Gospel Light Christian Church

By Pastor Chee Keen The book of Joshua records the fulfilment of God’s promises to Israel. Their victorious conquest of the Promised Land did not lie in their military might but in the promise that God will be with them. What does this mean for Christians today? How can we know God’s presence? How can we have victory in Christ? What is the key to victory? Joshua 1:7-9 gives a clear answer.

By Pastor Jason Lim The finale of Galatians is about boasting in the cross. Paul exults and rejoices in the work of Christ on the cross, for it is the source of all spiritual blessings. The cross brings about forgiveness, redemption, adoption, the indwelling Spirit and heirship. Jesus paid it all! Jesus did it all! In contrast, legalism of the world counts for nothing at all. The false teachers pr...

By Pastor Jason Lim True faith works through love. And love involves sharing and doing good. Those who truly believe will love, and their love for others will result in beneficent deeds. As they sow these deeds of love, they can look forward to reaping eternal life. But those who do not believe will not have love. They will not sow deeds of love. Instead, they will live only to gratify their flesh...

By Pastor Jason Lim Real faith is seen in love, and love is seen in community. True spirituality is thus not isolating oneself, but availing oneself to serve others. Paul says we are to use our freedom in Christ to serve others in love. In Galatians 6:1-5, Paul shows loving service to others is seen in how we restore a brother who has fallen into sin. He teaches us what the issue is, who should do...

By Pastor Jason Lim The works of the flesh are evidently sinful and destructive. And those who habitually practice them show they do not belong to the Kingdom of God. The true believer instead lives differently. A true believer is one who has made a decisive break from the dominion of the flesh, in order that he will submit to the Lordship of Jesus. When he now walks by the Spirit, fruit is borne...

By Pastor Jason Lim The Christian life cannot be lived on our own. We are weak in our flesh. But the third person of the Godhead lives in us! He is the Omnipotent Spirit of God. We must therefore live life in the Spirit. Walking is a Hebraism (a Jewish expression) for how one lives one's life or conduct one's life. Walking by the Spirit is to live in the new realm of the Spirit's leadership, and n...

By Pastor Jason Lim Not Legalism. Not Licentiousness. But Love. That is the way of freedom. Spiritual freedom is to do what God wants- to serve one another in love. This is the way of Jesus, who emptied Himself and became a servant. His people are thus also to deny themselves so that we can serve others. That is the truest form of Christian living- and the path to the greatest happiness. It is in...

By Pastor Jason Lim Freedom is defined as "the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants, without restraints or hindrances." But what is freedom in the Kingdom of God? In this passage, Paul reveals how freedom is secured by the Lord, and not by our works of the Law. And whilst we cannot secure freedom by ourselves, we can, and indeed must, stand in that freedom Jesus provides. Shifting f...

By Pastor Jason Lim The Apostle Paul has proven justification by faith from Abraham's life in Galatians 3. Now, he proceeds to illustrate it with the story of Hagar & Sarah (Abraham's 2 wives). Paul qualifies that this story is interpreted allegorically- he is using it to represent the meaning of the 2 covenants (Sinaitic Covenant and the Abrahamic covenant), though the 2 women are not exactly...

By Pastor Jason Lim Paul loved the Galatians. Having explained justification by faith, he now writes to the Galatians in 4:12-20 with a much softer tone to plead with them. He urges them to stand in gospel freedom, and not be enslaved by legalism. He brings them down memory lane to recall the "good old days" by which they had loved him. He points out the "love bombing" tactics of the false teacher...

By Pastor Jason Lim According to Forbes, 1/3 of the billionaires in 2024 have fortunes handed down to them by their elders. These heirs inherit great wealth. But the follower of Jesus Christ also inherits great wealth- of even greater and eternal things- because he is an heir & co-heir with Christ, who redeemed them. In this passage, Paul shows from the example of the Jews that this blessing o...

By Elder Frederick Chew The Psalms is the songbook of God's people in gathered worship. The songs cover a range of experience and emotions, giving God's people the words to express them. The psalms also help shape the emotions of the godly. The Psalms provide guidance to approach worship, showing profound respect and uninhibited delight in Him. They enable God's people to fully enjoy His care, des...

