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- The Model Church: Why Should I Invest In Building Relationships Within The Church (Week 3) // Andre Tan by The City, Singapore
- The Model Church: How Can My Friends Find God Here (Week 2) // Timothy Seow by The City, Singapore
- The Model Church: What Makes a Church Worth Imitating (Week 1) // Sng Peh Han by The City, Singapore
- Paradoxology: Truths that Make Us Sing - The Tragedy of Familiarity (Week 8) // Andre Tan by The City, Singapore
- Paradoxology: Truths that Make Us Sing - The Prodigal Son (Week 7) // Wayne Sim by The City, Singapore
- Paradoxology: Truths that Make Us Sing - The Hidden Treasure and The Pearl (Week 6) // Timothy Seow by The City, Singapore
- Paradoxology: Truths that Make Us Sing - The Wise And Foolish Virgins (Week 5) // Janice Chiern by The City, Singapore
- Paradoxology: Truths that Make Us Sing - The Wise and Foolish Builders (Week 4) // Sng Peh Han by The City, Singapore
- Paradoxology: Truths that Make Us Sing - The Wheat and the Weeds (Week 3) // Janice Chiern by The City, Singapore
- Paradoxology: Truths that Make Us Sing - A Mustard Seed (Week 2) // Andre Tan by The City, Singapore
- Paradoxology: Truths that Make Us Sing - The Soil of the Heart (Week 1) // Sng Peh Han by The City, Singapore
- Ecclesiastes: Before His Face - A Life That Holds Weight // Sng Peh Han by The City, Singapore
- Ecclesiastes: Ancient Wisdom for a World Losing its Way - Guarding the Threshold // Janice Chiern by The City, Singapore
- Ecclesiastes: Ancient Wisdom for a World Losing its Way - The Gift Hidden in the Ordinary // Sng Peh Han by The City, Singapore
- Ecclesiastes: Ancient Wisdom for a World Losing its Way - When Wisdom Isn't Enough // Sng Peh Han by The City, Singapore
- Ecclesiastes: Ancient Wisdom for a World Losing its Way- The Hustle That Doesn't Heal // Christine Indrali by The City, Singapore
- Ecclesiastes: Ancient Wisdom for a World Losing its Way - Something Feels Off // Sng Peh Han by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: Open Tables, Open Hearts (Week 15) // Sng Peh Han by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: Sharing Your Faith (with the Power of the Holy Spirit) (Week 14) // David Loh by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: Love that Speaks (Week 13) // Timothy Seow by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: The Witness of a Changed Life (Week 12) // Sng Peh Han by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted for Righteousness' Sake (Week 11) // Sng Peh Han by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart (Week 10) // Andre Tan by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: Blessed Are the Merciful (Week 9) // Andre Tan by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: Blessed Are The Peacemakers (Week 8) // Don Wong by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness (Week 7) // Sng Peh Han by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: Blessed are the Meek (Week 6) // Timothy Seow by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: Blessed are Those Who Mourn (Week 5) // Janice Chern by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit (Week 4) // Andre Tan by The City, Singapore
- The Life of a Disciple: What God Sounds Like (Week 3) // Timothy Seow by The City, Singapore
“We’re not chasing something new for the sake of novelty — we’re reclaiming what has always been ours: a living, mystical and transformative relationship with the God who speaks, acts, and makes Himself known.” - @pehhan82Ps. Peh Han brought a word titled Hearing God in a Disenchanted World, as part of our Hearing the Voice of God sermon series. In our pursuit of what’s practical, efficient, and logical, we often leave little room for the supernatural voice of God. We build our lives on culture and media, rather than on the Word.He reminded us to remember our spiritual heritage — we are a people shaped by God’s story, not the world’s. He called us to root our lives in Scripture, to rediscover the art of deep listening, and to lean into communion with God — not just as a discipline, but as a relationship marked by intimacy, trust, and revelation.There is an invitation to lean in and listen again, because God is deeply relational and still speaks. And to those who listen, He longs to reveal Himself, to guide, and to teach His ways.
“Discipleship begins not with doing, but with listening.”- @janicechinchernJanice kicked off our new sermon series, Hearing the Voice of God with a sharing on The Primacy of Hearing God. Sharing from John 10:1–5, she reminded us that God doesn’t first call us to a task, but He calls us to Himself. In a world full of noise, the question is not “Is God speaking?” but “Are we listening?”How then can we grow attentive to God? It starts with slowing down, silencing the noise, and cultivating space to be with and to hear God’s voice.
“Too often, we reduce scripture to the level of our experience. Instead, we are called to raise our expectation to the level of scripture.” - @andrejosiahLast Sunday, Ps. Andre kicked off the ‘Life of a Disciple’ sermon series, challenging us to align our lives with God’s heart, not as an exception, but as the standard. He cast a compelling vision of what it truly means to live for Jesus, becoming Spirit-formed disciples who are faithful in private and public—answering the call to raise our expectations to the level of Scripture.He left us with a powerful question to reflect on: Do you have a minimum standard for your discipleship?Our prayer is that we will be stirred to not settle for spiritual maintenance, but instead, to earnestly pursue growth and transformation, seeking to live with the radical obedience and faithful commitment that reflects the fullness of Christ in our lives.
“What are we giving our lives to and labouring toward? How we view the end determines how we live our lives.” - @jasonchua.sgJason shared from Psalm 1 and 2 and called us to rediscover discipleship- living with God’s mission and the end in view, that we might give our lives wholly to His purpose. When we see the end through the lens of Scripture, we gain the wisdom to remain anchored, align with God’s will to glorify His Son, and stay faithful in a culture of compromise.May our response be to return to the place of prayer and giving ourselves fully to our calling to proclaim the worth of Jesus to the nations.
“If you do not fear God above all, you will end up fearing something else, and that fear will quietly become your god.” - @andrejosiahPs. Andre brought us a word on fear and faith. In life, there will be moments where we are afraid and it will often times stand between us and action. Speaking from the book of Judges, we see how God led Gideon out of fear and into faith. Stepping out of fear is a journey of faith and trust - trusting in how God sees us, even though our surroundings and self-perception say otherwise; trusting that God is with us, even in the ordinary and everyday; and trusting that God will use us, even if our “yes” is weak and our step of faith is small.We pray that in the moments where we are fearful, we will know and remember that we do not need to be afraid because God is with us. We can have faith and draw strength from God’s presence, who is our courage.#wearethecitysg #sundaysatthecitysg
“When the church lives in unity, the world sees the Gospel embodied, and Jesus is glorified.” - @chrisvonneIn week 4 of our series on the book of Titus, Ps. Christine brought us a word on Persevering Unity. Referencing Titus 3:9-11 and 14-15, we are shown how to build and guard unity among ourselves: by avoiding distractions, dealing with division and dissension, practicing gentleness with one another, and devoting ourselves to good works.May we continuously persevere towards unity, modeling what a missionally fruitful community can look like.
“God’s grace doesn’t just save us—it trains, humbles, renews, and forms us into a people who reflect the goodness of God in every season of life.” - @janicechinchernIn week 3 of our sermon series, Ready For Every Good Work, Janice shared on Grace-Filled Works, anchored on Titus 2:11–14.She reminded us that grace is not passive—it is active and transformative in training us - teaching us to reject what is ungodly, and wait in hope for Christ’s return.Grace forms us not through striving, but through surrender. As we navigate life between the two appearings of Christ—His first coming and His return—may we remain steadfast, open-handed, and dependent.As we embark on a new week, may we continue to seek the Lord and pray into ways that we can - in our individual and life as a church community - be trained, humbled and renewed by God’s grace, that we may be ready for every good work.
“Being an intergenerational church is ultimately about building deep discipling relationships across generations that will mature the Body of Christ and embody the Gospel to our family, our children and all those afar off.” - @timothyshaunIn week 2 of the sermon series on Titus, Ready For Every Good Work, Timothy brought us a message titled “Intergenerational Relationships” anchored on Titus 2:1-5.He reminded us of the value of building meaningful relationships across generations—where discipleship goes beyond programmes and becomes deeply personal.True discipleship is cultivated through modelling, accountability, and encouragement. It’s how we care for one another’s spiritual growth, reflect God’s heart for His Church, and ultimately reach the lost.As we seek to be a church that is fruitful, may the Holy Spirit stir within us a deeper desire to walk closely with one another—expanding our hearts to include the wider community and investing in relationships marked by wisdom, transparency, and love.
“Biblical leadership comes from divine calling and its purpose is to help God’s people grow in faith and the knowledge of the truth, which should lead to godliness.” - @pehhan82Ps. Peh Han kicked off our new sermon series, Ready For Every Good Work, sharing from the book of Titus. He reminded us that godly leadership is key to building a fruitful, Christ-centered community.Just as Titus brought order to the chaos in Crete, God uses leaders of character to bring healing and restoration to our broken world.But for many, past hurts from leadership make it difficult to embrace God’s call.Ps. Peh Han reminded us that we can take heart in the knowledge that God can use us as vessels of redemption, if we would let Him do a new work in and through us.We pray you were blessed by the word and encouraged to step into God’s call as we continue to pursue intimacy in our walk with Christ.
“The greatest spiritual danger is not just that we might fall into sin, but that we might simply stop caring. That we might live our lives in quiet despair and call it maturity.” - @andrejosiahPs. Andre anchored his message in 2 Peter 1:3-11, reminding us not to settle for spiritual laziness or mediocre faith. Familiarity can easily lead to complacency—our passion fades, Scripture feels dry, and church becomes routine.But this weariness isn’t the absence of God; it’s a deeper longing to pursue Him more intentionality and move into deeper connection.He also warned that all sin leads to death, especially sloth—a spiritual sin that narrows our vision, dulls our hunger for God and breeds indifference.May we examine our lives and reflect where we have settled into cruise control, to pray for empowerment by the Spirit to refuse spiritual passivity and be encouraged that it’s never too late to start again in our pursuit of God.
“Victories and deliverance reveal who God is—but it’s in the valleys and testing that we’re shaped to pursue holiness.” – @jonathantwlThis morning, Jonathan shared on The Testing, The Valleys, and The Waiting—deeply formative seasons where God refines and sanctifies us.In the testing, may we lay down our pride and weakness before Him.In the valley, may we allow God to reveal and reshape what needs surrender.In the waiting, may we commit our steps to God, that He may take preeminence.Through every season, may we trust in God’s heart and embrace His desire to make us more like Him.
“Where do your identity, power and strength come from? God invites us to move away from self-reliance to reliance on Him, knowing that His power is made perfect in our weakness.” - @xianyiSpeaking from the life of Moses, Xianyi shared how God’s power was made perfect in Moses’ weakness. Moses went from a powerful, self-sufficient prince, to a powerless peasant, to a prophet whose power and strength came from God. As followers of Christ, we are called to come to God with an open-hand posture of surrender, laying down our pride and acknowledging our weakness. In that place, God meets us where we are, giving us His power that we can rely on.Are there areas in your life - the things that you draw your identity, power and strength from - that God wants you to lay down, so that He may display His all-sufficient grace in your life?
“A nurturing community is one where every member brings life to another, helping each other grow through mutual care.” - @chrisvonnePs. Christine encouraged us to be a nurturing church. Speaking from Romans 12:9-21, we learnt what love in action looks like, and how we are called to behave as followers of Christ. She emphasised 3 key points on what a nurturing community should be:1. One with the right heart posture, expressing love that is sincere and honouring, not self-serving.2. One that is present and shows up through seasons, holding space for people to open up.3. One that is patient and shows grace even through conflict, focusing on forgiveness and restoration.In a world where people are spiritually neglected, may we be a spiritually nurturing church where those who are hurting can heal. May we also experience God’s nuture first so that we can be the physical expression of His love and care to the people around us.
“As Christians, we were never meant to live a life bound by unforgiveness.” - David TanThis morning, David spoke to us on “The Freedom to Forgive”. Drawing from the parable of the unforgiving servant in Matthew 18:23-35, we learn that God, in His grace and mercy, forgives us of our debts. Likewise, we are called to forgive others, which is to release any further feelings and anger towards the person or people who have wronged us.When we forgive and repent, it allows us to live in freedom in spirit, soul and body by letting go of everything else and aligning ourselves to Christ. We pray that God will reveal the depths of His forgiveness to us, that we would receive it and learn to forgive ourselves and others quickly.
Christianity doesn’t leave us to face death alone. Instead, it gives us a Champion who has defeated death, and who pardons and covers us with His love.” - @andrejosiahAt our Resurrection Sunday service, Pastor Andre concluded our series on the Seven "I Am"s of Jesus - with a sharing on Jesus as the Resurrection and the Life.Many of us fear death, and are reluctant to face our own mortality. We find it hard to comprehend a life beyond this present world, and think that this is all we will ever experience and enjoy.However, as we reflect on Jesus’ death and resurrection, we are reminded that our Saviour has conquered death for us. Because He is risen, we are raised to new life in Him. We can now have hope, even through loss, and can live with resurrection courage because nothing, not even death, can separate us from the love of God.Christ is risen.He is risen, indeed!
