Welcome to Metro Praise International! We are an independent Pentecostal church with a local vision and a global calling. As a Spirit-filled non-denominational multi-cultural body of believers, our vision is to love God with all of our hearts and to love our neighbors as ourselves.

Sermons

Mark 1:40-45 (Part 1)

January 11, 2026

Mark 1:40-45 40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41 Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” 42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.…

Acts 2:37-41 (Part 2)

January 5, 2026

ACTS 2:37-41 37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the…

Mark 1:35-39 (Part 2)

January 5, 2026

MARK 1:35-39 35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon and his companions went to look for him, 37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” 38 Jesus replied,…

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Feb. 20 | The Promise of Friendship

February 20, 2026

Proverbs 18:24, “A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” When I was young, my friend called me to meet him and our “group,” at a bridge in the neighborhood, to go skateboarding. When I showed up they weren’t there, but as I looked…

Feb. 19 | The Promise of God’s Church Being Built

February 19, 2026

Matthew 16:18, “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” Can you imagine what it must have been like to be Peter and hear that Jesus was going to use you to build the most important thing on…

Feb. 18 | The Promise of Persecution

February 18, 2026

Mark 10:29-30, “29 I tell you the truth, Jesus replied, no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel 30 will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields-and with them,…