Pastoral Message (Page 55)

By Not Known Colossians is a 2000 year-old letter that contains relevant messages for us today.  It was written as a response to problems that had arisen in the church; false teachings had undermined and distracted them from the person and the work of Jesus Christ and the sufficiency of the salvation believers have in Him. (2:8) In the light of this, Paul wrote to…

By Not Known An elder was chatting with a regular worshipper.  “Brother, what’s your area of service?”  He replied, “Err… I’m “just” an usher.”  “Thank God for you. That’s wonderful!”  The elder responded.  “Oh, I’m just volunteering,” that brother replied, “I’m not called like you, elder.” Are you serving in ORPC? Or are you just volunteering? As…

By Not Known The sheer weight of manuscript evidence gives us confidence that the New Testament has been transmitted to us accurately.  We now possess more than 5,750 ancient New Testament Greek manuscripts with some of them dating as early as A.D. 100.  Seven fragments from chapters 4, 5…

By Not Known My mother is a woman of prayer.  After coming back from work, mom would go to her room to pray.  Her prayers were long and many times after praying, there would be tears in her eyes.  When asked what she was praying for everyday, she replied, “For guidance in life for all of you, for your unsaved grandparents, uncles and aunts, for sick…

By Not Known There are only two more days before 2014. I have always found it tremendously helpful at this time of the year, to spend time reflecting over the past 12 months of my life. God has always used these times of reflection to teach me certain lessons. These in turn, help me look ahead to the next year.   So I would like to show you a verse, followed by two…

By Not Known In the aftermath of last week’s riot in Little India, public interest started to revolve around the identity of a particular man in checked shirt – the hero of that 8 December night who was captured on video fighting off attackers of the tour bus. Just when people thought that the hero was found, he turned out to be a fake after alert reporters…

By Not Known Visiting Bethlehem has always been thought-provoking for me, and the recent visit was no different.  Bethlehem, as a little town today, is under Palestinian control.  Its community is predominantly Moslem.  Yet, on Manger Square, a huge, almost 8-storey-high Christmas…

By Not Known Gifts are a regular part of our Christmas tradition.  Every Christmas, we try to look for the perfect gift and often, we also like to receive good gifts.  Children give parents their wish list in order to get the gifts they dreamed of.   Adults also have their wish list although most are too shy to share them.  I have a friend who…

By Not Known Most of us have heard of the Prosperity Gospel which focuses on the rewards of the righteous.  Champions of this belief feel that it is their right to be given, found and open to them as they ask, seek and knock. There is really no need to wear oneself out to get rich because,…

By Not Known As we approach our AGM in two Saturdays’ time, we will read many reports of ministries and activities. Each must be planned, prepared for, prayed over and executed by people. Over the years there will be many activities, requiring people with different skills, gifting and experience. The bigger the projects, the more people with a greater variety of…