Sermons by Nestor Sy

Senior Pastor

When Courage Isn’t Convenient

Every moment is a chance to recalculate our route, even when we’ve been driving in the wrong direction. Sermon Title: WHEN COURAGE ISN’T CONVENIENT Sermon Text: MARK 6:14-29 (ESV) Sermon Series: BREAD AND BLINDNESS: DO YOU SEE WHO HE IS? By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 6:14-29 ESV 14 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” 15…

Traveling Light

When God calls us to ministry, he asks us to travel light – not because the journey doesn’t matter, but because he does. Sermon Title: TRAVELING LIGHT Sermon Text: MARK 6:7-13;30 (ESV) Sermon Series: BREAD AND BLINDNESS: DO YOU SEE WHO HE IS? By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 6:7-13,30 ESV 7 And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He charged them to take nothing for their…

Too Close To See

We often miss what God is doing not because he’s absent but because he’s close to us, and we’ve stopped paying attention. Sermon Title: TOO CLOSE TO SEE Sermon Text: MARK 6:16 (ESV) Sermon Series: EXPANDING THE MISSION: THE KINGDOM UNFOLDS By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 6:1-6 NIV 1 Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. 2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where…

When You’re Out of Time

When Jesus walks with you, no story is too far gone. No ending is final. Sermon Title: WHEN YOU’RE OUT OF TIME Sermon Text: MARK 5:21-43 (ESV) Sermon Series: EXPANDING THE MISSION: THE KINGDOM UNFOLDS By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 5:21-43 (ESV) 21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell…

The Conversations Jesus Didn’t Have

Sometimes we resist God’s work in our lives not because we don’t want things to get better, but because we’re afraid of what it might cost us. Sermon Title: THE CONVERSATIONS JESUS DIDN’T HAVE Sermon Text: MARK 5:1-20 (ESV) Sermon Series: EXPANDING THE MISSION: THE KINGDOM UNFOLDS By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 5:1-20 NIV 1 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from…

In the Boat & In the Storm With Jesus

Sermon Title: IN THE BOAT & IN THE STORM WITH JESUS Sermon Text: MARK 4:35-41 (ESV) Sermon Series: EXPANDING THE MISSION: THE KINGDOM UNFOLDS By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 4:35-41 NIV 35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.”36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over…

The Hidden Kingdom

Sermon Title: THE HIDDEN KINGDOM Sermon Text: MARK 4:26-35 (ESV) Sermon Series: EXPANDING THE MISSION: THE KINGDOM UNFOLDS By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 4:26-34 ESV 26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how.28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.29 But when the…

Let The Light In and Let It Shine Out

Sermon Title: LET THE LIGHT IN AND LET IT SHINE OUT Sermon Text: MARK 4:21-25 (ESV) Sermon Series: EXPANDING THE MISSION: THE KINGDOM UNFOLDS By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes:

The Soil of A Fruitful Heart

Sermon Title: THE SOIL OF A FRUITFUL HEART Sermon Text: MARK 4:1-20 (ESV) Sermon Series: EXPANDING THE MISSION: THE KINGDOM UNFOLDS By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes:

Embracing The New

New wine is coming—whether we’re ready for it or not. Jesus is always on the move. The only question is, will we be vessels that he can use? Sermon Title: EMBRACING THE NEW Sermon Text: MARK 2:18-22 (ESV) Sermon Series: THE KING HAS COME: THE START OF SOMETHING NEW By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 2:18-22 ESV 18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the…

The Transformative Touch of Jesus

Many come to Jesus for a miracle, but few stay for his mission. Sermon Title: THE TRANSFORMATIVE TOUCH OF JESUS Sermon Text: MARK 1:40-45 (ESV) Sermon Series: THE KING HAS COME: THE START OF SOMETHING NEW By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 1:40-45 ESV 40 And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” 41 Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I…