Swayed by the culture of the day and Greco-Roman philosophy, some Christians in the Corinthian church did not believe in the bodily resurrection of people on the last day. They…
The Cost of Following Jesus | Matthew 8 1:1-4 | Philip Dhinakar After the account of three miracles there is an interruption with Matthew inserting a couple of discipleship stories…
Faith That Jesus Marvels At | Matt 8:5-13 | Philip Dhinakar Matt 7:28-29 shows us that Matthew wants readers to see a connection between the Sermon on the Mount in…
Psalm 23 Part 2 This psalm gives us three pictures. - Verses 1 to 3, a picture of the sheep and the shepherd. - Verse 4 a picture of the…
Of all the psalms, Psalm 23 is the best-known and most frequently sung Psalm. But with familiarity comes the danger of misunderstanding. Specifically, the misunderstanding is that Psalm 23 is…
Excerpts from the gospels: JESUS HEALS A LEPER The four unique gospels complement each other and testify to the good news of salvation available in Jesus. The synoptic gospels (Matthew,…
Do all for the glory of God | Esther 9&10 Last time, we saw that king Ahasuerus gave Esther and Mordecai the permission to draft an edict that would effectively…
We are going to look at chapter 8 under four headings. I. From Disgrace to Honour (Esther 8: 1,2,15) At the beginning of the day, Mordecai had been a nobody.…
Human Evil and Divine Justice (Esther 7:1-10) Just as Caiaphas, an enemy of Jesus, prophesied truth without even knowing it, Haman’s friends spoke truth when they said, “If Mordecai, before…
A SLEEPLESS NIGHT (Esther 5:14-613) Mordecai’s indifference to Haman had deflated Haman; his joy turned to wrath. The thought that Mordecai would die after 11 months along with the other…