Have you often been perplexed by some of Jesus’ sayings in the gospels? I must admit that there are many times I scratched my head over what Jesus said in response to the different questions his disciples and his opponents posed him. One of them is in Matthew 18. In verse 21, Peter asked Jesus,…

My father, after the failure of his business, was no longer a wealthy man so he could not leave any wealth or properties to his four children. Nevertheless, I am grateful that he could afford to give us the best education at university. His desire was for us to have a better life than he.…

Revelation 19:20 says the eternal destiny of all who oppose Christ is the lake of fire. They bear the mark of the beast, with the name “666” inscribed onto their foreheads or hands (Rev 13:17-18, 14:9,11). Believers too, have on their foreheads, a seal, marking them as belonging to God (Rev 9:4). As these are…

Matthew 23:27-28 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but, on the…

In so many things that we do, we feel that once we have told others something once, even twice, then they should already know. And if they should know, then they should act on that information. That seems logical, even common-sensical, doesn’t it? Yet more often than not, we find that this isn’t the case.…

After declaring to his disciples that those who respond to his invitation into the kingdom are blessed—in what is commonly known as the Beatitudes (Matt 5:1-12)—Jesus told his disciples, “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a…

Being afraid to face the future is normal, especially after going through difficult challenges of the past year. We are afraid how much more difficult the challenges in this current year will be. I shared with my best friend about my fears and she answered me with just one word; Ebenezer. That encouraged and strengthened…

As we make our new year resolutions, consider how we can best invest our time and resources; consider what is the main task God has assigned to us and how we can be faithful to this task. Advent reminds us how God used a star to lead wise men from the east over hundreds of…

Discipleship is often thought of in one-on-one or small group settings, but God’s design is for the church to be the primary discipling community (Eph 4:11-16). The church exists not only to disciple its members but also to equip them to become disciple-makers themselves. Only the church, with its structure and spiritual gifts, is fully…

“The essence of the Christian faith is to obey Jesus unconditionally.” Do you agree? As Jesus says in John 14:15, “If you love me, keep my commands.” And further in John 14:23, he says, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.” Why does Jesus want us to obey him? And how will we be…