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It and Thou
Beware of Satan’s great distortion THE FIRST GREAT DISTORTION Satan introduced into the mind of the human race is that the most important human quest is to know something as opposed to knowing Someone. God placed the first couple in His paradise, giving them all they needed and inviting them to know Him as their […]
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The Earth belongs to the Lord
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING two cameos. A huge Climate Convention was held in Copenhagen in December 2009. About 15,000 delegates and officials, 5,000 journalists, 98 world leaders, and an entourage of celebrities descended on the Danish capital. It was noted that a record 1,200 limousines were hired for the occasion, and 140 private jets landed at […]
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When the medicine is worse than the malady
KING GEORGE III OF ENGLAND was a contemporary of John Wesley. Born just days after Wesley’s heart-warming experience in 1738, the king died in 1820 as a deaf and blind madman. George began experiencing bouts of madness in later life. He exhibited bizarre behaviour and wild outbursts (such as straying from his speech texts, and […]
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Taking shelter in the wounds of Jesus
THREE TRUTHS Taking shelter in the wounds of Jesus — Three important truths: § The truth of God’s forgiveness; § The truth of God’s protection; § The truth of God’s empathy. A SUDDEN STORM would make people run for shelter – in a building or wherever they can be shielded from the pouring rain. In […]
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‘You have not wearied yourselves for me’
PICTURE: www.turnbacktogod.com THE PERFECT MODEL “Acts of being wearied for others are highly commendable and speak of sacrifice and self-giving love. The greatest and most perfect model of this is Jesus Himself.” WHEN WE WANT TO THINK of one who wearies himself or herself for another, we readily think of a devoted mother who suffers […]
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Will you lay down your life for Jesus?
“The way of the cross is paved with self-giving love.” IMAGINE YOU ARE WALKING along a busy road crowded with people and vehicles. en you notice to your horror that while a man is crossing the road a speeding heavy truck is heading his way. e man seems oblivious of the impending fatal accident. Your […]
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Employed or laid aside
COMMITMENT TO GOD: “The Methodist covenant prayer is a wholehearted commitment to God … the key is to follow Jesus with undivided loyalty and love, and to trust Him for everything, and to accept all things (whether limelight or shadow, whether prosperity or adversity) – all for His glory.” IT IS CUSTOMARY IN METHODIST CHURCHES […]
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We are in the priesthood of all believers: Bishop
Dr Andrew Peh Swee Kian being ordained as a Diaconal Minister by Bishop Dr Robert Solomon. With them is the CAC President, the Rev Dr Chong Chin Chung. – CAC picture by PHILLIP LAM. ‘The pastor is the football coach, lay people are the players’ PASTORS, LAY LEADERS AND CHURCH MEMBERS were challenged by Bishop […]
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The Two Names
‘Jesus’ and ‘Immanuel’ have profound meaning and say something of the identity of the baby THE EYES SAY IT ALL “The eyes of her baby confirmed all that Mary saw – for she saw in them the majesty, holiness and love of God.” THERE WAS SOMETHING about the baby that made them bow in worship. […]
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Sleepwalking in church
Some church members go through religious rituals but they are in a state of spiritual slumber AMBULATORY PARASOMNIA – this is the big umbrella word for the phenomenon of sleepwalking, a condition that is difficult to understand, and yet occurs fairly frequently. It is said to affect 4-10 per cent of the population. Sleepwalkers have […]
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A three-legged race
UNITED WITH CHRIST “The Christian life is like a three-legged race, in which we are to be united with Jesus and yoked to Him. We will find out that it is in fact His race that we are called to run. All other races are an illusion and bring endless weariness and emptiness.” IN THE […]
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Jesus and the crowds
NO POPULAR AGENDAS “The potential temptations of a crowd were well-known to Jesus. at is why though He was followed by crowds, He refused to submit to their popular agendas or be swayed by their herd instincts.” A CONSTANT FEATURE of the ministry of Jesus was the crowds that followed Him. is is not surprising as […]
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A story of the five senses
RELIGION OF THE EAR “Both the physical and spiritual ears are important in the exercise of our faith. The other senses may be important in their own ways, but if we have to choose just one of the senses, the Bible’s choice is always the sense of hearing, for it represents the religion of the […]
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Redemption Woods
Wounded animals, abused children, damaged environment are being redeemed here by God’s grace “Those whose lives are wasting away, those who are wounded and lost, those who have been the victims of evil, those who are exhausted and whose strength has ebbed away, and those who have lost hope are all invited to enter into […]