“Jesus is the way to the Father, manifests the truth of the Father, and gives us the life of the Father.” - Peh HanOn week 6 of our Lent series, The Seven “I Am”s of Jesus, and Ps. Peh Han brought us a word on Jesus being the way, the truth and the life. Speaking from John 14:1-6, Jesus declares Himself as the way - the bridge between us and the Father, the truth - the anchor and answer to every chain of life’s questions, and the life - who authors, gives and sustains life. Through Jesus, we are invited to come home to the Father and commune with Him the way we were created to.Amidst the doubt and confusion that life throws at us, may we continue being anchored in Jesus by walking the narrow way towards the life we were called to in Christ, and recognise that Jesus is the only truth that we should believe.
“Our security lies in our proximity to the Good shepherd. We can trust Jesus the good shepherd to lead and care for us.” - @pehhan82Pst Peh Han continued our Lent series on the Seven “I Ams” of Jesus, with a sharing on Jesus as our shepherd.Jesus’ leadership of His flock is the antithesis of today’s ideas strong leadership - self sacrificial and meek, He watches over His sheep with deep concern and care because we are His own. The question for us today is: do we know His voice, just as He knows us intimately?May we desire to cultivate a deep and personal relationship with our shepherd, and answer His call to hand our lives completely to Him as He leads us into the future we long for.
“Living a vibrant life in the Lord involves going in and out of the gate - not staying safe on the inside of pasture, but taking up the call to follow Him in laying down our lives for a cause that he has called us to.” - @janicechinchernJanice continued our Lent series with a sharing on Jesus’ saying: I am the gate.While we go through many different paths to find fulfilment and purpose, we discover that there is no other way to deliverance from sin, disordered desires and salvation but through Jesus. As the gate, He protects, saves and restores us.Yet, the invitation isn’t just to experience Jesus for ourselves but to follow in His footsteps and be a gate that others may come to know Him.As we reflect on the word, may we rediscover Jesus as our gate that we may rest and live secure in Him. At the same time, pray into how we may serve others around us just as Jesus did.
“To abide is to draw life from something - to stay close and long enough so that whatever you’re abiding in begins to shape, nourish and form you.” - @andrejosiahIn week 5 of our Lent series on the seven “I Am”s of Jesus, we dive into Jesus being the vine. Focusing on John 15:1-11, Ps. Andre shares that because Jesus is the true vine, we now have direct access to God through abiding in Jesus. To abide is to make your home in something or somewhere. When Jesus calls us to abide in Him, He is saying to us to make our home in Him, as He makes His home in us.Just like a branch draws life from a vine, as we remain in Jesus, we draw life from Him and are shaped into His likeness. And just as a gardener prunes the branches that bear fruit so that it can be even more fruitful, we face seasons of trials and tribulations that test our faith to purify and prepare us to receive more of what God has promised us.As we learn to continually abide in the true vine and root our lives in Him, we pray that we would not rush through life, strive to prove ourselves or shy away from suffering, but to recognise that we are already loved and chosen by God, and that our joy is complete in Him.
“To our struggle with emptiness, evil and existential longing, Jesus says. “I am the Light”, the fulfilment of God’s presence, righteousness and salvation for you.” - @timothyshaunTim continued our Lent series on the seven “I Am”s of Jesus, with a sharing from John 8, where Jesus makes Himself known as the Light of the World.Have we tried to fight the darkness in our lives with artificial light instead of following and pursuing the ultimate light - Jesus Himself?Yet, nothing can guide us out of spiritual darkness but Jesus who has come to lead and save us from our sins. May our response be to receive, walk in and share the Light of Christ in our lives, and know Him as He desires to be known.
“Jesus came to change our desires at the core so that He becomes the main one, the central desire.” - @pehhan82Kicking off the Lenten sermon series ‘The Seven ‘I am’s’ Of Jesus’, Ps. Peh Han taught from John 6:26-35, where Jesus declared Himself to be the bread of life. He promised that those who put their faith in Him would never hunger and would receive eternal life. The miraculous act of Jesus feeding the multitude with just five loaves and two fish was intended to reveal His divine nature, inviting people to place their faith in Him as the provider of eternal treasures, far beyond the fleeting satisfactions of this world.It reminds us that when we focus on temporary things, we lose sight of what truly matters. God knows our needs and will provide, though not always in the way we expect. Jesus came to redirect our desires, urging us to focus on the eternal, making Him the central and lasting desire of our hearts.Let’s reflect on Jesus as the Bread of Life, and examine areas where we may be focused on the temporary and shift our focus to what is eternal. May we trust in God’s provision, even when it doesn’t align with our expectations, and let this deepen our desire for Jesus and setting our hearts on the eternal treasures He provides.
“We can’t step into God’s promise while still holding onto the idols of yesterday.” - @andrejosiahIn the final week of our Vision Series, Ps. Andre spoke on his vision to see our church become a people who refuses to settle. Speaking from the life of Terah, we learnt that there are a couple of factors why we settle in our faith - out of familiarity, out of grief or loss, or out of fear. When we allow these things to have a hold on us, they hold us back from stepping fully into what God has in store for us.Are there any areas in your life where you have settled, thus preventing you from taking that step of faith to fully obey God’s call? We pray that God will grant us the courage to submit those areas to Him, and refuse to settle for anything less than all of Him.
“The world will not be impressed by a church that mirrors society’s divisions, but it will be astonished by a church where people who have nothing in common except Jesus — love one another as family.” - @andrejosiahIn week 2 of our Vision Series, Ps. Andre shared his heart for The City to have a missional unity which transcends personal preference, affinity, and cultural similarities, and binds the church together for the shared purpose of advancing the gospel. He talked about how missional unity can be expressed through being a category-defying community, one that guards against division, and captures a shared mission.In a world that teaches us to narrow our circle - to align ourselves with people who think like us, act like us, live like us and benefit us, may we be the church that does the opposite: widen the circle to welcome those whom the world would never put together.
“To fall in God’s kingdom is to be about good deeds without great love. It is giving up the better part.” – @andrejosiahPst Andre kicked off our Vision Series today with a message on Fending Off Lukewarmness. Sharing from the story of the church of Ephesus that started with passionate love for Jesus but eventually settled for routine faithfulness, it was a stark reminder of how easily we too can lose our zeal and fall into compromise.Jesus shows us the way back—by remembering what we’ve lost, repenting from the seriousness of sin, and returning to the works of first love.Let’s rededicate ourselves to a rhythm of renewal, and rediscover a desire for God’s love and life to fill our lives and community.
It’s time to get serious.” - @timothyshaunFollowing Andrew’s message on our priestly calling, Timothy encouraged us to follow Jesus seriously in 2025. We know that we are to live with our reward being joy and communion with God, and spend our lives for God’s dreams and His kingdom. But in trying to live out these goals, we realise that our hearts are prone to wander because the desires of our hearts are at war with each other, distracting us from pursuing God’s kingdom wholeheartedly. Let’s stop to ask ourselves where our desires are leading us to - the desires of the flesh, or Jesus and His kingdom?As we commit to lay down the desires of our flesh, Jesus reassures us that we will receive our reward, though sometimes not in the way or at a time we may expect. So how should we live in this tension and position where we are to hold on to the desires that God has given us, yet be open-handed with how and when they come into fruition? Timothy encourages us to go deeper inward, by sitting with our wants and allow the Holy Spirit to show us how order our true desires. He also mentioned how we could reach further outward; where seeking first the kingdom looks like being on the mission of God.
“Jesus did not promise that everything will work out in this life, even if we were fully obedient. However, he promised that it will be worth it, because He is worth it all.” - @andoryuutamSpeaking from the book of Malachi and the life of John the Baptist, we learn what our priestly calling is, which is primarily to revere God, and stand in front of Him in awe and trembling. We are called to live faithfully, putting the first things first and letting everything else apart from God fade away.May we be like John the Baptist and be a people who see God rightly, who are willing to say 1000 ‘no’s to the world for the 1 ‘yes’ to God, who will not be preoccupied by what our own dreams are, but stop to consider what God’s dreams are - not just for us but our families, our friends, our community, our society - and make space in our hearts to carry and partner with Him to fulfil those dreams.
“When we don’t have everything figured out and when we are overwhelmed, that’s where God’s grace unfolds.” - @pehhan82Pst Peh Han shared on The Sacred Rhythms of Grace as we kicked off our first service for the year.Has the new year already started to feel like the same cycle of exhaustion, and are we already starting to question where we are headed? Therein lies an opportunity for renewal and hope amid such circumstances by forging deeper connections and rediscovering practices of healing and unity.God has not called us to bear the weight of life’s struggles alone. Instead, He calls us to be in community as a body of Christ, and wants to meet us with His grace in moments of uncertainty.As we enter a new week, may it be our prayer for God to help us embrace the uncertainties of life with faith and hope, as we fix our eyes on Him.
“Advent is not merely about waiting but about cultivating the discipline of not becoming overfamiliar and the readiness to embrace the mystery when it is revealed.” - @pehhan82In week 3 of the series ‘Missing Jesus’, Ps. Peh Han taught from Luke 4:16-22, where the people of Nazareth, influenced by their preconceived ideas about Jesus due to their close familiarity with Him, allowed this to shape their perception and, ultimately, caused them to miss the truth. Being so accustomed to the religious traditions and expectations have led them to spiritual blindness and an inability to recognise Jesus as the anointed One.He invited us to ponder if we have failed to use our spiritual eyes in our relationships with people and God, where our assumption of knowledge and resistance to the unfamiliar have hindered us from moving into a new arena of faith and into deeper revelation of God.May we examine our hearts and reflect if there is any overfamiliarity that has led to unbelief and prevented us from missing the divine in the everyday. Let it be our prayer to abide and remain in that posture of awe and wonder as we seek Him out in our daily lives.#wearethecitysg #sundaysatthecitysg
“The way we view sin, grace and God’s redemptive love shapes the righteousness we live by.” - @janicechinchernIn week 2 of our series ‘Missing Jesus’, we take a look at the Pharisees and how their self-righteousness pulled them away from God, because in their emphasis on keeping the law and honouring God, they neglected the fuller picture of God’s intent: restoration of the shalom of God.In their self-righteousness, the Pharisees placed rules above relationship, status over people and conformity over love and unity. But God calls us to a righteousness that is primarily about right relationship with Him and others, and we embody His heart and desires.May we be a people who would reject self-righteousness for God’s righteousness, walking in the Spirit to experience the fullness of God’s unconditional love and grace for us and live with hearts of generosity towards the people around us.
“Control turns the very thing that God sends to bring us life and freedom into a perceived threat to our sense of security. We end up trading the peace of His provision for the anxiety of our own striving.” - @andrejosiahPst Andre kicked off our advent series, Missing Jesus, as we enter a season of contemplation as a church family, and collectively ponder on the wonder of Jesus’ birth.Sharing from the life of king Herod, who grappled with an excessive need for control, Pst Andre asked us to consider if there are areas in our lives where we too cling to our desire for control, and as a result, experience exhaustion and spiritual emptiness.While the illusion of control enslaves us, we can have hope in Jesus. As we let go of control, and a choose a posture of surrender, He grants us His peace and rest.As we enter the new week and reflect on the word, let us reflect on the areas that we are clinging to control that God is prompting us to release. As we prayerfully surrender them to Him, that we can rediscover life in Christ and His resurrection power.
“What if all this was so that your life would create a context for someone else to come into his destiny? Would you still do it?” - @yeohjoIn the final week of “Caught up in God’s story” series, we had the honour of having Josh Yeoh, who shared his journey of how God gave him a word to sow seeds of prayer movement into the local church, yet challenged and remade him into a man that will lay down his dreams and step away from self-actualisation and help others come into their destinies.Sharing from the relationship of Jonathan and David, Barnabas and Paul, where the former had godly contentment in taking the backseat and fully investing in the interest and the assignment of the latter, brought God’s purpose to pass and the Antioch Church was established.He left us with this question: Who are the people, ‘David’s’ and ‘Pauls’ in our lives that we would step aside to, give our resources, time and energy and lay down our lives for so we could build them up for success?Ultimately, the Antioch church can only be build through:1. A diverse body with different gifts and talents and we are not to dismiss those whom we think are less.2. A culture of fasting and praying, where we are filled with a holy discontent and be awakened to things in God we would otherwise go without.3. Identities found not in the sending but in being set apart for the Lord.As we close this sermon series, may we pray for the desire to be set apart for His kingdom and live out God’s story in our lives.
“Prayer is key to developing a heart of compassion.” - @eugeneseow12We had the privilege of having Eugene Seow with us at service, for week three of the “Caught Up in God’s Story” series.Sharing from Matthew 9:36, Eugene spoke about the compassion Jesus had for the multitudes, and Jesus’ call for harvesters even as the harvest is plentiful.Yet, the biggest hurdle holding the church back from reaching out to the lost is compassion. Developing Jesus’ heart of compassion requires us to:1. Open our eyes to see the crowd2. Open our hands to meet their needs and3. Open our hearts to ask God to grant us His heart for the lostWe hope you were blessed and inspired by the word to take decisive action and pray into how we may meet the needs of the communities around us as the body of Christ.
