Worship God Wholeheartedly | Peter Tan-Chi | June 21, 2026

0:00 Are you excited about God? Are there times when you don't feel like worshipping him? Somehow you are experiencing spiritual dryness. Well, I've good news for you. Psalm 103 is David's way of waking himself up and waking us up how to really worship God wholeheartedly. I invite you to watch this video and your life will never be the same. >> [music] [music] >> My name is Lucile. I was born and raised Catholic.

0:47 I believed in God, but throughout my life, I felt something was missing. I was searching for a deeper understanding of who God is and what it means to truly know him. In 2009, I started attending CCF occasionally, but I never took my faith seriously. I still relied mostly on my own to solve problems. For almost 8 years, my husband and I prayed for a child. In 2018, God answered our prayers through our son Gab. To us, he was our little miracle.

1:34 The child God graciously gave after years of waiting. Then in late 2023, everything changed. What began as recurring headaches led to a devastating diagnosis. On December 3, doctors discovered a 6-cm tumor in Gab's brain. Further tests revealed that the cancer had already spread to his spine. Our son was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer. Two days later, a spine spine scan showed three more tumors progressing in

2:19 his spine. At the same time, he developed pneumonia. Our world collapsed. On December 13, 2023, Gab underwent a 16-hour brain surgery. As we waited in the pre-operative room, he held my hand and whispered, "Mommy, I'm so scared." Trying to be strong for him, I said, "Don't be scared, Anak. When you wake up, there will be no more headaches." He looked at me and said, "I love you, Mommy. Bye Mommy." Those were the hardest words I have ever

3:04 heard. The surgery was successful, but the months that followed were extremely difficult. Gab developed hydrocephalus and needed a brain shunt. He spent time in the ICU as his condition worsened. He lost the ability to speak and could no longer recognize us. He could not move his arms or legs and could communicate only through his eyes. In January 2024, a severe infection developed in his brain shunt. For 40 days, he received antibiotics directly into his brain through one

3:50 external ventricular drain. We watched our son endure procedure after procedure while his condition seemed to deteriorate. We had reached the end of ourselves. It was during this season that God began drawing our family closer to him. During our darkest days, we found ourselves returning to CCF. We started attending Sunday services online and eventually attended on-site worship services when we could. Through God's word, worship, and the testimonies we heard, we were reminded

4:35 that God was still in control even when everything around us seemed out of control. One Sunday, I listened to a testimony that felt almost identical to our own story. I sat there crying because for the first time, I felt seen by God. I realized that Jesus was not only concerned about healing my son. He was drawing our family closer to himself. As we reflected on Psalm 46:10, "Be still and know that I am God." We stopped trying to control everything and

5:21 surrendered Gab completely to the Lord. That surrender did not immediately change our circumstances, but it changed our perspective. From that point on, we began to see God's hand at work. Doctors initially believed Gab would need a permanent brain shunt for the the of his life. Yet over time, the swelling subsided naturally and follow-up scans showed no need for the shunt. Today, Gab is shunt-free. Doctors also told us it could take at least a year of intensive therapy for

6:08 him to relearn how to speak, eat, and swallow. But within 3 weeks, Gab recovered abilities that were expected to take months. >> [applause] >> His voice returned. He was able to eat again. His strength gradually came back. After being bedridden for almost a year, Gab eventually began walking and running again. Praise God. The healing journey was long and difficult. It included five brain surgeries, 35 radiation therapy sessions, 6 weeks of chemotherapy infusions, six cycles of chemotherapy,

6:55 numerous blood transfusions, countless hospital admissions, and hundreds of needle pricks and injections. Yet through every stage, God remained faithful. When medical bills reached millions of pesos, God provided through family, friends, and even people we had never met. Most importantly, God revealed himself to us in a deeper way. Before this trial, I knew about God. Through this journey, I experienced him. In October 2025,

7:41 after nearly 2 years of treatment and recovery, Gab reached a milestone we once thought impossible. He was declared in remission. Today, when I look at my son, I do not simply see a cancer survivor. I see a testimony of God's grace, faithfulness, and healing power. God used Gab's journey not only to restore his health, but also to draw our family closer to himself. To our great healer, our faithful savior, and our Lord Jesus Christ, be all the honor, glory, and praise

