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Welcome to a brand new and exciting series, Jonah.

For many, the Book of Jonah is nothing else but a simple children’s
story. Admit it. When we hear the word “Jonah”, the first thing we think of is “Whale”. (Note: The Bible does not say whale. It was a mistake of the translator of the King James Version.)

Here’s the truth. The Book of Jonah is one of the most sophisticated, complex, intricate writings in all of the Scriptures, jam-packed in one-and-a-half pages, crafted by a brilliant Jewish author some 2400 years ago. Sadly, people don’t see the profundity of Jonah.

By learning how to read Jonah, you’ll learn how to read the Bible the way Jesus read His Bible.

The key message: God is more loving than you think He is.

Depths of Mercy | Talk 1: The Prophet Who Won't Preach

This is Talk 2 of the Feast Talk series for May titled Depths of Mercy —
a five-week journey and study of the life of this Old Testament character by the name of Jonah. Jonah who ran away from God’s calling.

Talk 2, titled Sleeping on Stormy Seas is special. It has two big
messages:
First, See Him in the storm.
Second, God loves them more than you do.

Depths of Mercy | Talk 2: Sleeping On Stormy Seas

We are now in Talk 3 of our Feast series
Depths of Mercy.
Titled In the Belly of the Beast, Talk 3 centres on the key message
There are blessings at the bottom.
       People have known this a long time ago.
In the 14 th century, Italian poet Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine
Comedy, and in his masterpiece, he said, “The path to paradise begins in
hell.”
       Meaning? Sometimes, a person needs to hit rock bottom before he can
even start climbing out of his pit. He needs to be brought to a place where
he has no alternatives. Once there, he realizes his pride vanishes, his
stubbornness evaporates, his deafness is healed, and for the first time in a
long while, he starts listening.

Depths of Mercy | Talk 3: In The Belly Of The Beast

We are now in Talk 4 of our Feast Talk series, Depths of Mercy – about
how Jonah tries to disobey God, but God mercifully gives Jonah a second
chance to change his ways.
Jonah is fueled by impure motives, relating to God with passive-
aggressive obedience. But aren’t we all complex? This is why Jonah is so real
and relatable.
           But the Book of Jonah not just spotlights the flawed character of
Jonah but the mind-blowing character of God as well.
           This is the focus of Talk 4, titled Reluctant Preaching vs. Repentant
People.
The key message: God can turn your bad into good.

Depths of Mercy | Talk 4: Reluctant Preaching VS Repentant People

Depths of Mercy | Talk 5: When God's Goodness Doesn't Feel Good

Feast Series: Thrive | Talk 3: God Wants to Renew You

Special Delivery | Talk 1: God Is Committed To Your Flourishing

Special Delivery | Talk 2:  Embrace Who You Are

Welcome back to our study of Exodus.

In Talk 1, we read how God rescued baby Moses from a watery death. 
In Talk 2, Moses struggled with an identity crisis. 
Today, in Talk 3, we’ll read how God revealed Himself to Moses in a very special way.

The key message of the talk is God Is Always with Me.

Special Delivery | Talk 3: God Is Always With Me

We continue our study of the book of Exodus. Last week, we talked about Moses’ earth-shaking God-encounter in the Burning Bush. God calls for Moses to partner with Him to deliver the Israelites from Egypt.

After this Divine meeting, Moses went to Egypt and told Pharaoh to let God’s people go. But the king refused to do so.

We are like the Pharaoh. Whenever we let our own desires win, we’re telling God, “I’m the god of my life.”

And the insane thing is that God respects our wrong decisions. When we choose to rebel against God, out of His mercy, God will simply accelerate the end result of our repeated decisions—in the hope that one day we will change our ways.  

The key message of the talk is God Will Always Provide Mercy.

Special Delivery | Talk 4: God Will Always Provide Mercy

We continue our study of the book of Exodus.

Last week, we talked about how Pharaoh kept on saying “No” to God that he reached a point of no return—a terrifying possibility.

God, in His mercy, accelerated the bad consequences of his hardness of heart by sending plagues, in the hope that he would change. The tenth plague—the death of the firstborn—was Pharaoh tasting his own evil. And that’s when he lets the Israelites go.

