Alabaster Jars

"You know your life is one of stewardship when people come to you for who you are or what you do, but..."Key verse —  1 Kings 10:9 “Blessed be God, your God, who took such a liking to you.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"How freely do I let flow the pure life-giving atmosphere that nurtures and invigorates my spiritual life?"Key verse —  Ephesians 6:13 “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"...eventually I created fake business trip to spend a week with him. "Key verse —  Daniel 9:9 “To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"I was looking down on the woman because she wanted to hear Christian music and because she was rude about it."Key verse —  Romans 3:22-23 “...the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"So, in all the mad rush of packing and sloshing blood on the doorpost, God told His people to take the time to begin a photo album."Key verse —  Exodus 13:8 “This is because of what God did for me.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"I was looking down on the woman because she wanted to hear Christian music and because she was rude about it."Key verse —  Romans 3:22-23 “...the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

“Well you know who's to blame—Elizabeth. It says she was barren.” Key verse —  Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope..”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Sometimes, I am too busy or too tired to care for the hurting, the dying, the suffering."Key verse —  Acts 8:30 “Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” ”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"As I rinsed my okra, I remembered instructions and warnings drilled into me—all specific to cooking okra in India." Key verse —  Phillipians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Sometimes, I am too busy or too tired to care for the hurting, the dying, the suffering."Key verse —  Acts 8:30 “Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” ”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"It was this second kind of faith that allowed Job to chastise his wife..."Key verse —  Job 1:21 “God's name be ever blessed.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"If you have made a wrong turn or done something that you are ashamed of, take it to Jesus."Key verse —  Psalm 139:8-10 “If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there, if I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there Your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"We need to have the faith to know that when God asks us to do the illogical..."Key verse —  Luke 1:38 “I'm the Lord's maid, ready to serve. Let it be with me just as you say.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"I still remember a technique we learned to get rid of negative thoughts."Key verse —  Psalm 145:8 “The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love .”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Why notice the tiny new oak tree when all around us is the fire-ravaged timber?"Key verse —  Psalm 113:18 “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"As I passed and pulled in front of the truck, I felt the car spin. Right then, I knew it was the end. ”God, this is it,” I prayed."Key verse —  Psalm 34:7 “The angel of the Lord encamps all around those that fear Him and delivers them”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"It's not that I don't like these stories, but sometimes these stories shroud my God in an awesome, holy glow that makes me feel …"Key verse —  Exodus 12:4 “If the family is too small for a lamb, then share it with a close neighbour.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"…this confidence is short-lived when I am trusting only in myself."Key verse —  Luke 18:17 “Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"While we were missionaries in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Ismael worked for us as a “houseboy.” Even though he was close to 60 years old, he was a houseboy!"Key verse —  Proverbs 25:11 “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Mom was a presence that sort of always hovered over me. But every once in a while, she'd leave Dad in charge. Same rules, same consequences; yet I never got in trouble as much when Dad was in charge. "Key verse —  Acts 17:30 “God overlooks it as long as you don't know any better.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Last week I found myself on my hands and knees at the bottom of my bathtub thanking God."Key verse —  Revelation 2:20 “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me."Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"One of the glasses, second from the end, was teetering to the left, threatening to destroy all the other glasses."Key verse —  Matthew 18:6 “But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around hisneck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"God knows how the human ego retells a story—how we love to give ourselves the credit, how we exaggerate our part and minimize the role of others."Key verse —  Exodus 16:32 “Keep a two-quart jar of it . . . so they can see the bread I fed you in the wilderness.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"I couldn't trust anyone, not even God. I was determined to do everything myself and do it all perfectly. "Key verse —  1 Peter 1:4-5 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"As I pushed the cart around, I thought of how there was absolutely nothing I can do to deserve God's merit and favor."Key verse —  John 15:16 “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"The first time I saw Cody—quiet, strong and with a deep look of longing in his eyes—I knew he'd be mine."Key verse —  Luke 15:31 " ‘My son,' the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.' ”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"…the sky was now dark and the wind was so strong, it shook the car from side to side. I was finding it very difficult to stay in my lane..."Key verse —  John 6:51 “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts, subscribe through your preferred podcast app, and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Have you ever waited to ask God for forgiveness because you wanted to sweep up the mess before giving Him the broom?..."Key verse —  Isaiah 1:18 “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"The meteorologists were predicting a major snowfall. It was expected to hit around seven in the evening, snow all through the night, and accumulate to at least 12 inches by morning..."Key verse —  Matthew 25:5 “The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"The loyalty between David and Jonathan transcended personal needs and priorities. More importantly, their friendship also united them in their service to God...."Key verse —  1 Samuel 18:3 “Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"We had been married about four months when financial worries set in...."Key verse —  Psalm 37:3 “Trust in the Lord and do good.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"The pig apparently decided this was his stop. He walked up to the edge of the flatbed and leapt out onto the highway right in front of our car. The pig landed on its side..."Key verse —  Jeremiah 29:12 “Then shall you call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"When Sky came along, it was Roy's turn to play stay- at-home parent. Every day, they both spent time in anticipation of mommy coming home..."Key verse —  Matthew 7:7 “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"We have all heard about the importance of “quality time” spent with children. On the flip side, we also hear that the quality of the time is more important than the quantity of time..."Key verse —  Hebrews 10:25 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"I'm a realist. I'm so objective that in our very first year of marriage, I released Roy from the obligation of roses, chocolates and niceties on Valentine's and anniversaries."Key verse —  Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"...may I ask You something, Lord? Why did You allow those people to hurt me? If  You love me so much, why didn't You protect me from them?"Key verse —  Revelation 21:4 “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Standing in a pile of dung, I was lost in exquisite beauty..."Key verse —  2 Corinthians 1:3-4 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"My toes searched for traction on the slippery rocks as I gingerly moved forward. Then, suddenly I lost my footing... "Key verse —  Psalm 66:12 “You let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Make a list of the constants that break the mundane in your life. Recognize the little things that add bliss to your ordinary day."Key verse —  James 1:17 “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Mary is every woman. Reach out to her, and you will find yourself in the presence of the Son!"Key verse —  Matthew 1:18 “This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about[a]: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Growing up, I thought there was only one way to wash dishes. But life has taught me differently…"Key verse —  John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

