Sermons by Nestor Sy
Senior Pastor
The Days Of Distress
Sermon Title: THE DAYS OF DISTRESS Sermon Text: MARK 13:14-23 Sermon Series: UNTIL HE COMES: THE KING PREPARES A WATCHFUL CHURCH By: PTR NIC SY Mark 13:14-23 NIV “When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out.Let no one in the field go back to get their…
Stones & Signs: Looking Beyond The Temple
Sermon Title: STONES & SIGNS: LOOKING BEYOND THE TEMPLE Sermon Text: MARK 13:1-8 Sermon Series: UNTIL HE COMES: THE KING PREPARES A WATCHFUL CHURCH By: PTR NIC SY SERMON NOTES What happens when the follower becomes the witness? I. EXPECT PRESSURE – THE SUMMONS The world’s hatred with you will not be about your personality or your preferences. It will be about your allegiance. Persecution doesn’t derail the mission; it advances it. What the enemy meant to silence, God uses…
WHO IS LORD HERE?
Sermon Title: WHO IS LORD HERE? Sermon Text: MARK 12:35-44 Sermon Series: THE JERUSALEM MINISTRY: THE KING CONFRONTS EMPTY RELIGION By: PTR NIC SY Mark 12:35-44 ESV And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.”’ David himself calls him Lord.…
Center Of The Map
Sermon Title: THE CENTER OF THE MAP Sermon Text: MARK 12:28-34 Sermon Series: THE JERUSALEM MINISTRY: THE KING CONFRONTS EMPTY RELIGION By: PTR NIC SY Mark 12:28-34 ESV And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.And you shall love the Lord…
More Color Than You Can Imagine
Sermon Title: MORE COLOR THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE Sermon Text: MARK 12:18-27 Sermon Series: THE JERUSALEM MINISTRY: THE KING CONFRONTS EMPTY RELIGION By: PTR NIC SY Mark 12:18-27 ESV And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.There were…
The Image On The Coin
The image reveals the owner. Sermon Title: THE IMAGE OF THE COIN Sermon Text: MARK 12:13-17 (ESV) Sermon Series: THE JERUSALEM MINISTRY By: PTR. NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: Mark 12:13-17 ESV And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk.And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of…
Living Before God Under The Sun
What feels small under the sun matters greatly before God. Sermon Title: LIVING BEFORE GOD UNDER THE SUN Sermon Text: ECCLESIASTES 12:1-14 (ESV) Sermon Series: UNDER THE SUN, BEFORE GOD By: PTR. NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: Remember your Creator in the days of your youth,before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”—2 before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain;3 when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong…
Living Wisely in the Seasons of Life
In the hands of an eternal God, nothing is ever wasted. Sermon Title: LIVING WISELY IN THE SEASONS OF LIFE Sermon Text: ECCLESIASTES 3:1-15 (NIV) Sermon Series: UNDER THE SUN, BEFORE GOD By: PTR. NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 NIV There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavensa time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproota time to kill and a time to heal, a time to…
The King’s Experiment: What Happens When We Have It All
Sermon Title: THE KING’S EXPERIMENT: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE IT ALL Sermon Text: ECCLESIASTES 1:12- 2:26 (ESV) Sermon Series: UNDER THE SUN, BEFORE GOD By: PTR. NESTOR SY Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 NIV I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing…
Life Under The Sun
If this life is all there is, desire becomes perpetually unfinished, an endless motion that never rests. Sermon Title: LIFE UNDER THE SUN Sermon Text: ECCLESIASTES 1:1-11 (ESV) Sermon Series: UNDER THE SUN, BEFORE GOD By: PTR. NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 NIV The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?Generations come and generations go, but the earth…
From Egypt to Nazareth
Sermon Title: FROM EGYPT TO NAZARETH Sermon Text: MATTHEW 2:19-23 Sermon Series: THE UNEXPECTED ROAD: JOURNEYS IN THE CHRISTMAS STORY By: BRO ARNOLD ALO Matthew 2:19-23 NIV After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.” So he got up, took the child and…
FROM NAZARETH TO BETHLEHEM
Sermon Title: FROM NAZARETH TO BETHLEHEMSermon Text: LUKE 2:1-7Sermon Series: THE UNEXPECTED ROAD: JOURNEYS IN THE CHRISTMAS STORYBy: PTR NIC SY SERMON NOTES Every unexpected road is part of God’s unfolding plan. God’s reroutes are often God’s invitations into his purposes. Even when life feels out of control, it is never out of God’s control. I. GOD USES UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES TO DIRECT OUR STEPS God can use anyone and anything, even those who do not know him, to accomplish his purposes. The road we…