Today, we enter the second movement of the Exodus scroll: Israel’s journey into the wilderness where God tests Israel multiple times.

Welcome to the fifth installment of our mind-blowing series on the book of Exodus, titled SPECIAL DELIVERY: God Will Rescue You.

The message of Talk 5 is: Revisit What God Has Done

Special Delivery | Talk 5: Revisit What God Has Done

DAY 1: Whenever we begin a novena, or particularly when we begin the Simbang Gabi, we have certain expectations, that if “I stick with this Simbang Gabi, all the way through to the end and don't miss any, that I should have an expectation of something from God.” 

Today, let's dive deeper on how God answers prayers. As we begin this Simbang Gabi, ask the Heavenly Father to give you the grace to trust Him completely even though we might not understand the gift or the answers.

#TheFeast #youareloved #christmas2022 #christmasreflections

When God Says No | O Come Simbang Gabi Day 1

DAY 2: ""It's easy to forgive but hard to forget."" This is our normal response whenever we remember how we have been wronged especially by a loved one. But forgiveness is not a choice but a command from the Lord. What should you do when you are finding it hard to forgive? PRAY.  

Join us on our second day of guided Simbang Gabi meditation with Fr. Bob McConaghy. Offer your feelings of hatred to God in exchange for the courage to forgive wholeheartedly. Know that whatever you give to the Lord, He won’t be outdone in generosity. 

#TheFeast #youareloved #christmas2022 #christmasreflections

Family and Forgiveness | O Come Simbang Gabi Day 2

DAY 3: Christmas celebration today is a far cry from how the first Christmas went. No frills and no thrills. Just felicity amidst the simplicity. 

Amidst the holiday rush, find time to give yourself the gift of silence. You lose nothing. Instead, you gain everything. Come, join us on our third day of guided Simbang Gabi meditation with Fr. Bob McConaghy. 

#TheFeast #youareloved #christmas2022 #christmasreflections

Silence and Stillness | O Come Simbang Gabi Day 3

DAY 4: When you feel that nothing is happening, continue praying. Believe that God is doing something.

How's your preparation for Christmas so far? Join us on our fourth day of guided Simbang Gabi meditation with Fr. Bob McConaghy.  

#TheFeast #youareloved #christmas2022 #christmasreflections

Why, Lord? Where, Lord? | O Come Simbang Gabi Day 4

DAY 5: Jesus already knows the hardships that humanity will go through; hence, He gave us Mary who has survived and accepted the death of her Son. Beginning today, let us not see Mama Mary as a mythical figure but a heavenly mother and a prayer partner who journeys with us whether we are grieving or celebrating. 

We're now on our fifth day of guided Christmas meditation with Fr. Bob. Listen in and reflect with us.

#TheFeast #youareloved #christmas2022 #christmasreflections

Mama Mary, Pray for Me | O Come Simbang Gabi Day 5

Today, welcome to CLOSER, our brand-new series on the third book of the Bible—Leviticus.

Leviticus is the most unread book of the Bible.

Because it’s one of the weirdest… But in Leviticus, we get a peek into God’s heart. We can get an idea of what God wants for us.

What does He want? God wants us to get CLOSER to Him.

Talk 1 is titled Go Back to the Garden.

What Garden? The Garden of Eden where God created Man to be His partner and co-ruler. But Man disobeyed God so He had to exile Man.

Talk 1 discusses how we can go back to the Garden— meaning, back to God, because the Garden now is God’s Heart.

Closer | Talk 1: Go Back To The Garden

Welcome to Talk 2 of CLOSER, our new series about the third book of the Bible—Leviticus. As we learned in Talk 1, Leviticus discusses a lot of rituals and rules— which can be boring, so, not a few skip reading this book.

But by studying Leviticus, we see that it is God who provided a way for us to get CLOSER to God, and if we want this, we must take time to study this book.

Today, we‘ll talk about Atonement.

We learn about this in Talk 2, titled Sacrifice Is Good.

Closer | Talk 2: Sacrifice Is Good

Welcome to Talk 3 of CLOSER, our series about the third book of the Bible—Leviticus.

Talk 1, we shared about God’s desire that we Go Back to the Garden.

