Side by Side is a monthly publication written by Dr. Alvin Low for the encouragement of pastoral leaders worldwide.

Chinese translations provided by Chinese believers. ACTS is grateful for their labor of love.

  1. Choice and Consequences (Genesis 13:10-13) (English & Chinese)

  2. Building a Lasting Legacy (Genesis 24:1-67) (English & Chinese)

  3. Wrestling with God (Genesis 32:22-32) (English & Chinese)

  4. What is Success (Joshua 1:7-9) (English & Chinese)

  5. Conquering the Land (Joshua 11:23) (English & Chinese)

  6. Decision-Making (Ruth 1) (English & Chinese)

  7. Your Words Matter (Ruth 2, 3) (English & Chinese)

  8. Before you say “I do” (Book of Ruth) (English & Chinese)

  9. Seeking the Welfare of Another (Ruth 3) (English & Chinese)

  10. Building a Lasting Legacy (Ruth 4:18-22) (English & Chinese)

  11. Practical Theology of the Book of Ruth (English & Chinese)

  12. Twelve Key Lessons from the Book of Ruth (English & Chinese)

  13. The Choice of Jerusalem (English & Chinese)

  14. Seductive Detours Along the Journey of Service (1 Kings 13) (English) (English & Chinese)

  15. The Blunders of a Fool (2 Kings 5:1-14) (English & Chinese)

  16. The Repercussions and Reversal of Sins (2 Kings 16) (English & Chinese)

  17. Theological Truths from the Life of King Hoshea (2 Kings 17) (English & Chinese)

  18. Beyond the Point of No Return (2 Kings 21:1-18) (English & Chinese)

  19. The Mystery of Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:30) (English & Chinese)

  20. Forgive and Be Free (The Sad Story of Ahitophel) (English & Chinese)

  21. The Integrity of Character (1 Samuel 12:1-5) (English)

  22. David & Goliath (1 Samuel 17) (English & Chinese)

  23. Ziba (2 Samuel 16, 19) (English & Chinese)

  24. Mephibosheth (English & Chinese)

  25. The Power behind the Throne (The Story of Joab) (English & Chinese)

  26. The Prayer of Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:9-10) (English & Chinese)

  27. The Blessedness of the Righteous (Psalm 1) (English & Chinese)

  28. Come and See (Psalm 66) (English & Chinese)

  29. God and Children (Psalm 127:1-5) (English & Chinese)

  30. Psalm 127 (English & Chinese)

  31. God’s Desire for You: A Blessed Life (Proverbs 3:1-12) (English & Chinese)

  32. Troubles Ahead (Isaiah 5) (English & Chinese)

  33. Soaring above the Clouds (Isaiah 40:26-31) (English & Chinese)

  34. The Meaning of “Remembering Your Sins No More” (Isaiah 43:25) (English)

  35. The Weeping Prophet (Jeremiah 1:1-10) (English & Chinese)

  36. The Weeping Prophet (Part II) (Jeremiah 1:10) (English & Chinese)

  37. The Obedience of the Rekabites (Jeremiah 35) (English & Chinese)

  38. When Dreams Vanish (Ezekiel 1:1-3) (English) (English & Chinese)

  39. When People cannot handle your Success (Daniel 6) (English & Chinese)

  40. Living a Life that Pleases Him (Zechariah 1:1-6) (English & Chinese)

  41. The Vision of the Flying Scroll (Zechariah 5:1-4) (English & Chinese)

  42. Joel 2 and Acts 2 (English & Chinese)

  1. A Shepherd’s Christmas (English & Chinese)

  2. As I was Thinking (Joseph’s Journal) (English & Chinese)

  3. The Temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4) (English & Chinese)

  4. Salt and Light of the World (Matthew 5:13-16) (English)

  5. Let your “Yes” be “Yes” ( Matthew 5:33-37) (English & Chinese)

  6. A God-Centered Life (Matthew 6:1-18) (English & Chinese)

  7. The Disciples’ Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) (English & Chinese)

  8. Laying Up Treasures in Heaven (Matthew 6:19-20) (English) (English & Chinese)

  9. The Narrow Gate (Matthew 7:13-23) (English & Chinese)

  10. The Raging Storm (Matthew 8:23-27) (English & Chinese)

  11. The Extravagance of Grace (Matthew 15:21-28) (English) (Chinese)

  12. The Lesson of Great Faith (Matthew 15:21-28) (English)

  13. God Uses Infirmities (Matthew 15:29-31) (English) (English & Chinese)

  14. Compassion (Matthew 15:32-39) (English & Chinese)

  15. The Keys to the Kingdom (Matthew 16:13-20) (English & Chinese)

  16. Following Jesus (Matthew 16:24-28) (English & Chinese)

  17. The King is Coming (Matthew 21:1-11) (English & Chinese)

  18. The Olivet Discourse (Part I) (Matthew 24) (English & Chinese)

  19. The Olivet Discourse (Part II) (Matthew 25) (English & Chinese)

  20. Backsliding (Matthew 26:31-75) (English & Chinese)

  21. A Good Mother-in-Law (Mark 1:21-34) (English & Chinese)

  22. The Healing of the Paralytic (Mark 2:1-12) (English & Chinese)

