In fatalistic fashion, I’m regularly asked by an anti-Calvinist, “if God is sovereign over all things including salvation, then why pray to Him?”. My response is always, “why pray to Him if He is not?”. I might as well pray to my neighbor or my dog, after all they have just as such ability to do something about my situation …
Are men and women wired differently?
Research says yes! Some people would want to believe that boys and girls are essentially the same until they hit adolescence. They would argue that the hormones are what makes them different. Having majored in biotechnology, I was no different on my convictions. That all changed when I became a father. My little girl who is just 18 months old …
Top 10 preaching mistakes
Here is an interesting list. Over time, I have been guilty of committing all of them. Cramming Skimming Floating Proof-texting Quoting Lecturing Assuming Confusing Spraying Complicating Read more here.
He gave me hope when I had no hope!
I was just pondering today about how privileged we are to have a gracious God who has loved an undeserving people like us. We did not have any hope. Pondering further I began thinking of how would it be to live a life without hope, without any thought of destiny. I suddenly got a feeling of pointlessness thinking – why …
You need to rise up!
I have been wondering about what the world will come to in the next 20 to 25 years. Yes we see strides in technology and medicine. We see every day newer parts of the universe that till today had never been known to man. We see the rise of intellect and intelligence. No doubt that in the next 25 years …
The Gospel is no fairy tale
The preacher after expounding the scripture dynamically to the church on that Sunday morning took a deep breath followed by a sip of water and proclaimed “This!, is the Gospel my dear people. God , yes God, the creator of the universe, supreme commander of the heavenly host, to whom none can compare and whose wisdom no one can match …
Being missional
Jesus has given us a mission to accomplish: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with …
A life worthy of the gospel of Christ!
Paul exhorts the Philippian church to live a life worthy of the gospel of Christ in Philippians 1:27-30. We see a similar exhortation in Ephesians 4:1-3. We may easily conclude that a life worthy of the gospel of Christ may mean that we live a life of holiness. While we must live holy lives and be Christ like, Paul is …
Why you need Jesus
The real true God created mankind. He created mankind in his own image. Man was to reflect the goodness and holiness of God. Man was created to rule over earth with this God given authority and thus bring glory to God. However, Man sinned against God. Sinning is doing something that is against the person and will of God. God …
The Focus is on Him
Worship is an attitude. Worship is a lifestyle. Worship is what we have been created for. Worship is what we ought to do, NOT because it is our duty but it should spring out of our love for the LORD. It is our response to HIM. Worship is our reaction to who GOD is and what he has done. Worship …