Ephesians 4:17, 22; 5:8-15 When someone decides to become an athlete, he or she must meet some requirements to succeed. These are: 1. Commitment 2. Discipline 3. Changes in lifestyle The same requirements apply for a soldier, for a politician, in marriage and for a Christian. Commitment The person who is half committed to a […]

This article first appeared as the introduction to Pastor Hovsepian’s book, God’s Workshop, and is shared here again in memory of his mother, who died on December 28, 2004, less than four months before her 90th birthday. As we anticipate the upcoming printing of God’s Workshop in Armenia, we thought it would be a good […]

Luke 1:30, 2:10; Matthew 1:20 Sometimes God seems to move at high speed, while other times it feels like He is slow in His program. And then there are times when it seems God is not moving at all. In Genesis 1, we read how God said, “Let there be light” and there was light. […]

Acts 14 There are many people who use the word “Gospel” regularly without really knowing its true meaning. The Greek word for gospel is evaggelion which simply means “good news” or a “good message.” The “Good News” is a message that, when heard for the first time, excites another person. Apostle Paul described this message, […]

2 Peter 1:1-10 Religions in general are based on man-made rules and laws that are placed on the followers of that religion or leader. Religion itself may have a strong structure and may provide great religious doctrines and theories to the followers, but not the power to make this religious vehicle move – just like […]

1 Peter 1:3-25 Being a member of a Christian church or claiming to be a Christian does not make someone a Christian. A true Christian is a person who not only claims to be a follower of Christ, but one who also lives Christ in his or her earthly life. The kind of life a […]

1 Corinthians 12:12-26 The human body is a good illustration of unity and diversity. The body is one and yet it has many parts, which work together for the body to function properly. The Apostle Paul used the image of a body to explain Christ’s relationship with the believers (v.12). In the spiritual body, the […]

Mark 14:1-9 A few days before Passover, Simon the Leper invited Jesus to a banquet, perhaps to show Jesus his gratitude for being healed from leprosy. As Jesus and the others reclining at the table (the common posture for eating at a banquet), an unnamed woman – probably Mary of Bethany (John 12:3) – “came […]

Mark 4:1, 35-41 Life is sometimes compared to stormy seas. Any sailor or fisherman will tell you that storms are part of life for those who are at sea and their families. No matter how hard they try to avoid them, they come. There are storms and difficulties in every human life, whether we like […]

Matthew 21:1-11 Human history is full of examples of people, or groups of people in a nation or region, going into a frenzy when they think a saviour has finally appeared and is about to change their lives. Their enthusiasm becomes contagious and grows from happiness to adulation. Usually these persons who are considered great […]