In Talk 2, we talked about how Sacrifice Is Good.

In Talk 3, we’ll look at how God Is Courting You, clarifying that we may be struggling to be close to God, but actually, God is the One Who is trying to get our attention.

Closer | Talk 3: God Is Courting You

We continue our series on CLOSER, our study on the third book of the Bible—Leviticus.

Talk 4 proclaims the truth that without God in our life, we die. Thus, the title of Talk 4: God Is Our Oxygen

The talk also asks another question: How do I experience God? How do I receive His Presence?

Closer | Talk 4: God Is Our Oxygen

DAY 1: ASH WEDNESDAY | What do Scriptures say about the three pillars of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—in our journey in this sacred season?

#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved #AshWednesday

LENT DAY 1: The Three Pillars of Lent

DAY 2: DOES GOD NEED YOU TO PRAY? You pray not to receive something, but because you want to give something to God. Your prayer is your gift to the Lord.

#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved

LENT DAY 2: Does God Need You to Pray

DAY 3: FROM GIVING UP TO GIVING MORE. Many do not like fasting but this video may just change your mind. 

"Lord, what do You want me to give up so that I can give more to you?"

#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved

LENT DAY 3: What Do You Value Most?

DAY 4: It's not ordinary to appreciate the ordinary things in life but if you do, you'll realize that you have been living an extraordinary life.

#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved

LENT DAY 4: Gratitude Reaps Generosity

DAY 5: 'FEED THE HUNGRY' Today, we will start talking about the different Corporal Works of Mercy. The Corporal Works of Mercy are found in the teachings of Jesus and give us a model for how we should treat all others. We begin with this week with teaching on Feeding the Hungry. 

Loving the Lord means loving His people. To love is to feed and to feed is to love. Today, let's check our hearts. How much do we really love the Lord?

Fr. Wilfredo Samson will journey with us in our Lent reflections for the whole week. 

#Lent2023 #Embraced2023 #TheFeast #youareloved

LENT DAY 5: What Do you Hunger For?

We continue our series on CLOSER, our study on the third book of the Bible—Leviticus.

In Leviticus, God established some House Rules. These are Purity Laws from Leviticus 11-15.

Some people think these laws are to keep people out. But it’s the exact opposite. God sets up House Rules so people have a way of coming closer to Him.

Talk 5 discusses how these ancient laws apply now– what they mean for us today.

Feast Series: Closer | Talk 5: God Wants You To Come Closer

Lent may be coming to an end, but maybe you still feel that your life is at a dead end. 
Hold on to God, He is in charge. Believe that the best is yet to come.

Thank you for being with us for 40 days. Have a solemn Black Saturday, as we wait in hopeful anticipation for Christ's resurrection.

LENT DAY 40: The Greatest Hope Awaits In The Stillness

Welcome to our brand new series, More Than
Enough.

For four weeks, we’ll talk about money. Because whether we like it or not, money is a part of our lives. After all, we all have needs. And wants. In Talk 1, we’ll try to capture God’s Vision For Money.

Yes, God sees money in a unique way.
In this series (that I pray will turn your life upside down), we’ll try to understand God’s perspective of money and ask, “Do I see money as God sees it or as the world sees it?” When I relate with money, am I using God’s eyeglasses? Or am I using the world’s eyeglasses?

This may be a downer, but the goal of this series is not to teach you specific tools of how to grow your income, or how to build a side hustle, or how to multiply your wealth. (You can learn all that by reading our books at feastbooks.ph or attending my TrulyRichClub seminars.)

Instead, the goal of the series is to realign your money perspective with God’s vision for money. Boring? You’re mistaken. Because if that realignment happens, miracles will happen in your life. Taking on God’s vision for money will transform your relationship with money—and your life.

The key message of Talk 1 is Put your money under God’s Rule.

Feast Series: More Than Enough | Talk 1: God's Vision For Money

WELCOME to our brand new series, Do You Hear The Wind? 

For four weeks, we’ll explore the mysterious, less-understood third Person of the Trinity: The Holy Spirit. 

If the Trinity had its own Facebook pages, the Holy Spirit would have the least number of likes among them.

