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A talk by See Huang Lim, a missionary at IBF. Recently more than one person has asked me, “Why should I trust the Bible? Since it’s written by humans, isn’t it biased?” Another friend asked, “I know it is important to read the Bible, but how can I understand it correctly?” These are very important questions that we should be able to answer. So today I’d like to answer two questions: “First, briefly, what is the Bible? Second, how can I trust trust the Bible?” My next message, on June 23th, will be about how to read and interpret the Bible. Let’s pray. What is the Bible?  First, what is

From a sermon series on 1 Kings by See Huang Lim, a missionary at IBF. Today’s message is my last one on the book of 1 Kings. Last month, we read about the death of King Ahab, one of Israel’s most stubborn and unrepentant kings. Today’s passage is about King Jehoshaphat. While Ahab reigned in the northern kingdom of Israel, his ally Jehoshaphat reigned in the southern kingdom of Judah. I’ll give historical background on the passage, but mainly I would like to talk about the theme of compromise. Let’s pray. [Read 1 Kings 22:41-50] Jehoshaphat’s Compromise Verse 43 is somewhat refreshing after all we have read about evil kings

St Patrick’s Day: You may be surprised to know that no other national festival is celebrated more widely across the world. March 17, the official festival day, coincided with the visit of a short-term worker to our church (IBF, Japan) this year. Joy Anne is a 23-year-old university student who came to Japan for a few months to assist the missionaries in IBF and another local church. She volunteered to organize a St Patrick’s Day cultural event. It was an opportunity to share the testimony of St Patrick besides helping people learn more about this popular festival. The event was attended by a mixture of church members and non-Christians who

This March, I had the unexpected opportunity of visiting Sansung Church in Daejeon, South Korea. This was thanks to Pastor Ban of Shonan Community Church in Japan. I heard about how, through Sansung Church, Pastor Ban decided to become a missionary to Japan. It was an amazing story of God’s leading and His great plans. Sansung Church is Methodist in affliation and has over 3,000 members. I will try to summarize what I learned about this church: 1) Led by a senior pastor and 14 assistant pastors and staff members, Sansung has grown to two church sites. Not centered merely on programs, the church focuses on making disciples — that

We are almost done studying the book of 1 Kings. Today, we will read chapter 22, which ends the story of Ahab, king of Israel. From this story, I would like to suggest 3 points: 1) We need to check our attitude toward God’s Word, 2) We must be faithful to God’s Word, and 3) We may suffer for holding on to truth. Let us pray. [Read 1 Kings 22:1-40] We need to check our attitude toward God’s Word My first point is about our attitude towards God’s Word. Let’s reread verses 19-23: Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord : I saw the Lord sitting on his

From a sermon series on 1 Kings by See Huang Lim, a missionary at IBF. Today’s passage is 1 Kings chapter 21, in which we continue the story of King Ahab of Israel. From this chapter, I want to us to think about 3 points: 1) God’s people will experience injustice, 2) God will judge the unjust and yet extend mercy to them, and 3) God’s people should be prepared to stand for justice. Let’s pray. [Read 1 Kings 21] God’s people will experience injustice The passage doesn’t say much about who Naboth is. We only know from that Naboth cared more about treasuring God’s gift to him than pleasing

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