GBC Sermons

Bro. Ramir Carandang shares a special message on how we can fulfill our calling to “stir up one another to love and good works” and continue to persevere in faith.

In this final message of our Dead to Rights mini-series, Pastor Sonny concludes last week’s discussion on 1 Corinthians 9:23-27, comparing the Christian life to the rigorous discipline and sacrifice of an Olympic athlete. He details four key parallels — Participation, Prize, Preparation, and Perseverance — to illustrate how believers are called to move beyond passive faith and actively engage in the work of the Gospel. Ultimately, this sermon highlights how we can live out sacrificial love by exercising self-control and disciplining our lives to faithfully serve others for the glory of God.

In this week’s message, Pastor Sonny concludes our study of 1 Corinthians 9 by exploring the parallels between the life of an elite athlete and the Christian journey. He emphasizes that faithful obedience and sacrificial love require intentional discipline, preparation, and perseverance to run the race for an imperishable prize. Ultimately, believers are called to actively participate in the work of the Gospel, setting aside personal rights for the sake of winning others to Christ.

In the fourth installment of our Dead to Rights mini-series, Pastor Sonny continues his expository study of 1 Corinthians 9 by exploring why the Apostle Paul renounced his legitimate right to financial support to ensure the Gospel remained free of charge. Focusing on 1 Corinthians 9:15–22, this message examines the necessity of the Christian call and how true obedience requires a daily dying to self to effectively identify with and serve others. Discover how yielding our personal freedoms allows God's power to be made perfect in our weakness, transforming our rights into a platform for His glory.

Pastor Sonny continues his mini-series on Paul’s exhortation to avoid causing others to stumble by exploring 1 Corinthians 9, which illustrates how true Agape love requires a willingness to sacrifice personal rights for the spiritual benefit of others. By examining Paul and Barnabas’s decision to renounce their right to financial support, we see a commitment to removing every possible obstacle that might prevent someone from coming to Christ. Ultimately, Pastor Sonny challenges the congregation to move beyond personal comfort and consider what rights they might need to lay down to better reflect Christ’s selfless sacrifice.

In this week’s message, Pastor Sonny explores the balance between personal freedom and self-sacrificing love as outlined in 1 Corinthians 8. He emphasizes that true spiritual maturity is measured not by what a believer knows, but by their willingness to surrender personal rights — such as eating food offered to idols or enjoying certain entertainment — for the sake of a fellow believer's faith. Ultimately, Pastor Sonny challenges us to ensure our "knowledge" builds others up rather than becoming a stumbling block for those with a vulnerable conscience.

This week Pastor Sonny begins a new mini-series exploring 1 Corinthians 8 and the delicate balance between Christian knowledge and love. He examines how the believers in Corinth prioritized their intellectual freedom to eat food offered to idols, while Paul cautioned that true spiritual maturity is measured by a willingness to lay down one's rights to protect the faith of others. Ultimately, the sermon challenges us to consider whether our actions and freedoms serve to strengthen our community or inadvertently create stumbling blocks for those around us.

Pastor Sonny concludes our study of 1 Corinthians 7 by exploring the Apostle Paul’s advice regarding marriage and the "betrothed." He examines why remaining single can offer unique opportunities for undivided devotion to God, especially considering that the time is short and this world is transient. Ultimately, believers are encouraged to find their true identity and contentment in Christ rather than their relationship status or external circumstances.

In this week’s message, Pastor Sonny returns to our series on Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, exploring 1 Corinthians 7:17–24 to show how our identity in Christ transcends our earthly circumstances. Pastor Sonny challenges believers to live faithfully in the specific life the Lord has assigned to them, teaching that spiritual growth is not dependent on changing our social or marital status. By shifting our focus from our external situation to God’s internal call, we can find true contentment and fulfill our ministry exactly where we are.

In our final message of 2025, Pastor Sonny shares our theme for GBC's next year and beyond: caring for each other and those around us as a church community. He explores how North American culture and technology often promote an "illusion of community," challenging the congregation to instead embrace a biblical model of genuine, sacrificial relationships. By looking to the example of Jesus Christ, Pastor Sonny outlines how true care requires a foundation of posture, presence, perseverance, and purpose to build a lasting community that reflects the glory of God.

