Photo by Keith Johnston “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb…!” Panic attack! Running Late! Can’t find your car keys or your cell phone! You’re running around like a chicken without your head on. You search here and there and then back to the same area in a few moments. You are...
Author: Kingston Tong (Kingston Tong)
Daily Love Surpasses Holiday Love
Photo by Marc A. Sporys on Unsplash Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. (Ephesians 5:25, NIV). Valentine’s Day has come and gone. The roses have wilted and the box of chocolate candy may still be on the dining table. The dinner tab will be coming in on the...
Obedience & Strong Foundations
Photo by Adrien Olichon on Unsplash “46‘Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ & do not do what I say? 47Everyone who comes to Me & hears My words & acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep & laid a foundation on...
Treasures of the Heart
Photo by Jean-Louis Paulin on Unsplash “A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of” (Luke 6:45). NIV Happy New Year to You. Today is...
You Got To Be Kidding!
Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash “Rejoice always, pray continually, Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NIV). Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. In the past three weeks, several storms of events have made it very difficult for me to rejoice always and give...
The Challenges in Change
Sermon Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WbEdX6ilYbpR-BZlwOFFoaXJyO6stXK3/edit
What’s Next?
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash “Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose” (Phil. 2:12-13) NIV. “What’s...
The Open Door
Opportunities knocks. Possibilities and options are ahead of us. Do we dare to venture beyond our comfort zone and where we have been! Have you heard of Crater of the Diamonds in Arkansas? I read about individuals finding raw diamonds at this State Park. I have even seen pictures of it but in our travels...
Seeing Is Not As Important As Believing
Photo by Edi Libedinsky on Unsplash “What would you and I expect to see and experience if we went to Jerusalem?” Christian Tours take us to the famous sites of the Gospels from Jerusalem to the area around the Sea of Galilee. The Scriptures come alive for many of us as we hear the recorded words of Jesus...
God, Do You See Me?
Photo by Henning Witzel on Unsplash The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering” (Exodus 3:7, 8 NIV). As I typed away on my laptop, I heard some mumbling noises outside. When I opened...