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The Psalm of Ascents: Look to the Lord (Psalm 123) by Pastor Paul Liu

Psalm 123 describes the experience of being scorned and treated with contempt by the world. As Christians, we inevitably face such moments, because following Jesus means living by values that differ from those around us. Yet this psalm teaches us to lift our eyes to the sovereign God, who is living, true, and actively at work. Through Jesus, who endured scorn and ...

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Today, we’ll look at Genesis 38 and 39. Chapter 39 is familiar—Joseph resisting temptation from Potiphar’s wife. A story even children know. Joseph is often considered a hero of faith. But chapter 38, often skipped, is just as important and deeply challenging.

1. Judah’s Failure and Repentance Genesis 38 is a dark chapter. Judah’s son Er dies. His second son On...

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Today, we’re doing something a little different. At the start of this sermon, Pastor John encouraged everyone to find someone they didn’t know, introduce themselves, and sit together. Why? Because the gospel calls us into one body—different people, one in Christ.

This message explores four challenges the early church faced—assimilation, persecution, ...

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Genesis 34 is a heavy chapter. It tells a story of violence, deception, silence, and the consequences of unfaithfulness—not just from outsiders, but from within God’s covenant family.

Dinah, Jacob’s daughter by Leah, goes out to visit the women of the land. Shechem, a local prince, sees her, seizes her, and rapes her. Afterward, he speaks kindly to her a...

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Today we turn to Genesis 33—a powerful story of family reunion between Jacob and Esau. After twenty years of separation, deception, and fear, Jacob now faces the brother he once cheated. This moment, filled with tension and vulnerability, becomes one of unexpected grace and restoration.

Jacob had spent the night before wrestling with God (Gen. 32), and n...

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Today, we come to Genesis 32—one of the most striking chapters in Jacob’s story. He’s been known as a grabber, a schemer, someone always one step ahead. But in this chapter, everything changes. His name is changed. His life is transformed.

Jacob is returning home after twenty years in exile. He fled after deceiving his father and brother. Now he must fac...

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We continue the story of Jacob—a man born into family tension. His father, Isaac, favored the rugged Esau, while Jacob, quieter and clever, was his mother’s favorite. Early on, Jacob deceived his way into a blessing, which forced him to flee to his uncle Laban’s house hundreds of miles away.

There, he worked 14 years to marry Rachel but was tricked into ...