Author: Elias Zaldifard

Deeper relationship with God

The sermon distinguishes between intellectual religious knowledge and spiritual intimacy. By examining the Tabernacle and Israel’s fear of God’s voice, Brother Elias argues that Christ tore the veil to grant direct access to the “third room” of love. True faith requires active appropriation of grace and a heart-to-heart connection.

Jesus parable of the fig tree

The sermon warns against “leaf-only” Christianity—outward religious appearance without spiritual fruit. Using the cursed fig tree as a metaphor for the Jewish nation and modern believers, Brother Elias demands a move from religious formality to active, holy living, urging the congregation to make a definitive decision to serve God.

Does what I do make me what I am?

This bilingual sermon explores the loss of authority, security, and belonging following the Fall in Genesis. Brother Elias argues that human identity is not found in status or performance, but in a restored relationship with Christ. He concludes with practical affirmations to help believers internalize their worth as children of God.

Ministry of Holy Spirit

Brother Elias examines the internal ministry of the Holy Spirit, focusing on His roles as Comforter, Teacher, and Discerner. By contrasting spiritual peace with worldly distractions, he emphasizes that the Spirit transforms scripture into reality, protects believers from deception, and confirms their identity as children of God through an internal witness.

Power of Prayer

This bilingual sermon explores Jacob’s prayer in Genesis 32 as a model for “prevailing prayer.” It emphasizes that spiritual victory is found on one’s knees through radical humility, an accurate self-estimate, and holding God to His promises, while choosing a travel path of gratitude rather than bitterness.

Serious Expectations

This bilingual sermon explores the necessity of “earnest expectations” in the believer’s life. By examining Paul’s imprisonment and Elisha’s prophecy during the famine of Samaria, Brother Elias argues that spiritual and temporal breakthroughs are directly proportional to our trust in God’s “exceedingly great and precious promises.”

Spiritual Winds that Believers must Overcome

This bilingual sermon (English/Armenian) identifies three “winds”—doubt, false doctrine, and trouble—that test the believer. Brother Elias emphasizes that victory is found not through physical effort, but through the “transport system” of meditation, which moves God’s promises from intellectual head-knowledge into the heart, where faith becomes a natural, unconscious byproduct.

Lord’s Protection

This bilingual sermon explores the conditions of divine protection in Psalm 91. Brother Elias emphasizes that safety from spiritual “snares” requires more than memorizing poetry; it demands a deep, personal intimacy, consistent obedience, and a commitment to making God’s presence a permanent dwelling place rather than a temporary refuge.

Healing of the mind

The sermon emphasizes that spiritual healing begins in the mind. By resisting worldly conformity and renewing mental attitudes, believers undergo metamorphosis—allowing God’s internal promises to manifest outwardly. True transformation requires dismantling old mental strongholds to align with God’s perfect will and break free from life’s limitations.

Thanksgiving precedes God’s answer

This bilingual sermon explores God’s response to human trouble through Psalms 20, 50, and 107. Brother Elias emphasizes that while God delights in granting both deliverance and the heart’s desires, believers must maintain integrity in their vows and approach Him with praise rather than defeated anxiety.

Isaiah 12

The sermon explores Isaiah 12, contrasting self-reliance and fear with the certainty of faith. By analyzing four types of trust, Brother Elias urges the congregation to move past “inconsistent belief” into a courageous trust that replaces the bondage of fear with the joy of salvation and constant praise.

Two covenants

Two covenants, Elias shares on the pitfall of living in the old covenant when the new is there to be enjoyed.

Bitterness

Elias Zaldifard explores the roots of bitterness and reminds us how we can sometimes so quickly forget what the Lord has done. From the joy of salvation to temptation and forgetfulness.

Shallow Faith

Elias Zaldifard looks at 2 Kings 17:25, and challenges us all to examine the depth of our faith, don’t forget the Lord or be tempted to serve other gods or pretend to be a...