20121125 American preacher and author, A.W. Tozer once said: “What I believe about God is the most important thing about me.” In some tribal cultures, people believe God exists only to be feared –like a burning mountain spewing lava that no one dares approach. For… Read More »Come To God
20121118 The Bible is not short of examples of men who shed tears. Peter wept. Jesus wept. Esau wept. But each one cried very different tears. Peter cried audibly as a sign of pain or grief (klaiō) because he betrayed the Lord Jesus. The Lord… Read More »Claim Your Blessings
20121111 Modern preaching shuns the concept of God’s discipline. It teaches instead that if you love God, He will prosper you (read: material blessings). Serve God and He will honour you (read: smooth sailing). Get sick or hit a roadblock – and it is all… Read More »God's Discipline
20121104 The word “endured”, in Greek, is made up of two parts – hypo (“under”) and meno (“remain, abide, tarry”). How did the Lord Jesus endure? First, He came under or subjected Himself to the Father’s will. Whether He was in the Temple in Jerusalem… Read More »Christian Endurance
20121028 The passage Heb. 11:30-40 covers a whole range of heroes of faith and there are two main lessons to learn from them. First, Faith can operate in the life of any person who will dare to listen to God’s Word and surrender to God’s Will.… Read More »Faith That Overcomes
20121021 All of us know and love the story of Moses well. We can see three great aspects of faith from his life. First, the refusal of faith (Heb. 11:24-25). As the adopted son of the Egyptian princess, Moses could have led an easy life in Egypt’s… Read More »Moses – Man of Faith
20121014 Hebrews 11:17-22 presents the record of Patriarchs who are familiar to Christians of the early church. In Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, we have four generations of faith and have much to learn from them. Abraham’s biggest test of faith is when God asks… Read More »The Patriarchs' Faith
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20121007 Heb. 11:8-16 looks at the faith of Abraham in relation to the promises of God and His plans for Israel. The Nation began with the call of Abraham, and this Bible passage brings out three key aspects of Abraham’s faith. God’s promise to Abraham… Read More »Abraham's Faith
20120930 Hebrews Chapter 11 is titled “Faith In Action” in the NIV (2011) version. The writer of Hebrews shares this practical matter at this stage of his letter with his readers/listeners. He has presented to them in the earlier chapters about Jesus as the Superior… Read More »Faith In Action
