PASTORAL MESSAGES (Page 32)

By Not Known The Church is not our idea but God’s. It is an assembly formed by and under the word of God (Deut. 4:10). Moses would look back to the day the first church was formed at Mt. Sinai in Exodus 19-20 and call it “the day of the assembly” (Deut. 9:10; 10:4; 18:16). He would look forward expecting all Israel in the future to come under these preached words (Deut.…

By Not Known Reading Genesis 5:9-24 (ESV) may seem boring. It is because there is no plot of a story in it. It is just an account of the lifespans of generations. The content is just about being born and bred, and dying. Despite this, the repetitive clause, ‘and he died’ reflects the reality of…

By Not Known How do you normally introduce yourself, or how do we introduce new people in our midst? Often we begin with our name and title, followed by our function or position, together with the company or organization we represent. “This is Dr. (so-and-so), CEO of ABC company.” Throughout the ages, societies and mankind tend to focus on status and stature, rather than…

By Not Known The Lord says to His disciples in John 4:35, “Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.” These words nailed home the lessons Jesus wanted His disciples to learn from the example He set for them. It was the most usual day for the disciples. They were…

By Not Known Last year, my family went to San Antonio, Texas for our reunion.  We live in different continents so gatherings like this are always special.  We looked forward to enjoying cool weather, good food and of course, out of this world shopping deals.  We were not disappointed—everything we had hoped for exceeded our expectations. But the activity…

By Not Known Our new preaching theme for the first half of 2019, “Knowing God,” contradicts the prevailing view of a sceptical world that God is deaf, mute, and dumb. No, God is alive and has revealed himself to us! The writer of Hebrews declares, “In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has…

By Not Known The mystery of the incarnation of Jesus Christ the Son of God still continues to bring wonder and awe to those presented with the facts of the gospel message – for God so loved the world that He gave His only Son to dwell among mankind in order to save us from our sins by dying on the cross (Jn. 3:16). Yet what does it really mean for God to be in our midst?…

By Not Known It had always been drummed into us that “there’s strength in numbers.”  The idea of the economy of scale trumps everything else.  The world’s economy is certainly a testimony of this.  We were told before that a certain country is so huge that there’s no need to go to war, all it takes to win any battle is for each citizen of that country to…

By Not Known Every year, our church has a special Sunday service in December called “Lessons and Carols.” Ever wondered why we have this in our church calendar or what is the meaning behind the service? In 1880, Edward Benson, at that time Bishop of Truro in Cornwall but later Archbishop of Canterbury, created, formalised and performed the service of carols with Nine…

By Not Known The spirit of Christmas is upon us! It’s a common sentiment given the time of the year. You see it on Christmas cards and hear it on television. What is the spirit or mood of Christmas? What do people mean when they say that? The answer varies from person to person. According to Scrooge, the spirit of Christmas is a ghost. To the liquor industry, the spirit…