“Our call as Christians is ultimately to equip & disciple nations, no matter our vocation. Our jobs themselves do not really matter that much; what truly matters is what we are doing our jobs and our tasks unto.” - @soykang_In week 2 of “Caught Up in God’s Story”, we had one of our very own, So-Young, to share with us on how God moved in her life, turned ashes into beauty, and ultimately led her to her life’s calling with the founding of Awaken Group and Gnowbe.When we consider what our calling is in life, we usually think it is tied to a certain job or vocation. But, So-Young reminded us that each person’s calling is their unique talent that God has given, and how we can use that unique talent and serve together with others as one Body with one shared mission.As she shared her story, she also spoke on how everything that we have been through has been deposited in our lives for a reason. In her life, out of pain, purpose was birthed. God does not waste anything. When we go through painful experiences and difficulties, God does not want us to just go through them, but rather what He does is to redeem our pain and transform it into our gift, turning ashes into beauty.Ultimately, what God is after is us and our hearts. In our lives, may we do every task and job we are given with excellence unto God, seeking first His kingdom and His righteousness in everything we do.
Kicking off the “Caught Up in God’s Story” series, we had the honour of having Heidi Tan share with us on the work she does at Habibi International, a humanitarian organisation in Iraq, and her life story on how she felt called to be in the mission field to serve communities on the margins.In her sharing, she spoke on how as she waited to be out in the mission field, she learnt what it truly meant to “delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give your the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4), where as we spend time with the Lord and delight ourselves with Him, we become more aware of His heart’s desires, and that shapes our heart’s desires to align with His.She also spoke from John 1:35-42, where we read that John’s disciples, Andrew and Simon Peter, followed Jesus. In that passage, the conversation between Jesus, Andrew and Simon Peter captures some key questions that still hold true to this day as we search for a deeper purpose in our lives and our walk with God:1. What are we looking for when we decide to follow Jesus?2. Do we know where God is moving, and where His heart is?3. How can we be a part of what God is showing us?No matter where you are in your walk with God today, we pray that we will be willing vessels, ones who know God’s heart and make all of our lives available for God to move in and through us for His good works.
“We are a visible, tangible reminder to the forces of darkness that their power is broken and their end is near. The church gathered is a prophetic statement that God’s Kingdom is advancing, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.” - @andrejosiahIn the final sermon of our Immeasurably More series, Ps. Andre spoke on being Immeasurably Strong from Ephesians 6:10-20. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians reminds us that we are not merely passive recipients of God’s grace, but active participants in a cosmic struggle. The great lie we have to confront as followers of Jesus is that we are not susceptible to spiritual warfare, or that we remain ignorant of how we are supposed to fight against an unseen realm of deeper spiritual forces.As the church, may we be reminded to live as a light in the darkness, and to continually seek the Holy Spirit for wisdom and discernment - wisdom to navigate the complexity of this unseen reality and discernment to see beyond the surface of our everyday struggles.
“The mark of a spirit-filled life is the ability to submit to one another.” - @pehhan82Pst Peh Han continued our sermon series with a sharing on how we are Immeasurably Filled to live a spirit-filled life. This influences the dynamics of our relationships, especially in the household when we relate to our spouses, parents and children.Christ’s love for the church is to be our model of authority - lordship that is expressed in meekness and self-sacrificial humility. Likewise, we are to adopt the model of honour that serves with sincerity of heart and goodwill when we submit to others in authority.As we reflect on the word, let it be our prayer that God transforms us and shapes us to be the spirit-filled community He has intended, that we will be able to submit to each other in the fear of the Lord.
“Now made alive in Christ, we are called to live out our new identity transformed by God’s Spirit, engaging in the process of whole-person discipleship that is personal, embodied, and relational.” - @janicechinchernJanice continued our sermon series, Immeasurably More, with teachings anchored in Ephesians 4:25-5:21 where Paul called the Ephesian church to be immeasurably transformed by the Spirit in these manner:1. Put off the old, put on the new (4:25-32)2. Imitate Christ’s love and holiness (5:1-7)3. Shine as children of light (5:8-14)4. Walk in wisdom and Spirit-filled freedom (5:15-21)She invited us to spend time examining our hearts and ponder over this in the upcoming week, “In what area of our lives is God inviting us to experience deeper transformation, and how can we intentionally partner with the Holy Spirit?”As children of God and imitators of the light, may we pray for grace to engage in our transformation process to be more Christlike for the sake of others to the glory of God.
“We are a family and we are to embrace God’s desire for us to be one.”Dr Tan Soo Inn shared an encouraging word on God‘s call to unity as the body of Christ.We live in a unique time in history with five generations coexisting in society and in the church. In the face of differences, Dr Tan reminded us of God’s desire for us to be one. Even as we comprise of many parts, we can be united in our mission to pursue God. And in unity to celebrate diversity and learn to love and serve one another.May our unity across the generations be a testimony to our world of God’s redeeming love, and His desire to reconcile all to Himself.
“We get to participate in God’s eternal purpose by growing and helping others grow in discipleship to Jesus.” - @timothyshaunContinuing with our series “Immeasurably More” where we explore the book of Ephesians, Tim spoke from Ephesians 4 today and how we are immeasurably called by God to do good works in His redemptive plan. Despite knowing this truth, sometimes we feel it’s hard for us to grasp or experience that glorious reality because everything outside of Christ is and can be influenced by the powers. But the good news is that Christ has paid the price for us to be free, and given us grace to walk worthy of our calling.Where church has been marked by programmatic consumption, God has given us the grace to overcome it by maturing in relationship through truth in love. Where there is performative burnout, God has given us grace to be secure in who we are as we grow into our gifts. Where there is purposeless stagnation, God has given us grace to live on mission for others. And with God’s grace, may we be a people that will make disciples of all nations, until we attain the fullness of Christ.
“God’s redemptive plan is never about us - it is all about His glory revealed in and through us.” - @jasonchua.sgJason continues our sermon series, Immeasurably More, and study of Ephesians with a sharing on God’s eternal purpose and redemptive plan.God has always desired to dwell with humanity and to make Himself known to creation. When sin separated God and His people, Jesus paid the ultimate price on the cross to restore us, and remove the divide that separated us from God and each other.Living in response to God’s eternal purpose means embracing God’s desire for unity by putting aside offences and unforgiveness. May we desire God’s purposes above our own, that we may enter full maturity as His church and be a dwelling place for His glory.
“We were hopelessly sinful, but God made us a new creation in Christ to walk with Him in good works” - @timothyshaunIn week four of our sermon series, Immeasurably More, Tim taught from Ephesians 2:1-10, how God intervened when we were in hopeless condition — dead to sin, influenced by power, slave to the flesh and saved us immeasurably by making us a new creation. With the revelation that we now have been made alive and seated with Christ, we are reminded to walk with God in good works, as we share in Jesus’ life, authority and dominion.Tim challenged us to ponder on what it means to be saved and how our lives in the here and now ought to experience a complete reorientation and radical shift that propels us to labour for God’s kingdom with joy and zeal.As we go about our new week, may we reflect on our inheritance as co-heirs with Jesus with thanksgiving and joyfully use what we are given to serve God and others. Let’s meditate on the Lordship prayer further as we spend unhurried time in the loving presence of God to grow in fruitful friendship with Him.
“We are immeasurably empowered to be the means and embodiment of the fullness of Christ.” - @janicechinchernIn week 3 of our series Immeasurably More, Janice brought us a word based on Ephesians 1:15-23, where Paul prays for the Ephesian church to grow in wisdom and revelation of God, and for the following three points to be realities for them:1. The hope of God’s calling - the knowledge that their hope in God is an eternal one, and it is a living, blessed and sure hope2. The riches of God’s inheritance - the knowledge that they have received spiritual blessings which are not earned, but that they were given access to. They are God’s possession, and are thus of immense value.3. The greatness of God's power toward them - the knowledge that they are immeasurably empowered to be the means and embodiment of the fullness of Christ.It is our prayer that the eyes of our hearts will be enlightened to see Jesus for who He really is, so that we know God not just in our heads but in our hearts. As we pray to increase in the knowledge of God, may we live out our identity of being a people who are immeasurably empowered with the hope, riches and power we receive from Him.
“In a world where culture tries to define us, or we struggle to carve out our own identity amid chaos and confusion, we have a gift—a God-given identity.” - @andrejosiahPs. Andre continues our sermon series, Immeasurably More, with a sharing on how we are Immeasurably Rich in Christ.Our identity is deeply connected to what we believe gives our life meaning and significance. When we fall short of our ideal selves that we aspire to live up to, we feel guilt and shame. Yet, we can find hope in our God given identity through the gift of salvation we receive through Christ.As the One who fashioned humanity, God alone holds the key to our true identity and purpose. Without the light of His revelation, we are left stumbling through the darkness of confusion, unsure of who we are or why we exist.We can take heart in knowing that God has chosen and redeemed us - an irrefutable truth no matter the circumstances we find ourselves in.
“Ephesians, more than any other epistle, demonstrates how important and central the church is to God’s plan and His purpose for mankind.” - @pehhan82We are starting a new sermon series titled “Immeasurably More”, which aims to uncover a biblical vision for the Church through the book of Ephesians. Over the next 10 weeks, we will dive into what God has designed and intended for the church in our world, and how it is immeasurably more than what we can conceive or imagine.Kicking off week 1 of the series, Ps. Peh Han brought us through a historical background of the founding of the Ephesian church, as well as Paul and the Lord’s heart for the Ephesian church through the letters written to them. In Acts 20:17-35, Paul wrote his parting words to the elders of the Ephesians church, which included his instructions to them like serving the Lord with all humility, telling the body of Christ everything that is helpful, shepherding the church of God, and finally reminding them of the words of Jesus, that “it is more blessed to give than to receive”.Revelations 2:1-7 is the second letter addressed to the Ephesians in the Bible, which is Jesus’ letter to the Ephesians through John the Apostle. In particular, in Revelations 2:5, Jesus writes “Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works” - in our lives, in areas where we may have fallen away from God, we pray that God will help us remember our history with Him, and keep in mind that true repentance is always accompanied by corresponding actions.
“The greatest resources in the family is what’s in the hearts and spirits of its sons and daughters.”Ps. Peh Han continued our sermon series on “Family”, with a sermon on The Original Story, where we discovered God’s original intention for family.Designed to be the optimal environment for growth, Eden was a garden of delight and pleasure for the first family to intimately relate with God and others.When Man fell into sin, instead of abundance and intimacy with the Father, they lived in lack and strife. Part of restoring the family lies in restoring our individual inner brokenness. Secondly, in remembering who we are in Christ - as individuals and as a community, to reflect God’s blessings and joy.As we go about the new week, may we seek to cultivate the gardens of our home life, and come to a new revelation of who we are as a family in Christ.
“When we are covenanted in marriage, we are to die to our old selves, taking on the new identity of “we”, where all that we have and all that we are now belong to each other. And as we begin to operate as one in prayer, there is power and synergy because we are one in the Spirit.” - Tim & PatsyContinuing on with our series on ‘Family’, Tim & Patsy spoke on the topic of “Unleashing the Power of Marriage”. They reminded us that when God wants to bless us, He cuts a covenant, and the covenantal love of God is a love that is unconditional, that never fails, and never leaves us. In covenant, couples are yoked together, to walk together in humility and work together to fulfil God’s purpose that does not just bless the couple themselves, but for the generations to come.
“God’s view over our lives is the most important and critical because unlike other people’s views that change based on different factors, His view is stable, accurate and life-giving. if we want to know the truth of our lives, we need to know His perspective of us.” - @jennihohuanPs. Jenni shares about the importance of knowing our core identity as God’s beloved children, because His perspective is the most powerful perspective. With each season we step into and each role we take on in our lives, we develop identities related to them, which God uses to grow deeper roots of security, confidence and purpose in us.Speaking from Exodus 25:31-40, Ps. Jenni shares how God revealed two important truths about who we are through the detailed instructions of how Moses was to build the lampstand. The first is that like the lampstand God has designed each of us to display His glorious beauty, and the second is that God has a purpose for each of us - to shine forth His truth.May we learn to rest in our core identity as God’s beloved and embrace our season, and allow God’s vision to transform how we feel and act so that we may know how to carry and conduct ourselves in our daily lives.
“The truth is that we desperately need others to lead us closer to Christ. The call to honour leaders isn’t about inflating their pride, but diminishing our own.” - @andrejosiahToday, Ps. Andre shared on Rediscovering Spiritual Leadership, and unpacked what the Bible intended for spiritual leadership, as well as how we should respond as a community.The prevailing culture of our day resists and rejects the concept of submission, especially given widespread disillusionment concerning church leadership. Yet, Ps. Andre reminded us that the response to failures in leadership shouldn’t be to dismantle the entire structure or for the people of God to be left to their own devices. Instead, we are to pray for our leaders as they are given a charge to shepherd God’s people, and are accountable to God to see souls prosper under their care.Let us continue to pray for the leaders of our church, including the new Elders we commissioned as a community today. May our testimony as a faith community be that of joy, as leaders and as a congregation.
“Our hearts should be the source of our expression of our love for God and not the source of what leads us. We can’t depend or be led by our feelings.” - @jonathantwlJonathan shared about having An Undivided Heart and how this is God’s ultimate desire for our lives.Oftentimes we find ourselves with a divided heart because we are led by our feelings, and our affections and desires are not wholly toward God, but toward self gratifying goals and aims apart from God alone.By consciously choosing and desiring to walk in the Spirit, God can reorient our lives that our affections towards Him may be whole, we truly desire Him, and our spirit is sensitive to His leading.As we reflect on the sermon, may we prayerfully Invite God to examine the condition of our hearts, especially the areas in our affections and desires that we need to surrender before Him, that He may be our sole pursuit.
