D.A.Y. Message

Preached Sunday, October 18, 2020Scripture: Job Chapter 25 & 26Sermon Series: The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeSeries Launch Date: 06/14/20In Chap 26, Bildad exalted God as mighty and holy. Compared to Him, all men are nothing but worms. He was implying that Job should not be so proud, thinking that he could win a case against God in the court of God. In Chap 26, Job did the same. He called his friends men without wisdom while he exalted God as almighty and the only source of wisdom. Both sides of the debate ended up accusing the other side, taking on the role of God.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, October 4, 2020Scripture: Job Chapter 22Sermon Series: The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeSeries Launch Date: 06/14/20Eliphaz made up his mind that his worldview of a moralistic universe could not be wrong. Thus, Job must have committed big sins; therefore, he was receiving deserved retributions from God. Eliphaz swore that he, himself, would never go the way of the wicked. Then, he advised Job for the last time to repent in order to be restored to glory. The worldview of a machine-like, moralistic universe is a crude approximation of the created, fallen universe ruled over by a holy and sovereign God. Absolutizing the approximation results in doing evil by “good-will.”Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, September 27, 2020Scripture: Job Chapter 21Sermon Series: The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeSeries Launch Date: 06/14/20Job challenged the system of a Moralistic Universe that his “Friends” held as their worldview, pointing out in particular one glaring failure: the promised punishment for the wicked is often not fulfilled in reality. The wicked appear to be blessed and happy in this life, their children multiply as their wealth, and even immediately after death, their legacies are carried on by many admirers. The system is crap! It is not true, and it cannot comfort suffering souls.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, September 20, 2020Scripture: Job Chapter 20Sermon Series: The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeSeries Launch Date: 06/14/20Zophar developed a theme about his friend Bildad, describing the fate of the wicked man in hell. He did it artistically and masterfully, and he was possibly correct. The problem was that he implied Job as the referent, which is totally opposite to the description by God. This showed the bifurcation of human minds due to different perceptions of reality. How should humans establish consensus? The four basic questions of philosophy are revisited, and the importance of the testimony of the persecuted is reevaluated.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, September 13, 2020Scripture: Job Chapter 19Sermon Series: The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeSeries Launch Date: 06/14/20Job complained that his friends were masterful torturers of his soul. He believed that God allowed this torture. God was the one who surrounded Job, fighting against him, treating him as an enemy. All was against Job, even his own body. He questioned his “friends,” asking them why they were not satisfied by his physical suffering, and he hated his own soul by being convinced of his guilt. Nevertheless, and based on two facts, Job believed that God is Just and himself to be innocent. Job was convinced of the need of a redeemer and resurrection. He warned his “friends” about being erroneous. Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, August 30, 2020Scripture: Job Chapter 18Sermon Series: The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeSeries Launch Date: 06/14/20Bildad Gave a powerful sermon concerning the fate of a confident but wicked man who found himself in hell. However, the artistic prowess of his position was misused because it is wrong both in terms of theology and application: The Law of Retribution does not stand without exception in all of its four logical forms, and God testified that Job was righteous.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, August 23, 2020Scripture: Job Chapters 16-17Sermon Series: The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeSeries Launch Date: 06/14/20Job judged his friends as “sorry counselors” who provided him nothing but windy words. Nevertheless, Job believed in the same system as his friends, and could have said the same things if he and his friends could have switched places, but he would not do it. He laid the responsibility on God, who blinded the “friends,” who acted as beasts and enemies of Job. He maintained his piety and conscience, crying out for a mediator to represent him before God. He asked God for a pledge to do justice on those who had done evil, as he felt that he, himself, was at the gate of Sheol.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, August 16, 2020Scripture: Job Chapters 15Sermon Series: The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeSeries Launch Date: 06/14/20Eliphaz started the second round of the dialogue by pointing out that the words of Job were dangerous self-condemning. He advised Job to be humbler so that he would then admit his nature as a sinner, which, in turn, would cause Job to see his personal guilt as the source of his suffering. He painted a traditional picture of the fate of the wicked, implying that Job’s life was a close parallel.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D

Preached Sunday, August 9, 2020Scripture: Job Chapters 12-14Sermon Series: The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeSeries Launch Date: 06/14/20 Job fought fire with fire. He pointed out that his friends were not the only wise men in the world, for he (Job) understood and valued the system of a moralistic universe just as much they did. However, he makes clear that his friends were no wiser than the animals, who can see that Job’s sufferings are acts of God. In contrast to the inept human wisdom, God’s wisdom is powerful, just, and scary. The friends were useless physicians, and because of that, Job wanted a hearing with God. He warned his friends not to lie for God, for God will not appreciate their partiality for Him. Job is confident that he could win his case, even if his only hope is in a resurrected next life. He prayed that God would stop the heavy hand, and let him speak. He felt mortality coming near, and he understood that the lifelessness waiting in Sheol would be no good for him or God. Job felt the sadness of insignificance more than he felt his physical pain.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D

