Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let […]

(inspired by and adapted from the sermon notes of Charles H. Spurgeon) But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (Galatians 6:14) The verses which precede this reveal that Paul vigorously rebuked […]

(Adapted from the writings of Andrew Murray, some of which are available at the Blue Letter Bible) But he said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.” (Luke 18:27) Christ had said to the rich young ruler, “Sell all that you have… and come, follow me.” The young man, distressed, went away sorrowful. […]

And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; how I did not […]

Francis Chan once noted that: We are not all we were made to be when everything in our lives and churches can be explained apart from the work and presence of the Spirit of God….shouldn’t there be a huge difference between the person who has the Spirit of God living inside of him or her […]

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:1-3) Humility is a high mark […]

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6) “In all your ways acknowledge Him…” When I was reading through this well-known passage the other day, that six-word phrase struck in a way […]

“Dr Livingstone, I presume?” These famous words were uttered by American journalist Henry Morton Stanley on November 10, 1871, as he met David Livingstone on the banks of Africa’s Lake Tanganyika. The Background Livingstone was an internationally renowned missionary of British origin. We was made famous for his discovery of the Zambezi River and Victoria […]

The Bible, as we have it today, consists of sixty-six books. The fact that these books belong as Holy Scripture is confirmed by the testimony of Jesus Christ. First, with regard to the Old Testament we have the testimony of Jesus to the existing books. He confirmed the accepted three-fold division of our canonical books. […]

Here are just a few things we are to do with the word of God: 1. Receive the Word with meekness, and thus be saved—by grace—from all wickedness. “…receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls” (James 1:21). 2. Let it dwell in us richly, that we may teach one another […]