Teaching given at Kent Chinese Alliance Church on September 6, 2020.

Address  Father God, Creator of heaven and earth, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,  God of Israel,  God and Father of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,  Have mercy and hear our prayer First Prayers O Lord, open our lips, And our mouths will proclaim your praise. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, […]

Daily Scripture Readings | October 18-24, 2020  Sunday, October 18, 2020 Psalm of the Day: Psalm 8 Gospel Reading:  Matthew 4:12-17 Monday, October 19, 2020 Psalm of the Day: Psalm 9 Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:18-25 Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Psalm of the Day: Psalm 10 Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:13-20 Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Psalm of the […]

The Bible is an incredibly profound book. Through the texts included in the Bible, we can gain wisdom for life, come to understand ourselves and others better, and – most importantly – come to know the living God on an ever-deepening relational level.  However, if we’re being honest, the Bible is hard to read, and […]

John the baptizer had gained a sizable following among the people of Israel. He was regarded by many to be a prophet, and indeed, to this day there is still a group known as the Mandeans, who revere John as the greatest prophet of God.1 His long-lasting legacy is a testament to the fact that […]

“Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.” 1 For many Christians, prayer begins as a monologue, in which the believer talks to (or worse, at) God, and not much else. O what great a tragedy this is! While this first step is great (and certainly better than not praying at all), there is more to […]

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”1 What comes to our minds when we think of the character of God? Do we realize that He is joyful? As Dallas Willard puts it, God is “…the most joyous being in the universe.” 2  Jesus is joyful. He turns water into wine at […]

Overview of Verses 12-17  This is a continuation of the flow-of-thought from the previous passage (3:1-11). Paul is still teaching the Colossian church to live as their new selves. The previous passage focused primarily on the old ways of life Paul is calling the Colossian Christians to leave behind. Now, the apostle paints the church […]

 “Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.”1 Worship is an appropriate response to seeing your recently-killed Rabbi standing before you, alive. But some of those eleven men on the hilltop doubted what they saw, and […]

The Transforming Power of Mercy  In C.S. Lewis’ novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,1 one of the characters, a boy named Edmund, betrays his siblings and is complicit with evil, having been manipulated by the book’s antagonist, a villainous character known as the White Witch. This treachery persists until a moment late in […]