[:en]WHAT’S THE OCCASION? Ecclesiastes seems to be a depressing and pessimistic account about life. But the writer, King Solomon also wrote about enjoyment of life. “That each of us may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all our toil – this is the gift of God” (Eccl. 3:13) If we acknowledge God and follow… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (2/2/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (2/1/19)[:]
[:en]ALWAYS IN HIS CARE Our Heavenly Father knows every detail of your life. He understands your deepest needs. And He promises to instruct and teach you in the way you should go. He will also counsel you with His loving eye on you. (Ps. 32:8). Whatever are your circumstances today, you can rely on God’s… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (2/1/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/31/19)[:]
[:en]THE TREE Tree has special significance in the Bible God placed fruit trees in the Garden of Eden which symbolized God bountiful provision (Gen. 1:29) Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was where Adam and Eve stood before they were being tempted and where Satan reside and talked to Eve (Gen. 3:1-6) Tree was… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/31/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Peter 3[:]
[:en]THE DAY OF THE LORD (vs. 1-18) Scoffers say that Jesus will never come back “in the last days”. But Peter refuted their argument saying “The last days’ is the time between Christ first and second coming so that we are now living the the last days. We must do what God has called us… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Peter 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Peter 2[:]
[:en]FALSE TEACHERS AND THEIR DESTRUCTION (VS. 1-22) False prophets contradicted the true prophets in the Old Testatment times telling people only what they wanted to hear. They were twisting Christ’s teachings and the words of His apostles. Some denied that Jesus is Lord. Some claimed that he could not be a real man. They followed… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Peter 2[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Peter 1[:]
[:en]In his first letter, Peter wrote to comfort and encourage believers in the midst of suffering, persecution and external onslauight. In his second letter, he wrote to warn them of an internal attack – complacency and heresy. He advised them to hold fast to non-negotiable faith, to grow and mature in the knowledge of Christ… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Peter 1[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Peter 5[:]
[:en]TO ELDERS AND YOUNG MEN (vs. 1-11) Elder simply means “older”. Both Greek and Jews gave position of great honor to wise older men and the Christian church continued the pattern of leadership. WHAT ARE EXPECTED OF AN ELDER? He must be shepherd of God’s flock and must take good care of God’s faithful people… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Peter 5[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Peter 4[:]
[:en]LIVING FOR GOD (vs. 1-11) As followers of Christ, we should be willing and prepared to suffer and do God’s will. A person whose life changes after conversion may experience abuse by his friends because his priorities has changed and he refuses to participate in certain activities. We must resist pressures of opposition and remain… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Peter 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Peter 3[:]
[:en]WIVES AND HUSBANDS (vs. 1-7) Wives must submit to their husbands so that even the unbelieving husband through the behavior of their wives may see the purity and reverence of their lives and come to know Christ. Christian wives must develop inner beauty rather than outward appearance. Their husbands will be won over by their… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Peter 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/30/19)[:]
[:en]REBUILDING Nehemiah had been in exile from the land of Israel for many years. One of his brothers, Hanani came from Judah with some other men told him that those who survied the exile in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem was broken down and its gates had been… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/30/19)[:]