New City Fellowship - Sunday Sermons

Jesus said the time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is near. AtJesus' death and resurrection the Kingdom of God had arrived. This kingdom that hasarrived is marked by two key components. One the kingdom of God is spiritual. It is notmaterialistic and it governs all metaphysical elements of this world. Second, the Kingdomof God is an ongoing and progressive work seeking to build a new world order.God in His Sovereign plan to execute His kingdom upon Earth has allowed civilgovernments of all nations to govern and bring order to the peace and prosperity of thepeoples’. A Christian’s view of the civil government is obedience to the law of the land.But his heart is governed by the influence of the Holy Spirit as through the scriptures.Since his ultimate citizenship is not of this world but of the world to come. Our physicalworld will fade away, but our spiritual growth in this world will make us grow from onedegree of goodness to the next. In the beginning, God was pleased with all creation andsaid that it was good. Order and Liberty hinges on doing good, that means separatingour works from evil. However, there is a deeper responsibility of doing good work. Whichis preventing a man from falling into the grave of his own wickedness. True wisdom of aChristian is not to abandon the wicked to his folly but lead Him to the paths ofrighteousness because a greater judgement is coming when the Lord returns. On thatday, no circumventing of the law will prevent the world from the Lord’s wrath uponevildoers. Therefore, our doing good works in this world must be out of love for ourneighbors and enemies. Remember, we were once sheep that were lost but we arefound. Our obedience to the laws of our nation is not just for the sake of good behavior,or charity. But it is meant for us to gather the lost souls to our Savior.

In Matthew 16:13–20, we are brought to the decisive moment where the identity of Jesus and the identity of His church are inseparably revealed. At the center stands Peter’s confession—“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”—a confession not born of human insight but of divine revelation. Jesus declares that upon this apostolic witness and its Christ-centered confession, He Himself will build His church. This is not a human project, nor merely a religious institution; it is Christ’s own church, established on a revealed truth and secured by His authority. Even the gates of death will not withstand its advance, for its foundation is not fragile or shifting, but anchored in the living Son of God. In entrusting the apostles with the “keys of the kingdom,” Jesus establishes the nature and purpose of church government: to steward, declare, and enact on earth what heaven has decreed. This authority, easily misunderstood apart from the resurrection, finds its clarity in the unfolding witness of the New Testament, where Christ’s rule is exercised through His appointed servants for the gathering and guarding of His people. As we gather in worship, we are reminded that the church does not sustain itself—God Himself builds, secures, and governs His church through His Word, His Spirit, and His ordained means.

What does a wise and flourishing family look like and how do we cultivate it? Proverbs 31 gives us a portrait in three movements. A wise family is formed by the counsel of wisdom, shaped through the character of wisdom, and crowned with the fruit of wisdom.

Galatians 5 reminds us that the freedom Christ gives is not the absence of authority, but the presence of a new kind of rule: God’s rule within us. We have been set free from sin’s penalty and power, yet that freedom is not meant for self-indulgence. Left to ourselves, our hearts become disordered, producing the works of the flesh that fracture our lives and relationships. But God, in His grace, does not leave us to govern ourselves alone. Through His Spirit, He reorders our hearts by reshaping our desires, renewing our loves, and forming in us the fruit of a new life. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are not self-produced virtues, but evidence of God’s gracious rule within. This passage essentially shows us that self-government begins with Spirit-government. True freedom is not doing whatever we want, but becoming people whose hearts are so ordered by God that we delight to live under His authority. As God orders our hearts, He leads us into the kind of freedom that is whole, life-giving, and reflective of Christ Himself.

During the Passover custom, the Roman governor Pontius Pilate offers the crowd a choice to release one prisoner: Jesus Christ or Barabbas, a known criminal. Although Pilate realizes that Jesus is innocent and has been handed over out of envy, the chief priests persuade the crowd to ask for Barabbas instead and to demand Jesus’ crucifixion.Pilate’s wife even sends him a warning after a troubling dream about Jesus, urging him not to be involved in condemning an innocent man. Still, the crowd grows louder, shouting for Jesus to be crucified.

