Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, marks the beginning of Holy Week. Today, Christians around the world celebrate the commemoration of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, mentioned in each of the four Gospels. The Old Testament prophecied Palm Sunday in Zechariah 9:9 – “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! […]
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Latter-day Saints Host ‘Come and Help’ Community Clean-up
Schools and villages in the Motootua, Vaimoso and Alafua areas were the beneficiaries of the ‘Come and Help’ initiative, a community service project spearheaded by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Eleven wards that form the Apia Samoa Central Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ conducted the annual clean-up in […]
May the Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ Be With Your Spirit
Happy Friday Saints. The Apostle Paul ends his letter to the Galatians with an apostolic benediction, “THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST BE WITH YOUR SPIRIT, BROTHERS AND SISTERS. AMEN.” (Galatians 6:18) He started with GRACE (Galatians 1:3) and ended with GRACE – a great example and lesson for us all. In a letter […]
It Is For Freedom that Christ Has Set Us Free
Happy Thursday Saints. Galatians 6:17 “FROM NOW ON, LET NO ONE CAUSE ME TROUBLE, BECAUSE I BEAR ON MY BODY, SCARS FOR THE CAUSE OF JESUS.” The Apostle Paul had suffered great persecution for the sake of the Gospel. He knew that salvation was by faith alone, in Christ alone, and by grace alone. The […]
The New Creation is the Work of the Holy Spirit
Happy Wednesday Saints. Just in case the church in Galatia still didn’t get the Apostle Paul’s point, he states it again towards the end of his epistle. Galatians 6:15 “NEITHER CIRCUMCISION NOR UNCIRCUMCISION MEANS ANYTHING; WHAT COUNTS IS A NEW CREATION.” It didn’t matter whether a Jew was circumcised or if a Gentile was uncircumcised […]
Jesus Died on the Cross for our Transgressions; Let Us Boast Only in the Cross
Happy Tuesday Saints. Let’s look at the rest of Galatians 6:14. “MAY I NEVER BOAST EXCEPT IN THE CROSS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THROUGH WHICH THE WORLD HAS BEEN CRUCIFIED TO ME, AND I TO THE WORLD.” The Apostle Paul didn’t boast in himself, in others, in religious practices, or in his own achievements […]
If You Really Want to Get Over Yourself – Boast in Nothing Else but Jesus
If you really want to get over yourself, boast in nothing else and no one else - EXCEPT for JESUS.
You Will Reap Only What You Sow
Happy Wednesday Saints. Galatians 6:8b “WHOEVER SOWS TO PLEASE THE SPIRIT, FROM THE SPIRIT WILL REAP ETERNAL LIFE.” C.S. Lewis once said that “Every time you make a choice, you are turning the central part of you – the part that chooses – into something a little different than what it was before.” The choices […]
Whoever Sows to Please the Spirit will Reap Eternal Life
Happy Tuesday Saints. If you remember that Galatians 5 lists the difference between the ACTS OF THE FLESH and the FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT, then Galatians 6:7-8 will make more sense. It says, “DO NOT BE DECEIVED: GOD IS NOT MOCKED. A MAN REAPS WHAT HE SOWS. WHOEVER SOWS TO PLEASE THEIR FLESH WILL REAP […]
Anyone Intolerant of Others’ Struggles, is Unaware of their Own Imperfections
Happy Monday Saints. Galatians 6:3 “IF ANYONE THINKS THEY ARE SOMETHING WHEN THEY ARE NOT, THEY DECEIVE THEMSELVES.” The Apostle Paul is addressing those that he mentioned in Galatians 6:1 – those who LIVE BY THE SPIRIT. The spiritually mature Christian who helps to “RESTORE” other believers and support them with their heavy BURDENS must […]