  23. Swimming Against the Tide (Mark 6:17-29) (English & Chinese)

  24. Advancing God’s Work (Mark 9:38-41) (English & Chinese)

  25. A Radical Christian Community (Mark 9:42-50) (English & Chinese)

  26. God’s View on Marriage (Mark 10:1-12) (English & Chinese)

  27. The House of God (Mark 11:15-18) (English & Chinese)

  28. The Extravagance of Love (Mark 14:1-11) (English) (Chinese)

  29. She did a Beautiful Thing (Mark 14:6-9) (English)

  30. The Christmas Miracle (Luke 2:1-14) (English & Chinese)

  31. Solitude and Intimacy with God (Luke 5:16) (English) (English & Chinese)

  32. Dealing with Offenses (Luke 17:1-10) (English & Chinese)

  33. Turning Water into Wine (John 2) (English & Chinese)

  34. Born of Water and Spirit (John 3:5) (English & Chinese)

  35. Jesus Knows You (John 4) (English)

  36. Hope (John 5:1-18) (English & Chinese)

  37. Salvation in Christ (John 6:25-71) (English & Chinese)

  38. The Intimidation Techniques of the Pharisees (John 7) (English & Chinese)

  39. The Divinity of Jesus (John 8) (English & Chinese)

  40. I was Blind, now I See (John 9) (English & Chinese)

  41. If Only… (John 11) (English) (English & Chinese)

  42. Lazarus, Come Out (John 11) (English) (English & Chinese)

  43. Trusting in God who refused to Explain (John 14:1) (English & Chinese)

  44. The Secret to Effective Prayer (John 14-16) (English & Chinese)

  45. The Delight of Friendship (John 15:12-17) (English) (English & Chinese)

  46. Thomas (John 20:24-31) (English & Chinese)

  47. The Early Stages of the Discipleship Journey (English & Chinese)

  48. He is Risen (English & Chinese)

  49. God’s Promises and Our Prayers (Acts 1) (English)

  50. The Collaboration of Peter and John (Acts 3:1-10) (English & Chinese)

  51. The Courage of Peter and John (Acts 3:11-4:22) (English & Chinese)

  52. The Faith of Peter and John (Acts 3:1-10) (English & Chinese)

  53. Effective Discipleship (Acts 11:19-30) (English & Chinese)

  54. Is it Possible? (Acts 12) (English)

  55. The Call of Missions (Acts 13:1-3) (English & Chinese)

  56. The Character and Leadership of Barnabas (Acts 13) (English & Chinese)

  57. Distinctive Proclamation of the Gospel (Acts 17:22-31) (English & Chinese)

  58. Distinctive Proclamation of the Gospel (Part II) (English & Chinese)

  59. Abandonment to Christ (Acts 20:17-24) (English & Chinese)

  60. Living a Distinctive Life (Romans 8:12-17) (English)

  61. The Secret of Living to be like Jesus (Romans 8:29) (English & Chinese)

  62. Grieving for our Kinsmen (Romans 9:1-5) (English)

  63. Our Salvation in Christ (Romans 9:6-13) (English)

  64. The Christian Response to Evil (Romans 12:17-22) (English & Chinese)

  65. Healing in the Lord’s Supper? (1 Corinthians 11:25) (English & Chinese)

  66. A New Creature in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17) (English)

  67. When God Steps In (Galatians 4:4-5) (English & Chinese)

  68. Carrying Each Other’s Burden (Galatians 6:2, 9-10) (English & Chinese)

  69. Doing Good (Galatians 6:9-10) (English & Chinese)

  70. Christ’s Gifts to the Church (Ephesians 4:11-16) (English & Chinese)

  71. In Your Anger, do not Sin (Ephesians 4:26-32) (English & Chinese)

  72. Redeeming the Time (Ephesians 5:15-16; Colossians 4:5) (English)

  73. The Reality of Spiritual Warfare (Ephesians 6) (English & Chinese)

  74. Morning Tea with the Lord (Philippians 1:12-18) (Chinese)

  75. Holy Discontentment (Philippians 4:11-13) (English & Chinese)

  76. The Gospel is Bearing Fruit and Growing (Colossians 1:6) (English & Chinese)

  77. The Gospel is Bearing Fruit and Growing (Part II) (English & Chinese)

  78. He is the One we Proclaim (Colossians 1:28-29) (English & Chinese)

  79. Living Your Life in Him (Colossians 2:6) (English & Chinese)

  80. Building a Spiritual Immune System (Colossians 3:1-17) (English & Chinese)

  81. When the Trumpets Sound (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) (English & Chinese)

  82. Parenting Guidelines from 1 Thessalonians 4 (English & Chinese)

  83. Timothy (English)

  84. Navigating the Last Days (2 Timothy 3) (English)

  85. Receiving the Crown (2 Timothy 4:6-10) (English & Chinese)

  86. The Road Less Traveled (2 Timothy 4:9-22) (English & Chinese)

  87. Theological Truths in Hebrews 9:13-15 (English)

  88. Does it matter to whom it was written? (Hebrews 10:19-39) (English)

  89. Running the Race (Hebrews 12:1-3) (English & Chinese)

  90. Jesus in the Book of James (English & Chinese)

  91. Small but Lethal (James 3:1-12) (English & Chinese)

  92. The Misery of Self-Indulgence (James 5:1-6) (English & Chinese)

  93. Christian Duties in the light of the End (1 Peter 4:7-11) (English & Chinese)

  94. What Kind of People Ought You to be (2 Peter 3:7-14) (English & Chinese)

  95. The Meaning of “Water” and “Blood” (1 John 5:6-9) (English & Chinese)

  96. The Powerlessness of Death (Revelation 7:9-17) (English & Chinese)

  97. Singing a New Song (Revelation 14:1-5) (English & Chinese)

  98. The 144,000 of Revelation 14 (English & Chinese)

  99. Quenching the Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19) (English)

  1. Embracing Uncertainty (English) (English & Chinese)

  2. Freedom and Decision Making (English)

  3. The Law of the Land vs. The Law of Christ (English)

  4. Love and Pain (English)

  5. No Other Name (The Uniqueness of Christ) (English & Chinese)

  6. The Little Things and the Little People (English & Chinese)

  7. The Dove (English & Chinese)

  8. Biblical Love (English & Chinese)

  9. The Practice of Love (English & Chinese)

  10. The Marks of Humility (English & Chinese)

  11. The Will of God and Decision Making (English & Chinese)

  12. The Price of Leadership (English & Chinese)

  13. What does it mean to be a Disciple of Jesus (English & Chinese)

  14. Preserving the Unity of Marriage (Part I) (English & Chinese)

  15. Preserving the Unity of Marriage (Part II) (English & Chinese)

  16. Bedside Vigil: Finishing Well (by Sandi Banks) (English & Chinese)

  17. Misunderstanding (English & Chinese)

  18. The Role of Women in the Church (English & Chinese)

  19. The Greatest Need (English & Chinese)

  20. The Humor of God (English & Chinese)

  21. The Holocaust (English & Chinese)

  22. Turning Scars into Stars (English & Chinese)

  23. Secular Business (English & Chinese)

  24. Dealing with Personal Weaknesses (English & Chinese)

  25. Thinking of Missions Strategically (English & Chinese)

  26. Old Testament and New Testament Summary (English & Chinese)

  27. Dreaming and Waiting (English & Chinese)

  28. The Darkness of the Soul (English & Chinese)

  29. The Christian View of Healing (English & Chinese)

  30. A Personal Confession about Statistics (English & Chinese)

  31. Generational Curses (English & Chinese)

  32. When our Prayer is Delayed (English & Chinese)

  33. The Blame Game (English & Chinese)

  34. The Evidences of the New Birth (English & Chinese)

  35. The Theology of Sleep (English)

  36. Seeking a Quick Fix (English & Chinese)

  37. The Bible and LGBTQ (English & Chinese)

  38. When God will not answer your Prayers (English & Chinese)

  39. A Personal Perspective on Giving (English & Chinese)

  40. Marks of a Proud Person (English & Chinese)

  41. How to detect Deception (English & Chinese)

  42. Repentance and Turning to God (English & Chinese)

  43. The Inspiration of the Scripture (English & Chinese)

  44. The Doctrine of Justification (English)

  45. When People are Ungrateful (English & Chinese)

  46. The Major Components of Life (English & Chinese)

  47. Managing Transitions (English)

  48. To Drink or not to Drink (English)

  49. The Categorization of Biblical Truths (English)

  50. Do Children who died go to Heaven? (English)

  51. Barnabas, the Advocate (English)

  52. The Eternal Security of Believers (English)

  53. Salvation Chart (English)

  54. Living Wisely (100 Quotes) (English)

  55. Is there LIFE after Death? (English) (Nepali) (Hindi)

  56. The Vietnam War (English) (Clarification)

  57. The Most Fundamental Issue of Our Time (English)

  58. Counting Seeds (English)

  59. The Influence of OT Laws in American Judiciary (English)

  60. The Problems with Post-Tribulation Rapture of the Church (English)

  1. A Review of John MacArthur’s “The Gospel According to Jesus” (English)

  2. A Review of “The Bait of Satan” by John Bevere (English)

  3. An Evaluation of Lou Engle’s “The Latter Rain” (English)

  1. The Conversion and the Call (English)

  2. Church-Planting in Dallas, Texas (English)

  3. Visit to Lumbini (Birthplace of Buddha), Nepal (English)

  4. Cruise Evangelism (English)

  5. Syllabus for Homiletics (English)

  6. Sermon Evaluation Form (English)

  7. Feedback Form for Preaching (English)

  8. Syllabus for Ministry in Asian Context (English)

  9. Speaking Across Cultures (English)

  10. The East and the West (Differences of Cultures) (English)

  11. Cross-Cultural Adaptations (English)

  12. Confession (English) (Chinese)

  13. Effective Simultaneous Interpretation (English)