8:29 forever. Amen. >> We continue our series on true worship. Okay, what is true worship? Everybody, quick review. True worship is our proper response to who God is, what he has done, and what he will continue to do. By this definition, these are the implications. Number one, there is such a thing as true worship and counterfeit worship. Now, let's talk about true worship. True worship is from the heart. It is recognizing who God is, not this proper response to who God is. By implication, if you don't know God, how will you worship him? By implication, if you don't really know

9:17 God, why will you worship him? So, be careful not to confuse religion and true worship. Next observation, it is our response to who to what God has done. So, by implication, if you don't experience what God has done for you, your worship will be anemic because it is all second hand. You had no personal encounter with what God has done for you. For example, Lucille and her husband, Chris, they had real encounter with God. So, they love to attend worship service. Why? Because it's a personal experience that God is real. This is what God has

10:02 done for me. Another implication and what he will continue to do. Knowing God will enable you to live a life of worship even in the midst of disappointment. Can I tell you why? Because you trust who God is, what he has done. By implication, you trust his promises and you continue worshiping him even when you have problems. So, ladies and gentlemen, this topic is so crucial. So, today, I'm going to focus on Psalm 103. Now, if you're familiar with the book of Psalm, this Psalm is very special because Psalm 103 is all about God. And the name used in Psalm 103 about God

10:48 is none other than the sacred name of God Yahweh. Meaning, the Hebrew Bible did not use the word Elohim, another word for God, did not use Adonai, another word for God, but it uses this special word. In your English version, it is translated as capital L, capital O, capital R, capital D. That is Lord. It is the very name of God himself. It is so sacred that the Jewish people will not even pronounce it. It is so especial. This name is the only name used in the the book of Psalm 12 times. Amazing. So, let's review. Start verse

11:36 one. Everybody read together. Bless the Lord. Notice capital O, capital L, capital O, capital R, capital D. The very name of God, the only word used in the entire Psalm 103 12 times. This Psalm has no prayer request. It's all about God. Bless the Lord, oh my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. You notice something? The psalmist is talking to himself. When the word bless is used in the Bible, it has the following meaning. When God used the word I will bless you, it is God giving us favor. But when it is used by us

12:22 to bless God, it is not giving God favor. It is giving God our worship, our attitude, our gratitude. Why? That word bless literally implies kneeling down. Surrender. So, when you say, "Bless the Lord," you are not only saying, "Praise you." But you are saying, "I thank you. I'm grateful." That is the idea. Bless the Lord. How? Worship is internal. Oh my soul, not external. Some of you may not know this. God looks at the heart. So, when you worship him, I want

13:09 you to focus on your heart. Oh my soul. Next phrase, all that is within me. Notice all that is within me. You bless God with your whole heart. That's why the topic today is blessing God, worshiping God with the whole heart. Some of you are here this morning, but your heart is not with you. Maybe your heart was left at home. Maybe your heart is somewhere else. I'm telling all of you now, every Sunday when you come, you bring your heart. Because Sunday is the unique day for Christians. Of all the religions of the world, only God's people gather on a special

13:54 day to worship corporately. We have private worship, and we have what? Corporate. The Bible tells us God dwells in the presence of his people as they sing to him. There is something about worship. It's powerful. It changes lives. Many of you continued coming because when you first entered this sanctuary, something happened. You encountered God's presence. My prayer is every CCF worship services that God's people will encounter his presence. And you will worship him from the heart. Notice, how do you do that?

14:41 How do you worship God from the heart? The entire book of Psalm will now tell you how. Bless the Lord, oh my soul. Notice, David is talking to himself. And forget none of his benefits. In other words, to make sure you worship him from the heart. Number one, remember what God has done for you. Notice the command, forget none of his benefits. Can I ask you to do something? Do you mind whispering to your neighbor quickly? Three to five benefits, blessings that you want your neighbor to know what God

15:26 did in your life today, yesterday, this week. Okay? Three to five. Go. Whisper to your neighbor. Even if you don't know your neighbor, just talk to them. Now, if you don't talk to anybody, I'm going to call you, okay? So, please, all of you, declare what God has done for you to your neighbor. Now, this young man is all alone. So, I do not know if one of you will be so kind to sit beside him and talk to him, okay? Are you Are you telling others what God has done for you? You better take this opportunity to give thanks to the Lord. Okay, switch. Switch. Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, worshipping God

16:12 is so important that we are continuing the series on the worship of God. Can I tell you why? Because the way you worship is a measurement. It's a measurement of your spirituality. If your worship is pathetic, if your worship is not on fire, I'm not going to judge you, but you ask yourself, why? Something is wrong. A true believer who has experienced the forgiveness of God will forever be grateful. So, David reminded us, how do you worship God from the heart?

