john11b-jacob-rev8 We have a promise from Jesus who is the resurrection and the life. Our death is like sleep until we have a new resurrection body. If we see Jesus before we die, we will never die but be transformed like the glorious risen Jesus. Lazarus’ resurrection is the foreshadowingRead More →
john11a-so-rev3 Jesus says, “This sickness will not end in death.” Jesus says, “This problem, this misfortune and this sickness will not end in a meaningless struggle.” It will not end in death. It will end in glorifying God. We need to believe this truth. Then we can endure any difficultRead More →
acts6-sam-rev1 We are called to give ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word. The church grew because they prayed and they preached. The Spirit worked mightily among them because they prayed and they preached. Stephen could be faithful, graceful and courageous even in the face of certain deathRead More →
acts5-so-rev5 In today’s passage the apostles are again confronted by persecution from the Jewish religious leaders. God does not tell them to retreat, but to advance by faith and give the full message of new life to perishing people. When they obeyed, God worked with them through his angel andRead More →
acts4b-so-rev5 Today’s passage gives us a glimpse inside the early Christian church. It was like the kingdom of God on earth. It became a source of blessing for the whole world. We can see the marks of a great church; great power and grace. But the church is not perfect;Read More →
acts4a-so-rev6 The gospel is for anyone and everyone who calls on the name of the Lord. It is inclusive. But the gospel is also exclusive. Only Jesus saves. There is no other name that can give us salvation. It is one thing to say that Jesus saves. It is anotherRead More →
acts3-sam-rev1 Call on His Name. Believe in the power of His Name! Don’t just settle for little pieces of gold and silver when He is dying to give you something infinitely greater and priceless! And don’t let “in Jesus’ Name…” be an empty tagline at the end of your prayersRead More →
acts2b-so-rev4 Jesus is the Lord whether we acknowledge or not. We are just as guilty as the Israelites who killed Jesus because all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. But we can be forgiven when we accept Jesus as Lord and Messiah, and save ourselves fromRead More →
acts2a-so-rev5 In the past, the apostles were narrow-minded and nationalistic with their big egos; they were fearful of everything. In the past, whenever they opened their mouths, they expressed their despair and complaints. But now, when the Holy Spirit came upon them, they began to speak “the wonders of God.”Read More →
acts1b-so-rev3 We need to have individual prayer before God like Jesus who prayed in a solitary place in the early morning. But at the same time we need united prayer to obey Jesus’ world mission command. Jesus promised that he would be among us when we pray together. What aRead More →
luke21-so-rev3 Does the second coming matter? Yes, it matters more than anything else because the end of the story is the reason for the story. The end of history is the reason for history. The reason for Genesis is to get to Revelation. So in today’s passage we learn fromRead More →
luke20b_sam Because we live in light of our resurrection through Jesus Christ, we can live a dynamic, vibrant and joyous life physically and spiritually in Him. Even as we speak, Jesus is calling us to live and serve God wholeheartedly as children of the resurrection. Through the power of HisRead More →