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Bible Passage: Acts 23 Yesterday, aquillofGod mentioned that Acts 22 marked the ‘beginning of the end’. Today’s chapter picks up where we left off with the gathering of the Jewish council members. They begin their pretentious showiness of their humanly attained status. Self-Check It’s astounding to see how the Jewish leaders were blinded by their [...]

Bible Passage: Acts 13 Whenever we hear an uplifting sermon, our hearts are stirred. It is more than just the emotional reaction to the words of God, but rather the fact that we acknowledge that what is being spoken, is indeed the word of God. This is the key difference between an ordinary speech and [...]

Bible Passage:  Acts 4 After the initial membership of 3000 in Acts 2, Peter and John performed the miracle at the Beautiful gate and preached Christ to the Jews in Acts 3. That sparked off the anger and jealousy of the Jewish leaders. Despite that threat, the membership grew to 5000 (Acts 4:4). That was [...]

Bible Passage:  Acts 2 In 1969, something occurred in the month of July that changed the course of human history. Two men came out of a vehicle and walked on unexplored territory. A global audience closely followed their adventure and the newspapers gave massive coverage to their exploration. It was a hugely significant moment when [...]

I used to wonder how is it that Singapore allows for only certain types of fruit trees to flourish. And by that, we know that tropical fruits are the only possible yield. When I was younger, I used to sit in the school bus as the vehicle made its rounds throughout different estates. As we [...]

Bible Passage: Proverbs 5 It is becoming commonplace these days, the corrupted screech that is being wretchedly repeated, of the perversions of adultery and immorality. Each time we turn the papers, we read of cases where people engage in clandestine affairs, only to later be exposed. These days, there are also the frequent gossip columns [...]

Bible Passage: Ecclesiastes 6 There thoughts for Ecc 6 continue on a similar theme. We are made to question the vanity of having. Ecc 6:2 à The focus here is on the vanity of having so much wealth and possessions, yet being unable to enjoy them because God takes it away. There is no warning given [...]

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:  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:  2 Kings 11 Have you ever met someone in your life that appears for the briefest of moments, makes a certain impact, and then is all but forgotten thereafter? Surely, we must have, at some point or other. With human beings being social creatures, we surely come face to face with many people [...]