Emotions And Emotionalism
Being able to express our emotions freely and rightly gives us our humanity. Yet, one of the tragedy in today’s church is an overdoes of it. Emotionalism arises as one of the greatest enemy of the 21st century church. Increasingly, psychological skills are being used to draw big crowds into churches. Find out about the pitfalls of emotionalism and how believers must avoid it at all cost.
What Are You Planning For?
While we are embroiled in planning for our future, did we actually plan for eternity? Find out why we are morally liable for the plans we have for ourselves, and how should we really plan our lives as believers of God.
Honoring Our Parents
Our relationship with our parents is one which cannot be severed, and God values this relationship enough to include it in the Ten Commandments, telling us to honor our father and our mother. The dynamics between us and our parents also change as we grow from young children to adult children. While it is easier to obey our parents when we were young, when we grow older, more independent and capable, there is this possibility of despising our aged parents. What about those parents who hurt us, or parents who are not believers? Why and how should we honor our parents?
Work and Marriage
With the introduction of modern ideas like career advancement, woman’s aspiration, working round the clock through digital connection, societal suggestions about what is significant and what is the not-so-significant work and such, the biblical man and woman’s designated role in a marriage seems to be irrelevant. How can Christian marriages still stay intact and healthy with the changing nature of work in this era?
Building A Blessed And Godly Family
Family is our most important human relationship. Yet, it can go both ways; the dearest family can be God’s channel of strength and comfort to us, but at the same time, the devil also often uses the family to attack us. Family is the closest relationship, but precisely because of that proximity, it is also the relationship in which the weakest and ugliest side of humans is shown most easily and hurts most intensely. Thus, we need to understand how to restore a blessed family relationship in Christ.
What Is The Will Of God?
The most often asked question by Christians is probably: “What is the will of God?” Yet, the incorrect way to answer this question is to cherry pick some scripture verses, or regard some desired outcomes as the definite will of God. In this sermon, Pastor Vincent teaches us how to understand the will of God systematically and comprehensively. Find out how by knowing the will of God, will actually give you answers, even in your most grievous and painful situation.
Loved and Chosen by God
There are two erroneous teachings with regard to salvation in the church today. One of which gives false assurance, while the other advocates justification by merits. We must avoid both pitfalls. Let us go back to the Bible to find true assurance that we are loved and chosen in Christ.
Deceiving and Being Deceived
Most people standard of judgment of what is said is true is as long it sounds right. For example, as long a sermon sounds resonating or a prophecy sounds pleasing, then it should be fine. Yet often times, we didn’t examine to see if it matches the sum of truth of God’s word. As deception continue to infiltrate the church and many believers mind, it is important to recognize who are the ones deceiving and are being deceived.
Festive Mission and Watchfulness
Chinese New Year is perhaps the most important holiday to the Chinese. Yet, while we celebrate, we also need to be watchful for the various forces of idols which work especially hard to capture people’s hearts and minds during this festive season. When things are happy, we tend to let our guard down, but we need to know that there is spiritual battle behind the beautiful new clothes, festive feasts and happy atmosphere. The happy mood must not distract us from God’s purpose, which is to seize the opportunity to show God’s love and share the gospel to our loved ones.
The “Why and How” of Holy Communion
Some of the most intense theological battles were fought in church history with regards to Holy Communion. Some have even developed skewed doctrine pertaining to the Sacrament. Yet, the underlying reason could be that the Church is concerned about the life and worship involved in its observance. Find out why is the Holy Sacrament important to our Christian living, and how it should be observed.
