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Poetry - Song of Solomon 5-6

Bible Passage:  Song of Solomon 5-6 In Praise of Your Beloved O my love, you are as beautiful as Tirzah, Lovely as Jerusalem, Awesome as an army with banners! Turn your eyes away from me, For they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats Going down from Gilead. Song 6:4-5 Whenever I read the Song of Solomon, I could not help but noticing how the Shulamite woman or the Beloved would constantly...

Psalm - Psalm 146-148

Do we praise God constantly? “Well yes I do” some may respond. When we are attending a church service, during the hymn singing sessions, have we realized what exactly are going through our minds and how do we actually feel while singing praises to God? Why do we need to sing hymns of praises, and why do we need to praise God in our prayers? Let us read today’s psalms while we bear...

History - Esther 1-5

We’ve finally come to the last history book! There’s something very strange about this book though, let’s read and see if you can figure out what it is. Bible Passage:  Esther 1-5 Have you realised what is strange about it? Not because of the fact that the main character is a female (though that is pretty rare ) but have you noticed there is no mention of God at all? In fact, it...

Law - Deuteronomy 29-31

What are the commandments God like? Today’s passage has some points let that describe them quite clearly. Bible Passage:  Deuteronomy 29-31 Individualised All of you stand today before the LORD your God: your leaders and your tribes and your elders and your officers, all the men of Israel, your little ones and your wives-also the stranger who is in your camp, from the one who cuts your wood...

Epistle - 3 John

http://rlv.zcache.com/faith_sticker-p217911370767441117qjcl_400.jpg There are all kinds of believers in the Church - many with different levels and kinds of faith. As we come to end of another year, it is indeed appropriate to consider where we stand in our faith.  In today’s passage, we read of two followers of Christ who could not be more different in their faith.  Read on and find out who...

Gospel - Acts 23-24

Bible Passage:  ACTS CHAPTER 23 TO 24 We continue on to Paul’s defense to the Jews in Jerusalem. In the prior two chapters, Paul was captured by the Jews and questioned regarding his faith in Jesus. Paul bravely testified his conversion to Christianity but was met with great opposition. Many of these Jews who stirred up the Jews in Jerusalem came from Asia where Paul preached. They wanted him...

Prophecy - Revelation 7-11

We thank God for the 3 nights of Evangelistic Services that was held over the weekend.  More than 25 truthseeking friends and relatives joined us each night as Pr Huang shared about the Heavenly Father, the Bible and the Church that Saves. We continue to pray for God’s grace to reach out to the multitudes in the world so that many too can be saved, ready to meet the Lord Jesus when He comes...

Poetry - Song of Solomon 3-4

Are you in love? Are you in love with love? Reading the Song of Solomon as it is cannot fail to stir up the emotions of love within a person.  The rush of mixed emotions that accompanies a person when he or she is in love is wonderfully expressed by Solomon.  Let’s see what he writes today… Bible Passage:  Song of Solomon 3-4 Love is Better Than Wine It is hard to shake off the image...

Psalm - Psalm 143-145

Bible Passage: Psalms 143 to 145 What and How do We Pray? Reading psalm 143 once through, you’ll find that it is filled with complaints and with earnest pleading to be heard by God. But is that all in his prayer? If we read this psalm a 2nd time, we maybe able to feel the deeper feelings of David when he penned this psalm, and in his prayer, we can see the following trend. 1.      Earnest...

History - Nehemiah 10-13

Bible Passage:  Nehemiah 10-13 aquillofGod: Hello everyone and welcome back to Extraordinary People. For our last segment, we are very pleased to have Mr Nehemiah with us again for the third and final part of his interview. Hello, Mr Nehemiah! Nehemiah: Hello!:) AQOG: Now that we have finished talking about your work of rebuilding the city walls and setting everything into place, what are you going...