Pastoral Message (Page 33)

By Not Known And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up (NLT, Deut. 6:6-7). A child…

By Not Known At the wake service of my aunt last month, a pastor from her church whom I knew asked me a pointed question during our brief conversation, “What do you think Christians say to each other in church?”  I had no idea why he asked me that question to begin with.  Nonetheless it set me thinking. I’d been talking with various people since then. …

By Not Known “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us … For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (Jn. 1:14, 17). Much has been debated recently regarding Singapore’s Penal Code, in particular Section 377A, following the recent decision by the Indian Supreme Court to rule in favour of decriminalising homosexuality.…

By Not Known 1 Tim. 1:3-7 “Teach Truth. Love Well” is the motto or tag line of Dallas Theological Seminary. It conveys the ideal that biblical truth, when properly understood, is best manifested in Christian love. Yet Christians struggle with the apparent disconnect between faith and practice in our lives. In 1 Tim. 1:3-7, we see the importance of right doctrine in Paul’s…

By Not Known “Crazy Rich Asians,” a Warner Brothers adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s best-selling novel has taken the world by storm since its premiere in mid-August. In 3 weeks, the film has become the most successful Hollywood studio romantic comedy in nearly a decade at the U.S. box office, topping the charts for the third weekend in a row, already raking in an…

By Not Known We learnt in Acts 9 that the Gospel changed the life of Saul.  He was tracking down all the followers of Jesus Christ in Damascus so as to persecute them.  Instead, the Lord Jesus confronted him.  In the encounter, he was blinded and when he was healed, he became a changed man.  His name was changed from Saul to Paul, from a murderer to…

By Not Known How may we experience the power and presence of God in our lives today? The book of Acts shows us the answer. Jesus promised the church in Acts 1:8 that “You shall receive power . . . and you shall be my witnesses. . . .” Receiving His power and becoming His witnesses are twin promises…

By Not Known God cares not only for the spiritual but also the physical aspect of our life. He created our human body, and I believe he is pleased when we enjoy good health and vigour. However, on this side of life, there is no guarantee that we will always stay healthy. Nevertheless, God promises something much more glorious – a new body, like our present one but…

By Not Known A young pastor was being chastised once when he was praying for the sick that he was preaching a prosperity gospel.  He was shocked at how he had allowed that theology to sip into his life.  He has since learnt not to pray that when one seeks God fully and strive to be holy, God will heal completely.  Last week, Christianity Today, reported…

By Not Known Enter His gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise… For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever… Psalm 100:4-5 If you’ve been attending ORPC regularly, you probably have noticed that after the Prelude and Entry of the Bible, we start our worship service with a Call to Worship. I want to share some thoughts about why we do this as well…