[:en]”Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see” (v. 1) Men of faith: Abel – offered better sacrifice (v. 4) Enoch – pleased God (v. 5) Noah – built an Ark (v. 7) Abraham – went to a place he did not know; he believed in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Hebrews 11[:]
Author: Josephine Yu
[:en]Thoughts from Hebrews 10[:]
[:en]”Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water” (v. 22) “”Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful” (v. 23) “Let us… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Hebrews 10[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ezekiel 7[:]
[:en]The end has come. the day is here. The day has arrived. Disaster and doom has dwell in the land. God’s wrath was upon them. They will face plague, famine and sword. Calamity upon calamity will come. He will deal with them according to their conduct and by their our standard, He will judge them.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ezekiel 7[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ezekiel 6[:]
[:en]Judgment was coming to the mountains and hills, ravines and valleys, where people were with their idols. People will fall but He will spare some who can escape the sword but they will be scattered among the lands and nations. During their captivity, they will remember Him and repent of their sins.[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ezekiel 5[:]
[:en]The sign of shaving his head and face was a real sacrifice for a Jew. The hair represented the people in Jerusalem which would face 3 destinies: death by plague or perish by famine, face by the sword and scattered among the nations (v. 12) God inflicted punishment on them because of their detestable idol… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ezekiel 5[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (11/17/17)[:]
[:en]Scripture Reading: Genesis 11:1-9 Biblical Truth: The whole wrld before had one language and a common speech. They agrred to build a city with a tower that could reach to the heavens so that they could make a name for themselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth. But God confused… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (11/17/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/17/17)[:]
[:en]God told the Israelites through Isaiah that He will give His children comfort and peace as a mother comforts and cares for her child around on her side. Paul also said that the Lord is the one who comforts us in all our troubles (2 Cor. 1:3-4) Therefore, we can depend on His love to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/17/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Hebrews 9[:]
[:en]The earthly sanctuary is incomparable with the heavenly sanctuary. In the early temple, the furnishings were only symbols, yearly sacrifice had to be made, and the offerings did not clear the conscience of the worshiper. But when Christ came, He died once and for all to purify us, perfect us, and save us. (v. 26)… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Hebrews 9[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ezekiel 4[:]
[:en]Action sermons of Ezekiel: Demonstrating the siege of Jerusalem (vs. 1-3) Bearing the sin of Israel (v. 4) Showing how many years both Israel and Judah had sinned (vs. 5) Rationing of his food and water (vs. 9-13) [:]
[:en]Thoughts from Ezekiel 3[:]
[:en]Ezekiel saw a scroll stretched out to him with the written words of lament, mourning and woes. He was told to eat the scroll and when he ate it, it tasted as sweet as honey in his mouth. (vs. 1-3) God told him to say His word to the people despite of their hardened hearts… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Ezekiel 3[:]