I bet 99.99% of Christians pray to the Father and to Jesus. 

But to the Holy Spirit? Not many.

     Let’s face it. The Third Person is not relatable.

Here are two reasons…

First, We Don’t Know Who He Is

         Second, We Don’t Know What He Does

The message of Talk 1: Come, Holy Spirit.

Feast Series: Do You Hear The Wind | Talk 1:  Come, Holy Spirit!

WELCOME BACK to our empowering series on the Holy Spirit: Do You Hear The Wind?, an in-depth study to get to know The Holy Spirit.

Talk 2 is about Spirit-filled people. 

In the Bible, there were many who were described as being filled with God’s Spirit.

This Talk focuses only on four of them (though the third example is a bunch). Through these biblical characters, we’ll get a picture of what happens when God’s ruach or breath takes up residence in a human. 

The one big message of Talk 2 today is very special because it’s this desperate prayer: “Take not Your Spirit from me.”

Feast Series: Do You Hear The Wind | Talk 2: Spirit-Filled People

In our last talk, we explored a number of Spirit-Filled people in the Old Testament– guys like Joseph, Bezalel, Saul, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson…

     In today’s Talk, we focus only on one Person—Jesus—and how He, too, was Spirit-Filled. 

     So, the title of Talk 3 is Spirit-Filled Jesus.

     Wait a minute. Isn’t Jesus God? Why would He need the Spirit?

     Yes, He is God. But Jesus is also fully human. He relied on the Spirit. You’ll find the Spirit intertwined with the earthly life of Jesus, from beginning to end…

     One of the beautiful titles of the Holy Spirit is Helper.

     By calling the Spirit Helper, Jesus is perhaps telling us: The Spirit is what you need Him to be right now. He will meet you where you are.

     The key message of Talk 3 is: You need the Helper.

Feast Series: Do You Hear The Wind | Talk 3: Spirit-Filled Jesus

Today, we start an exciting new series titled 9 to 5.

The simple logic why we’re doing this teaching series: Your job matters to you. Thus, your job matters to God– because YOU matter to God.

God cares about your 9-5. He wants to be present Monday through Friday and at the center of your career.

The First Worker was God– He worked for six days to create the universe and man and woman. And He rested on the seventh day.

Then, God settled Man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and care for it.

Adam was assigned as the Assistant Gardener to help the Original Gardener to flourish the Garden.

Work is God’s special gift to us.

But because of sin, we now have to work outside the Garden.

So, there are two kinds of work: Work inside the Garden. And work outside the Garden.

Work with God. And work without God.

The key message of Talk 1 is: Work in the Garden.

Feast Series: 9-5 | Talk 1:  Work in The Garden

Feast Series: 9-5 | Special Talk: Dreams

We’re in the middle of our series, WHO CAN LEAD US? A People in Search of a King. This is our brave attempt to unbox the spiritual treasures found in three under-appreciated books: Joshua, Judges, and Samuel.

In Talk 5, we open the book of Samuel, or a warrior Judge.

This Talk contains 3 parts: (1) God Hears the Humble Hannah; (2) Humble Samuel Hears God; and (3) The Proud That Cannot Hear and Cannot Be Heard.

It starts with a broken, barren woman.

The key message: God hears the humble.

Feast Series: Who Can Lead Us? | Talk 5: God Hears the Humble

Welcome to our brand-new Feast series, The Good Life.
We start a 10-week adventure into the Sermon on the Mount, the greatest talk ever told, preached by the greatest Preacher of all time.
The key message of Talk 1: You lack one thing.

Feast Series: The Good Life | Talk 1: You Lack One Thing

This is the second installment of The Good Life, our exciting teaching series on The Sermon on the Mount.

Found in Matthew 5-7, the Sermon consists of 111 verses, with 2,500+ words in the original Greek manuscripts. The core of the Sermon we pray daily: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, May your kingdom come, May your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:9-10 NIV)

The Our Father is the password that unlocks the entire Sermon. Jesus is bringing His Kingdom down here into our broken world.

The key message of Talk 2 is: You are the salt of the earth, you are the light of the world.

