Church News (Page 32)

By Not Known In today’s passage, Moses is seen to question or doubt God for choosing him to lead His people out of Egypt. Even after his encounter with God through the burning bush, God’s revelation of His name “I AM,” the provision of the staff, the miracle of the leprous hand as well as the promised miracle of water from the Nile turning to blood, it seemed…

By Not Known Philip, one of the Lord Jesus’ twelve disciples says to Him in John 14:8, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus replies him, “. . . the one who has seen me has seen the Father . . .” This is because Jesus is the very incarnation of “the Great I AM,” the living God…

By Not Known Ephesians 2:8 The biblical teaching on Christian salvation indicates a three-dimensional perspective, including salvation, sanctification, and glorification. In Eph. 2:8, Paul writes, “For by grace you have been saved through faith.” Salvation is understood as a past event or dealing with the penalty of sin, indicating a completed action. In Cor. 1:18,…

By Not Known “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfil his promises to her!” Luke 1:45 The word “believed” can be viewed simply by believers as putting trust in something or someone. The Bible explains that believing in Jesus involves the mind, the heart as well as outward actions, such as the confession of the lips.  For Paul in Rom. 10:9-10 wrote,…

By Not Known Our desire as Christians is to know the God of the Bible. But who is he and what is he like? To answer those fundamental questions, our pastors will preach through the first 20 chapters of the book of Exodus. This fascinating book narrates three main events: Israel’s deliverance from…

By Not Known The Church is not our idea but God’s. It is an assembly formed by and under the word of God (Deut. 4:10). Moses would look back to the day the first church was formed at Mt. Sinai in Exodus 19-20 and call it “the day of the assembly” (Deut. 9:10; 10:4; 18:16). He would look forward expecting all Israel in the future to come under these preached words (Deut.…

By Not Known Reading Genesis 5:9-24 (ESV) may seem boring. It is because there is no plot of a story in it. It is just an account of the lifespans of generations. The content is just about being born and bred, and dying. Despite this, the repetitive clause, ‘and he died’ reflects the reality of…

By Not Known How do you normally introduce yourself, or how do we introduce new people in our midst? Often we begin with our name and title, followed by our function or position, together with the company or organization we represent. “This is Dr. (so-and-so), CEO of ABC company.” Throughout the ages, societies and mankind tend to focus on status and stature, rather than…

By Not Known The Lord says to His disciples in John 4:35, “Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.” These words nailed home the lessons Jesus wanted His disciples to learn from the example He set for them. It was the most usual day for the disciples. They were…