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Pastor Ryan’s sermon “Before the Throne” invites us to imagine what it will be like to come before the Throne of God, based on the imagery in the books of Isaiah and Revelation.

Isaiah 6:1-7 (NLT) / 以 賽 亞 書 6:1-7 (CUVS)
Revelation 20:11-15 (NLT) / 啟 示 錄 20:11-15 (CUVS)
Revelation 4,5 (NLT) / 啟 示 錄 4-5 (CUVS)

Here is a PDF of Pastor Ryan’s sermon notes (not a transcript) for you to download.

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Pastor Ryan’s sermon “Love Begins at Home” teaches that loving one another, within the family of God, is the first thing that must happen before anything beyond that can be fully and truly realized. Also, since our love for others comes from our love for and in Christ, we must fill ourselves with God’s love above all.

John 13:31-35 (NLT) / 約 翰 福 音 13:31-35 (CUVS)
1 John 4:15-21 (NLT) / 約 翰 一 書 4:15-21 (CUVS)

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The CBWC Heartland “Theology of the Ordinary” podcasts include a series by Ed Neufeld called “Not Improving On Our Instructions“. It deals with this topic of loving each other as Jesus’s primary instruction to the church.

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Pastor Ryan’s sermon “Pay Attention to Me!” studies Psalm 13 to delve into the basic question of how we might respond when God seems to be far away and not paying attention to the real life things we are going through.

Matthew 7:7-11 (NLT) / 馬 太 福 音 7:7-11 (CUVS)
Psalm 13:1-6 (NLT) / 詩 篇 13:1-6 (CUVS)
Isaiah 49:13-16 (NLT) / 以 賽 亞 書 49:13-16 (CUVS)

Here is a PDF of Pastor Ryan’s sermon notes (not a transcript) for you to download.

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Pastor Ryan’s sermon “You Will Receive Power” says that the power we are given through the Holy Spirit is more than just for the doing of mighty miracles (although that is a significant part of that power). We have power to love and to be disciplined in our study and journey of faith. We have power to lean into, without fear, the gifts of the Spirit that God gives us.

2 Timothy 1:5-8 (NLT) / 提 摩 太 後 書 1:5-8 (CUVS)
Acts 1:6-8 (NLT) / 使 徒 行 傳 1:6-8 (CUVS)

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Pastor Ryan’s sermon “Burning Passion” talks about how the risen Jesus’ explanations about the scriptures burned in the hearts of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. Do our hearts burn within us when we read scripture? What can we do to (re-)ignite the flame?

2 Kings 23:1-3 (NLT) / 列 王 紀 下 23:1-3 (CUVS)
Luke 24:25-34 (NLT) / 路 加 福 音 24:25-34 (CUVS)

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Here is a YouTube video with the music Pastor Ryan references in his sermon:

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Pastor Ryan’s sermon “Who Will Move the Stone?” talks about the stone that blocked the women’s access to the tomb on Easter morning when they went to prepare Jesus’ body for burial, not knowing yet that he had risen. What is the stone in our own lives that keeps us from following Jesus, and how will it be moved aside?

1 Corinthians 15:3-9 (NLT) / 歌 林 多 前 書 15:3-9 (CUVS)
Mark 16:1-8 (NLT) / 馬 可 福 音 16:1-8 (CUVS)

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Pastor Ryan’s sermon “The Lord Needs It” talks about the donkey that Jesus rode when he entered Jerusalem the week before the Passover. In particular, it talks about what the Lord needed from the owner of the donkey, and now, from us.

Zechariah 9:9-10, 16-17 (NLT) / 撒 迦 利 亞 9:9-10, 16-17 (CUVS)
Mark 11:1-11 (NLT) / 馬 可 福 音 11:1-11 (CUVS)

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Pastor Ryan’s sermon “Wherever You’re At” talks about times where people can say “Thank you!” to God for his grace. In times when we’re far away from faith or when we’re “stuck” in our faith journey even though we are still committed to Christ, God will brings us back if we cry out to him.

Psalm 107:1-3,17-22 (NLT) / 詩 篇 107:1-3,17-22 (CUVS)
Ephesians 2:1-10 (NLT) / 以 弗 所 書 2:1-10 (CUVS)

Here is a PDF of Pastor Ryan’s sermon notes (not a transcript) for you to download.

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