‘Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive.’ Hebrews 13:17 NKJV Until you learn to respect authority, you will never be qualified to be given any. Why? (1) Because you will have no credibility. (2) Because you won’t really understand what it means to be a...
Make The Most Of Your Time
‘Making the most of your time.’ Ephesians 5:16 NASB The life of John Wesley is a great example of the Scriptural principle ‘making the most of your time.’ He averaged three sermons a day for 54 years, preaching a total of more than 44,000 times in his life. In doing...
Forgiving Others (2)
‘Take me back so that I may come back.’ Jeremiah 31:18 NCV The Bible tells us: ‘Isaac’s servants dug… a well… But the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So… they dug another well, and they quarrelled over that one also......
Forgiving Others (1)
‘“I will pay them back,” says the Lord.’ Romans 12:19 NLT Long after you think you have forgiven someone, you can still be harbouring [holding onto] hard feelings. Some indicators that you still have work to do are these: you keep thinking about the person who hurt...
Adjusting Your Vision
‘My eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.’ Isaiah 6:5 NIV Before God called the prophet Isaiah to a position of leadership in the nation, He adjusted his vision. Uncorrected vision leads to skewed perspective, poor judgment, and wasted effort. Israel’s constant...
It’s A Blessing In Disguise
‘All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.’ 2 Corinthians 4:15 NIV If you’re going through a difficult time right now, let Paul’s words encourage you. ‘We are hard...
When Preparation Meets Opportunity
‘I have finished the race.’ 2 Timothy 4:7 NKJV Roman philosopher Seneca said, ‘Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.’ As you read in Scripture about the people God used to accomplish great things, you discover that much of their time was spent...
Are You Doing It For The Right Reasons?
‘He had this testimony, that he pleased God.’ Hebrews 11:5 NKJV When you grow up with rejection, it can manifest [show] itself in a need to isolate and withdraw or in a drive to constantly ‘prove yourself’. One man said it like this: ‘I can still hear my father...
Servants To God’s Will
‘As the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.’ Ephesians 6:6 KJV The word ‘servant ‘can have a negative connotation [meaning], but not in this Scripture. Knowing how pressures and people distract us from our God-given purpose, Paul uses the...
God Will Give You Another Chance
‘Turn back to Me and ask for help, and I will answer your prayers.’ Jeremiah 29:12 CEV Because they disobeyed God, the Jews spent 70 years as slaves in Babylon. They lost their joy, their freedom, and their identity; all the things that make life worth living. But God...
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Just sow the seed
‘We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News.’ 1 Corinthians 3:5 NLT One day when Charles Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship, was scheduled to preach to 300 inmates at San Quentin prison, a lockdown was called and most of the prisoners were...
Cukup tabur benihnya
‘Jadi, apakah Apolos? Apakah Paulus? Pelayan-pelayan Tuhan yang olehnya kamu menjadi percaya, masing-masing menurut jalan yang diberikan Tuhan kepadanya.’ 1 Korintus 3:5 Suatu hari ketika Charles Colson, pendiri Persekutuan Penjara, dijadwalkan untuk berkhotbah...
Group guidance
‘The Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”’ Acts 13:2 NIV A group of believers met together and dedicated significant time to pray, fast, and worship. The Bible says, ‘While they were worshipping the Lord and...
Bimbingan kelompok
‘Berkatalah Roh Kudus: "Khususkanlah Barnabas dan Saulus bagi-Ku untuk tugas yang telah Kutentukan bagi mereka.”’ Kisah Para Rasul 13:2 Sekelompok orang percaya berkumpul bersama dan mendedikasikan waktu untuk berdoa, berpuasa, dan beribadah. Alkitab mengatakan,...
Don’t avoid—engage
‘As You sent Me into the world, I have sent them into the world.’ John 17:18 NIV Jesus prayed: ‘I have given them Your Word… My prayer is not that You take them out of the world but that You protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not...
Jangan menghindar—terlibatlah
‘Sama seperti Engkau telah mengutus Aku ke dalam dunia, demikian pula Aku telah mengutus mereka ke dalam dunia.’ Yohanes 1 7:18 Yesus berdoa: ‘Aku telah memberikan firman-Mu kepada mereka dan dunia membenci mereka, karena mereka bukan dari dunia, sama seperti Aku...
Problems? Draw closer to God
‘Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.’ James 4:8 NKJV We say we trust God but we often fear He won’t come through for us when we need Him most. So, we falsely assume that, if we keep thinking about the problem and worrying about it enough, somehow we can...
Masalah? Mendekatlah kepada Tuhan
‘Mendekatlah kepada Allah, dan Ia akan mendekat kepadamu.’ Yakobus 4:8 Kita berkata kita percaya kepada Tuhan, tetapi kita sering takut jika Dia tidak akan menolong kita ketika kita sangat membutuhkan-Nya. Jadi, kita berasumsi secara keliru bahwa, jika kita terus...
Jesus is the answer
‘I was found by people who were not looking for Me. I showed Myself to those who were not asking for Me.’ Romans 10:20 NLT The Bible says, ‘I was found by people who were not looking for Me. I showed Myself to those who were not asking for Me.’ (Romans 10:20 NLT) You...
Yesus adalah jawaban
‘Aku telah berkenan ditemukan mereka yang tidak mencari Aku, Aku telah menampakkan diri kepada mereka yang tidak menanyakan Aku.’ Roma 1 0:20 Alkitab mengatakan, ‘Aku telah berkenan ditemukan mereka yang tidak mencari Aku, Aku telah menampakkan diri kepada mereka...