The angel said, "Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people." Luke 2 : 10
Who looks forward to the Christmas season? The children, of course! They look forward to the presents that they would receive from their parents, other family members and friends. Continue reading “The Herald Weekly Vol XVII : 49”
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
In the Judeo-Christian region of the Middle East, there are four primary sacred mountains:
Mt Ararat in eastern Turkey, the traditional landing place of Noah’s ark; Mt. Sinai in the Sinai peninsula, the peak where Moses received the Ten Commandments; Mt. Moriah or Mt. Zion in Israel, where lies the city of Jerusalem and the temple of Solomon; and Mt. Tabor in Israel, the site of the transfiguration of Jesus. Mt. Sinai, also called Mt. Moreb and Jebel Musa (the ‘Mountain of Moses’) is the centre of a greatly venerated pilgrimage destination that includes the Monastery of St. Catherine and the Burning Bush, Elijah’s Plateau, and Plain of ar-Raaha. Continue reading “The Herald Weekly Vol XVII : 48”
A small church was struggling, and everyone knew why. Two church leaders were at loggerheads, and the congregation was split right in the middle from the oldest to the youngest members of the church. They had divided their loyalties between them. There was no forgiveness, but gossip was prevalent each week. They blatantly defied the Lord’s teaching in Philippians 2:1-4 Continue reading “The Herald Weekly Vol XVII : 47”
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
“Now thanks be to God, which always causes us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour (or fragrance) of His knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour (or fragrance) of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish.”
2 Corinthians 2:14-15 Continue reading “The Herald Weekly Vol XVII : 46”
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
The Upper Room scene was one of intrigue and impending danger. On one hand, there was Jesus washing the feet of the Apostles and serving the Last Supper. On the other hand, there was Judas Iscariot going out of the room to betray the Master. In the midst of the many moments occurring that night, Jesus revealed to John, the beloved disciple, the great truths of Himself as the “I am… the good Shepherd, the true Vine.” And to Peter, Jesus revealed the work of Satan and issued him a grave warning, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat,” (Lk 22:31). Continue reading “The Herald Weekly Vol XVII : 45”
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.