First Chinese Baptist Church, San Gabriel Valley

First Chinese Baptist Church, San Gabriel Valley

John15

DNA of a Disciple – #2 Self-Hearted to Soft-Hearted (John 15:10-17)

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English Sermon (11/01/20)

DNA of a Disciple – #2: Self-Hearted to Soft-Hearted (John 15: 10-17)

For the 2nd DNA of a disciple, we will go over the journey from being “self-hearted” to becoming “soft-hearted”. Due to our sinful nature, we are self-hearted because we are always in an environment of living for ourselves – just like a fish living in water. Every experience in our lives has led us to be this way but the way to salvation and to be a disciple is for our hearts to be soft. In order to become soft-hearted towards God [journey], we need to obey [action]. God’s love language for us is mercy and grace; our love language to God is obedience to His Word [mantra].

Journey | Action | Mantra 

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DNA of a Disciple – #1 Earner to Heir (John 15:12-17, Titus 3:4-8)

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English Sermon (10/25/20)

DNA of a Disciple – #1: Earner to Heir (John 15: 12-17, Titus 3:4-8)

Welcome back as we wrapped up our Missions Month! As we continue through John 15, we will focus on the DNA of a disciple – essentially the distinctives that make someone a disciple. As we go through them, we can break it down to the: 1) journey 2) action and 3) mantra, to help us live this out. The first “DNA” or distinctive is that followers of Christ go from being an EARNER to an HEIR. From a young age and even as we grow older, we tend to ask ourselves, “Am I good enough?”. Whether it comes to school, sports, career, or family – we have this earner’s mentality. As we go through this [journey], we must learn that we are not earners but rather heirs with Christ, and that we must trust Him [action] because ultimately, we are worse off than we think but more loved than we know [mantra].

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Bear Much Fruit (John 15:1-17)

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English Sermon (09/20) – Bear Much Fruit (John 15:1-17) 

The purpose of the Christian life is TO BEAR FRUIT. What kind of fruit are we expected to bear and how do we bear that fruit? In John 15:12 Jesus says, “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you” and in verse 16 He says, “…but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit”. In order to bear fruit, we must abide in Him otherwise it is impossible. Just as a detached branch cannot produce any fruit on its own, this fruit cannot be manufactured. To abide, we must lean into God by engaging with Him through the Word and in prayer so that we can bear the fruit of loving others and sharing the gospel with them. 

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Trust in the Vinedresser (John 15:1-11)

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English Sermon (09/12) – Trust in the Vinedresser (John 15:1-11) 

In gardening, pruning is the process of cutting branches to make sure that a tree can bear the best fruit. John 15 tells us that Jesus is the true vine, the Father is the vinedresser and we are the branches. The branch cannot do anything on its own, but the vinedresser has the master plan for the garden. As such, we must learn to trust God and submit to being “pruned”, even when our flesh says that we don’t want it. Pruning is never comfortable and never easy – but it is intended to expose the idols in our lives (health, grades, career, etc.). It involves pain, loss and disappointment. In this message through John 15:1-11 we discover how we can endure a season of pruning today.  

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Abide in Christ (John 15:1-11)

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English Sermon (09/06) – Abide in Christ (John 15:1-11)

The theme for this church year is: ABIDE IN CHRIST BEAR MUCH FRUIT. Today we will focus on the word ‘abide’; what does it mean to us and how does doing so look in our lives? Jesus says that He is the true vine and we are the branches and that we must abide in Him because apart from Him we can do nothing (v. 5). Just as the branch is attached to the vine, our relationship with God is essential, constant and connected in a loving relationship. That’s why we ought to choose Him above everything and anything else – all day everyday.

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