SF Tabernacle SDA Church

SF Tabernacle SDA Church We are a Bible-believing family of Christ whose mission is to uplift the name and life of our Saviour Jesus Christ.

We are one of those families who eagerly wait for the second coming of Christ and gladly worship on the seventh-day of the week.

09/05/2026

Waiting, Watching and Working - Nolan John

There is something difficult about waiting.We live in a world that does not like to wait. We want fast food, fast intern...
09/05/2026

There is something difficult about waiting.

We live in a world that does not like to wait. We want fast food, fast internet, instant messages, same-day delivery, and immediate answers. We have become so accustomed to convenience that waiting can feel like a waste of time.

But some of the most important things in life require us to wait.
A farmer plants a seed and waits for the harvest.

Parents raise their children and wait to see what they will become.

A student studies and waits for graduation.
And as Christians, we live every day waiting for the greatest event this world has ever seen—the return of Jesus Christ.
Jesus said in Luke 12:35, “Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning.”

Notice that Jesus did not say, “Go to sleep while you wait.”
He said, keep your lamps burning.

The Christian life is not passive waiting. It is active waiting.

Jesus is teaching us that while we wait for His return, there are three things we must do:

We must WAIT with faith.
We must WATCH with vigilance.
And we must WORK with faithfulness.

Waiting means we trust God even when we cannot see what He is doing.

Watching means we remain spiritually awake because we know that Jesus could come at any moment.

Working means we continue doing what God has called us to do until He comes.

Imagine a night-shift security guard who knows that the owner could return at any moment. He doesn't know exactly when. It could be midnight. It could be 2:00 in the morning. It could be just before sunrise.

But his uncertainty about when does not change his responsibility to be ready.

That is the picture Jesus gives us.
The question is not, “When is Jesus coming?”
The question is, “Will He find me ready when He comes?”

We are living between the promise of His first coming and the hope of His second coming. And while we wait, God has given us a mission.

So let us consider what it means to wait faithfully, watch carefully, and work diligently—because Jesus is coming again!

Join us at 9:15am for Sabbath School and 11am for the Worship Service as Bro. Nolan John will share this powerful Christ-centered message about being faithful and loyal in these last days.

Worship with us online https://www.youtube.com/
For more information, please visit us at www.sftabernaclesda.org

08/29/2026

Through the Storms - Joshua Okor

Have you ever been caught in a storm?Sometimes storms arrive with warning. The clouds begin to gather, the wind begins t...
08/29/2026

Have you ever been caught in a storm?

Sometimes storms arrive with warning. The clouds begin to gather, the wind begins to blow, and you have time to prepare.

But other storms come without warning.

One phone call can change your life.

One medical report can bring fear.

One financial crisis can disrupt your plans.

One broken relationship can leave your heart wounded.

One unexpected loss can make you ask, “God, where are You?”

And the truth is, being a Christian does not mean we will never experience storms.

Faith does not exempt us from trouble.

Sometimes, in fact, the strongest believers go through some of the fiercest storms.

The disciples discovered this on the Sea of Galilee. They were following Jesus, and yet they found themselves in the middle of a violent storm. Being in the will of God did not mean they were protected from the storm.

And perhaps that's an important lesson for somebody today:

You can be in God's will and still be in a storm.

You can pray and still face difficulties.

You can be faithful and still experience disappointment.

You can serve God and still walk through seasons of uncertainty.

You can love Jesus and still cry.

But James gives us a different perspective on the storm.

He says:

“Blessed is the man who endures temptation.”

James doesn't say, “Blessed is the person who never has problems.”

He says, “Blessed is the person who endures.”

The blessing is not always found in escaping the storm.

Sometimes the blessing is found in what God does in us while we are going through it.

Storms test our faith.

Storms expose what we really believe.

Storms teach us to pray differently.

Storms force us to depend upon God rather than ourselves.

And most importantly, storms remind us that God's promises are greater than our circumstances.

James says that when the test is over, the one who remains faithful will receive “the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.”

Notice that James doesn't promise that the storm will last forever.

There is a “when” after the storm.

There is a when after the trial.

There is a when after the tears.

There is a when after the struggle.

“When he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life.”

So if you're going through a storm today, don't give up.

The storm may be strong, but God's grace is stronger.

The winds may be fierce, but God's promises are sure.

The night may seem long, but morning is coming.

And the One who brought you this far will not abandon you in the middle of the storm.

You may not be able to see the other side yet.

But keep going.

Keep praying.

Keep trusting.

Keep believing.

Keep holding on to Jesus.

Because the Christian journey is not about avoiding every storm.

It is about making it through the storms—still holding on to Jesus.

And on the other side of the storm is a crown.

The crown of life.

Join us at 9:15am for Sabbath School and 11am for the Worship Service as Joshua Okor will share this powerful Christ-centered message about faith.

Worship with us online https://www.youtube.com/

For more information, please visit us at www.sftabernaclesda.org

08/22/2026

The Work of a Lifetime - Pastor James Amado

Have you ever looked at something you have worked on for years and thought, “It’s still not finished”?Maybe it is a hous...
08/22/2026

Have you ever looked at something you have worked on for years and thought, “It’s still not finished”?

Maybe it is a house project, a garden, a relationship, a ministry, or even something within yourself. We often become discouraged when we look at how much still needs to be done.

But there is something comforting about the Christian life: God never asked us to finish His work in our lives by ourselves.

Paul writes in Philippians 1:6:
“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

Notice the words: “He which hath begun.”

The Christian life is not primarily about what we started—it is about what God started.

And notice the promise: “will perform it.”

