Church News (Page 58)
PRAY FOR PREACHERS… AND LISTENERS
By Not Known Preaching is an awesome responsibility. Most preachers do their best to exegete the preaching passage, carve out an outline, apply relevantly and find apt illustrations. They seek to be competent “wordsmiths” aiming to inspire God’s people to live godly lives in the coming week, and to nurture long-term spiritual maturity. All this requires…
GOOD NEIGHBOURS, NICE NEIGHBOURHOOD
By Not Known In a Jurong Town Council newspaper which is circulated every quarter, there was an article entitled “Love your neighbours”. A quote by Mdm Halimah Yacob (one of our MPs and current Speaker of Parliament) followed: “Neighbours who don’t know each other, don’t care for each other, that’s the problem. If we did know…
No Excuses
By Not Known Many make excuses for not doing their best and not striving for excellent results but instead settle for the mediocre. Here are some people who offered no excuses but simply gave their best and accomplished excellent results. At 19 months, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. But she was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts…
Give Thanks for Your Home
By Not Known Home dedications seem to have become less frequent over the years. Hopefully whether we live in old or new premises, we shall never forget that everything we possess – including our homes – has been given by our gracious Lord, and therefore we should not fail to acknowledge and thank Him. Deut 8:11-14, 17-18 Be careful that you do not forget…
Of Wimbledon and Redemption
By Not Known Think back to last week’s Wimbledon triumph by Andy Murray. If you did not know that the last British champion was crowned 77 years ago, Murray’s win would have been just a win. But if we knew the backstory, his triumph takes on a new significance. There is always a context and a backstory. Without them, an event can never be fully…
Bitterness
By Not Known My son loves eating bitter gourd. He simply loves its bitterness. For many people, bitterness is an acquired taste. The Chinese have a traditional saying that associates the medicinal benefits of herbs to bitterness. Most durian lovers would prize a bitter-sweet fruit over a merely sweet one. In a sense, bitterness is a unique taste that brings out the…
Law of the Garbage Truck
By Not Known As we meditate on who Jesus is today from John 14:6, it is good for us to truly know Jesus and trust Him as our Saviour. For when we do, we know the way (to live) and have the truth (to stand on) and the life (to live fully as He has promised). I am reminded very much of this story that I held dear for a long time. I hope this may encourage…
Cheap Grace
The Mission
By Not Known Since childhood, we love stories of heroes and heroines; of good prevailing over evil; of struggles and of self-sacrifices for greater good. As a little boy, I remembered watching the Star Wars movies, and wanting to be a hero. I imagined myself triumphant above circumstances, with a lightsabre in my hand. Heroic tales captivate and stir our hearts,…
By Not Known Hello, Church! I have only been serving in ORPC for two weeks and I already love this church. Thank you for extending kindness, hospitality and warmth. Your smiles are very comforting and encouraging. Let me introduce myself — I am a third-generation Chinese, born and raised in Manila. My father was a school principal and…