Welcome to another semester of classes to our returning and new students! Our Mandarin classes have started this week. Our Cantonese classes will start on February 24th. If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time! You can sign up at this link (https://reurl.cc/86Gk4R) or email us at info@asiaseminary.com. We pray that God will bless the studies of all of our students this new semester.
See that you also excel in this grace of giving. . . For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:7,9 “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Do you? Grace is an amazing word. Its definitions is “undeserved love.” But another way to remember what grace means is to think of it as an acronym. Grace is “God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense.” You can see God’s grace … Continue Reading
ALS works closely with gospel workers who serve countries all over Asia. We meet annually in person in Thailand. The theme this year was “More than We Can Imagine.” God can do anything. He can do more than our human brain’s can even fathom. With that in mind, we plan for the future to expand our gospel ministry to reach more people throughout Asia, so that the gospel may continue to go out by God’s grace and with his power.
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me . . . He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. Isaiah 61:1 There is great joy when what is broken can be mended and made new. The glass Christmas ornament, which was handed down over generations, falls from the tree and shatters. But it’s not just swept up and thrown in the trash. Someone takes the time to piece it back together, something that seemed impossible, and now it’s better. Jesus, your … Continue Reading
Next week is the Lunar New Year, ALS wishes everyone a Happy New Year, good health and God’s grace. but also to be thankful for that old, eternal blessing of God’s grace, which he has bestowed upon mankind since the beginning of time.
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. Isaiah 61:1 News often comes in impersonal ways. You turn on the TV, and the reporter shares the story with anyone listening. You receive a letter addressed to “To whom it may concern.” A company sends a mass email to millions of customers sharing news about a long-awaited product. The less personal the news, the less personal the joy. Picture ancient times as in the days of the Prophet Isaiah. Kings often sent out … Continue Reading
Christianity Today gave the Award of Merit in History/Biography to Dr. Thompson for his Book, Jingjiao: The Earliest Christian Church in China, saying that it is a balanced, thorough, and accessible history of the Jingjiao adding that the text will be an indispensable resource for students of global Christianity and missiology. We praise God that Dr. Thompson has blessed the kingdom with this hard work and research!
Don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Romans 6:3,4 How was your New Year’s celebration? Did you spend time with friends and family? Did you stay up until midnight? Did you sleep in on New Year’s Day? Here’s another question: How has your New Year’s celebration impacted your life in the … Continue Reading
ALS staff and faculty wish all you a happy new year in the Lord. You may have had a good year or not. You may have been healthy this year or not. You may have been wealthy this year or not. The good news is that in the last year and in the next year and all the years to come the grace and love of God is with you. Your sins are forgiven and you are at peace with God now. Live in that peace this next year. Enjoy it!
ALS faculty and staff would like to wish you a merry Christmas! We hope that it’s one filled with food, gifts, and all sorts of blessings, but we also pray that this time of year you are able to rest in the facts of the Christmas story: that God, made flesh, came down to earth to be born as a humble human being for you!