Author: David Cay

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.

The Upper Room – May 11, 2025

Read the Passage: John 15:18-16:1

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Many start their spiritual journeys with passion but struggle to maintain consistent commitment due to discomfort, inconvenience, or lack of drive. The core question raised is: How can one follow Jesus for a lifetime, not just after fleeting emotional experiences but in a sustainable way?

Using scripture from John 15:18-27 and John 16:1, Pastor David Cay emphasizes the need to expect trouble, opposition, and even hatred for followers of Christ. Jesus himself warned his disciples that persecution and rejection were inevitable because Christians do not belong to the world but are chosen out of it. The speaker stresses that having the right mentality—expecting difficulties and understanding their inevitability—is vital to prevent believers from falling away from faith.

This message offers Christians both encouragement and realism, merging scriptural teaching with practical, personal experiences to explain how to sustain faith long-term amid inevitable hardships. It challenges believers to shift their paradigms around Christian living—from expecting ease to embracing endurance and community—ultimately pointing toward the promise of God’s abiding presence and goodness along the way.

The Upper Room – April 27, 2025

Read the passage: John 13:1-17

This week we’re starting a new sermon series on the Upper Room.

It’s about some of Jesus’ most important conversations with his disciples. And today’s conversation is about radical service.

Jesus gave us a standard (and it’s a high standard) for serving others. He wants us to have an attitude of radical love that extends not just to our friends but also to our enemies. It’s an attitude that is difficult to have.

Jesus also wants us to serve both people’s physical and spiritual needs. We need both! So we get our hands dirty helping people. We follow the Holy Spirit into love and joy (the fruits of the Holy Spirit) and we use our gifts to help people with the problems of their heart.

The Book of Judges – April 13, 2025

Judges 16

Sometimes, being distracted matters, especially when we are distracted spiritually. Maybe you feel lost, and you don’t know where you are going. Or maybe your relationship with God feels lethargic and you feel apathetic in obeying Him. These are all symptoms of spiritual blindness that we all wrestle with.

Take heart! We have a God who wants to free us from our spiritual problems. He helps us with stories from the Bible. Today, I want to talk about the story of Samson, a man blessed with supernatural strength.

He’s kind of like the Bible’s version of the Incredible Hulk! He’s a literal one-man army. Here’s some context before we read our main passage, Samson had just fought against a thousand Philistine enemies all by himself. They attacked him when he didn’t have a weapon, so he found a random bone lying on the ground, and he killed all his enemies with it. Which is crazy, but it just shows how invincible he was! So, after killing an army of Philistines, he heads to Gaza which was their capital city!

The Book of Judges – March 16, 2025

Judges 11:29-40

I think Christianity in its purest form is a relationship with God that brings beauty and hope to the world! But like anything it can go astray. People have used Christianity to justify evil things like wars, terrorism, slavery and sexual abuse.

Many people get our religion wrong. So, my big question today is: How can we have the right kind of religion? We’ll see our answer in the story of Jephthah! It’s a crazy story from the Book of Judges! Our story takes place in one of the darkest times in Israel’s history.

Israel is completely lost spiritually! They have turned away from God and are now being oppressed by other nations. But because of God’s mercy and compassion, God raised up powerful leaders called Judges to help Israel.
He would give these judges supernatural powers that would help Israel fight against their enemies. Today, our main character, Jephthah, is one of those Judges. But the thing is, he is really lost spiritually. He makes terrible decisions that trigger an incredible tragedy.