By Rev Dr Edward Goh The answer to Westminister Shorter Catechism Question 23 says, “Christ, as our Redeemer, executes the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king . . . ”. We noted in last Sunday’s Shorter Catechism class that Calvin sees these offices as keys to understanding Christ’s work. In…

By Ps Ho Wei Liang Earthly life is always accompanied by the lingering fear of loss and grief, pain and death. Even in the rosiest of times, they lurk in the background while happier things take centre stage, waiting for their turn to enter the limelight and turn everything dark. No one is exempt. CS…

By Ps Tan Hui Ru Today we celebrate two things: ORPC’s 164th anniversary, and our return to on-site services after months of worshipping only online. Welcome back, and welcome home. Even if you’re not on-site with us today, you are still with us in spirit, witnessing our return to being an embodied physical gathering of…

By Rev Dr Edward Goh John 1:14 says, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” The incarnation of Christ is indeed a wonder of wonders. It was in God’s mind when He made…

By Rev Dr Clive Chin 10 “He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognise him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his…

By Ps Ho Wei Liang When I was a young Christian, converted from a non-Christian background, one of my greatest joys was the realisation that I did not have to deposit my brain at the church door, so to speak. Reading the books of Christian thinkers such as C.S. Lewis and J. I. Packer, I…

By Rev Dr Clive Chin “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:30-31). Beginning in…

By Pr Herna Kong Being still is something alien to most of us, especially in our living in the fast-paced developed country of Singapore. This fast-paced expectation has even seeped not only into our daily routines but also into our ministries, so much so that it leaves little room for us to selah — to…

By Ps Ho Wei Liang As busy and performance-oriented Singaporeans, our focus is often on the tasks we must accomplish. Sometimes we bring that mentality into our church ministries. Yes, the tasks are necessary and important, but let us bear in mind that they are not the end goal.  Remember, we are serving the church.…

By Rev Dr Edward Goh In encouraging us to conduct ourselves honourably before others by putting our trust in God, 1 Peter 3:10-12 cites Psalm 34, which has a subtitle suggesting it was written by David when he feigned madness before Abimelech, the king of Achish. If so, Peter might have intended his readers to…