Category: English

  • A Canvas Made New: Sending the Twelve Disciples

    Text: Matthew 9:35 – 10:8 I still remember the day I painted with oil colors for the first time in my middle school art class. Unlike working on paper, applying mixed paints onto a rough canvas was far more difficult than I had imagined. As a beginner, trying to perfectly capture the still life before…

  • People of the Spirit: Dismantling the Modern Babel for Incarnational Presence

    Today, the global church commemorates the baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ by John the Baptist—a pivotal moment that marks the official inauguration of His public ministry. The Gospel of Matthew captures this transcendental event with profound spiritual resonance: “As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment…

  • “You Go!”: The Grammatical Mandate of the Incarnational Church

    The concluding chapters of the four Gospels contain the final, sacred utterances of Jesus Christ—His parting words to a fragile group of disciples. While each Gospel record highlights a distinct facet of His legacy—John focuses on pastoral restoration (“Feed my sheep”), and Luke emphasizes waiting in Jerusalem for the empowerment of the Holy Spirit—Matthew presents…

  • Called to be Holy: Turning from Theological Debates to the Essence of Grace

    The First Epistle to the Corinthians is, at its core, a rescue letter. Written by the Apostle Paul to a church fracturing under the weight of severe internal crises, it addresses issues that would shock many modern believers: intense factionalism, sexual immorality, lawsuits between members, theological disputes over idol food, and even chaos at the…

  • Love is Not a Concept: Moving from Theoretical Faith to Sacrificial Action

    The word “love” saturates our modern culture, yet its true meaning has become increasingly diluted. We often treat love as a sentiment, a fleeting emotion, or an abstract theological concept. However, the Scriptures present a radically different definition. As we examine Romans 5:1–5, we find that divine love is not something we merely understand with…

  • Beyond Time and Self: Rediscovering the True Dimension of Prayer

    What is prayer? To some, it is merely a psychological tool to calm an anxious mind. To others, it is viewed as a spiritual vending machine—a mechanism to secure personal desires. Even for seasoned believers, a persistent, unspoken skepticism often lingers: “How can God possibly listen to the millions of prayers being offered at this…