Christ-Centered Christian Fellowship

09/08/2026

Applying the Gospel to Doing Good
Galatians 6:6-10

The cause of our salvation is the grace of God through faith in Christ alone. And good works are the fruit of our salvation. Jesus Christ saves a people zealous for good works (Titus 2:14)

31/07/2026

𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗢𝗠 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗦
𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝟭:𝟮–𝟴

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗩𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 — 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝟮

James commands believers to “consider it all joy” when they encounter various trials. This does not mean that trials are enjoyable or that Christians should ignore their pain. Rather, we are to respond with joy because we know that our trials are not meaningless, accidental, or outside God’s sovereign control.

When we view our circumstances through faith, we can rejoice in the Lord even while we grieve, suffer, and struggle.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗩𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 — 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝟯–𝟰

We can respond with joy because God has revealed the purpose of trials: “the testing of your faith produces endurance.” Trials expose whether our faith is genuine, strengthen our dependence upon God, and train us to remain faithful under pressure.

The trial may be painful, but it becomes an instrument in the hands of a wise and loving God who is shaping His children.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗩𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 — 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝟱–𝟴

Because trials often leave us confused, James teaches us to pray for wisdom. The right prayer is not merely, “Lord, remove this trial,” but also, “Lord, give me wisdom to understand how I should respond.”

One expression of godly wisdom is the willingness to examine ourselves, confess our sins, and return to the Lord. Later, James writes, “Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed” (James 5:16).

Although not every sickness or trial is caused by personal sin, Scripture teaches that some sickness may be connected to sinful conduct or God’s discipline. In such cases, what is needed is not merely physical relief, but confession, repentance, reconciliation, and renewed obedience to God.

29/07/2026

24/07/2026

𝗔 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗡, 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧.

A home may appear Christian because it:

• attends church
• owns Bibles
• listens to Christian music
• prays before meals
• uses Christian expressions
• sends children to a Christian school
• avoids certain public sins

These can all be good practices. But none of them, by themselves, proves that Christ rules the household.

The Pharisees possessed biblical knowledge, religious discipline, and public respectability. Yet Jesus said:

“Do all their deeds to be seen by others.”
—Matthew 23:5

Christ is not honored merely because His name appears in the home.

𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗲𝗱.

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"𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗗"

The true condition of a home is often revealed when no church member is watching.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱?

“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”
—Matthew 12:34

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱?

“The anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
—James 1:20

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀?

“The fear of man lays a snare.”
—Proverbs 29:25

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗱?

“A soft answer turns away wrath.”
—Proverbs 15:1

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆’𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
—Matthew 6:21

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆?

“I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless.”
—Psalm 101:3

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲?

“You cannot serve God and money.”
—Matthew 6:24

Public reputation may hide these realities from other people.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁.

“All are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.”
—Hebrews 4:13

The question is not merely:

“Does our home look Christian?”

The deeper question is:

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲?

22/07/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀, seek guidance from them, bow before their images, call upon their names, or treat them as spiritual mediators.

𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

When the apostle John fell before an angel, the angel immediately stopped him:

“𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁! 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂… 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗚𝗼𝗱.” - Revelation 22:9

This truth applies to every angel: Michael, Gabriel, guardian angels, archangels, and all heavenly beings. They may be powerful, holy, and commissioned by God, but they are still created servants. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱.

The Bible warns against “the worship of angels” in Colossians 2:18. Jesus Himself declared:

“𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲.” - Matthew 4:10

Again, 𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀, seek guidance from them, bow before their images, call upon their names, or treat them as spiritual mediators.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱.
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁.
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁.

Angels serve God’s people according to God’s command, but they never replace God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, or the authority of Scripture. Hebrews 1:14 describes them as “ministering spirits sent out to serve.”

This is not written to condemn anyone, but to lovingly point us back to biblical worship. Even sincere religious devotion can become idolatry when it gives to a created being what belongs to the Creator alone.

𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

“𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗚𝗼𝗱.” — Revelation 22:9

20/07/2026

Why True Christians Must Refuse Justification by Religious Rituals

Can your religion save you? Or are you trusting in Jesus Christ alone?

👇 Read this carefully.

The gospel is not about becoming acceptable to God through religious works. It is about trusting completely in the finished work of Jesus Christ.

In Galatians 5:2–6, Paul gives a solemn warning. If you seek to be justified before God by your own obedience, religious rituals, or good works, Christ becomes of no advantage to you. You separate yourself from Him and abandon the only grace that saves.

The heart of Christianity is not faith plus works: it is faith in Jesus Christ alone, a faith that produces a life of love and obedience.

❓The question is not: "Am I religious enough?"

✅ The question is: "Am I trusting in Jesus Christ alone for my righteousness before God?"

"For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love."
— Galatians 5:6 (ESV)

📖 Read Galatians 5:2–6 today and ask yourself:

What am I trusting in for my salvation - my religious works or Christ alone?

18/07/2026

Galatians 5–6, Applying the Gospel, because the gospel:

- It is not only something to defend.

- It is not only something to explain.

- But it is something we must apply.

This Sunday, we begin with:

> Applying the Gospel to Christian Freedom
Text: Galatians 5:1–12

Christ has set us free. But the question is: will we stand firm in that freedom, or will we return again to slavery of law and sin?

Join us as we hear God’s Word and learn what it means to live in the freedom Christ has purchased for us.

14/07/2026

If you are comfortable living in sin, you should not be comfortable before a holy God. Repent and believe the gospel before it is too late.