20071209 “BEING POOR AND STAYING POOR” FOR CHRIST’S SAKE IS THIS JUST A MATTER OF POVERTY? A rich ruler wanted to know how to inherit eternal life. He questioned the good teacher Jesus for an answer. Jesus simply told him that only GOD IS GOOD. This GOOD GOD… Read More »Being Poor For Christ
20071202 Jesus Christ said in Luke 6:27: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you”. For those who seek to be Christ like, loving your enemies is therefore not an option. However, the Lord knew our natural human responses and actions toward our… Read More »Love One Another
20071125 In Mk. 7:1-23, Jesus was visited by the Pharisees and some teachers of the law from Jerusalem. It was an official visit from the Sanhedrin, the Jewish religious ruling council. Jesus had earlier violated their Sabbath tradition (Mk. 2:23-28) and they had come to… Read More »God's Word As Sole Authority
20071118 In Gethsemane, Jesus went to pray before His crucifixion. He was in deep anguish over His imminent sufferings, separation from His Father and death for the sins of the world (Matt. 26:36-46). He knew His part in the divine plan of redemption for mankind.… Read More »Submission To Authority
20071111 In our fallen world, retaliation is all too often people’s response whenever they have been wronged. Christians, however, have God’s call to be different from this standard worldly response by practising forgiveness with a forgiving spirit. This is, of course, not an easy call… Read More »Practising Forgiveness
20071104 Compassion is love in action. It is needed to heal the hurts and hearts of others. In Matthew 9:1-13 and 18-38, Jesus demonstrated His compassion on several occasions. He was so moved by the lame, the downtrodden and the sick that he reached out… Read More »Love In Action
20071028 The Apostle Paul went to Corinth and worked with Aquila, Priscilla, Silas and Timothy to start the Church made up of Jews and Greeks. There was violent opposition from the Jews but the Lord gave the increase. He assured Paul in a vision: “Do… Read More »Gifts From God – 4
20071021 The Church in Corinth was a spiritually gifted community of believers. They had turned to God from a pagan and sexually immoral background. From the problems mentioned by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians we see that the Church in many ways mirrored pagan… Read More »Gifts From God – 3
20071014 The commercial and romantic world has designated 14 February every year as “Valentine’s Day” – a Day of Love. However, as Christians we can celebrate love everyday and at all times as we know that God loves us and we love God always! This… Read More »Gifts From God – 2
20071007 The Church at Corinth was founded by the Apostle Paul, while on his 2nd missionary journey, around AD 50. The Holy Spirit caused swift Church growth and many of His manifestations were present among the believers. However, the Corinthian Church was very much caught… Read More »Gifts From God – 1
