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Learn to say no to ourselves and to others, and say yes to the future and destiny God has laid out for us.

Faith is defined as believing in God, trusting God, depending on God or obeying God. All these captures the meaning of faith in different…

In the passage of Matthew 15:29–39 (NKJV), we read that Jesus performed a miracle with just 7 loaves and a few little fish to feed a crowd…

One thing which stood out the most through my trip to New York City was the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum. The Memorial is a tribute of…

Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything… there is a purpose…

Our thoughts govern our actions and they determine our lives. The bible echoes this out loud:

Growth /ɡrəʊθ/ — the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.

As we head into the 2017, the beginning of the new year beckons with new opportunities and adventures. Many of us would already have grand…

I was reading the bible and came across a passage which lit up to me. The Apostle Paul wrote in his epistle to the church in Corinth and he…

Matthew 11:28–30 (MSG) “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll…

Hebrews 12:14 (NKJV) Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Pursue excellence in your day-to-day job.

Jeremiah 17:7–8 (NLT) “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. 8 They are like trees…

Ephesians 3:20 (NIV) 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work…

After hearing a powerful message preached by Pastor Lia, I decided to dive deeper into Exodus 15 where we read about the battle between the…

As you have read in Mark 1:16–20, this portion is where Jesus called his first there disciples; Peter, James, and John. Jesus called out to…

In every year, there comes a few important occasions such as Easter and Christmas that the church readies itself for a big harvest of…

Be thankful in all circumstances…

After going through an intensive 1 week of orientation and training for my new job at the Hubspot’s Cambridge office, I noticed something…

I was reading my bible and came across an interesting verse:

We can know about God but not know God. We can know God but not walk with God. As Christians, we want to grow deeper and more intimate in…

While life is a journey where we walk and run with God, there must be times when we come to a pause. Notice that the pause symbol is…

the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness for forty years, God provided them with fresh manna as food daily. If they kept it…

Let’s look at 2 similar situations, but with 2 different reactions and responses. From there, we can draw out some important lessons.