God doesn't abandon unfinished work. What He begins, He continues. What He starts, He is committed to completing.
Sometimes we look at our lives and see the unfinished parts:
unfinished character, unfinished healing, unfinished growth, unfinished dreams, unfinished ministry.

But God sees something different. He sees a work in progress.
A lifetime of following Christ is not one dramatic moment—it is thousands of ordinary moments in which God patiently shapes us, corrects us, strengthens us, and prepares us for His kingdom.
We may not see the finished product today. But the Artist is not finished.

And that is the message of Philippians 1:6:
Your life is not an accident. Your spiritual growth is not a random process. God is doing a work in you—and He intends to finish it.

So today, as we consider “The Work of a Lifetime,” let us remember:
We are not finished yet.
God is not finished with us yet.
And the same God who began the work will faithfully carry it through until the day Jesus comes.

Join us at 9:15am for Sabbath School and 11am for the Worship Service as Pastor James Amado will share this another message on Christian Service.

Worship with us online https://www.youtube.com/
For more information, please visit us at www.sftabernaclesda.org

08/15/2026

New Covenant - Elder Donjie Beroncal

Have you ever made a promise to someone, only to discover later that the promise was forgotten, broken, or ignored? Huma...
08/15/2026

Have you ever made a promise to someone, only to discover later that the promise was forgotten, broken, or ignored? Human promises can be sincere, but human beings are imperfect. We make commitments, but sometimes circumstances change. We say, “I will,” but later we fail to do what we promised.

Jeremiah 31 introduces us to something far greater—a covenant made by God.
God says, “I will make a new covenant.” Notice that the New Covenant begins not with what we will do for God, but with what God will do for us.

Israel had already experienced God's covenant. He had rescued them from Egypt, led them through the wilderness, provided for them, and entered into a covenant relationship with them. Yet Jeremiah says, “My covenant which they broke.” The problem was not that God's covenant was defective. The problem was the human heart.

So God promises something new:
“I will put my law in their minds, and write it on their hearts.” — Jeremiah 31:33

God was not simply promising to give His people another list of rules. He was promising to transform the heart.

The New Covenant is not merely a change of documents; it is a change of relationship. It is not simply God saying, “Here are My commandments—try harder.” It is God saying, “Let Me write My character within you.”
And this is the beautiful heart of the gospel: God does not merely want to change our behavior; He wants to change us from the inside out.

The New Covenant points us directly to Jesus Christ. Through Him, we receive forgiveness, reconciliation, and the transforming work of the Holy Spirit. God takes His truth from the pages of Scripture and writes it into the life of the believer.

So the question this morning is not simply, “Do I know God's law?”
The deeper question is:
“Has God's law been written on my heart?”
Because the New Covenant is God's promise that He can take a heart that has been broken by sin and make it a heart that desires to know, love, and follow Him.

We encourage you to discover what the New Covenant means—and what God wants to do in us, for us, and through us.

Join us at 9:15am for Sabbath School and 11am for the Worship Service as Pastor Roldan Abello will share this powerful Christ-centered message on evangelism.

Worship with us online https://www.youtube.com/

For more information, please visit us at www.sftabernaclesda.org

Imagine losing something that seems small and insignificant—a single coin. You still have nine others. You could easily ...
08/08/2026

Imagine losing something that seems small and insignificant—a single coin. You still have nine others. You could easily say, “It’s only one coin. I still have nine. It’s not worth the trouble.”

But Jesus tells us that the woman in Luke 15 did not think that way.

She had ten silver coins, but she lost one. And when that one coin was missing, she did not simply accept the loss. She lit a lamp, swept the house, and searched carefully until she found it.
Why?

Because one mattered.
That is the heart of Jesus' message.

To us, one person may seem insignificant when compared with the millions around us. We may look at the crowds and think, “What difference can one person make?” But heaven does not measure people the way we do.

One soul is worth searching for.
One soul is worth praying for.
One soul is worth reaching.
One soul is worth saving.

Jesus concludes the story with these powerful words: “Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.” — Luke 15:10.

Notice that heaven celebrates one.
Not one thousand.
Not one hundred.
Not even ten.
One sinner who comes home.

This tells us something profound about the heart of God. God is not interested only in the masses. He sees the individual. He knows the person sitting quietly in the back of the church. He knows the young person struggling with faith. He knows the family member who has wandered away. He knows the neighbor who has never heard the gospel. He knows the person who believes that nobody cares.

God cares about one.
And if one soul matters that much to God, then one soul must matter to us.

Sometimes we become so focused on programs, attendance, budgets, buildings, statistics, and numbers that we forget what the mission of the church is really about.
People.

Jesus did not die for statistics.
Jesus did not die for programs.
Jesus did not die for buildings.
Jesus died for people—one soul at a time.

Perhaps there is someone God has placed in your life whose name keeps coming to your mind. Someone who needs encouragement. Someone who has stopped coming to church. Someone who is searching for meaning. Someone who needs to hear that Jesus still loves them.

Don't underestimate the value of one.
The woman in the parable searched carefully until she found her lost coin. And when she found it, she called her friends and neighbors and said, “Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.”

Today, Jesus is reminding us:
Don't give up on the one.
Don't overlook the one.
Don't stop praying for the one.
Don't stop searching for the one.

Because while we may see one lost soul, heaven sees one precious child of God coming home.

And when that one soul is restored to Christ, heaven rejoices.

Join us at 9:15am for Sabbath School and 11am for the Worship Service as Pastor Roldan Abello will share this powerful Christ-centered message on evangelism.

Worship with us online https://www.youtube.com/

For more information, please visit us at www.sftabernaclesda.org

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