PASTORAL MESSAGES (Page 51)

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  …

By Not Known The outdoor and the outback are every hiker’s playground.  However, there are lurking dangers that one must be warned and beware of; snake bites is one of those.  Knowing its danger and acquiring skills to handle it can prevent even a poisonous bite from becoming fatal.  As long as we are on guard, we need not allow snakes and such to stop us…

By Not Known Most of us feel guilty for not praying enough.  In fact, one sure way to make someone avoid you is to ask, “How is your prayer life?” How is my prayer life?  What do you mean?  Why would you ask?  Are you asking, how long I pray?  Or, how often I pray?  Or, how many people do I pray for?  Or, how much faith do I have when I…

By Not Known On Sun 5 July a historic event took place at our new SportsHub. Over 51,000 Christians gathered to celebrate SG 50 and to pray for our nation. According to the Straits Times the following day: “The Jubilee Day of Prayer is the largest multi-denominational Christian event in Singapore’s history.”  The report even explained that the Jubilee year was “a…

By Not Known une and December are usually the slowest months of each year. These are traditionally the seasons for family and annual leave.  Work desks take turns to be empty.  Incoming email volume almost doubles due to autoreply messages – “Sorry, I’m on leave, etc.…” Hotels are fuller and flights are expensive.  The motivation to work scores 3 out of…

By Not Known Why are we in this place of worship?  Are we here for God?  It certainly seems so.  It’s logical, perhaps even biblical, isn’t it?  We often tell one another that we are here in church to provide a service for God.  We are presenting ourselves as a living…

By Not Known Heb 10.15 says “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage on another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” According to this passage, encouragement is to be given when we meet together. Sure we can send SMSes, write a note or email, but the verse says we should do it when we meet together, as it…

By Not Known Judges 13:24b-25 has an intriguing statement, “[Samson] grew and the LORD blessed him, and the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him…” What did this spiritual stirring look like? For Samson, the Spirit of the LORD gave him supernatural physical power to destroy Israel’s enemies (14:19; 15:14). Apart from the Spirit, he was very much a man like anybody else,…