Browse published episodes from Pastor Joshua Lim in Family Chapel.
Oct 17, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
As Joshua gets the troops ready to cross over the Jordan River, he sends over two spies to scope out the first city they'll be facing - Jericho. But in Jericho, a very unexpected thing happens: someone who embodies the definition of an "outsider" demonstr
Oct 10, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
After 40 years of leading Israel through the Wilderness, Moses is now dead. A new generation of Israelites stands at the edge of the Promise Land as they face an unknown future filled with all sorts of new challenges. In Moses' place, God appoints a new l
Sep 19, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
Paul finally sets sail for Rome, but everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. The ship ends up being blown off course by a storm, and utter panic sets in among the passengers. But even as the storm rages all around, Paul is able to experience a supern
Sep 12, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
Paul continues to be held as a prisoner and brought under trial. But instead of giving way to bitterness or discouragement, he continues to share the Gospel with others. And through this final trial before heading to Rome, we see some important components
Sep 5, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
As Paul finds himself standing trial in Jerusalem, he is able to stand firm because he holds on to the reality of resurrection. This reality helps him to stand firm because it is grounded in historical actuality, because it grants Christ's presence, and b
Aug 22, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
In our cultural moment, there is a deep suspicion of all kinds of institutions and authorities - whether the government, corporations, the media, and even the church. But God in His goodness and wisdom has designated elders to exercise leadership in the c
Aug 15, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
As Paul continues to carry out ministry in Ephesus, he gets to see true revival break out. In our passage, we see that true revival is a supernatural act of God’s sovereign grace which exalts the name of Jesus and challenges the strongholds of culture t
Aug 1, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
After making his way through Macedonia, Paul eventually arrives in Athens. While in Athens, Paul is deeply moved by the city because it is filled with idolatry. He ends up confronting the rampant idolatry by pointing people to the God who is greater. As w
Jul 25, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
As Paul continues his second missionary journey, he wants to break new ground in Asia Minor, which made sense both geographically and strategically. But he is constantly blocked by the Holy Spirit and he ends up being redirected to a completely different
Jul 11, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
Paul and Barnabas embark on their first missionary journey, traveling through Cyprus, Pamphylia, and Galatia. As they carry the Gospel overseas to different peoples and places, we can glean some important strategies for contextualizing the Gospel. To comm
Jul 4, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
The church in Antioch serves as a great missional hub that sends out Paul and Barnabas to carry out the Gospel on their first missionary journey. Through Antioch, we see some of the foundational pieces of being a sending church. A sending church is founde
Jun 20, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
In our cultural moment, we are in a place where the self has been psychologized, our psychology has been sexualized, and our sexuality has been politicized. As such, our sexuality is a self-created identity that must not just be tolerated but celebrated.
Jun 13, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
As the world cries out for justice in an unjust world, the Gospel speaks to justice. The Gospel shows us that God's character serves as the foundation for true justice, that sin produces injustice at both individual and structural levels, that justice is
May 31, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
Sometimes Christians can be so spiritually-focused that they ignore or disregard the importance of stewarding the material world. But we see that the Gospel provides some compelling reasons for why Christians should care about creation. We see that the en
May 9, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
Cornelius, a Roman centurion, and his household end up converting Christ as the Gospel continues to spread to all nations. But before Cornelius experiences his conversion, the Apostle Peter must experience a conversion of sorts. While Peter understood the
May 2, 2021 5:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
As Saul travels to Damascus to continue his persecution of Christians, he has an encounter with the risen Christ that changes him forever. Through his conversion experience, we see the miracle of conversion. There is no such thing as a boring testimony! C
Jan 10, 2021 4:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
The mission of the Church is to participate in God’s mission by making disciples of Jesus Christ. In the Great Commission, Jesus gives us the guidelines on how to do that by telling us to love people, to share the Gospel, and to help others mature in Ch
Jan 3, 2021 4:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
Our God is a missional God. We see him carrying out His mission of redeeming people from all nations to enjoy His glory forever through the entire storyline of Scripture: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Completion. And because our God is a missional God,
Dec 27, 2020 4:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
Even though Habakkuk is faced with such dire circumstances, he is able to maintain his hope in the Lord. His hope does not stem from his circumstances changing, but his hope stems from the God who is unchanging. As he refocuses his heart on God's presence
Dec 13, 2020 4:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
The prophet Habakkuk confronts God with the problem of evil: How can we make sense of a good God in an evil world? Through this dialogue, we see that God remains sovereign even over an evil world, without being complicit in the evil He sovereignly oversee
Dec 6, 2020 4:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
We tend to live very busy lives in a very busy world. And oftentimes, we even wear busyness as a badge of honor - the busier we are, the more important we feel. But busyness is usually not a time management issue, as much as it is a heart issue - our negl
Nov 29, 2020 4:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
One of the inescapable realities of life is making decisions. And everyday, we are confronted with thousands and thousands of decisions to make. These decisions eventually shape the direction of our lives. As such, these decisions are actually invitations
Nov 15, 2020 4:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
Solving relational conflict is a spiritual discipline that helps us to remember and rehearse the Gospel. As those who have been reconciled to Christ, we can and must practice reconciliation with one another. In this passage, we see that we can pursue reco
Nov 8, 2020 4:45 AM America/Los_Angeles
As Christians, we readily recognize the importance of taking in God's Word, but very often, we find ourselves rushing through it or neglecting it altogether. But we are called to carry out the spiritual discipline of meditation, which is filling our minds