…all along I thought that if I give my 10 percent, the Lord Almighty would “open the floodgates of heaven” and give me back that 10 percent and then some. But you know, not once does the Bible say that I'm getting the money back…"Key verse —  Malachi 3:10 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. “Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"I have a problem embracing the earth—dirt in particular. And I passed this quirk on to my son…"Key verse —  John 7:24 “Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"If the police stopped us (often because they were hoping we'd pay a bribe), we'd give them a Sentinelle…"Key verse —  Matthew 9:37-38 “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Twelve years ago, my brother's relationship came to a bitter end when his girlfriend left him and took with her their twin sons…"Key verse —  Psalm 23:5 “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Every professional whose column or book I have read claims that consistency is the key to well-behaved, obedient children. Yet, I struggle to stay consistent with my two young sons…"Key verse —  Isaiah 58:11 “The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"Our journey of faith that began with a fortune cookie took us into an experience of complete trust in God…" Key verse —  Genesis 12:1 “Leave your country, your family, and your father's home for a land that I will show you.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

Jesus makes Himself even more evident to us when the dark thunderstorms of trials come into our lives.Key verse —  John 1:5 “And the light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.”Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong.Get episode transcripts and more at https://hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

"My husband was killed in the car accident that injured our son and me, then pregnant with our second son. But, tragedy didn't stop with the accident…" Key verse —  Hebrews 13:5 “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Get episode transcripts and more at hopechannel.sg/alabasterjarsSupport the show at https://adventistgiving.sg

What does it take to master womanhood in this century? Key verse — Proverbs 31:33 “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Today's episode is read by Bernice Leong. Get episode transcripts and more at hopechannel.sg/alabasterjars Support the show (https://adventistgiving.sg)

"Is there anything more difficult than a relationship? Even your best friend can sometimes make you want to spit…" Key verse — Luke 6:37 "Do good to those who hate you." Today's episode is read by Sheena Quek.Find out more at hopechannel.sg/listen/alabasterjarsSupport the show (https://adventistgiving.sg)