Pastoral Letters are weekly communications from our church pastor to the congregation. They are mostly original reflections on the Word of God in response to church events or current affairs, local or beyond, with the primary intent to exhort Christians to live rightly before God in the real world. Short bibliographies are sometimes featured towards the same end.
We pray that these writings will be a great blessing to you!
We do not know much about what Jesus was like when he was a young boy. The only account in the Bible records an event that happened to Jesus when he was twelve years old. Why twelve years old? During the ancient times, a Jew was responsible to God for...
Today is the final Lord’s Day of the year 2015. As we come into the Lord’s house, our hearts are filled with gratitude for God’s mercy. He has kept us safe through the year 2015: “Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. ...
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come; the old has gone, the new is here” (2 Cor 5:17). If you humble yourself before the Lord Jesus Christ, acknowledge that you are a sinner, ask Jesus to forgive your sins, and receive Him as your Lord and...
The author laid out two biblical methods in child bearing — communication and the rod. The rod is essential to address the sinful nature of a child. I have extracted a section where the author states the reason on using a rod as essential to child bearing. Children are not...
Today is the first Sunday of December. The weather is cooler, some are planning to go overseas for holiday, and children are happy too because it’s school holidays. It’s a holiday season. For Christians, this time too is a most joyous season because we will soon celebrate Christmas. Why are...
Every Christian must serve God. Furthermore, your service for God has a very specific purpose: to help your local church, in this case, Tree of Life Christian Church, grow. This truth is according to what Paul teaches: “Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit [spiritual gifts for serving]...
Northern Thailand Gospel Bible Institute was established in 1985. The teaching staff comprises lecturers from Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Since its establishment, this Bible institute has produced 220 pastors who went on to found churches and serve the Lord in various capacities in Thailand and Burma. Through...
After being rejected by a fellow commuter to give up priority seat to another passenger, a lady posted the man’s photo on her Facebook page and lambasted him openly for his misdeed. Many netizens joined in to criticize the man as being uncivilized. The man later clarified that he did...
According to the author of “Shepherding the Heart,” there is a process of guiding your child. It refers to helping them understand themselves, God’s world, the ways of God, how sin works in the human hearts, and how the gospel comes to them at the most profound levels of human...
At first sight, “urgent” and “important” seem to mean the same thing. In actual fact, they are not only different. It is critical for you to know their difference. An example explains my point. When the phone keeps on ringing, it sounds urgent. But is it important? It may or...