MY GOSPEL @ Desmond R Singh

The establishment of human traditions causes iniquity within the church, presenting "a form of godliness that denies the power thereof: from such turn away!" (2 Timothy 3:5). Jesus confronted the scribes and Pharisees with their hypocrisy. "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore, ye shall receive the greater dam...

A mother's womb is a metaphor for the Body of Christ. To produce overcomers, the church must be a controlled environment, free of contamination. The building is not the church. The people constitute the church, and God places demands of discipleship on us to create the environment He expects. "She {the church} brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child...

Watering Br. Singh's message on "Developing Spiritual Discernment," Br. Sam emphasized that the Holy Spirit must touch both the preacher and the hearer to spark God's life into our lives. Discernment enables us to know good from evil and error from truth.  It is a gift from God, not something we can achieve through human intellect. Jesus said, "If you continue in my word {my teachings}, you a...

Every modern preacher claims to be anointed and to have the Spirit of God. Yet, modern Christianity is awash in apostasy. For example, consider the hundreds of denominations and sects all claiming to preach the truth despite having fundamental disagreements of doctrine! Preachers can be very sincere yet sincerely wrong!  Brother Singh contends that an uncalled preacher with a Bible is more da...

Today, more so than ever, the church needs "able" watchmen. Speaking prophetically, Jesus said of our time, "But as the days of {Noah} were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be" (Matthew 24:37). People went busily about life oblivious to the laws and warnings of God, just like today! They "knew not until the flood came, and took them all away, so shall the coming of the Son of man be" (v...

Before Brother John exhorts the congregation, Brother Singh reveals a pastor's heart. He reminds us that we mostly say prayers instead of praying prayers. Prayer is an intimate, heartfelt dialogue with our heavenly Father. But, like our worship and service to God, we can easily fall into a dry and lifeless routine. We live near the end of the age. Troubles abound on every side. Considering the nee...

One of the peculiarities of the work that Jesus started was the small number of faithful followers. The most outstanding teacher who ever lived only managed to have about 120 followers by the time they gathered for Pentecost. "These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women … Peter stood up among the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about a hun...

The purpose of worship service is to prepare our hearts to receive the preaching of the word of God. If our minds and spirits are not in tune with the worship, the most profound lesson will not penetrate our understanding. At best we will be educated but not illuminated. Intellectual comprehension will not save us, "for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life" (2 Corinthians 3:6). Life is t...

Br. Vid and Br. Sam offer personal testimonies to water Br. Singh's vital message of 8-10-22 entitled "The Unconverted Heart."  Conversion is a lifelong process. We face the danger of spiritual complacency developing over time. Conversion of the heart is essential to moving beyond the human tendency to worship God according to traditions handed down by our religious forefathers. 

Two traditions are tough to give up: Traditional food and religion. Our roots of bitterness often spring up from within the heart when Godly authority challenges our traditions. The problem is so significant concerning our conversion that the Bible warns us to look "diligently lest any man fails of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled"...

The history of Israel, as found in the Old Testament, records God’s people as being rebellious and prone to seeking after other gods. That history helps our God-called ministry to comprehend the enormity of conversion for modern saints. We are coming out of spiritual Egypt—from backgrounds where false religion blinds people to the truth. “While men slept, {the Lord’s enemy} came and sowed tares am...

Brother John reviewed aspects of Wednesday night’s message “A Call to Come Out of Babylon.” His exhortation led to Br. Singh’s cautioning that the Body of Christ can become complacent like Judah, relying on the mechanics of religion rather than our heartfelt commitment to living for God. God spoke through His prophet: “Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the...

We live in dangerous times because God’s judgment reigns down on earth. While God’s people should be protected as the Hebrew children were in the Land of Goshen from the plagues judging Egypt, the enslaved people were to live as separate people. So, the question arises: “If God judges a major city today for its sinfulness, are God’s elect so attached to that city that they will also be judged?” It...

Every man "truly called" to preach the gospel has a traceable history that is inexplicable apart from the sovereignty of God. Brother Singh's account began at age twelve. Despite poverty, hardship, and immigration barriers, God led him to two residencies in America before leading him to pastor the assembly in Canada forty-two years ago. Some of the original members of that fledging congregation we...

  Watering the lesson from Wednesday, "Walk Worthy,"  Brother Sam stressed that we live in constant anxiety because we neither know nor incorporate the word of God. Instead, we feed on the nightly news filled with negativity. Succinctly summed up: "Henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having their understanding darkened, alienated from the life of...

Life is not an accident meant to be pursued by randomness in the hope of good fortune. Instead, there is a purpose and meaning to every life. The purpose of the ministry, as expressed by the Apostle Paul, is to "impart unto {us} some spiritual gift, to the end, we may be established" (Romans 1:11). When we embrace the good news of God's salvation, we accept a disciplined way of life designed to pl...

Most men tend to compromise and mellow with age. Not so, Brother Singh! Our pastor grows stronger and more determined to hold the line against the advancement of iniquity and worldliness.                                    &n...

Global weather and doomsday headlines give some preachers the license to predict the imminent return of Jesus. While we may be drawing close to that reality, we cannot ignore what Jesus said: "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only (Matthew 24:36). To twist scripture to fit current events is to use the word of God deceitfully. The Apostle Paul wro...

A preacher is supposed to be a "spiritual watchman" guarding his flock against the encroachment of sin, worldliness, and iniquity. However, if the preacher is uncalled by God, he is unqualified to perform his duty. The qualification for ministry has nothing to do with education. A person may hold several advanced degrees and still be unqualified because God did not call him! Invariably he will lea...

Watering Wednesday's lesson entitled "Need for S0ber Watchmen, Brother Sam reminded us that a steeple and a cross on a building do not make it a house of God. If God has not anointed the watchman who oversees the congregation, they worship what they know not. (John 4:22). Speaking to the disciples, Jesus explained, "Every plant that my heavenly has not planted will be pulled up by its roots." Then...

The responsibility of every called man of God is to be a watchman. The duty of the watchman is absolute, whether physical or spiritual. Yet, God proclaimed: "For the leaders of my people— the LORD's watchmen, his shepherds— are blind and ignorant. "They are like silent watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming. Like greedy dogs, they are never...

Psalm 22:3 declares that God is holy, and He inhabitest the praises of His people. Nevertheless, “God is a Spirit {being}: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:24). In our last lesson, we focused on the reality that “the carnal mind is enmity {or hostile} against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So, then they that are in th...

We waste our time if we do not touch God in every service we attend!  If that statement startles you, it ought not to do so. We live in "perilous days."  We will never seek God with our whole hearts and minds if we cannot do it now. Jesus, the most anointed preacher ever could not change people whose hearts were unwilling to change.  Jesus left Nazareth and moved his ministry to Cap...

Watering recent lessons, Brother John reminded us that the Bible is our lifestyle manual. It contains all the technical details of how to live a Godly life. Yet, we must serve God both in Spirit and truth. Without the Spirit of God touching the mind of His ministry, we can only gain academic knowledge from the scriptures. Not that preachers are competent in themselves to claim that anything comes...

Christianity describes a vertical relationship between Almighty God and lowly human beings. Yet that God/human relationship is manifested in our horizontal relationships with each other. Simply put, God expects us to share the mercy and grace we receive with those we encounter daily—even the unlovable.  We are nurtured and educated to regard ourselves relatively highly. Yet, God views us real...