Feast Series: The Good Life | Talk 2: Salt and Light

Welcome back to our Feast Talk Series on the Sermon on the Mount called The Good Life. In the Sermon, Jesus presents six laws from the Law of Moses and then offers His radical interpretation of it.

The six laws He picked on are: (1) Murder; (2) Adultery; (3) Divorce; (4) Oaths; (5) Eye for an Eye; and (6) Love Your Neighbors.
We’ll be covering these six in the next three talks.

Jesus’ take on these six laws was so revolutionary, and must have been surprising to His Jewish audience, who thought holiness was just about behavior. By picking the six laws, Jesus was telling His disciples that in this new Kingdom, the law wasn’t enough. God doesn’t want behavior modification but inner transformation.

Talk 3 of The Good Life series centers on the message: Forgive those who do not deserve to be forgiven.

Feast Series: The Good Life | Talk 3: Lord, Help me Forgive

We continue our Feast Talk Series, The Good Life, which centers on the Sermon on the Mount. In the Sermon, Jesus presents six laws from the Law of Moses: (1) Murder; (2) Adultery; (3) Divorce; (4) Oaths; (5) Eye for an Eye; and (6) Love Your Neighbors.

In Talk 3, we learned Jesus’ radical interpretation of the Law on Murder. Talk 4 tackles the Lord’s radical interpretation of the Law on Adultery. It’s an uncomfortable topic but Jesus talked about it because since during, or even before His time, and to this day, Adultery has been a hidden worldwide pandemic.

According to Jesus, the virus behind the Adultery Pandemic is lust.
Jesus is asking us to fight sin, and when we do, it will involve a lot of sacrifice–but it’s worth it.

Lust says: “This is your body which I’m taking for my pleasure…”

But the selfless love of Jesus says: “This is my body, this is my blood…”

Why did He suffer for you?

His answer is the key message of Talk 4: “You’re worth it.”

Feast Series: The Good Life | Talk 4: Lust Kills

We continue our Feast Talk Series, The Good Life, which centers on the Sermon on the Mount. Part of the Sermon is Jesus presenting six laws from the Law of Moses: Murder, Adultery, Divorce, Oaths, Eye for an Eye; and Love Your Neighbors.
In Talk 4, we learned Jesus’ radical interpretation of the Law on Adultery. Today, in Talk 5, we’ll learn that to Jesus, the Good Life is about having peace in your relationships. The only way to create real peace in this world is when we treat every human being—including our enemies—as God-Containers.
The key– disturbing– message of Talk 5 is: Love your enemies.

Feast Series: The Good Life | Talk 5: Pursue Peace

We continue our Feast Talk Series, The Good Life, which centers on the Sermon on the Mount. As part of the Sermon, Jesus presents six laws from the Law of Moses: Murder, Adultery, Divorce, Oaths, Eye for an Eye, and Love Your Neighbors. Jesus pointed out the spirit of each Law.

Last Feast Sunday (August 24, 2025), in Talk 5, we learned that to Jesus, the Good Life is about having peace in our relationships.

Today, in Talk 6, we learn that He’s not yet finished emphasizing the spirit over the letter of the Law. Talk 6 focuses on what really matters: not how people regard us, but how, in God’s eyes, we truly are.

The key message of Talk 6 is: The Father sees you.

Feast Series: The Good Life | Talk 6: Habits of Love

Welcome back to The Good Life, our teaching series on the Sermon on the Mount.   

The Sermon on the Mount has 3 main sections. The center of this multi-layered structure is The Lord’s Prayer–which follows the two greatest commandments—Love God and Love your neighbor.

This is the prayer of a revolution.

When we pray The Lord’s Prayer, we’re dethroning ourselves as king of our lives, and we’re enthroning Jesus as our new King. 

Our God-mission is not to go to Heaven but to bring Heaven down to Earth. To expand the boundaries of His Kingdom in this world. Christianity isn’t the Great Escape–but the Great Expansion. 

Talk 7 explores The Lord’s Prayer line by line, and we’ll see how revolutionary this prayer is.

The key message of Talk 7 is: Expand God’s Territory.

Feast Series: The Good Life | Talk 7: The Prayer of The Revolution

Welcome back to The Good Life, our teaching series on the Sermon on the Mount. 

