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By Not Known How did Christians in the early church actually worship?  There are two primary sources from which we get an idea to this question. In Acts 2:36-47, Luke the evangelist wrote to Theophilus about Christian worship.  From his account, we notice that Christian worship is foundationally a responsive outflow from a genuine relationship with God through…

By Not Known This is the third and final part of this series of reflection on Growing ORPC.  I pray that this may enable us to reflect on how we may grow together as a church dedicated to obey God passionately. 10.    Serving God in ministry.  In many growing churches, one of the clear signs of growth is when members make career sacrifices to…

By Not Known Not many local churches have an evening service, but we do.  Over the years, it has provided an alternative worship time-slot to those who might be working on Sundays, who missed their normal morning service for one reason or another, or who simply prefer a quieter service at a different time of day.  I remember as a youth in the 1970’s attending…

By Not Known Following from where we left off last month in looking at some characteristics of a growing ORPC, here are my other observations. 5.    Sharing the Gospel.  As we look at any growing church, one thing that sets them apart is their passion to want to tell others about their faith.  A believer’s relationship with God cannot be hidden or…

By Not Known In my last Pastoral Message on 9 August, I provided 20 reasons why I appreciated Singapore, but unfortunately the last three were not included. So here are the missing ones: 18    National Service has instilled character, helped foster inter-racial bonding and national pride. 19    Strong and dedicated Prime Ministers and…

By Not Known As we continue our journey to grow as God works in our lives, we need to look into some areas to spur and “stir one another to love and good deeds.”  I had the opportunity to visit a number of churches some years ago and as part of my preparations in teaching a course at SBC, I did some research into church growth.   One of the many questions that…

By Not Known On this National Day weekend, we praise and thank God for our nation’s 50th anniversary.  Here are some reasons why my wife and I are grateful for Singapore.  What are yours? 1    Clean, well-organised and efficient government, unafraid to implement beneficial policies; succession planning has ensured stability. 2  …