By Rev Dr Edward Goh “I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth . . .” As you recite the Apostles Creed each month, have you wondered why the creed starts with ‘I’ and not ‘we’? What does it mean to ‘believe’ in God? Who is the God of the creed…

By Pr Herna Kong One element of our worship service is the recitation of the Apostles Creed but what is the Apostles Creed, and why do we recite it? What is the Apostles Creed? It is a Doxological Confession.We have become so familiar with the Apostles Creed that we might have taken its unique qualities…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…