Preached Sunday, July 26, 2020Scripture: Job Chapters 9-10Sermon Series: The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeSeries Launch Date: 06/14/20 Job recognized that his friends would never understand his true situation, so he sought to argue his case before God. The problem, however, is that God is too holy for humans to stand before Him. Job dreamed of having a mediator to represent him in HeavenPlease join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D

Preached Sunday, July 19, 2020Scripture: Job Chapters 8Sermon Series: The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeSeries Launch Date: 06/14/20 Job’s friend Bildad was an emotional person, and he called Job a windbag. Bildad used simplistic reasoning in his conversation with Job, trying to persuade Job to repent so that he might be restored to his former glory.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D

Preached Sunday, July 12, 2020Scripture: Job Chapters 6 & 7Sermon Series: The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeSeries Launch Date: 06/14/20In Chap 6, Job defended his speech in Chap 3, saying that God was hurting him, and that he wished that God would rather kill him. He wished his friends were reliable and that they would truthfully tell him where he did wrong. Job’s friends, nevertheless, indicated that they were terrified by his lot, and we see that they, themselves, stopped thinking rationally. Under such a situation, Job felt that he had the right to complain. In Chap 7, Job laments that life as a human is already hard with regard to the overall condition of laboring. The natural desire for rest and the fruit of work had turned into the desire to die for Job, for he had no rest. Life was already short and quick, and Job now, given his incredible condition, wanted to go into Sheol with no return. He wondered why God put such attention on him, as if looking for fault. He asked God to leave him alone or grant him a pardon.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, July 5, 2020Scripture: Job Chapers 4 & 5Sermon Series: The Book of Job - Launched 06/14/2020Job’s friend, Eliphaz, represents reason, and he provides comfort to the suffering Job while also questioning the latter’s fear of God and overall integrity. He asked Job to be patient, consistent, realistic, and submissive to God. While his words are 90% true, and sometimes quoted by NT apostles, the 10% that are wrong make his whole approach unfit and injurious. Much of Eliphaz’s advice comes from personal experience but at times sounds like it is actually from Satan.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, June 28, 2020Scripture: Job 3:1-27Sermon Series: The Book of Job - Relating to God While SufferingJob gave the opening speech of his dialogue with his friends by cursing the day of his birth and the night of his conception, then lamenting of his misfortune, which literally came “out of the blue.” Basically, he was asking these questions: “Why Should I Live?” “Who Should I Blame?” “What Can I Do?” Those are the typical questions we would ask when facing adversities.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, June 21, 2020Scripture: Job 1:1-2:10Sermon Series - The Book of Job: Relating to God While Suffering in LifeThe author of Job, apparently by divine inspiration, gave us a big picture of cosmic proportion. God was making a point to Satan, and Job was a pawn on the board. God says that true believers believe because of what God is and not because of what He does for them. Satan believes otherwise, for the concepts of love, trust, and noble intentions are beyond him. Thus, the sufferings began, seemingly random to people, but under control by God.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, June 14, 2020Scripture: Introductory Material – See Sermon HandoutsSermon Series: The Book of Job – Launched 06/14/20Is Job an historical person? If he is, when did he live? Why did tradition attribute the book to Moses? Is there an overlap between the lifetime of Job and Moses? Did they face the similar issue (the suffering of the righteous without apparent reason)? This introduction uses diverse resources, not only from the Bible, but also Egyptology and Jewish Seder Olam, providing a systematic, plausible answer.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, June 7, 2020 Scripture: II Corinthians 12:14-13:14 Series over Sanctification through the Study of I & II CorinthiansPaul and his team never served for money (12:14-18). He hoped that the Corinthians would repent from rebellion (12:19-21). He was ready to demonstrate the power of God in him (13:1-4); but he wished that he did not have to use his “nuclear option” (13:5-10). The book ends with one of the greatest of benedictions in the New Testament (13:11-14).Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, May 31, 2020Scripture: II Corinthians 11:16-12:13Series over Sanctification through the Study of I & II CorinthiansPaul boasted only because the false apostles did (11:16-20). He claimed to be no less Israelite than the “super apostles” (11:21-22), he suffered a lot more as a Servant of Christ (11:23-33), and he received deeper spiritual revelations (12:1-10). He never took monetary advantages (12:11-13). Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, May 24, 2020 Scripture: II Corinthians10:15-11:15 Series over Sanctification through the Study of I & II CorinthiansFalse apostles rob the fruits of other people’s work (10:15 –11:1); they rob the purity of new believers (11:2-6); and they rob the funds from the churches (11:7-12). They are actually undercover agents of Satan (11-13-15).Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, May 17, 2020 Scripture: II Corinthians10:1-11 Series over Sanctification through the Study of I & II CorinthiansPaul declared that he would not exclude his “nuclear option” in the spiritual warfare against the false apostles. He is gentle to believers but bold to enemies (10:1-2). He fights the spiritual warfare with spiritual weapons (10:3-5), and allowed people to chose which side of him to face (10:6-11). Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, May 10, 2020 Scripture: II Corinthians 9:1-15 Series over Sanctification through the Study of I & II CorinthiansPaul told the Corinthians to be an example of willing and bountiful giving (9:1-5). They are reminded of the benefits of giving: Givers are rewarded by the Law of Retribution (9:6-15); Giving leads people to love God and others (9:12-15).Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, April 26, 2020 Scripture: II Corinthians 7:2-16 Series over Sanctification through the Study of I & II CorinthiansPaul pleaded for the Corinthians to reconcile with him (7:2-4), as he was comforted by the good news brought by Titus (7:5-7). He was thankful that the “Severe Letter” brought repentance (7:8-12), and he rejoiced that the Corinthians responded to truth (7:13-16).Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church. Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, May 3, 2020 Scripture: II Corinthians 8:1-15 Series over Sanctification through the Study of I & II CorinthiansPaul praised the Macedonian church for their graceful giving (8:1-5). He asked the Corinthians to do better, teaching them at the same time a theology of giving (8:6-15): Giving is a positive response to grace (8:6-9); Giving is beneficial to the givers (8:10-12); and Giving is practicing the Biblical Principle of Equity (8:13-15). Paul taught the Corinthians the way of handling money: to find a trustworthy team (8:16-24).Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, April 5, 2020 Scripture: II Corinthians 5:1-21 Series over Sanctification through the Study of I & II CorinthiansThe body is a changeable tent for the soul (5:1-5). The desire is to please Christ by faith (5:6-9). The motivation is gratitude for His grace (5:11-15). The ministry is reconciliation with God (5:1-16).Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, March 29, 2020 Scripture: II Corinthians 4:1-18 Series over Sanctification through the Study of I & II CorinthiansThe glory of Christ is now hidden in the body of believers, which are like vessels of pottery, opaque and brittle. The servants of God (and all faithful believers) share the suffering of Christ; thus, they can manifest the glory of Christ. They “die daily” so that others might live eternally. They give up the “outer life” and grow the “inner life.” They are bold in speaking because of knowing the future glorification with Christ.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached on Sunday, March 15, 2020Scripture: II Corinthians 1:1-2:17Series over Sanctification through the Study of I & II CorinthiansPaul spent two chapters defending his character, emphasizing that he was not fickle in changing his travel plans. He planned to visit Corinth twice. One visit turned “short and painful,” and the other was delayed. The changes were due to necessity; the “super apostles” humiliated Paul in his short visit, and Ephesus need more work. God works everything out for His faithful. Paul’s “severe letter” led to repentance of the Corinthians, even the sinning brother they excommunicated. Paul forgives and encourages forgiveness, as they restored the collection project for Jerusalem. Ministers of God should be honest, sincere, trustworthy and faithful, both in being and in name.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, March 22, 2020 Scripture: II Corinthians 3:1-18 Series over Sanctification through the Study of I & II CorinthiansPaul conducts the ministry of the New Covenant, which is by the spirit, not the letter. The glory of the Old Covenant is eclipsed by that of the New. The veil of Moses was removed by the Spirit of the Lord. For Christ is the spirit of the Law, and all who receive the Holy Spirit from Christ have liberty from the Letter of the Law. They are forgiven once and for all.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, March 8, 2020Scripture: II Corinthians 1:1-2:17Series over Sanctification through the Study of I & II CorinthiansPaul visited Corinth for three times: (1) founding the church of Corinth during his 2nd Missionary Journey (A.D.50-51); (2) a “short and painful visit” during his 3rd Missionary Journey (A.D.52-54); and (3) the visit in the winter of 53/54. He wrote four letters to Corinth: (1) the “former letter” in c.52; (2) I Corinthians in early 53; (3) the “severe letter” in middle 53; and (4) II Corinthians in later 53. The first three letters are from Ephesus; I Corinthians was from Macedonian (perhaps Philippi).Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached Sunday, 02/23/20The resurrected body is spiritual in the sense of being holy and free, not subject to sin, death, or even to space and time. However, it is not just a spirit but a corporal body. It is a glorified body in agreement with a regenerated spirit and sanctified soul. It is fitting for heaven, with everlasting life, and victorious over death because of the person and work of Jesus Christ.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached on 02/09/2020The book moves to the application of the eighth blessing of the Beatitudes: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.” Being willing to suffer (even losing one's life) for the sake of righteousness is the deepest level of sanctification because it means that the person is unfit for the world but ready for heaven. Believers of Jesus Christ are not afraid of death because we know that Jesus died but resurrected from the dead. He is the first fruits of the resurrection. All who are in him by faith will go through the same glorified body.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Pastor Daiqing Yuan delivers a special, in-depth Communion Devotion, sometimes called Sermon #1, before each formal sermon presentation. These presentations are especially meaningful in that they prepare the listener for an active readiness -- mind, heart, & soul -- and re-dedication to Christ concerning the purpose of Communion. We think you will really benefit from this experience.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church

