MY GOSPEL @ Desmond R Singh

While most claim that Jesus is returning soon to establish the kingdom, few people live as if they believe it. And that disconnect between what we profess and how we live speaks volumes about our faith. Jesus said, "For as in the days that were before the flood {people} were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until t...

Commenting on the chorus, "MORE OF YOU," he reminds us that we sing more than a lovely song and express a prayer from our hearts. Under this ministry, God provides us with all the spiritual nutrients necessary to overcome our fallen nature and the world. Although we live in turbulent times as the end of the age approaches, we ought not to be fearful but confident enough in our faith to e...

December signals the commencement of one of the most difficult challenges Christians face as the world entices us with the celebration of Christmas. It is an utterly pagan festival wrapped in the pretext of celebrating the birth of Jesus. Family and community expectations solicit our commitment to participation. The sights, sounds, smells, and gift-giving are hard to resist. This lesson deals with...

One of the projects Brother Singh has vowed to accomplish is reorganizing the ushering staff. Since the COVID lockdown, our congregation has slipped into lackadaisical patterns that do not speak well of the body of Christ. He stresses, "We do not work mechanically," meaning knowing what to do is vital, but performing the role with the right spirit is equally important. Ushers and usheret...

Brother Sam's stellar encouragement challenges saints to anchor their thoughts in the lessons of the church to ride out the storms of life safely. Our minds are the main entry point for the enemy's distractions. While sanctification is progressive, so too is the deterioration of our faith. Deuteronomy 29:18 warns God's people against allowing their hearts to be distracted from the Lord...

The title for tonight's lesson is an allegory for an overcomer's life. "Dead fish float downstream. Live salmon swim against the current, overcoming all obstacles en route to their destination." God expects His elect to swim upstream! Building upon our previous lesson, "PAUL & THE SAINTS IN ROME," Brother Singh shows that we are "inexcusable, O man, whoever we...

Brother Singh, preaching from our satellite assembly in Rochester, New York, explained, "Tragically, Paul's epistle to the saints in Rome did not save them." The introduction to this letter gives the modern reader substantial insight into the early church. "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God" (Romans 1:1). Apostles can...

T here is irony in the term 'closed canon' as it relates to the Bible. The implication is that God said all we ever needed to hear and thus no longer speaks to humankind, allowing people to cling to stagnant ideologies and traditions. Conversely, Brother Singh entered the sanctuary with a blank mind. Within half an hour of our starting time, the Holy Spirit led him into the line of thought...

We admit that we live in bad times, yet our attitudes do not reflect the urgency we should be feeling. There is no expectation of peace or economic stability ahead. The Bible speaks of wars, rumors of wars, and nations rising against nations. It speaks of famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. Men's hearts will fail them for fear and dread of the things to come on the earth,...

Our Pastor saw a greater purpose for the suffering of those recounted in Hebrews 11. They all had a goal set before them, that is, like Moses, "choosing instead to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of the world, for they looked to the reward." (Hebrews 11:25-26). Yet beyo...

This poignant lesson helps us understand why the children of God suffer. "If we are children, we are also heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ; if we suffer with  him , we may also be glorified together." But, sufferings of this present time  are  not worth comparing with the glory which shall be revealed in us" (Romans 8:17-18). "Wherefore we are receiving a kingdom {a pro...

COVID-19 shook the Body of Christ. (Hebrews 12:26-27). We are grateful that God protected our Pastor and Sister Chan during the pandemic. We need a strong leader to guide us into God's coming Kingdom. God was also merciful to our congregation. No one died, but our testing has not ended.

Brother Sam urges the saints not to forget God's law (Proverbs 3:1) by focusing on implementing our lessons in love. Love for God is reflected in service to the brethren. Building on Wednesday's lesson, "Addicted to Serve," he used the example of the household of Stephanas, the first converts in Achaia. They so devoted themselves to the service of the saints that history recorded...

We need to ask God for guidance for today. Our strength and confidence cannot be in the history of God's people. The issues the elect faces today are more challenging than ever. "We cannot fight today's wars with yesterday's weapons." The evil existing today is more subtle and malicious than it has been over the past four millennia.

The focus of this message is to help us assess our standing before God. We have backslidden from where we once were. Our commitment to God has deteriorated over time, for we have lost the concept of serving one another. The possibility of apostasy lies within every assembly and every movement. Gospel Assembly is not immune from losing out on God. The seat of Satan existed in the heart of the Body...

From his heart, Brother Jason has grown to appreciate the soberness of Brother Singh. The observations of a man of God ought never to be taken lightly. Deceptive spirits abound and can easily mislead us if we are not in tune with God's anointed ministry as the Holy Spirit leads it. He stresses that we cannot attain the mind of Christ without the Spirit of God. "We know the state of this w...

Watering Wednesday's lesson, THE MIND OF CHRIST, Brother John assurances us that the 144,000 overcomers who stand with the Lamb on Mount Zion have the Father's name written in their foreheads because of a faithful ministry that initially led them here on earth. Jesus did nothing of his own authority but spoke only just as the Father taught him.

Paul wrote, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 2:5). It takes a lifetime of discipleship to develop the mind or nature of Jesus. Precious few qualify as an overcomer, yet that is the goal Father God calls His elect to strive towards. The 144,000 overcomers the Apostle John envisioned in Revelation 14 stood on Mount Zion {heaven}, with the Lamb, "ha...

God intended for the Bible to be written in code. Likewise, Jesus taught in parables because the meaning can be grasped only by those minds opened by God. Ignore any interpretations of scriptures coming from Bible colleges and seminaries. Jesus stated, "In vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men." Human intellect cannot comprehend end-times prophecy.

We must learn to respect {to fear} God when we gather in His house. Our nature is such that we would offer more respect for the Prime Minister than we do our Lord. Culture tries to change our vocabulary to meet their distorted agendas, but our speech before God remains the same. "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleas...

Wednesday's message, IDENTIFYING THE SINS OF BABYLON, was crucial to Brother Sam. "I went over the lesson a few times. When I am revising or going over some of these lessons, I want to make sure I get everything." He finds every part essential for our spiritual growth and development. "I wonder why God gave us that lesson on Wednesday. I am sure individuals have gone over their...

Chastisement comes in many forms to the elect, not the least of which are health problems. Many of God's children suffer ailments in their bodies. Brother Singh admonishes us to consider Revelation 18:3, where the Apostle John "heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues." The "...

If ever the devil desired to undermine a church, it is ours! That is the reason a spirit of democracy cannot be allowed to prevail. We did not hire Brother Singh, so we cannot fire him. God sent him to this assembly to minister to the elect. Training for life in the kingdom must start in the church. Yet, God will illuminate only those with eyes to see and ears to hear (Matthew 13:16). The elect of...

Brothers Vid and John combine to encourage the saints in Mississauga and those following online. Brother Vid stated the chorus 'LORD PURIFY MY HEART' expresses the totality of his walk with God. "Cleanse and wash the very inwards parts — Never let a single hinder me from anything." Sung as a prayer, it expresses the totality of our transformation from our old fallen nature to new...

We live in extremely trying times. The tensions in the Middle East could suddenly erupt into a global war. War is horrific. Suffering and death are ugly. But what is telling about this particular crisis is how people are divided pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian. Contrary to popular sentiment, Brother Singh is PRO-HUMANITY. Israel is a nation set apart unto God but living in rebellion and iniquity....