Gospel Light Christian Church

By Pastor Jason Lim Paul started his letter to the Colossians with thanksgiving unto God. He praised God for 4 things regarding the Colossians: 1. Their Manifestation The Colossians demonstrated faith and love. These are the evidences of life in Christ. There is a massive difference between someone who is only "in church (service)" versus being "in Christ". Faith and love are the marks of those wh...

By Pastor Jason Lim God is extremely patient with Israel. Despite their sins racked up over the centuries, He still appeals to them through Hosea to return to Him. He confronts them about their sins, warns of severe punishment, and offers the hope of salvation. And if only Israel will listen, they will not be ravaged by the Assyrians. God is also extremely patient with you and me! Despite our sinf...

By Pastor Jason Lim The nation Israel came from their father Jacob. And just as Jacob humbled himself and came to know God, Israel is now encouraged in Hosea 12 to do likewise, as their father Jacob did. Learn how Israel was like Jacob in "Character" & in the impending "Chastisement". See how God encourages Israel that "Change" is possible with Him, just as Jacob experienced. And observe the "...

By Pastor Jason Lim God's love for Israel is special. It is Hesed- a loyal love despite Israel's unfaithfulness. It is a love that endures even through betrayal like as from an unfaithful spouse. It is a love that never gives up like that of a father for a wayward son. This passage shows how God chose Israel to bless her. Not because of who she is. And not because she is worth it. God sovereignly...

By Pastor Michael Redick One thing is absolutely certain - God wants to use you. It is sobering to think that God wants to use us today as he used men and woman of the past. When we think of Paul the Apostle and all that God did through him we are prone to say that he was one of a kind. When we think of the missionary to Inland China Hudson Taylor, or the evangelist D.L. Moody who led 750,000 peop...

By Pastor Jason Lim Food is nothing. Idols are nothing. That much, Paul and the Corinthians agreed. But eating food offered to idols is something! Paul reasons that such an act constitutes participation with the demons. Such an act is tantamount to idolatry. And so, besides thinking about others (how they can be stumbled if we eat food offered to idols), and about ourselves (how our unwillingness...

By Pastor Jason Lim "Going to Church" does not make you a Christian, just like going to Macdonald's doesn't make you a hamburger. This is a frequently quoted quip, but it remains true. Many people assume or presume they are Christians simply because of some external conformity to form and appearance. But the Bible says that a Christian is someone who is born again as a new creation, someone who is...

By Pastor Jason Lim Sports can be a good picture of the Christian life. Paul lifts up the self-control and sacrifices of competitive athletes to be the values all Christians should pursue. Christianity should not be lackadaisical and passive. It should be like an Olympian journey. This sermon on "Olympic Christianity" is a must-know for those who want to find assurance in their Christian life. May...

By Pastor Jason Lim "Fight for our rights!" That's the message of our day. But for Paul, he wanted to give up or waive his rights. In fact, he'd rather die than insist on his right to receive support. What motivates Paul to do so? And how is this even significant? This is a message that powerfully shows the way of the Christian faith-it is not about grabbing and getting, but about giving up."The W...

By Pastor Jason Lim Repentance is one of the most important words in the Christian vocabulary. The message of repentance is what Jesus focused on both at the beginning and at the end of His public ministry. And one cannot really follow Jesus if one does not understand repentance. So, what is repentance? What does it look like? How do we know if we have really repented? We see the negative demonstr...

By Pastor Jason Lim Discipline is painful. But it is intended for good. The goal is for the offender to learn and turn. God pronounces His severe sentence on Israel, so that they may eventually learn and turn. In Hosea 5, we how God informs Israel about His discipline: Their Leadership is Culpable Their Traitorship is Visible Their Worship is Hypocritical Their Hardship is Intentional Their Fellow...

By Pastor Jason Lim Idolatry is grievous. It is spiritual whoredom. It is committing adultery against God. God lays this charge upon the nation of Israel during Hosea's days: Their Faithlessness Though Israel is outwardly known as the people of God, they do not keep faith with God. They do not love Him. They are not loyal towards Him. They do not really know Him. And because they are faithless, th...

