The Apostle Paul in writing to his young protégé Timothy, advised him to be concerned with “rightly dividing the word of truth.” You’d recognise that phrase as coming from 2 Timothy 2:15 in the New, and the (old) King James translations of the Bible. I’d venture a guess that modern day readers, without the knowledge ...
A brief report on our Mission Trip to Nepal from April 23 to 27, 2012 WHEN we started to plan for the trip, Pastor Dil Tamang, our gospel partner in Nepal, suggested that we hold a Bible Conference, to which he could invite all the grass-roots pastors from various parts of Nepal to attend. The ...
If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered — John 15:6 From the numerous requests I regularly receive from members for prayers (for which I am honoured to comply), I’m drawn to the conclusion that our work-stretched, time-starved, and emotionally-stressed members are not high on the ...
During the Easter week, I had a hectic work week. Like most pastors, that is one of the busiest weeks in our ministerial calendar. Besides preparing for the Good Friday message, and the bulletin article followed closely by the Easter Sunday morning sermon, most pastors would be stretched to their maximum limit. Some churches even ...
Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. –1 Peter 2:4-5 NKJV I want you to know that Easter ...
“Dr. W. R. White, one of God’s great statesmen, told of a brilliant Chinese who came to services being conducted by a missionary. The young man asked for a New Testament and was given one. Later he came to confess Christ and gave this stirring testimony: “I took the New Testament home with me. I ...
And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, 4 rose from supper and laid aside His garments, ...
You might have heard of the saying, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” And indeed it is. The sword starts wars; the pen — that is, ink on paper, words in a treaty — stops them. Wise Solomon says, “Rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” And ...
“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” – Matthew 9:37-38 I am planning a mission undertaking to Nepal with Pastor Mark Tay in late April after the church’s ACM. (Rev Chai, I believe, is also undertaking a ...
“First he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation” (Luke 17:25) We are into the season of Lent, and I feel I must speak with you on suffering and sacrifice — subjects on which most of us may only have academic knowledge, but no direct experience of. But before I do that, ...
