Be careful how you listen (2) Scripture Readings Isaiah 29:9-16 Mark 4:13-20 Hymns/songs “Psalm 96” “O Lord, you’re beautiful” “Open my eyes that I may see” “Revive Us” My dear fellow-believers in Christ, Last week we heard the Word of God as it taught us that not all evangelistic and missionary attempts of the church…… Continue reading Be careful how you listen (2)
Month: July 2012
Security
“…my security as a Christian does not reside in the strength of my faith but in the indestructibility of my Savior.” —Sinclair Ferguson
Recycle something as important as human lives
Lou Xiaoying, now 88 and suffering from kidney failure, found and raised more than 30 abandoned Chinese babies from the streets of Jinhua, in the eastern Zhejiang province where she managed to make a living by recycling rubbish. “I realised if we had strength enough to collect garbage, how could we not recycle something as…… Continue reading Recycle something as important as human lives
The pain of blasphemous hypocrisy
The fellow sitting on the edge of his hospital bed caught my attention. I did not go pay him a visit in the first instance, but struck a conversation with him on my way out. He was an indigenous Australian. He greeted me friendly, but as soon as he saw the Bible in my hand,…… Continue reading The pain of blasphemous hypocrisy
The heart of the Gospel
The single most important thread in working through your disappointments is that your heart and mind ponder and grasp what the cross of Jesus Christ is all about. There is no pattern without the cross. There is no Good News without it. That is what the gospel is all about. – Ravi Zacharias
It is well with my soul
Examine the Scriptures
When it comes to biblical doctrine, the Bible is our supreme standard. The Scriptures are infallible, inerrant and immutable. Nothing may be added to it, and nothing may be taken away from it. There is no room to compliment it with ecclesiastical tradition or mystical revelation. What God wanted to reveal about Himself as standard…… Continue reading Examine the Scriptures
The power of the Cross
Hell is no friendly place!
“You hear people joke saying, ‘I want to go to hell since all my friends will be there.’ But there are no friends in hell.” – D.A. Carson
Cheap grace
“Anyone who truly understands how God’s grace comes to us will have a changed life. That’s the Gospel, not salvation by law, or by cheap grace, but by costly grace. Costly grace changes you from the inside out. Neither law nor cheap grace can do that. …[W]e still have a lot of legalism and moralism…… Continue reading Cheap grace
Ultimate Standards 