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!
Today we celebrate our church seventh anniversary. There are many things for which we thank God. In these seven years, both young and old, children, teenagers, adults, and the elderlies have come to know Jesus as Lord and Saviour. They have been snatched out from the clutches of sin and...
Since late last year, we have been making announcements about our biennial church camp which will be held on the 19th to 22nd of June. After waiting for nearly two years, we are just two months away from the much anticipated church camp! Having attended all our previous church camps,...
King Saul was the first King of Israel. He started well but sadly, he faltered during his reign as the first king of Israel. He was a handsome and tall man from the tribe of Benjamin. King Saul started off humbly and when Samuel anointed him to be the first...
In my last two pastoral letters, I explained the meaning of three of our twelve scripture memory passages. Today’s weekly is the third instalment and explains 1 Cor 15:58 and Heb 12:3. This series of 12 passages will help us become better disciples of Christ. 1 Cor 15:58 “Therefore, my...
Healthy people sometimes do not think about death. Let me exaggerate it: they think that they will not die. This is especially true for people who are doing well in life. The pleasures of this life and their healthy physical bodies can cause them to be insensitive to the fact...
I believe all who attend church regularly at TOLCC will consider the church their spiritual home. This is where we receive our spiritual nourishments, where we enjoy the company of brethren who love us and love the Lord, and where we worship our heavenly Father together as one corporate body. ...
Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp is a book strongly recommended for parents or future parents. The author provides great insights through scripture and through the author’s experience of over 20 years as a pastor, counsellor, an school administrator. The book with a workbook are available from the Baptist...
Memorising scripture verses is an important part of our Christian growth. Psalm 119:11 says: “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” This series of 12 passages will help us become better disciples of Christ. To help you properly apply the memorised verses,...
The world and Singapore will face weak economic growth this year. Many, I believe, will worry about our job security. Will I loose my job because of retrenchment? Will my salary be cut? Perhaps, the company will ask me to take on more job responsibilities due to a cut in...
In the night when Jesus was about to be betrayed, knowing that very soon He would no longer be with the disciples, He did something unexpected for them: He washed their feet. During Jesus’ time, washing of feet was done before communal meals where people sat in reclining manner. It...