The Spiritual Discipline of Scripture Memorisation

By Dr Agnes Tan I read through the book of Psalms as part of my spiritual discipline.  During my last vacation, Psalm 46 was the reading for the day.  I found such comfort and assurance in this Psalm that I decided to memorise the whole psalm.  It took me several days but I finally succeeded. …

What is the Gospel?

By Ps Ho Wei Liang In last Sunday’s sermon, Rev Dr Edmund Fong spoke of the dangers faced by the Galatian church—specifically the Christ-plus gospel. Judaisers attempted to distort and pervert the gospel of grace through their insistence on the need for circumcision for one to be saved. With its focus on human effort, the…

The Gospel and I

By Rev John Chew Before I became a Christian, I didn’t know anything about the Gospel or how valuable it is. After I received Christ as my personal saviour, I grew gradually in the knowledge and understanding of the Holy Bible. God opened my spiritual eyes to comprehend the depth and width of the Gospel…

Reflection on Church Camp with Our Youths

By Rev Dr Edward Goh I thank God for the opportunity to join the youths for two of their four messages during the recent church camp from 12 to 15 June. The youth speaker Joseph Chean, director of  YWAM Singapore, came across as a sincere God-loving and passionate leader among the youths. Though not from…

The Law: Teaching Us How to Live for God

By Pr Herna Kong It is interesting that before God gave the Ten Commandments to His people, He declared Himself as the Lord, the God who brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the place of slavery. And God spoke all these words: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out…

The Whole Counsel of God

By Ps Timothy Pang In Paul’s farewell speech to the Ephesian church elders, he says, “For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27, ESV). Other versions note that Paul did not hesitate to proclaim to them the whole will of God (NIV), or the whole purpose of…

The True Spirit of Prayer

By Rev Dr Edward Goh God often allows pains and difficult circumstances to mold and turn our hearts to Him. Hence, anguish and puzzlement are not only an inescapable part of life in a fallen world, they are integral to the faith formation of God’s people. It is no wonder that lament is the largest…

God is Faithful to His Promises

By Clive Chin The overarching theme of Exodus is the fulfilment of God’s promises to the patriarchs that he would make their descendants a great nation. This is carried out despite the opposition of the greatest superpower in the ancient world of the time, Egypt, and despite the unbelief and disobedience of the people themselves.…

Song of the Redeemed

By Not Known Martin Luther (1483-1546) author of A mighty fortress is our God / A bulwark never failing—was the first person who brought back congregational singing in worship.  During his time, congregational songs have become more complex and participation in worship was limited to only the monks and the educated.  Luther believed that everyone…

Dealing with Fear

By Not Known As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD (Exodus 14:10). Fear is a very powerful emotion. It could cause one to panic and to speak and act ridiculously or irrationally, just like the Israelites. They panicked…