Noli Decipi

August 9, 2026

Ptr. Jojo Fernandez

Main Passage

1 Kings 18:16-39

Everyone of us, believers and non-believers alike, we must decide whether to trust in the empty promises of our idols, or to worship the Lord alone!

At Mt. Carmel, God accepted the sacrifice by sending fire from heaven
At the cross, God accepted the perfect sacrifice of His Son by pouring out His judgment upon Him instead of upon us

Through Christ, sinners are reconciled to God, and invited into a restored relationship with Him

For all believers, this passage is a call to wholehearted devotion, and the removal of every idol that competes with Christ

For non-believers, it is an invitation to repent, abandon false hopes, and trust in Jesus Christ alone. For…

1 Kings 18:39
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God.”

Noli Decipi – do not be deceived
Let’s not wait for the Lord to say…

Mundus Vult Decipi – if the world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived

Let us not become people who prefer comforting words that make us feel good over the hard truth that convicts and transforms us, and draw us back to God