EXPOSITION: This week has seen us talk about how we can please the Lord with our services as Christians. We observed that the English word ‘service’ is from the Latin, servitium, which means condition of a slave, body of slaves or servus meaning slave ...
“WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO SACRIFICE?”
EXPOSITION: In the Scripture, it is seemingly impossible to talk about people who pleased God without talking about Abraham due to his exemplary obedience to God. Abraham is also among the few mentioned in the Christian “Hall of Faith” in Hebrew 11. I ...
“SERVICE WELL PLEASING TO GOD – THE WIDOW’S MITE”
EXPOSITION: A careful reflection of the story of the widow’s mite also brings to mind another dimension of the story altogether. The story paints a vivid picture of God’s perspective of giving. While the poor widow was highly praised for giving from h ...
“CHEERFUL GIVER” – NOT THE “HIGHEST BIDDER”
EXPOSITION: At the temple in Jerusalem, Jesus sits opposite the treasury and observes the crowd put money into the bowl. The rich put in large amounts of money. And then, here comes this poor widow who puts in just “two very small copper coins” which ...
SERVICE WELL PLEASING TO GOD- ENOCH’S EXEMPLARY “WALK”
EXPOSITION: Reflecting on Enoch’s story raises a lot of questions in the mind. For instance, how did Enoch end up walking with God? What was so special about this walk? What does the Scripture even mean by Enoch “walking with God” and how did he do it ...
THE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS
EXPOSITION: In this famous parable of the talents, we observe that the master puts his servants in charge while he was away. Upon his return, he assessed each of the servant’s faithfulness and how fruitful they have been in making good use of the reso ...
SERVICE WELL PLEASING TO GOD
EXPOSITION: The word ‘service’ can be traced to the Latin word, servitium, which means a condition of a slave, body of slaves; or to the word, servus - meaning slave. In other words, service or servant-hood has a connoted meaning of slavery or to serv ...
SO FAR THIS WEEK
EXPOSITION: So far this week, we have learnt a number of ways and the need to gain financial freedom by starting well with money. For the Christian, learning God’s principles of finance, and practicing them in order to gain financial freedom, is actua ...
BE DILIGENT
EXPOSITION: Success does not come on a silver platter. It takes a lot of discipline and diligence to achieve success. Christians are sometimes deceived to think that once God has promised, it will come at all cost. But the Bible shows that everyone Go ...
STAYING AWAY FROM IDLENESS
EXPOSITION: Some Christians have become busy bodies in the church using their freedom in Christ as a tool of idleness and not excelling in any aspect of their lives. Others would also want to excel at the expense of not doing anything or working and y ...