On this evening during the passover week in Jerusalem, Jesus begins the passion story with a meal. Jesus sits at the head of the table among his beloved disciples. But at this table is not just an ordinary meal but the beginning of a new world order. For ages, evil had reigned over creation since the fall of Adam but now Jesus begins a new beginning. In the ancient world, before going to war, kings usually toasted and threw a big feast to celebrate a sure victory. Jesus breaks the bread and lifts the cup inaugurating God’s rule on Earth. Anyone who partakes of this meal is taking a break from the fallen world and experiences a new beginning in their lives. God restores the world by capturing sin and death into the body and blood of Christ who on the resurrection day gloriously defeats sin and death.

At the close of his Gospel, Matthew does not rush us past the resurrection—he slows us down. He invites us to come and see. Like the women at the tomb, we are drawn into a moment of careful examination, where fear and wonder meet. The stone is rolled away. The tomb is empty. The angel speaks. Jesus is alive. This is not vague hope or wishful thinking. The women are confronted with something undeniable—something that rearranges reality itself. The resurrection of Jesus is not merely a return to life, but the breaking in of the age to come. The future has arrived ahead of time. And that makes this news not just wonderful, but wonderfully unsettling. Because if Jesus is truly risen, nothing remains the same. Matthew sets before us two responses. The women see, tremble, and ultimately worship. But the guards and the religious leaders turn away. Faced with the same reality, they choose not investigation but suppression—not truth, but a story that protects their power and preserves their comfort. We are left with a question: What will we do with the risen Christ?This passage calls us to more than passive belief. It calls us to examine the evidence, to wrestle honestly with what we find, and then to align our lives with this world-shattering truth. For if Jesus is risen indeed, then he is Lord indeed—and that changes everything.

Jesus enters Jerusalem as king and is praised by the crowd (the Triumphal Entry). He weeps over the city because they do not recognize God’s timing. Then He goes to the temple and drives out those misusing it, declaring it a house of prayer. After this, He teaches daily in the temple while religious leaders look for a way to kill Him, but the people listen eagerly.

In the closing verses of his letter, Paul thanks the Philippian church for the financial gift they sent to support him. Yet he makes clear that his joy does not come from the gift itself. Over time, Paul has learned the secret of contentment—whether in abundance or in need—because Christ gives him strength for every circumstance. Yet, Paul affirms that the Philippians were right to send their gift. Their generosity was an act of partnership in the gospel and a sacrifice pleasing to God. In giving, they were investing in the fruit of a life shaped by God’s grace. As Paul closes with greetings and a final blessing, he does not hesitate to remind us that the people of grace that God is forming are products of the grace of Jesus Christ that is at work in them through the gospel.

God’s peace is not merely a private feeling; it is a transforming presence that reshapes the whole of life. In Philippians 4:1–9, Paul shows us that the peace of God becomes visible in three key areas: in restored relationships, in a gentle and prayerful posture of the heart, and in a renewed mindset on what is true and good. As we rejoice in the Lord, release our anxieties to Him in prayer, and train our minds on what reflects his character, the promise of the gospel becomes real among us—the peace of God guards our hearts and minds, and the God of peace himself is with us.

What is the direction of the Christian life? Once we enter into the narrow door that leads to God’s Kingdom. How do we proceed forward while we still live in this fallen world? Paul reminds us of our Christian identity that we are subjects of Christ Jesus who has claimed dominion over all of creation. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (2:10-11). How do we practically live as subjects of our Lord? We must continue to make the path for Christ to come into this world as directed in the Great Commission. We will lay down the path of God on Earth by first walking with Jesus in our lives in obedience to His will. When we walk this path of obedience, we will see Christ glorified in our actions. This glory of Christ may make us look small, ridiculed and weak in the eyes of this fleshly world. But in the world to come, Christians will share in the likeness of Christ who reigns over all things. So we can let go control over our fleshly lives by allowing God to take control of our lives even if we encounter death. As citizens of heaven, our father is still with us in it. We can take comfort that He will hold us still in this world from falling until that one beautiful day, where our lowly bodies will be glorified in Christ.

We spend much of life trying to prove we are enough - through success, morality, status, or even religious devotion. In a city like ours, where life often feels like a constant race, to achieve more, earn more, become more, and be seen as more, our worth is easily tied to performance. Even our spirituality can become another measure of comparison and self-validation. But in Philippians 3, Paul confronts this deep instinct to trust our own effort for identity, worth, and acceptance before God. What we discover is liberating: true righteousness is not earned but received through faith in Christ alone. Our standing before God does not rest on what we achieve, but on what Christ has already accomplished. Freed from trusting our performance, we are invited into something the striving city rarely offers; deep rest, lasting joy, and unshakable security. From that place of grace, life takes on a new direction. We no longer strive to prove ourselves, but press on with joyful perseverance, seeking to know Christ more fully - the only One who truly satisfies the restless heart.