“In the face of rampant immaturity, God calls us to conduct ourselves for unity and serve one another with our gifts — building up the Body in Love, unto the fullness of Christ” - @timothyshaunSpeaking from Ephesians 4:1-13, Tim brought us a word titled “Built Up In Love”, encouraging us to walk in the manner worthy of God’s calling on our lives to fulfil His mission. In Ephesians 4:7, Paul mentions that each one of us has been given grace, as Christ apportioned it, which refers to the ways that God has gifted each of us unique callings and abilities for His mission.What is the unique grace or gifting that God has gifted you for His mission through the church? As we discover what our giftings are, we pray that God will also reveal how you can come fully alive in the way you serve with your gifts, allowing God to mature it so that as a church and a community, we can build one another up in love and help others mature too.
“Life was always meant to be walked with God, close to God and where we regard Him in everything. Life was meant to be in Christ.” - David TanDavid shared the word and asked us to consider how we view success as Christians. He reminded us that the goal of our lives is knowing God intimately, and for our lives to reflect our closeness to God, in our work, worship, and service.As followers of Christ, everything that we do can be an opportunity for intimacy with Him, even the times of disappointment and anxiety that we face.We hope that you were blessed by the word. May we enter this new week with a renewed awareness of God’s presence and desire to abide in Him, even as He longs to meet us in the moments we are in.
“Speaking the truth in love to one another, while difficult to do, is essential for our growth as individuals and collectively as the body of Christ, as we grow to become the mature church under the headship of Christ.” - @xianyiXianyi shared on “Speaking (and Hearing) the Truth in Love”, focusing on the verses in Ephesians 4:1-6 and 11-16. It’s important for us to speak the truth with love, because if either one is missing, we could fall into being too critical or being condoning. The most loving thing we can do for others is not to prescribe our opinions or to use our human wisdom, but to point them to the truth that is in Christ Jesus.In order for us to speak the truth in love, we have to start with letting the Lord speak the truth in love into our hearts first - that He would heal our hurts and our brokenness, and that we would be transformed into His likeness.
“Understanding that we are known deepens our grasp of our identity. Only God satisfies the innate desire we all have to be known.” - @janicechinchernJanice brought a sermon titled “Known by God” where she spoke life into the area of our identity as children of God. In a time of much uncertainty and instability concerning this matter, there is utmost importance for the revelation that we are deeply loved and known by God. She illustrated with the faith accounts woven throughout the Bible that God knows us personally and intimately and how paramount that is for our spiritual formation.She invited us to gently ponder “Would we allow ourselves to be known?” As we contemplate and reflect on His relentless love for us that is not contingent on what we can or cannot do, may we be deeply rooted in our identities as children of God and confident that He shall surely be faithful to perfect what He started in us.
In the final week of our series “The Freedom We Long For”, Ps. Andre spoke on a heavy yet relevant topic of Lust & Love. In a culture where lust is prevalent, causing us to dehumanise and objectify others for our sexual pleasure, how can we cultivate a community that promotes healthy sexuality?In the New Testament, by the grace of God, we are enabled to live in the freedom that Christ has to offer. By asking for a new heart, capturing a biblical vision of sex, and taking active steps to fight lust, we can be spiritually transformed to be more like Christ.Ultimately, the freedom we long for is the vision that Christ has for our lives. More than a depth of conviction, this freedom is now a possibility because of Christ’s redeeming work on the cross.
“Anger is not the problem; it tells us something is wrong under the emotional, spiritual, or relational hood of our lives. We use anger to express our hurt or frustration, and to protect and preserve ourselves.” - @andrejosiahIn week seven of our sermon series, The Freedom You Long For, Pastor Andre shared about Anger and Patience. A common fallacy in our approach to anger is thinking that we should never ever be angry as Christians, and that it is an emotion that we should repress. Yet, to be human is to feel, just as Jesus Himself felt the full extent of human emotions. While the feelings of anger are not a sin, what we do with anger can become dysfunctional and destructive.Where then can we take our anger? When we go to God in repentance, He restores us, and we can seek His strength for divine patience as we abide in His love.As we go about the week, may we seek God’s grace for the areas of unresolved anger and bitterness in our lives, and trust that He can transform us as we surrender to Him.
“God longs for us to bring our need for approval to Him, for Him to satisfy our desire and to free us from approval addiction to truly live pleasing to Him and others in secure identity.” - @janicechinchernJanice continues our current sermon series, The Freedom You Long For with a sharing on Approval Addiction & Secure Identity. Deep within all of us is a desire for approval, which originates from God’s original design for us to desire righteousness and a life of good, and the ultimate aim of be pleasing in God’s eyes.Where we often end up disillusioned and disappointed is when we seek the approval of others and not God himself. In rediscovering the revelation of the Father’s acceptance of us, we are able to grow into the freedom that God has called us to, and into the identity that He has given us by grace.
“When we release bitter judgement, it brings death. But when we release forgiveness, it brings life.” - @chrisvonneIn week 5 of “The Freedom You Long For”, Christine spoke on the topic of Bitterness & Forgiveness. In Hebrews 12:15, we learn of how we should not allow any bitter root to grow, as it will bring trouble to us and defile those around us. Many of us live unaware of our bitter root system, which are a result of our own sinful reactions to our circumstances. When we feed these bitter root judgements and place bitter expectations on people, they reinforce the sinful structures in our lives that eventually manifest into bitter fruits. These bitter fruits isolate us and prevent us from building healthy relationships with the people around us, and ultimately forms a vicious cycle that is hard to break.So how do we find freedom from these bitter roots?1. By acknowledging that only God, the one who is perfectly holy and good, can be the rightful Judge.2. By acknowledging the bitter roots in our lives, repenting of our sins, forgiving the people that have hurt us and caused our bitter roots to grow, and extending grace to others.If you are seeking pastoral care and support, please check out www.thecity.sg/resources for more information.
“Envy exposes the idols of your heart, the sources of your identity, and where you derive your sense of worth; learn what you envy and you will know who you are.” - @andrejosiahWe are on week 4 of our sermon series “The Freedom You Long For”, Ps. Andre spoke on the topic of Envy & Contentment. We often hear the saying that “comparison is the thief of joy”, and envy sets in when we compare others’ blessings with our own and it makes us feel inadequate.But as followers of Christ, we can find contentment in God by abdicating the throne of our own lives and letting God take His rightful place. Christian contentment is not about minimalism or simplicity - it is about contentment in Christ, because of Christ, and empowered by Christ.May we take some time to reflect on the following 3 questions, and invite God in to free us from the sin of envy:1. Is there a disappointing or even painful situation in my life that’s leading to feelings of grief or injustice or longing?2. Is there anyone whose happiness brings me sadness because I want the happiness they are receiving?3. Is there anyone I’ve allowed to harbour feelings of bitterness or anger towards?
“If Eden represents a loving relationship with God and others, then hell is helpless isolation, and the church is where we find connection and acceptance.” - @timothyshaunTimothy continued our sermon series “The Freedom We Long For”, with a sharing on Shame and Vulnerability, where he discussed the destructive cycle of shame.Sharing from Genesis 3, The Garden of Eden and Luke 8, the parable of the woman with the issue of blood, Tim shared how the wounds we pick up form the narrative of a shameful identity. This is reinforced by our helpless isolation, but when we encounter Christ who dignifies us, we can find healing.God is our pursuer, who asks us “where are you?” when we hide away in shame, and invites us to come to Him vulnerably and experience this reality through embodied acts in community.
“Living the way of freedom that Jesus teaches is incompatible with the overconsumption prevalent in our society; the two are mutually exclusive. You must choose between God and Mammon.” - @andrejosiahIn week 2 of our sermon series “The Freedom You Long For”, Ps. Andre spoke on Greed & Generosity, and how there is a war over generosity in our lives.In scripture, Jesus constantly warns us against all kinds of greed, because greed leads us into an insatiable desire and pursuit of wealth that comes at the expense of our health, relationships, and devotion to him. As humans, we have a tendency to hoard because we never remain contented with what we have, but God reminds us that life does not consist in an abundance of possessions. Instead, we can find freedom from a spirit of greed through living the way of Jesus, one that’s fully dependent on God being our provider.May we live lives of generosity by living rooted in the assurance of God’s abundant love for us.
“In contrast to our culture’s view of freedom as liberation from constraints, biblical freedom is obtaining God’s supernatural power to overcome our desires for self-gratification and fulfill our deepest desire for love.” - @andrejosiahPastor Andre kicked off a new sermon series, The Freedom You Long For, with a sharing on life by the Spirit.Through Jesus’ victory over death, He purchased our liberty to choose between freedom and the yoke of slavery. Freedom is thus how we ought to live in light of the resurrection, where we choose, with God’s help, a life free from sin and one that embraces the right desires that God has for our lives.May we desire to live befitting of the freedom that Jesus has purchased for us at a great price - by turning away from sin and its temptations with the help of the Holy Spirit.
“One of the great strategies of the enemy is to take the promises of God designed to set us free, and through the worship of self, turn them into shackles that exhaust and bind us.” - @andrew_gardenerPastor Andrew ministered at our service today and shared a sobering word on Falling Into Forgetfulness, and how idolatry has made its way into our individual lives and as the body of Christ.Sharing from Exodus 32, and how the Israelites created an idol to worship in their impatience to hear from God, Pastor Andrew asked us to similarly consider the times we’ve turned away from the intangible things of God to embrace what is tangible, due to our lack of understanding of what God is doing in and amongst us.As we enter Holy Week, may this be our reminder to yield to God, surrender the areas of idolatry in our lives, and to be open to God’s move as the bride that He is returning for.
"Sometimes Jesus just needs us to go, pray and trust. Jesus will do the rest." - @dpmaDerek Ma challenged us by sharing his testimony of what God has done in his life over the years through the story of Ananias in Acts 9He expounds from the view of Ananias, who might not have understood God’s assignment initially, but acted in faith and trusted in God command and was used as an instrument in Saul’s conversion.May we all enter our week learning to trust in God and availing ourselves as instruments of God!
“Obedience is not just one aspect of a believer’s life. It is the central guiding principle that shapes our identity, purpose and relationship with God.” - @chrisvonneChristine shared on The Priority Of Obedience, gleaning from the lives of Saul and Abraham, one whose selective obedience ultimately led to his demise, and another who demonstrated wholehearted obedience, without question, despite the personal sacrifice he was called to make.Complete obedience to God may seem like the antithesis to today’s prevailing culture that champions self determination and personal freedom. Within this tension, Christine encouraged us to rediscover the importance of complete obedience to God as a response to His love, a pathway to our freedom and fulfilment, and ultimately, to be His counter-cultural witnesses here on earth.May we desire to walk in a deeper level of wholehearted surrender and obedience to God, and take heart that we can ultimately do so by leaning on His empowerment and grace as we continue to walk with Him.
The brokenness we see in our world today has a common root system, and that is the wickedness of the human heart. Sin does not just have a personal effect; it has a corporate effect and ripples out through the land. Do we carry in our hearts a sense of responsibility for the brokenness in our world? - @andrejosiahPastor Andre continued our Vision Series with a sharing from Ezekiel 22 - in a time of great spiritual decline, God sought for a man to stand in the gap as an advocate for the land—but He found no one. As we reflect on the state of our world and church today, are we similarly missing God’s call?In modelling after Jesus, our perfect advocate, the church can live out the calling of God to to stand in the gap for the brokeness of our world. As we reflect on God’s word today, may we resist indifference and rekindle our heart’s desire for God and the outpouring of His spirit.
“In a world devoid of absolute moral truths, we, as Christians, assert that the gospel embodies the utmost truth—that life in its fullness can only be found in Jesus and His kingdom. Any other attempt to find life is destined to fail.” - @andrejosiahPst Andre continued our Vision Series, with a sharing on Recovering Gospel Urgency.While many Christians today struggle with embracing evangelism, with some deeming it unacceptable to share the gospel with others, Pst Andre called for us to reflect on how we define the gospel and if this aligns with the gospel that Jesus called us to believe in.Specifically, the good news that God, in His great love for us, has rescued us from sin, death and hell, through the works of Jesus on our behalf, with the ultimate aim of establishing His kingdom through His people and in the power of the Holy Spirit.May we desire to say Yes to God’s call of evangelism by first rediscovering the good news of the gospel in our own lives, with trust that God is able to work through our acts of obedience, no matter how small they may be.
“The message of Jesus is not to maximize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses; rather, it is in your weakness that God’s strength is made perfect within you.“ - @andrejosiahWe started on our Vision Series, with an overarching theme of A Holy Discontent, challenging us to confront the shallowness of our spiritual discontent in a culture that craves immediacy and the temporary. Ps. Andre spoke on the very heart of discipleship today, which is to take our spiritual formation seriously. A dangerous fallacy in our approach to life with God occurs when we believe that being strong in one area will somehow compensate for weakness in another, but God wants us be like Christ in all aspects of our lives.Let us take some time to reflect on this question: “Where am I unlike Jesus?”Our formation must address the areas where we are not formed in Christ. We pray that we will approach our spiritual growth with intention, taking active steps to be molded into the image of Christ and live out our faith daily.
