Pastoral Message (Page 17)

By Dr Dominic Kuek During my time as a doctor, I quickly learnt that there’s no such thing as taking a break from my profession. I got used to the idea that, even on a day off, I could be asked to give medical advice when meeting friends, be expected to help if someone faints in a mall, and even called to respond if there’s a medical emergency on the plane. Thankfully,…

By Ps Tan Hui Ru One of John Piper’s more famous quotes is “Missions exist because worship doesn’t” — his point is that we proclaim God’s name to all nations so that God will be worshipped by all nations. But what is worship? And how would you explain to a non-Christian friend or family member what worship is? Worship is a term so familiar to us that we seldom think about…

By Pr Ho Wei Liang “Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.’” (John 20:21) John Piper says that “Missions exists because worship doesn’t.” Adapting his motto just a little, my lecturer in mission at Trinity Theological College would say, “Mission exists because worship doesn’t.” What’s so different between the two? As our church…

By Pr Herna Kong “And how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 3:15). Do we read the Bible every day? Some of us may say, “I don’t have the time.” However, don’t we still make time for other things? We often struggle to make the time to read the Bible, even though we know that…

By Dr Dominic Kuek “So how are you going to apply the sermon today?” I remember being quite taken aback when the lady sitting next to me in church asked me that very question after service. Quite frankly, my mind had been preoccupied with lunch plans at that moment, and the thought of discussing the sermon (and the implications it has on my life) with someone else had…

By Rev Dr Edward Goh Channel News Asia recently reported that some teachers’ mental health is at an all-time low. An engagement survey shows thirty per cent of the MOE teachers are struggling to cope with the increased work stress brought about by the need to generate new lesson plans, online quizzes, and monitor the emotional cum mental health of students amid the…

By Dr Agnes Tan At the beginning of our COVID-19 lockdown, the choir chose an anthem called “A Community of Faith” as their first audio recording project and as a reminder of what a community of faith should look like, even when facing a global pandemic. The refrain of the anthem goes like this, “A community of faith, loving one another. A community of grace, reaching out…

By Rev Dr Clive Chin What is biblical discipleship? Those who follow Jesus by faith are known as his disciples. Scripture does not make a distinction between Christians who are “normal believers” and disciples who are “super Christians”. We are either following Jesus as his disciples or we are not; there is no middle ground (Matt. 12:30). I believe that discipleship flows…

By Pr Ho Wei Liang Over a six-year longitudinal study from 2004-2010 involving more than 500 youths, Christian youth researchers from the Fuller Youth Institute investigated how faith can be more successfully passed on. At the end of it, they pinpointed “steps youth workers, churches, parents, and students themselves can take to help students stay on the Sticky Faith…