5 April 2020

The Death of Death

John 11:11-54

by Tan Huai Tze

In the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, he shows us that life after death I.e. the resurrection from the dead can only come through believing in him, the one who dies for sinners and rises again.

22 March 2020

God's Good Shepherd

John 10

by Tan Huai Tze

Jesus makes 3 grand declarations about himself: he is the door to safety, freedom and flourishing; he is the good shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep; and he is God.

15 March 2020

Blinded By The Light

John 9

by Terence Ng

Jesus heals a man born blind, but the Pharisees interrogated this man and his parents about Jesus healing on the Sabbath. How do the different responses between the man who was born blind and the Pharisees say about Jesus being the "Light of the World"?

8 March 2020

People Loved The Darkness

John 8:12-59

by Tan Huai Tze

The second claim Jesus makes at the Feast of Tabernacles is that he is the light of the world who has come to dispel the darkness of wickedness and evil. But, the religious leaders reject him. They cannot accept that Jesus is more than a human teacher, they misplace their confidence in their ancestry, and hence draw the wrong conclusion about who Jesus is. To all who will receive him, and abide in him, Jesus saves and makes them his own.

1 March 2020

His Own Did Not Receive Him

John 7

by Tan Huai Tze

Animosity against Jesus is growing. Even his own brothers and the religious leaders do not believe in him. Jesus' indictment against the religious is that they don't believe because they don't really want to obey God, and that they don't really obey the law. But those who come to him and believe in him, Jesus promises God's own Spirit to dwell within them.

23 February 2020

Who Can Accept This Hard Teaching?

John 6:41-71

by Wong Yann

Jesus gives two hard teachings in John 6:41-71 -- (1) that he is from heaven and (2) that we must eat his flesh. What do these teachings mean and will you also find these teachings hard to accept?

16 February 2020

God's Rescuer

John 6

by Tan Huai Tze

In the feeding of the multitude and the miraculous crossing of the sea, John shows us that Jesus is the true and better Moses who has come to bring about a greater exodus: Jesus recuses us from sin and gives us eternal life. 

9 February 2020

Equal to God

John 5

by Tan Huai Tze

Jesus' promise to give eternal life to all who believe in him (John 3:16) is intricately bound up in who he is. In this passage, Jesus demonstrates with his miracles and calls witnesses to authenticate his claim that he is 'equal with God' (John 5:18).

2 February 2020

Who Gets Jesus

John 4

by Tan Huai Tze

Jesus goes after those you would not naturally associate with God's Kingdom: a Samaritan woman of questionable morals, and a Gentile official with a dying son. He is on mission to bring the outsiders in. As his followers, we should be on this mission too.

26 January 2020

Enter the Kingdom

John 3

by Tan Huai Tze

Through his encounter with the highly religious and moral leader Nicodemus, Jesus shows us that to enter God's Kingdom, religion and morality are not enough. God needs to give you new life, and you need to respond to God by trusting in his Son. Evidence of having entered God's Kingdom is found in the willingness to obey God.

19 January 2020

True Religion

John 2

by Tan Huai Tze

John brings together Jesus' first miracle and the clearing of the temple in this chapter. By doing that, he shows us that true religion is joyful, zealous and genuine. More than that, the only way to get there is through the death and resurrection of Jesus.

12 January 2020

Come and See

John 1:19-55

by Julian Wu

The Kingdom of God is built by witnesses who testify to Jesus. John the Baptist testifies that Jesus is the Lamb of God, and the church is gradually built as disciples are added. The Kingdom grows through history and we are called to play our part in the transmission and preservation of the faith.

5 January 2020

God Became Human

John 1:1-18

by Tan Huai Tze

Jesus reveals God to all humanity through his incarnation. Yet, both irreligious and religious people reject his grace. But to those who receive him by faith, he gives the right to be God's children.