Is there a single best way to share your faith—or have we been asking the wrong question? Join Pastor J.B. Lim in this message from the Living Out Loud series as he challenges common assumptions about evangelism and reveals what actually matters most. From courteous friendship to cultural sensitivity, discover why effective evangelism might look different than you think. What if the "best method" isn't a method at all? And how do you know when you've earned the right to speak into someone's life?
Learning to Live Out Loud | Living Out Loud
What if the real barrier to sharing your faith isn’t fear or technique—but what you care about most? In this opening message of Living Out Loud, join Pastor J.B. as he takes us into the often-overlooked final chapter of Jonah, where God exposes a tension between personal comfort and divine compassion. What might God be inviting you to see differently? And what could change if you did? Explore all these and more in this powerful, lens-changing message.
Temptation Battleship: The 3 Temptations of Jesus in the Wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11)
Before miracles, before crowds, before the cross—Jesus enters the wilderness for a decisive battle. Alone, hungry, and under pressure, He faces three confrontations that reveal far more than we might first expect.
Join Pastor J.B. in this powerful, fresh look at the temptations of Jesus in Matthew 4 and uncover how these ancient encounters mirror the battles we face today. When temptation comes, what’s really being tested? What does Jesus know about resisting temptation that we desperately need today?
Let Jesus Take Over (Matthew 3:13-17) | The Gospel of Matthew
What changes when you stop trying to run your own life, and let Jesus lead?
In this message from Matthew 3:13–17, Thrive Preaching School Student Carmen Lam explores the baptism of Jesus and why this moment matters far more than we might realize. It isn’t just the launch of Jesus’ public ministry, it’s a picture of what it looks like when God begins something new in us.
If you’re wrestling with identity, longing for a fresh start, or wondering what surrender actually looks like, this message will help you see:
Why Jesus chooses to identify with us
How God’s love comes before our performance
What it means to let Jesus take over, one step at a time
If you’ve been waiting for a new beginning, this message is for you.
Heaven, Hell, and the Proof of God's Love (Matthew 3:1-12) | The Gospel of Matthew
Is hell real—and if so, what does that say about a loving God?
In this message from our Gospel of Matthew series, we walk through Matthew 3:1–12 and the bold, unsettling ministry of John the Baptist. Set in the wilderness, John calls people to repentance, confronts spiritual complacency, and prepares the way for the coming Messiah. His message forces us to wrestle with eternal realities that many would rather avoid.
From there, we address one of the most challenging and emotionally charged topics in Christianity: hell. Rather than relying on caricatures or fear-based rhetoric, this teaching asks honest questions and offers thoughtful, biblically grounded answers:
Why should we trust what Jesus says about life after death?
What did Jesus actually teach about hell?
Is eternal punishment unjust or overkill?
Why doesn’t God simply forgive everyone and take us all to heaven?
Ultimately, this message reframes hell not as a contradiction of God’s love, but as a sobering consequence of human freedom—and the cross as God’s definitive act to rescue us from it.
If you have ever struggled with the idea of hell, questioned God’s justice, or wondered how love and judgment can coexist, this message is for you.