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!
I wrote last week that one of the highest praises a Christian can receive is to be called a godly person. Jerry Bridges, the author of “Practice of Godliness” reminds us that godliness is a result of a devotion to God. This devotion to God comes from a desire for...
The Chinese and English cell groups have been studying (and analysing!) the book written by Jerry Bridges, “The Practice of Godliness.” The author correctly comments: “There is no higher compliment that can be paid to a Christian than to call him a godly person. He might be a conscientious parent,...
Each year after the September school holidays, students face increasing pressure as major examinations draw near. Be it the PSLE, ‘O’ levels, ‘N’ levels, A levels or other promotional or final examinations, students carry embattled hearts as the success of their efforts over the past year or few years hinges...
Rom 10:14-15: How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it...
Let me cite several passages that tell us the importance about reading Christian literature: “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds” (Heb 10:24); “So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people...
We are happy to announce that TOLCC has finally started our community based National kidsREAD service on the last Saturday of July! As I shared earlier, we had been planning to support this reading programme for some time. On that day, 13 of TOLCC brothers and sisters made a beeline...
King Solomon started well when he succeeded his father King David. However, towards the end of his earthly life, he departed from God. The reason for his fall was his numerous foreign wives. 1 King 11:1-6: “King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and...
We will meet in church this Tuesday (9th August) at 3.30pm. We will compete against one another in table tennis and board games. Prices will be awarded to the top teams. We will also conduct the church prayer meeting by praying for the nation and several church matters. The national...
There are four things that every Christian must do. They are God’s Word, prayer, fellowship, and evangelism. A Christian organisation, Navigators, picture these four things as four spokes that support a wheel. This wheel will then be able to turn smoothly without collapsing. First, God’s Word. “All Scripture is God-breathed...
“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...