Posts from February 2023

Awaiting Light in the Darkness

Today marks the first Sunday of Lent, the season of prayer and penitence as we reflect upon Christ’s suffering and sacrifice—his life, death, burial, and resurrection. During this period, we devote ourselves to being quiet before God, reading and reflecting upon His word, considering and confessing the depth of our sin, but also the greater…

Membership Class

The membership class will begin on Tuesday, 11 April, 7.30 – 9.30 pm (classes run for 6 consecutive Tuesdays until Tuesday, 16 May). The classes will be held onsite in Dunman Building Basement Room 6 (DB6). Regular worshippers who are deciding to become Communicant Members of ORPC by baptism, confirmation or transfer are encouraged to…

Faith Expressed in Prayer

If overcoming the power and paralysis of our sins requires an active trust in Christ’s authority to liberate us, what is the character of such faith? The examples of the leper, the paralytic and his friends, and Levi in Luke 5 teach us that faith earnestly seeks and decisively looks to the Lord Jesus. As…

Pastor Herna

Resolutions and Actions

The beginning of a new year is usually a time for making resolutions; setting up goals to be reached in the new year. For some people, however, the making of resolutions is a futile endeavour because their resolutions never go beyond the planning stage, as they are not acted on.  One January, some years ago,…

Stronger Together

WALK-CUM-LUNCH FELLOWSHIP (11 MAR)
The Congregational Fellowship will be holding its first event on Saturday, 11 March 2023 @10am. This will consist of a walk at Fort Canning Park, a fellowship meeting followed by a fellowship lunch.

Ps Tan Hui Ru

“Why” Matters

A common description of Singaporeans is that we are a very pragmatic and task-oriented people, concerned more about outcomes than about reasons. After all, all the good intentions in the world will not feed you. And what does it matter why your boss wants something done? You’re not being paid to understand but to do!…