Agriculture is one humanity’s oldest professions. It is labor intensive, back aching shifts, and patient toil. But the most exciting part of a planting season is the harvest day when farmers go out in unison rejoicing in their hard work. They reap what they have sown. Similarly, Paul is rejoicing with the Philippian church of two workers who had labored for Christ. Timothy and Epaphroditus are two Pastors who labored in church planting work with Paul. Paul wants to show us that God sends out the gospel to the world through agents who have been truly transformed by Christ Jesus. But Paul introduces a rare instruction in his letter from his usual teaching among all his letters. He asks the church to honor such men. What does that mean? Paul says, such men have genuine concern over your welfare. This is key for any Christian to explore their calling for God’s work. It’s not their talent, speech or preaching that sets them apart for effective ministry but a genuine concerned heart for their fellow believers.

In this passage, Paul calls believers to live out what God has already worked in. Because God is the one who saves—from beginning to end—Christians are summoned to “work out” the implications of that salvation in everyday life. In a crooked and depraved generation, the church is to shine as a living sign of God’s goodness and beauty, holding forth the word of life and bearing witness to the resurrection life to come. This way of life stands in sharp contrast to Israel in the wilderness, marked not by grumbling and complaint but by joyful, grateful obedience. As the Philippians live this out, Paul’s own joy is completed: he can look on with confidence that his labor in the gospel has not been in vain, and that God’s saving work in them will endure long after he has left the scene.

We live in a city and a country shaped by upward trajectories: success, visibility, power, and relentless self-advancement. In a context where money manipulates systems, influence silences the weak, and the powerful often bully their way forward, greatness is measured by how much control one can exert. Into this noisy and unjust world, Philippians 2:1–11 speaks as a deeply counter-cultural disruption. Paul points us to Jesus, who does not grasp for power but willingly lays it down, choosing the path of condescenion: self-emptying love and humble obedience, even unto the cross. The cross-shaped life redefines greatness, not by how large we loom, but by what we give away for the sake of others. The gospel frees us from competitive self-promotion and forms in us the mind of Christ, calling us to serve people with humility, generosity, and costly love rather than seeking to be served by it.

What does it look like to live under the rule of a King who is worth everything? In this passage, Paul calls the church to a life shaped by the gospel—marked by unity, courage, and joyful endurance in the face of opposition. Allegiance to Christ the King is not merely a belief we hold, but a loyalty we embody, whatever the cost. As we consider what it means to “let our manner of life be worthy of the gospel,” we are invited to see that suffering for Christ is not a sign of defeat, but a gift that confirms Christ’s reign and our belonging to him.

If you were asked the question, How do you experience Christ in your life? You may have several different answers based on your life story. But in all these answers, they lead to one final conclusion: that a Christian possesses a certain joy in all of life’s circumstances. It may be a job promotion, or you may have experienced death in the family.This is Paul’s answer to the church in Philippians as to why their concern for him in prison is not tragic. The Philippian church loved Paul, and throughout his ministry they supported him in prayer and finances. However, Paul found something in this church that led him to write this letter. Unlike other churches Paul had planted, which had issues requiring admonishment, the Philippian church was different.Paul wanted them to know why it was important not to give up their faith and witness when persecution and trials befall them. At the heart of this letter, Paul displays an unshakable faith and affirms that we worship a resurrected Savior, Jesus. This Jesus is far superior to all the treasures of the world. If you possess Him in your life, not even death can overcome our existence.This is the answer a Christian must arrive at in life: that in life or in death, Christ will be our end. When we reorient our lives around this truth about Christ, we will possess an unquenchable joy so strong that even a bruised reed will not break. As Christians, we will rejoice in the Lord always and rejoice in all the milestones and tragedies of life. We will not be broken by sin but will bear witness to Christ at all times, among all peoples, and in all places in this world.

