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by Steven Chan Through the prophet Isaiah, God warned His people to always seek God’s guidance and not adopt the wisdom and practice of the people of the world:- a.) “For the Lordspoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people” (Isa 8:11) “And when they say to…
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by Steven Chan The Great Commission of Jesus to His disciples was to “go into all the world and make disciples” (Matt 28:18-20). Those who became disciples were called Christians (Acts 11:26). So, all Christians are fundamentally disciples of Christ; meaning that we are learners and followers of Christ. The Greek word translated “go and teach” in Matt 28:19, mathēteuō,…
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by Steven Chan Becoming a Christian is not a result of some “better felt than told” kind of experience. It is based on “truth and reason”. Paul expressed his desire to persuade not only King Agrippa to become a Christian but also all who heard him: ““I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me…
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by Roger D. Campbell Extract from the Truth Periodical June 2012 We thank the God of heaven that there are youth in His church who love Him and make their best effort to live a godly life. It is both refreshing and encouraging to see their youthful zeal. If young folks are in the Christ, then I do not look…
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by Steven Chan “He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” (Matt 26:39). Jesus said in John 6:36: “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of…
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By Leow Yew Chong The brethren who used to meet every Sunday in Taman Tun Dr Ismail at the home of Sis Nalini moved to new premises at Damansara Perdana on 26 February 2017. Evening worship continues at 5.30pm. This outreach work had its genesis from the Klang church planning session when it was agreed we look into starting a…
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By Steven Chan The Scriptures say that we are to serve God acceptably, and that requires us to serve Him with reverence and godly fear. Do we understand what that actually involves? What is serving God with reverence and godly fear? The Bible gives us some examples. When the Lord spoke to Moses from the burning bush, He said: “Then…
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by Steven Chan Do you know how God described Himself? The Bible tells us that God described Himself to Moses on Mount Sinai:- “ Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. 6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, 7 keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving…
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by Steven Chan Praying to God was a regular practice in the life of Jesus. In Luke 11:1, the bible recorded that the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray – after they had seen Him praying: “Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to…
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by Steven Chan The apostle Paul penned this comforting message in Rom 5:6-11: “For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were…