Pastoral Message (Page 37)

By Not Known Just last week, our Young Adults spent 4 days at a serene and simple retreat centre in Malacca. God has blessed our time together, we were challenged and encouraged by God’s Word and Spirit through the speaker, the retreat activities planned by the organising committee, and the many good opportunities for reflection, deep sharing, prayer and fellowship. At…

By Not Known “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Micah 5:2 Christmas is a joyous season for celebration – a great reminder of our loving Father who has given His Son to save the world from sins and sorrows. …

By Not Known “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word” (1:38).  What a remarkable statement! Is Mary aware that her statement entails risk? Does she know that her statement made in obedience to God exposes her to the risk of being regarded as a betrayer by…

By Not Known There was a report recently of a passenger’s angst when his budget flight was delayed for almost 24 hours.  The airline compensated with a voucher that according to that stranded passenger, “couldn’t even be enough for a bowl of noodles”.  His expectation of being compensated adequately was severely dampened.  How do we manage our expectation?…

By Not Known How shall it be that despite the innumerous sins that we have committed in thoughts, words, and actions in all areas of our lives, Scripture says to us: “Everyone who believes in Him will not be put to shame” (Romans 10:11). How does this act of believing in Christ remove our shame? This act of believing is to be understood primarily in relational terms. It…

By Not Known As we end our sermon series on the book of Amos, there is a sobering warning in 8:11-12, “The days are coming, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I will send a famine through the land – not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. Men will stagger … searching for the word of the LORD, but they will not find…

By Not Known “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” James 1:2-3 Recently, the Sunshine Fellowship had a Thanksgiving fellowship.  The testimonies of God’s goodness which came from our senior members speak so much of God’s faithfulness – He is…

By Not Known One of the cardinal sins of man is his lust for more. Despite living in a palace with beautiful gardens, King Ahab of Israel was unhappy as long as he could not have Naboth’s vineyard (1 Kings 21). Likewise, Prophet Nathan exposed David’s sin by telling him the story of how a man with many sheep took away the only sheep of a poor man. Hearing the story, David…

By Not Known In the Old Testament, the word sacrifice contains numerous implications.  Sacrifice is a word used to describe the Israelites’ worship practice (Gen 8:20, 22:2). Sacrifice represents the offering (of bulls, sheep or birds) that the worshipper must bring when they come to God (Lev 1:2). Sacrifice symbolises the transference of one’s guilt.  “When the…

By Not Known This year marks the 500th year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, where on 31 Oct 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the door of the church in Wittenberg. That sparked a movement that has continued throughout the centuries, and today, our church is a recipient of what the Reformers stood for and sacrificed their lives for. As much as there…