“The call to live into a more mature and resilient discipleship is in the wilderness where God longs to lead us to experiences that bring revelation and intimacy which is just not possible any other way.” - @janicechinchernJanice brought a sermon titled “In the Wilderness” where she taught from Mark 1 and Luke 4. Using Jesus’ example of testings yet deep reliance on God’s provision and mercies, how Jesus retreated to solitude repeatedly to seek God’s face in His time of ministry, he modelled for us a life of not resisting that seemingly desolate place.She invited us to abide in the place of wilderness, where silence is the ultimate furnace of transformation, allowing God to cut through the noise of our lives and lead us gently to a place where we can heal in greater depths, where in His presence our joy is found.The question for us to reflect on this week is “What is God speaking to you about?”. As we contemplate and reflect on our wilderness, may we remain in that place with Him, inclining our ears towards His voice and abiding with greater surrender and trust.
“As we approach the end times, God wants us to reconnect with two realities - the gospel of the Kingdom proclaimed to all nations, and Israel embracing Jesus as their Messiah.’ - @jasonchua.sgJason’s sermon on The Antioch Community expounds on God’s desire for His people to be a royal priesthood unto Him, that we may be a sign of His glory and dominion here on earth as we await His return.As we continue to walk with God in these tumultuous times, may we remember to live in sobriety, and with intentionality to behold God and know the desires of His heart.
“Between wasting our gifts and burning ourselves out, Jesus calls us to a more excellent way: a joyful life of service fuelled by His abundant love” - @timothyshaunThis morning, Tim brought us a sermon titled “A More Excellent Way”, where he spoke on how we can best steward the gifts of the Spirit that we’ve been given by God to serve others. He reminded us that serving & loving the body of Christ come hand in hand - when we abide in and are filled with God’s love for us and for His Church, the overflow of that love looks like serving His people.To serve is to love; and to love is to serve. As we continue on this journey of spiritual formation, we pray that we will mature both in love and service, where the spiritual gifts that God has given us are neither wasted, nor will we feel burnt out serving the body of Christ.
“A large part of our discipleship rests on fending off cynicism and pursuing wonder; keeping our hearts anchored in hope, joy, and faith in God despite life’s setbacks.“ - @andrejosiahPst Andre shared about Small Beginnings at our first service of 2024, where we celebrated a new milestone in our journey as a church family with our official move to Nexus.Sharing from the life of Caleb, and his different response, in contrast to the doubt, despair and contempt that others had for God’s promised land, Pst Andre reminded us that God often chooses the small, weak, and unseen for His purposes. Insignificant as they may appear to us, they often are how God shows His power and goodness in our lives.As we enter into a new week, may we think about how we may see as God sees, and how we may rejoice in the small beginnings that He wants to use in our lives. Be blessed!
“The joy that God calls us to is one that is bold and courageous - one that is able to look at death and suffering as temporary.” - @timothyshaunTim concluded our Advent series, Rumours of God, with a sermon on Joy. A condition of the heart and a posture of the soul, Tim shared about how the eternal joy that we have because of the good news of the gospel: Jesus’ birth, and the promise of His second coming.Even in the midst of sorrow and disappointments that we navigate in this life, may we seek to cultivate the fruit of Joy through drawing from God’s presence, plugging into community and embracing the discipline of celebration.
“Hope is the confident expectation of good based on the person and promises of God.” - @andrejosiahPs Andre continued our Advent series, Rumours of God, with a sermon on Hope.Sharing from Luke 1:5-7 and the story of Elizabeth and Zechariah who waited in long-suffering, resilience and obedience for a child, Pst Andre shared about the disappointment and unfulfilled longings we experience on this side of eternity, and how this can become our meeting point with Jesus when we bring our desires and longings to Him.In our waiting, will we be righteous and holy, or will our hearts be bitter and lead us to sin? And if our desires are not fulfilled, will we still trust in God?Even in the face of disappointment, may we remember that God is faithful, and remembers every prayer we utter. We can have a defiant and unwavering hope in Him.
“Seeking to act in our own time, rather than waiting on God’s, doesn’t accelerate the work of God in our lives; it corrupts it. Rather than seizing our destiny, we sabotage it.” - @andrejosiahPst Andre kicked off our Advent series today with examining the contrasting responses of Joseph and Herod to the impending birth of Jesus.He invited us to reflect and ask ourselves: how do we respond to uncertainties in our lives? Do we gravitate toward seeking control like Herod did, or do we submit our outcomes to God, and to His will, like Joseph?In disruption, we learn that we are not in control of our lives, but that we can relinquish this burden to God who gives us peace as we surrender and trust in Christ, our true King.As we journey toward Christmas, may we prayerfully reflect on areas in our lives where we can enter greater surrender to Jesus through acts of obedience and trust.
“The most criticized aspect of Jesus’ ministry was who he ate with. He often shared meals with tax collectors and prostitutes, individuals considered the most reprehensible in society.” - @andrejosiahThis morning, Ps. Andre shared about how Jesus has modelled a radical culture of hospitality, and challenges us to allow the Gospel to reconfigure our perception differently. By allowing the Word to work within us, we can reprogramme and reshape how we perceive others so that we can view the least of us as genuinely lost, separated from God and in need of Him.We hope this inspires #thecityfam to think about hospitality and people in a deeper light.
“Being saturated in the Word, and being led by the Spirit, are large parts of, and critical to growing, as disciples of Jesus.” - Jonathan TongIn week 3 of our Resilient Discipleship sermon series, Jonathan taught about the importance of being led by the Spirit and living that out daily in our lives is first and foremost rooted in the Word of God and how that is a critical aspect in forging a godly perspective towards money, sex and power.May we be encouraged that the Spirit indwelling within us enables us to cease labouring in our human effort and propels us to live for His glory with grace.
“The identifying mark of a resilient disciple is to have love for one another. How can we be offended with others if we have love?” - David TanIn week 2 of our sermon series on being Resilient Disciples, David brought us a word on being unoffendable, speaking from Matthew 18:15-17, and Galatians 5:16-17. In life, there are many opportunities for us to be offended, but David reminded us that when people offend others intentionally, it’s because they feel hurt. In those situations, as disciples of God, our response shouldn’t be to be hurt by the person causing offence, but to hurt for them, knowing and seeing the hurt that the person carries.Scripture also tells us that receiving offence is inevitable in life. However, to be offended is a choice that we make. May we instead make the decision to live our lives fixing our eyes on what is unseen and on Jesus, to remain unoffended and live with eternity and love for one another in mind.
“In the midst of the unresolved tensions in our lives, God invites us into deeper relationship and reliance on Him.” - @xianyiKicking off our latest sermon series, Resilient Discipleship: following Jesus in Modern Babylon, Xianyi shared about how we can learn from the example of Jesus, to lean on God even as we live in the tension between representing God and His kingdom well in the present reality while awaiting God’s promised future.Our points of questioning can be avenues for us to seek God and grow deeper in our relationship with Him. Just as Jesus looked to the Father and did as the Father did, may we desire to hear His voice and do His will even as we are in the world, but not of it.
“The appropriate response to God’s revelation of His Son, His plan and purposes is a response from His church & His people to be missional.” - @timothyshaunIn this sermon teaching, Tim spoke on what it means to be missional as individuals, and collectively as a church. As God’s people, we not only have the privilege of receiving revelation of God’s will and plans for the Earth, He also invites us to partner with Him to do His work - that is our mission.As we mature and grow in revelation, we gain further understanding of how to live for Jesus in our world. We pray that we would be a people that are not just content on being with Jesus and becoming like Jesus, but that the revelation we receive from God will create a response in us to do the works of Jesus in our city, to give our lives for the desires of God’s heart and be part of His story.
“We are to be anchoring our lives on the revelation of the mystery of godliness, as that gives us the strength and the ability to withstand what’s coming: the mystery of ungodliness.” - @andoryuutamAndrew wrapped up our 3-week series on the book of Daniel by expounding on Daniel 8 to 12. He expounded on the Abomination of Desolation, and provided more detail on the mystery of godliness in contrast with the mystery of lawlessness because at the end of the age, we would need to make a choice between either serving the Son of Man as king, or his alternative, the Antichrist. In Daniel 9 and 10, we are told how we are to respond - to intercede and come into agreement with God’s will. When we intercede, we drive the divine timeline by releasing angelic activity.We pray that as we have gone through the book of Daniel over the past 3 weeks, that it has helped to shed more light and bring more understanding on the topic of the end time church. May we remain faithful in worship, anchored on the hope of the eternal kingdom.
“Isa 63:9 tells us the Lord is afflicted when his people are suffering. He also chose to identify with our suffering in the most tangible way - by bearing our judgement on the cross.But why does he allow us to suffer in this age? Suffering purifies our heart in order for Jesus to be our great reward. It is God’s way to mature love that makes us compatible to rule with Him for eternity..” - @andoryuutamAndrew dived into the Gospel of the Kingdom in week two of The Daniel Series today, putting in perspective the present conflict in the Middle East and the church’s response that is found in Daniel 7 where signs of the end of age and eternal kingdom are revealed. It points to the Lord’s leadership in bringing salvation through perfect judgement and prepares the church to be a compatible bride for His Son.In the midst of uncertain times, may we be people whose hearts long for and gaze fixed on the day of the triumph return of Jesus where our eternal hope is found.
“The most valuable thing we can give to God isn’t our ability to influence culture, but it is our worship and devotion.” - @andoryuutamAndrew kicked off week one of The Daniel Series, with a sharing on the early chapters of the book of Daniel, and what it means for us as believers to emulate Daniel’s faithfulness in worship and prayer amid testings of offence, comfort and persecution that we face in our world today. Our worship and devotion is the ultimate prize to God, and one that we sustain with the revelation of His affection for us. May we stay faithful in developing a rhythm of devotion in our daily lives, as we anchor our hope on His eternal kingdom.
“Whatever has your attention, not only possesses your mind, but will also possess your heart” - @andrejosiahPs. Andre spoke on the very timely subject of attention, in particular highlighting how it’s getting increasingly harder to be present in the moment with ourselves, with others, and with God. Ps. Andre reminded us once again that prayer, at its root, is simply paying attention to God. But when we’re so easily distracted by the things around us and our thoughts drift, even spending time with God is difficult, and that distraction can lead to disillusionment and disobedience.Let us thus pay attention to what we pay attention to, and be conscious of taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ - when we’re able to be fully present with God, it leads to adoration and ultimately a deeper spiritual relationship with Him.
“Jesus opened a door for Philadelphia because their steadfast faith was significant. His authority gave them access and confidence to persevere in the work of the gospel.” - @janicechinchernPst Janice concluded our sermon series, Let Them Hear with a sharing on Jesus’ letter to the church of Philadelphia, whom He commended for keeping the faith, witnessed in their obedience, courage and perseverance amid the tribulations and trials they faced. Yet, Pst Janice encouraged us that persevering in our faith is not something we need to labour into with our own strength or stamina, but the result of God’s faithfulness in keeping and holding us as His people. With a hope that overwhelms our trials, we can be assured of God’s protection through adversity and remain confident in His eternal reward.We hope you were blessed by the word, and the exhortation from Jesus to remain steadfast in Him, the hope of our salvation.
“Laodicea saw themselves as rich, but were actually spiritually poor. This is in contrast to Smyrna where they were poor, but spiritually rich. The Laodicean church suffered from self-sufficiency, and were deluded in thinking they had it all.” - @janicechinchernPs. Janice continued our sermon series, Let Them Hear, with a study on Jesus letter to the church of Laodicea, a church that although was prosperous and rich, was spiritually poor and unaware of their poverty. May our response be to live dependent on God for sustenance and righteousness, so that we do not become ineffective, but effective witnesses for Him; putting our hope and trust not in money, enjoyment of the world or creature comforts but to live in dependency of God.
“Is a good reputation enough to compensate for a compromised heart? You can have all the external measurements of life, and yet be spiritually dead within.” - @andrejosiahPst Andre continued our sermon series, Let Them Hear, and shared from Jesus’ letter to the church of Sardis in Revelation 3. In understanding the characteristics of death, according to Jesus - hypocrisy, rebellion, and legalism - we are given a sobering reminder that God looks beyond the outside appearance of performative works, but at our hearts; as He desires a people that are spiritually alive in Him.Yet, as with the church of Sardis, death is not without hope, if we repent, and endeavour to finish our race well. May we heed the words of Jesus, and desire to come back to a place of deep intimacy with Him, as we embrace His call to live for Him and His purposes in our world.
“The Church in Smyrna is commended for staying faithful in sacrificial witness despite facing poverty, slander and persecution. We too are called to live costly lives for Jesus, unafraid of suffering even unto death.” - @timothyshaun
Tim continued our sermon series, Let Them Hear, with a study on Jesus’ letter to the Church of Smyrna, a vision of a spiritually mature community that chose poverty, even death, to follow Jesus. May our response be to strengthen each other in God through prayer, and bear each others burdens as a community. In our individual lives, may we prayerfully examine our lifestyles, decisions and relationships for areas that we can deepen our devotion, express our faith, and ultimately, desire to live lives of consequence for Jesus.
“Jesus calls us to live in overcoming faith that is holy, humble and hopeful amidst the pressures we face to compromise, for He is the ultimate authority who provides for and preserves us to the end.” - @janicechinchern
In week 4 of our sermon series Let Them Hear, we take a look at the letter John the Apostle wrote to the church in Pergamum. Ps. Janice shares how the call to the Pergamum church was ultimately a call to render themselves fully to God, to be loyal to Him and His Kingdom instead of living a life of duplicity of held beliefs and lifestyles.
