Pastoral Messages (Page 19)

By Rev Dr Edward Goh Have you ever wondered how much God loves us? Paul repeatedly reminded us of the Father’s love for us in Ephesians. He said, “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us . . . so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus” (Eph. 2:4-7). God loves…

By Rev Dr Clive Chin Beginning in August, our church will begin a series of expositional messages on Paul’s second letter to his apprentice, Timothy. What is the message of 2 Timothy and why is it relevant to the life of ORPC?  This letter is a great resource for struggling Christians, who don’t know what the future holds but want to be faithful. Essentially, these…

By Pr Ho Wei Liang “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for…

By Dr Dominic Kuek “We are a new creation in Christ.” It is perhaps one of the most extraordinary statements a Christian can utter. Extraordinary because in a world of the dead and the damned, we are those who are gloriously alive. Extraordinary because God’s unfathomable grace was shown towards undeserving sinners like us. Extraordinary because it is true. Irrefutably,…

By Ps Tan Hui Ru Today we begin on-site services again, after going entirely online for Phase 2 (Heightened Alert). Another day, another change in regulations. It feels like there’s no longer any certainty in anything that we do, and it’s been a long time since we were able to make long term plans of any sort. Any plan we make seems to be immediately overturned by events,…

By Pr Herna Kong Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil (Prov. 4:23-27, NLT). Taking care of…

By Eld Lim Chung Wei The word “sanctification” may be difficult to understand. It is the process of achieving holiness in the believer’s life through the power of the Holy Spirit (Rom 6:19-22; 1 Thess 4:3-7). Because God is holy, he expects his believers to be holy and thus believers are to strive to become holy (1 Pet 1:15-16) by obeying God (Isa 8:13; 1 Pet 3:15). …

By Rev Dr Edward Goh In Ephesians 1:18-20, Paul prays for the eyes of our hearts to be enlightened to see the greatness of God’s power at work within us, the same power that raised Christ from the dead. Paul explains in Ephesians 2:5-6 that this is the same power that raised us from our spiritual death and seated us with Christ in the heavenly places. How did all this…

By Pr Ho Wei Liang In the pastoral message two weeks ago, Rev Clive explained the two halves of Ephesians: the first half consisting of theological truths which then exhorts us to live out our heavenly calling through sanctified relationships within and beyond God’s new community in the second. The emphasis on the saved community is clear. Indeed, “spiritual growth occurs…

By Dr Dominic Kuek “No alien is to enter…the temple and enclosure. Whoever is caught will be himself responsible for his ensuing death.” These words were hung outside the temple during Jesus’ day, a warning to pagan Gentiles that they would be stoned if they entered the inner courtyard of the temple. It was to protect the holiness of the temple, because God’s dwelling…