Pastoral Letters are weekly communications from our church pastor to the congregation. They are mostly original reflections on the Word of God in response to church events or current affairs, local or beyond, with the primary intent to exhort Christians to live rightly before God in the real world. Short bibliographies are sometimes featured towards the same end.
We pray that these writings will be a great blessing to you!
Tree of Life Christian Church subscribes to Reformed Theology. This label is derived from the theological emphases of the 16th Century Reformation movement. It is better known as Calvinism and is associated with the reformer John Calvin. It is accepted by most reformers and with which great giants of the...
We thank God for the Christian Reformation that happened 500 years ago. It has preserved for us sound doctrines encapsulated in Reformed Theology. This article is extracted from https://www.tenth.org/resource-library/articles/ reformed-theology. Who rules the universe, God or man? That is the basic question of theology. The system of doctrine known as...
What special occasion falls on 31st October? Most of you would only know that to be Halloween. But I am referring to the Christian Church’s Reformation Day. Why is there such a day of remembrance, you may ask. Or why does the Church need such a reformation? To cut the...
At the time of writing this article, it is published that on Oct 5th thousands of students across the United States would be encouraged to bring their Bibles to school to talk to their friends about Jesus Christ. This is all part of a student-led “Bring Your Bible To School...
About a week ago, Bali officials urged residents around Mount Agung to evacuate. Gusts of visible smoke escaped from its top. Seismic tremors shook the ground. The government raised the alert level of a volcanic eruption from 3 to 4, the highest level. More than 11,000 residents evacuated from villagers...
For the first year in recorded history (since 1851), two hurricanes of category 4 (Harvey and Irma) slammed into the USA the same year. Singapore, by the mercy of God, is often spared from such devastating natural disasters. We are not, however, immune from danger. The most recent one that...
“People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to...
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I...
Today, I want to thank every teacher in church, especially those who teach in the Adult, Teens, and Children Sunday School. Teaching is a ministry that is very demanding. To teach well, teachers need to be equipped in three areas. First, spirituality. They must know theology well, know how to...
Everyone needs Jesus and needs to hear the gospel. A person may be very rich or well liked, very healthy or have a happy family. You can be sure of this: deep inside his heart, there is a emptiness that makes him feel that life is meaningless. Solomon concludes: “Meaningless!...