By Not Known Let us start by reviewing last Sunday’s sermon which was about our calling. What was the one application point that God impressed upon your heart about our calling as his servants? What would you do about what you have heard? Paul in chapter 2 highlights two key ideas for Christians: one, the…
By Not Known I am fairly certain that each of us spent some time in front of a mirror this morning. I am also fairly sure that you did not use your time in front of the mirror simply to admire your features. Rather you used the mirror to help you shave, put on makeup,…
By Not Known For the Jews, Malachi marks the close of God’s revelation for Israel in about 450bc when the book was completed. Malachi expressed God’s final words to Israel as the Hebrew (Old Testament) canon closed. No prophet nor words of prophecy was to come from God for the next 400 odd years. God…
By Not Known We should all be bracing for an economic downturn soon. Yet the news during the last few days had been predicting a baby boom for the year of the water dragon. According to Chinese folk beliefs, dragon babies are especially auspicious. So despite the tendency for Singaporean parents normally to give birth…
By Not Known “The nature of the church, not as an institution, nor yet perfected as the body of Christ, is the seat of Christ’s operations in his redemptive work. It thus bears the characteristics of the reign of Christ, but alas, also the features of a society still under sin.” – Revd Dr Kevin…
By Not Known What is a vow? A vow is simply a promise or a pledge to be or to do something, and it can be made unilaterally or bilaterally before the witness of a third party. In some cases, to break a vow is a serious offence. In other cases, it can damage a…
By Not Known No one wants to fail. Failure is unacceptable. Only successful people are looked upon as having made it in life. Yet, no successful person can ever say that they had never failed before. Great achievers have made major mistakes on their journeys to success. The Bible is filled with successful people who…
By Not Known If Christmas did not happen, last week’s celebrations and worship services around the world would not have happened. There would not be anything to rejoice over or to sing about. There would not be a public holiday. In fact, there would not have been a New Testament either. For if Christmas did…
By Not Known In 1966, Simon and Garfunkel released the song, “7 O’clock News/Silent Night.” The carol, Silent Night, was sung but the background was filled with the shrill of police cars’ siren and the report on the news about various unrests, conflicts, and rumors of wars. It is one thing to hope for peace…
By Not Known Whenever a Master of Ceremony (MC) calls the seated guests to rise, we imagine the playing of the fanfare and expect the arrival of some important persons with pomp and pageantry. But what if the dust settles and no one turns up after repeated calls… two explanations are possible: (1) the MC…