In the concluding part of my Easter message on the "Identification theme", today I would like to focus on the following "Identity topics": 1. Identifying ourselves with the Messiah's cause: It is one thing to identify the Messiah's cause and quite another to identify...
"This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it." (Ps 118:24 NKJV) "Do you believe that this is the end of days?" That was the question a friend wrote me a few days ago. It is a question that I have gotten a lot of times over the years. With all...
After an incredibly warm and unseasonably dry beginning to our winter season, mid-January was characterized by greening grass and sprouting irises. The warmest winter (if we could really call it "winter") was well under way. The weather was the central theme in all...
I listened to the morning news and two things were headlines. The first was violence in society. In addition to violent deaths on roads, domestic violence and world-wide violence which we hear about every day, a gunman had caused multiple deaths and injuries in a...
I have said before and I never tire of reiterating it; we are essentially created to worship the Creator. When it comes to worshipping Him, more than expressing our adoration for the blessings, He showers upon us, our heart-felt worship should be a pristine product of...
Adam and Eve disobeyed God when they listened to Satan and ate fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God is a holy God, and He cannot stand sin. Disobedience is a sin in God's sight, so He banned Adam and Eve from the garden. The Bible says,...
Continuing with the series on our "Publicly Speaking" God, we come to yet another key area of our Christian faith, where the good Lord has acted publicly. SALVATION… Consider these words of imprisoned Apostle Paul, as he stood up and made a bold defense of his faith...
In the concluding part of our series on our publicly speaking/act, we focus on yet another pivotal part of Christian faith… ANTICIPATION… Ah the Blessed hope of the Church…eagerly anticipating the return of the Redeemer (Titus 2:13). The Saviour, in answer to the...
Last week, in The Division of the Land, Part B, we learned that we need to be thankful for what God's blessings and stop looking around for something better. We need to claim what God has promised us as our own, and take it in His power, rather than looking around for...
Our story today takes us to the banks of the Jordan River. David's men had successfully stopped the Absalom rebellion and David was free to return as rightful king of Israel. But David didn't just return to Jerusalem when his son was brought down. Instead, he waited...