What happens to the gospel when life takes an unexpected turn? Writing from prison, Paul shows us that the good news of Christ is not chained to comfort, freedom, or favorable circumstances. Instead, God sovereignly uses both hardship and comfort to advance what matters most—the gospel of Jesus Christ. In Philippians 1:12–18a, we see a life governed by a single aim: that Christ would be proclaimed. Whether through sincere love or mixed motives, through suffering or success, Paul rejoices because Christ is preached. This passage calls every Christian to a reordered life—one that sees God’s hand in every circumstance and treasures the preciousness of Christ above reputation, ease, and even life itself.

In Philippians 1:7–11, the Apostle Paul reveals that Christian love is not a product of human willpower, but a supernatural fruit of our union with Christ. This"abounding love" is anchored in the knowledge of God’s Truth and directed toward a life of pure, Gospel-driven integrity. Rather than a vague sentiment, biblical love is a directed force - flowing from the imputed righteousness of Jesus and aimed at the praise of God’s glory. This passage essentially shows us that true Christian love does not begin with effort, but with rest: resting in sovereign grace, from which Christ’s own love spills over into our lives.

In this passage, Paul is praying for the saints at Philippi with joy. Thereason for this joyful prayer is that the grace of God that has begun a good work in themwill also bring that good work to completion on the day of Jesus Christ. However, thecritical role of this grace in our lives is not just at the beginning and at the end of ourChristian living. It is also for the progress of our journey here and now. This gives usconfidence and joy, however our circumstances may look.

In Psalm 33, the psalmist calls us to praise God with joy and to put ourtrust in the Lord because God is faithful to his people and God's word is right and true.

In 2 Samuel 7:8–16, David is confronted with a truth every believer must learn: life with God is not ultimately about what we do for Him, but what He graciously does for us. David, Israel’s king, is reminded that God alone directs the story, and that His purposes far exceed human plans. In this pivotal moment, God promises to raise up a greater King, one whose throne will endure forever. This passage not only points us to Christ, the true Son of David, but also invites us to examine the rival kings: our idols, that often rule our hearts. As we consider God’s promise of a forever King, we are called to yield our lives to His reign. While we rest in the hope that he shall reign forever, we must long to see him reign today - in our hearts and lives, shaping our desires, ruling our priorities, and leading us into the life only His kingdom can give.

Isaiah describes the mission of Jesus as a mission of bringing good tidings to the afflicted, binding up the broken-hearted, proclaiming liberty to the captives, and comforting those who mourn. This need for good tidings has not changed today in our city. We are living in an age of rapid pace of life, high productivity and reward seeking culture. But in the midst of this hunger and greed to achieve, there are many who fall in between the cracks. The pressure to keep up with work along with commitments such as EMI, school fees, home loans, has made our city groan for a break. This stress has led to joyless personal life leading to mindless scrolling, joyless marriages where adultery is becoming common, joyless parenting where parents have no patience with their children. Just as Isaiah prophesied that one day the Messiah will come to renew all that is broken, the church today stands at a place proclaiming the same message that Jesus is coming again to bring a new order in this world. Jesus brought about the forgiveness of sin in Jerusalem in Luke 4. Today, the motion that Jesus brought in Jerusalem is continued in the church to walk in sanctification before God by forgiving our debtors, therefore bringing joyful salvation to our world. Advent assures us that the Messiah who once healed and restored is still at work: He has come to bind up our wounds and will one day make all things new.

In this second Sunday of Advent, we see how God brings everlasting peace to this broken world.

On the first Sunday of Advent we pray with Isaiah for God to rend the heavens so that nations might tremble before his presence and all flesh might recognize the authoritative presence of our Maker. Surely Christmas is a break in the clouds that conceal the majesty of God from us. But it is only a break. The heavens still await the time of God's final rending, God's final disclosure. If we look only to Christmas as the answer to Isaiah's cry, we will fail to hear God's full response to the ancient prophet. There's more to come! Jesus reminds us of the "more to come" in the Mark 13 passage when he encourages us to keep watching and waiting for the return of the Master who has gone away only for a time.

Paul’s final words to the Ephesian elders offers us a compelling vision of the kind of pastoral leadership needed for our growth and maturity in grace.