16:57 That's why worship is a thermometer. I'm not telling you to discourage you, but to inspire you. If your worship is not exciting, it is not inspiring, it is not from the heart, learn today. I will teach you. Because worship is not just a thermometer. Listen to me. It's a thermostat. How you worship will impact your spirituality. Let me repeat. If you are not spiritually in tune, you learn to worship God, something happens. Your spirituality will grow. Your relationship with God will grow. Okay? So, this topic is important. So, there are three important main points I want to discuss, especially when we discuss this title, worship God wholeheartedly.

17:43 Tell your neighbor, wholeheartedly. Notice, it involves the whole heart. So, how do you do it? All right. Three things. Number one, you must remember. Everybody say that with me. Remember what God has done. One more time. Remember. Number two, you got to recognize who God is. And number three, you need to rest in God's sovereignty. This is the main points of Psalm 103. So, let's begin with number one. He commands us, remember what God has done. Everybody, let's read the verse one more time. Bless the Lord, oh my soul, forget none of his benefits. So,

18:33 David is going to remind himself now and remind the audience what are the benefits. He mentioned five benefits. Number one, who pardons all your iniquities. I want you to notice something. All. Not some. Number two, who heals all your diseases. Huh. Amazing. God is our healer. And when you heard our shadder talks about God's healing power, I'm telling you, God continuously heal us. Yes or no? Number three, who redeems your life from the pit. I'm going to explain this.

19:20 Who crowns you with loving-kindness and compassion. God not only redeem us. He crowns you. He surrounds you with loving-kindness. And then the Bible tells us who satisfies your years with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle. So, let us expand God's blessings to you and to me. Blessing number one, who pardons all your iniquities. Now, what is my point? When God pardons all our iniquities, it is so powerful because the author was David. Let me ask you, what did David do

20:07 against God? What do you remember? Okay, I don't know why you keep remembering adultery. All right, adultery. What else? Murder. What else? Betrayal. Betrayal of a trusted soldier and a trusted friend. Conspiracy. Lying. Awful. Yet David could honestly say, I believe this was written when he was old already. He's recounting all that God has done for him. And one of his greatest blessing is God pardons

20:55 all. Notice the word all. Ladies and gentlemen, until you experience complete pardon from God, you will never appreciate your salvation. You see the word used is pardon. Pardon is not just forgiveness. Pardon is really describing somebody who is guilty but granted pardon. A presidential pardon will qualify that person to run for office again because a presidential pardon is powerful as if you have not sinned. You are guilty but all your crimes are removed.

21:42 God, the King of kings, is not telling you all your sins are pardoned. Praise God. I know about you, but when I look at my life, I say, "Lord, I thank you. I'm aware of my own sinfulness. But as I look at Jesus, I thank him. All of this blessing will come alive when you connect the Old Testament to the New Testament. Just reading the Old Testament, you will not feel the reality because all of this is referring to what Jesus did for us. For example, forgiveness. You know, the Bible tells us in no uncertain term, what did Jesus say? All and their sins

22:28 and their lawless deeds, everybody, I will remember no more. You know, our problem is this. We like to remember the bad things of life. You and I have a tendency to take good things for granted. And you like to remember what bad things people have done against you. My friend, I suggest learn to forgive. The Bible tells us the only reason why we are completely pardoned is because of Jesus. There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. So, all of these blessings come alive when you connect it to the New Testament. So, Psalm 103 is the gospel

23:15 explained in the Old Testament. Who heals all your diseases? The grammar here are all present participles, meaning action is continuing. The pardon is continuous, healing is continuous. Now, ladies and gentlemen, I don't know about you. When I ask you to describe your name to your neighbor some blessings, how many of you describe this blessing that you are alive today? Did you any of you say that? Did you tell your neighbor, "I praise God I can see. I praise God I can taste. I praise God I can hear. And I praise God I have appetite. And I praise God I can walk.

