by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Aug 21, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
…and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. – Matthew 16:18B Since gates are defensive structures, it is Hades—the realm of spiritual forces of evil—that is under siege. The church, as the outpost of the kingdom, is on the offensive, advancing into...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Aug 20, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
And Jesus answered him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church…’ – Matthew 16:17-18a Peter’s confession did not...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Aug 19, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ – Matthew 16:15-16 After...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Aug 18, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ – Matthew 16:13-14 From the...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Aug 15, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. – Ephesians 5:32-33 Many of us think of Christ in terms of roles and...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Aug 14, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. ‘Therefore a man shall...