There are many ways to forgive someone. But the Bible offers us the one solution that truly works which is found in the body of Christ. Paul often talks about the “unity” of the body of Christ as crucial for God’s redemptive work to restore humanity rightly with God. Here in Philemon, Paul is able to practically show us what true unity means by calling Christians to live in “partnerships” with one another. Paul appeals to Philemon to receive Onesemus as an equal partner, and in the same condition that Christ received us as unfaithful and useless persons living under the slavery to sin. This is at the heart of Paul’s plea while writing this letter to Philemon. The sign of true Christian faith is found when we are able to receive a sinner in partnership, firstly because that is the evidence of the Holy Spirit's presence in a believer's life. This is the pattern of how God will restore the fallen world. The fallen Man cannot forgive someone unless a debt is paid. While a Christian can enjoy the gospel whose final debt is already forgiven, the Holy Spirit enables a Christian to enjoy forgiveness in the present day church by calling all Christians to become partners in service of God’s Kingdom. This is Paul’s basis that Onesimus has now become useful to Paul.

In this passage, Paul continues his appeal to Philemon — not with the weight of apostolic authority, but with the warmth of brotherly love. The love of God at work in Paul compels him to lay aside his rights and reason from the heart, inviting Philemon to do the same. Love reshapes the dynamics of power and position. It dismantles the hierarchies of Rome and builds the household of God. Onesimus is no longer to be seen as a slave, but as a beloved brother: redeemed, restored, and received as family.

This Sunday, we begin a new sermon series from the book of Philemon titled 'Be Reconciled: Gospel According to Philemon.' In this short yet powerful letter, Paul reminds us that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not only the message that saves us, but it is the power that unites us. In the opening verses (v1–7), we see how the God of grace and peace works through the Gospel to knit believers together in deep fellowship. This fellowship transforms how we relate to one another, producing joy and refreshment that flow from a shared faith. It is on this very foundation that Paul will later appeal to Philemon to receive Onesimus — not as a slave, but as a brother.

God's nature is perfect. But man is complex, subject to change, and has a divided nature. It is not possible for man to live in perfect harmony with fellow image bearers. Hence, God gives a gift to humanity, which is the church. In the church, the offices of elders and deacons are instituted so that the church will not follow the chaos of the world but bring the perfect ordering of God.

God cares deeply for His church, and one of the ways He shows that care is by providing godly leaders to guide, protect, and serve His people. In 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1, we see that elders and deacons are not chosen for their power or position, but called by God to display the character of Christ in their life and service. This sermon reminds us that godly leadership is both God’s provision for His people and His testimony through His people.

We see from Acts 6 how God provides for the physical and spiritual needs of His people by instituting the office of the diaconate. Deacons become tangible expressions of God’s care by serving practical needs, preserving unity, and supporting the ministry of the Word so that the Word of God may continue to increase. What seems like an administrative crisis becomes the occasion for God to provide lasting structures of grace for His church.

Paul preached the Gospel of God’s kingdom with humility, tears, and trials, never shrinking from declaring the whole counsel of God. That same precious Gospel must shape the life and ministry of every church leader. Elders are called to shepherd God’s people, guarding them from false teaching and guiding them with God’s Word. They must serve with integrity, sacrifice, and love, because the church was bought with the blood of Christ.

In this passage, Peter paints a picture of the church shaped by Christ, the Chief Shepherd. Elders are called to lead not with pride or for selfish gain, but willingly and eagerly, showing by example the humble care of Jesus. Their passion to be like Jesus needs to be so infectious, that it, in turn, sets an example for the church to imitate.

This is a story of the nations of the world. How did humanity spread across the world with many languages and ethnicities? The scattering of humanity across the world is not accident but by design. What can we learn about Babel? We are saved to live for God’s glory by living in union with Christ and His church. Jesus commands us to make disciples in the church and then scattering into the world as God’s image bearers.

God is the God of second beginnings. Nowhere is this more clearly displayed than in Genesis 9, where He chooses to continue His sovereign plan for the world through one man and his family. The passage is written in the language of “re-creation”, echoing the first creation account and the mandate given to Adam: “be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth”. Yet it is also different: the world is no longer perfect. Sin remains, and humanity continues its drift “east of Eden.” And yet, against this backdrop of brokenness, we see the sheer mercy and faithfulness of God.

God's people may feel outnumbered while living out the faith. No one has ever been more outnumbered than Noah in his day, the only righteous man on earth at that time. Yet, God demonstrated through the great flood and the ark that he knows how to rescue his people and judge the wicked. Because this is true, we can find our soul's rest in this Rescuer as we follow him in a world that is opposed to him and us.

