Wesley Church of San Diego

09/09/2026

09/06/2026

Message: It Takes Two to Tango
Speaker: Rev. Cuong Nguyen

09/05/2026

Character Qualities That Attract God’s Blessings

Date: Sunday, August 30, 2026
Scripture: Ruth 1:14–18
Speaker: Pastor Trisha Nguyen

Please join us for the full sermon via our live video stream on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at 9:00 AM.

Naomi lost her husband and both of her sons, leaving her and her two daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah, widows. Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem.

Naomi encouraged Ruth to remain in Moab, but Ruth refused to leave her. She chose to follow Naomi and said: “Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.” Ruth 1:16

Ruth worked faithfully in the fields of Boaz. Boaz noticed her character, protected her, and cared for her. Boaz married Ruth and became her redeemer, restoring hope and security to both Ruth and Naomi.

Ruth and Boaz had a son named Obed. Obed became the grandfather of King David, placing Ruth in the family line of Jesus.

Ruth’s story reminds us that God sees our character, faithfulness, and choices, even during difficult seasons.

Five Qualities in Ruth That Attract God’s Blessings:

1. Ruth Was Determined to Serve God
Ruth 1:14–18; Ruth 2:11

Ruth demonstrated a radical determination to follow God. She chose to stay with Naomi even when it meant leaving her homeland, family, and familiar life behind.

Her decision was not based on what she could gain. She had witnessed something in Naomi’s family and in the God of Israel that changed her heart.

We should not follow God simply because we expect blessings from Him. Our faith is revealed when we go through trials and difficult circumstances. Trials reveal what is truly in our hearts.

2. Ruth Was Hopeful and Positive
Ruth 1:19–21; Ruth 2:2

Naomi responded to her losses with bitterness and even asked people to call her “Mara,” meaning bitter, instead of Naomi, meaning pleasant.

Yet Naomi’s negative attitude did not influence Ruth. Ruth never complained or blamed God. Instead, she remained hopeful and continued moving forward.

We need to be careful about what comes out of our mouths, especially during difficult seasons. Our words reveal what is happening in our hearts and can also influence the people around us.

3. Ruth Took Action
Ruth 2:7

Ruth did not simply sit and wait for things to change. She took initiative and worked hard to provide for herself and Naomi.

Her faith was demonstrated through action. She continued faithfully serving her mother-in-law and doing what needed to be done.

Faith is not passive. When we trust God, we should also be willing to take faithful action.

4. Ruth Had a Grateful Heart
Ruth 2:10, 13; Deuteronomy 28:47–48

Ruth showed genuine gratitude for even the kindness she received from Boaz.

In today’s world, it can be easy for people—including children—to develop a sense of entitlement. We may begin to think that we deserve everything we have.

But everything we have ultimately comes from the Lord. A grateful heart recognizes God’s provision and appreciates the kindness of others.

5. Ruth Put Others First
Ruth 3:10; Proverbs 11:25

Ruth demonstrated selflessness. She was not focused only on her own needs and desires. She cared deeply for Naomi and was willing to put others before herself.

Ruth was reaping what she had sown. Her loyalty, kindness, faithfulness, and selflessness eventually brought blessings into her own life.

“Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” Proverbs 11:25. Amen.

09/04/2026

Sunday, August 23, 2026
Message: A New Creation
Scripture: John 9:24-41
Speaker: Mr. Lance Pham

Please join us for the full testimony via our live video stream on Sunday, 8/23/26, at 09:00 AM. Thank you.

Here is the summary of Mr. Pham’s message:

Only God truly knows our hearts. Until we see Him again, we should ask ourselves, “Is the change in my life real?”

Before I met Jesus, I was living a careless and self-centered life. I thought I was doing well because I depended on my own strength and decisions. I drank, gambled, played computer games, and sometimes lied to my wife when I lost money.

These habits hurt my family, and my marriage was almost broken. Deep down, I knew what I was doing was wrong, but I couldn’t stop.

One day, I went to a party with my wife, even though I didn’t really want to go. While I was there, I saw a book outside, but I didn’t know it was a Bible. The wind turned pages of the book back and forth and it got my attention. I realized that the homeowner was a Christian.

At the end of the party, I asked the homeowner one question: “If a person has sin, how can he get rid of it?”

He took a glass of water and poured it out. Then he explained that we need to empty the old water and fill it with new water.

