Making it Practical
Following Jesus in today’s world can be challenging. But living according to Jesus’ teaching is incredibly worthwhile. Call it life-changing.
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Learn a Bible Study method: Journey into a Post-Resurrection Story in John 21
By CathyChung | | Making it Practical | 2 Comments
Bring life to your scripture reading with this Bible study method. Let’s explore a story together and see what we discover?
Lesson from Dad: Loving Hard to Love People
By CathyChung | | Making it Practical, Who is He? | 2 Comments
We all know someone who is hard to love. We avoid them. We hang on to bitterness. Dad taught me that the time is now to extend God’s mercy and compassion.
God’s Timing: Waiting with Doubting Thomas
By CathyChung | | Making it Practical, The Visible God | 1 Comment
Doubting Thomas needs to see Jesus for himself. Can we relate as Thomas listens to his friends’ exuberant stories and waits for his own encounter?
Costly Sacrifice: Essential for Loving like Jesus
By CathyChung | | Making it Practical, Who is He? | 8 Comments
It’s easy to love the people we like, but we all have that one person who challenges us – the antagonist. What does Jesus teach about loving that person? Warning: it is a costly sacrifice.
Welcome the King: Submit to Jesus as Lord
By CathyChung | | Making it Practical, Who is He? | 2 Comments
Most of us can’t imagine life under a king. Submission, surrender, and obedience conjure negative images. We prefer to call Jesus Lord rather than King, but the titles are interchangeable. Submit to King Jesus – what does that mean?
Anointing Jesus with Extravagant Love: Mary’s Undeterred Worship
By CathyChung | | Making it Practical | 8 Comments
Mary of Bethany expressed extravagant love for Jesus as she anointed His head and feet with expensive perfume. Join the dinner party and learn from her worship.
A Prayer Request Gone Wrong: Aligning Your Request with God’s Will
By CathyChung | | Ah-Ha!, Making it Practical | 2 Comments
Can we compare two prayer requests? The author of Mark points to the comparison by repeating “What do you want?” in two adjacent stories. What do we learn?
3 Questions to Grow Relationship during Lent
By CathyChung | | He Knows You, Making it Practical | 2 Comments
Do you doubt whether God loves you based on some past behavior? Do you wonder if you’ve done enough to make up for it? Grow your relationship with God and learn to trust that His love is unconditional.
Why is the Church called the Body of Christ?
By CathyChung | | He Knows You, Making it Practical | 2 Comments
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:4-5 (NIV) She rose from the chair to answer the doorbell and ended up…
Pray These 5 Words Daily
By CathyChung | | Making it Practical | 6 Comments
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 (NIV) My body relaxes even before I think the words. Simply anticipating them, my shoulders fall, my torso tilts forward and my head dips in reverence. All tension falls away as I turn the eyes of my heart toward Jesus and pray these 5 words:…