God’s Strange Yet Faithful Guidance
Many a times we may find God’s guidance “strange”. Why did He lead us on a detour when there was a shorter way? Why did He let us go the hard way instead of the easy one? Yet, do we know how much hidden dangers God had helped us evade by that “longer” path? And even if God really gives us the shortest and easiest way, will we surely follow Him?
Consecrate Yourself and Every Firstborn to God
In the relationship between God and His people, God is the major player, who initiates and sustains His relationship with us. Yet, we should have our due response too. God not only redeems His people, but He also wants His redemption to influence and shape our entire lives, such that we live to honor the One who redeemed us. As we commemorate God’s gracious redemption, are we willing to consecrate our lives to Him?
Hope In God During Depression And Misery
The Bible didn’t give us the illusion that after coming to the Lord Jesus Christ, we’ll be free from all troubles. In fact, the Bible gives us a sense of reality where there will be times when we will be downcast and disturbed within us. How do we handle those seasons in our lives? Many have sought help from the wrong place and prolonged their suffering. The Psalmist however has given us the key to those depressive and miserable moments, where he learned to put his hopes in God alone. Find out how our inner man must be made wholesome to trust God in those moments.
Be Humble Or Be Humiliated Before God
It is not easy for us sinners to humble down, whether it is before God or men. For the natural human tendency is to exalt one’s self and insist on one’s own ways, rather than to yield to another being. Therefore, God has to keep humbling men down, reminding them of His sovereignty and superiority. What is your response in the face of the mighty God? Can we gain anything from being stubborn against God?
Christ Is The Head Over Everything For The Church
Does the Church know what is true of Christ is true of her as well? When Jesus sits at the right hand of God at this moment, the Church (mystical body of Christ) sits right there with Him. What does that position mean for the church? Does the church know the security, privilege and mystery of that position? So often, we are trapped in our despairs and miseries because we are ignorant of the benefits that position brings. Find out from this week’s sermon regarding the supremacy of Christ and what does that mean for the Church.
God Saves Us To Sanctify Us
Why did God ask the Israelites not to eat bread with yeast during the Passover and the festival of unleavened bread? What is the significance of “leaven (yeast)” in this case? How does it shed light on God’s heart for us after He saves us? What is God doing in our lives and demanding from us after we received His salvation?
The Importance Of Studying The Word
Studying the Word of God is not only meant for those with an active and intellectual mind. God has created the human mind to understand, reason, and make sense out of things. He has also given us a heart to exercise faith and yield to what we have understood. So God desires us to know Him through the careful studying of His word, and through knowing, yield our hearts to Him.
“When I See The Blood, I Will Pass Over You”
Why was the Passover so important that God even instructed the Israelites to change their annual calendar to mark the Passover month as the first month of their year? And what is so significant about Christ’s blood? Why is it that nothing but the blood of Jesus can save? The answers to these questions are not only important for the Israelites, but they also hold serious implications even for us today.
A Personal Yet Public Faith
In this day of age, and especially if we live in a society like ours which is getting more individualistic, private lives are highly valued. Yet, are we entitled to private Christian lives? Many believers may be surprised that the Bible does not give us such a notion. We are called to a personal faith, yet our faith is also a public one. Find out how as Christians, we should live a personal yet public faith.
Upholding Sexual Purity
How seriously are you guarding your sexual purity? Why is sexual purity so important in the eyes of God and what are the deadly consequences of sexual immorality? Do you feel the pressure or temptation to conform to the social norm on sexual practices? How can we live as God-pleasing believers in a secular and increasingly sexually permissive society?