In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said one of the biggest obstacles to God’s Life is our stuff. Possessions can make us feel secure, but Jesus offers a counterintuitive perspective on material things. Because things can become cruel masters.  To be free, Jesus tells His followers to love God and love others, not wealth. 

You don’t have to worry about your needs.

The key message of Talk 8: God’s got you.

Feast Series: The Good Life | Talk 8: Wealth and Worry

Feast Series: The Good Life | Special Talk: Good Life

Feast Series: The Good Life | Special Talk 2: Good Life

WELCOME to our brand-new teaching series: No Longer Strangers.

For six weeks, we’ll take a deep dive into Ephesians.

If you were with us last year, we did a teaching series on 1 Corinthians,

with the title, MESSY SAINTS. These two letters—1 Corinthians and Ephesians—belong to the same group of letters St. Paul wrote when the early Church was spreading in the first century.

Some Bible scholars call Ephesians the Queen of the Epistles, the masterpiece of Paul’s theology. Ephesians declares God’s cosmic, eternal plan from the very beginning of history to its ultimate completion.

And what is that cosmic plan? The unity of everything under Jesus.

The key message of Talk 1 is: God Has a Plan.

Feast Series: No Longer Strangers | Talk 1: God Has a Plan

WELCOME to Talk 2 of our new Feast Talk series: No Longer Strangers.

Talk 1 explored the first chapter of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, where he opened with a majestic hymn of praise celebrating the Father’s glorious Plan. He recalled how God wanted to bless the entire world, starting with the family of Abraham. Through Jesus, that small circle has burst wide open. What was once exclusive to one ethnic group—the Jews—has now extended to everyone—Jews and Gentiles alike. That means everyone can now belong to God’s House.

Talk 2 starts the second chapter of Ephesians.

Paul preaches the same message in two parts, with each part looking at the same story but using a different lens.

The first part—verses 1 to 10—takes on a more meta view—retelling the entire history of the world from a cosmic perspective.

The second part—verses 11 to 22—is more micro—retelling the same history of humanity—but from a Gentile vs. Jewish perspective. 

The key message of Talk 2: You belong to God’s House.

Feast Series: No Longer Strangers | Talk 2 : God Has a House

We are now in the middle of our series, No Longer Strangers.

Talk 3, God Has a Family, affirms that we are not strangers from one another. 

Every single human being has equal dignity, equal identity, and equal inheritance—because we’re all children of God. No exception.

Even if we look at the world today, there is so much painful inequality. Which makes us think: “Maybe God loves some more than others.”

Sadly, inequality is the undeniable mark of the world around us.

But Ephesians says this is not God’s Plan.

In Ephesians 3, Paul gives a summary of everything he’s talked about so far and then prays that we’ll be able to understand—just a bit more—the greatest mystery of all— God’s awesome Love for us.

The key message of Talk 3: We are equally loved.

Feast Series: No Longer Strangers | Talk 3: God Has a Family

We continue our enlightening series,  No Longer Strangers.

Last week, Talk 3, God Has a Family, affirmed that we are not strangers to one another. 

Since we are all in just one family, does it follow that we are united? If you’re a member of a family, you’ll most likely answer “No.” We struggle through conflicts in our family. 

Talk 4, however,  tells us that unity among family members is possible. How? 

The entire letter to the Ephesians has two parts. The first half—which consists of the first three chapters—explains our identity in Christ. The second half– which consists of the last three chapters—explains how to live out that identity. 

Talk 4  focuses on the second half of Ephesians.

And the first thing Paul tells us?

Our identity in Christ gives us real unity.

If we follow Jesus, then we should be willing to sacrifice for our unity.

The key message of Talk 4 is: Without sacrifice, there is no real unity.

Feast Series: No Longer Strangers | Talk 4: God Wants Real Unity

WELCOME to the second-to-last installment of our series, No Longer Strangers, our deep dive into Ephesians, the queen of the Pauline Epistles.

      In our modern world today, it’s normal to lie, steal, fight, get drunk, watch porn, act selfishly, and forget the poor.

     Our Christianity is about piety, not integrity. Filipinos are religious, not ethical. There’s a massive gap between our identity and our behavior.