Where does your allegiance lie? Are we holding fast to our faith, while holding on to the things of this world at the same time? May we repent for the small, subtle concessions we’ve allowed to creep in, and reorientate our lives to centre around God first and foremost.
“The wrath of God is not to be dismissed or diminished; it embodies one of the purest forms of God's love: discipline. God's wrath is His love in action against sin.” - @andrejosiah
Ps Andre continues his sharing on the church of Thyatira, and how they faced the wrath of God as a result of their lifestyle and embrace of worldly compromise. Yet, God’s wrath is borne from a place of zealous love for us, and desire to purify His church, by destroying anything that hinders this purity in our lives. The only response to God’s zealous love for us is a life of wholehearted consecration. By consciously rejecting worldliness, breaking off the fear of confrontation and ceasing our delay of repentance, may we rediscover Jesus in His fullness, and follow Him well by His grace.
“God calls us to holiness not harlotry, spiritual purity not spiritual prostitution, fidelity not adultery, devotion not duplicity. He calls us to follow Him and not follow the world.” - @andrejosiah
Ps. Andre expounded on the letter John the Apostle wrote to the Church of Thyratira, who had tolerated sin and made compromises in their lives. From that letter, we learn that no amount of good deeds, faithful service, sacrificial love, perseverance and hardship can cover for gross unrepentant sin and worldliness.
As Christians, we are called to follow God wholeheartedly, enthroning God above all our desires, and allowing the values and priorities of the Lord of Life to take precedence over everything else. May we lead lives that are uncompromising and aligned to God, so that we may be known and called faithful disciples.
“To be ‘fallen’ in the economy of God's kingdom is to be about good deeds without great love. It is sacrificing intimacy with God in exchange for productivity for God.” - @andrejosiah
Pst Andre kicked off our new sermon series, Let Them Hear, where we will prayerfully examine and respond to the words of Jesus as He addresses the church.
Sharing from Revelation 2, and the story of the church of Ephesus, Pst Andre asked us to consider: are we doing the right things as a community, but labour without a fervent love for Christ?
Our hope for recovering our first love is Jesus himself - the One who will seek, find and restore us. May we prayerfully seek God as we remember His grace, repent by turning away from forgetting Him, and re-do the first works as we recommit our lives and hearts to Him, individually and as a church family.
“The practice of discernment is to practice a preference for God in all aspects of our lives.” - @janicechinchern
Ps. Janice brought us a word on discernment, and explored what it means, and how we can go about practicing it. Being able to discern is crucial for being faithful disciples, and thus plays a vital role in our lives as a community.
When there are moments in our lives when we need to be discerning, may we be open to the Spirit, listening to what the Spirit of God has to say, and be willing to be led by the Spirit. Through this practice, we start to grow in awareness of God, of others and of ourselves, training ourselves to stay faithful, steadfast and true to God.
“We can persevere through the trials of life with God’s grace that empowers us to press on towards the ultimate prize - Christ Jesus.” - @xianyi
Xianyi shared about Persevering in our Purpose. Expounding on 1 Corinthians 15:9-10, and the life of Joseph, he reminded us that perseverance through life’s trials and being a good steward of the talents and gifts that God has given us is not a matter of striving in our own strength. Instead, God gives us His unfailing grace to press on toward His purpose for our lives, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
We hope that you were blessed by the word, and the reminder to fix our eyes on God, our great prize, and not the temporal things of this world.
“Jesus defines true leadership as loving, sacrificial service of others.” - @jedibaba
We had the honour of having Dr. Tan Soo Inn share God’s word with us. Speaking from John 13:1-17, he expounded on servant leadership, and how Jesus challenged the mindset and structure of the disciples by washing their feet, a task that was usually done by the youngest or most junior member of the household in those days. With this act, he demonstrated what leaders of the kingdom look like - ones that humble themselves to serve the Lord and also others.
May we learn to be feet-washing people, ones who would stoop down to serve others and wash their feet, and have a humble heart that’s open to receiving ministry from God and from the people around us.
“You prepared a table before me in the presence of my enemies…”
@chrisvonne dives into Psalm 23 and expounded on God as a Great Host who cares for and meets the needs of His people.
He has laid before us a bountiful feast and beckons us to turn away from the enemies to come to His table and partake of all He is offering.
May we take comfort that even amidst our struggles, God is with us and invites us to a seat at the table.
“Listening is paying full attention to others. Ultimately, helping them feel accepted and free to be their whole selves.“ - @janicechinchern
Pst. Janice preached on the Crisis of Listening today, and asked: do we listen to the people around us well? The practice of listening, while a lost art that requires intentional effort, is transformative - what opens the doors to healing when one feels safe to be open and their whole selves.
May we prayerfully desire to listen well to God, to others, and to our own hearts.
“When we encourage people, we live out the ministry of the Trinity. Part of our sanctification and spiritual maturity is to grow in encouraging others the same way that God encourages us.” - @andrejosiah
Pst. Andre spoke about A Culture of Encouragement, and how we may be a biblical community that upholds the spiritual discipline of encouraging others in an increasingly cynical and critical world. As we grow in our knowledge of the nature of God and His character, having a spirit of encouragement is how we may become more like the God we serve.
May we actively look to encourage the people around us. This means noticing, spurring on, and building them up, that we may support them in their journey of faith and pursuit of God.
“While not all of us will be called to lay down our lives for the sake of the gospel, we will all face moments of decision -where will have to choose between the way of Jesus and the ideologies of our world.” - @andrejosiahPst Andre concluded our current sermon series today, Christ Is Risen: Faith In Light of the Resurrection, with a word on enduring persecution.While the gospel invites resistance as it opposes what most of our modern societies are built upon, Pst Andre shared about how persecution can be an opportunity for greater spiritual formation, and we grow to be more like Jesus.May this be our hope and joy to persevere for the sake of the gospel, that we may know Him more, become more like Him and reflect Christ in our world.
“Our anxiety need not be antithetical to joy and hope but God’s invitation to relinquish control and experience hope and rest in Christ.” - @janicechinchern In week 3 of our sermon series — Christ is Risen, Ps Janice leads us to look at a moment in John 20 where we find Mary Magdalene weeping outside the tomb of Jesus. In her anxiousness, she fails to recognise the angels, and even Jesus. It was when Jesus calls out to her the second time that she recognises Jesus.Do we sometime find ourselves like Mary? We might not realise our anxiousness, amidst shifting circumstances and sudden changes, yet we find trying to find something to have certainty and control over. But Jesus call us like how He calls to Mary, from anxious seeking to faithful witness. Jesus gave her not only His presence, and assurance but a direction to go.As we enter our week, may we bring our anxiousness to Jesus. Declaring our faith in Him rather than ourselves and allowing him to bring His presence, His assurance and His direction.
In his message, Christ is Risen: For All Who Fail, Ps. Andre shares on the work of Jesus - how He lovingly confronts us, and graciously restores us. We are often afraid of being confronted with our weaknesses, but God, in His grace, is the only one who can meet & confront us in our failure, and restore us when His strength is made perfect in us.While the enemy aims to destroy our lives through little bits of sin and compromise that rob us of our confidence to be God’s witnesses, may we live open and willing to God’s confrontation, placing our faith in Jesus’ faithfulness to seeking us in our failure and through His grace, restoring us.
“Our spiritual aliveness is not seen in our ability to suppress our doubts, our spiritual aliveness is seen in our ability to carry our doubts to God. “ - @andrejosiah Ps Andre opened our brand new sermon series this week — Christ Is Risen: Faith In Light Of The Resurrection.We look at the passage from John 20, famously known as “Doubting Thomas”. As Christians we might often feel that doubt is incompatible with our faith, and not allowed to be found in a mature Christian. But the path of doubt is inevitable for anyone who wants to follow Jesus and grow into a mature Christian.Perhaps doubt isn’t the sign of the end of faith but the beginning of a deeper richer version of faith. Ps Andre encourage us to continue to live by faith in times of doubt. Like sowing seeds into the ground of a dry and harsh season, not losing heart. And as the the rain of God comes, our faith will begin to bloom to life, a spiritual aliveness and growth never seen.
“All of us are leaders - deep inside us, a dormant force awaits its awakening, driven by a desire to bring glory to God.”Ps. Daniel encouraged us to be a People of Imitable Influence & Impact. He reminded us of the origins of The City, and our call to be “the city on a hill”, before sharing with us on how we are all called to be leaders in our lives, and a framework of how to a good spiritual Christian leader.May we take some time to ponder on the following questions as we work to becoming spiritual Christian leaders:1. Pursuit - Who/what is your vision?2. Process - What do you value?3. Passion - What is your vocation? what is it you fighting for?4. People - Who can you be vulnerable with?
“May we not let our intellect limit what God can do in our lives.” - @joyshuoPs. Joy shared from Luke 2 about how we may Make Room for God in our lives. This starts with having an open heart and mind, and consciously making space by surrendering our time to God. Lastly, actively saying yes to God, even when we may not fully understand where, why and how God is moving.We pray that you were blessed by the word. May we open the doors of our lives to God afresh and commit our ways to Him as we prepare for a new week.
“God’s intervention in our lives is purely the gracious, full initiative and sovereign action of His alone.” - @janicechinchernPst Janice asked us to ponder about the But God moments in our life- our need for His rescue, God’s motivation for intervening in His love for us, and the reality of this, now that we are made alive in Christ.May we desire a deepened knowledge of how His grace has saved us, so that we may walk in the resurrected life we now have in Christ, as a witness to our world.
“The resurrection matters because the issue of our sin and our souls longing for a story that helps make sense of all of the painful realities of life, find its fulfilment in the resurrection.” - @andrejosiahPs. Andre brought us a powerful message on the resurrection of Jesus Christ, expounding on how it is intellectually credible and existentially satisfying. When Jesus died and resurrected from the grave, 3 things were revealed: God’s radical welcome into the Kingdom, His plan for radical restoration and His invitation to radical mission.As we celebrate this glorious day of Jesus’ resurrection, we invite you take some time this week to ponder about what it means to you personally. Have a blessed week ahead.
“Between our desire for God to move how we want Him to, and our struggle to let go of what we have, we miss out on how King Jesus truly wants to work in our lives and through us.” - @timothyshaunIn Week 5 of our Lenten Series, Timothy shared from the Gospel of Mark of how the Jewish people who wanted a King that would bring restoration, freedom from oppression and fulfilment of promises but failed to know Him in the way He wanted them to.When we recognise Him and His presence, we actively live out the things that He emulates through these 3 aspects: 1. Calling, 2. Confidence, and 3. Charity.It is so easy to miss the visitation and the work that He’s doing in our midst. What is He doing in our community, in our hearts that we should make an effort to not miss out on? Let us pray for us to not miss His visitation and to not lose sight of who He is.
“Our submission to God, when based on God’s affection toward us, is the kind of submission that Jesus exemplified.” - @janicechinchernPst Janice continued our Lent series, Christ Our Example, with a sermon on Following in His Submission.Unpacking Jesus’ experience in the garden of gethsemane, Pst Janice reminded us of how Jesus embraced the anguish of His impending crucifixion, and yet, ultimately chose to submit to the will of the Father, with his absolute trust in God’s faithfulness.As we reflect on our own lives, do we submit to God from a place of trust, and dependence on His mercy and power? As we continue to journey toward Easter, may we pray for God to lead us into a deeper level of surrender and submission, that we may walk in the steps of Jesus and be formed into His likeness.
- Christ Our Example: Following in His Forgiveness // Timothy Seow by The City, Singapore
“The way we follow in Jesus’s suffering is to allow God to redeem our suffering, transforming it to fully live into, with and through the pains of life.” - @janicechinchernIn week 2 of our Lenten series, Ps. Janice gave a word on following in Jesus’ suffering, and brought us through scripture that teaches us how to view suffering and its place in our lives. When we follow in Jesus’ suffering, we are formed and transformed, and in that process we partner with Him in 3 aspects: 1. formation, 2, intervention, and 3. redemption.Is there a pain or trial you carry that you want to bring to God today? If you do, have a conversation with God about it instead of suppressing, denying or asking God to rid you of those pains. We also pray that God will redeem your suffering, and release healing into you and those areas of your life.
“The call to discipleship is the call to imitate Christ. When we imitate Christ, it cultivates intimacy with Him, to know him and who he is.” - @janicechinchernIn week 1 of our Lenten series, Christ Our Example, Ps. Janice brought us a word on The Call to Follow. When we make the decision to claim Jesus as lord & saviour of our lives, we are also deciding to die to ourselves, living a new life in Christ, taking up our cross and following Him. And in Jesus - our way, our truth and life - we have the perfect example to imitate, by following him in not just our actions, but also our thoughts and attitudes, which draw us closer to Him and Him to us.In this season, let us spend some time to ponder in what it means to follow Christ, and have a conversation with Jesus on how He’s calling us to follow Him.
“God’s presence among his people has always been his heart. God’s vision was not a building to belong in, but a people to walk among.” @andrejosiahPst Andre concluded our vision series with sharing from 1 Chronicles 13, and the life of Obed Edom, on how we may become “A Resting Place for the Presence”.More than hunger and desire, God is looking for a people who would acknowledge that He is Holy – by setting apart themselves with clean hands and a pure heart.As we prayed during our anointing service and time of response, may God find a home in us; and may we be a community from which the light of His presence may shine forth.