24:01 And I praise God what? I can sing." Now, did you thank God for that? You know, you and I take our health for granted. I got sick a few weeks ago. We had a leadership training in Canada, leadership training in Washington, D.C. And then, I was invited to speak in San Diego, and then I went to Mexico, Tijuana. You know, I discovered something. The best Mexican food is in Mexico. >> [laughter] >> And the shock of my life, I realized Mexican food has lots of beans. But my stomach is not designed for beans. It is designed for patatim,

24:49 fish, okay? Roasted duck. Anyway, make a long story short, I really felt bad. And I did not really appreciated my health until that week. I felt miserable. I don't know how many of you feel bloated all the time. You don't have appetite. You don't feel comfortable. Do you have that feeling in your life? Now honestly I had to because my family's with me. So, I had to be careful I don't become self-centered feeling sorry for myself. That's the last thing I want to do. So, everything is nice, but in my stomach, I don't know. But, you know what?

25:34 When I got well, I was so happy. I praised the Lord because God is really the ultimate healer. Amen. And do you know years ago, they thought I had cancer. And then when they checked further, it was not cancer. It was TB. Do you know I was so happy to have TB instead of cancer? But, you know what? My TB got cured completely. Now, some of you saw me limping in the past, right? Oh, do you notice I'm no longer limping? Yes or no? Do you know people like us, sometimes we have pain. We have pain here, pain there. But, I'm going to tell you something. I praise God I am healthy today. What about you? All right. So,

26:19 are you thanking God? So, please, the command is don't forget. Remember. Remember. Remember what God has done for you. Okay? By the way, ultimate healing is a reality. Ultimate healing. God heals all your diseases ultimately. I was trying to comfort a doctor whose wife died. So, the doctor said, "Peter, my wife is now healed." Healed? The wife died of cancer. He's a doctor. He could not even heal his own wife. But he told me God is good. My wife is now healed. I said, "What do you mean?" He said, "Peter,

27:05 the day you die, you will discover all your sickness is healed." And then I realized what he's talking about. You know, the Bible promise God's people, God's people ultimate healing. What do I mean? Look at what the Bible says. Who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of his glory by the expression of the power that he has even to subject all things to himself. The Bible says one day he will transform this body of our humble state into conformity with the body of his glory. The Bible

27:51 says someday all of you, you, me, will have a super natural body. It's a literal, real body. It can taste. It can eat. But it is super natural. Boy, when I learned this, I'm so excited. Everybody, someday will you have a super body? Yes. No more pain, no more ache, joint pain, knee pain, whatever it is, no more. Hallelujah! Because God promised ultimate healing. Next, who redeems what? Your life from the pit. Who crowns you with loving kindness and compassion. Now, that word

28:37 redeem is not just an Old Testament word. In fact, it is expanded better in the New Testament. The word redeem is where you have the idea of buying back. >> [sighs] >> When you entrust something to a pawn shop and you want to get it back, the word used is what? Redeem. What is that in Tagalog? Tubos. In English? Redeem. My friend, what did God use to pay to redeem you? The Bible tells us, I will show you. The Bible tells us we have redemption

29:23 through his blood. The forgiveness of our trespasses. So, when David says he redeemed us from the pit, the word pit has the following meaning. The first one is has to do with how the Old Testament described the place of the dead. From death. The other word is a literal deep deep pit. A situation where your life is in danger. It's like Joseph was in the pit. What God is telling you today, if you look in your life, no matter what is your past, some of you

30:10 were in the pit. The pit of addiction, the pit of sin. It was hopeless. Everything is dark. God did something. Amen. But I want to emphasize it's not just the redemption of the body, but the redemption of the soul. You know, this is so precious. The Bible says we have redemption. Notice, a completed event. God redeemed you. I was sharing the story last night of a little boy who designed a big big kite, flying kite. And he loved the kite, but one day while he was flying the kite, the kite the string broke. So, the kite began to fly. So, he ran after it. But he could not find it.

30:58 The next day, he was walking to the market, he saw his kite. Somebody got it, and it's now for sale. He told that man, "This is my kite." One says, "No, no, no." And one says, "No, no." "This is my kite." So, they were arguing. But the boy loved the kite. The boy said "Okay. Even if my kite, I'll buy it." So, the the man sold it to him. And when the boy held the kite, this is what the boy said, "You are doubly mine. I made you, and I bought you again."

31:43 I look at my life, that's what God did. God made us. We belong to him. But then, we began to follow Satan. What did God do? He bought us back from the kingdom of darkness with his own precious blood. You see, you sold yourself to the devil. But God says, "I made you. You belong to me, and I will buy you back." So, ladies and gentlemen, you belong to the Lord. Praise God. You were redeemed. I hope you understand the power of David's thinking. Redemption, I belong to the Lord now. And then, what does it mean when he says, "You crown us with loving kindness and compassion"?

