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Acts 3

Bible Passage:  Acts 3 Everytime I read this passage, I want to sing the familiar children’s song “Peter and John Went to Pray” :)  But surprisingly, I am not able to find a Youtube video of it! So you can’t sing along with me! As I was reading, I was also reflecting on what new lessons that Jesus wants me to learn today from such an often read and refered to passage.  J ust...

Acts 2

The Book of Acts is also known as the Acts of the Apostles. However, it can also be read as the acts of the church, the acts of God as well as the acts of the Holy Spirit. Sadly, many people feel that it is merely a historical record which we cannot really rely on too much today. It is even more shocking when we find out that some of these people are Christians themselves. As Christians, shouldn’t...

Acts 1

We start on a new book today - Acts of the Apostles.  This is like the sequel to the Gospel according to Luke and introduces us to the second sub-theme of our main theme “What is Christianity?”. It is about the Church This is the subtheme we will explore as we read Acts and later Ephesians. Bible Passage:  Acts 1 We are often told that the church during the Acts of the Apostles is the...

Luke 24

Bible Passage:  Luke 24 The last chapter of this gospel book.  We’ve been here many times.  What goes through your mind as you read today’s passage? As I was reading today, I could not help but think…. In the last chapter of Matthew, we hear the grand commission given by the Lord Jesus to His disciples… Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in...

Luke 23

Bible Passage:  Luke 23 I had already written my impressions on Luke 23 but what you are going to read now is a total new posting.  Last night Bro Daniel led the Hymn and Prayer Service and through the hymns once again reaffirmed our faith in God.  Indeed it seemed quite appropriate as he drew several references to Luke 22 (our bible reading passage yesterday) - where we were asked if we were ready...

Luke 22

As we read these final chapters about the ministry of our Lord, there are several things that we can ponder as we pass each day of our lives. For many of us who have been in the church for a long time, all the more we must keep a constant check on our relationship with the Lord. Bible Passage: Luke 22 Have We Taken Our Eyes Off Jesus? Living in a modern and trendy society, can we not be tempted...

Luke 21

Bible Passage:  Luke 21 How many different colours do you see in this picture? From the top left and bottom right areas, we see three distinct colours - green, white and pink. How about the line that runs from the bottom left to the top right of the picture diagonally across? Does it consist of a darker shade of green and the colour red? The entire picture comprises only the three colours which we...

Luke 19-20

Bible Passage:  Luke 19-20 It is natural to look at ourselves for a bit when we happen to catch our own reflections in any mirror - the car mirrors, mirrors in the lifts, mirrors along some walkways, mirrors in the toilets, a handy pocket mirror we carry, mirrors in the shoe shop or boutiques. Walk into any public toilet and the familiar sight of people preening in front of the mirror greets you. What...

Luke 17-18

Bible Passage:  Luke 17-18 ast night Brother Kong spoke about seriously reflecting on our life of faith as we lead our lives as Christian. And as I read today’s passage, I could not help but think that today’s passage reveals many areas in which we should really make an effort to consider where we stand.  Let me share with you some of the aspects of faith that I have to carefully examine...

Luke 15-16

Bible Passage:  Luke 15-16 Perhaps one of the most beautiful parables is the parable of the prodigal son. We can ask ourselves, are we like the younger or older son? Perhaps there is a bit of both in each of us. If we compare ourselves with the characters in the parable, we can indeed see ourselves. THE YOUNGER SON Many times we foolishly think that we can make it on our own without God’s grace. We...