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Who Crucified Jesus?

So, who really killed Jesus? Was It the Romans? Let’s find out the answer in God’s Word. In Matthew 27:35 we read, “And when they [that is, the Roman soldiers] had crucified Him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots.” From this verse we learn that the Romans crucified Jesus. In fact, crucifixion […]

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Two Extremes to Be Avoided in Preaching

Preaching as If Everyone in the Congregation Is Saved Years ago I received an email from a member of a certain congregation. This person, whom I did not know personally at the time I received the email, was wondering why their pastor preached as if everyone in their church was saved. And because their pastor […]

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Noah’s ark is a type of Christ. It points us to some of the truths about the person and work of Jesus. How then is Noah’s ark a type of Christ? 1 Just as the ark was graciously provided by God for sinners, so is salvation in Christ graciously provided by God for sinners (Gen. 6:13–14). Noah by nature deserved to […]

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  With God’s help, in 2001 I graduated from The Center for Biblical Studies Institute and Seminary in the Philippines. That same year I received a call to pastor the congregation where I previously did my internship. The year 2021 therefore marks my twentieth year in the ministry. Throughout my life as a pastor, I […]

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Ten Tips on Handling Our Children’s Anger

In How to Really Love Your Teenager, Ross Campbell says that “one of the most important areas in which a teenager needs training is in how to handle anger. . . . Anger is normal and occurs in every human being. The problem is not the anger itself but in managing it. This is where […]

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Which do you really like the most? 1 Opening God’s Holy Book or opening your Facebook? 2 Checking your spiritual life’s status or checking who likes your Facebook status? 3 Knowing your best friend Jesus more or knowing your Facebook friends more? 4 Inviting people to church or inviting people to like your new Facebook […]

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What are Your Plans for the New Year?

Do you have plans for the coming year? What are your plans? Perhaps you plan to get married, or continue your studies, or look for a different job, or buy a house, or travel abroad. Whatever your plans may be, as you plan, consider what God teaches us in Proverbs 19:21 (English Standard Version): “Many […]

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Five Kinds of Hearers of God’s Word

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was […]

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Is Christmas the Birth of Christ?

What Is Christmas? Christmas is a holiday widely celebrated each December. One dictionary defines it as “the annual commemoration by Christians of the birth of Jesus Christ on Dec 25.”1 This is the definition that many people know today. Many think that Jesus was born on December 25. As one Christmas song indicates, “Mary’s boy […]

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