20110410 Sexual temptation was a big problem in the ancient city of Ephesus during Apostle Paul’s time. In Ephesus, people exercised unrestrained freedom in carrying out their fleshly desires. This is not unlike the society we live in today, with people struggling, caught in a… Read More »Your Body and Sexual Immorality
20110403 Anger can be livid and explosive. Anger does not discriminate. Good friends argue with each other and husbands and wives quarrel behind close doors (sometimes openly too!). Anger can boil into resentment, bitterness and vindictiveness. In Churches, some Christians express their anger at fellow… Read More »Bitterness, Rage and Anger
20110320 The Apostle Paul, in Eph. 4:11-16, focuses on two aspects of unity: a) “the gifts for unity” and b) “the growth of unity”. In looking at the gifts for unity, Paul focuses on the gifted persons who form the leadership of the Church: apostles,… Read More »Unity and Spiritual Maturity
20110313 In Eph. 4:7-10, the Apostle Paul explores several ideas concerning the gifts of grace through Jesus Christ as the foundation and glue that unites the Church in the world. Firstly, to make his point that each of us is given grace as Christ apportioned… Read More »Grace and Unity
20110306 The last three chapters of Ephesians show us how we are to apply the lessons of the first three chapters to our daily walk with Jesus. However, let us remind ourselves that the central theme of Ephesians is that Jesus brought unity to this… Read More »Walk In Unity
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20110227 The focus of Apostle Paul’s prayer is the spiritual life of the Christian. He spent considerable time and effort to describe the “new man in Christ”, made alive by his belief in Jesus. There is more to this “new man” than just his persona.… Read More »God's Strengthening
20110220 The Church is the prism that unveils God’s eternal purpose, the display of His manifold wisdom. How does a prism work? It refracts a stream of white light and produces a spectrum of colours of the rainbow. The Church is the medium through which… Read More »God's Eternal Purpose
20110213 Who are Jews? Who are Gentiles? “Gentile” in Latin is “goy” – a nation, belonging to a tribe/clan. The implication is that Gentiles, as “non Jews”, are pagans, heathens or idolaters. There is a great cultural and religious divide between the two. Gentiles are… Read More »Gentiles and Jews
20110206 Boasting has no place in Christian faith and salvation. This was problem for Saul of Tarsus (Paul) before he became a Christian. Saul the Pharisee was full of religious fervour and practicing his Jewish faith to the dot by observing the Torah (Laws). He was… Read More »Quickened For Good Works
