Iranian Christian Fellowship, 158, Sutton Court Road, Chiswick, London, W4 3HR
The sermon addresses overcoming despondency by shifting the focus of prayer from personal petitions to seeking God’s face. Drawing from Psalm 105:4, Brother Edward shares a personal testimony of moving from prayer exhaustion to joy by prioritizing divine fellowship and God’s attributes over life’s various challenges and requests.
This bilingual sermon highlights the transformative power of fasting and prayer. Using examples from Iran—including the conversion of a mullah—and personal testimonies of stopping war through intercession, Brother Edward urges the congregation to make a covenant with God to strengthen their spiritual discipline and break every chain.
The service emphasized total surrender and focus on Jesus Christ as the source of strength and righteousness. Through bilingual worship and prayer, the congregation interceded for persecuted believers in Iran, celebrated a testimony of healing from cancer, and was challenged to prioritize intimate fellowship with God over personal anxieties.
Brother Charles message from Wednesday night prayer meeting:
The sermon defines the Holy Spirit as a living personality requiring a two-way relationship. By focusing on intimate fellowship, seeking divine counsel, and practicing radical obedience, believers transition from religious routine to a guided, successful spiritual life. Brother Edward emphasizes that hearing God’s voice is the primary safeguard against a confused, purposeless existence.
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.
This Pentecost sermon emphasizes that being filled with the Holy Spirit is a vital command for power, wisdom, and comfort. By comparing the disciples’ pre-Pentecost fear with their post-Pentecost bravery, Brother Edward illustrates that the Spirit transforms relationships, strengthens faith, and provides the essential “backbone” for the Christian life.
This bilingual sermon explores why God delays answers to prayer, citing divine timing, character refinement, the testing of faith, and celestial warfare. Using the examples of Joseph, Daniel, and the Brother Edward’s own conversion in Tehran, it encourages the congregation to persevere with tenacity and remain steadfast in God’s presence.
The sermon exhorts believers to build their lives on the foundation of Jesus Christ using “gold, silver, and precious stones”—prayer, scripture, and committed fellowship. Using the metaphor of refining metals, the preacher warns that only spiritual investments will withstand the inevitable trials and final judgment of God.
This bilingual service features a powerful reading of the poem “I Refuse to Be Discouraged.” The message highlights God’s sovereignty, unchanging nature, and comforting presence during trials. It calls the congregation to move from discouragement to victory by trusting in the “Great I Am” and resting in His love.