Church News (Page 53)

By Not Known We have often heard people say, “the youths are our future”, and who we groom today will become our leaders tomorrow.  Yes, youths are important and it’s also true that we are probably losing them in church as they grow up.  How many of the kids in our Sunday school 10 years ago are still with us today?   We have also said that times are…

By Not Known Last Sunday I preached from Mark 14.1-11 entitled “A Beautiful Thing”.  The passage was about how Mary anointed Jesus with very expensive perfume. As I explained how Mary showed care for Jesus in a lavish way, I cited several passages which showed Jesus being affirmed/cared for among which was Mk 15:36: when Jesus was on the cross, a man (not the…

By Not Known People and things in life that bother us can reveal a lot about our values and priorities.  When the morning toast was accidentally burnt and you snapped at your wife, what did it reveal?  When a child scored 89/100 for his spelling test and received a stern verbal lashing from his parent, what did it reveal?  While the family pet snuggled…

By Not Known One of the favourite titles of our Lord Jesus Christ we are more familiar with, is that of “the Author (Pioneer) and Finisher (Perfector) of our faith” (Heb 12:2).  In 2 Pet 1:3, the Apostle tells us how the Author and Finisher’s “divine power has granted us everything pertaining to life and godliness.” This should remind us of two very important facts:…

By Not Known Do you know what this acronymn stands for? It stands for What You See Is What You Get.  It is a computer term that “implies a user interface that allows the user to view something very similar to the end result while the document is being created.”   Unfortunately, with people, it is often not WYSIWYG.  This probably explains why a recent…

By Not Known I Corinthians 12:18:  But in fact, God has arranged the parts in the body every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. I Corinthians 12:24b: God has combined the members of the body… These verses come from a passage where the apostle Paul emphasises that although there is one body, it is made up of many parts and each part is integral and…

By Not Known Ask any child what he wants to be when he/she grows up and chances are they will NOT say “A pastor.” For that matter, how many parents would want their child to be a pastor? Somehow fulltime pastoral ministry does not seem to be very appealing and yet, every church needs a pastor and in the case of larger churches certainly a team of pastors to care for the…

By Not Known Hi, my name is “Living Dead”.  I know what you are thinking already… what a name!  But I really feel like one.  “Living” is like my baptism name; that’s what I aspire to do as a Christian.  “Dead” is like my natural name; it’s the reality that I struggle in daily.  Here’s a week’s worth of my [fictional] diary entries… read it and…

By Not Known A happy belated 2015 with greetings that are ever new.  To many of us, the new year means making new resolutions.  As we take stock of 2014 that has passed, we would  resolve to begin the New Year by initiating fresh inroads into the improvement of the various areas of our lives.   Often we make resolutions that would centre on enhancing…

By Not Known Who has authority to tell you what to do?  Or whose authority would you rather submit yourself to?  Is it to those with guns?  Or those who claim to be experts?  What and who is your authority? The Pharisees in Mark 11:27ff seemed to be like lost people who had no idea what was or was not of God.  Therefore they were unsure where the…