Rev. Lek Aik Wee

Acts 28:1-16, Effectual Prayer

Acts 28:1-16 (KJV)
1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
2 And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

Lord’s Day, Vol. 5 No. 42

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 15 October, 2017 Posted in Weekly Newsletter Tagged with Weekly, Weekly 2017, October 2017

16th Century Reformation in Germany

– Martin Luther (Part 1)

Martin Luther, the Reformer, belonged to a peasant family in Saxony, Germany, ‘My father, grandfather, all of my ancestors were thorough peasants’, said Luther. His father bore the name of Hans (John), his mother Gretha (Margaret). They lived in Eisleben where Hans Luther earned his livelihood by mining, specially for copper which was abundant in the hills. Their son was born on the 10th November 1483, and as observed by the Roman Catholic Church, he was named after that saint. Half a year after his birth the family moved to Mansfield, about six miles from Eisleben.

1 Corinthians 15:48-49, The Image of the Heavenly

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 14 October, 2017 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 1 Corinthians, 15 October 2017

God’s work of redemption for fallen men is meant to rescue them from hell to heaven. The earthy, the man that lives upon earth, that is cursed to an unavoidable death, has a reprieve. And the earthy is starkly contrasted with the heavenly. The curse of the earthy is contrasted with the blessing of the heavenly.

1 Corinthians 15:46-48, As Is the Heavenly

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 14 October, 2017 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 1 Corinthians, 14 October 2017

Every believer has this hope that his mortal body will return to earth but God will remake new an immortal body. This immortal body is described as spiritual and heavenly. It is a body that is fitted for glorious, heavenly living.

1 Corinthians 15:45, The Last Adam

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 13 October, 2017 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 1 Corinthians, 13 October 2017

The first Adam became a living being when God breathed life into him as recorded in Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

1 Corinthians 15:42-44, Raised a Spiritual Body

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 12 October, 2017 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 1 Corinthians, 12 October 2017

The contrast is made to highlight the glory of the resurrection body of the saints at the last day. He uses the words “incorruption, glory, power, spiritual body” to describe the glorified body given to the believer when the Lord returns.

27. Out of the Depths, Psalm 130

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 11 October, 2017 Posted in Sermon Notes, Prayer Meeting Tagged with Audio Sermon, Prayer Meeting, Audio Sermon 2017, Psalms - Balm for the Weary, October 2017

Hymns: RHC 319 It Is Well With My Soul, 318 Blessed Assurance, My Soul Doth Wait for the LORD

Psalm 130 (KJV)

1 A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. 7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

Out of the Depths

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(1) Plead with God for Relief – Prayer (v1-2)

(2) Make Right with God – Penitence (3-4)

(3) Wait Upon God Meditating on His Promises – Patience (v5-6)

(4) Expect to Receive Mercy and Deliverance from God – Peace (v7-8)

1 Corinthians 15:42-43, Raised In Glory

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 11 October, 2017 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Book of 1 Corinthians, 11 October 2017, Devotion

The beginning of the human soul is at physical birth. Born into this world after the fall of Adam and Eve, man is plagued with the disease of sin that brings to him misery, suffering and finally death and then judgment in hell-fire. But God in His mercy did not leave men to eternal misery and torment.

1 Corinthians 15:41-42, Raised In Incorruption

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 10 October, 2017 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 1 Corinthians, 10 October 2017

Contrast is made with the glories of the bodies of sun and stars, and moon that God has made in the heavens above and the things that he has made on earth beneath, the birds, the animals, and the fishes. This contrast is made to distinguish our present physical body and the glorified body that we will receive from the Lord when He returns to bring us to glory.

1 Corinthians 15:40, The Glory of the Celestial

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 9 October, 2017 Posted in Devotions Tagged with Devotion, Book of 1 Corinthians, 9 October 2017

This is the hope of the believer as one age and sees the decay of the earthly body. God will create anew a superior body for every believer. To the believer, there is no loss for him in the final equation in the light of eternity because God has promised to him a glorified body that will not decay and wear out like the earthly body.

Author: Rev. Lek Aik Wee