From the story of Cain and Abel, we see that sin leads to guilt, which leads to a cry for justice and atonement.

The story of Cain and Abel reveals how the tragedy of sin did not stop with Adam and Eve but was passed on to their children. When Cain’s offering is not accepted, his anger exposes the deceitfulness of the human heart. We see sin crouching at the door, ready to consume him. Despite his unacceptable offering, God graciously warns Cain, reminding him that sin is not irresistible; it must be resisted and mastered.

Sin has many faces, and many consequences. While God’s righteous wrath is a sure consequence of God's justice in dealing with sin, there is a consequence that goes deeper, and that is alienation! This passage puts the spotlight on this consequence, and our consequent search for home and belonging. It also shows that this search can only find its end in the God who came and pitched his tent among us so that we can one day be fully at home with him. But as we await the fullness of that home, we can even now share the blessings of our true home with those who need it the most.

So far we have seen the creation account. God created humanity in Adam and he is called to keep perfect obedience. But the drama takes a turn, where we have an enemy who deceives Adam and Eve. They disobey God, and bring upon themselves God’s wrath. This chapter is the stepping stone for human history. Everything we know about our lives comes from this event in Eden. All of our unanswered questions in life fall into this story.

In this sermon we will see how God created humans to be distinct from Him, to be contingent on Him, and therefore to find the full goodness of what it means to be truly human by embracing our limits.

After God created all things in order, He created Adam, who was given all autonomy to rule over creation. Adam discovered that all things in this world were made with love. Love is communal and is part of God’s original well-ordered design. In this sermon we will see who we are as humanity and how we can rediscover the life of love that was originally planned for in the garden of Eden.

In this text, we get a zoomed in version of a God who does more than create; He calls! Humanity becomes the apex of His creation, uniquely made in His image, set apart to reflect His character and represent His rule. To be human is not merely to exist but to carry the divine imprint and to live with intentionality. God grants His image-bearers authority over creation, not for self-glory but for stewarding His world under His kingship. Our worth, work, and worship are all wrapped up in the God who created us to reflect Him and to extend His glory to the ends of the earth.

In this sermon, we turn our eyes to the very beginning, to the God who spoke light into darkness and filled the world with beauty and goodness. Every detail in creation, from the stars above to the soil beneath our feet, flows from his imagination and care. This is not just a story of how the world began. It's a window into the heart of the Creator — who is both powerful and purposeful, generous and good. As we reflect on the wonder of creation, we’re invited to worship the God who made all things and who calls it good.

This passage talks about gifts in the church as means of the Holy Spirit to build the church and make disciples. The gifts that God gives to the church equips the saints in ministry to build God’s new temple. The gifts are diverse but they are called to be exercised to promote true love with one another. The goal of the church is to become a community shaped by God’s love for each other by breaking patterns of sin and the power of Satan over our lives. The church thus becomes a hope for sinners of the new creation yet to come.

The Triune God — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — is a perfect community of beauty, goodness, and grace. God is now forming us as a people who reflect His own character and is calling to be rich in good (beautiful) works. This is God’s grace at work in us. In this way, the church becomes a living picture of God’s beauty and goodness on earth.

In a world where people are unsatisfied with their dreams and desires, the gospel offers an alternative that will quench the thirst of the heart. The gospel offers us assurance in a God who offers His own body where we will eat and be satisfied, drink and be quenched, and rested when exhausted. In the church, the disciples of Christ are made holy in the wisdom of God. The wisdom of God for fallen sinners is a deep dependance in the Word of God written and offered to us by the Holy Spirit. This is a gift for us given to us by God’s grace.

This sermon from Titus 1 explores the vital role of disciple-making within the local church by examining the calling, character, and context of those entrusted with this sacred task. As part of our series on making disciples, we will see how Paul’s instructions to Titus emphasize that godly leaders are not self-appointed but called by God, shaped by holy character, and placed within communities that desperately need truth and transformation.

In seasons of darkness, we wonder if God has abandoned us. The psalmist, when in a dark place, openly questions God if he forgot “grace”? The truth, however, is that this world would cease to exist if God had forgotten grace. Indeed, this world exists because God will never forget grace towards His people.