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Matthew 5:29 “If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out.” Two American women were returning from their vacation across the Mexican border when they saw a sick animal in the ditch beside their car. They had a soft spot for the poor little Chihuahua, so they risked smuggling it under a blanket…

1 John 5:13 “I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know you have eternal life.” Under the old covenant there was no assurance of forgiveness, because there were endless sacrifices for sin. Every year 113 bullocks, 37 rams, 30 goats and…

Matthew 25:12,41 “I tell you the truth, I don’t know you… Depart from me, you who are cursed.” During the Soviet era when the Church endured fierce persecution, a secret prayer meeting was underway. Suddenly, the doors burst open, and two-fully armed guards shouted at those present: “Get out of this place if you’re not…

Watch the video here! 1 John 4:4 “The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” David Watson wrote: “Christians in the West have largely neglected what it means to be a disciple of Christ. The vast majority of western Christians are church members, pew fillers, hymn singers,…

Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as for the Lord, not for men.” Os Guiness writes: “Along with the truth of the cross of Christ, the truth of calling has had as much influence in the world as any truth in history – and it will again, when it…

Colossians 3:17 “Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.” John Ortberg wrote: “Western society does not talk much about calling any more. It is more likely to think in terms of career. Yet, for many people a career becomes the altar on which…

John 6:33 “In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart, I have overcome the world.” Picture two men on a flight, both of them having been given a parachute. One is told it’ll improve his flight, whereas the other one is told he’s going to have to jump. Both of them get ridiculed,…

Romans 7:24,25 “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God – through Jesus Christ our Lord.” A caricature of modern Western evangelistic preaching is this: come to Jesus and he will bless you. He will satisfy your needs. He’s got a wonderful plan for…

Psalm 19v7: “The Law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.” Many of us don’t really understand the role of God’s Law – particularly the 10 Commandments – so we immediately jump to his grace. This shift broadly happened from the beginning of the 20th century. So John 3:16 became our favorite text: “For…

Matthew 9:36 “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless.” I was on a short-term mission trip in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We were trying to ‘minister’ to street children. But these weren’t cute little kids. They were tough, hardened, aggressive and dangerous. We were approached by a…