First Assembly of God Hawaii

The coronavirus crisis has not only infected close to 220,000 people and killed over 5,000 in the US, it has negatively impacted the economy to the place where it could exceed anything experienced since the end of World War II. The purpose of the Stimulus Package is intended to not just stop the meltdown, but to also stimulate the economy. The world needs more than a financial stimulus; it needs a spiritual stimulus of faith, hope, and love.  Who is God’s Stimulus Package? The Church! You are the church! Listen this great sermon by Pastor Klayton Ko 

The battle against COVID-19 has two fronts: protecting people’s physical health and also their financial health. The good news is we don’t have to fear because the Lord is both our protector and our provider of all our needs. Only God has an UNLIMITED SUPPLY to MEET EVERY NEED and his blessing is not restricted to certain people who qualify, but to all who are in Christ Jesus. The effort to control the pandemic is to avoid overwhelming the healthcare system because there’s a limit our healthcare system can provide. The good news is, God cannot be overwhelmed because His supply is unlimited…Listen this great sermon from our senior pastor Klayton Ko.

Precaution can present itself as prudence but can create a chasm between you and your purpose. Precaution also can become the prevention of a miracle, but Jesus was lead by Passion, reached out and touched a leper. Jesus healed leprosy with His Word and cures loneliness with His touch. When you are imprisoned and in your loneliness, proclaim the truth, change your perspective and praise your way out of prison. Remember you might be in ISOLATION but don’t be ISOLATED. Pastor Joshua discusses Christ's response to disease, depression, and destitute.

Bible says plagues are the consequences of disobeying God’s natural and divine laws. But God promises deliverance over plagues & coronavirus but God’s promises are conditional on our faith and obedience. God will act to help you in whatever situation you’re in….also He is able to provide anything according to His riches in Glory.

The key to enduring God’s peace and security in the midst chaos and everything associated with COVIN-19 is Psalms 91 verse 2, I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” In times of crisis, we need to remember God’s Emergency number: Psalms 911. While we have to acknowledge the facts about COVID-19, we do have a choice to either respond in fear or faith. Let’s choose to put our trust in God who is our refuge, our fortress, and our Deliverer who will deliver us from the perilous pestilence. In this sermon titled "CHRIST GREATER THAN CRISIS" Pastor Ko addresses how you could deal with the crisis called Covid-19.

In this message, Pastor Ko shares an encouraging message titled "Peace in the storm." Our Life is filled with many storms that can come out of nowhere that makes we feel like we’re going to drown. The good news is, if Jesus is in our boat, we have nothing to fear. The One who created the sea and the wind by the Word of His command is the One who also can command, “peace, be still!” to the storm, and it will obey. Our prayer is that this sermon will help to find a wave of peace during storms.

Your life is made up of defining moments... Each moments shape us for good or bad... (words & world). Our entire life is the total of many defining moments that make who we are. Our churches are made up of moments. We create moments. Encounter moments lead to either movement; or, with time, moment become monuments. Apostle Paul had a moment too. Moments lead people to Jesus. Then the groups of people become movements... and movements transform communities. Listen to this great sermon by Pastor Jamie Corcoran.

God's call always comes with the promise. While you respond to the call then God opens heaven, and His presence accompanies to fulfill the call. God's desire for His people to live under the open heaven. Pastor Jeremy Seaward shares how we should respond to the open heaven to do missions. For the notes https://my.bible.com/events/7067542For more sermons visit https://www.firstaog.com/messages/For Church Website https://www.firstaog.com/

On the day of Pentecost, the disciples were praying, and their prayers went up. The keys that open heaven are prayer and obedience. Our Prayers rise like incense before God. When our prayers go up, the blessings of heaven come down! When our prayers go up, the blessings of heaven come down! We need the Spirit to ‘come down’ to ‘lift us up’ in power! We need the Spirit to breathe life back into the dry bones of the church to become a great army. The upper room was a place to pray not place to stay. Believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went. Pastor Ko shares about the power for missions involves: praying up, Spirit coming down, church-going out! For the notes https://my.bible.com/events/7063042 For more sermons visit https://www.firstaog.com/messages/ For Church Website https://www.firstaog.com/ 

In our lives, we should seek God’s Presence and the confidence in the message of salvation while we reach Nations. We are commissioned to rescue the lost from the dying world that desperately needs a savior. Saving people is not based on success, financial stability, or creative ideas, but it is all about how we seek the presence of God. When we are in God’s Presence, it will impart us confidence that dispels fear, bondage, and insecurity. It is also God’s presence and the power of the Gospel that dispel spiritual darkness and breaks the strongholds and deception of the enemy. Rev. Ernie Chow shares the effectiveness of seeking God's presence to reach the nations.

