Real Life Feeding
“I want what you can provide for me, but you I do not want.” This kind of thinking pervades contemporary thought. When someone goes shopping, hardly anyone is interested in knowing more about the...
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“You search the Scriptures…”
In John 5, those who accused Jesus, and those who stood around watching and listening, had all the evidence before them. They should have been able to come to a right verdict on who...
38 Years of Impotence
The back of the temple swarmed with invalids: John 5:3 In these lay a multitude of invalids — blind, lame, and paralyzed. There were so many there under that five-roofed colonnade. But what were...
A Bare Word
He was used to giving orders (and obeying them). And in a situation as desperate as this, he knew he had to act decisively. And fast. Capernaum and Cana were 30 km apart. A...
Excellent Wives
A collection of three pieces of “homework” from Quek Tze-Ming’s sermon on 31 August, from three husbands Piece 1 An excellent wife – can find meh? Such a one is worth more than an...
A Different Kind of Hunger
A Different Kind of Hunger (John 4:1-15, 27-34) Hunger and thirst are expressions of basic human survival needs. In the passage, Jesus went beyond survival needs of food and water, and used them as...
Born Again (Post 2)
John 2:23-3:15 Sermon reflection by Sheryl Yeo After seeing what Jesus did, from the miraculous signs to his rage at the temple, Nicodemus was confused. There was a vast difference in both actions. Here,...
Born Again (Post 1)
Sermon reflection by Lee Jen Wei The first thing that strikes me with regard to the incident depicted in this passage (John 2.23-3.13) is the disparity between head and heart knowledge. By all accounts,...
Zeal for Your House
Reflections by our Youth Interns Jenwei John 2:12-22 essentially speaks about Jesus’ anger towards the misusing of God’s temple for selfish purposes. As in many of the Gospel accounts, the passage shows Jesus at...
New Wine
One of the things that I have been challenged to do as an effort to nurture a hunger for God’s word is to study Jesus’ replies to the questions/accusations that were raised by His...
