rom6-so-baptism-rev1 Paul explains our new relationship with Jesus through water baptism. It is like a believer being immersed in death’s dark waters and the new man in Christ rising to live in newness of life. It is like a believer attending the funeral of the old self when he isRead More →
Acts19-so-rev7 The Hall of Tyrannus was Paul’s last, biggest, boldest, and most successful strategic venture. It is the model we can follow, namely, focusing on discipleship training through discussion. We can call this Tyrannus Strategy. This is a fine strategy for the great university and capital cities of the worldRead More →
acts18-sam Such seasons are often the hardest for any believer to go through because you feel that no-one can truly see you or understand what you are going through. However, God sees you. God knows everything that you are going through. Just as He did for Paul, God is speakingRead More →
acts17-so-rev6 Wherever the gospel is preached, it turned the world upside down. The gospel challenged people’s beliefs and way of life. The gospel is offensive to people, confronting sinners with the depth of their depravity. The cost of their wickedness and their desperate need to repent is rightly offensive. MayRead More →
acts16-so-rev3 In this passage we learn that God leads his people through the Holy Spirit to accomplish his plan. We must seek God earnestly and go through the doors he opens to us until we see his vision. We also learn that God’s great vision is realized one person atRead More →
acts15-so-rev2 In this passage we learn that we are saved by God’s grace alone. It is not by anything we have done, but by what God has done for us in Jesus. When we believe Jesus as our Lord and Savior, God forgives our sins, purifies our hearts, and givesRead More →
acts14_sam Anything else you chase after in life that doesn’t lead you toward God’s Kingdom is worthless and ultimately, a dead hope. I pray that by remembering all the ways He has shown His goodness and grace upon you, you will turn away from worthless things in your life. IRead More →
acts13-m-David-final Then who are Gentiles today for us? It is anyone who does not know God and Jesus personally yet–regardless of his or her human condition–he or she is a Gentile. He can be your friend, colleague or your family member. To all of these people, we must reveal theRead More →
acts12_sam God is delighted when we earnestly come to Him in prayer and through doing so, empowers us to live for Him even in the face of tragedy, hardship and persecution. God will answer prayers in astonishing ways beyond our expectations and even within the seemingly “unanswered” prayers, God usesRead More →
Acts_11-M-David At Antioch, the disciples of Jesus began to be called “Christians.” The name “Christian” was not given as a favorable name but as an unfavorable, slanderous, and even insulting name. But it was a badge of great honor for the disciples because they became worthy of suffering for theRead More →
acts10-so-rev2 Jesus destroyed the barrier between Jews and Gentiles, and created a new community of people through his church. Through this new community we all became fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household. Read More →