Philippians 4:6 calls us to be anxious for nothing, but with prayer and thanksgiving to bring everything to God and God’s peace will guard our hearts and minds. Robert Leighton suggests that we are lying to God in prayer if we don’t rely on him afterwards. Prayer is thus putting our faith in God. Paul…

Saint Augustine of Hippo (13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was a church father whose life was transformed by the Word of God. Augustine used to be a womaniser, a rowdy drunk, an occasional thief, and an unbeliever; he made a mess of his life. At the age of 31, however, Augustine repented because…

Whenever we put up announcements calling for mission trippers or outreach volunteers, the response can be rather slow and sometimes, we have no response at all. In my initial years, I was told that a general call is not enough; we must approach people individually and talk to them on a personal basis. Then there…

God sees the world as being corrupted, ruptured and contaminated by human sin. This is not in accord with His intent when He created the world and breathed life into Adam. Humanity was created to live, worship and enjoy God forever and be a steward of creation. But due to its rebellion, the world spiralled…

A common question that Christians ask is what God’s purpose for them is. We want to find our place in the world, to have a purpose for our lives. If we are honest with ourselves, we want to know that we matter, that there is something specifically designated for us to accomplish with our lives,…

Discipleship is our journey of following Jesus as our Lord. Discipling is part of this process. It’s helping others to do so, so that they become more like Christ. It’s investing in the spiritual well-being of others by participating in the work God has begun in them through Christ that will be brought to completion at…

Before Jesus’ ascension, he gave the Church the Great Commission. Since then, generations after generations of Jesus’ disciples have poured their lives into discipling others. We, the current generation, are likewise called to disciple men and women; it is the priority around which our lives should be lived. Disciple-making is often associated with teaching, but…

Trained in the Law under the tutelage of Gamaliel (Acts 22:3), the apostle Paul’s credibility in theology was unquestionable. Despite being highly trained in theology, he recognised the importance of prayer support in his sharing of the gospel. In so doing, he would have the wisdom and courage in the ministry. He asked the church…

Biblical stewardship is as old as Creation itself. At the very onset, God made mankind in His image, in His likeness, so that mankind ‘may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the…

You may remember how your parents trained you to say “thank you” whenever you received a gift as a child.  That’s because while gratitude is a choice, it also requires cultivation. In our fallen world, without cultivating a heart of gratitude, life can easily overwhelm or weary us with its tiring chores, difficult challenges, and…