Summary:
We are ambassadors for Christ. Many people only know the message that God can heal sicknesses, but they don’t know of the more wonderful message that God is their Heavenly Father! Our role is not to help people to solve their problems, but to help them mend their relationship with the Heavenly Father. How can we preach the gospel well?

1. Prepare ourselves
2. Seize the opportunity
3. Pray that a door for the word will be opened

Summary:
We think what makes a person blessed is having a happy family, successful career and good health. ‘Oddly’, people Jesus deems to be blessed are those poor in spirit, mourn and are persecuted! Why are the people mentioned in the Beatitudes (Matt 5) blessed?

1. The end of a matter is more important than the beginning
2. Spirit triumphs over physical flesh
3. The gentle triumph over the strong

Summary:
The prayers of the Canaanite woman with the flow of blood and the centurion who pled for his servant’s healing were effective. She deemed herself unworthy and accepted her status with humility; that was why she wasn’t discouraged by the words of the Lord Jesus. He was a man of authority but came before Jesus with humility, love and faith. Let us emulate their attitude in prayer, that our prayers may be effective too.

Summary:

1. Abide in the Lord, and He will abide in us.
2. Jesus died for us. Besides being thankful, have we repaid the grace of Christ through our actions? Are we truly living for Him who died for us?

Summary:
There are 3 phases to reading the Bible. (1) Medicinal: When we face problems, the word of God comforts our hearts. (2) Whole grains: We get ‘nutrients’ from the word, but we find it bland. If we are able to persevere, we would reach (3) Feast: Here, we find true satisfaction for our souls. It is important to meditate on the word of God. Meditate on it as a cow chews on cud. Think and rethink about the word we have read. How do we feel about a particular verse? Do we read it in context and think how we can apply it in our daily lives?