The Life Church and Missions (LCM) hopes to nourish your souls, strengthen your relationship with God, aid you in applying your Christian faith, and glorify God, through writings by our staff members and other guest contributors. Our articles will cover both theological topics as well as practical life issues we encounter in our faith journey. We pray that the Lord will speak to every reader through the articles He leads us to write.
Church in Smyrna: Faithful in Tribulation
The letter to the church in Smyrna is the shortest letter among the letters to the 7 churches and contains no rebuke. To a suffering Church like Smyrna, Jesus reminded them that He is eternal, sovereign over life and history and He is acqua
14 January, 2024
God’s Faithfulness and Our Loyalty
Having studied God's Covenant Code, we learn that God's covenant also has 'conditional' aspects. So is God's covenant more unconditional or conditional? Although it is entirely up to God's unconditional grace to save our souls, if we are no
02 October, 2023
Consider Carefully How You Listen
“How we should listen” is more important than anything else. Especially in this crisis situation when the pandemic continues to spread, what people do will be largely based on what they hear. However, instead of always focusing on the world
07 April, 2020
Trials Point Us To The Paradoxical Christian Life
We must understand what a paradoxical life in Christ means. When we are experiencing trials, the truth that God wants us to understand is as what Paul said, “we are sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing
16 February, 2020
In the face of CORONAVIRUS: Triumph over the Real Trials Amidst Us
Trials will always come with this path of faith, so that our faith can reach that glorious state to exalt Christ in our lives. God is doing this thing among us now. We must not be depressed, or succumb to fear. Instead, we must give thanks,
09 February, 2020
5 Blessed Way To Use Your Feelings
Even for children of God who have known the truth of God for a long time, one of the biggest difficulty we face is the way we use our feelings. How then, should we use our feelings rightly?
19 December, 2019
How To Walk The Path Of Faith When You Cannot See?
Although sometimes God seems hidden and invisible to us in our faith journey, He has been working behind the scenes, and will ultimately fulfill His good will.
13 November, 2019
Why Is My Suffering Getting Worse?
Religion, ethics and morality only provide us with ways to relieve suffering on the human level, such as doing good and engaging in spiritual practice. But they cannot point us to eternal hope in our suffering. Only the Bible can help us to
07 October, 2019
Excuse me? Excuse sins?
Though it is easy to mouth our apologies to others or God after we have sinned, we know deep in our hearts that there is a lot of rationalising taking place, which will leave room for future re-offending. Hence, it is important for us to kn
01 October, 2019
Why Am I Not Joyful?
Have you ever asked yourself: Why are you not feeling joy in your life? Even as a believer and child of God, why am I still unable to be happy? Let us find out the truth behind our joy-blockers and how we can restore that God-given, spirit-
24 September, 2019
Unsure or Afraid of God’s will?
Are you sometimes unsure of God's will for your life? Or do you fear that God's will may not be aligned to your heart's desire? Let us find out how we can better examine, test and approve the will of God in our lives.
04 September, 2019
Where Is God In My Suffering?
Why would a good God allow sufferings in our lives? Why am I still in pain when I believe and follow God? Whether we are curious or in misery, let us restore our perspective and clear our doubts by seeking for answers of God's love, faithfu
27 August, 2019
Battling Satan, Guilt and Accusations
Satan's accusations bring great harm to our lives. We must clearly know Satan and his work, so that we will know how to rely on the Lord and how to handle the accusations Satan gives our conscience.
14 August, 2019
Is There a Need for Regrets in Life?
Have you ever had regrets? Regret seems to be a common human emotion. Some people, having lived most of their lives, feel that they have not achieved anything in life and hence regret living their lives in vain. Some people after losing the
08 July, 2019
Blessed Habits Bring About Blessed Fruits
A successful life is definitely not brought about by a one-time success. Similarly, a failed life is also not caused by a one-time failure. If we see a pianist playing a beautiful piece of music, the pianist must have a habit of practicing
02 July, 2019
Singlehood: From Misery to Glory
There is no need to feel less worthy or happy just because you are single. Your singlehood can be turned from misery into glory, because Christ loves you, and your worth and purpose is rooted in Him.
11 February, 2017
Conquering Distractions
Distractions can be annoying, yet, also alluring. Our sinful nature seeks distractions, and the devil always tries to distract us from seeking God and doing His will. So how can we conquer ungodly distractions?
25 January, 2017
We Are All ‘Addicts’!
Addiction, be it in the overt or covert forms, is something everyone needs to grapple with. Only with the grace of God, and the power of the gospel, can we gradually find breakthroughs in this battle with sin and addiction.
26 October, 2016