By Brother Luzerne Cheng The Psalms is the songbook of God's people in gathered worship. The songs cover a range of experience and emotions, giving God's people the words to express them. The psalms also help shape the emotions of the godly. The Psalms provide guidance to approach worship, showing profound respect and uninhibited delight in Him. They enable God's people to fully enjoy His care, de...

By Pastor Jason Lim The Law can easily be misused. Many people think that one should obey the Law to be saved. But Paul says salvation is received by faith, and not achieved by works of the Law. The Law reveals our sins, but it can never remove our sins. To help us understand, Paul gave 2 examples of the Law. 1. Prison Warden. The Law imprisons us in a state of misery where we see our sinfulness a...

By Pastor Chee Keen The Psalms is the songbook of God's people in gathered worship. The songs cover a range of experience and emotions, giving God's people the words to express them. The psalms also help shape the emotions of the godly. The Psalms provide guidance to approach worship, showing profound respect and uninhibited delight in Him. They enable God's people to fully enjoy His care, desire...

By Pastor Kay Hong The Psalms is the songbook of God's people in gathered worship. The songs cover a range of experience and emotions, giving God's people the words to express them. The psalms also help shape the emotions of the godly. The Psalms provide guidance to approach worship, showing profound respect and uninhibited delight in Him. They enable God's people to fully enjoy His care, desire h...

By Pastor Jason Lim Justification is by faith, and not by the works of the Law. So why then did God give the Law (of Moses)? Has God changed His mind? Is the Law an alternative way to spiritual life? The answer is no. Let's learn why. 1. The Independence of the Law. The Law does not affect, change, nor nullify the Promise (that God blesses those who are of faith). Even after the Law, justification...

By Brother Simon Lim The Psalms is the songbook of God's people in gathered worship. The songs cover a range of experience and emotions, giving God's people the words to express them. The psalms also help shape the emotions of the godly. The Psalms provide guidance to approach worship, showing profound respect and uninhibited delight in Him. They enable God's people to fully enjoy His care, desire...

By Pastor Jason Lim Paul proves justification is by faith via 3 facts in Galatians 3:1-12. 1. Practical Experience- he reminded the Galatians how they received the Spirit by faith. 2. Patriarchal Example- Abraham was declared righteous by faith. 3. Practical Explanation- No one can keep ALL the Law to be made righteous by himself. In verses 13 and 14, Paul then brings his proofs together and shows...

By Elder Jeffrey Pang The Psalms is the songbook of God's people in gathered worship. The songs cover a range of experience and emotions, giving God's people the words to express them. The psalms also help shape the emotions of the godly. The Psalms provide guidance to approach worship, showing profound respect and uninhibited delight in Him. They enable God's people to fully enjoy His care, desir...

By Pastor Jason Lim Paul proves justification is by faith by reminding the Galatians how they received the Spirit by faith too. He also emphasizes that having begun by the Spirit, they are not to be perfected by the flesh. As such, we learn 2 things about "Life in the Spirit": 1.Discernment. How can you know if the Spirit is in you? The Spirit is not visible. But like wind, His power and works are...

By Pastor Jason Lim Jesus alone is our righteousness. He is the only one who can give us a right standing before the Holy God. He died for us, and we died with him when He died. He has thus paid for our sins, and also set us free from the bondage of the Law. And not only that, He now lives in us by His Spirit, to enable us to live in righteousness on a daily basis. They who are saved by grace will...

By Brother Hanniel Sinon The Psalms is the songbook of God's people in gathered worship. The songs cover a range of experience and emotions, giving God's people the words to express them. The psalms also help shape the emotions of the godly. The Psalms provide guidance to approach worship, showing profound respect and uninhibited delight in Him. They enable God's people to fully enjoy His care, de...

By Pastor Mike Redick As believers, one of our greatest needs is to walk in step with the Holy Spirit. Every Christian at the moment of salvation is permanently in-dwelt with the Holy Spirit, but sadly not every believer is empowered by the indwelling Spirit. But being empowered is God's divine plan for everyone. The Word of God tells us what to do, but the Spirit of God enables us to do it. God n...

By Pastor Jason Lim Paul brings the defence of the gospel he preaches to a climax, when he spoke of how he rebuked Apostle Peter when Peter was not walking in step with the truth of the gospel. Paul would not allow anyone to misunderstand that Jesus alone is not enough for salvation, and that it must be supplemented with laws and regulations. The gospel can be threatened in current times here in S...