20100207 On his first Sunday in a new congregation, the Church Pastor said: “I am your servant, but you are not my Master”. How do we understand this statement? Taken in the right spirit, the Pastor is willing to do all he can to meet… Read More »Service For Jesus
20100131 Jesus sent the twelve disciples to do the work of preaching the gospel, healing the sick, and casting out demons (ref. Matt. 10:1). He warned them that He was sending them out as sheep in the midst of wolves. When we follow Jesus like… Read More »Persecuted For Jesus
20100124 In Luke 9:57-62, Jesus met three persons who wanted to follow Him. He challenges them and exposes their motives and priorities. He teaches us what our motives and priorities should be when we deny self, take up our cross daily and follow Him. The… Read More »Follow Jesus
20100117 In Lk.9:46, we read of “an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest”. Whilst the disciples had given up earthly honour and trappings to follow their Master Jesus, they sought after greatness of status and honour in… Read More »Humble Like Jesus
20100110 In Luke 9:27-36, we have a record of three disciples, Peter, James and John seeing Jesus transfigured on a high mountain giving them a glimpse of the glory of Jesus Christ. There appeared Elijah and Moses in glory, talking to Jesus. They spoke of… Read More »Listen To Jesus
20100103 Question: “Who am I living for?” We know that money isn’t everything and it cannot buy happiness, good health and true love. At the end of your life, people won’t remember you for all the possessions you have but what impact you had on… Read More »Living For Jesus
20091227 2009 is winding down – five days more to go. Our Church Theme in 2009 was “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit – fruit that will last” (Jn. 15:16). As we review the year 2009… Read More »Out 2009 And In 2010
20091220 Words with opposite meanings must necessarily clash. But the opposing visual pictures of the Lion and the Lamb – usually natural enemies – are played out beautifully in Revelations 5. The Lion is not the natural enemy of the Lamb here. To borrow a… Read More »Jesus – The Lion And The Lamb
20091213 Where grazing pastures in the Middle East are concerned, put aside visions of verdant landscapes where fat, woolly sheep graze and the shepherd has, as it were, a picnic on the lawn. The Middle Eastern landscape is anything but. Rather pastures are brown arid… Read More »Jesus – Our Good Shepherd
20091206 A “Mediator” is the middle person who plugs the breech between two opposing sides. Man and God were in separate camps because Man had rejected God and went his own way. But Jesus bridged the gap: He brought us back to God by His… Read More »Jesus Our Mediator
