Berkeley Chinese Baptist Church English Congregation

Battleground or Playground

Pastor Gary Lee — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:45:00 GMT

1 Timothy 6:11-20

A Recipe For Death pt. #1

Pastor Gary Lee — Sun, 29 May 2011 17:30:00 GMT

Be Filled By the Spirit

Charles Nason — Sun, 01 May 2011 17:30:00 GMT

What is it to be filled by the Spirit? Are you filled by the Spirit? Do you want to be filled by the Spirit? Is it only for those Christians who do miraculous things? Being filled by the Holy Spirit is probably one of the most misunderstood activities in the church. Christians do not realize that God through Paul is commanding every Christian to be filled. Therefore, if they are not filled they are disobedient. Charlie Nason will preach from Ephesians 5:18 - 21 teaching how to do what we can to be filled by the Spirit of God.

Christ Resurrected, So What?

Charles Nason — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:30:00 GMT

Many who are convinced that Jesus rose from the dead do not live differently then those who do not. Does the resurrection of Jesus change anything? If Jesus rose from the dead are there beliefs, attitudes, and actions that I ought to be doing? What difference does it make that Jesus rose from the dead and is standing in heaven with God the Father? This sermon will look at Paul's writings to determine what Paul said about the resurrection and how it ought to change our thinking, attitudes, and actions. This sermon by Charlie Nason covers various passages connected to the resurrection of Christ Jesus.

Day of Atonement and the Resurrection of Christ

Charles Nason — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:30:00 GMT

Although the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ is during the time of the Passover, it is pictured in the practice of the Day of Atonement. Leviticus 16 describes the ritual known as the Day of Atonement. During this process, one can see the need for a superior priest then the line of Aaron and recognize Christ's death and resurrection. Listen as Charlie Nason preaches from Leviticus 16.

Sinners Forgiving Sinners

Charles Nason — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:30:00 GMT

Jesus said to forgive or your heavenly father will not forgive you. Paul says we are to forgive in the same way God in Christ has forgiven us. With such clear teaching, why do we find it hard to forgive? Jesus says if someone sins against you that you ought to go to him and show him his fault with the attitude of forgiveness. The idea is to win the one who sinned against you. Why does free grace, unmerited forgiveness, grate against us so? Paul explains that there is an internal battle where our flesh wars against the working of the Holy Spirit. In short, we, in and of ourselves, do not want to. We would rather watch them grovel enough to earn any forgiveness we might extend to them. That attitude is un-Christian or worse demonic. We must learn as sinners to forgive other sinners who sin against us. Listen as Charlie Nason preaches from Galatians 5:16 - 23 as it relates to forgiveness.

Forgive as God Forgives

Charles Nason — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:30:00 GMT

God's plan to forgive mankind includes too many thing that mere humans cannot do, how then do we forgive like God? We can: 1) decide to forgive, 2) determine a plan to extend that forgiveness, and 3) proclaim the gospel during the process of carrying out the plan. In this sermon, Charlie Nason will speak primarily about the plan we use when we determine to forgive. Are there multiple plans or is there only one? Listen as Charlie explains.

The Way the Father Forgives

Charles Nason — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:30:00 GMT

If we do not forgive our brother from the heart then we are not forgiven by God (Matthew 18:35). We must learn how to forgive! We must forgive in the same way as the Father has forgiven us (Ephesians 4:32). What is the way the Father has forgiven us? We must study the process by which God has extended forgiveness to us if we want to forgive in the same way as God in Christ has forgiven us (Colossians 3:12 - 13). In today's sermon Charlie Nason will speak on the obstacles in the way of forgiveness and the Father's plan to overcome those obstacles to extend forgiveness to mankind.

Forgiveness

Charles Nason — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:30:00 GMT

Forgiveness is a huge topic, which covers all of Scripture. How are people who have broken the law of God pardoned for their offense? What is the process of forgiveness? Is forgiveness necessary or can I just remove myself from people who hurt me? How do I know for certain that I have been forgiven? These are just a few questions that are raised when the topic of forgiveness is brought up. Listen as Charlie Nason begins a series on the topic of forgiveness.

Reward and Restraint for Fearing God!

Charles Nason — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:52:00 GMT

Why should we be diligent to treasure God's word, pray for insight, and apply what we have learned? What do we get out of this type of obedience? God is specific - 1) we understand the fear of the Lord and gain knowledge of God himself, 2) we understand righteousness, justice, and equity, 3) we are restrained and protected from evil men and evil women, and 4) we will be established in the land. Listen as Charlie Nason preaches from Proverbs 2:5 - 22 about the rewards and restraint God grants to his faithful children.

