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Gospel - Acts 7-8

Bible Passage:  Acts 7 and 8 In Chapter 7, Stephan delivered a long sermon to the Sanhedrin. In this story, the audience differed from the group that received Peter’s testimony. These people in the Sanhedrin were made up of the rulers, elders and teachers of the law; people who had high positions in the jewish religious organization. It was also these people who accused Jesus of blasphemy...

Gospel - Acts 5-6

Bible Passage:  Acts 5 to 6 In the past few chapters we see the mighty working power of the Holy Spirit.  We see the Holy Spirit working mightily in the apostles and transforming them into vessels of courage and of power in the testimony of Christ.  We see thousands of people being moved into repentance, knowing their error in crucifying Jesus and that baptism in the name of Jesus will forgive...

Gospel - Acts 3-4

Today we read about Peter saying yet another great sermon and moved 5000 Jews to convert to Christians! (on top of the 3000 in chapter 2!) Bible Passage:  Acts 3-4 Peter and John were going to the temple and they saw this lame man at the Beautiful gate. There he proclaimed a famous saying… “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you” What I do have? How many of...

Gospel - Acts 1-2

Desert. On the way to Jerusalem from Dead Sea Looking down from Mount of Olives. Present time there are may Jewish tombs As I browsed through some photos I took from Mount of Olives about close to 2 years back, it brings me to the time where Christianity began. From this location, I could imagine the Old City of Jerusalem, built during Solomon’s time. At that location was the grand 2nd...

Gospel - John 19-21

Do you recall Jesus’ triumphant entry into the city of Jerusalem, surrounded by a mob of people waving palm branches and shouting ‘Hosanna in the highest’? (Mt 21: 8-9; Mark 11:8-10; John 12:13) Jesus’ popularity at that moment was due in part to the many miracles and healings He performed - especially that of Lazarus’ resurrection. When word spread of His powers and teachings,...

Gospel - John 16-18

Even as His life drew nearer each day to its close, Jesus wasted no time dallying or brooding. He spent the last few precious moments of His life with His disciples and praying for the believers. He deftly went about His business encouraging, admonishing, warning and constantly explaining the truth to His disciples. Let us take a look at what we can learn from Jesus as we walk with Him in His final...

Gospel - John 13-15

Bible Passage: John 13-15 The author of this book whom many have deduced to be the Apostle John himself, tells us a little more about his relationship with Jesus. He was ‘the disciple whom Jesus loved‘ (John 13:23). How blessed it is for us today if we can say the same of ourselves! Does God love us? There was a sermon by bro Vincent some weeks ago on a similar topic. I’d like to share...

Gospel - John 10-12

May the Lord show His mercy upon you; May the light of His presence be your guide : May He guard you and uphold you; May His Spirit be ever by your side. When you sleep, may His angels watch over you; When you wake, may He fill you with His grace : May you love Him and serve Him all your days. Then in heaven may you see His face. Bible Passage:  John 10-12 I came upon this beautiful piece ‘A...

Gospel - John 7-9

Have you ever had moments of loneliness when you felt unloved, displaced and dismissed? When you tried your best to reach out to someone but they shunned you? When you were passionate about a cause but no one seemed to be standing with you or worse still start ridiculing you? When you do good but people question your motives? Jesus went through all of these and more. But how did He deal with these...

Gospel - John 5-6

Jesus Christ continues His ministry on earth tirelessly. In John chapters 5 and 6, we see the number of people following Him growing. At the same time, we also hear some voices of opposition to His work and ways. Bible Passage:  John 5-6 As I read these two chapters, I can’t help but feel that Jesus was indeed putting in a lot of effort in conveying His message of salvation. Through healings,...