20090802 Missions had its roots in Creation when Adam and Eve first sinned. It reflects the character of God – holiness and love. Out-flowing from God’s love for us is His intense desire for people to be reconciled to Him to fulfil the purpose for… Read More »The Genesis Of Missions
20090726 Christians are called to be wise children of light. We are to reflect God’s character in our lives – in our values and decisions. As we live in society including the Christian community, we are required to uphold standards of morality, purity and right… Read More »The Wise Christian Walk
20090719 Every believer is engaged in spiritual warfare against the devil. No one is exempt from this service. The unceasing struggle between the devil against Israel, the church and the world is taught in the book of Revelation. There is an outward conflict on earth… Read More »Spiritual Warfare
20090712 God’s purpose and working for the believer is an “extreme makeover”. This makeover is not an instantaneous act but a lifetime of moment by moment transformation. It is thorough and starts from inside out. The mirror of this extreme makeover will reflect: Eph. 4:20-24 At the… Read More »Extreme Makeover
20090705 Facing spiritual inertia? Lacking zeal in the Lord? Perhaps it is time to ponder afresh what we may have taken for granted – our salvation. Dig deep into the Bible to marvel at how we have come to be a dwelling place of God… Read More »Amazing Grace
20090628 We whine about seemingly trivial matters. A complainer thinks: “I dislike my boss – he needs to treat me better. I hate waiting for the bus, and if it doesn’t appear now, I will scream. Why can’t we pay less GST and income taxes?” … Read More »Freedom From Sin
20090621 This is the Biblical record of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. God gave them the freedom to eat from any of the trees in the Garden except from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. However, following the serpent’s… Read More »Obey, Jesus Christ
20090614 There’s a serious trust deficit in our financial markets and it’s going to take a lot of fiscal tinkering, government pushing, banking reform just to make up for this deficit. Think Bernie Madoff, whose entire investment management company was a gigantic Ponzi scheme. He… Read More »Trusted Stewards
20090607 A recent newspaper article explored how people are increasingly finding solace at places of worship during the financial turmoil. Shrouded by the spectre of pay cuts and layoffs, they want their prayers heard. Please help my business succeed. Please protect my investments so that… Read More »Master and Servant
20090531 There is an imagery or word picture that runs through 1 Peter 5 and it is that of a shepherd and his sheep. Central to this relationship is the fact that the shepherd has led his sheep well and they, in return, obey him. … Read More »Shepherds & Sheep
