many times we doubt God's plan in our lives not because God is less, but because we doubt ourselves. This reveals the problem is us, and we don't want others saving us. This passage helps us deal with our insecurities.
The people of God (Israel) was liberated from Egypt and led to the promised land. They were within sight, and God has commanded them to take it. At this point, they added to this command by doing something they thought was right. this complicated the journey and created doubt. Following God involves risks and if we don't know how to manage this, we will more likely miss out on a lot of things.
We wrap up our book study on Philippians by looking at the stability of His peace. Anxious and worrisome these days? This will be a good listen.
We know Paul is in prison, and he writes to the church and considers one important challenge to it: Unity. He shows that there is one trait and one key to unlocking this trait, to keep the peace.
The prophet Jeremiah was writing to those who were exiled to Babylon. These are the 10,000 captives, the officials, the mighty men of valor, the craftsmen and smiths, whom King Nebuchadnezzar has taken. Living in such a hostile city is challenging for these exiles.
No matter how trusting we are, we all have trust issues. When it comes to matters of faith, it is not different. It is very important to understand the dynamics of trusting the Lord, and how it is made possible. This passage helps us unlock that and encourages us to put out trust in the Lord our God.
Stubborn as we are, knowing the truth doesn't necessarily mean we act on it. We get stuck in a cycle and there are times we suffer for it. This is where mourning becomes healthy.
Here is Episode 3 of our Jeremiah series on Regaining the Prophetic Voice of the Church.
Repentance is a big word for the Christian religion. It's often been used to call people out to change and turn from wicked ways. Yet what truly changes a person from the inside, out? This passage shows us the foundations of repentance.
Episode 2 of our Jeremiah series on Regaining the Prophetic voice of the church.
Here is the first episode of our series on Regaining the Prophetic Voice of the Church.
We will take excerpts from Jeremiah, starting off with Confronting Idolatry- Jeremiah 2:20-37.
We continue on our series on Healthy Restrains by looking at how to be wise in choosing what is permissible.
The story of Samson and Delilah is a timeless tale from the Bible, yet too often we have focus on the main character's hair, that we neglected to find the true source of His power. This sermon helps us trace the right pathway, ultimately revealing the Real Hero of the whole Bible.
As we celebrated lent, we remember Jesus' last days. In this particular context, he is giving his final words to his disciples before he departs. This is definitely hard for them, yet Jesus doesn't change the course for mere emotional benefits, he proceeds to continue executing the plan for our salvation.
We unlock the story behind the prodigal moralist - the less talked about older brother.
We are tackling the famous parable in 4 weeks breaking it down into a character study series. This week, we look at the mainstream view of who the prodigal son is - the younger one. But we will set the stereotype aside and try to look at him with a different lens - though self-discovery.
We are tackling the famous parable in 4 weeks breaking it down into a character series. This week, we start with the Father, whom Jesus introduces as the subject of the story (v. 11). We are calling him the Prodigal Lover.
Psalm 113 1 Praise the Lord!
Praise, you servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
2 May the Lord’s name be praised
now and forevermore!
3 From east to west
the Lord’s name is deserving of praise.
4 The Lord is exalted over all the nations;
his splendor reaches beyond the sky.
5 Who can compare to the Lord our God,
who sits on a high throne?
6 He bends down to look
at the sky and the earth.
7 He raises the poor from the dirt,
and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,
8 that he might seat him with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He makes the barren woman of the family
a happy mother of children.
Praise the Lord!
This Psalm looks at the great acts of love and what it means for us in light of our hope for the future.
In this Psalm, David calls on his soul to wholly praise God. Yet the circumstances weren’t that openly gratifying. There seems to be trouble, shame, guilt due to sin, but a straightforward trust in god centered on who he is, carries the psalmist through.
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Peter and John healed a lame man, and the miracle trended. People are talking, and wondering how this happened. Yet, through Peter’s speech, we learn about the standard of Biblical faith we keep.
Here is the 4th episode of our New Year, Same Gospel Series. Sharing brought to us by Elder Noel Elicanal.
Peter and John healed a lame man, and the miracle trended. People are talking, and wondering how this happened. Yet, through Peter’s speech, we learn about the standard of Biblical faith we keep.