Three Necassary Responsibilities to Fear God!

Charles Nason — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:30:00 GMT

Do you properly understand the fear of the Lord? Do you fear God rightly? God through Solomon has given us specific instructions of our responsibilities in order to gain a proper understanding of the fear of the Lord. Three things are necessary: Treasuring God's word, Praying for Insight, and Searching for how to apply God's word. When someone does these three things rightly then, and only then, will God grant him a proper understanding of the fear of the Lord. Listen as Charlie Nason Preaches on this topic from Proverbs 2:1 - 4.

Why Fear God?!

Charles Nason — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:30:00 GMT

Do You fear God? What does the fear of the Lord look like? How do you start fearing God if you don't already? Why is the fear of the Lord so important? This sermon introduces the Biblical concept of the fear of the Lord. We will define the fear of the Lord, look at how it is displayed in a person, and determine how to get it. The sermon is topical but begins in Revelation 14:6 - 7. This sermon is by Charlie Nason.

God Created!

Charles Nason — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:30:00 GMT

Do you believe the phrase, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth?" These ten words form the base for Christian belief. If they are misunderstood or neglected then false beliefs about the beginning of the material world WILL infect your thinking. Do you believe that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth? Listen to Charlie Nason preach from Genesis 1:1 and find out.

My Messenger: Elijah and God's Plea

Charles Nason — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:30:00 GMT

Malachi finishes God's message by reiterating that God is not being honored by his people. God's people seem to be ignorant toward God's desires or hypocritical in their knowledge. God motivates his people through a promise of blessing and a proper view of the end and judgment. God's final command to his people is to return to God by remembering his word. Listen as Charlie Nason preaches from Malachi 3:7 - 4:6.

My Messenger: the Messiah and God's Justice

Charles Nason — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:24:00 GMT

Malachi continues declaring God's message to God's people. This week God demands that his people guard their spirit. He gives three areas to watch and guard. Guard your spirit or yourself and then guard your intimate relationships and guard the spirit of your community. God's people have not honored and loved God but because of his unchanging character and his declaration of love they are not consumed. They are not consumed because out of God's love he sends a messenger to prepare the way of the Lord who will come suddenly into his temple. The messenger is John the Baptist and the Lord who came into his temple is Jesus the Christ. This sermon by Charlie Nason is the Christmas Sunday sermon from Malachi 2:10 - 3:6.

My Messenger: the Priests and God's Love

Charles Nason — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:30:00 GMT

Malachi is the last Old Testament prophet. He writes an indictment of God's priests and people. However, in the indictment is a message of hope. The message of hope is that God loves his people. Throughout the book he will explain how. In this passage, Malachi 1:1 - 2:9, God declares he loves his people in that he chose them and will always restore them. This sermon is by Charlie Nason.

Wake Up and Think Purely Biblical

Charles Nason — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:30:00 GMT

Peter has warned the believer of false teachers that will come into the church. Now he is warning the believer of Scoffers who will come and use merely humanistic thinking to (seemingly) make foolish the beliefs found in Scripture. Peter's solution is to wake up and think purely Biblical. Listen to Charlie Nason preach from 2 Peter 3:1 - 22.

False Teachers' Destination: The Lord Knows

Charles Nason — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 17:30:00 GMT

The Lord knows His own and the Lord knows those who are not His. He will rescue His own and destroy the others. The Lord does so simultaneously. Noah and Lot are the examples Peter uses in this passage. As such, they are the example of how the Lord rescues His own while maintaining the unrighteous for destruction. This sermon by Charlie Nason is from 2 Peter 2:4 - 22.

False Teachers' Determination: Sensuality

Charles Nason — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:30:00 GMT

False teachers determine to focus on the desires of the sensual flesh to distort the truth of the glory of Christ. Sensuality is related to sexual immorality but it is not sexual immorality. Sensuality is what undergirds sexual immorality. False teachers bait the senses of the flesh in order to incite the desires of the flesh. The senses are your sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. A false teacher works to focus your thoughts on the physical world that you neglect the God behind his creation. This sermon will look at how this works. The sermon, by Charlie Nason, is from 2 Peter 2:3 - 4.

Our Blessed God Who Has Blessed Us

Charles Nason — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:30:00 GMT

Our triune God has predestined, redeemed, and sealed us in Christ for salvation. He does this so that we will praise him for such a blessing and so that we might become objects by which others would praise him. Paul writes this hymn of praise in Ephesians 1:3-14. Listen as Charlie Nason explains what this means for us who would believe.