Mark 15:20 tells of the divine encounter between Jesus and Simon the Cyrene on the day of Jesus’ crucifixion. Simon came from a faraway land, and it would have taken him two months to reach Jerusalem – only to be met with the Roman soldiers on...
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The call to discipleship is a call to be with God – to grow in our relationship with Him, to preach the Gospel, to have power to heal the sick and power to cast out demons (Mark 3:14-15). It is a call to be love-empowered believers who manifest...
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2 Cor 4:16-18 is a reminder to us as Christians to focus on the spiritual things that are eternal instead of the things that can be seen and yet are temporal. When we see things with an eternal perspective, we will be able to persevere through...
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The Book of Philippians is on Paul’s secret of Christian joy. Throughout the four chapters, Paul mentions the words ‘joy’, ‘rejoicing’, or ‘gladness’, at least 19 times. He also made references the mind 16 times, using the words ‘mind’, ‘think’...
Read more The Book of Philippians is also known as the Epistle of Joy. Paul wrote this letter while he was in prison, and the church of Philippi that Paul was writing to, had witnessed first-hand the joy that Paul and his team had in their ministry, and...
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As we near the end of times, the world will get darker and wickedness will increase. But simultaneously, the light of the Church will shine even brighter than before as we prepare ourselves for the Lord’s coming. As long as we flow with the...
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As the body of Christ, the church is called to be like Christ. We learn how to do this by observing what happened in the early church. Acts 18-19 shows us the founding of the Church of Ephesus and teaches us 6 powers that have been made available...
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A lifetime of happiness is something many desire. A key ingredient: Helping others. In fact, research has shown that we forget about our own problems and become happier when we help others. However, we should look beyond finding happiness just...
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2 Corinthians 8 and 9 encourage us to give generously, and to do it with a cheerful heart. In these chapters Paul reminded the Corinthian churches of their promise to collect the offering for the needy believers in Judea by using the generosity...
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Those among us who celebrate Chinese New Year are caught between two cultures – that of being Chinese, and that of being Christian. It is often difficult to distinguish between superstition and culture, and this is especially so during the lunar...
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The Blessing Campaign is into its second year running in BBTC. Some may ask why we are doing this again? In this sermon, DSP Chua Seng Lee shares with us 3 reasons why we need to have “Blessings Reloaded”. PPT Download...
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The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit (Eph 6:17) and a double-edged sword (Ps 149:6; Heb 4:12; Rev 2:12) which can cut right through to our hearts. As part of a disciplemaking church, BBTCians are called to be more effective Priests and...
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