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  30 November 2025

The Effect of Prayer - James 5: 13-20

James 5:13-20 is a concluding section of the letter that provides practical instructions on community care through prayer, emphasising dependence on God during suffering, sickness, and even happiness. The passage highlights the power of a community that prays for one another, including the sick bei…

  16 November 2025

Patience in Christian Life

James 5:7-12 is a call for Christians to be patient and steadfast, using the examples of a farmer, the prophets, and Job to illustrate the importance of perseverance until the Lord's return. The passage encourages believers to endure suffering and avoid grumbling against one another, reminding them…

  2 November 2025

Warning to Rich People

James 5:1-6 warns the wealthy of coming judgement for their oppression and self-indulgence, emphasising that stored-up wealth and luxury are corruptible and will serve as a witness against them. The passage uses harsh, prophetic language to condemn the rich for hoarding wealth, defrauding labourers…

  28 September 2025

Drawing Close to God

James 4:8 says, “Come near to God and he will come near to you”. What does it means to draw closer to God? According to James, getting closer to God means actively humbling yourself, abandoning worldly desires and sin, and purifying your heart to pursue a holier life with God promising to draw near…

  21 September 2025

Two Kinds of Wisdom

James 3:13-18 distinguishes between two kinds of wisdom: "wisdom from below" (earthly, unspiritual, demonic) and "wisdom from above" (pure, peace-loving, gentle, full of mercy and good fruit). Worldly wisdom is driven by bitter envy and selfish ambition, leading to disorder and evil practises. In c…

  10 August 2025

Royal Sharia

Royal Sharia in Christian faith is the great commandment: Love your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and love your neighbour as yoursell (Matthew 22:37-39). What it means to love God? It means to obey his commandments, to love, and to serve him. Loving our nei…

  13 July 2025

Goodness of God

According to James 1:17-18, God's goodness is seen in that every good and perfect gift comes from Him, and He is unchanging, unlike the shifting shadows of the created world. Furthermore, God's goodness is expressed in His choosing to give us new life through the truth of His word. God is good and …

  6 July 2025

Temptation

In the Bible, temptation is presented as an enticement to sin, a test of faith, or an invitation to disobey God's will. It's not inherently sinful to be tempted, but yielding to temptation leads to sin. Temptation can come from various sources, including one's own desires, the world, or even the in…

  29 June 2025

Perseverance in Faith According to James 1:12

Why does God allow us to be tempted? Trials in life are a tool for growing faith in the Lord Jesus. Faith does not grow in ease—hardships create depth and stability. Like fire to refine gold, test is to refine faith. Trials are an opportunity to express love for God. Standing firm in difficulties i…

  15 June 2025

Wealth and Poverty

Is wealth a sign of superiority? Is poverty a sign of worthlessness? James shows us that man's position in God's eyes is not dependent on material possessions—the rich should be humble, and the poor should proud of their worth to God. We want to talk about the true meaning of human value. Societ…

  25 May 2025

Problems and Difficulties in Life

According to the James' point of view, difficulties and trials are inevitable in the lives of Christian believers. He never promised his readers that Christianity was the easy way. But James also paid attention to another point: teaching the right reaction when faced with problems and difficulties.…

  11 May 2025

Introduction to the Letter of James

The letter of James was written by James half brother of Jesus between 45-49 AD. The theme of the book of James is “Faith"—a way of life that must be adopted as a result of faith in Christ. Like Paul, James knew that true faith brings obedience. Structurally, the letter of James is very similar to …

  27 April 2025

Jesus’ Last Words

After Jesus was resurrected, he appeared to more than a few hundred people. But before Jesus ascended to heaven, he appeared to his disciples and spoke his last words to them, which are recorded in Matthew 28:16-20. The three things Jesus told his disciples are: First: Jesus Christ has all authori…

  20 April 2025

Special Show: Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Followers of Jesus around the world celebrate Good Friday on April 18 and Easter Sunday on April 20th this year. Death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the foundation of our Christian faith. According to the scriptures we believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins on the cross, he was buried a…

