1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 (ESV) [1] Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. [2] We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers,...
1 Tesalonika 4:9-12 9 Tentang kasih persaudaraan tidak perlu dituliskan kepadamu, karena kamu sendiri telah belajar kasih mengasihi dari Allah. 10 Hal itu kamu lakukan juga terhadap semua saudara di seluruh wilayah Makedonia. Tetapi kami menasihati kamu, saudara-saudara, supaya kamu lebih bersungguh-sungguh lagi melakukannya. 11 Dan...
Life is full of struggles. It doesn’t matter who we are—young or old, man or woman, whatever our background—we all face challenges. Some of us struggled just to get out of bed this morning. Others had a hard time deciding what to wear or what...
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Book Week is one of the highlights in the Australian schools calendar. Once a year, kids come to school dressed up as their favourite book character. And they usually have prizes for best dressed. The only thing is sometimes you look at the costumes the...
Pergumulan Terberat “Sebab bukan apa yang aku kehendaki yaitu yang baik, yang aku perbuat, melainkan apa yang tidak aku kehendaki yaitu yang jahat, yang aku perbuat” Roma 7:19. Setiap orang percaya menghadapi pergumulan, pencobaan, godaan dan pertempuran di dunia. Paulus mengungkapkan pergumulan terbesar dari semuanya itu yaitu pergumulan...
We all go through situations that are unfair, things we don’t understand, but God is sovereign. It’s interesting that the word “sovereign” has the word “reign” in it. God is showing us that even when things happen that don’t make sense we have to know for...
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Discussion questions: What struck you the most from the sermon? Why do you think the theme of God's sovereignty in suffering is hard to take? What happens when you do not believe it? What is God's ultimate purpose in allowing Job to experience suffering? How does this change...
“Karena itu, perhatikanlah dengan saksama, bagaimana kamu hidup, janganlah seperti orang bebal tetapi seperti orang arif” Efesus 5:15. Menghubungkan tema ini dengan realitas kedatangan Sang Raja yang kedua kali, kita diingatkan untuk hidup bijaksana dan selalu waspada terhadap waktu dan keadaan yang kita hadapi. Makna Hidup...