by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Oct 31, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden… In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. – Matthew 5:14-16 Jesus’ words remind us that...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Aug 22, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. – Matthew 16:19 The church, as the outpost of the kingdom, functions like an embassy of heaven....
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...