  13 April 2025

Spreading Gossip and Rumours

Spreading gossip and rumours seems to be a normal behaviour in our current society, in the family, and/or at workplace. According to the Bible, this is a sin—we should not practise it or be part of it. Gossip is destructive for relationship in the family, and with friends. The roots of gossip can b…

  16 March 2025

Self Praise

Why does the Christian faith and practise discourage self praise behaviour? Although self praise in the western culture might be a good thing to do, the problem of self praise is that the focus is on us, our achievements, and our good work. Self-praise can lead to arrogance, resentment from others,…

  14 February 2025

Too Much Self Esteem and Self Praise

A person with too much self esteem is not necessarily talkative and does not praise himself or his achievements much in his speech, but his speech revolves around himself, his family, his problems and conflicts, his goals and plans, his successes and failures, and everything that concerns only his …

  21 January 2025

Careless Talk

There is a proverb that says that every dish has its place. Although God’s Word encourages us to tell the truth, we must tell the truth with love. We must remember that having great relationships with family and friends is more important than trying to tell the truth by insulting or hurting others.…

  14 January 2025

Pessimism and Suspicion

People who are pessimistic and suspicious are usually suspicious of everything and see a negative, or at least hidden conspiracy behind every action. For them, there is always a silver lining. In their opinion, many people have a pebble in their shoe and their bad intentions are revealed later. The…

  17 December 2024

Humiliation

  6 November 2024

Swearing and Dirty Talk

Swearing is another disease of language that is very destructive and deadly. Some of its symptoms include using vulgar, ugly and insulting words to humiliate, embarrass, punish, show disgust and hatred; and take revenge on others. Nowadays, social media videos are full of swearing and dirty talk…

  30 October 2024

Mockery and Ridicule

Why is mockery wrong and sinful? Making fun of others is something that creates happiness and joy among friends for a few moments, but it leaves a big wound on the other person's soul that will remain for a long time. Also, mocking others is addictive, which means it spreads to others as well. Usua…

  23 October 2024

Complaining and Grumbling

We complain and grumble about the weather, the economy, politics, church leadership, and even traffic during the holidays. Complaining has become a daily thing. Spouses complain towards each other, or parents towards their children. We complain towards the behaviour of our neighbours, or the shopke…

  25 September 2024

Patience and Self Control

Patience is the ability to maintain composure and self-control in the face of frustration, distress, or suffering. This virtue includes tolerating difficulties and delays without losing one's cool and reacting negatively. Patience helps us deal with difficult situations with calmness and balance an…

  18 September 2024

Judgement in Life

We judge others all the time, but we don’t like when others judge us. Judging others, like any other sin, starts when we think our way of life or our way of dealing with situations are better than others. It reinforces the belief that our opinions and methods are correct and that others should be j…

  5 September 2024

Hope or Despair

Hope means having a positive expectation and believing that good things will happen in the future, even in difficult and challenging situations, hope can give us motivation and strength to face problems and reach our goals. Some people in this world put their hope in other people or leaders, and so…

  21 August 2024

Fate and Destiny in Life

How did followers of Jesus deal with fate in life? Do we as humans have an active role in our life? Fate or destiny refers to a set of predetermined events, usually related to the future. This concept exists in many cultures and religions and refers to the belief that the events of the world follow…

  7 August 2024

Having Anxiety or Being Relaxed

Anxiety is a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness. It might cause you to sweat, feel restless, tense, and have a rapid heartbeat. We live in a world full of anxiety and all of us experienced different levels of anxiety in our lives. The question is how to manage our anxiety. As Christians, we put…

  16 July 2024

Peace or Conflict

  26 June 2024

Fear and Courage

We all experience fear in our lives. When we are little, we don’t have much fear, but as we grow our fear grows with us. There is the fear of death, fear of hunger, fear of sickness, fear of other people, and the list goes on and on. Proverbs 9:10a says, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wi…

  19 June 2024

Christian Character: Truth or Lie

God commands us in the Bible not to lie. There is no small or big lie in the Christian faith. The question is: Can we tell the truth all the time? Jesus said:” I am the way and the truth and the life.” (John 14:6) Through faith in Jesus and his power helps us to tell the truth all the time. We h…