20080309 How do we share the good news (gospel) in today’s perilous times when people are increasingly regarding God as irrelevant? To be effective, we need to understand the important demands and challenges that are taking place in people’s lives, e.g.: People are busier than… Read More »Good News In Perilous Times
20080301 Perhaps, because we want to win our lost friends to Jesus Christ without offending them, we often try to make the gospel more savoury. We do this by de-emphasising “sin” and “repentance” as well as “Christ’s Lordship” and their “discipleship” should they choose to… Read More »The Message Of The Cross
20080223 The Apostle Paul commends Philemon, a believer in Colossae, for his faith and love having received much joy and comfort from his demonstration of God’s love (v5). Philemon’s faith resulted in generosity (v6). He opened his home for the believers to assemble for Christian… Read More »Love Bears All Things
20080217 “Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.” (1 Cor. 13:7 NLT) Epaphroditus was a messenger or apostle sent by the Philippian Church with a gift of money to Paul when Paul was in prison in Rome… Read More »Love Goes The Distance
20080210 Before Paul sends his trusted co-worker Timothy to the Philippian Church, he gives Timothy what must be one of the highest commendations ever: “I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare” Phil. 2:20. Timothy takes a genuine… Read More »Love Is Not Self-seeking
20080203 God’s love “believes all things” (1 Cor. 13:7, NKJV). The Greek word, “pisteuo” translated “believe” means to have faith in a person. We see this aspect of God’s love demonstrated in the life of Barnabas in relation to Paul. When the church in Jerusalem heard… Read More »Love Believes All Things
20080127 Frederick Lehman wrote the song “The Love of God” in 1917 in Pasadena, California. He shared: “One day, during short intervals of inattention to our work, we picked up a scrap of paper and, seated upon an empty lemon box pushed against the wall,… Read More »God Is Life
20080120 God is truth – consistent, faithful and trustworthy. In the Bible, truth is often mentioned with His steadfast love for God is love. King David, the Psalmist, realised that God required from him “truth in the inner parts” (Ps. 51:6) for the person who… Read More »God Is Truth
20080113 God the Holy Spirit continues to play several major roles. He was at creation doing His part: “the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters”. During Old Testament times, He inspired the prophets to declare God’s will to people. His outpouring at Pentecost… Read More »Does God Still Prompt Today?
20080113 Frank went to the barber for his hair cut. The barber Joe, an atheist, talked to Frank about God and pointedly proclaimed: “There is no God! If God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? Why so much… Read More »God Is Love
