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!
The recent fatal incident that happened in the Singapore Botanical Garden was something not everyone had anticipated. To the family of the victims, this is nothing short of a pure tragedy. Who would have known that a fun, relaxing family picnic would turn into a nightmare, resulting in 2 children...
Matthew 9:35-3: “Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he...
As a small nation, Singapore needs to maintain good relationships with countries both near and distant. This is important for the survival and prosperity of people who live here. Maintaining relations, however, is not a straightforward matter. In 1994, American teenager Michael Fay was caned for vandalism despite pressure from...
The Lunar Chinese New Year celebrates the start of a new farming year. Chinese would pray for blessings, for a good harvest. But whom does God bless? The passage commonly known as the Beatitudes (Matt 5:3-10) explains: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven....
Last week, I had lunch with some pastors at an Indian restaurant. After the meal, one of the elderly pastors gave each of us a book and a pack of Indian crackers he bought from the restaurant. As he was giving out the books, I also saw a stack of...
In the recent Watch Night Service, many young people went up to the pulpit to share thanksgiving items. From their sharings, you can know a little more about the thoughts of children. The needs of children may seem to be of no cause for concern. The fact is that they...
Joshua 24:14-16: “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether...
The start of a new year is filled with much optimism, and more importantly, hope. This is not only psychological. God’s Word says: “Because of the Lordʼs great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22-23). God...
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come; the old has gone, the new is here” (2 Cor 5:17). If you humble yourself before the Lord Jesus Christ, acknowledge that you are a sinner, ask Jesus to forgive your sins, and receive Him as your Lord and...
On 10 December, the church successfully completed the “Reading Corner” activity for the year. On this final session, we also held a simple Christmas celebration with the children. Besides the usual singspiration and story-telling, the Young People Fellowship also presented a Christmas skit specially for the children. It told the...