February 2, 2020, Fourth Sunday of Epiphany. A reflection on Matthew 5:1-12. “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.” (5:11) Have you ever thought why church people even if attacked and persecuted are still standing firm on their ground and […]
Category: Reflections
Quick or Quit?
January 26, 2020, Third Sunday of Epiphany. A reflection on Matthew 4:12-23. “Immediately they left their nets, their boat and their father, and followed him.” (v20&22) How immediate was immediately? Brothers Simon and Andrew, James and John immediately left and followed Jesus. Why could this be? Can there be urgency? In her writing Fishing Economy […]
Follow Jesus, The Lamb
January 19, 2020, Second Sunday of Epiphany. A reflection on John 1:29-42. “The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.” (v37) It is the second Sunday of the Epiphany and we are still discussing and reflecting on things about the introductions and proofs that Jesus who was born in the manger on […]
The Lived Faith
January 12, 2020, Baptism of the Lord and First Sunday of the Epiphany. A reflection on Matthew 3:13-17 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. (v15) Today is the Sunday of the Baptism of Jesus. It is […]
He Is The Word
January 5, 2020, Second Sunday of Christmas. A reflection on John 1:(1-9), 10-18. And the Word became flesh and lived among us… (v14a) Let me begin with some basics which we commonly ignored but are bringing us to incorrect interpretation or usage about the Word. This could be corrections to some people who misused and […]
Shalom!
Sermon delivered about Zechariah 9:9-10 in an International Worship Service, Bad Oeynhausen Parish, Evangelical Church of Westphalia with the Rev. Dr. Christian Hohmann and wife Rev. Joy dela Cruz. It is a great opportunity for me to be participating in this International Worship and thanks to Joy and Christian for making this possible. I was […]
What Is Your Name?
January 1, 2020, Feast of Circumcision and Naming of Our Lord. A reflection on Luke 2:15-21. “After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.” (v21) Today is the eight day of Christmas and […]
This Is Faith
December 29, 2019, First Sunday of Christmas. A reflection on Matthew 2:13-23. “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” Joseph listened and followed what the angel has been saying. It is […]
Merry Christmas
December 25, 2019. Christmas Day. A reflection on Luke 2:1-14, (15-20). “The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.” (v20) So the shepherds were in high spirit, they were very happy – they were merry. Why were they very happy glorifying God? Is […]
Let There Be Peace
December 22, 2019, Fourth Sunday of Advent. A reflection on Matthew 1:18-25. Joseph was troubled, in a state of un-peace in his heart upon knowing this very disturbing information that his fiancée was already pregnant before he could ever touch her. Enough reason for him to decide to dismiss her. But being a righteous man […]
