2010501 Children are instructed to obey and honour their parents in the Lord (Eph. 6:1 -2). This is not an advice and neither is it a cultural expectation. It is a command. By obeying their parents “in the Lord”, they walk right with God. In… Read More »Christian Filial Piety
20110424 The poet Robert Burns in 1785 was ploughing a field for his garden and as he ploughed the ground, he noticed a scurrying of little mice under his feet. He stopped and realised he had ploughed up a mice nest. That got him thinking… Read More »Hallelujah! He is Risen!
20 Apr 2011
20110417 When was the first time you looked at your spouse and thought, “How in the world did I choose to marry this person?” Yes, marriage needs nurturing and care, just as a seed needs to be watered and fertilized for healthy growth. If not,… Read More »Christian Marriage
20110410 Sexual temptation was a big problem in the ancient city of Ephesus during Apostle Paul’s time. In Ephesus, people exercised unrestrained freedom in carrying out their fleshly desires. This is not unlike the society we live in today, with people struggling, caught in a… Read More »Your Body and Sexual Immorality
20110403 Anger can be livid and explosive. Anger does not discriminate. Good friends argue with each other and husbands and wives quarrel behind close doors (sometimes openly too!). Anger can boil into resentment, bitterness and vindictiveness. In Churches, some Christians express their anger at fellow… Read More »Bitterness, Rage and Anger
20110320 The Apostle Paul, in Eph. 4:11-16, focuses on two aspects of unity: a) “the gifts for unity” and b) “the growth of unity”. In looking at the gifts for unity, Paul focuses on the gifted persons who form the leadership of the Church: apostles,… Read More »Unity and Spiritual Maturity
20110313 In Eph. 4:7-10, the Apostle Paul explores several ideas concerning the gifts of grace through Jesus Christ as the foundation and glue that unites the Church in the world. Firstly, to make his point that each of us is given grace as Christ apportioned… Read More »Grace and Unity
20110306 The last three chapters of Ephesians show us how we are to apply the lessons of the first three chapters to our daily walk with Jesus. However, let us remind ourselves that the central theme of Ephesians is that Jesus brought unity to this… Read More »Walk In Unity
Mar 2011