Something happened inside me that night. I felt a joy and peace that I couldn’t explain. I kept asking myself, “Why did God bring me to this house? Why did I see that book? Why did this man give me this answer?”

I didn’t understand it at the time, but that was my first encounter with Jesus. Later, he invited me to church, where I met Pastor Mark. He asked me, “Do you want to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?” I said, “Yes.”

From that day on, I began reading the Bible and applying God’s Word to my life. Jesus started changing me. I stopped gambling, left my old habits behind, and began spending more time with my family.

My wife didn’t believe the change at first. But I’m not standing here because I’m perfect. I’m standing here because God is still working in me, shaping me, and preparing me to serve Him.

Just like the blind man in John 9 said, “I was blind, but now I see.” I was spiritually blind, but Jesus opened my eyes and gave me new life. James 1:22 reminds me not just to hear God’s Word, but to live it out.

We cannot save ourselves. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. He died for us because He loves us.

So I want to leave you with few questions: Have you personally put your faith in Jesus Christ? Have you trusted Him as your Lord and Savior?

Jesus changed my life, and He can change yours too. He knows your heart. And He is still able to change your life. Amen.

09/02/2026

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09/01/2026

"Oil for the light." Exodus 25:6

My soul, how much thou needest this, for thy lamp will not long continue to burn without it. Thy s***f will smoke and become an offence if light be gone, and gone it will be if oil be absent. Thou hast no oil well springing up in thy human nature, and therefore thou must go to them that sell and buy for thyself, or like the foolish virgins, thou wilt have to cry, "My lamp is gone out."

Even the consecrated lamps could not give light without oil; though they shone in the tabernacle they needed to be fed, though no rough winds blew upon them they required to be trimmed, and thy need is equally as great. Under the most happy circumstances thou canst not give light for another hour unless fresh oil of grace be given thee.

It was not every oil that might be used in the Lord's service; neither the petroleum which exudes so plentifully from the earth, nor the produce of fishes, nor that extracted from nuts would be accepted; one oil only was selected, and that the best olive oil. Pretended grace from natural goodness, fancied grace from priestly hands, or imaginary grace from outward ceremonies will never serve the true saint of God; he knows that the Lord would not be pleased with rivers of such oil. He goes to the olive-press of Gethsemane, and draws his supplies from him who was crushed therein. The oil of gospel grace is pure and free from lees and dregs, and hence the light which is fed thereon is clear and bright. Our churches are the Saviour's golden candelabra, and if they are to be lights in this dark world, they must have much holy oil.

Let us pray for ourselves, our ministers, and our churches, that they may never lack oil for the light. Truth, holiness, joy, knowledge, love, these are all beams of the sacred light, but we cannot give them forth unless in private we receive oil from God the Holy Ghost.

Charles Spurgeon
Mornings and Evenings (1856)

08/30/2026

Message: Character Qualities That Attract God's Blessings

08/26/2026

"He that watereth shall be watered also himself." Proverbs 11:25

We are here taught the great lesson, that to get, we must give; that to accumulate, we must scatter; that to make ourselves happy, we must make others happy; and that in order to become spiritually vigorous, we must seek the spiritual good of others.

In watering others, we are ourselves watered. How? Our efforts to be useful, bring out our powers for usefulness. We have latent talents and dormant faculties, which are brought to light by exercise. Our strength for labour is hidden even from ourselves, until we venture forth to fight the Lord's battles, or to climb the mountains of difficulty. We do not know what tender sympathies we possess until we try to dry the widow's tears, and soothe the orphan's grief.

We often find in attempting to teach others, that we gain instruction for ourselves. What gracious lessons some of us have learned as we attempt to help others! We went to teach the Scriptures, we came away blushing that we knew so little of them. In our converse with poor saints, we are taught the way of God more perfectly for ourselves and get a deeper insight into divine truth. Watering others makes us humble. We discover how much grace there is where we had not looked for it; and how much the poor saint may outstrip us in knowledge.

Our own comfort is also increased by our working for others. We endeavour to cheer them, and the consolation gladdens our own heart. Like the two men in the snow; one chafed the other's limbs to keep him from dying, and in so doing kept his own blood in circulation, and saved his own life. The poor widow of Sarepta gave from her scanty store a supply for the prophet's wants, and from that day she never again knew what want was.

Give then, and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, and running over.

Charles Spurgeon
Mornings and Evenings (1856)

08/24/2026

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