32:29 The idea of the word crown is to surround you. God surrounds us with loving kindness and compassion all the time. You may not realize this, but I want you to look at your life including your problems. Most of us don't give thanks when we have problems. But can I tell you something? Look at the testimony shared. It was because of her problem she was brought closer to God. It was because of their family problem she came to know Jesus. She began coming to CCF. So, sometimes your problem is really bad and you don't see how it can become good. I look at my life. God has redeemed me from the pit many times. It's problematic and I don't

33:16 understand why. But when I look back wow, it was the best thing. Now, many of you know I was in the logging business for a time. It was so corrupt, so bad. We decided to sell it. But because of how bad it was, I gave up that business. What did I do? I got the equipment and brought it to Manila. Now, what will I do with bulldozer? Aha, it's called land development. That's why by God's design we are in the real estate business up to today. Because God took away something but gave us something better. So, when

34:03 God takes away something, he has something better. So, tell your neighbor, when God takes away something, he has something better. So, I know this girl, she was single, she wanted to get married. She really loved the boy and the boy canceled the whole event. You know, that girl was devastated. But today, if you ask her it was the best thing Because she met another man. And that man is much better. In English, betterer. So, my friend, is God good, yes or no? But do you thank him for bad things? Start today. The Bible says in

34:49 everything, give thanks. Because it is in this time of problems that God may show his loving kindness, but you don't see it. That's why worship is from the heart. And the Bible tells us he satisfies us with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle. Now, quickly, why do I want to emphasize this? Because this week I was playing golf with some businessmen. You know, I this discipleship group. And one of them was telling me, "Peter, I have a friend. He's ultra super rich. He has everything." And I said, "So, tell me." And he would call me every day. I said, "Why would your friend who is super rich call you?" And

35:35 this is his exact words. His friend told him, "You know, I have everything. But I am sad. I have everything. But I am sad. Maybe some of you can empathize. You have everything. But you feel empty. You know why? Because you were designed by God and for God. Until God fills your heart, you will always be empty. You will always think something is missing. That's why suicide

36:20 is the second cause of death all over the world, including the Philippines, among young people. They have everything. People committing suicide are not poor people. In these countries, developed countries, the same. Second cause of death among young people. Why? Ladies and gentlemen, only God can satisfy. Some of you have everything, but you're empty. And the Bible tells us, only God can fill us. You will make known to me the path of life. In your presence, everybody read. In your presence is what? Fullness of joy. In

37:06 your right hand, pleasures forever more. You know, this is amazing. I love this verse. I tell business people, everybody read this. It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich. And he adds no sorrow. There are many rich people today, totally empty, totally unhappy. Next, recognize who God is. What does it mean? You know, somebody once shared this with us. Remember what I told you? What comes into your mind when you think about God is the most important thing about us. Let me repeat. What you think about God is the most important thing about you. Why? Because what you think about God will

37:52 dictate your interpretation, your perspective of what's happening in the world. If you don't have a proper view of God, you don't recognize God's goodness, it's it's going to be a problem. Look, David said, "Who is God? The Lord, Yahweh, capital L O R D, the Lord, performs righteous deeds, judgments for all who are oppressed." Here, right here and here, David is now telling us who God is. God is righteous. God will judge evil. He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the sons of Israel. He is now going back to the Old Testament.

38:37 Because in the Old Testament, Moses asked God two things. Number one, I want to know you. Moses said, "Show me who you are." Exodus chapter 34. And then his second prayer, "I want to see your glory." Wow. Amazing prayer. Moses asked God, "I want to know you. Show me who you are. Show me your glory." And the answer is exactly the next verse. This is a quotation from Exodus 34. God revealed himself. God said, "I am the Lord,

39:23 compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving kindness." God wants you to know this morning who he is. God is saying, "I'm not only holy, I'm not only righteous, I am what? Compassionate. I am what? Gracious." Are you aware of who God is? God is telling you today, "I am compassionate." Meaning, I not only feel, I know what's going on and I want to help you. Compassion is love with action. Gracious. Something we don't deserve. God wants you to know that. And then he tells us, he Everybody read. He will not always what? Strive with us, nor will he keep his

