Father Cedric reflects on Jesus' words in Luke 21 about the end times, warning of wars, earthquakes, famines, plagues, and persecution of believers, yet assuring that through perseverance disciples will gain their lives and not a hair of their head will perish. He sees current events as birth pangs of greater tribulations to come, but...
Father Cedric draws from James chapter 5 to emphasize God's power to heal physically, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally, revealing Himself as Jehovah Rapha, the Lord our Healer, just as Jesus healed during His ministry. He shares testimonies and stories to stir faith, distinguishing between physical cure and deeper healing through...
Father Cedric Pisegna shares the story of Zacchaeus from Luke chapter 19, showing how this rich tax collector sought Jesus desperately, encountered him personally, and was transformed. Jesus calls Zacchaeus by name, invites himself to his home, and brings salvation, leading Zacchaeus to repent and give generously to the poor. The key message is...
Father Cedric reflects on 1 Corinthians 13, where faith, hope, and love abide forever, with love the greatest, envisioning these as his desired last words to sum up a life of authentic discipleship. He emphasizes faith as a transformative gift of grace that unites us with Christ, making us new creations who overcome the world rather than being...
Father Cedric teaches from Psalm 133 on the beauty of dwelling in unity, linking it to Jesus’s post-resurrection greeting of «shalom» which signifies deep harmony and fellowship among his scattered disciples. He stresses that authentic discipleship isn’t solitary or privatized but requires building relationships within community, as Jesus called...
Father Cedric draws from 1 John 5, declaring that the victory overcoming the world is our faith in Jesus as the Son of God, and shares stories of Gideon and Moses where God assures them «I am with you» despite their weaknesses, leading to triumph. He emphasizes that challenges, obstacles, and personal struggles are opportunities God uses to forge...
Father Cedric draws from Ephesians 2:10, where we are described as God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works prepared beforehand, to encourage viewers to become the very best version of themselves without comparing to others. He shares stories from movies like Dead Poets Society and Amadeus, real-life examples like Mandy Harvey and...
Father Cedric draws from Luke 6 where Jesus spends the whole night in prayer before choosing the twelve apostles, emphasizing that true fruitfulness begins with abiding in God through stillness and silence rather than just speaking words. He teaches that prayer is communication involving listening, being quiet to hear God's voice, and that...
In the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus from Luke 24, Jesus joins them unnoticed, explains the Scriptures, and reveals himself in the breaking of the bread, causing their hearts to burn and prompting them to return to Jerusalem proclaiming his resurrection. Father Cedric uses this to show how God lifts us up from disappointment and...
Father Cedric teaches from Romans 12:2 that true transformation comes through renewing the mind—rejecting worldly negativity and embracing Christ’s positive, faith-filled thinking. Stories like Amy Bockerstette’s «I’ve got this» mindset and his own overcoming of anxiety show that positive self-talk, cognitive replacement with Scripture, and...
Father Cedric proclaims the Advent message from Mark 13: Be watchful and alert for Christ's Second Coming, which will be sudden and glorious, visible to all. Like preparing for storms or death, we must ready ourselves through repentance—turning from sin and addictions—and good deeds that fill the "book of our life" opened at...
Father Cedric explains from John 15 that true Christian fruitfulness—deep relationship with God, Christlike character, and making a difference—only comes from abiding in Jesus, the Vine, while we are the branches receiving His life-giving sap of grace. He stresses that Christianity's core isn't rules or rituals but a vital, personal...
Father Cedric shares from Romans 8:28-29 that God's ultimate purpose isn't just what we do for Him, but what He does in us—conforming and transforming our hearts into the image of Jesus, like a potter reshaping clay. Through life's experiences, trials, and relationships, God softens our prideful, stony hearts, imprinting...
Father Cedric really drives home that the heart of Christian discipleship is a daily lifestyle of surrender—presenting ourselves as living sacrifices to God, just like Romans 12 teaches, dying to self so Christ can live in us. He shows how this surrender isn't defeat but victory, empowering us to overcome sin, worries, and addictions, while...
In this sermon from the Upper Room teachings, Pastor Prince emphasizes that the Holy Spirit is our Helper—called alongside to guide us in all things, teach us, bring Scripture to remembrance, and speak through visions, dreams, and inward peace. He explains the difference between asking the Father in Jesus' name and taking authority by...
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