Pastor Daiqing Yuan delivers a special, in-depth Communion Devotion, sometimes called Sermon #1, before each formal sermon presentation. These presentations are especially meaningful in that they prepare the listener for an active readiness -- mind, heart, & soul -- and re-dedication to Christ concerning the purpose of Communion. We think you will really benefit from this experience.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church

Pastor Daiqing Yuan delivers a special, in-depth Communion Devotion, sometimes called Sermon #1, before each formal sermon presentation. These presentations are especially meaningful in that they prepare the listener for an active readiness -- mind, heart, & soul -- and re-dedication to Christ concerning the purpose of Communion. We think you will really benefit from this experience.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church

Preached Sunday, February 2, 2020Prophesying is speaking the mysteries of God in a known language to men either by direct revelation from the Holy Spirit or by illumination from the Spirit to cause a deeper understand of the Bible. In a church gathering, many spiritual gifts could be used to benefit one another, but over all, they must be utilized in an orderly and Biblical manner. True spiritual gifts from the Holy Spirit promote the order of heaven on earth, in the church called the “Kingdom of Heaven.” Disorderly conduct reveals the flesh or dark spirits other than the Holy Spirit. No one filled with the Holy Spirit will lose self-control or promote women teaching publicly over adult men in the church because he latter are against the Biblically established order.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Pastor Daiqing Yuan delivers a special, in-depth Communion Devotion, sometimes called Sermon #1, before each formal sermon presentation. These presentations are especially meaningful in that they prepare the listener for an active readiness -- mind, heart, & soul -- and re-dedication to Christ concerning the purpose of Communion. We think you will really benefit from this experience.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church

Preached on 01/19/2020Spiritual gifts equip people to serve one another. In this sense, prophesying is more beneficial than speaking in tongues. In the situation of the Pentecost, the disciple preached the gospel in languages that they never learned but were the hometown dialects of someone in the audience. The gift does not leave even the situation changed. When no one in the audience knows the language, tongue speaking should become a private act of praying in tongues. Public speaking of God’s word in an unknown foreign language was originally a sign of judgment to the Jews. So it has a limited time of availability.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Pastor Daiqing Yuan delivers a special, in-depth Communion Devotion, sometimes called Sermon #1, before each formal sermon presentation. These presentations are especially meaningful in that they prepare the listener for an active readiness -- mind, heart, & soul -- and re-dedication to Christ concerning the purpose of Communion. We think you will really benefit from this experience.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church

Pastor Daiqing Yuan delivers a special, in-depth Communion Devotion, sometimes called Sermon #1, before each formal sermon presentation. These presentations are especially meaningful in that they prepare the listener for an active readiness -- mind, heart, & soul -- and re-dedication to Christ concerning the purpose of Communion. We think you will really benefit from this experience.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church