40:10 anger forever. In short, God does not hold grudges. What about you? Do you forgive people? What God is saying, I don't hold grudges. David knew it. Because if God held grudges against David, David is dead. God forgive forgave David. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. That is another word for mercy. He has not dealt with us according to what we deserve. God is saying, no, no. He has rewarded nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. Then look at this expression, as high as the heavens are

40:55 above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west, he has removed our transgressions from us. What did David know about God? Notice the expression, the figurative language, as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward us. Let me ask you, how high is the heavens above the earth? Tell me, you my science students. The star, is that the end of the heavens, or are there some more above the stars? Now, let me ask you, how high are the farthest stars that eyes can

41:40 see, or the telescope can see the earth? My friend, it's infinite. God is saying, you will never comprehend how much I love you. And then this amazing expression, verse 12, as far as the east is from the west. I like science, so I studied. Why did he not use as far as the north pole is to the south pole? Let me tell you why. Because you can measure it. But as far as the east is from the west, you cannot measure. Let me tell you why. As you go west, okay? You think you're going to hit east? No. East and west will never meet.

42:25 Because it is the direction is east and west, they just don't meet. So, what is God telling you? As far as your sin is concerned, nobody can find it anymore. I have removed it, my friend. So, please stop looking for my sin, because my sin is removed. How far? As the east is from the west. So, how far is that? Infinite. So stop focusing on your own sin. It has been forgiven. Look to Jesus. He died and paid for your sin. So, can you tell your neighbor, "Your sin? No

43:12 more. No more. It's gone." Amen? But, the best description of God is the this verse. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. He's now comparing himself to the father. As a father has compassion, the Lord has compassion. He himself knows our frame. He's mindful we are but dust. My friend, I don't know about you. I never really understood the love of a father until I became a father. I have five wonderful children. Some of them are here. Honestly,

43:59 until I became a father, I never knew the extent of God's love. But, when I became a father, I realized I was willing, notice I was willing to die for my children. I love them so much. I was willing to die. I remember one of them was sick, so sick. I prayed, "Lord, transfer the sickness to me." That is the love of a father. Now, some of you have a problem because you grew up with fathers who don't really know how to be a father. Maybe your father was abusive, irresponsible. So, when I say God is our father, you have a hard time

44:45 feeling good because your earthly father was totally irresponsible. May I suggest remove that image of your earthly father. Imagine the best father. And God is even better than the best father. My Father, who is in heaven, is compassionate. He is loving. He is just. And that is your father. Will you tell your neighbor, "We have a loving father." So, I want you to take comfort in knowing who God is. God himself knows our frame. You know, the Bible is very clear. Everybody read. How great Everybody, see how great a love the Father has

45:31 bestowed on us that we are called what? Children of God. And such we are. For this reason, the world does not know us because the world does not know God. You are children of God. My friend, the only person that can wake up a king at 3:00 in the morning for a glass of water is who? The only person in the world that can wake up the president of a country at 3:00 in the morning because he's thirsty. Who is that person? The child. A child can go to the father anytime. You can go to your father anytime, okay? You don't need mediator, you don't need appointment, you go to God. He's our

46:16 father amen? But a father does not mean he will spoil you. You have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons. Everybody read. My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him. Whom the Lord loves, he what? He disciplines. So, when you are not behaving well, what will our father do? Discipline. Discipline involves pain. It's never pleasant, but don't misinterpret it as if God is angry. No, no. I discipline my children, never out of anger, out of love. How many of you are undergoing discipline right now? Don't raise your

47:02 hand, okay? Just But you know something is not right. God is waking you up. Well, you should thank him. Lord, thank you. Teach me, okay? You ask God to teach you. Without discipline, the Bible tells us your character will not grow. And lastly, rest in God's sovereignty. What does that mean? That God is not just a loving father, but he's sovereign. Now, before I tell you the meaning, I want you to see the contrast of God's all-powerful, almighty power compared to us. You know what David said? As for man, his days are like grass. As

47:49 a flower of the field, he flourishes. When the wind has passed over it, it is no more. Its place acknowledges no longer. David, by realizing who God is, began to see himself as he is. You know, sometimes we overestimate ourselves. We are so proud. But David said, "The truth is this life, human life, is like grass. It's like flower. You see it today, you don't see it tomorrow. Life is fragile. Can you tell your neighbor, with respect, "You too will die." Tell your Tell your neighbor, "You will die." sooner or later. But But, the loving kindness of the Lord is from