“Parents are to be the primary disciplers of their children. One of the primary functions of the home is to facilitate an environment of discipleship for our children.” - @andrejosiahIn week 2 of our Vision series, Ps Andre brought us a word on “The Revival of Domestic Discipleship”. In today’s society, a child’s spiritual growth isn’t usually a parent’s key priority. However, through examples in scripture, we learn that if parents are not intentional in disciplining their children in the ways of the Lord, a spiritual decline can occur very quickly.So how does one become an intentional parent? By viewing their role as a parent as sacred, dealing with their own brokenness so they do not pass it on to their children, and building a plan and pathway for the raising of their children.
“God doesn’t just want a people for Himself; He wants the hearts of His people.” - @andrejosiahPst Andre started our 2023 vision series with a sermon on the pursuit of wholeheartedness.While the fallen state of our hearts are desperately wicked, as described in Jeremiah 17:9, Pst Andre reminded us of the good news - that in Jesus we have received a new heart in a divine act of grace.For us to be aligned with God’s purpose and walk in the way of Jesus, we need to continuously guard this new heart that God has given us and seek after God even as He desires for our surrender and devotion.In the new week, may we ponder upon and immerse ourselves in the revelation of God’s love, even as we seek to live wholeheartedly for Him.
“Where is that place that you can be rooted in, where God delights in you the most? What does that look like for you on a daily basis?"We had the honour of hearing Xianyi speak on “To Know the Love that Surpasses Knowledge”. Drawing from Ephesians 3:14-19, Xianyi shared his story on how he came to start understanding the love of God, and how God, through His Spirit, wants to expand our capacity to know His love by strengthening us with power.So how are we supposed to know the love that surpasses all knowledge? It’s to know that it’s not dependent on us, but that God wants to come and impart this love to us. As impossible as it seems to know the full depth and width and height of God’s love for us, may we tend towards Him as we mature in our walk with God and He continues to fill us up with His Spirit, transforming us into His likeness.
“God calls us to turn to Him. When we confess our sins and commit our hearts to Him, He surely hears us, because of His unfailing love.” - @janicechinchern .In our very first service of the year, Ps Janice opened with a sermon titled “Turning”, sharing out of Nehemiah 9.As we look through the text, we are reminded that despite of the repeated sin and disobedience of the God’s people, we see God’s long suffering mercy, His character, and covenant love for His people. Whenever the people turn back in confession, committing our hearts back to Him, God hears us.We are reminded that as we start the year, there is an invitation to live a new surrender — a surrendered life, a devoted life. May you live a life of surrender to God.
“His light is precisely what we see most clearly in the darkness. It is in our dark world, that the Messiah shines.” - @janicechinchernWe celebrated Christmas as a church family, and Pst Janice called on us to remember how Jesus has changed our lives. As we celebrate, we remember that in darkness, has come a great light; one of hope and rescue because of God’s great love for us.This festive season, may we proclaim the light of Jesus, and desire to walk as His lights in our world. Be blessed, #thecityfamily !
“Like the Magi, we must go out of our way to come before Jesus, on bended knee. He alone is our hope in the darkness we face before the Second Advent.” - @timothyshaunOn week 3 of our series “Postures of Advent”, we had Tim bring us a word on being on bended knees before Jesus, like the wise men who bowed down and worshipped Him in Matthew 2:11. Tim then spoke on what each of the 3 gifts the Magi brought to Jesus represent in terms of our worship to God - to worship in trust, holiness and suffering.As we go on bended knees before Jesus, may we do it with a heart of submission to Him, knowing that in Him we have everything we need, and that He’s drawing us deeper to be more like Him.
“God reveals Himself to ordinary people and meets them where they are.” - @janicechinchernPs Janice brought us a word titled “Lifted Heads” for week two of the Posture of Advent series.Sharing from Luke 2, we learned that the shepherds lifted their gaze in seemingly ordinary moments and was bestowed with the wonderful news of Christ’s birth. In faith, they responded with haste and enthusiasm, bearing witness to the revelation of Christ to others.As we enter a new week, may we posture ourselves with renewed wonder and open hearts towards God, confident that He wishes to encounter us at exactly where we are and may we not miss it when He shows up.
“God cannot give Himself to us unless our hands are ready to receive Him” - @janicechinchernIn Week One of the Posture of Advent Series, Ps Janice spoke on the posture of “Open Hands”.Guiding us through the advent story in Luke 1:26-34, we glean into the life of Mary as she receives the promise of the Messiah, Jesus. The posture that Mary took as she encountered the angel. - with open hands, in acceptance and faith.Open hands signify a posture of letting go, of surrendering instead grasping for ourselves. In our own lives, how is the Lord guiding us to a yielded faith in this advent season? How much of our life are we grasping for ourselves? Do we struggle to wholly trust God, living a naked defense less, and glad surrender like Mary.May we come with open hands as we approach our week, trusting and surrendering to God.
“Remembering who God is and what he has done for us is central to our faith whereas forgetting God and what He has done is one of the enemy's greatest plan to destroy your faith.” - @andrejosiahPs Andre brought an inspiring and provoking message titled, “Year In Review: Remembering Your Baptism”.As followers of Jesus, we too can fall into a spiral of forgetfulness, being careless and distracted about what God has done in our lives, spiralling into disobedience, hardened hearts and abandoning God. Ps Andre pointed us to the scripture to remind ourselves to have practises of reminding ourselves of Jesus, our salvation and God’s mission for our lives.May we walk in the newness of life, remembering our allegiance to Christ; communing in the unity of the body that we are part of, and walking in a life surrendered to Jesus.
“No task is too small or insignificant to be used by God for the purposes of cultivating the earth in the image of His Kingdom.” - @yeosxXuan brought us a word on why Our Work Matters. Sharing from Genesis 2, Xuan reminded us that work is fundamental to how God has made us, and that it is essential to our emotional and spiritual well being. As we continue to navigate the constant cycle of work and rest, may we glorify God and bear witness to His kingdom even as we stay faithful in the work we have been called to do. We hope you were blessed and encouraged by the word this morning. Have a good new week, #thecityfamily!
“Righteousness is to live according to the original intent of God, and be in right standing with God. Righteousness is right living with God.” - David TanWe had the privilege of having one of our members, David Tan, bring us a word on “Crave Righteousness” and what it means as a believer and follower of Jesus Christ. He summarised craving righteousness into 3 points: to be whole, secure in who we are in Christ; to be one with God; and to be a blessing to others.May we be open and allow the Holy Spirit to search our hearts and lives convict us of areas where we may not be living tightly with God, as we continue to pursue and crave righteousness.
"If we are to take the idea of following Jesus seriously, then we also need to take the idea of an adversary seriously as well." -@andrejosiahPst. Andre shared about Spiritual Conflict and how we wrestle with the reality of a presence of evil in our world as believers today. Yet, we have a great hope in Jesus who has overcome death, hell and the grave. By remembering who our enemy is, resisting the evil one and remaining in Christ, we can have spiritual victory in our lives. We hope that you were encouraged by the word. May we prayerfully desire to experience the freedom that Jesus has purchased for uys, by embracing His truth and presence in our lives, that we may overcome with His power.
“As People of the Way, we point people to Jesus, call them to repentance and teach all that Jesus has commanded and made known to us.” - @janicechinchernPs. Janice brought us a word on being People of the Way, in line with our passion statement: to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do the works of Jesus in this city. She spoke on how we need all 3 aspects to be compelling, whole-life disciples of Christ, and how we are to disciple others - by helping others to learn the way of the Lord, and teaching them how to obey and abide by God’s commandments.
“God wants to bring us to a place where we realise that our own hope is God. Not scheming but surrendering, not bargaining but begging.” - @danielchuaPs Daniel Chua brought a fiery word titled “A Duel with God.” Reading out of Genesis 32:22-31, Ps Daniel encouraged us from the life of Jacob, moving from Jabbok to Peniel. From being on the run, to wrestling the angel we see Jacob’s transformation when he came to the end of self-sufficiency. From being crippled to being crowned, from broken to being blessed, from disgraced to the hall of glory. What a life we have when we begin to put our hope and trust in God.May we be like Jacob, come to the end of our self-sufficiency, and enter a life of hoping on God and standing on His word.
“Our ability to love God and people is tied to our revelation of God’s love towards us.” - @jasonchua.sgSpeaking out of John 17, Jason brought a passionate exposition this morning titled “John 17: Jesus’s Desire”.As we explore further into the language of oneness in Jesus’s prayer in John 17, we discover a 2-fold desire that Jesus desires - a resting place among a people and a bridal union with a people. We see Jesus’s desire revealed through his love for us on the cross, and His desire for us fulfilled in the second coming?Do we have a revelation of God’s love towards us? How will we carry the desire of Jesus through the life we live?May we accept the invitation to co-labour with God until Jesus desire is fulfilled, that Jesus may be loved by every people as the Father loves Him.
“We are called to dream with God for our role in the flourishing of humanity.” - @andrejosiah
Concluding our Life Together series, Ps. Andre encouraged us with a sermon titled “It’s Time To Dream Again”. Dreams function like a map for the road of life. Without dreams, we just wander in circles. We get sucked into the tyranny of the urgent, always reacting to the present never envisioning a future with God.
All through scripture we see God speaking to His people through dreams, planting in them a seed form of their destiny in His unfolding story. God’s people have always been dreamers.
As we turn the page in this season and move forward into a new chapter as a church, may we dream again; to ask God for grace and courage to open our hearts, minds and life to what’s possible through the Spirit.
“A new covenant in the blood of Jesus is the only means to forge a community across millennia of hostility." - Andrew Tam (@andoryuutam)
Continuing our Life Together series, Andrew shared about the history of communion and what Jesus’ sacrifice means for the Church.
In a time of interpersonal and cultural conflicts that run rampant, taking communion reminds us of the powerful covenant Jesus created with us. One meant to bridge divides and reconcile relationships.
As we enter this new week, may we become so aware of God’s plan, the sacrifice that Jesus paid on the cross and the hope we have in Him.
“Jesus calls us to to be a community that loves one another as He loved us - that we may be ambassadors of reconciliation to the world.” - @timothyshaun
Timothy continued our Life Together sermon series with a sharing on being A Community of Reconciling Love in a Culture of Broken Relationships.
In a world where the ideology of cancel culture is prevalent and socially accepted, Tim shared about God’s vision for community - one that walks in love and adopts the posture of reconciliation.
In doing so, we obey God, grow to be more like Jesus, and reveal Him to the world. As we prayerfully seek to encounter the love and forgiveness of Christ in the new week, may we receive His grace to forgive as He has forgiven, and love as He loves.
“As followers of Jesus, we war to make all of our life obedient to Christ. That is orthodoxy - the right belief and orientation to Christ.” - @janicechinchern
In week 6 of Life Together, we explored the topic of being a community of orthodoxy in a culture of ideological idolatry. Ps. Janice shared on the difference between ideology and orthodoxy - when our ideologies become dogma that ousts God from His rightful place, then He is no longer the ultimate; the ideology is.
But we are called to live orthodox, God-centred lives. What does that mean for us? It means to trust in the person of Jesus, to obey Christ and His way, and to have a willingness to trust that what God wants for me is good.
We’re on week 5 of our Life Together series, and we had Ps. Janice bring us a word on A Community of Deep Relationships in a Culture of Shallow Connections. Speaking from Colossians 3:12, we learn how godly virtues such as compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience need to be expressed in relationship with others - they are impossible to express if we’re on our own.
As such, as we aim to form a community with stronger, deeper relationships, may we all learn to be committed and open, mutually bearing, and mutually forgiving with one another.
“A restful spirit is spiritual warfare in a culture of exhaustion.” - @andrejosiah
Pst Andre continued our Life Together sermon series on how we may be a community of rest in an exhausted world. Sharing from Matthew 11:28-30, Pst Andre reminded us of Jesus’ invitation to come to Him that we may find rest. As we abide in Him, we’d begin to live life to its fullest, by taking on God’s intended way of life - one that loves God and His people well when we are rested and make room to care for others in an unhurried and intentional way.
We hope you were blessed by the word. May we desire to pursue rest as an essential component in our discipleship to Jesus, that we may delight in Him and become a people of love.
“To honour is to recognise and esteem, to place high value on a person, in recognition of his or her importance. To honour is to learn to value what God deems valuable.” - @janicechinchern
In week 3 of Life Together, Ps. Janice brought us a word on building a community of honour in a culture of contempt. All throughout scripture, the act of honouring is prominent as it is part of God’s design. In Mark 6:4-6, we learn that when we dishonour others, we cannot experience what Jesus can do as a result of our own attitude. Our own lack of honour stifles the power of God.
So how then can we grow in honour? Romans 12:9-10 and 16-17 give us an idea. As we read those verses, may we learn to see and esteem others the way God sees them, as valuable and worth honouring.
“To remove yourself from the church and spiritual community is to commit yourself to spiritual immaturity.” - @andrejosiah
In week two of our new sermon series LifeTogether, Ps Andre spoke on what a community should look like. Opening up with Philippians 2, we are asked to challenge our position as a Christian community.
Are we a community that is like-minded? Are we challenged to be of one spirit and of one mind? Do we value others above ourselves, putting others' interests above our own?
Ps Andre encourages us to guard against division as a people of God that we may be known as a people of love, distinctive to the world we live in.
