Discipleship

Discipleship

Do we care more about our reputation than our character?

We are often told, 丑事不可外扬 (chou shi bu ke wai yang) – do not air your dirty laundry as it is shameful. We are told we will lose the respect of others if we do so. In the Church, this...

Discipleship

What does “do not judge” really mean?

If there’s a scripture that’s abused, misused and yet at the same time unavoidable, it’d be Matthew 7:1 (ESV): “Judge not, that you be not judged.” Abused and misused because it’s...

Discipleship

3 things a succulent taught me about growth

I was given a bear paw succulent recently, which is meant to turn red at the tips when healthily growing. It’s been a little over a month and there’s still no hint of red to be seen anywhere....

Discipleship

Do you really want Jesus?

There was nothing special about today. It was warm and sunny as usual. I took my laptop and was ready to start work in my living room. I opened my Spotify and a familiar song started playing in the...

Discipleship

Distraction, deception and the devil

In his sermon on spiritual attack, Stef Liston, Senior Pastor of Revelation Church in North London, spoke about the two main ways the devil wages war. First, he turns our attention from God through...

Discipleship

Supernatural encounters: The battle for my soul

It’s strange, but whenever I had supernatural encounters, they would come at a pivotal point in my journey with God. I will never forget the night I accepted Christ on 23 December 2008. I woke...

Discipleship

Have you lost your first love?

Love. Many of us want to find that special someone and get married. The other day, I was busy telling the Lord how I’m gonna be a super committed person towards my future spouse. I’d give him...

Dating

Should guys and girls swim together?

The cell group saw some debate last week over whether guys and girls should swim together. To help us jump right in, I’ll summarise. There were two schools of thought in the discussion. The first...

Discipleship

5 ways to deepen your relationship with God

No relationship in our lives is more important than the one we have with our Creator and purpose-giver. But just like any other relationship, we still go through ups and downs. Some days we feel real...