Pastoral Message (Page 38)

By Not Known “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” 1 Peter 1:3 In our Mission Emphasis Month, we emphasise on the reaching out to the lost through evangelism and mission.  The Apostle Peter reminds us in the Scripture that we…

By Not Known How should we approach the Book of Acts? Even as we consider God’s promises and commands to us in this Book, note that it is the second volume of Luke’s work, addressed to Theophilus, after the Gospel of Luke. Various titles have been suggested for it: “The Acts of the Apostles”, “The Acts of Peter and Paul”, “The Acts of the Holy Spirit”, or more…

By Not Known I read this Pastor’s Reflection recently and felt compelled to share this with you. This afternoon I visited a man, Mr. Tan, in hospital. He picks and sells discarded things. He is what we call a karang guni man. His late wife left him with 3 young children. They got back together only for the wife to pass away because of cancer. This man, in his late 40s,…

By Not Known But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead….” (Philippians 3:13b) Undoubtedly, there are always things in our life that we remember; both beautiful and bad experiences. There is one thing, however, which we should always remember, and that is, not to forget God! Being in the sinful flesh, we have the tendency to forget…

By Not Known Do you enjoy eating bread? Whether it’s the traditional kaya toast, the 6-inch sandwiches, French baguettes, or the more recent fusion salted-egg croissants, there seems to be all types of bread to suit all preferences of taste and texture. Imagine eating the same type of bread for 40 years. That’s what happened to the Israelites where their…

By Not Known “We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.”   2 Thessalonians 1:3 What are the dangers when our faith in Christ is not growing? Let us explore two of the possible reasons. Paul warns us not to remain an infant in our…

By Not Known Sickness is never far from anyone of us. At any time, most of us do know of someone we love who has fallen ill. Sickness can disrupt our lives, prevent us from accomplishing our dreams, or simply stop us from doing what we enjoy. Sickness can bring long-lasting pain and torment to our minds and bodies. The strongest and the richest among us are not spared…

By Not Known Is your faith being tested right now? Are you finding it hard to trust in God’s promises? Learn from Abraham so you may also pass the test that God has allowed you to experience (Gen 22).  After years of waiting for the promised son, Abraham finally has a son.  But now, God…

By Not Known In Luke 24, two disciples of Jesus were walking to Emmaus. As they walked along the road, the resurrected Lord joined them, but they didn’t recognise Him.  We are told that “their eyes were kept from recognising him” (Luke 24:16). They were Jesus’ own disciples, and yet they didn’t recognise Him. Why and how? How could you not recognise someone you had…

By Not Known Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” (Isa 6:8) When God called, Isaiah’s heart responded right away. Although he felt unworthy of God’s calling, as he recognized he was just a sinful human being, he did not doubt God’s forgiveness of his sin, and so he was eager to respond to…