[:en]THE POWER OF SIMPLE WORDS When the father of Randy Kilgore was on the hospital room, Two old truck drivers, one former country’western singer, one craftsman, two women from neighboring farms came to visit him. The craftsman got up busted the bottle and told my father: “No more drinking and bar fights for me, Howard. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/27/18)[:]
Author: Josephine Yu
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/26/18)[:]
[:en]ON TIME Are you always on time for an appointment? Do you finish what you are supposed to do on time? Most of us has the tendency to procrastinate, so instead of being ON TIME, we are always late. The Israelites waited for the promised Messiah and gave uip hope. But Simeon and Anna did… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/26/18)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Colossians 3[:]
[:en]RULES FOR HOLY LIVING (vs. 1–17) Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things (v. 2) Put to death whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry (v. 5) Rid yourselves of all these things: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Colossians 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Colossians 2[:]
[:en]There was a heresy with the Colossian church which insisted that important secret knowledge was hidden from most believers. They taught that the body was evil and Christ only seemed to be human. But Paul said that Christ provides all knowledge we need and countered that God Himself live in a body and Jesus was… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Colossians 2[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Colossians 1[:]
[:en]Colossian church had been infiltrated with false teachings. They combined ideas from other philosophies and religions (Paganism, Judaism and Greek thoughts) with Christian truth which resulted in the heresy known as “Gnosticism”. Gnosticism was emphazising special knowledge and denying Christ as God. The false teachers also taught Colosians to worship angels and follow special rules… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Colossians 1[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Philippians 4[:]
[:en]This is the last chapter of Philippians. Paul’s theme here is JOY. We can have joy even in hardship because joy does not come from outward circumstance but from inward strength. Paul gives the following exortations: “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (v. 4) “Do not be anxious about anything,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Philippians 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Philippians 3[:]
[:en]NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH (vs. 1-11) The Judaizers had invested so much time and effort in keeping their laws thinking that their efforts could bring them closer to salvation. They had spiritual pride looking down on those who did not circumcized according to the law. But no person could add anything to Christ’s offer… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Philippians 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/25/18)[:]
[:en]JOY FOR ALL In Luke’s account of the Christmas story, an angel announce the birth of Jesus to a group of shepherds saying: “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/25/18)[:]
[:zh]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/25/18)[:]
[:zh]JOY FOR ALL In Luke’s account of the Christmas story, an angel announced the birth of Jesus to a group of shepherds saying: “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David, as Savior has been forn to you. He… Continue reading [:zh]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/25/18)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/24/18)[:]
[:en]CHRISTMAS IN CAPTIVITY Rev. Martin Niemoller, a prominent German pastor spent nearly eight years in Nazi concentration camps because he openly opposed Hitler. On Christmas Eve 1944, Niemoller spoke these words of hope to his fellow prisoners in Dachau: “My dear firends, on this Christmas., let us seek, in the Babe of Bethlehem, the One… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/24/18)[:]