Lesson 9: Tempted…Yet Without Sin Source: Chapter 8 of The Incomparable Christ by J. Oswald Sanders Main Idea:1)The fact that Jesus was” full of the Spirit” did not exempt Him from the rigors of temptation. This means we will not be exempted from temptation either. 2) In the wilderness Jesus was not engaged merely in… Continue reading Lesson 9: Tempted…Yet Without Sin
Lesson 8: “When He was baptized” Source: Â Chapter 7 of the book by J. Oswald Sanders entitled “The Incomparable Christ” What was the significance of baptism? Â To the ordinary Jews who flocked to John the Baptist at the Jordan river, the baptismal rite carried two meanings: first, it was a public declaration, an acknowledgment that… Continue reading Lesson 8: “When He was baptized”
Last Sunday, my Dad, the pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Project 8, Quezon City, went to the Philippine General Hospital to visit a member of the church who was diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer. Â As I had to teach the lesson during the Young People’s Fellowship, I arrived at the church after he… Continue reading Fatherhood and Luke 17:10
Please accept this apology. Â I realize I have been remiss in updating my blog since the last week of May. Apology comes from the Greek word “apologia.” It is a legal term which refers to a document submitted to a magistrate explaining why no penalty should be meted. Â This blog is my apologia or an… Continue reading Apologia
That was her given name, Rebecca. Â But to me, she was always “Titabs.” She was my mother’s youngest sister. Â She died of cancer in May 1998. Â It was Mother’s Day last Sunday and it will be her birthday on June 6. Â She’s been on my mind lately. She was an old maid and not motherly… Continue reading Remembering Rebecca….