Author: David Cay

The Minor Prophets – September 14, 2025

Read the passage: Hosea 1:1-11

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In this week’s sermon, Pastor David highlights the severity of sin by comparing Israel’s spiritual adultery—idolatry and unfaithfulness to God—to Gomer’s literal infidelity. He stresses that sin is deeper than just overt wrongdoing; it is fundamentally about failing to love God fully and to love others well, which leads to broken relationships and eternal consequences.

The sermon concludes with a call to acknowledge the seriousness of sin without succumbing to self-loathing or despair. Instead, Christians are encouraged to embrace God’s forgiveness, trusting in Jesus’ sacrifice to remove guilt and restore relationship with God.

The Book of Hebrews – August 3, 2025

Read the passage: Hebrews 5:11-6:3

August 3, 2025 – Pastor David Cay

As Christians, there are so many cool theological things to think about and to debate about. It can be exciting. But the problem is many Christians never get the basics right. Some want to skip basic theory and habits like prayer and Bible reading for something trendy. Some Christians are obsessed with the end times but can’t find time to pray.

It is the basics that will determine our success as Christians. It doesn’t mean we can’t move onto more advanced topics like the “end times”, but we should master the basics first.

So, my big question today is: How can we have a good theoretical understanding of the Christian life?

As usual, we’ll find our answer in the Bible.

  1. We should master the gospel message
  2. We should move on to advanced topics, but only after living out the basics

The Book of Hebrews – July 20, 2025

Read the passage: Hebrews 4:1-11

As St. Augustine once said “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you”.

So, my big question today is what can we do about the restlessness in our heart? We’ll see our answers in the Bible.

  1. God offers rest
  2. Only those who trust God in a practical way can receive his gift of rest

We learn that only Jesus can cure the restlessness that we feel. Only God can give us rest that we are looking for. It’s a rest that flows out of God’s finished work. Our future is secure!

But many Christians know this intellectually, but they don’t live this way. They don’t live it out by their actions. And that’s the problem! It’s only those who trust God by acting on his promises that they are the ones that will get to enjoy the rest that God gives.

The Book of Hebrews – July 6, 2025

Read the passage: Hebrews 2:10-18

We have a problem that’s not just hurting us; it’s killing us. That problem is sin. Sin is destroying us and the world. However, God loves us so much that he does whatever it takes to save us, no matter the cost.

My big question today is: How does God defeat sin? We find our answer in our Bible passage this week.

  1. God sent Jesus to take away the POWER of sin
  2. God sent Jesus to take away the PRESENCE of sin

The Monarchy – June 22, 2025

Read the passage: 2 Kings 23:24-27

Today’s Bible story helps equip us for those moments when God doesn’t make sense. Our passage today comes from 2 Kings 23: 24-27; it’s the story of one of Israel’s greatest kings, King Josiah.

Our Bible story equips us for those times when God doesn’t make sense. We won’t always get answers, but we must remember that God honors the people who love and stay faithful to him. We must remember that it’s always worth it to become more like Jesus.
This doesn’t mean that we ignore our questions or doubts. There will be times when we are genuinely confused with God. BUT this is a reminder that God has a different sense of timing than we do. We won’t always be rewarded right away for our godliness.

  1. God honours those who love Him
  2. Sometimes God has a different sense of timing than we do

So, we hold onto his promise that God will someday make all things right again. And in the end, we’ll see that God’s plan was better than ours.

The Monarchy – June 8, 2025

Read the Passage: 1 Kings 12:26-13:34

Today I want to tell the story of King Jeroboam. Last week we learned about a different king named Rehoboam and he was not a good king.

He was so hostile to his own people that it split the kingdom. There are 12 tribes in Israel- two tribes stayed with King Rehoboam, but the other 10 chose Jeroboam to be their king. So, this was good for Jeroboam! Most of the Israelites chose him to be their king. God even promised Jeroboam that he would have a dynasty as great as King David’s, but only if Jeroboam would follow God (that’s the caveat again) So, Jeroboam should feel secure! He has most of the Israelites but most of all he has a promise from God.

But his trust in God is about to be tested. Jeroboam encounters a problem, and it has to do with the location of worship. The law of Moses said that the worship of Yahweh was to be centered on Jerusalem. All the Israelites were required to go to Jerusalem every year to offer sacrifices and celebrate the goodness of God together.

But Jerusalem was the capital city of the other king! That’s where Rehoboam lived! And that made Jeroboam feel insecure. He thought, what if, when the Israelites go back to Jerusalem, they defect back to Rehoboam?! OR! What if, Rehoboam convinces the Israelites to secretly plot against me?! Not on my watch! You can feel his anxiety! So, Jeroboam comes up with a plan and it’s not very good.

The Monarchy – May 25, 2025

Read the Passage: 1 Kings 3:5-14

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In this sermon, Pastor David Cay takes us into a biblical exploration of Solomon’s prayer for wisdom in 1 Kings 3:5-14, highlighting two key principles that please God in prayer: remembering God’s past faithfulness and aligning oneself fully with God’s purposes.

Solomon’s prayer serves as a model for believers – to pray with genuine remembrance and dependence on God while seeking wisdom for godly leadership. Pastor David reflects on the importance of spiritual habits such as quiet time, corporate worship, and communion as tools for remembering God’s faithfulness amid life’s hardships. Solomon’s story also carries a cautionary note: despite his wise request, he failed to fully surrender to God, which eventually led to his downfall.

Pastor David challenges us to examine what areas of their lives we have not fully surrendered to God, urging full commitment rather than part-time faithfulness.