Preached Sunday, January 19, 2020TThe greatest, everlasting spiritual power is love. Spiritual gifts are abilities to do the works of love, but without love, they are nothing. Love is the way God deals with us, and the way we should be dealing with others. Some spiritual gifts will stop by themselves; some will be stopped by God at the second coming of Christ. Love, however, is everlasting -- together with faith and hope. Even among these, love is the greatest. Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached on 01/12/2020The next issue on peacemaking in the church is between the people with distinct spiritual gifts. As one God has three persons, one family has a man and a woman, and one church has people with spiritual gifts that differ from one another. The gifts are sovereignly distributed by the Holy Spirit, and the differences are meant to serve one another and unite the church. People with different gifts are like members of one body, in need of each other and serving one another. It is not meant for establishing divisive ranks. Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Preached on Sunday, January 5, 2020The early church practiced the Communion (Lord’s Supper) and the Agape Feast together. Some in the Church of Corinth were not serious in taking communion and became sick or dead apparently because of it. Paul relays the true meaning, purpose, and ministry of the communion as a renewing of the New Covenant and prompting for repentance - a ministry of the vertical dimension. It is different from Agape Feast, which is to practice love and fellowship - a ministry of the horizontal dimension.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Pastor Daiqing Yuan delivers a special, in-depth Communion Devotion, sometimes called Sermon #1, before each formal sermon presentation. These presentations are especially meaningful in that they prepare the listener for an active readiness -- mind, heart, & soul -- and re-dedication to Christ concerning the purpose of Communion. We think you will really benefit from this experience.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church

Pastor Daiqing Yuan delivers a special, in-depth Communion Devotion, sometimes called Sermon #1, before each formal sermon presentation. These presentations are especially meaningful in that they prepare the listener for an active readiness -- mind, heart, & soul -- and re-dedication to Christ concerning the purpose of Communion. We think you will really benefit from this experience.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church

Preached on 12/15/2019The book turns to a group of topics related to peacemaking, the seventh blessing of the Beatitudes. The first topic is the peace between the men and women in the church. The secret of peace is in the recognition of the Trinitarian mystery: the difference in roles with the equality of position. It covers the relationship between the persons in the Trinity, Christ and the church, and man and woman in the church and family. The physical head covering of women may be only necessary in the first century cultural context at Corinth, but the spiritual covering (recognizing God’s intention at the creation to distinguish the roles) is still necessary universally and everlastingly.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Against All Tides - Why We Celebrate Christmas - Christmas ServicePeached on Sunday, December 22, 2019Pastor Daiqing Yuan takes us on a special tour of Christmas, examining its reliability, its cititical importance, and its meaning to us all. Please click on the Sermon Handout's Link for much more information that supports this presentation about Our Lord & Savior, Christ Jesus, the King of Kings!We hope to see you at Abiene Bible Church for Study, Worship, & Fellowship!

Pastor Daiqing Yuan delivers a special, in-depth Communion Devotion, sometimes called Sermon #1, before each formal sermon. These presentations are especially meaningful in that they prepare the listener for an active readiness -- mind, heart, & soul -- and re-dedication to Christ concerning the purpose of Communion. We think you will really benefit from this experience.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.

Preached on 12/15/2019The Israelites, even though “baptized” and “taking communion,” fell to temptations; their flesh craved for evil in four areas: (1) idolatry, (2) sexual immorality, (3) complaining against God’s provision [doubting His character and goodness], and (4) grumbling against God-ordained leadership [claiming “all congregation is holy”]. Paul says that Christians do not have to fall to temptations because we have the Holy Spirit. Resist temptations by God’s power and for His glory; victory belongs to the redeemed. Holy meal at the pagan temple is fellowshipping with the demons behind the idols, and is forbidden, but eating meat that might have been sacrificed to idols is a gray area to be determined by the principle of seeking right conduct for the profit and edification of others.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church. Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Pastor Daiqing Yuan delivers a special, in-depth Communion Devotion, sometimes called Sermon #1, before each formal sermon. These presentations are especially meaningful in that they prepare the listener for an active readiness -- mind, heart, & soul -- and re-dedication to Christ concerning the purpose of Communion. We think you will really benefit from this experience.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.

Preached on Sunday, December 8, 2019Paul has genuine apostolic authority and the right of being supported by the church that he served. However, he chose not to use all his rights in order that his ministry motivation might not be accused of greediness. He is living for others, seeking for receiving all the potential rewards God prepared for him. By putting God’s interest over self-interest, he is practicing the sixth blessing in the Beatitudes: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church. Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.

Pastor Daiqing Yuan delivers a special, in-depth Communion Devotion, sometimes called Sermon #1, before each formal sermon presentation. These presentations are especially meaningful in that they prepare the listener for an active readiness -- mind, heart, & soul -- and re-dedication to Christ concerning the purpose of Communion. We think you will really benefit from this experience.Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church.

Pastor Daiqing Yuan delivers a special, in-depth Communion Devotion, sometimes called Sermon #1, before each formal sermon presentation. These presentations are especially meaningful in that they prepare the listener for an active readiness -- mind, heart, & soul -- and re-dedication to Christ concerning the purpose of Communion. We think you will really benefit from this experience. Please join us in person for worship, fellowship, and study at Abilene Bible Church