Returning to Our Mission: The Church as a Healing Haven

1. "So, prioritizing fellowship over the foundational calling. And I think it's very important that we go back to our foundation. So, this begs the profound question that I'm asking each and every one of us out there, you know, to consider, are we, are we genuinely fulfilling the mission of Christ that is entrusted to us? Or have we unwittingly sta- strayed from our calling as a heaven for the lost and the weary i think a lot of times even jesus would agree that some of the churches nowadays won't even wouldn't even let him in and that's really sad and that's why i wanted to touch on this so much because let us i want us to take a moment before we go into prayer and before i go into my my sermon and me giving the word i want us to take a moment to delve deeper into the heart of faith not just the heart of faith but our own faith and are we being the light in the darkness the hope for the hopeless and the refuge for those seeking soulless as we explore this final topic together we have to keep in mind that we may that we need to reunite our passion for the gospel" [23:49] (86 seconds) (Making raw clip | Making vertical clip | )

2. "Together, let us embark on this journey of reflection, renewal, so that we can discover what it truly means to be the hands and the feet of Christ in a community and beyond. So we not only want to be the hands and the feet of Christ in our congregation, per se, or our flock as a shepherd, or those who are in a ministry leadership position, oftentimes we find that in many churches that pastors tend to get away from being shepherds, and they just want to go in more into worrying about their congregation as a whole, per se, and not that one that left. As we are to leave the 99 behind, and we are to seek the one who's left, right?" [25:11] (58 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3. "Together, let us reflect on the profound truth of the church that the church is meant to be a hospital for sinners, a refuge where the broken can find restoration and hope. Lord, guide our thoughts and our conversations today as we seek to return to our true purpose. Help us to remember that we are called not just to gather, but to reach out. We are called to be the hands and the feet, and in order for us to be the hands and the feet of Christ, we have to reach out. To embrace those who are lost and to share the love of Christ with all who walk through our doors or all who are online watching right now. May your spirit move among us, reminding us of our mission and reuniting our passion for service." [26:46] (58 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4. "So it is not a sanctuary for the righteous. We have to understand that, people. I cannot reiterate that more. You just got to understand that we cannot, as a congregation, or as a flock, and be the hands and the feet of Yeshua, the Messiah, of Jesus Christ, and only worry about our congregation or our flock, because that is not what Mark is saying here, because the pivotal thing about the church is not just a sanctuary for the righteous, but a hospital for sinners, right? See, this necessity, this... And it also... And it also defiates a radical shift in perspective, as many contemporary churches or charismatic churches prioritize social gathering over genuine outreach to those that are grappling with sin and suffering, when we are called to be able to reach out to those who are sin and who are suffering. We are not called to turn our backs on them, per se." [32:11] (67 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5. "The church, in its essence, is a place of healing and restoration for the broken. Hence, HCB Ministries. Hope and compassion for the broken. See, just as a hospital provides physician or doctoral care and treatment to the sick, follow me here, the church offers spiritual and emotional care to those burdened by sin, not for those who are saved and who are righteous, but those who are emotional care and those who are burdened by sin. This care transcends social status, past experiences, and moral perfection because we have to reach out to those. We have to be that light that are in the darkness. We have to reach out to those who are living in the darkness. We have to reach out to them." [34:18] (52 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


6. "Because, see, the focus of sinners is the churches. Jesus said it. His words make it clear that the church's primary focus should be on what? Should be on those who are struggling with sin. This includes not only those who openly identify as sinners or who may have a different theology or who may have a different doctrine or who may not see eye to eye, but as long as we're under the Christian Christianity umbrella and we all have the same foundation of Yeshua, Messiah died on the cross for our sins. He rose from the dead, you know, that is our foundation of Christianity, whether we be Baptist, Pentecostal, whatever, it don't really matter as long as we believe in that foundation and Jesus makes this clear, but also those who feel distant from God due to their perceived shortcomings, the church must also be a safe and welcoming space for all who yearn for forgiveness and transformation, not just the congregation or the flock." [35:17] (67 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


