TALKS

The Terms of Our Relationship with God

The gospel is about placing our faith and trust in Jesus Christ for our salvation. That means Christians have a personal relationship with God. How should we think of the relationship between God and humans? To answer that question and tounderstand the gospel plotline in the Bible, we must make sense of God’s promises to Abraham.

In this session, we will discuss a few important matters.

1. We will examine how Christians typically relate to God.
2. We will discuss the promises and terms God made with Abraham as the basis for Christian faith and living.
3. We will talk about the significance of Abraham, as he is the root figure for three major world religions.

BFA for March – Luke 6 & 7

What are the practices of a healthy discipleship group? In this Leadership Equipping and Training talk, Rev Clive answers this question

Topic: How to use the sharing time in your discipleship group

The gospel in the larger context of thebiblical narrative begins with the claim that God is the Creator of the heavens and the earth. Although Christians cannot prove the existence of God,there are many cogent reasons why creationism is still the most valid worldview.

This lesson will introduce a few of the standard arguments—philosophical,moral, and historical—for the existenceof a Creator God. If you want to learn how to answer objections and defend the truth of the Christian faith, this lesson is for you.

As evangelical Christians, it is critical for us to understand the core or fundamental belief of Christian faith. The Apostle Paul explains the “gospel” as the doctrine by which the Corinthians were saved as “of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scripture…” (1 Cor 15:3). Thus, the gospel refers to the person and work of Jesus Christ as the fulfilment of OT messianic promises, and constitutes the main storyline of the entire Bible.

Our 2023 SoCM adult Sunday School class has three main learning objectives to support our initiative to build a disciple-making church. We seek to:

1. understand the “gospel” content in its multi-dimensional facets;
2. consider how the gospel can transform our lives, and
3. be trained to share the gospel with non-believers.

The first session is introductory in nature and will cover the “Biblical Gospel” in its concise and broader contexts.

Has anyone ever discipled you?

To disciple someone means to be in a formal relationship with a more mature Christian, who guides you to grow in a step by step process as a disciple of Jesus Christ

Are you right now discipling anyone else?

Discipleship is not a program. A “disciple” is one who follows Jesus (literally like the apostles or figuratively as to learn from him) and becomes more like him:

“The student (disciple) is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for students (disciples) to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters” (Matt 10:24-25)

How do we use the new BFA format?

• Prepare:
  • Read and Understand
  • Look Back
• Group Time
  • Share and Prayer (20 mins)
  • Worship (10 mins)
  • Study (1 hr)
  • Discipleship Focus (30 mins)

How do we build a discipleship community through building mental resilience and spiritual wellness through the Gospel?

• How to approach mental health from a biblical perspective.
• Lessons from a real-life story of a family that grappled with mental illness.
• How to respond to someone with suicidal thoughts.
• How to retrain our minds and build resilience through the Gospel.

conducted by Rev Dr Edward Goh

The Hebrew term shalom is full of meaning in the Bible. Generally speaking, it means “peace” and is one of the key themes for salvation in the Bible. In the OT, the Hebrew term refers most commonly to a person being safe, whole, and sound. In the NT, shalom is revealed as the reconciliation of all things to God through the person and work of Jesus Christ.

In this session, we will talk about how Christians can experience shalom with God, shalom with others, shalom with(in) oneself, and Jesus Christ, who is the Prince of shalom or Peace. Finally, we will discuss how the theme of shalom can shape our lives in our present world full of turmoil.

This session was conducted by Rev. Clive Chin