New year doesn’t mean reinventing the wheel. We can still commit to the same disciplines as the early church did in the first century.
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The Jewish people believe in the coming of the Anointed One - a prophesied Savior who will make all things right. When John the Baptist came, they thought it was him. But John the Baptist deflected and pointed them to the right one.
2020 has been a long and tough year, and a lot of our foundations have been shaken. We want to celebrate the season by looking at how John 1 introduces our Lord Jesus, who came to earth for us.
Here is the last episode of our November series - Addressing Mental Health from the Psalms: The Art and Discipline of Lament. By our special guest speaker, Ps. Nomer Bernardino.
Psalm 63 was written in the desert/wilderness experience of David. He fears for his life, and has very low energy left. We find him bringing this experience to God, and we learn so much from his openness and vulnerability.
Psalm 13 documents the transition from turmoil to trust in the psalmist’s life. He experienced a long silence from the Lord and even gloating from his enemies. We find wonderful transition though as the psalmist puts his faith in the Lord. This is a good example of trust in God overcoming feelings.
Here is the second sermon in the series Addressing Mental Health from the Psalms: The Art and Discipline of Lament.
Psalm 6 is also considered a Psalm of penitence. It was written when David, aware of sin, is coming to the lord for his mercy and renewal. In a religious culture, sinning often times leads people to be judged/feel judged and therefore leaving the church. This should not be the case. We learn from this Psalm how to handle it, and the best way is to come to god with our guilt and honesty.
Last Sunday we culminated our TULIP in the Wilderness series with a special Reformation Sunday message by Pastor Aldrin Teresa.
Ezekiel was written during the time of Israel’s exile under the Babylonian empire. It demonstrates a new challenge for God’s people
We are celebrating reformation month this October so we’re looking at how our doctrinal distinctives (TULIP) intersect with our current situation (THE WILDERNESS). From Exodus 17, we will learn something about total depravity and unconditional election.
Habakkuk is a prophet who speaks to God about the frustrations and injustices the nation faces. God doesn’t give him an answer of immediate relief. Hence, he shows us how to handle life in the context of prolonged challenges. We can learn 3 things: 1. CONTINUE IN GOSPEL IMMERSION 2. EMBRACE THE INCONVENIENT TENSION 3. REJOICE IN THE BITTERSWEET RESOLUTION
Last week we learned about waiting on the Lord. In this position, it is good to experience heart transformation – where we discover more about God as well as ourselves.
Last week we learned about bringing our frustrations and concerns to God. This can be applied in our prayer life. The next question is how we put ourselves in a position to receive God’s response.
We live in a shame-based, religious culture, which makes us averse to confrontations. This means we have to look at healthy and Biblical confrontations that help us cope. Habakkuk shows there is space for confronting God.
Injustice and suffering are realities of life that we all experience. Paul realized that this may be a deterrent to growing in the faith – where it be due to doubt or guilt due to lack of someone’s performance. He presents a clear and compelling assurance to Christians when we go through tough times.
Many times, Christians force or impose transformation on the self, others, and in society. This could easily lead to a lot of frustration or pride. Paul continues his shift from a legal tone to a familial tone, especially in this chapter. The passage we have shows us what transformation is, the agent of it, and the effect of it.
Paul has been addressing Jewish Christians, who have a very strong relationship with the Law. He uses relational language, specifically a marital one, to illustrate the proper placement of the law in their perspective.
It is natural for us to be focused on the now. Many of us though, hold on the present too firmly we miss on looking behind the past, and living in light of the future. Paul addresses this single-mindedness and shows that having points of reference to balance and anchor our faith influences largely how we live our lives.
It is normal to have questions with things that are new. Especially with matters of faith, paradigm shifts or new lessons invite genuine query. Paul addresses questions and points them to the right answer.
After Paul breaks down the Jewish legalistic mindset that may have carried over to Christinas in Rome, Paul pivots to show how justification intersects with life and it's challenges by revealing three (triple A) blessings justification brings to us in times of suffering: 1) access to God; 2) a meaning for suffering and; 3) a sure hope.