Church News (Page 49)

By Not Known Today marks the 4th and last Sunday of Advent, representing joy that Jesus gives to the world.  As the year-end approaches, perhaps it is a good time to reflect with thanksgiving on all that God has done for us in 2015.  What can we be thankful for in this past year, not just for all the good, but dare we say, even for the bad things that have…

By Not Known Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the US (the fourth Thursday of November).  Since the 1930s, it has been regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, and most major retailers open very early (and more recently even through the night) offerring promotional sales.  Sales in 2014 fell for the first time since 2008…

By Not Known Previously (22 Nov), I wrote that unforgiveness is a sin in the light of the Gospel. However, God forgives justly, and justice demands confession and repentance; restitution and punishment.  How then does God exercise justice in forgiveness? In 2 Samuel 12:13b-23 David was confronted with the threats of two deaths: (1) His own (v13b); (2) His son borne…

By Not Known Psalm 23.2-3:  He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul: He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. There is a difference between a cowboy and a shepherd.  How do cowboys move their cattle? They drive them along, they shout, they slap the cows and fire their guns in the air. …

By Not Known In his article “Real Danger of Unforgiveness”, Todd Morrison, a Christian writer and speaker wrote – “A life spent practicing unforgiveness toward those who have wounded us feeds that malignant growth in our soul, hinders our capacity for healthy relationships and binds us in the oppressive chains of anger, suspicion, resentment and fear.” …

By Not Known Sin is powerful because it binds us to commit it again and again.  The Israelites at the time of Judges clearly had to grapple with this.  The grand summary of the records here is that “every man did that which was right in their own eyes” (Judges 21:25).  There was this nonchalant attitude that says, “I do my own thing and it’s none of your…

By Not Known Prepared by the National Council of Churches of Singapore 29 July 2003 of which the Presbyterian denomination is a member. Preamble: There has recently been wide discussion in the press and the Internet on the issue of homosexuality with different views expressed. Christians, like other thoughtful citizens, are also concerned about this issue. We present our…

By Not Known Last Sunday, we ended our celebration of ORPC’s 159th Anniversary cum 498th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation with the rousing “Hallelujah Chorus” by Handel.  We declared our God as the “King of kings, and Lord of lords” who reigns for forever and ever.  Whenever and wherever this Chorus is sung, it is customary that God’s people stand in…

By Not Known There are many significant events in life that may and should be celebrated.  They range from moving into a new home to having a new job or career or welcoming a new birth.  These meaningful milestones mark changes or progress in life.  Celebrations are in place to remember the occasions that bring blessings or rewards from new changes. The…

By Not Known Here is a brief explanation of each stage of our “worship journey” each Sunday. I    We Prepare To Meet God     The ringing of the bell, and the musical prelude are signals to us that something important is going to happen.  They tell us to clear the            …