7. "When churches prioritize their own interests above the needs of others, let me say that again. Very important. When churches prioritize their own interests. Above the needs of others, above they deviate from the fundamental purpose. This shift is focused, that can lead a mere social gathering rather than a genuine community of faith that is dedicated to serving a wider community. And if we're dedicated to go out and to gather our flock, to grow our congregation, then we must be the, we must have our genuine community. community of our faith that is dedicated into serving a wider community be in the hands and the feet of yeshua messiah of jesus christ because see we have a call of humanity this passage that paul talks about philippians okay is the importance of humility humility urging individuals to value others above themselves see the necessities of the uh conscious the necessities of the conscious that shift into perspective prioritizing the needs of others over personal desires very important now let me say that again prioritizing the needs of others over our personal desires that's what it means to be the hands and the feet of yeshua and messiah of jesus christ by prioritizing the well-being of others in the churches and a church can foster genuine relationships and create a supportive environment that foster spiritual growth hence if you have if you claim to have the ability to help others outside your congregation or outside your flock no matter how many times they use you or how many times they maybe don't agree with you or you think they're using you or you think that um they're just using you for what you can provide for them that's where we we don't have that genuine relationship with yeshua because we are created we are creating a supportive environment that fosters a shift in our perspective and then and it values we're not valuing others above ourselves or just our little congregation we can't just say that we are here to to minister or to praise for our congregation or our shepherd or our or our okay so when we just focus on our little congregation without focusing on the growth of the bigger of the kingdom of yeshua and messiah of the jesus christ we are limiting ourselves it's very important to have an outreach it's very important to have the ultimate goal of ministry is not just to foster the church's social standings per se but" [45:45] (60 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


8. "But to reach the lost to share the love of Christ, the necessity is a deliberate focus on an outreach, engaging those beyond just our church walls or our little congregation or our little flock. By prioritizing the needs of a wider community, churches can become a beacon of hope and transformation in the lives of those who struggle, which that's what we are called to do. We are called to be able to reach out to those. We have to be careful not to limit ourselves to just our congregation or our flock, even as church leaders or pastors or shepherds, teachers or apostles or your five-fold ministry. Because, see, we're required by the Great Commission to go out there and to preach the gospel. He did not say to go out there and to preach in your little so-called congregation." [48:08] (61 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


9. "The contemporary landscape of religious disclosures often prioritize motivational speaking, focusing on the uplifting and inspiring audience. Now see, while this has its place, the Apostle Paul reminds us in 2 Timothy 4-4 that the ultimate goal of preaching, the ultimate goal of preaching, is not merely to motivate but to foster a genuine sanctification. Let's talk a little bit about sanctification. Let's talk about understanding sanctification. Sanctification is a process of being made holy, of aligning oneself with the character and the values of God. Now, if you're going to allow, align yourself with the characters and the values of God, one must go out and do as Jesus did. Love those and pray for those who hate you. Pray for the sinners. Go out and get involved. You know, it involves confronting sin. It involves embracing humility and pursuing righteousness, the transformative journey that necessitates engaging with challenging truths of Scripture, which can be unsettling and required to deliberate action." [51:48] (82 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


10. "Preaching as transformation, we've got to understand that preaching that emphasizes sanctification challenges listeners to go beyond temporary emotional uplift and embark on a transformative journey. Now, this involves confronting sin, and what I mean by that, preaching must address the root cause of human suffering and brokenness, which is sin. The necessity is a clear and honest presentation of God's judgment and the need for forgiveness through Christ, embracing humility. True transformation involves what? Recognizing our needs for God and submitting ourselves to His authority. The necessities of humility, acknowledging our limitations and dependency of God's grace, pursuing righteousness. Sanctification is not merely about avoiding the negative actions, but actively pursuing positive character traits that align with God's character. This involves developing love, compassion, forgiveness, and faithfulness, the fruit of the Spirit." [55:39] (76 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)