20111127 When was the last time you went out of the way to help someone? In the account of Jesus’ healing of the paralytic in Luke 5:17-26, one thing that stood out was what his amazing friends did. The paralytic could have missed the opportunity… Read More »True Friends
20111120 The way the wealthy ruler approached Jesus and why he walked away from Jesus reflected a man steeped in earthly views and values. When he called Jesus “Good teacher”, he was thinking of goodness based on his human standards. He had not seen something… Read More »The Obstacle Of Riches
20111113 The Samaritan woman went to the well to draw water. Jesus sought her out and offered her living water. Indeed, Jesus meets us at our point of need! The lyrics of the song ‘Fill My Cup’ echo this: Like the woman at the well… Read More »The Woman Of Samaria
20111106 The narrative of the man born blind’s encounter with Jesus recorded in John 9 is rich in spiritual lessons. They can be drawn from the different responses of various parties involved in this narrative. Disciples’ response to the blind man in contrast to Jesus’… Read More »Spiritual Insight
20111030 1 Corinthians 13 is the famous “Love” passage which is used at weddings, dedications, and hung on Church walls. Truthfully, 90% of the time it is used, it is taken out of context. The Apostle Paul was warning the Corinthian Church of a problem… Read More »To See Jesus
20111023 Galatians 5:16-25 gives a range of Christian character traits on the “fruit of the Spirit.” The Apostle Paul teaches how to recognize and know these traits, and how to grow from there as Christians saved by grace. There are several points to note about… Read More »Fruit Of The Holy Spirit
20111016 When writing to the Corinthian Church, the Apostle Paul’s concern on the matter for self-control was shared in 1 Cor. 9:19-27. We can learn three things from the passage. Firstly, when Paul refers to self-control, it is more in reference to a right ordering… Read More »Self-Control
20111009 In Ephesians 4:14-25, the Apostle Paul looks at integrity, our relationship with the truth from 3 aspects: our problem with the truth, the solution and its implications. He predicts the current problem of the postmodern view of truth. In our current world, truth is… Read More »Truth Is In Jesus
20111002 The Apostle Paul writes to the Corinthians in 1 Cor. 3:21-4:7 to deal with the problem of human pride and ego, and how grace from God can transform that into humility and self-forgetfulness. He does this by addressing three questions: 1) What is the… Read More »Hard To Be Humble
20110925 Power of choice, the liberty to do as you please and insisting on your rights – these are perfectly sensible to the man on the street. As long as you do not infringe on someone’s privileges, you are entitled to act for the good… Read More »Christian Tolerance
