Author: Enoch Chee

The Adventures of Paul – October 2, 2022

Acts 7:58

Pastor Enoch Chee

I find that even when we are older we still need to ask questions, because there are still things to learn. And there’s important knowledge out there. Knowledge that would make our lives better. Which brings me to my main question today, how can we save a soul? In other words, how can we help people to find new life in a relationship with God?

I think most Christians would agree it would be great to help someone find new life with God and live forever. And it would be especially great if we’re helping people who are close to us, like our family and friends.

But the problem is, most of the time we don’t see a way to convince people to believe what we do. And it can be discouraging. And it’s normal to be completely stuck when it comes to having those really important conversations about faith. And I get stuck too. But our Bible story today gives us some underrated tools for helping people to start a relationship with God.

My big idea today is, we can help people with EVIDENCE and with EXAMPLE. And our Bible story today teaches us these tools.

Strange Stories From The Bible – September 4, 2022

Revelation 1:9-18

Pastor Enoch Chee

Some of us are going through a difficult season and the trouble just keeps coming. And it feels unfair and pointless. And we’re praying about it but God doesn’t seem to be doing anything.

Which leads me to my question today. I want to ask: Where is God when we need him?

I think all of us will have to answer this question sooner or later, because all of us will go through times when life feels unfair and even cruel. And in those times our understanding of God makes a big difference. Some people get angry at God or they lose faith and they stop following Jesus. But if you can answer our question well, you can find peace and courage, and direction when life gets really difficult.

So once again my question is, where is God when we need him? My answer is that when we need him, God is near, and God is powerful. And my goal is to show you this answer from the Bible.

Lessons From The Desert – May 22, 2022

Numbers 6

Pastor Enoch Chee

Some of us are going through trouble in life. And it feels unfair or it feels like it never ends. And we’re wondering, what is God doing? We thought he was looking out for us! But sometimes life makes no sense.

Which leads me to my big question today. I want to ask, what can we know about God’s plan for our future? I believe if we can answer this question, we’ll be able to live more boldly with more courage and less anxiety. So as always let’s turn to the Bible for our answer.

Lessons From The Desert – May 1, 2022

Numbers 13

Pastor Enoch Chee

As Christians there are things we can do to get stronger and healthier spiritually.

I believe if you understand WHY we train spiritually, you’ll have a much better chance of sticking to a good routine. Because when you understand what’s going on spiritually, you will see your life does depend on your spiritual fitness. And not only your life but the lives of people around you.

So my question is, why should we train spiritually? And the answer I want to show you is that We train to SEE and INFLUENCE in life- changing ways.

Dealing with Pain in our Lives – December 26, 2021

John 11:1-16

Pastor Enoch Chee

This week our church community experienced great sadness as we mourned the loss of one of our own. Pastor Enoch Chee takes us through the story of Lazarus in The Book of John, Chapter 11, and shows us how the Bible teaches us about dealing with the pain the we hold in our lives.

The Book of 1st Peter: Resilience – November 21, 2021

1 Peter 3:1-7

Pastor Enoch Chee

I believe as Christians we have a secret weapon for the best possible relationships, and that secret weapon is our relationship with God. Our relationship with God gives us resources that nobody else has. And we take these resources to build great relationships that will increase our quality of life and strengthen us to help people. Our relationships can be so good that other people will want what we have, and we’ll be able to tell them our secret is Jesus. So it’s really important as Christians to get our relationships right.

My big idea today is, we can build every relationship around God. That’s the secret.

We can build every relationship with God whether the other person wants to cooperate or not. If The other person doesn’t want to cooperate, we can have God-centered independence. And if the other person does want to cooperate, we can have God-centered partnership.

Genesis: Chosen to Be a Blessing – September 26, 2021

Genesis 35:1-5

Pastor Enoch Chee

Today, I want to talk about a relationship that does count. I want to talk about our relationship with God. Over the years I’ve talked to a lot of Christians, and I find that typically people’s relationship with God is not going so well. People have ideas for what to do in the relationship with God. They’ll read the Bible or they’ll pray, or they will help out at church, but often times a Christian will feel stuck no matter what they do. They’ll feel it there’s not a lot of power, not a lot of impact. Not a lot of joy. And some Christians resign themselves and think, well that’s as good as it gets. But I disagree. I do believe that a great relationship with God is possible.

I’m talking about a relationship where we are working with God all day and doing acts of courage and justice and loving people and being loved in return; experiencing answered prayer and seeing the biblical promises come true in your own experience. I’m talking about impacting history and eternity. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not an easy life. And it will cost us a lot personally. But I am convinced it is the best life out here. There’s literally nothing better than a good relationship with God, and it’s possible for all of us to have it.

Our Bible story today gives us two keys to a great relationship with God. My big question today is:

How can we have a great relationship with God?

Our passage teaches us two keys.

  1. We need to obey fully.
  2. We need to take out the “trash”.

Titus: Building Community – August 1, 2021

Titus 1:5

Pastor Enoch Chee

We’re starting a new sermon series today in the book of Titus. The book was written by the apostle Paul. Paul was possibly the greatest Christian to have ever lived. He was certainly one of the greatest leaders in church history. And Paul had certain advantages over a regular person.

God was with Paul in special ways so that he could do miracles seemingly on demand. He also had access to supernatural wisdom and knowledge. Time and again, he showed that he could speak for God, which is why the church recognized his writings as inspired Scripture.

Paul was special, but he was just one person, and part of the genius of Paul was that he gathered people around him to share the work. One of his coworkers was a guy named Titus.

The story goes that one time Paul was visiting the island of Crete with Titus. They were working with the Christians there, but there was a ton of work to do, because the churches in Crete were in really rough shape.

So Paul left Titus on that island to find leaders for those churches. Leaders who had a proven track record, especially in their home life.

So my big idea for today is: To prepare for leadership, we need to control our vices, and build our virtues.