IES Jakarta's Podcast
This podcast features weekly sermons preached at IES Jakarta, an international church in Jakarta, Indonesia. It helps listeners stay connected to God's Word when they miss a Sunday service. Each message aims to encourage faith, deepen the relationship with Jesus, and equip listeners to live out the Gospel daily.
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MISSIONS MONTH l Bless the Nations l Pastor Christian Tan
Main Scripture: Revelation 12:7–12Supporting Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 7:29–35; Romans 10:13–15; John 12:24–26In Bless the Nations, Pastor Christian Tan reminds us that time is short and God's mission to reach the nations is urgent. Billions of people around the world have yet to hear the gospel, and God has called His Church to participate in bringing the good news of Jesus to them.Revelatio
MISSIONS MONTH l Bless the City l Pastor Jamie Kemp
Jeremiah 29:7We’re not just called to be a church IN Jakarta. We’re called to be a church FOR Jakarta. In Jeremiah 29:7, God told His people living in exile in Babylon to do something unexpected: pray for the city and work for its peace and prosperity.They wanted to get out. God wanted to teach them how to live faithfully while they were in. And He calls us to the same kind of faithfulness today.
MISSIONS MONTH l Bless the Lord l Pastor Jamie Kemp
John 3:16What if we’ve become so used to our faith that we’ve stopped noticing what God is doing around us?Jesus didn’t just come to teach us a new way. He came to announce a New Day.A day of forgiveness.A day of healing.A day of freedom.A day of reconciliation.A day of hope.And that’s what missions is:Announcing the New Day—not just with our words, but with our lives.Missions begins right here.In
Face2Face l Something Beautiful l Pastor Jamie Kemp
Mark 14:1-11What if the things that matter most in life can’t be measured by efficiency or ROI?In Mark 14, an unnamed woman walks into a room, breaks an expensive jar of perfume, and pours it all out on Jesus. The room saw a "waste," but Jesus saw something entirely different: worship, devotion, and love. He called it Kalos—intrinsically beautiful.We often hold back because we look at wh
Face2Face | Paradoxical Faith l Pastor Jamie Kemp
Faith doesn’t have to be perfect to be real.In Mark 9, a father prays: “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”You can bring Jesus your faith, your doubts, your questions, and your struggles.The question isn’t, “Do you have perfect faith?”What are you going to do with the faith you have?Life Group Guide: https://bit.ly/life-group-guideSupport the show
Face2Face l Turning Point l Pastor Jamie Kemp
When Jesus takes His disciples to Caesarea Philippi—the center of pagan worship and what was known as "the gates of hell"—He asks a defining question: "Who do you say I am?" In the middle of spiritual darkness, panic, and uncertainty, Jesus declares that He is building His church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.In a world full of opinions, noise, and circumst
Face2Face | Great to Great | Pastor Jeff Hartensveld
This weekend is a special moment in the life of IES as we celebrated the consecration of Pastor Jamie and Tasha. In his message, “From Great to Great,” Pastor Jeff spoke from Mark 2:18–22, using the transition from John the Baptist to Jesus to help us think about seasons of leadership and change.Transitions naturally invite comparison. We compare personalities, styles, methods, and what is new wit
Face2Face | Stretch Out Your Hand | Pastor Jamie Kemp
Read: Mark 3:1-6You don't rest because you're tired; you rest so you don't grow tired. This is rooted in Matthew 11:28, where Jesus invites the weary and burdened to find rest.Jesus enters a synagogue on the Sabbath and encounters a man with a withered hand. While the religious leaders (Pharisees) are watching closely to trap Jesus for breaking Sabbath laws, Jesus sees a person in
Face2Face | Fantastic Four | Pastor Steve Andres
This weekend at IES, we’re joined by Pastor Steve Andres as he takes us into Mark 2 and the story of a paralyzed man whose friends refused to let anything stand in the way of getting him to Jesus.In this message, we’re reminded of a surprising truth: people can be the problem, but people are also God’s solution. Our relationships require patience, forgiveness, generosity, and love but God uses ord
Face2Face | Good News, Not Good Advice | Pastor Jamie Kemp
Face2Face (Week 1) l Good News, Not Good Advice l Mark 1:1, 16-20Christianity isn’t about a self-help program or a list of rules—it’s about meeting a Person. In our brand new series, Face2Face, we are looking at how ordinary people met Jesus and were never the same again. When Jesus walked along the shore of the Sea of Galilee and called out to the fishermen, He wasn’t looking for perfection—H
Special Sunday | FOLLOW | Pastor Tirza Magdiel
What does it really mean to follow God when we don’t know where He is leading us?In this sermon, Ps. Tirza talks about what it means to follow God by faith—even when we don’t know the outcome, have all the answers, or have everything we need.Through the story of Abraham in Hebrews 11, Ps. Tirza reminds us that following God requires faith, obedience, trust, and a willingness to let go. Abraham wen
What Make the Church the Church | Missional Living God | Pastor Jamie Kemp
What Make the Church the Church l Missional Living God Acts 2:47; Acts 1:8Life Group Guide: https://bit.ly/life-group-guideAs we conclude our series, "What Makes the Church the Church," we discover that the natural result of a healthy church is a church that grows.Throughout this series we've learned that the early church was devoted to God's Word, authentic fellowship, prayer
What Make the Church the Church l Experiencing the Presence of God l Pastor Jamie Kemp
What Make the Church the Church (Week 4) l Experiencing the Presence of God l 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, 17Read 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, 17Life Group Guide: https://bit.ly/life-group-guideDon't let what's wrong with you keep you from worshiping what's right with God!In our series What Makes the Church the Church, we are looking at what happens when a community moves beyond just knowing
What Make the Church the Church l God Answers Prayer l Pastor Jamie Kemp
What Make the Church the Church (Week 3) l God Answers Prayer l Luke 18:1-5Life Group Guide: https://bit.ly/life-group-guideThe only way to fail at prayer is to not pray.We are continuing our series, What Makes the Church the Church, and today we’re diving into our third Biblical Core Value: God Answers Prayer.We often get discouraged when we don’t see immediate changes, but God calls us to pe
What Make the Church the Church | Everyone is Welcome | Pastor Jamie Kemp
What Make the Church the Church (Week 2) l Everyone is Welcome l 1 Peter 1:18-21 MSGLife Group Guide: https://bit.ly/life-group-guideWhat if church was more than just a place you attend? What if it was a community where everyone belongs?In Week 2 of our series, "What Makes the Church the Church," we explore one of the defining characteristics of the early church from Acts 2:42–47—the
What Make the Church the Church | The Word of God Changes Lives | Pastor Jamie Kemp
What Make the Church the Church (Week 1) l The Word of God Changes Lives l 2 Timothy 3:16Life Group Guide: https://bit.ly/life-group-guideWhat makes the church the church?In the first message of our new series, "What Makes the Church the Church," Pastor Jamie explores one of the foundational values of the early church from Acts 2:42–47: they devoted themselves to the apostles' t