     We see our old habits resurfacing, our sinful knee-jerk reactions reappearing, our old sins—sins we thought were gone—coming alive again.

Reason? We forget who we are. 

The key message of Talk 5 is: Be who you really are. 

Feast Series: No Longer Strangers | Talk 5: You Are Light in The Darkness

Welcome to  Talk 6, the last Talk of No More Strangers, our deep dive into Ephesians. 

Talk 1 explored the first chapter of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, where he pointed out that through Jesus, the small exclusive circle of Abraham, the Jews,  has extended to everyone—Jews and Gentiles alike. That means everyone can now belong to God’s House. 

The key message: God has a plan.

Talk 2 starts the second chapter of Ephesians.

Paul preaches the same message in two parts, with each part looking at the same story but using a different lens. 

The first part—verses 1 to 10—takes on a more meta view—retelling the entire history of the world from a cosmic perspective. 

The second part—verses 11 to 22—is more micro—retelling the same history of humanity—but from a Gentile vs. Jewish perspective. 

The key message: You belong to God’s House.

Talk 3 points out that every single human being has equal dignity, equal identity, and equal inheritance—because we’re all children of God. No exception. 

The key message: We are equally loved by God.

Talk 4 affirms that our identity in Christ gives us real unity. If we follow Jesus, then we should be willing to sacrifice for our unity.

The key message: God Wants Real Unity.

Talk 5 points out the massive gap between our identity and our behavior. We see our old habits resurfacing, our sinful knee-jerk reactions reappearing, our old sins—sins we thought were gone—coming alive again.

Reason? We forget who we are. 

The key message of Talk 5 is: Be who you really are. 

Talk 6 reiterates the reality of evil. Indeed, Christianity is not a playground, it’s a battleground. When you follow Jesus, you will have to fight every day for what is most important to you.

The Good News is we can Fight in God’s Army with God’s Armor

The key message: Don’t fight alone.

Feast Series: No Longer Strangers | Talk 6: Fight's in God's Army with God's Armor

WE continue our Feast Talk series for May 2024,
titled FEEL: Why Your Emotions Matter.

The goal of our 5-part teaching series is: To learn how to lead your emotions better so that you can love God, love others, and love yourself more.

Talk 1 Shame is about believing you are flawed and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging.

The key message of Talk 1 is You are already loved.
Talk 2 Fear is about how God wants us to deal with fear.

The message of Talk 2 is God’s Love Is Your Safe Place.

Talk 3 is about Anger. Anger doesn’t feel good so, many see anger as a bad emotion. But like Shame and Fear, Anger becomes bad when we manage it badly.

The key message of Talk 3 is Be angry but do not sin.

Talk 4 is about Sadness. A lot of people try to get rid of sadness. But like other emotions we have studied, sadness brings us special gifts.

The key message of Talk 4 is The Lord heals the broken.

Feast Series: Feels | Talk 4: Sadness

WE are now in Talk 5 of our Feast Talk series for May 2024, titled FEEL: Why Your Emotions Matter.

The goal of our 5-part teaching series is: To learn how to lead your emotions better so that you can love God, love others, and love yourself more.

We already tackled four talks: Talk 1 about Shame; Talk 2 Fear; Talk 3: Anger, and Talk 4: Sadness.

The topic of Talk 5 is Jealousy.

Jealousy is not just that nervous feeling when we see our romantic partner get attracted to someone else. It’s broader than that. Jealousy is that uncomfortable feeling of seeing someone have something you want but don’t have.

It may be a bad feeling. But like the other emotions we have studied, Jealousy brings us special gifts.

The key message of Talk 5 is Entrust your desires to God.

Feast Series: Feels | Talk 5: Jealousy

WELCOME to the conclusion of our transformational series, FEEL.

The goal of our teaching series is: To learn how to lead your emotions better so that you can love God, love others, and love yourself more.

We already tackled the five talks: Talk 1 about Shame; Talk 2 Fear; Talk 3: Anger; Talk 4: Sadness; and Talk 5 is Jealousy.

We add the conclusion: Talk 6: Happiness

What is happiness?

Here’s a simple definition. Happiness is a feeling of goodness. We experience through the many simple joys of life.

But there is also a happiness that is so much deeper called overflowing joy.

