Sermon Summary: This sermon addresses the critical need for the modern church to understand and operate in the gifts of the Holy Spirit (pneumatikos). Pastor Luke challenges the common Western church paradigm that emphasizes the Father, Son, and Holy Bible while neglecting the active ministry of the Holy Spirit. He argues that without the Spirit's empowerment and gifts, the church becomes weak and incapable of facing contemporary challenges or fulfilling the Great Commission. The message calls believers to move beyond theological knowledge alone and step into supernatural power through being filled with the Holy Spirit. The sermon emphasizes that every Christian receives spiritual gifts not for personal benefit but for the common good of the church, and that these gifts are essential tools for building a church that can withstand evil and advance God's kingdom until Christ's return.

This sermon from 1 Corinthians 11 addresses the importance of worshiping God freely while maintaining order and respect in corporate worship. Pastor Luke emphasizes that Paul's corrective epistle to the Corinthian church calls believers to imitate Christ-followers rather than worldly standards. The message explores the cultural context of head coverings and worship practices, explaining how Paul sought to remove distractions that hindered genuine worship. The sermon stresses that true worship requires both theological truth and Spirit-led expression, warning against both dead orthodoxy and unbiblical practices. It concludes with a call to participate in authentic Christian community through small groups while remaining firmly grounded in Scripture, distinguishing between orthodox teaching (within Scripture's boundaries) and apostate teaching (outside Scripture's boundaries).

This inaugural sermon at Salt and Light's new facility focuses on the spiritual disciplines of giving, praying, and fasting as means of emptying ourselves to be filled with God's Spirit. Drawing from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, the pastor emphasizes that God is doing a new thing through His church, but this requires believers to develop a secret faith—one that isn't performed for public recognition but practiced in private devotion. The core message challenges the Western church's tendency toward mental assent and public displays of faith while neglecting the secret, intimate relationship with God that produces pure motives and powerful spiritual fruit. Jesus assumes His followers will give, pray, and fast—not for recognition, but in secret where the Father sees and rewards. The sermon calls the congregation to pursue clean hands, pure hearts, and single-mindedness throughout 2026.