by Rev. Jeremiah Cheung After Andrew recognized Jesus to be the Messiah, the first thing he did was find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah (Christ).” When Simon was brought to Jesus, Jesus looked at him. This was not an ordinary look; Jesus looked with great attention, and then the Lord said, “You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas, meaning Peter.” “You are… You will be,” this is life transformation.  Simon means listen, Peter means rock. Jesus sought to transform Pete into a rock. Galatians 2:9 “James, Cephas, and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me.  […]

by Rev. Jeremiah Cheung

by Rev. Jeremiah Cheung The main verb in the Great Commission is: make disciples of all nations. However, the blind cannot lead the blind. We must first be disciples of the Lord before we can lead others to become the Lord’s disciples. From the Bible, we can see the first three marks of the Lord’s disciples: 1. Let the Lord be Lord 2. Obey the Word of God 3. Love one another Today, we will discuss the fourth mark of a disciple, that is, fruit-bearing. John 15:8 says “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” Fruit bearing is the fourth mark. Jesus said that if you bear much fruit, you […]

by Rev. Jeremiah Cheung