The key message of Talk 6 is Taste and see that the LORD is good. (Psalms 34:8 NLT)

Feast Series: Feels | Talk 6: Happiness

We open today our brand-new series: RESTED.

This is a 7-Talk course that will save your life and family.

Warning: Your lifestyle today may be destroying, little by little, your health, your joy, your inner peace, your family, and your relationship with God.

This series will wake you up before it’s too late and shift your direction.

The key message: Let God be God.

Feast Series: Rested | Talk 1: Rest

This is the second installment of our brand-new Feast Talk series, RESTED.

Talk 1, titled Rest, established that there’s a great pandemic going on, called Overworking but Underliving.
The antidote is the Sabbath– which bestows two essential blessings: (1) a rhythm of rest; and (2) a rhythm of relationship.

To appreciate the Sabbath, we must study about work.

The key message of Talk 2 is God wants to work
with you.

Feast Series: Rested | Talk 2: Work

This is the third installment of our ongoing Feast Talk series, RESTED.
Talk 1, titled Rest, established that there’s a great pandemic going on, called Overworking but Underliving.

The antidote is the Sabbath– which bestows two essential blessings:
(1) a rhythm of rest; and (2) a rhythm of relationship.

To appreciate the Sabbath, we must study about work.

This was Talk 2, with the key message:God wants to work with you.

So, God gave us a good schedule where we can have a good time for work and for rest. This is the topic of Talk 3, yes, titled Time.

The key message is:Follow God’s Rhythm of Restoration.

Feast Series: Rested | Talk 3: Time

This is the fourth episode of our seven-week series, RESTED.
Talk 1, titled Rest, established that there’s a great pandemic going on, called Overworking but Underliving.

Talk 2, titled Work, is the antidote to this pandemic: the Sabbath—which bestows two essential blessings: 1) a rhythm of rest; and 2) a rhythm of relationship.
The key message: God wants to work with you.

Talk 3, titled Time, gives God’s good schedule for us to have a good time for work and rest.
The key message: Follow God’s Rhythm of Restoration.

Talk 4, titled Jubilee,  points out that Sabbath gives us time and space to remember our core identity—that we’re the Beloved of God.
The key message is: Remember who you are.

Feast Series: Rested | Talk 4: Jubilee

Here’s a review of the amazing lessons we’ve learned so far:

Humanity has a problem and it’s huge: Overworking but underliving.

And God has the antidote. It’s called Shabbat—a rhythm of rest and relationship.

Last week, we learned that in the Bible, there were four Sabbath practices: (1) the weekly Sabbath; (2) seven annual festivals; (3) the Sabbath Year; and (4) the Jubilee Year.

And the biggest Sabbath is the Jubilee where three phenomenal things happen: (1) all debts are erased; (2) all slaves are released; and (3) all lands are returned to their original owners. It’s pretty radical. So, the goal is about ending poverty, creating abundance for all, and building a community of equals—with Jesus as King.

The Sabbath is much more than taking a vacation—It’s about bringing people back to the abundance of the Garden.

Talk 5 is about Jesus, how He declared that He is the Messiah, created His Jubilee Team– and included us as part of the team.

The key message: Your Jubilee has begun.

Feast Series: Rested | Talk 5: Jesus

We are now in Talk 6 of our series RESTED.
Here’s a review of the amazing lessons we’ve learned so far:

Talk 1, titled Rest, established that there’s a great pandemic going on, called Overworking but Underliving.

Talk 2, titled Work, shares that the Sabbath bestows two essential blessings: 1) a rhythm of rest; and 2) a rhythm of relationship.
The key message: God wants to work with you.

Talk 3, titled Time, gives God’s good schedule for us to have a good time for work and rest.
The key message: Follow God’s Rhythm of Restoration.

Talk 4, titled Jubilee, points out that Sabbath gives us time and space to remember our core identity—that we’re the Beloved of God.
The key message is: Remember who you are.

Talk 5 is about Jesus, how He declared that He is the Messiah, created His Jubilee Team–and included us as part of the team.
The key message: Your Jubilee has begun.

Talk 6 is about taking the Sabbath seriously.
The key message: God is giving you Real Rest.

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