SPEAKER: Pastor Russel Moldovan

This sermon, titled “Our Father Who Is in Heaven,” explores the opening invocation of the Lord’s Prayer, emphasizing how Jesus reveals both the intimacy and majesty of God. Pastor Moldovan explains that when Jesus taught His followers to pray “Our Father,” He introduced a radically personal relationship with God—one of love, closeness, and trust. Unlike the distant, formal concept of God found in much of the Old Testament or other world religions, Jesus invites believers to address God as “Abba,” or “Dad.” Yet the phrase “who is in heaven” reminds us that this same God is transcendent—omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, sovereign, eternal, unchanging, infinite, and holy. God is both “nigh” (near) and “high” (above), perfectly balancing His immanence and His majesty.In the second half of the sermon, Pastor Moldovan contrasts the Christian understanding of God with the beliefs found in other religions and New Age spirituality. He explains that while systems like Hinduism or modern spiritual movements teach that divinity lies within each person, Christianity alone reveals a God who is distinct from creation yet personally involved with His people. Truth is not discovered by looking inward but by looking to God’s revelation in Scripture. Salvation, too, is not achieved through self-enlightenment but received as a free gift of grace through faith in Jesus Christ. The sermon concludes with the reminder that true freedom and eternal life are found only in Christ, echoing John 8:36—“If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.”