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Setting an Example for the Believers

Word for the WeekSeptember 6, 202632Views 0Likes 0Comments

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity." (1 Timothy 4:12 NIV) It is another Annual Youth Sunday celebration. A day like this reminds us that God does not wait for "later" to use…

The Search for Survival III: The Search for a Home

Word for the WeekAugust 30, 202655Views 0Likes 0Comments

"One day Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, should I not try to find a home for you, where you will be well provided for?" (Ruth 3:1 NIV) The story of Ruth is a journey marked by loss, loyalty, courage, and divine orchestration. From chapter 1 to 3, Ruth and Naomi navigate deep…

The Search for Survival: The journey to a New Life Begins

Word for the WeekAugust 23, 202679Views 0Likes 0Comments

"So she went out and began to glean in the fields behind the harvesters. As it turned out, she found herself working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech" (Ruth 2:3 NIV) Have you ever taken a small step, like Ruth going to glean, and that step unexpectedly opened…

THE SEARCH FOR SURVIVAL

Word for the WeekAugust 19, 202681Views 0Likes 0Comments

"In the days when judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab." (Ruth 1:1 NIV) Have you ever started a journey thinking it would be short, but end up…

Embracing God’s Purpose Without Resentment

Word for the WeekJuly 19, 2026306Views 0Likes 0Comments

“He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” (Matthew 26:37-38 NIV) In Gethsemane, Jesus reveals the deepest posture required for…

Searching for the Authentic

Word for the WeekJuly 12, 2026171Views 0Likes 0Comments

“Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” (John 6:27 NIV) In John 6, the crowds pursue Jesus with great enthusiasm, crossing the lake to find Him. Yet Jesus exposes the true motive behind their search: they were not seeking…