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Answered Prayer

Cornelius, a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always, had his prayer heard, and his alms are remembered in the sight…

Acts 10:2 (NKJV), Acts 10:31 (NKJV)

Keys to Church growth

The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in…

Acts 9:31 (NLT)

True apostles

Peter and the apostles choose to obey God rather than men. They choose the suffer shame for God's name. Today, how many people we know are like the apostles? These are the leaders that we need to respect…

Acts 5:29 (NKJV), Acts 5:41 (NKJV)

One heart and soul

The early disciples were of one heart and soul. They treat all their possession as God's and gladly share with each other. How great will it be if we too can do likewise in the end days and be united…

Acts 4:32 (NKJV)

Gift of Holy Spirit

Here, Peter highlighted that God has promise everyone that they will receive the gift of Holy Spirit, if they: 1. Repent from sins 2. Turn to God 3. Baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness…

Acts 1:7 (NLT), Acts 2:38 (NLT), Acts 2:39 (NLT)

Focus on our own life and destiny

Peter asked Jesus about the fate of John but Jesus asked him to mind his own business. Sometimes, when we see God blessing others while we are suffering, we start questioning God. But God wants us to…

You are not alone

Jesus knows that He is not alone for God the father is with Him. We too need to realize that sometimes, as we are doing God's will, people around us may desert us are go separate ways. We need to look…

John 16:32 (NLT)

Doing God's will

Jesus replied, "All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them. Are we doing what Jesus has called us to do? If not, we do not love…

John 14:23 (NLT)

Serving God

Jesus said that whoever served Him will be honored by God. Let us serve God with a cheerful heart, for in time to come, God will honor us.

John 12:26 (NKJV)

Jesus is full of compassion

Here, Jesus wept. Although He knows that He is in control and is able to raise the dead, still He choose to wept with the rest. Indeed, we too need to be full of compassion, to empathize with people around…

John 11:35 (NKJV)

Our actions

Here, Jesus contrast Himself with Satan, the thief, who come to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. We need to also look at our own lives, to see if our actions results in people being blessed thru us…

John 10:10 (NKJV)

Shine like stars

Jesus told us that as long as He remains in the world, He is the light of the world. We too, should remember why God has put us in this world - to be the light of the world and to shine for Him and His…

John 9:5 (NKJV)

Do not judge others

Many times, we are quick to judge others while we ourselves are guilty of similar sin. Jesus warn us here not to throw the stone at others unless we ourselves have not sin. So let us not be quick to judge…

John 8:7 (NKJV)

Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly.

Jesus here gave us a word of wisdom. Many times, we only look and act on the surface without thinking about the big picture. Hence, we failed many times. We need to pray to God for wisdom to understand…

John 7:24 (NLT)

Seek honor from God, not man

Jesus told the Pharisees that they seek to receive honor from man and not from God. Many times, we too fall because of the same reason - we wanted to be successful in the eyes of human rather than in…

John 5:44 (NKJV)

Doing as told by God

Here, the officer wanted Jesus to follow him home to heal his son. But Jesus simply tell him to go home alone, promising him that his son will live. The officer believe and do as told, and hence his son…

John 4:49 (NLT), John 4:50 (NLT)

Fatherly Love

God love us so much that He gave His only Son to die for our sins. Indeed, what a lovely father we got. He is just and patient for us to repent and turn to Him, unlike what Satan ia trying to deceive…

John 3:16 (NKJV)

Do not have other agenda except worshipping God when going to church

Here, Jesus drove out the merchants, warning them not to have other agenda except worshipping and seeking God in the temples. Today, many church goers have many other agenda when going to church. Some…

John 2:16 (NKJV)

Jesus is the Word of God

Here, John, Jesus's most beloved disciple, share that Jesus is the Word of God, where God has created the world and everything through Him. This is something we need to bear in mind as we read the bible,…

John 1:1 (NLT), John 1:2 (NLT), John 1:3 (NLT)

Being wise

Jesus said to His disciple, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures." . Let us be wise and trust in the written word of God, that we maybe wise…

Luke 24:25 (NLT)

Jesus interceding for our sins committed unknowingly.

Jesus intercede for forgiveness on those who crucify Him as they don't know what exactly they are doing to the son of God. Indeed, Jesus is still interceding for us every moment as we comitted sin unknowingly.…

Luke 23:34 (NLT)

Power of prayer

When Jesus prayed, an angel appeared to Him to strengthen Him. We too, need to pray like Jesus, that we may be strengthen too and live a life of strength and victory.

Luke 22:41 (NKJV), Luke 22:43 (NKJV)

Daily Quiet Time

Jesus, the son of God, needs to withdraw into the mountain at times so that He can pray and spend quiet and focus attention with God the father. Hence, we also need to spend daily quiet time, focusing…

Luke 21:37 (NKJV)

paying taxes and tithe

Jesus command us to pay our taxes to our government and tithe to God. Hence, we need to obey these commandments and not try to invade taxes or giving excuses not to tithe. Else, we disobey His commandment.…

Luke 20:25 (NKJV)

Tame our tongue or be judged

Jesus judge the wicked servant based on what he speaks from his mouth. Indeed, many times, we said many things out of our mouth without thinking about the implications. These words we speak will be used…

Luke 19:22 (NKJV)