48:35 everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him. Notice qualification. On those who reverence him. The word fear means you reverence him. You acknowledge him. His righteousness to children's children. Notice, God is telling us his righteousness, his goodness is generation to generation. Everlasting. Not temporal. To those who keep his covenant and remember his precepts. These are principles established by God. And that's why David, in the next verse, tells us, "The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his sovereignty rules

49:21 over all." So, God has given humanity divine principles for blessing. And those rules are given by him. Because God is what? Sovereign. Now, so what does it mean to say God is sovereign? Everybody, read together. The sovereignty of God means the following. It's the supremacy of God. God is supreme. God is God. Repeat after me. God is God. What does it mean? He has everybody, he has the right and power to do what he pleases, what he wants. Subject to none, accountable to none, he is the Lord, the creator and

50:07 owner of all. He is under no obligation or law outside his own will and nature. In other words, God is God. He can do anything he wants to do, as he wishes, when he wishes. You and I cannot question God because he is God. Many of us don't understand the supremacy of God, the sovereignty of God. You want God to explain to you his action. God owes you no obligation to explain to you why he will do what he will do. You know why? He is God. God is not obligated to extend grace.

50:54 Grace means what? Unmerited favor. But God is sovereign. If he wants to give you favor, that's his business. My friend, the sovereignty of God should give you tremendous comfort and joy. You know why? The sovereignty of a person is dangerous. A dictator is dangerous, but not God. Because God is not only sovereign, has all power, but God is love. God is just. God is kind. So, you combine all of those traits with God, you can rest assured God will rule properly.

51:42 But you give somebody power like that, dangerous. But with God, it's your comfort, it's my comfort. Amen. So, my friend, this is so important because the Bible tells us his dominion is everlasting dominion. His kingdom endures. All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, but he does according to his will in the host of heaven among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can ward off his hand or say to him, "What are you doing?" Because God is sovereign. Means he is God. He has the right to do what he wants. But hallelujah, God is good. He's faithful. True worship

52:29 is recognizing the true greatness of God. Because he is perfectly holy, good, loving, not a tyrannical dictator, but a loving father, you can rest with full security. This is not supposed to to be for you to see. It's It's my notes, okay? So, my friend, example of somebody who can rest and worship God is David. You know, David, when his son turned against him, remember David went through a lot of consequences. When his son turned against him to kill him, he had to run. Notice what he told the priests. David said, this is based on God's sovereignty. If I

53:15 find favor in the sight of the Lord, then he will bring me back again and show me both it and his habitation. But if he should say, "I have no delight in you, behold, here I am. Let him do to me as seems good to him." David was driven out of Jerusalem. And the priests wanted to go with David. David said, "No. you stay for the sake of the people. My destiny is in God's hand. If he wants me back, I will be back as king. If he does not want me back, it's okay. My friend, if you learn that God is love, God loves you, God is in control,

54:01 you can rest. And as you worship him, you experience rest because worship is surrendering. You are not insisting. I like the testimony of Lucille when she said she finally gave up. She finally gave up everything and surrendered the son to God. And that, my friend, is what worship will do. You surrender and you are at rest. And what is the conclusion? The conclusion is very simple. David said, he's so excited about God's sovereignty, he commands everybody, "Bless the Lord, you his angels." He's now telling the angels, "Mighty in strength, who perform his word, obeying the voice of his word." Notice, these are mighty angels. He tells them, "Worship. Bless the Lord. Bless the

54:48 Lord, all you his hosts." He's now talking to the living army. The word host is the army. It's the army of God. God has an army and David is telling them, "Bless the Lord, you who serve him." And then he tells everything, "Bless the Lord, all you works of his in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, oh my soul." He ended with what? "Bless the Lord." Everybody, he's so excited. You know why? You worship God with your whole heart. How do you worship God with your whole heart? Number one, remember what he has done for you. Next, recognize who God is. And lastly, realize what?

55:34 Rest in his sovereignty. God is the king of kings, lord of lords. As we close, notice someday in the book of Revelation, "Worthy are you, our Lord and our God." Everybody? "to receive glory, honor, power. You created all things because of your will they existed and were created." What everybody? Summarize. Worship God what? Wholeheartedly. Why? Remember what How do you do it? What he has done for you. Remember? Number two, recognize who he is. And lastly, rest. So, he gives you one invitation I want to extend to you.