By His death, Jesus unfolded a fresh life-giving way through the curtain [veil] into the Most Holy Place – God’s presence! He is our high priest who leads those with sincere hearts and who fully trust in Him, right into His presence. The power for a changed life is in the presence of God. If your desire is to be transformed into His image, don’t settle for just a touch of His presence, press in and seek His presence until you are transformed. The Old Covenant ministry, because it came from God, was glorious, but because its fulfillment was based on human the initiative, it ultimately was transitory and “fading.” It needed to be replaced by the New Covenant and the Spirit’s ministry, which is eternal. Jesus shows us a new way into the presence of God through the Spirit. Pastor Ko shares how the new way gives us the confidence to go beyond the veil into the presence, to remove the veil and see the real, and to reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. For sermon notes :https://www.bible.com/en-GB/events/7054174

God is so immense to comprehend with human's limited understanding and wisdom, yet through the accomplishment of Jesus on the cross, He prefers to dwell with the temple made of human flesh. However, we have human problems like offensiveness, lack of faith, and submission to leadership. Pastor Raymond explains practical steps for the preparation of God's Presence to dwell in our life.

The Presence of God is the power of God. If we want His power, we must seek His Presence. In Psalms, David longs for the holy places, which is the Presence of God. In the Presence of God, we see His power and Glory. God also promised Moses that His Presence would go and help him. For hundreds of years since Moses and the children of Israel entered the promised land, the identity of his Presence remained a mystery, until Jesus arrived and revealed who this Presence was – the Holy Spirit! Jesus came not just to save us but to also give us the Presence of God in the person of the Holy Spirit - The Holy Spirit is the Presence of God. HOLY SPIRIT’S PRESENCE helps us in: TO BE, TO DO and TO GO! Pastor Klayton Ko continues the series on the power of God's Presence.

A special message by John Harke

Special Message by Evangelist John Harke

Have you ever wondered why superhero comics and movies are so prevalent in our society today? What about Jesus! Jesus is not a fantasy superhero. He is our real-life SUPERHERO, called, "THEO-MAN (real name: Jesus)," who traveled light-years from eternity to middle earth to save humanity on the brink of destruction under the wicked rule of the lucifer, lord of the flies and father of all lies. Jesus also gives the power to those who are weary, weak, powerless ultimately to those who trust in Him. Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. Pastor Klayton Ko shares about how you can achieve the power of God in life by seeking His presence.

The challenge for many Christians is not that they don't have passion; it's that they have too many passions and seeking after too many things. The pursuit of His "PRESENCE" has been preempted with the preoccupation of pursuing His "PRESENTS" It is in the presence of God where we see His power and glory. Without His presence, we have no power. Pastor Ko shares the implications of Seeking God's presence.

In the book of Joshua, after spying out the land and receiving confirmation that the Lord had gone before them, Joshua prepares the people by commanding them to “sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do great wonders among you.” Pastor Klayton Ko encourages that we need to be prepared to arise to set up, stand up, and establish God’s will in the new season we are stepping into. For great miracle, year necessitates  “Purify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do great wonders among you.”

It is essential to realize human values and purpose in relationship with the creator. We have questions about why I am here and what suppose to do, and sometime we evaluate ourselves as trash. But in the eyes of the creator we are treasures, In order to discover your value in Christ, We should get rid of our past minds, temporary feelings and hurts. Pastor Trenton and Joshua illustrate our value in Christ from the characters in the movie 'Toy Story'.

If you are looking forward a great year in 2020, dont miss this message. Here Evangelist Ken Gaub shares practical steps to live a successful life in 2020.1. Don’t focus on the past.2. Don’t magnify the problem you face. Nothing is bigger than God. 3. Develop a power to believe in God. 4. Make quality decisions. 5. Live a life of victory. 6. Expect miracles. 7. Don’t limit God in your life.

What do you do in your life when you don't know what to do? What do you do when you encounter physical, emotional, and financial situations. Evangelist Ken Gaub shares about How do you improve your mind and make your mind organized and efficient with the word of God.

Mary is one of the most honored biblical figures. Her willingness to be a vessel to bring God's Son into this world was an amazing example for us, especially an emerged confusion associated with a young unmarried woman showing up pregnant—and the pain of watching her grown child be tried and crucified. Yet, in spite of the uncertainties and struggles she devoted to obey God's word and was not ashamed to declare, "Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” Pastor KO shares Mary was not ashamed to let her light shine!

Sometimes we feel hopeless because of something that happens to us — we make a mistake, have to deal with a big disappointment, lose something or someone we care about or have to deal with situations that are stressful or overwhelming. Sometimes, we feel hopeless and don’t even know why. But the good news is that in the midst of their darkness moment, God gives them hope. Pastor Ko encourages, God’s light to enlighten our eyes to know the hope of His calling.

You are living in a God-appointed time - a strategic time in human history. We should recognize the time, the strategic time we live today. Though it is the right time you live, so we should do the right things. Pastor Ko shares how Christians could do the right things and shine like stars in the world for Jesus Christ.

Living in a land of abundance, we have a choice to be hungry, whereas children in developing countries don't have a choice to be hungry. Pastor KO shares how we could be blessed by sharing God-given resources with others.

It's just as plain as what Jesus says. You are the light of the world and you are the salt of the earth, the salt and light.The metaphors that Jesus use are very distinct. Salt speaks about who we are, our distinctive, our character. We add flavor to the world. Light speaks about our destiny, our influence, and how we impact the world. We need to be distinctive in our character, but we also need to be doing things to influence, to bring change into the world. A great sermon by pastor Klayton Ko.