Pastoral Message (Page 94)

By Not Known Our society and media abound in much sentimental nonsense concerning modern motherhood. Soft-lens photo shoots of fluffy pink scenes give images of contented mothers who spend their days being loved and served by their ever-doting husband and children, while puring themselves out in generous service to family and society. The reality is that today’s mum…

By Not Known We thank God for the 3 new elders and 4 new deacons who are installed today. This gives us a total of 13 elders and 9 deacons. 3 Elders will “retire” later this year after completing 2 terms (Elds Sunny Chan, Sng Kian Hoe and Tan Kim Chye). The elders, deacons and pastoral staff are the team that work together to give leadership to the church The…

By Not Known King Solomon has extraordinary wealth. He is described as being the wealthiest king of his day (1 Kgs 10:23). Among his several sources of income, he received 23 metric tons of gold annually (1 Kgs 10:14). That’s about $728 million per annually at this week’s gold price! What could you do if you had that kind of money? Many of us think that…

By Not Known The Easter message tells of how God so loved us sinners that he gave his Son so that, instead of facing judgement, we have eternal life. This is a welcome message but it is also the start of the good news God’s Easter love goes on to our peace and joy as we read in Rom 5: 1- 11. This is firstly peace with God (v1). By faith in Jesus’ Cross we are…

By Not Known Mark mentions that the resurrection of Jesus Christ happened on the ‘first day of the week‘ (16:2). This is significant as it forges a link between the 2 creations of God. His first creation was to make the world. His second creation is the new creation in the crucified and risen Christ The parallels are remarkable: The first creation was physical…

By Not Known Imagine you met someone standing under a street sign pointing to their favourite restaurant. A kind response would be to urge them to follow the sign, go to the restaurant and enjoy a meal. The purpose of the sing is to point away from itself to something else. It is quite like that with the Lord’s Supper. The Protestand reformers were fond of calling…

By Not Known What happens when you are ready to sleep at night? Some people drop off to sleep in an instand and wake up many hours later feeling ready to go. For these people, bedtime is a time of rest and re-creation in the deepest sense. For others, it is different. They lie on the bed and start thinking about life’s troubles. The hurts and problems of the day…

By Not Known It is a joy to have the youth lead the services today. We thank God for the way in which he has revitalised our ministry to youth in recent years. He has provided us with a good cohort of committed youth leaders as well as a pastoral staff to support this ministry. Most of our youth come from Christian homes. That is a wonderful start to their life with the…

By Not Known Perhaps you know this experience. You start doing an act of kindness for some people. At first they thank you. But after a time it all becomes routine and they cease to say ‘thanks’. You feel taken for granted and maybe even resentful. Do we take God’s grace for granted? God has done us a huge favour through Jesus. He has sought us out with…

By Not Known How many emails do you get? Many email in-boxes are packed night and day. (You may be surprised at how much church business is done by email in the ‘wee hours’!) Many check work email from holiday destinations because otherwise it’s an electronic tsunami when they…