By Pastor Jason Lim Hosea is a book about the loyal love of God despite Israel's unfaithfulness. Hosea's anguish and pain from Gomer's betrayal offers a little glimpse into how our sins grieve God. Yet God's love exactly triumphs over the heart-breaking, gut-wrenching pain of sin and betrayal, to restore and bless Israel. In this sermon, we will see how even pain and punishment from God is not alw...

By Pastor Paul Choo The family is the basic building block of society. Man has been appointed to be the head of the family. If the head of the family is compromised, the family is affected, and the human race is destroyed. Looking at the condition of the world today, Satan has obviously done a good job in attacking the headship of fathers in the family. Though wives desire their husbands to lead t...

By Pastor Jason Lim Hosea is a book about the loyal love of God despite Israel's unfaithfulness. But just how great is this love? To help us appreciate it more, God gives a story of betrayal and adultery between Hosea and his adulterous wife, Gomer. Hosea's anguish and pain from Gomer's betrayal offers a little glimpse into how our sins grieve God. Yet God's love exactly triumphs over the heart-br...

By Pastor Jason Lim Hesed. It's a Hebrew word that means loyal or steadfast love. Psalm 136 is a song about the steadfast love of the Lord. And Hosea is a book about the loyal love of God despite Israel's unfaithfulness. Hosea is written to Israel and to us, the readers, to: 1. Confront our Rebellion The number one problem of all humanity is that of sin. Hosea confronted Israel regarding her sin a...

By Pastor Chee Keen The apostles at Jerusalem added nothing to the Gospel Paul preached. They only asked him to remember the poor. This brings the poor into focus together with the Gospel. It raises the importance of remembering the poor in the church. Christians must hold to the truth of the Gospel. We must not forget the poor either. We may have our misgivings and reservations. Yet, it doesn’t c...

By Pastor Jason Lim Many people ask, "Am I really saved?" "How can I know if I am truly God's child?" And there may even be more people who "block out" questions like these, or worse still, have wrong answers and end up self-deceived! What about you? Are you saved? Do you really know? And is what you know really biblically based? Many have been bewildered, or even tormented by the lack of assuranc...

By Pastor Jason Lim God wants His church to be holy. Sin in the church must therefore be prevented, and dealt with. How do we do it?1. The Destructiveness of SinWe see the gore and pain in Paul's description of the sin issue amongst the Corinthians. We need to have a sense of the deadliness and severity of sin in our souls in order to pursue holiness.2. The Defence against SinThe Corinthians are m...

By Pastor Jason Lim It's time to wrap up. Paul now concludes his defence of his apostolic authority. And he does so by repeating the themes of: The Signs of an Apostle Paul reminds us that the true Apostle is identified by signs. Besides earlier mentioned signs like changed lives through his ministry, endurance through sufferings, godly character, love, truthful speech and so on, he also mentions...

By Pastor Jason Lim Are you suffering and God does not seem to answer your prayers? Are you struggling with questions like "why me?", "why this?"Paul received a vision of the third heaven or paradise. And God followed that up by giving him a thorn in the flesh. Whilst it may seem strange to receive this huge blessing of the vision of heaven coupled with a debilitating pain, God's ways are higher a...

By Pastor Jason Lim Instead of boasting about his accomplishments, Paul boasts about his weakness and sufferings. Why? He shows us that Suffering is the path for God's servant The Christian call is not to fame, ease or comfort. It is a call to take up the cross. That means taking up suffering and shame. Remember, it is about present sufferings, future glory. Suffering is the preparation for God's...

By Pastor Jason Lim Paul had been accused of being a timid, weak and wimpy man by his enemies. They say that he is all bark but no bite. He is just a paper tiger. An empty threat. He doesn't carry out the discipline he writes to warn people about anyway. He is not forceful nor assertive like the other false teachers. So Paul sets out to explain that he is not weak, but meek. He clarifies that the...

By Pastor Jason Lim False teachers disguise themselves. They are described as wolves in sheep's clothing. So, what do they use to disguise themselves? And how can we identify false teachers?

By Bro Luzerne Cheng Forgiveness does not come easy. It’s costly and never cheap. Just ask anyone who has been wronged or hurt. Likewise, the forgiveness of our sins did not come cheap or free. The bible reveals to us that we are sinners who deserve death. Rom 6:23 says that the “wages of sin is death”, the cost of forgiveness must be death. For our forgiveness, Jesus had to die an undeserved deat...