Four Marks of the Lord’s Disciple (2)
by Rev. Jeremiah Cheung
Anatomy of a Complaint
by Ptr. Samson Uytanlet Sometimes we have to complain, because complaints can be necessary. Complaints allow those in authority to take action and change what needs to be changed. Complaints about us also allow us to see ourselves with new eyes, and change ourselves for the better. But some complaints are unnecessary. Let us look at Numbers 11-12, and examine four types of unnecessary complaints. 1. Numbers 11:1 The people became like those who complain of adversity, as if something evil had happened to them, as if the Lord has done something to them. The Lord’s anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. In the ten […]
Four Marks of the Lord’s Disciple (1)
by Rev. Jeremiah Cheung
Church, What are We Doing?
by Rev. Jeremiah Cheung “Church” in Greek is Ecclesia. This term is composed of two words: the word “Ek” meaning come out, and the word “Kaleo” meaning call. The Church is not a building; the term refers to a group of people called out by God. We are the church, and this place is but a place of assembly. Jesus referred to us as the light of the world, the salt of the earth. But the latest statistics tell us that Christians and non-Christians do not differ much in morality and in conduct. There is no clear distinction between believers and non-believers. As we face these statistics honestly, we must ask ourselves the question: “Church, what are we doing?” There […]