In our Christmas Eve Candlelight service, Pastor Sonny concludes our Advent series by exploring how the fruit of the Spirit — patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control — outwardly reflects a heart transformed by faith. He distinguishes between spiritual gifts and spiritual fruit, explaining that while gifts are what we do, the fruit represents who we are in Christ. This sermon emphasizes that these qualities are perfectly embodied in Jesus alone, and through the Holy Spirit, believers are shaped into His likeness to bless those around them. Discover how the gift of faith keeps on giving as we learn to walk in the "most excellent way" and shine Christ's light to the world.

Continuing our Advent series, Bro. Eugene Daylusan explores the true meaning of peace through the lens of Luke 2, contrasting seasonal holiday anxiety with the divine peace offered through Christ. He emphasizes that this peace is a sovereign gift from God that requires humble submission to Jesus as Savior and Lord, rather than human striving. Ultimately, listeners are encouraged to fix their focus steadily on God to experience a perfect peace that remains anchored regardless of life's circumstances.

Our Advent series continues as Bro. Philip Llapitan explores the difference between fleeting happiness and the enduring joy born of faith. Discover why the gift of faith is the only lasting treasure, and how true, biblical joy is a fruit of the Spirit, anchored in God rather than unstable circumstances. Learn to rest in a joy that is strong enough to carry you through any trial, pointing others to the Savior who is enough.

Pastor Sonny begins our Advent season with a message on how true faith is the gift that keeps on giving because it brings the Holy Spirit. The Spirit enables the believer to live a new life and produce the singular Fruit of the Spirit — love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control — for the purpose of evangelism and discipleship. The whole point of living in the Spirit’s power is fruitfulness, guiding believers to continually grow into Christlikeness

Pastor Sonny continues his message on 1 Corinthians 7 from last week, addressing the complex dynamics of "mixed marriages" and the believer’s call to peace. He unpacks Paul’s teaching that a believing spouse brings sanctification to the marriage, yet clarifies that if an unbeliever chooses to leave, the Christian is "not enslaved". This sermon explores the balance between the permanence of the marriage covenant and God’s provision of protection against abandonment and abuse, reminding us that God calls His children to peace, not bondage.

Pastor Sonny continues his mini-series on 1 Corinthians 7, focusing on Paul's charge that each person should live the life the Lord has assigned and called them to. This week's message focuses on married Christian couples, where Paul forbids divorce and encourages reconciliation as a vital provision. Pastor Sonny then transitions to the topic of "mixed marriages," where a believer is married to an unbeliever, explaining Paul's countercultural counsel for the Christian to stay married if the unbelieving spouse is willing.

In this week’s message, Pastor Sonny continues his mini-series on 1 Corinthians 7, exploring Paul's teachings on marriage, singleness, and celibacy. He discusses how marriage, while a gift and calling from God, has often been treated as a societal rite of passage. Paul urges believers to embrace contentment in every season — using their lives for God’s purpose with joy and self-control. This message reminds us that devotion to Christ is never determined by relationship status, and that true fulfillment is found in Him alone.

In this week’s message, Pastor Sonny returns to our study of Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians, with a new mini-series on 1 Corinthians 7 that explores how believers are called to live the lives God has assigned them. He unpacks Paul’s teaching on marriage and sexual integrity, showing how God designed sex within marriage for procreation, protection, and pleasure — all to glorify Him. This sermon reminds us that our bodies and our callings belong fully to the Lord.

In a special message this week, Bro. Eugene Daylusan examines how Jonah, the prophet who experienced God’s mercy, struggled to extend it to others. Through Jonah’s misplaced priorities and anger, we see the danger of loving comfort more than compassion and gifts more than the Giver. This sermon challenges believers to move from spectators to servants — rekindling a love for God that overflows in grace toward others.

In this Missions Month message, guest speaker and missionary pilot Adam Brown shares his powerful testimony and personal calling from local youth ministry to flying helicopters in remote Papua New Guinea. He uses compelling stories to illustrate how missionary aviation is a critical tool for bringing the translated Bible, medical aid, and essential supplies to isolated and unreached people groups. Adam's message is an encouraging and challenging call for all believers to be "missional" right where God has placed them, using their unique gifts to share the hope of Christ with a world in need.