56:20 Everybody read as we close. "Come to me, all who are weary, heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Some of you here are weary. You're heavy laden. In Tagalog, pagod ka na. You are weary, heavy laden, perhaps with addiction, perhaps with sin. You are struggling. God knows your struggle. God is not angry at you. You know what God is saying? All of you who are weary, heavy laden with sin, with all kinds of problem, God is saying, "Come. Come to him." That's his invitation. Who is qualified to come to Jesus? All who are weary, heavy laden. And what is his promise?

57:06 "I will give you rest." Rest is found in Jesus and in Jesus alone. Some of you are fighting. You have never surrendered your life. And that's why your worship is anemic. I want you to learn from this day onward to really worship God from the heart. Get to know him. Come to him. If God is speaking to you and you You to come to Jesus, I'll pray for you. Is that okay with you? Let's bow our heads. Raise your hands if God has spoken to you and you want to come to him. As is where is. Anybody else? Higher. Remember that this is between you and God. It's not about me. Higher. An act of humility, you surrender

57:52 your life to God. Raise your hands higher. And then you pray this prayer with me. Wherever you are. Lord Jesus, I'm tired. I am weary of my sin, of my struggle. Today, I come to you. Weary, heavy laden. I surrender my burden. I surrender my life to you. Lord Jesus, I come to you. Thank you for the forgiveness and the pardon of my sin. Thank you that you love me and you promise to give me rest. In Jesus' name we all pray. Amen and amen. God bless you.

58:41 >> Good day, CCF family. Welcome to Sunday Fast Track, where you ask real life questions and we give you biblical truths. I'm Eunice Amargo in Suazo from Exalt Worship Ministry and we are here today with our speaker, Dr. Peter Tan-chi, to answer some of your questions. Good day, Pastor Peter. Happy Father's Day po. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> [laughter] >> And thank you so for your message on the book of Psalms, specifically on chapter 103. Are you ready to answer some of our questions? >> Yes. Yes. >> All right. Question number one. What can someone do when they have lost their appetite or desire for God and can't worship him the way they used to? >> Precisely. Meditate on Psalm 103. Psalm 103 is David waking himself up. Because sometimes you don't feel like worshipping. And this has helped me when I remember

59:28 what God has done. You need to pause and take time to reflect on what God has done. And many times we don't count our blessing. Once you start counting them, you'll be amazed. Something happens. It's like many husbands, they take their wives for granted. And then when I ask them to start meditating, why did you marry your wife? What were you guys doing? And then I see tears. Because she remember. So that's a secret. And then recognizing who he is. Remember, worship is a response. So if you don't have proper inputs, you won't respond properly. >> Amen. So meditate on Psalm 103. >> Yeah, and meditate on what God has done. You have to count your blessing

1:00:13 intentional. That's a command. Do not forget because we have a tendency to forget. >> Praise God. Next question, Pastor. How can we encourage someone who has suffered tremendous pain or loss and can't bring themselves to worship God because they keep looking to the past? >> And that's why the second part of Psalm is to realize who God is. He's good. He's full of loving kindness. But sometimes we judge God based on circumstances. It's like when bad things happened to our family. I could have accused God of being unfair. But I reverse it. God, you're always fair. So you allowed this to happen, there must be a good reason, but I don't know what it is. But my

1:00:59 attitude is anchored on who God is. Not what I feel. Who he is. >> Praise God. All right. Last question, Pastor. There are many who have drawn away from God or even abandoned Christianity altogether because of destruction discontentment or dissatisfaction. What is the cure for this or how can we encourage these people to go back to God? >> You know, I gave a talk yesterday to a group of young people, older people, and executives. The reason why people fall away is they don't really know why they believe what they believe. Let me repeat. If you do not know why you believe what you believe, for

1:01:45 example, why do I believe in Jesus? Why? If that why is not anchored on truth, reality, your faith will be shaky. I believe in the resurrection of Jesus. He died and rose again. And because I really believe he is God, coming king, it's very stupid for me to run away from him. Why? Because he is the risen savior. He's coming again, and he's real. So, why would I run away? If I run away, I'm like committing spiritual suicide. Why would I do that? So, once you know the truth, why you believe the truth, your faith is grounded. I think many Christians' faith are not grounded. They

1:02:32 come to God because of something. Maybe they have an experience. Faith based on experience is never good enough. It has to be based on truth. >> Amen. Thank you, Pastor Peter, for answering our questions. And that is it for CCS Sunday Fast Track. God bless. >> God bless. >> [music] [music]