Dan Lee
John 17:1-2, Salvation for the Glory of God

Jesus’ prayer in John 17 begins with a focus on the glory of God. Jesus prays that His impending death will ultimately glorify the Father and that this would come about through the granting (gifting) of eternal life to His elect. What Jesus’ crucifixion puts on display is the glory of God’s grace in salvation.

Dan Lee
Deuteronomy 27-34, Two Ways to Live

As Moses closes his final message to the children of Israel, he focuses on the consequences of obedience and disobedience. He does so by setting down before them two pathways: the pathway to life, good, and the blessing, and the other pathway to death, evil, and the curse. Along with these options for their future, he reveals to them their future in apostasy, judgment, and even a restoration afterwards. The Pentateuch closes with an allusion to the prophet like Moses to come, the Lord Jesus, who speaks from the LORD and all the people ought to hear. The call to choose life echoes throughout the ages, calling all to be reconciled and restored to God and to enter into His blessing through the Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.

Dan Lee
Deuteronomy 12-26, The Place and The Prophet

In this final legal section of the Pentateuch, Moses touches on a wide range of laws. Among these, two stand out as the most prominent in the main message of Moses regarding the Messiah: the place of worship and the future prophet like Moses. These two ideas propel us to build up God’s church, hope in Christ’s return, and listen to Christ.

Dan Lee
Deuteronomy 1-11, Remember and Obey

Moses speaks his final message to the children of Israel before heading up Mount Nebo and see the land of Canaan and die there. His aim is to expound the law but he is gripped by the urgency of the spiritual needs of his people and thus he earnestly exhorts them with a long introduction (nearly all of 11 chapters) to remember and obey. In this three part study of Deuteronomy, we examine the practical relevance of this exhortation and consider the ultimate Israelite who lived up to all that this exhortation required.

Dan Lee
Numbers 22-24, The Messianic Prophecies of ...

The very perplexing figure of Balaam shows that God can use even a wicked pagan priest to speak forth His truth. Unbeknownst to this man, the LORD intended to use him to reinforce His immutable commitment to bless Israel and send the Messiah for our salvation. Balaam’s prophecies show that Jesus is the coming king who will reign supremely over all the nations, crushing all His enemies. They also show that Jesus is the promised seed of the woman, the seed of Abraham, who grants the blessing of salvation to all the elect of God.

John 13:18-20, Jesus Is Trustworthy

Jesus is trustworthy. In this passage on Judas’ impending betrayal, the Lord Jesus shows Himself to be the gleaming spiritual leader who can be trusted. He is faithful in His character, He is attentive in His care for His people, and He demonstrates a breadth of wisdom that convinces us that we can and must trust in Him. May we behold His glory from yet another dimension from His Word that we might trust in Him all the more and be conformed to His likeness.

1 Samuel 2:1-11, God Is Our Fortress (Part 3)

The woman who seems to have nothing speaks as if she has everything. What’s her secret? How does this woman exude such confidence and hope? She knows the LORD and she trusts in Him. Her impressive knowledge of God is the subject of this study. Her theology is robust and she heartily worships the true God and anchors her hope in His promise of the Messiah. True men of God and women of God pray to Him, submit to Him, worship Him and hope in Him.

1 Samuel 1:19-2:1, God Is Our Fortress (Part 2)

The example of Hannah is a breath of fresh air amid our culture of selfish ambition, self-fulfillment, and self-worth. This woman of God exhibits what true godliness is. She depends on the Lord, she offers herself to the Lord in humble submission to His will with integrity and with the fear of the Lord, and she worships the Lord for He is her true joy, strength, and confidence.

1 Samuel 1:1-11, God Is Our Fortress

On this Mother’s Day, we begin a study of one woman of God who faced suffering and distress with dependence on the LORD, Yahweh, the sovereign and omnipotent God (“the LORD of hosts”). She prays to Him and wholeheartedly submits her life under His will. She also praises and hopes in the LORD her God. May the Lord encourage the women of our church to follow in the footsteps of this woman of God and depend on the Lord for all the resources that they need for life and godliness.

John 13:12-17, Foundations for Christlike Service (Part 2)

Jesus shows us that His self-abasement removes every excuse for not serving. Jesus’ humility and service demand that we serve in the like fashion. He who is so much greater than us has humbled Himself. How can we ever say we are too dignified to perform the lowly thing as Jesus did? We have been served so well by our Lord and Teacher. How can we ever say we will receive from His blessing and not extend the same to others? We, thus, have an obligation to serve. We also have a calling to imitate. Christ gave Himself as an example of service so that we would follow it. This is our calling and objective in life, to conform to the image of Christ. Lastly, Jesus calls us to take action and adopt this mentality of humility and servanthood as the pattern for our lifestyle. These are the foundations for Christlike service. May the Holy Spirit evermore conform us to Christ and His likeness and make us into humble servants like Him.

John 13:12-17, Foundations for Christlike Service

Jesus drew a second lesson from His act of footwashing, namely, the lesson on humble service. Four foundations/principles for christlike service emerges out of Jesus’ words: 1) a proper view of Jesus as Teacher and Lord (Respect), 2) obligation to humble service (Obligation), 3) imitation to Christ as the will of God (Imitation), and 4) action as the intent of Jesus’ lesson (Action). Humble service is difficult, but with the foundations the Lord lays down for us, we are driven to humble ourselves and do the hard thing in doing good unto others. May the Lord make us into humble servants in the likeness to Christ.

Acts 2:22-39, The Undeniable Resurrection of Jesus as the Christ

On this Resurrection Sunday, we examine the very first preaching of the resurrection of Jesus as the Messiah which took place on Pentecost day in Acts 2. In that sermon, Simon Peter powerfully demonstrates the resurrection of Jesus as the Christ from the four testimonies of God, Scripture, witnesses, and the Holy Spirit. Most astonishingly, Peter extends the living testimony of the Holy Spirit well beyond his own audience in Jerusalem in that setting, to all whom the Lord will call to Himself (v 39). Peter concludes his sermon with the call of the gospel unto repentance, baptism, forgiveness of sins, and the Holy Spirit.