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 author reminds us that God has given us a mandate to direct and correct or discipline our children. Parents are God’s agents and we are acting on God’s behalf. God has given us the authority to act and this is not a choice. We, as parents, must engage our...
“Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank” (Prov 22:29). The original word (Hebrew) for “skillful” has been correctly translated in the NIV and the Chinese New Version (新译本). People who are skillful will succeed in...
Festivals are important. They highlight time, that is, they tell us the time of the year. Thus, with Lunar Chinese New Year around the corner, we know spring is approaching. But festivals primarily highlight meaning, that is, they remind us of some things that are important to our lives. The...
Whenever we make decisions in our daily lives, we can ask ourselves what our primary consideration is. Often times, people would consider their needs and make a decision that would reap the most benefits. If a person achieves his goals at the expense of another person’s interest, we can say...
I have extracted a section of the book that discusses the authority of a parent. Below is an extract of what the author says about authority. Our culture does not like authority. It is not just that we do not like to be under authority, we do not like being...
Sometime in May or June 2015, we will have two congregations. While one congregation is having Sunday School, the other will have Sunday Worship Service. To do that, we need some more space. We had initially wanted to rent. But God, I believe, has led us to buy a new...
The year 2015 will be a difficult year. In the first Sunday of May (or more probably, June) this year, the church will worship the Lord on Sunday as two congregations. One will be conducted in Mandarin and the other, in English. The advantages are many. Amongst which is we...
Our church’s theme for 2015 is “To Be Rooted in Bible Doctrines.” We are not moving in a new direction. This has been the church’s theme since 2013. Through the sermons on the pulpit as well as Sunday School classes, we aim to build and strengthen our brethren’s foundation in...
Welcome to a brand new year! We thank God for seeing us safely through another year. I am sure you have many things to thank and praise God for. It could be for your health, your family, your achievements or perhaps your setbacks. Nevertheless, we can all agree that it...
This morning, many of us will stand before God to dedicate ourselves to serve in certain ministries. We will promise before the congregation and God that we will serve Him faithfully. But why do you want to serve God? Do we serve because it is enjoyable? Yes, serving God brings...