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I WAS CUPBEARER TO THE KINGNehemiah 1 and 2 “When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.” Nehemiah was in a good position, serving the king. There was nothing to suggest that he was previously nationalistic and concerned with …
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The past couple of weeks were like a reunion dinner, meeting with people from my FES past. I had lunch with a past secretary of PKV, the Varsity Christian Fellowship group in Universiti Malaya. She is married to her president of the fellowship in her time and they are both leaders in their church. I …
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BRING CHILDREN UP IN THE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION OF THE LORDEphesians 6:1-4, Exodus 20:1-12 “Fathers, don’t frustrate your children with no-win scenarios. Take them by the hand and lead them in the way of the Master.” (The Message) God takes an interest in the welfare of the child and there are many passages in the …
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(Admin: Someone shared this article with me and I found it very useful and decided to reproduce it here. You can find it on crossway.org) It is a marvel how personally the Bible applies. The words pointedly address the concerns of long-ago people in faraway places, facing specific problems, many of which no longer exist. …
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FAITH AND HONOURMatthew 15, Luke 4, Mark 6 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” I had problems with Jesus’ encounter with the Syro-Phoenician woman for a long time. Not just because of his hesitation to help the woman, not even his reference to …
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Yesterday I was discussing Isaiah 44 with someone, going over the questions I had written for Week 18 (2023). He had latched onto this part, “This is what the Lord says—he who made you, who formed you in the womb” (Isaiah 44:2) and drew out the implication that as the One who created Jacob/Israel, God …
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THE CHRISTIAN WARRIORPsalm 18:31-50 “He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.” These days, in Christian circles, there is a lot of focus on power. “Through You I can do anything, I can do all things” goes the song “Nothing is Impossible”. “There is power in the name of …
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