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Daniel's Prayer Of Confession, Part 1

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Jul 1, 2020

Daniel is about to say sorry to God on behalf of his people, the Jews. In 'Part 1' I look at WHY he prayed (he understood scripture), HOW he prayed (intensely) and WHO he prayed to (his God, a covenant-keeping God, a great and awesome God). Part 2 will be WHAT he prayed.

Daniel’s prayer of confession Part 1 1. Introduction Today we are continuing our mini-series on prayer, and looking at an amazing prayer which teaches us about saying sorry. It’s a prayer which the prophet Daniel said; we find it in Daniel 9. I’m going to start to look at it this week and ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 9:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Better Look Up Than Down

Contributed by Victor Yap on Feb 4, 2017

Colossians 3

BETTER LOOK UP THAN DOWN (COLOSSIANS 3:1-11) What is on your mind? What do people think of? A while ago a group called The Brainwaves group surveyed 1,000 adults on what personal values and concerns are “always on their minds.”. 33% (the lowest percentage) says “Power/influence to get what I ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Wisdom Over Wickedness

Contributed by Victor Yap on Feb 5, 2017

Ecclesiastes 8

WISDOM OVER WICKEDNESS (ECCLESIASTES 8) Who is a wise man, according to the Talmud? He who learns of all men. The Talmud A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king. [Maimonides] Do not be wise in words alone, but also in deeds. [Talmud] Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom, his ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 8:1-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mistaken Identity

Contributed by Phillip Smith on Nov 11, 2023

Mistaken identity is a fact of physical life here on earth. Humans have to have identities for everything. Humans have to have an identifying aspect of every object, place and person to distinguish one from another.

A young couple found they were expecting a child. As the pregnancy progressed, they found out they were going to have twins. What an excitement. Yet, what a problem. What if they were identical twins! How would they tell them apart long enough to teach them their respective names? The idea of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:26, Acts 2:47, 2 Peter 1:1, John 14:15, John 14:21, Matthew 7:21, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Blessings Of Confession

Contributed by Victor Yap on Nov 3, 2025

Psalm 32, blessing

THE BLESSINGS OF CONFESSION (PSALM 32) Americans tend to fall into three categories when it comes to sin, according to LifeWay Research’s representative survey of 1,000 Americans that was conducted Sept. 27-Oct. 1, 2016. A third (34 percent) of respondents say they are sinners and are working on ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sick Love

Contributed by Victor Yap on Feb 26, 2025

2 Samuel 13

SICK LOVE (2 SAMUEL 13:1-22) According to a team of scientists led by Dr. Helen Fisher at Rutgers, love can be broken down into three categories: lust, attraction (not physical), and attachment. Each category is characterized by its own set of hormones stemming from the brain (Table 1). Though ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Least Of The Apostles

Contributed by Victor Yap on Mar 17, 2025

Acts 9

THE LEAST OF THE APOSTLES (ACTS 9:1-9) Do you have zeal for religious, political and social causes? Here are some quotes on zeal: Let a good man do good deeds with the same zeal that the evil man does bad ones. Jewish Proverb Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. Thomas Fuller. Nothing ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Find Me Faithful

Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 10, 2025

Daniel 6

FIND ME FAITHFUL (DANIEL 6) In the second century, when early Church Father Polycarp, student of Apostle John, was asked to recant his Christian faith, he boldly declared, “86 years I have served Him, and He has done me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my King Who saved me?” The proconsul threatened, ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Hopes And Fears Of All The Years

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 21, 2023

Anna, Simeon

THE HOPES AND FEARS OF ALL THE YEARS (LUKE 2:21-38) Chuck Swindoll told a touching and an unforgettable story about Major Harold Kushner and a marine who was held by the Viet Cong for five and a half years: “Among the prisoners in Kushner’s POW camp was a tough young marine, 24 years old, who had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-38

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Such Were Some Of You

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Aug 7, 2025

As you drive around in your car each day, if you are like m, every time you see a church sign you try and read the name of the church sign.

Sometime we will see a sign that reads… • Columbia Baptist Temple • Cayce First Baptist Church • Lake Murray Baptist Church • Lexington First Baptist Church • Lykesland First Baptist Church These churches were named after the community in which they dwell. But you will never see on a church ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

Ang Muling Pagkabuhay Ni Hesus Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Mar 27, 2024

Siya ay nabuhay! Siya ay buhay! Si Jesus ay muling nabuhay upang hindi mamatay. Ang iba sa Bagong Tipan ay nabuhay, ngunit namatay muli, tulad ni Lazarus. Si Jesus ay binuhay mula sa mga patay at siya ay mabubuhay magpakailanman.

Ang muling pagkabuhay ay ang pinakasentro at esensya ng Kristiyanismo. Ito ay “pangunahing kahalagahan” ng pananampalatayang Kristiyano. Ang kakanyahan na iyon at ang kahalagahan ay nakuhang maganda sa 1 Mga Taga-Corinto 15:3-5. Sapagkat ibinigay ko sa inyo bilang pinakamahalaga sa lahat ang ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

Church For The Rich And Poor

Contributed by Victor Yap on Oct 31, 2024

James 2

CHURCH FOR THE RICH AND THE POOR (JAMES 2:1-17) According to a 2024 report, the top 10 percent of Hong Kong’s richest household now earn about 81.9 times that of the poorest family. The richest 10 per cent of households in Hong Kong has a median monthly income of HK$131,000, while the lowest 10 per ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Encouragement Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 13, 2025

Looking at what it means to encourage one another.

Encouragement Hebrews 3 September 14, 2025 Something I’ve noticed over the years is that we are often totally unaware of how to meet the needs of the people we love. A few years ago I preached through the 5 love languages, and yet, I want to look at something that is kind of related to love ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

Whatever Happened To Sin?

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 16, 2025

John 8

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SIN? (JOHN 8:1-11) A study by a research organization several years ago questioned more than 1,000 American adult respondents whether they believe in such a thing as “sin” and then asked them whether 30 different behaviors were sinful. Out the list of 30 behaviors, adultery was ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Shall Not Be Moved

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 23, 2025

Psalm 46

I SHALL NOT BE MOVED (PSALM 46) How were you affected by the November 26 (2025) Taipo fires? More than 160 people died as of Tuesday (December 9, 2026), of which more than a quarter were foreign maids. I cried daily for a week. Then I was told one of the Indonesian maid, E, a Muslim, visited our ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible