Posts from December 2021

A Change of Plans

We all have our plans in life. Some of us may have plans to further our studies abroad, to get married, to buy a house, or to travel to this or that country. Likewise, although the Bible does not mention Mary and Joseph’s plans, I believe they had theirs as well. Being human and betrothed to each other, they must have made plans for their future together as husband and wife. Their plans were abruptly interrupted and changed when an…

Finding Peace in A Broken World

I had always felt that peace was such a fleeting sensation. Perhaps my time in the hospital best exemplified this: I could be looking out of the window at lunchtime, briefly losing myself in the peaceful serenity of the autumn landscape, marvelling at the beauty of God’s creation; in the next minute I find myself frantically dashing to the wards to resuscitate a collapsed patient, anxiously hoping that everything will be okay. Peace, I have found, is always rudely interrupted…

STARTING OF ONSITE SUNDAY SCHOOL

Onsite Sunday School (3-12yo) will commence from Sun, 12 Deconwards, 9:00 – 10:00am. Parents will get more information through their Parent Teacher Connect (PTC) chat groups. New registration of children can be done via the link below

The Importance of Christian Community

Have you ever noticed that whenever the Bible talks about believers, it uses metaphors that talk about Christians as a whole community, rather than as individuals? We need to be connected to the true Vine (John 15:1-8) We are one Body (Rom 12:4-5, 1 Cor 1:12-27, Eph 5:23) We are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession (1 Pet 2:9-10) We are a family, a household (1 Tim 3:5, 15) This tells us something very…