Episodes

  • Esther 9:23 - 26 - Ancient Comedy

    Esther 9:23 - 26 - Ancient Comedy
    May 3 2026
    The sermon on Esther 9 reveals the book’s subtle theology: God never slumbers. Haman the Agagite descends from Israel’s ancient foe Amalek (cursed in Exodus), while Mordecai descends from Saul. Esther is an ancient “rematch” fulfilling God’s promise to destroy Amalek.
    What seems like secular chance is faithful providence, God sovereignly overruling events for His people’s deliverance. We must read and live our lives with Mordecai-like boldness as part of this divine comedy.
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  • Esther 9:17–32 - Holy Feasting

    Esther 9:17–32 - Holy Feasting
    Apr 26 2026
    The Book of Esther ends with the Jews establishing Purim, a joyful feast of feasting, celebration, and giving to one another and the poor, to commemorate God’s deliverance from Haman’s plot and reversal of their fortunes.
    The sermon urges believers to glorify God by intentionally commemorating His works, especially Christ’s redemption, through holy feasts like the Lord’s Day. These celebrations foster joy, holiness, and hope in daily life.
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  • Esther 8:3-9:19 - Holy War

    Esther 8:3-9:19 - Holy War
    Apr 19 2026
    The Christian life is a narrow path balancing Christ’s finished salvation with our active responsibility to work it out. Using Esther 8–9, the text warns against neglecting duty or relying on self-effort alone. Like the Jews who, after Haman’s defeat, united in just self-defense, believers must engage in spiritual warfare, primarily against their own flesh, through self-discipline and wise focus.
    True fighting builds Christ’s kingdom, not pointless debates or division. We battle sin, defend justice, and labor to bring others to Christ, finding joy in His peace and ultimate victory.
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  • Psalm 98 - Awaiting the Bridegroom

    Psalm 98 - Awaiting the Bridegroom
    Dec 7 2025
    Psalm 98 calls us to joyful celebration of God’s salvation and coming victory. It invites all creation to sing, shout, and praise with instruments for His faithful mercy and righteousness. Though the world is broken by sin and injustice, we trust God’s promise: Christ will return to judge with perfect equity, renew all things, and bring His church to Himself. In the darkness, we hold fast to faith, labor hopefully, and rejoice in His sure deliverance.
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  • Ephesians 4:31 - 5:7 - Imitating God's Forgiveness and Love

    Ephesians 4:31 - 5:7 - Imitating God's Forgiveness and Love
    Apr 12 2026
    The Ephesians passage calls Christians to imitate God’s love and forgiveness. God’s forgiveness is not universal but granted to all who repent and trust in Christ. We are to cultivate a readiness to forgive anyone who asks, including enemies, desiring reconciliation, keeping a tender heart, and releasing sins upon repentance.
    Cancel culture, which rejects forgiveness, contradicts Christian faith. Biblical love is not fleeting emotion or tolerance, but Christ-like self-sacrifice that fulfills the law. It gives the benefit of the doubt, endures wrongs gracefully, and walks in ongoing forgiveness, reflecting God’s love for us.
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  • Psalm 99 - Thrice Holy Lord

    Psalm 99 - Thrice Holy Lord
    Dec 14 2025
    Psalm 99 praises the holy, enthroned Lord who reigns between the cherubim. It calls us to worship the thrice-holy God whose perfect justice and abundant mercy are perfectly balanced.
    Unlike human rulers, He loves righteousness and executes justice with equity. This holy God is both transcendent and near. The sermon highlights the paradox of justice and mercy, fully revealed and reconciled at the cross of Jesus Christ.
    Therefore, we are called to worship and revere the holy One who reigns supreme.
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  • Psalm 100 - Have a Merry Christmas!

    Psalm 100 - Have a Merry Christmas!
    Dec 21 2025
    Psalm 100 is a joyful call to worship the reigning Lord. It issues seven commands: shout, serve, come, know, enter, give thanks, and bless His name. At its heart is the command to know the Lord, our Creator, Redeemer, and faithful Shepherd, who made and claims us as His own.
    This knowledge produces glad service and deep gratitude. As His beloved people, we belong to Christ and are commanded to rejoice in Him. Christmas reminds us that joy is not optional but a duty, anchoring us in hope amid trials and pointing to the eternal feast to come.
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  • Easter Sunday - Esther 7 - Laughter at the Foot of the Cross

    Easter Sunday - Esther 7 - Laughter at the Foot of the Cross
    Apr 5 2026
    In Esther 7, Queen Esther shrewdly reveals Haman’s plot to destroy the Jews, pleading humbly for her life and her people’s. The king, enraged, leaves the banquet; Haman’s desperate plea ends with him falling on Esther’s couch, which the king sees as assault. Haman is hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai.
    This foreshadows Easter: Haman dies on a tree, but Jesus, the true Hero, dies on a tree as victory. The cross was God’s trap; through death and resurrection, Christ outwitted sin, death, and darkness, plundering Hades. Christians can laugh at evil, for Christ has conquered. Humility brings true joy.
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