By Not Known Last Sunday I preached from Mark 14.1-11 entitled “A Beautiful Thing”. The passage was about how Mary anointed Jesus with very expensive perfume. As I explained how Mary showed care for Jesus in a lavish way, I cited several passages which showed Jesus being affirmed/cared for among which was Mk 15:36: when…
By Not Known People and things in life that bother us can reveal a lot about our values and priorities. When the morning toast was accidentally burnt and you snapped at your wife, what did it reveal? When a child scored 89/100 for his spelling test and received a stern verbal lashing from his parent,…
By Not Known One of the favourite titles of our Lord Jesus Christ we are more familiar with, is that of “the Author (Pioneer) and Finisher (Perfector) of our faith” (Heb 12:2). In 2 Pet 1:3, the Apostle tells us how the Author and Finisher’s “divine power has granted us everything pertaining to life and…
By Not Known Do you know what this acronymn stands for? It stands for What You See Is What You Get. It is a computer term that “implies a user interface that allows the user to view something very similar to the end result while the document is being created.” Unfortunately, with people, it…
By Not Known I Corinthians 12:18: But in fact, God has arranged the parts in the body every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. I Corinthians 12:24b: God has combined the members of the body… These verses come from a passage where the apostle Paul emphasises that although there is one…
By Not Known Ask any child what he wants to be when he/she grows up and chances are they will NOT say “A pastor.” For that matter, how many parents would want their child to be a pastor? Somehow fulltime pastoral ministry does not seem to be very appealing and yet, every church needs a…
By Not Known Hi, my name is “Living Dead”. I know what you are thinking already… what a name! But I really feel like one. “Living” is like my baptism name; that’s what I aspire to do as a Christian. “Dead” is like my natural name; it’s the reality that I struggle in daily. Here’s…
By Not Known A happy belated 2015 with greetings that are ever new. To many of us, the new year means making new resolutions. As we take stock of 2014 that has passed, we would resolve to begin the New Year by initiating fresh inroads into the improvement of the various areas of our lives.…
By Not Known Who has authority to tell you what to do? Or whose authority would you rather submit yourself to? Is it to those with guns? Or those who claim to be experts? What and who is your authority? The Pharisees in Mark 11:27ff seemed to be like lost people who had no idea…
By Not Known As Christians we must think Christianly. Our transformation into Christlike maturity depends on whether our minds are renewed according to the Scriptures. This is why teaching is important. The Bible calls us to love God with ALL our hearts, souls, minds and strength – i.e. in every aspect of our lives. To…