Almost everyone, when asked, has a comment, theory, opinion or belief about the person of Jesus. Even when Jesus was on earth with His disciples, people asked and commented about Him. We read in Matthew 16:13-16, “When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son…

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion states: “For every action there is a reaction.” I will not try to explain what this means in physics and in terms of the motion of things, but I will use it as a metaphor to spirituality. In Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions, this concept is referred…

From The Pastor Devotionals – Temple Baptist Church in Montreal Habits “unlike instinct, which is inborn” are formed when someone learns to do something over and over again without thinking about how to do it. Many everyday actions are habits. How do we learn habits? Most habits begin as actions that a person is aware of.…

 2 Kings 5:1-14 People often want to see extraordinary and supernatural signs and wonders, either because the extraordinary excites and entertains them, or because they have doubts about their faith and beliefs. In the formation of clouds they might see a face and call it a supernatural revelation. Others may see a face in a…

Philippians 4:4-9; Colossians 3:23-24 From The Pastor Devotionals – Temple Baptist Church in Montreal At the end of one of his concerts in 1970, Jimmy Hendrix smashed his guitar. Expecting this kind of action, the audience screamed and applauded until they realized that something was wrong. Suddenly the applause stopped. Hendrix had fallen on his…

Job 1:13-22 From The Pastor Devotionals – Temple Baptist Church in Montreal Who would not want to be as happy, prosperous and successful as Job? Most people would have to spend a lifetime to even come close to what Job had. Job was a good and prosperous man and he had a great family: seven…

Ephesians 3:12-21 In the days of Paul, the Church in Corinth had problems. These problems were spiritual ones: The members had allowed the world to come in their daily lives. They were not living like Christians. There was compromise with sin and they were not growing spiritually. Apostle Paul gave two important reasons for the…

2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 In the days of Paul, the Church in Corinth had problems. These problems were spiritual ones: The members had allowed the world to come in their daily lives. They were not living like Christians. There was compromise with sin and they were not growing spiritually. Apostle Paul gave two important reasons for…

Revelation 3 Our real enemy today is not a world full of sin and unrighteousness. Our battles are not against the world and its corrupt system. Yes, there is a lot of corruption and sin around us – we live “in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation” (Philippians 2:15) – but the real…

1 John 2:3-11 More than two billion people claim to be or at least consider themselves to be Christians. The person who would like to find out who or what a Christian is and starts asking questions may quickly discover that even those who call themselves Christians are unsure, confused or even wrong in their…