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Bible Passage:  1 John 2 Today’s reading brims with so many precious gems that I run the risk of understating all the good teachings with just a few words. Nevertheless, as we have read from elder John’s message to the brethren, every verse can apply to us in some way or the other. What makes [...]

Bible Passage:  1 John 1.

Bible Passage:  Jonah 4 I recall a testimony that a brother shared. He put on what were his best clothes, was in good spirits, and left his home for church service. He had walked no less than 5 minutes when a sudden change in weather brought a mini storm. “It was totally out of the [...]

Bible Passage: Jonah 3 After a less than luxurious stay in Hotel Fish Guts for a wonderful 3 days and 3 nights, Jonah had taken the express check-out (via regurgitation). He had also heeded the words of God and headed on down to the mega-city that is Nineveh to warn the people of their impending [...]

Bible Passage: Jonah 2 Today we read about the world renoun story! Jonah was praying in the fish’s belly! It is an incredible story. Even trying to think how it really was is difficult. But I have no doubt this incredible story truly happened because it is in the Bible, and Jesus testified to it. [...]

Today we are reading another Minor Prophet book, the Book of Jonah. To some people, both Christians and non-Christians, the accounts in this book seemed very “fairy-tale”, especially when it comes to the part where Jonah was being swallowed by a big fish (sometimes mistaken as a whale). But this Jonah son of Amittai was [...]

Bible Passage:  Haggai 2 . “I am with you,” says the Lord (Haggai 1:13) Were You there when the earth quaked and the water flooded and our people and possessions were lost? Were You there when worships were banned and we had to congregate underground? Were You there when civil wars threatened our lives and [...]

Bible Passage: Haggai 1 Little is known of the author of this book. His name was mentioned in the book of Ezra, the year 520BC when king Darius reigned in Persia, and his name means “festival” in Hebrew, but his main purpose was to deliver his messages of few. First Message From the time when [...]

Bible Passage: 2 Kings 25 It all ends here – the downfall and utter defeat of both the northern and southern kingdoms. Those of us who have been following all the drama, rebellions and schemes, we reach the concluding chapter of 2 Kings on a sad note with the chosen people of God taken captive [...]

Bible Passage: 2 Kings 24 How often do we hear the above words in our lives? Maybe if we have young children or are teachers, we might hear it more often. But let us ask ourselves, even if we do not say these words explicitly, do we think them or act in ways affected by [...]