Gratitude is the one thing, if it is missing, would cause our worship to be rejected by God.
Read MoreAs we look forward to celebrate Christ’s resurrection, we look back at the first Easter Sunday recorded for us in John 20:1–18. There we see Mary Magdalene, and the last things she wanted to do was celebrate!
Read MoreThis coming Lord’s Day is the Palm Sunday, which begins the Passion Week, leading to Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It is a long-standing church tradition that on Palm Sunday we turn to one of the New Testament passages that tells us about Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
Read MoreIs Jesus a cheerleader or a redeemer? A cheerleader stands off to the side, away from the field of action, and sings the praise of the athlete. “You’re doing great! Keep going! Woo-hoo!”
Read MoreWe want to know Christ. Our only Redeemer and friend. Our sure hope and the fountain of never-ceasing grace. Everything else is rubbish. Everything else can, and will, leave us. Christ is all that matters. Do you believe this?
Read MoreIt just sounds so unfair, doesn’t it? It was Adam who sinned. We weren’t even around when he did. Yet we are considered sinners along with Adam, and suffer the consequences of his sin. Because of what Adam did, we will all die. How is this fair? Is this not a clear evidence of God’s injustice?
Read MoreBroadly speaking, then, the Bible gives us a two-pronged approach to the Christian discipleship. We study and we obey. We learn and we act. We think and we live. This is what God desires from us. So come into God’s presence to learn. And leave his presence to obey.
Read MoreGod has kindly made his Word near and clear to you. Will you turn to it and live? There is no other way to become useful or fruitful apart from it.
Read More“Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever.” These are famous words. But what do you really make of them?
Read MorePraise be to God that our only comfort in life and death is that we stand in Jesus, cleansed and declared righteous. So we bow humbly before Jesus, and honor him with a heartfelt faith and love. May 2019 make us all truly wise before God!
Read MoreIndeed, in time God’s Love became a human baby. The birth of Jesus Christ brings to the sinful and fallen mankind the love that overcomes all sin. Jesus’ birth brings to us that faithfulness of God. That is why when we celebrate Christ’s Advent, we celebrate God’s love.
Read MoreChristmas is the season when believers and unbelievers alike speak often of joy. But it is only the believers who understand and experience this joy.
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