Patrick Mabilog
Loving God and loving people is our ultimate purpose
Why do you do what you do? That job, relationship, ministry, hobby, recreation or project that you're part ofâdo you do it for yourself?
7 verses on the importance of intercession
To intercede is to pray and intervene on behalf of another. That's exactly what Jesus did for us and what the Holy Spirit does for us when we can no longer do things on our own, which is something that happens often.
The miracle of small group discipleship
We think of the word 'miracle' and we probably gain a picture of overflowing finances, miraculous healing, great revival or people laughing and crying in the presence of God. But never do we think of small group or discipleship as a miracle.
Why a healthy spiritual diet can't just rely on one-minute Bible scans
It so often feels nowadays that we're always catching up with time, and one of the first life essentials that goes out the window is our personal time with God.
Why doesn't God just let blessings fall in my lap?
God's blessing is best understood in the context of the Lordship of Jesus Christ. To demand blessing apart from the Lordship of Jesus only shows the idolatry of the selfâthat we would desire our own needs over obedience to the will of God.
No sin is ever 'harmless'
Accepting God's moral standard, we realise that every sin is terribly dangerous and fatal, but in realising this through the lens of the cross, we now grasp just how powerful the work of Jesus is in us.
4 things to consider before sharing thoughts to weigh if it's gossip
It seems that anyone can fall into the snare of gossip; it's laid all over church community centers like bear traps during hunting season.
The price you pay for complete happiness
Happiness and joy came with a heavy price tag: it took the life of God's only Son, Jesus, to receive it.
Why your job satisfaction does not rely on the size of your paycheck
Money can help you and will probably bring more luxuries and temporal comforts, but the soul searches for something much deeper than earthly riches.
Compare yourself to yesterday's version of yourself, not to others
It's so easy to compare ourselves with other people because deep inside us is a small, envious spirit that causes us to covet.
One job does not honour God more than another
The call to full-time ministry is a noble calling, but it's not a calling that only vocational ministers, pastors, prophets and evangelists are called into.
God's weapon against self-pity
Anyone who was part of children's Sunday school will remember Jonah for being swallowed by a whale but never for being swallowed by his own self-pity.
5 prevalent problems megachurches face today
The bigger churches become, the more problems they are likely to face. Some of them will be good problems, but they're problems nonetheless. Here are five prevalent problems big churches face today.
You don't have to leave your seat to get involved in missions
Your mission field could very well be where God has placed you todayâyour campus, your office place, your gym or the coffee shop you frequent. We are called to go there and, as we go, be a light to the darkest places.
Feel like your story isn't worth telling? Remember who wrote it
Everyone has a testimony to share, but often some Christians don't live as if their life is living proof of God's goodness and loving-kindness.
Why being a 'perfect example' won't win people for Christ
Letting your light shine has nothing to do with showing off. There seems to be a fine line in between both, but do understand that the two are not the same.