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Ephesians 5-6

Bible Passage:  Ephesians 5-6 After 2 short days, we’ve come to the 3rd and final installment of the Ephesians series. 2 chapters.. Wasn’t really sure what to write actually. So many good teachings you could get out of these 2 chapters, not to mention every other chapter (or verse) from the Bible. But one particular thing caught my attention.. And I’ll be giving my short (or medium-length...

Ephesians 3-4

Bible Passage:  Ephesians 3-4 Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus emphasized the church herself, of which Christ is head. Chapters 3 and 4 can be broadly divided as follows: God’s eternal plan of salvation is extended to the Gentiles (Eph 3:6) Through the Holy Spirit, the believers can begin to comprehend the love of Christ (Eph 3:14-21) Believers are strengthened with might through...

Ephesians 1-2

Bible Passage:  Ephesians 1-2 Do we live with an attitude of gratitude? Many times we might be too caught up with worldy affairs that we feel exhausted or upset with God when things don’t go our way. (Prov 23:4) Even though majority of us grew up in church or have been attending church services for some time, our faith may waver and wane when we lose sight of God. Sometimes our faith can be...

Acts 28

Bible Passage:  Acts 28 We are coming to the end of the 2nd month of Bible reading and the end of the 2nd book this year.  Unlike what aQuillofGod thought, I am not going to sum up Paul’s life and work today… but instead I want to draw us back to think about what the subtheme was all about this month…. “It’s About the Church”. Reading through today’s passage...

Acts 27

Now that we’ve come to the penultimate chapter of the book of Acts, discussing much about Peter and Paul in the process, let us adjust our perception a little and look at today’s chapter from another angle. Before we do that, however, we shall read the chapter and see what we make of it. Bible Passage:  Acts 27 Most of us must have been thinking about the great faith of Paul as well as...

Acts 26

Bible Passage: Acts 26 In today’s reading, Paul repeated his conversion experience to King Agrippa, who even though could not make any decision about Paul’s case. Paul took every opportunity to testify for God whenever he had a chance. This is something that we must remember and learn: Preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing in...

Acts 25

Bible Passage:  Acts 25 Reading today’s passage, together with the last few chapters and the chapters ahead, it almost feels like reading a John Grishim lawyer novel.  Except this was definitely more interesting for me as there is much to learn from Paul on how we can defend and stand up for our faith before kings, gentiles and the children of Israel (Acts 9:15). In the Katong Home Fellowship,...

Acts 24

Bible Passage:  Acts 24 Paul is standing before he Roman governor Felix.  The famine that the prophet Agabus had predicted had come to pass (see Acts 11:28), and the believers in Judea were suffering.  The prophet Agabus had also told Paul that he would be severly persecuted in Jerusalem, but Paul had been determined to enter the city, even if it meant death (see Acts 21:10-14 in connection with...

Acts 23

Bible Passage:  Acts 23 Craving for a cold drink in this hot weather? Craving for a double cheese burger? Longing for a much needed vacation? Can’t wait to hear the next word your infant blurts out? Looking forward to the next bible study? There! Did you pause just a moment to re-read the phrase just before this? While surfing www.biblegateway.com, this advertisement caught my eye: The...

Acts 22

Bible Passage:  Acts 22 When called upon to share our faith or even contend for it(Jude 3), do we seize the opportunity to do so? Or do we keep silent? The desire for evangelism is shared by many, but often, not many express this desire into action. What is keeping the church silent? While the church is silent, millions out there are still kept in the dark. We can learn something from Paul’s...