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Zeal: Stir the Fire
Summary This sermon focuses on the biblical concept of zeal and fervency in the Christian life. Dr. John emphasizes that God is a God of zeal who desires His people to live with holy fire and passion, not lukewarmness or apathy. Drawing from Romans 12:11, he challenges the congregation to be ‘fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.’ The message explores five key points: God is a God of zeal, zeal has always marked God’s revival people, Jesus is the face…
Supernatural Peace – Governed by Heaven in a Troubled World
Sermon Click here to watch the sermon. Summary This sermon focuses on walking in supernatural peace during challenging times. Dr. John shares how God taught him to experience genuine peace during one of the most stressful periods of his ministry. He emphasizes that Christ’s peace is fundamentally different from worldly peace – it’s not circumstantial, temporary, or conditional, but rather an inheritance left by Jesus. The message explores four key principles: understanding that Christ’s peace differs from worldly peace, recognizing…
Lifted Voices Open Heavens
Click here to watch the sermon. Summary This sermon from Acts 4:24-31 emphasizes the critical importance of prayer as the foundation of Christian life and church ministry. Dr. John shares his experience at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, Korea, where he witnessed the power of unified prayer among the congregation. The message challenges believers to make prayer their first response rather than their last resort, highlighting how the early church’s instinctive reaction to threats was to gather and…
God Heals – Overcoming the Spirit of Infirmity
Click here to watch the sermon. Summary Dr. John delivers a powerful message on overcoming spirits of infirmity, using the story from Luke 13 of a woman bound by sickness for 18 years. He emphasizes that many physical ailments have spiritual components that must be addressed alongside medical treatment. The sermon explores how believers, being seated with Christ in heavenly places, have authority over all demonic forces. Dr. John explains that healing often requires addressing not just the physical symptoms…
God Heals – Faith That Receives Healing
Summary This sermon focuses on the biblical account of the woman with the issue of blood from Mark 5:25-34, emphasizing faith that receives healing. Dr. John teaches that this woman’s determination and refusal to accept sickness as her lot in life led to her miraculous healing when she touched Jesus’s garment. The message highlights that healing often comes through hearing and receiving God’s Word, and emphasizes the importance of controlling our internal dialogue and speaking faith-filled words over ourselves. Dr.…
God Heals – Healing is His Nature Part 2
Click here to watch the sermon. Summary This sermon focuses on divine healing as part of God’s nature and the covenant established through Christ’s sacrifice. Dr. John emphasizes that healing is rooted in the cross, where Jesus took stripes for our physical healing just as He died for our sins. The message challenges the belief that God sometimes causes sickness for His glory or to teach lessons, arguing instead that sickness is a consequence of original sin, not individual sin.…
Divinely Delegated Authority – Throw Back
Click here to watch sermon. Summary In this sermon, Dr. John teaches about divinely delegated authority and how believers can confront spiritual adversaries. Using the story of Elijah from 2 Kings 1, he illustrates how Elijah stood firm against his enemies rather than running away. Dr. John emphasizes that Christians have been given authority by Jesus to tread on spiritual enemies, but this authority only works effectively when we are fully submitted to God, declare God’s Word, know our identity…
The Church – Bold Preaching, Hell Trembles
Click here to watch the sermon. Summary In this sermon, Dr. John discusses the importance of strong, bold preaching in creating a healthy church. He emphasizes that preaching is a vital activity that makes up one-third of Jesus’s ministry, alongside teaching and healing. The Dr. John outlines five key elements of effective preaching: affection (love for God, His Word, and people), authenticity (right motives coupled with right living), accuracy (to Scripture, Spirit, and circumstances), anointing (both the abiding gift and…
The Church – When the Church Prays
Click here to watch the sermon. Summary In this sermon titled “When the Church Prays,” Dr. John explores the power of corporate prayer based on Acts 12:5. He contrasts the fate of James, who was executed, with Peter, who was miraculously delivered from prison when the church prayed fervently for him. The pastor emphasizes that while individual prayer is important (as Jesus taught), the early church in Acts demonstrated the extraordinary power of believers praying together. He shares his experience…
The Church – An Open Heaven on Earth
Click here to watch the sermon. Summary In this sermon, Dr. John explores the concept of the church as an open heaven upon the earth, drawing parallels between Jacob’s experience at Bethel (Genesis 28) and the modern church. He emphasizes that when believers gather together in Jesus’ name, they create a gate where heaven touches earth, allowing for miracles, signs, and wonders to manifest. The pastor outlines four key elements from Jacob’s experience that should be present in the church:…
The Church – The Agent to Advance the Kingdom
Summary In this sermon, Dr. John discusses the relationship between the church and the kingdom of God. He explains that the church is God’s agent for advancing His kingdom on earth. The message emphasizes that when we surrender to Jesus, we become witnesses to advance God’s kingdom rather than our own. Dr. John outlines four key ways the church advances the kingdom: by proclaiming the kingdom through preaching the gospel, demonstrating the kingdom through righteousness, joy, and peace, advancing the…
The Church – Guard the Flock, Protect the Bride
Click here to watch the sermon. Summary In this sermon, Dr. John begins a series on the church, emphasizing its sacred importance in God’s plan. He explains that the church is not merely a building or religious institution, but a governing assembly of people with authority and purpose – those called out of the world to form a kingdom with Christ’s delegated authority. The pastor highlights that the church is meant to be offensive rather than defensive against the gates…