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3 Ways to Stay Hopeful for the New Year
3 Ways to Stay Hopeful for the New Year
Read: Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
With only a few days left in 2021, our thoughts are undoubtedly focused on the coming year. Most of us…
Through The Candles of Advent
Through The Candles of Advent
Read: Romans 8:19 “For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.”
During the season of Advent in the church calendar, Christians around the world light candles on the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. The candles symbolise faith, hope, love and peace, and one is lit up either on Christmas Eve…
Should Churches Open Now?
To Open or Not to Open Church?
Read: 1 Corinthians 12:25-26 “so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.”
“To open or not to open?” The playwright William Shakespeare never pastored…
Appreciating those Behind the Scenes
Appreciating those Behind the Scenes
Read: John 5:17(b) “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.”
A while back, news of the Malaysian army setting up field hospitals in five particularly hard-hit states caught my attention. Deployed by the Health Ministry to assist with treating Covid patients, it occured to me just how many people…
When Can I Travel Again?
When Can I Travel Again?
Read: Psalm 39:12(b) “For I am your guest – a traveller passing through, as my ancestors were before me.”
As more Malaysians are vaccinated and staycations now allowed within some states, some of us are eagerly asking, “When can I travel again?” I’m sure wanderlusters are kicking and screaming, “I need a holiday, let me out of here!”
In…
#KitaJagaKita: The True Malaysian Spirit
#KitaJagaKita: The True Malaysian Spirit
Read: Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Since Covid-19 led to our country’s first lockdown in March 2020, Malaysians have risen up to help each other in all areas of life. These include food provisions,…
Responding to the White Flag
Responding to the White Flag
Read: Exodus 17:15 “Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner.”
The #benderaputih or white flag movement is fast gaining momentum in Malaysia. What started out as a Twitter post urging anyone in need of food to fly a white flag outside their homes, has now mobilised netizens, businesses and even celebrities to send…
Prayer for Frontliners
Prayer for Frontliners
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare frontliners have been working non-stop to provide treatment and care for the sick. Everyday, they risk their lives to protect us, facing overwhelming pressures and demands in a fast-paced environment. Here’s how we can intercede for them.
Our Father in Heaven,
You are our great Creator, Provider and Sustainer…
5 Ways Covid-19 Has Changed Us
5 Ways Covid-19 Has Changed Us
We share our personal reflections on how the pandemic has influenced and transformed us.
Like it or not, the Covid-19 crisis has changed daily life as we know it. From wearing masks everywhere to scanning our MySejahtera apps each time we enter a building or shop, we’ve learnt to adapt to protect ourselves from infection.
The pandemic…
3 Things Christians Can Do When Malaysia is in Pain
3 Things Christians Can Do When Malaysia is in Pain
Read: Jeremiah 29:7 “Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
Ask anyone in the street what’s wrong with our country and you’ll get a litany of woes – the…
The Hand of Comfort
Read: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. —2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Fear of the Unknown
Read: Hebrews 11:8-12
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. —Hebrews 11:8
Has God ever asked you to do something that seemed unreasonable? Something that took you into the territory of the unknown? What if He asked…
Feeding the Wolf
Read: Romans 6:15–23
Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. —Romans 13:14
An old Cherokee chief was sitting before a flickering fire with his grandson. The boy had broken a tribal taboo, and his grandpa wanted to help him understand what made him do it. “It’s like we…
The Gift of Time
Read: Luke 6:37–38
A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. —Proverbs 11:25
I headed into the post office in a big hurry. I had a number of things on my to-do list, but as I entered I was frustrated to find a long line backing up all the way to the door.
My hand was still on…
The Money
Read: Matthew 6:24–34
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” —Matthew 6:24
Early in my career while doing work that I saw as more of a mission than a job, another company of-fered me…
