by David Zhang

Hello friends, I am excited to announce a new series that we are starting for the Beacon called “@LBC.” This series will showcase some recent updates of the various media outlets at LBC. You can expect links to the most recent sermons and a special feature to appear each week.

Sermons

“It’s All Coming to an End” by Patrick Cho (1 Samuel 31:1-13)

• In this finale of 1 Samuel, we see how living a life that is dependent on oneself will ultimately fail. Saul initially followed God’s commands and was placed in a high place, but this power took control of Saul. We see Saul many times trusting in his kingdom over God, which eventually lead to his demise.
• The biggest takeaway from this is to be aware that we can’t find security in the things of this world. This would include jobs, people, and reputation. Everything is a blessing from the Lord and everything can be taken away. We should take security in sovereignty of the Giver over the gifts in our lives.

“The Gently Restore Approach” by Randy Sarmiento

• This is part of the Single Life Peacemaker series. We focused specifically on the restoring process after taking the “log” out of our own eyes. Often times, it seem easy to say “sorry” and leave it at that. However, given our status as saints of Christ we should embrace humility and forgiveness deeply.
• We should also demonstrate tough love from scripture when we see our brothers and sister struggling with sin. If we have a genuine love for God and for our brothers and sisters, we should seek them out one on one to speak about God’s standard. This is a very delicate process and a lot of prayer and meditation should be done before engaging.

Special Feature

I did some digging in the beacon and saw a post about the restoring process in the 4 Gs of peacemaking. All the articles and materials from when Peacemaker was taught as a Sunday School class in 2011 are available as well.

I would appreciate any comments and inputs. Thank you!