By Not Known Few lives are all up or all down. For most, life is a mix of ups and downs It was like that for the Old Testament figure of Joseph. He was the great grandson of Abraham. His father played favourites with him. His brothers hated him (Gen 37: 3-4). He lorded it…

By Not Known Abraham and Sarah had Isaac and Isaac & Rebekah had twin sons. We can assume that Esau and Jacob were both circumcised when they were 8 days old (Gen 17: 9- 14) Male circumcision was a spiritual symbol for God’s Old Testament people. It symbolised that they were set apart from the…

By Not Known Our society and media abound in much sentimental nonsense concerning modern motherhood. Soft-lens photo shoots of fluffy pink scenes give images of contented mothers who spend their days being loved and served by their ever-doting husband and children, while puring themselves out in generous service to family and society. The reality is…

By Not Known We thank God for the 3 new elders and 4 new deacons who are installed today. This gives us a total of 13 elders and 9 deacons. 3 Elders will “retire” later this year after completing 2 terms (Elds Sunny Chan, Sng Kian Hoe and Tan Kim Chye). The elders, deacons and…

By Not Known King Solomon has extraordinary wealth. He is described as being the wealthiest king of his day (1 Kgs 10:23). Among his several sources of income, he received 23 metric tons of gold annually (1 Kgs 10:14). That’s about $728 million per annually at this week’s gold price! What could you do if…

By Not Known The Easter message tells of how God so loved us sinners that he gave his Son so that, instead of facing judgement, we have eternal life. This is a welcome message but it is also the start of the good news God’s Easter love goes on to our peace and joy as…

By Not Known Mark mentions that the resurrection of Jesus Christ happened on the ‘first day of the week‘ (16:2). This is significant as it forges a link between the 2 creations of God. His first creation was to make the world. His second creation is the new creation in the crucified and risen Christ…

By Not Known Imagine you met someone standing under a street sign pointing to their favourite restaurant. A kind response would be to urge them to follow the sign, go to the restaurant and enjoy a meal. The purpose of the sing is to point away from itself to something else. It is quite like…

By Not Known What happens when you are ready to sleep at night? Some people drop off to sleep in an instand and wake up many hours later feeling ready to go. For these people, bedtime is a time of rest and re-creation in the deepest sense. For others, it is different. They lie on…

By Not Known It is a joy to have the youth lead the services today. We thank God for the way in which he has revitalised our ministry to youth in recent years. He has provided us with a good cohort of committed youth leaders as well as a pastoral staff to support this ministry.…