Faith and Failure

Faith and Failure

Matthew 1:17 (NIV)17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah. Matthew describes the human ancestry of Jesus Christ in three parts: from Abraham to David, from David to the Exile and from the Exile to…

Pencoba Yesus

Pencoba Yesus

Matius 4:3-4, 6-7, 9-10  Lalu datanglah si pencoba itu dan berkata kepada-Nya: “Jika Engkau Anak Allah, perintahkanlah supaya batu-batu ini menjadi roti.”Tetapi Yesus menjawab: “Ada tertulis: Manusia hidup bukan dari roti saja, tetapi dari setiap firman yang keluar dari mulut Allah.”lalu berkata kepada-Nya: “Jika Engkau Anak Allah, jatuhkanlah diri-Mu ke bawah, sebab ada tertulis: Mengenai…

How to overcome your fears

How to overcome your fears

If you’re like most people, chances are you have battled one or many fears throughout your life. I once decided to enlist the help of my Facebook friends to see what their most common fears were. Here was their list in no particular order: Fear of Loss, Fear of Failure, Fear of Rejection, Fear of…

Remembering and Rejoicing

Remembering and Rejoicing

In the second chapter of Ephesians, Paul makes a really, really, really important point. Twice. In the first half of the chapter, he paints a dire picture of the gravity of our condition outside of Christ with four stunning words: “And you were dead” (Ephesians 2:1). After explaining a bit more of what “dead” means,…

Election and Calling of God

Election and Calling of God

“Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure” (1 Peter 1:10) The apostle Peter begins with faith: “like precious faith” in verse 1. This faith is the gift of God: we have obtained it (it has been allotted to us, is the idea). We have obtained it—it has been allotted…