Hope Presbyterian Church in Vietnam

30/07/2025

Isaiah 40:28-31,
[28] Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. [29] He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. [30] Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: [31] but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He givet

19/12/2024

"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of GRACE and TRUTH. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me; for he was before me. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the LAW was given by Moses, but GRACE and TRUTH came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath DECLARED him.

(John 1:14-18, capitalized added)

23/11/2024

Psalm 119:1-8, "[1] Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the LORD. [2] Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, And that seek him with the whole heart. [3] They also do no iniquity: They walk in his ways. [4] Thou hast commanded us To keep thy precepts diligently. [5] O that my ways were directed To keep thy statutes! [6] Then shall I not be ashamed, When I have respect unto all thy commandments. [7] I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, When I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. [8] I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly."

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the LORD. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, And that seek him with the whole heart. They also do no iniquity: They walk in his wa

02/09/2024

Ma-thi-ơ 18:3,
Chúa Giê-xu phán rằng: "Quả thật, ta nói cùng các ngươi, nếu các ngươi không đổi lại và nên như đứa trẻ, thì chẳng được vào nước thiên-đàng đâu."

17/08/2024

For our encouragement brethren,

Morning and Evening Devotion by C.H. Spurgeon

The mercy of God. - Ps 52:8

Meditate a little on this mercy of the Lord.

It is tender mercy. With gentle, loving touch, He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. He is as gracious in the manner of His mercy—as in the matter of it.

It is great mercy. There is nothing little in God; His mercy is like Himself—it is infinite. You cannot measure it. His mercy is so great—that it forgives great sins to great sinners, after great lengths of time; and then gives great favors and great privileges, and raises us up to great enjoyments in the great heaven of the great God!

It is undeserved mercy, as indeed all true mercy must be, for deserved mercy is only a misnomer for justice. There was no right on the sinner’s part, to the kind consideration of the Most High God. Had the rebel been doomed at once to eternal fire—he would have justly merited the doom; and if delivered from wrath, sovereign love alone has found a cause, for there was none in the sinner himself.

It is rich mercy. Some things are great but have little efficacy in them but this mercy is a cordial to your drooping spirits; a golden ointment to your bleeding wounds; a heavenly bandage to your broken bones; a royal chariot for your weary feet; a bosom of love for your trembling heart!

It is manifold mercy. As Bunyan says, “All the flowers in God’s garden are double.” There is no single mercy. You may think you have but one mercy but you shall find it to be a whole cluster of mercies.

It is abounding mercy. Millions have received it—yet far from its being exhausted; it is as fresh, as full, and as free as ever!

It is unfailing mercy. It will never leave you. If saved by sovereign mercy—mercy will be with you in temptation to keep you from yielding; with you in trouble to prevent you from sinking; with you living to be the light and life of your countenance; and with you dying to be the joy of your soul when earthly comfort is ebbing fast!

06/06/2024

Blessed morning!

PROTECT THE HOLINESS OF THE LAND!

THURSDAY, JUNE 6
Leviticus 20
Romans 12:1-3



“And I will set my face against
that man, and will cut him off
from among his people…”



PROTECT THE HOLINESS OF THE LAND!



The land of Canaan was called the Land of Promise by the LORD. Israel was never to forget this change, from a land filled with sin to a land that was supposed to be filled with holiness. Israel was to live in the Land of Promise as if they were living in heaven. Since holiness characterises the heavenly environment, so was the Land of Promise on earth to be characterised. The LORD God had provided in the Law of Moses (i.e. the Pentateuch) all that they needed to be holy. The only ones who could keep the land holy, or unholy (i.e. sinful), were the people who lived in it. That was why the LORD commanded His people to utterly destroy everything idolatrous and every idolater from the youngest to the oldest. This was the holy beginning, and Israel needed to accomplish what the LORD commanded. From the dietary laws to the religious laws, everything Israel needed to live in holiness in the holy Land of Promise was provided. Israel did not have to invent her own ways in anything. All they needed to do was to obey God.

The backbone of this holy requirement is the LORD’s own holiness. Therefore, His people had to represent Him in holiness by being holy. Holiness is not to be mistaken for perfection. Holiness means to get rid of sin and sinners that promote idolatry. Leviticus 20:22 may sound harsh, but it is not. It was for the protection of Israel’s holiness. Witches, wizards and all who observed any form of idol worship, including communicating with the dead, would be put to death by stoning.

The holiness of the church today must be protected by God’s people. They do so by being holy in Christ. In this manner, the witness of God’s holiness will be seen by all who come to the church, which was what the LORD wanted for Israel in the Promised Land. Without holiness, the witness of Christ is destroyed. The church becomes a citadel of idolatry just as Israel was before her destruction in the period of the kings.

MEMORISATION: Leviticus 20:26
PRAYER: Forgive me, Father, of all my sins and help me to be holy as Thou art holy. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
(Quoted from RPG)

25/04/2024

"Tôi nghĩ một điểm yếu lớn nhất của Hội thánh ngày nay là hầu như không ai tin rằng Đức Chúa Trời đầu tư quyền năng của Ngài trong Kinh Thánh. Mọi người đang tìm kiếm quyền năng trong một chương trình, trong một phương pháp, trong một kỹ xảo, trong bất cứ thứ gì và mọi thứ ngoại trừ trong thứ mà Đức Chúa Trời đã đặt nó - Kinh Thánh. Chính Ngài có quyền năng để thay đổi những cuộc đời cho sự vĩnh cửu, và quyền năng đó được tập trung." - Tạm dịch

19/04/2024

Đang ngẫm lời của Chúa Giê-xu phán:

"Hỡi những kẻ mệt mỏi và gánh nặng, hãy đến cùng ta, ta sẽ cho các ngươi được yên-nghỉ. Ta có lòng nhu-mì, khiêm-nhường; nên hãy gánh lấy ách của ta, và học theo ta; thì linh-hồn các ngươi sẽ được yên-nghỉ. Vì ách ta dễ chịu và gánh ta nhẹ-nhàng." (Ma-thi-ơ 11:28-30)

14/12/2023

04/11/2023

"Tôi tin chắc rằng Đấng đã khởi làm việc lành trong anh em, sẽ
làm trọn hết cho đến ngày của Đức Chúa Jêsus Christ." (Phi-líp 1:6)

Philippians chapter 1 context: https://kjbo.org/Philippians-Chapter-1/