Church News (Page 26)

By Rev Dr Edward Goh I read an article years ago that defended the use of Rev. 3:20 for inviting Christ into one’s life. Such a usage of the verse was debated because the Lord Jesus was speaking not to unbelievers but His church. That door is the door to our hearts. He knocks because He wants to enter into our lives, to dine with us. As the article has rightly asserted,…

By Ps Ho Wei Liang Sit back and reflect for a moment. Is your life filled with thanksgiving or complaint? It is so easy to live a life of grumbling and discontentment with many things. It is so easy to be annoyed and irked by the littlest things which did not go the way we wanted it. It is so easy to “see the speck in your brother’s eye” (Matt. 7:3) and find fault with…

By Pr Herna Kong Our busyness in our ministry can turn out to be a danger to our spiritual life. We can unwittingly end up letting it take the place of our solitude with God. Sometimes, we can be so engrossed enjoying what we are doing for God that we prefer that to what God is doing for us. We would rather God do His work through us than in us. If we do not watch out,…

By Dr Agnes Tan By tomorrow it would have been two weeks since Singapore initiated a circuit breaker to curb the spread of COVID-19. In times like this where fears and anxieties are overwhelming, I am encouraged by this hymn—“Be not dismayed whate’er betide, God will take care of you; Beneath his wings of love abide, God will take care of you. God will take care of you,…

By Rev Dr Edward Goh The Lord told his disciples in John 16:33, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Troubles are in the world ever since sin came and brought death as its consequence. Sicknesses like COVID-19 which can lead to death only points to the truth of God’s word. God allows troubles, sickness and death into this world…

By Ps Ho Wei Liang Can you remember when was the last time you were welcomed into church with a warm handshake by our cheery greeters? When was the last time we greeted one another by way of physical handshakes? It probably feels like it’s a long time back. In the time that followed, more and more social distancing measures were established and observed, rightly so as we…

By Rev Dr Edward Goh Paul tells us in 1 Cor. 8:3 the only reason anyone can know God and love Him, is because we are known by Him. This is not an intellectual, but a personal and intimate knowing. Paul exclaims in verse 6, “yet for us, there is one God, the Father . . . and one Lord, Jesus Christ . . . .” This is what the Gospel has revealed to us. In troubled times, it’s…

By Rev Dr Clive Chin And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:7) Now that COVID-19 is declared a pandemic, spreading infection and death to almost every nation on earth, crashing stock markets along the way, and halting global travel, the Atlantic Magazine considers it a…

By Dr Agnes Tan A few years ago, I decided to go for a Lasik eye surgery.  I had always worn eye glasses and contact lenses so the morning after my surgery, I was ecstatic.  My eyesight had become so much clearer and as I looked outside at the garden, I could see sharp colours and detailed lines of the leaves and flowers.  What a marvellous sight! And what…