Tin-lok Pong
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
Being Destroyed and Being Built Up
Pastor Rong Translated by Allan Liang Mark 13:1-2 From today’s
Scripture it can be seen that, as the Lord Jesus was leaving the temple, the disciples were in awe of the magnificence of the temple, exclaiming: “What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!” They also asked Jesus to look at this great temple. This refers
to the temple reconstructed around 20 BC following the destruction of the previous reconstructed temple constructed by Zerubbabel; Herod the Great reconst
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Tin-lok Pong
- Jun 9, 2020
- 4 min
Reflecting On the Hypocrisy in My Life
Pastor Jiao Translated by Allan Liang Mark 12:41-44 The Scripture verses from 41-44 do not teach us how to offer, just as the mentioning
Verse 42, as some versions translate: “But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny.” The word “poor” is not frequently used in Greek, and appears only once in the entire New Testament, meaning “abjectly poor”. The entire fortune of the widow consisted of only two small copper coins. A
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Tin-lok Pong
- Jun 8, 2020
- 4 min
Heavenly authority
Pastor Jiang Translated by Leo Liu Mark 11:27-33 Chapter 11 of Mark's Gospel
records what Jesus did when he entered Jerusalem and did it during the week before the crucifixion. The time for the preparation of God the Father has arrived, and the ministry of Jesus on earth as the Son of Man has reached its climax. Jesus cleansed the
temple, cursed the fig tree with leaves but no fruit, and taught the people in the temple every day. Jesus' actions and words directly hit the en
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Tin-lok Pong
- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
The Greatest Commandment
Reverend Hong Translated by Allan Liang Mark 12:28-34 The Pharisees self-proclaimed to love the law of God, studying and examining it vig
Jesus did not oppose the Israelites’ division of the law into the categories of light and heavy. What Jesus opposed was the deceitful heart behind the Pharisees. The Scripture we read of today perfectly illustrates that Jesus was very willing for the Israelites to know what was the greatest commandment. As a result, when a teache
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Tin-lok Pong
- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body
Pastor CJ Translated by Allan Liang Mark 12:18-27 Today the section of Scripture we learn about is a passage concerning the dialogue betw
The Lord Jesus answered very directly and clearly: You “do not know the Scriptures or the power of God”, “You are badly mistaken!”
From today’s Scripture we understand that the resurrection of the Lord Jesus is the demonstration of his power, and the assurance of the salvation we have received from him. Only in believing in the res
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Tin-lok Pong
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
The Tenants and the Good Owner of the Vineyard
Pastor Jiao Translated by Allan Liang Mark 12:1-12 The Lord Jesus’
biography goes into passion week. This particular story also was mentioned in three of the four gospels (Mathew 21:33-46, Luke 20: 9-19), and because of Israel’s rebellion and disobedience to God, salvation turned to the gentiles and landed today on you and
me.
The first
verse says, Jesus continued to use parables (Mark 4:11) to tell stories, the “us” referring to the enraged chief priests and teachers
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Tin-lok Pong
- Jun 4, 2020
- 2 min
Give to God what is God’s
Pastor Rong Translated by Allan Liang Mark 12:13-17 The Lord Jesus
at the beginning of the chapter, with the parable of the evil tenants, directly pointed to the painful sores of the chief priests, teachers of the law and elders, who then looked for a way to arrest him, but having no opportunity to do this, they left the
crowd and went away.
