Pastoral Messages (Page 67)

By Not Known Whenever a Master of Ceremony (MC) calls the seated guests to rise, we imagine the playing of the fanfare and expect the arrival of some important persons with pomp and pageantry. But what if the dust settles and no one turns up after repeated calls… two explanations are possible: (1) the MC is mistaken; or (2) the Guest-of-Honour is late. Whichever…

By Not Known Weddings are great occasions of love and there isn’t anything quite like witnessing two lives coming together in the sight of God, family, and friends as they become husband and wife. More importantly, it characterizes the eternal relationship that exists between Christ and his church. Last Saturday, I had the honor and privilege of preaching at a…

By Not Known When God confused the language of the whole world and scattered the people all over the earth (Gen 11:7&8), it was with a specific purpose that they would never be so united in power and ability as to think a world of themselves (11:4&6). The underlining danger is that humankind would deny God as God. It is not surprising that sinful humankind should…

By Not Known One of the most poignant scenes in Acts 2 is when the listeners of Peter’s sermon are described as being “cut to the heart”.  They then responded to the apostles: “Brothers, what should we do?”  Peter’s reply was “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of your…

By Not Known When I completed the last paper of my PSLE, I thought I was getting nearer to be a fighter pilot as I always wanted to.  I loved to fly even though I had no idea at that time where the airport was even situated.  I had only seen planes on TVs and movies.  After two years, that ambition gave way to being a professional athlete when I took up…

By Not Known I remember a TV documentary some time back when a male German Shepherd came running to its owner after wandering off to the field. It would run toward him and then off again and then back several times until its owner realised that it was trying to get him to follow in its direction.  He did, and found another dog with its leg severely wounded by a…

By Not Known In 1856, God worked through some Scottish expatriates as they founded this church. Since then, we could see how God has been with us. With every generation carrying and building on from the last, from a small congregation of a few, we now have many. From what little resources the early generation had, we now have plenty.  Indeed, let us give thanks to…

By Not Known What is the difference between fervent petitioning and faithless nagging on God? Jesus describes the latter, in the case of the Pharisees, as an endless babbling and an empty showmanship (Matt 6:7). While many of us would also frown upon that, it is worth examining our own intercessory life. Why do parents nag their teenagers? Why does a wife nag her husband?…

By Not Known Many possibilities associate themselves with the exclamation – “Thank God!” From simply a self-congratulatory relief to a heartfelt gratitude to God, this phrase has by and large lost what its words literally mean – Thank You, God! “We always thank God… when we pray for you…” (Col 1:3).  The faith of the…