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Dear Saints: There are troubles everywhere in our individual lives, the family, the nation and the world. The latest trouble that is troubling everyone all over the world is the corona virus. It started in China and has killed many and spreading worldwide. Let us not be surprised. It is a messed up world because of our fallen nature from Adam and Eve’s sin of not trusting God. Jesus has warned us of troubles in today’s lesson and has given us great HOPE in Him. Lord, we plead that you help put a stop to this pandemic. Forgive us Lord and have mercy on this world and heal our land and people from our sins and diseases. Amen. We are studying John 16 (please read the entire chapter) and please hear Jesus: 33 “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NKJV). 33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will hav...

Dear Saints: A Christian without the fullness of the Holy Spirit, that is being surrendered completely to the leading and guidance of the Holy Spirit is like a car that has the gas/petrol gauge on empty; it can still start, run a little bit but cannot go too far without being stranded and out of gas. You and I need the fullness of the Holy Spirit at full operation in our lives. HE IS A MUST HAVE IN OUR LIVES. Today in John 16 (please read the entire chapter), Jesus is giving the disciples the bad news and the good news; and they are distressed by the bad news. The bad news (but not really bad) is that Jesus is going away to the Father in heaven. Oh how we hate the going away and separation news in our own lives. But listen to the GOOD NEWS: “It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of s...

Dear Saints: We have heard so much lately about “witnesses and testifying”. The U.S. Congress spent weeks arguing about testimonies and calling witness during the impeachment hearing. Who is a witness and why should a witness testify? Testify (bear witness) of what? In our study today John 15 (please read the entire chapter), Jesus states who the witnesses are and what they need to testify. “26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. 27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.” John 15:26-27. Unfortunately, we have a lot of testimonies and testifying of material and perishable things. We testify about the new BMW, the new house, the new job, the social gadget and app and etc. Please don’t get me wrong, if God has blessed you say so and praise Him. But it is more that those. Oh saints, we have been called to testify. Imagine being th...

Good Morning Saints: “I chose you”. We can’t do any better than hear these three words from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is very calming and disarms us from any pride and fills us with humility and gratitude. Yes, Jesus chose us and we did not chose Him. Be rest assured today and forever and bask in His everlasting love. He (Jesus) is the Vine and we are His branches and as long as we abide (dwell) in Him and His Words, we will bear fruit that remains forever. Apart from Christ, we can do absolutely nothing that is meaningful and that lasts forever; like “love one another”. I thank God for His Holy Spirit in us that loves people through us especially the unbelievers of Christ and His Gospel. Oh yes, we can cross these divides of political isles and hatred of today and love others by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Love of Christ cares for the Democrat, the Republican and the Independents. Let’s be the “Salt” and “Light of the world” that we have been ordained to be. ...

We continue our study of John 14 (please read the entire chapter). Was Jesus kidding or did He mean what He said as follows? “12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” John 14:12-14 Really Jesus? Do you really mean I can do the same works you did and even greater? Jesus, I can ask anything in your name? Please tell me you are not kidding and that you are not teasing me. Yes, Yes, Yes and Yes! “Ask anything in My name.” In this discourse, John 14-16, Jesus said the same thing “anything” about three times. How can it be? It is because Jesus has gone away to heaven and have sent His Holy Spirit to all believers in Jesus. Remember the Holy Spirit is our “Helper” as we learned last week. Jesus said it was necessary I go...

Dear Saints: Yes, we know Jesus, God the Son and we know God the Father, but do we know intimately God the Holy Spirit? Who is this under-valued, unappreciated and unknown God, the Holy Spirit? We treat Him as if He is the junior person of our Triune God. Who is the Holy Spirit? Do you know Him? Have you received Him? The Church is weakest today because we have not fully answered yes to these three questions; and as such, individual believers in Christ are very weak and are not properly living the life in the Spirit and with the Spirit. Lord, please reveal to us, your very self whom we have neglected and dismissed thinking we can survive on self-determination and self-zeal. Why have we abandoned the "Helper" Jesus sent to us? Lord, please forgive us. Can we start asking the "Helper" when and how He can help us before we do anything? Lets we fall in love with Him, the Holy Spirit. He wants to love us. Jesus made Him the Holy Spirit very clear to us. Liste...

Dear Saints: Like many of us, I tried to clean my closet at the end of 2019. I was looking for clothes and shoes I had not worn for more than one year and setting them aside for donations to charity. I came across this one shirt and I liked it very much but it met my criteria. I struggled within me to let this shirt go and be a blessing to someone else. I looked closely and written on the label was this word, “TRUST”. I had never seen it before. There and then, I heard a small voice speak to me and saying, "Will you trust Me"? I immediately surrendered and let go of the shirt. In 2020 and in this decade, the word for me is TRUST. As we continue our study of John 14 (please read the entire chapter), I am again confronted with the word TRUST, just as Jesus reminded His disciples. Listen: “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place f...