Under such
a background the dialogue of verses 13-17 unfolded, where the Pharisees and Herodians used well-crafted words of fla
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Tin-lok Pong
- May 30, 2020
- 3 min
False Religions and True Faith
Pastor Steven Translated by Allan Liang Mark 11:20-26 The novel coronavirus has battered the entire world, and has greatly affected every
In today’s Scripture, the disciples find that the fig tree cursed by Jesus the previous day, in accordance to Jesus’ curse, had withered from the root and died completely. Why did Jesus curse the fig tree? Was it because there was no fruit to be found on the tree, which made Jesus angry and had him pronounce the curse out of a childish
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Tin-lok Pong
- May 30, 2020
- 4 min
Disciple service center
Pastor Jiang Translated by Leo Liu Mark 10: 35-45
The gospel is often not played when people are most successful in packaging, and when they are most satisfied, they often appear when people are most difficult and fail. The disciple James and John came to Jesus and begged Jesus to accomplish something for them. As usual, Jesus asked, "What should I do for you?" They answered, "Give us in your glory, one sits on your right and the other sits on your left." In this way, lik
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Tin-lok Pong
- May 29, 2020
- 4 min
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
Reverend Hong Translated by Allan Liang Mark 11:15-19 God chose the Israelites to be his people, and among his greatest blessings was the
“You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name” (Exodus 20:7). God is a consuming fire, and cannot be deceived. The Gospels mention two instances of Jesus furiously cleansing the temple. The first instance occurred at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry (John 2:12-22).
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Tin-lok Pong
- May 28, 2020
- 3 min
The Curse of Not Bearing Fruit
Pastor CJ Translated by Allan Liang Mark 11:12-14 The passage of Scripture we learn about today speaks also of Jesus’ miracles, although
The fig tree did not bear fruit as it was not the season, but was full of leaves and otherwise flourished, making it seem quite innocent, yet it was cursed by the Lord to never again bear fruit. What does the Lord want us to learn from this?
This was a tree that was seen from a distance (13a), indicating that it wasn’t small, but w
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Tin-lok Pong
- May 25, 2020
- 3 min
Have Mercy on Me!
Pastor Jiao Translated by Allan Liang Mark 10:46-52 Today’s story
has already arrived at the final stages of Jesus’ ministry, the day before the Passover week. Jericho is a city around 250 feet beneath sea level, located north-east of Jerusalem, around 25 km away. People began to gather there around 6000 BC and during the
first century BC, Herod the Great began to construct a new city south of the old city, located not much distance away. There is a high chance that this mi
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Tin-lok Pong
- May 24, 2020
- 4 min
Discipleship
Pastor Jiang Translated by Leo Liu May 9: 38-41
Chapter 9 of Mark gives us two pictures full of tension. A picture is full of glory and holiness, the kingdom of God has the power to come, and the prologue has opened. On the high mountain, the apostles Peter, John, and Jacob experienced such a glorious and awesome vision that they would never forget in their lifetime (v. 2-8). The second picture is full of failures and embarrassments. Under the mountain, the disciples of Ch
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Tin-lok Pong
- May 22, 2020
- 4 min
With Man This is Impossible, With God All Things Are Possible!
Reverend Hong Translated by Allan Liang Mark 10:17-31 How greatly does the will of God transcend all understanding! In yesterday’s study
Where did the problem occur? Did Jesus refuse to answer this question? Precisely not, Jesus gave him the answer in accordance to his question of “what must I do?”. The answer was: “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Actually, he was not without a door to enter
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Tin-lok Pong
- May 21, 2020
- 3 min
Like Little Children Entering the Kingdom of Heaven
Pastor CJ Translated by Allan Liang Mark 10:13-16 This passage of Scripture describes the scene of Jesus interacting with young children,
The people brought children to see Jesus, the word “brought” in Greek means that same as the word “dedication”, similar to the dedication of children today. But the disciples without examining the cause, tried to stop the children, which made Jesus indignant, for the things and people he cared about were not understood by the disciples.
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Tin-lok Pong
- May 21, 2020
- 3 min
God’s Will for Marriage
Pastor Rong Translated by Allan Liang Mark 10:1-12 In this place where many people gathered, Jesus publicly refuted the fashionable views
How did the Lord Jesus explain Moses’ command relating to divorce? It was to return to the beginning of creation, what the will of God for marriage was. The institution of marriage was established by God, making marriage holy and sanctified, and regardless of whether the persons involved in the marriage were or were not Christians, the
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