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!
Some 2000 years ago, Jesus gave an important command to all Christians: “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...
We thank God for the recent church camp. The camp theme was “Emmanuel, God is with Us.” I trust that all of us, a group of 70-80 campers, had a time of both spiritual and physical rest. I commend many who have worked hard at making this rest possible for...
During school holidays, many families would go for vacation overseas. Besides getting to learn about cultures of a foreign lands and getting close to nature in ways not really possible here, having vacation overseas also offers us a good break from our busy schedules. Casting aside our cares and worries...
After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.” (Acts 13:22) “But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought out a man...
Worries seem to be a part of our lives. Students worry about their studies, then worry about how to climb up the corporate ladder after they secure a job. After a dreamy time of courtship which culminates in marriage, this frenzy is quickly replaced by the woes of raising a...
I do hope you have memorised the 12 passages that will help you become better “Disciples of Christ.” I shall continue to explain the seventh and eighth passages. Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life...
During a cabinet meeting on Thursday, 12th May 2016, the Finance Minister, Mr Heng Swee Keat collapsed from a stroke. The stroke was caused by the rupture of a brain artery. It has since been successfully closed following neurosurgery. Some say that the minister overworked. Others think that his problem...
Community Gospel work has always been an area that we at TOLCC pay very close attention to. Since we moved to Bukit Batok, we have mobilised the whole church twice to distribute tracts or to introduce the church to the residents in the community. We also pray regularly for the...
Ephesians 6:1-3 reads: “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honour your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” The bible calls us to execute two...
A computer will operate according to what kind of software you put into it. Similarly, a human being will behave according to what is in his heart. For any human being who is born into this world, he is born with a sinful nature or a heart whose nature is...