“The church is not an experience we consume, it is the family of God.” - @andrejosiah
In week 1 of our new series Life Together, Ps. Andre spoke on the church being the family of God. In recent times, we’ve transitioned into a “church as entertainment” culture, where instead of being equipped as followers of Jesus, we become consumers and critics who give ratings and reviews on a church’s performance.
However, in the New Testament, we learn what the church community is supposed to be like - we’re to be compelling and distinct from the world, and a community not built on opinions and preferences, but on devotion to God and one another.
“The Father’s acceptance results in our repentance.” - @danielchua
Pst Daniel preached on The Father’s Love from the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32, and how it redefined the way we view God, sin and salvation.
We pray you were blessed by the word, and the reminder of God’s unending and unconditional love for us in spite of our sin, and the condition of our hearts. This new week, may we encounter the goodness of God our Father afresh, and desire to obey and follow Him from a place of love.
The sermon on We Will Be His People, Christine shared on the topic of covenant, specifically promise covenants between God and Man.
When we become Christians, we come into covenant with God, establishing a relationship that He is our God, and that we are His people. But unlike God who is unchangeable, our hearts are prone to wander, to settle for lesser loves when we do not believe that God will do what He says He’ll do. Are there areas in our lives where there is unbelief, that is preventing us from fully living faith-filled lives?
Let us then be like the man from Mark 9:22-24 who cried out “Lord I believe; help my unbelief!”. That even though our faith might be weak, take heart in the knowledge that God knows that, and can use it to stoke the fire of our faith, to invite us to partake in His covenant promises.
“We need not deny or suppress the shame we carry, but own it and turn towards God and others to receive grace and healing in community.” — @janicechinchern
Ps. Janice shared on how “God Wants To Heal Our Shame”. In her message, she invites us to look at the pain and shame in our lives, inviting God and community into them. While shame wants to undermine God’s call on your life, God invites us from self condemnation into receiving His grace for repentance and mercy.
May you find His Shalom as you seek Him in these areas of pain.
“True Christian friendships inspire us to be the best we can be for the kingdom of God.” - Dr Tan Soo Inn
Dr Tan spoke about Spiritual Friendship, and how we may build meaningful relationships in the body of Christ, even as Jesus has called us His Friends and showed us the model of sacrificial love (John 15).
May we demonstrate loyalty, acceptance, sacrificial love and transparency in the way we relate to each other, and be encouraged to pursue intentional friendships in community that point each other closer to Christ.
“Jesus’ call to believers isn’t just to preach the good news, but to become good news people by living such good lives.” - @andrejosiah
Pst Andre preached from 1 Peter 2, about how we can live faithfully as Christians in today’s world, by living lives of consequence that glorify God.
Like the martyrs of the early church who were distinctly different from the world, Pst Andre reminded us of our purpose of followers of Jesus to journey toward a vision of holiness in God’s kingdom, while living a life exhibiting question-provoking faith.
We hope you were encouraged and challenged by the word, and the reminder of how we can embrace martyrdom as a way of life, where we choose a lifestyle of dying to oneself daily - dying a million daily deaths that lead to one massive life in Christ.
“Knowing God is our Father — who provides for what we need and cares for what we desire — frees us to seek first His Kingdom and make decisions that move our hearts toward Him.” - @timothyshaun
Timothy shared an apt word on Walking with The Father. Speaking primarily from Matthew 6:25-34, he reminded us that God is not a faraway God, but a loving father who walks with us every step of the way, who knows and cares for our needs and our desires.
With that knowledge, instead of taking things into our own hands outside of God’s timing, let us press on towards God, placing our faith in Him and His plans as He invites us to walk with Him.
“Embracing weakness and suffering is not the end of the story, but the display of God’s power and glory through a body of weak and broken people, is.” - @jasonchua.sg
Jason shared about Finding Confidence In Our Weakness, and how the process of embracing our weaknesses, while counter-cultural, enables us to share in the experience of Jesus, who depended fully on God in His humanity.
May we remain steadfast in reaching for God in our weakness, and take heart in His resurrection power that will make all things right.
"We mistake God’s patience with His absence. But we can choose patient hope in His trustworthiness and timing, knowing He is working in our waiting.” - @janicechinchern
Ps. Janice shared this morning on being In The Waiting Space. As a people of God, we can embrace seasons of waiting on the Lord with eager expectation and a patient hope. We can learn to wait well, staying fervent in presence and faithful in service, because we can trust that even as we wait, God is working.
May we bring our waiting before the Lord, and be encouraged that we are invited to do so with hope and faith that we are not alone in the process.
Reflecting on Ps. Andre’s sermon, let us to show hospitality and open up our homes and hearts to the people around us, to make time to eat together and showing God’s love to them.
“To follow Jesus is to embrace the way of suffering love, non-retaliation and forgiveness.” - @andrejosiah
Pst Andre shared from Matthew 18:21, in his sermon, Forgiving As We Have Been Forgiven. Expounding on the parable where Jesus shows Peter that our forgiveness and our willingness to forgive should be limitless, Pst Andre reminded us that the call to forgiveness is core to being a follower of Jesus in our world today.
Just as we’ve been forgiven a debt that we couldn’t repay, Jesus calls us to now forgive and extend that same mercy and grace to others, by releasing them of the debt “owed” to us, and no longer holding their trespasses against them.
May we ponder: What does Jesus’ call to forgiveness mean for us in our individual lives? We pray that you were blessed by the word and that you’ll discover a renewed revelation of God’s love and forgiveness upon our lives as you seek Him.
“He has you inscribed on His palms. The master engraving the servant’s name on Himself, a prominent and lasting display of affection that cannot be erased.” - @janicechinchern
Speaking from Isaiah 49, Ps. Janice shared this morning on how He Will Not Forsake You. At times, we like Zion may feel like God has abandoned us, especially when we experience a dissonance between our circumstances and what God has promised. But God tells us that while a mother may forget her child, He will never forget nor forsake us. He has us engraved in His palms, and He has us continually before Him.
May we be reminded that His love is unchanging and rises above all circumstances, and we can lean in with courage and trust in His covenantal love.
“Once we’ve beheld Jesus, and find Jesus incredibly beautiful, we will reorient our lives and naturally cut other things out in pursuit of Him” - Ps. Samuel Whitefield
We had the honour of having Ps. Samuel bring us a powerful message on Discipleship Begins with Beholding. He reminded us on what it means to be a disciple and to behold Jesus - to behold doesn’t mean to just see.
To behold is to take a longer glance, to consider something, to reflect on it, to let it affect our emotions and thoughts. As we behold Jesus, may we rediscover just how beautiful and incredible He is, and in the process of discovering His unsurpassable worth, that we will be transformed into His likeness.
“When we realize that nothing changes God’s mind or love for us, not even our human efforts, it frees us.” - @janicechinchern
Pst Janice preached from the story of Ziba and Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel, drawing parallels of how to relate to God. In Slave or Son?, Pst Janice reminded us of how our identity and security are drawn from the Father’s love as His children. As we begin a new week, may we rediscover knowing God as our father, experience the fullness of knowing Him and the joy of His mission.
"God wants to deal with our hearts and uproot the things that prevent us from fully experiencing His goodness, and replace them with what’s better, so that there’s growth, flourishing, health, life.” - @janicechinchern
This Resurrection Sunday, Ps. Janice spoke on how Jesus is better than life. Speaking from John 20:1-18, we learn about how resurrection happens and Jesus works when it is still dark to redeem, transform and transcend the power of darkness.
Secondly, for resurrection to happen, dying that needs to occur first. May our hearts be open to receive His invitations to encounter upon encounter, as He works through the unfruitful, unwanted or harmful bits in us to transform dead things to become fertile and alive again.
“The facade of external righteousness hides a broken heart in need of God’s mercy. The church is to be the place we can lay aside these facades and find healing - a hospital which serves the most wounded among us.” - @timothyshaun
Timothy Seow shared on how Jesus is Better Than External Righteousness. Speaking from Luke 18, he shared that Jesus’ biggest issue with the Pharisees was that they were externally righteous - looking good outwardly, but full of hypocrisy within. Jesus rebukes the heart that carries pride, self-righteousness and judgment, and tells us that the one who humbles himself will be exalted.
May we remember that we need the mercy of God to overcome the Pharisee in our hearts. Let us resist external righteousness, humble ourselves, and walk in the mercies of God.
“Jesus’ definition of success for our lives is not measured by how much possession, position or power we carry but in our willingness to empty ourselves for the sake of others.” - @andrejosiah
Ps Andre continued our Lenten series with his sermon, Jesus Is Better than Selfish Ambition.
Sharing from Luke 10, he highlights Jesus’ words to the disciple about the difference between selfish ambition and holy ambition. Jesus took up the cross, forsaking his own rights, privilege and power poured out for our sake. We as the church looks the most like Jesus when we choose to pour out our rights, privilege and power for the sake of others.
We pray that you were encouraged by the word, and the call to pursue Jesus’ way when we navigate power and ambition, emptying ourselves for the sake of others.
“When we give ourselves over to lust, we reduce people, who are the image of God, into fantastical images for our own gratification and pleasure.” - @andrejosiah
Pst Andre continued our Lenten series today with his sermon, Jesus Is Better than Sexual Freedom.
Sharing from Matthew 5, he reminded us that as followers of Christ, we are to tether ourselves to the sexual ethic that Jesus desires for us to have - to honour God with our bodies, while also honouring others by seeing their intrinsic worth and fleeing from lust.
We pray that you were encouraged by the word, and the call to pursue Jesus’ way when we navigate sex and longings for intimacy in our own lives, knowing that we have a hope in God for the restoration of our past, and grace to live out His truth in our lives.
“The path of mammon is ultimately a path away from God. It is to root our loves and longings in this world and not in the coming age.” - @andrejosiah
In week 2 of our Jesus Is Better series, Ps. Andre shared on how Jesus Is Better Than Mammon and Jesus’ vision of how we are to steward our finances. While the world preaches a self-centred gospel of consumerism of “just having a little more”, we as disciples of Christ are instead called to practice kingdom generosity, which is rooted in a self-sacrificial love for others.
May we turn our eyes away from the temporal things of this earth, setting our hearts on what is truly eternal, and storing up for ourselves treasures in Heaven.
“If we’ve had a taste of this treasure, we would sell everything now to buy that treasure.” - @janicechinchern
We had the honour of Ps Janice opening our lenten series, Jesus is Better with the topic “Jesus & The Better Kingdom”.
Opening up this twin parables from Matthew 13:44-46, we understand that the Kingdom of God is the most valuble thing. And when you discover it, it’s worth giving up all that you have just for it. We are challenged to consider the treasure that is before us, the cost required to purchase this treasure and the joy that comes form it.
We pray that as you enter this lenten season that you’ll taste the treasure that is worth selling everything for. That you may be totally committed to Him, and totally confident in Him.
“God never intended spiritual language to be a proof of our baptism; rather, He offers it as a provision - a resource for prayer, praise and flourishing.” - @andrejosiah
Ps. Andre spoke on Praying In Tongues in the final instalment of our That You May Pray series. In 1 Corinthians, Paul writes about his desire for all of us to speak in tongues. Tongues is not just a mere prayer language; it enables us to express ourselves in a way where human language is limited. God released this gift to believers for the purposes of edification, for groanings that are too deep for words, for praise unto Him, and as a private language of love between us and God.
May we earnestly desire this spiritual gift, that we may pray in the spirit and gain deeper intimacy with God.
“The barrenness that we feel in our own personal lives or in a corporate measure sometimes is of the Lord to provoke us into a deeper place of intercession.” - @dhkdavidkim
We had the honour of having Ps. David Kim speak to us on the topic of Sacrificial Intercession. In the Bible, we often see how people who were going through a season of barrenness, and God used those dimensions of barrenness to produce a different kind of intercession.
If you’re going through a season of barrenness at the moment, we pray that it’ll bring you to a place of desperate, provoked intercession unto God.
“Praying with persistence allows our Father to shift our perspective to see what He sees, and aligns our passions and priorities with His.” - @janicechinchern
Pst Janice continued our sermon series, That You May Pray, this morning, with a sermon on Praying With Persistence.
Drawing a contrast with the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18, she reminded us that God, unlike the unjust judge, is not unwilling to give us what we need. She encouraged us to remember God as our caring father who delights in us. As we persist in prayer, God desires to reveal His way, timing and best to us.
While our prayers may not always get answered the way and at the timing that we want, persisting in prayer will deepen our knowledge of God’s character and ultimately, the intimacy of our walk with Him.
We hope you were encouraged by the word. As we go about the new week, may we desire to know Him more, and for God to have His way in our lives.
“The revelation of God as Abba is critical to growing in intimacy, security, vulnerability, and authority in the place of prayer.” - @brotherrussell_
We had the privilege of having Ps. Corey Russell speak to us for week 3 of our series “That You May Pray”. He gave a breakdown on how Jesus taught His disciples to pray in Matthew 6:13 - that the core revelation of prayer is the revelation of God as Father, to orientate our perspective towards Heaven, and to fill our minds with the image and glory of the throne room.
May we rediscover and learn how to pray again, turning our eyes and hearts away from treating prayer as a list of things we ask of God, but focusing on Him as a person and His glory.
“A rhema cannot be given by man, it has to come from God through long and loving meditation in the logos, and with the help of the spirit of revelation.” - @bob.sorge
In week 2 of our That You May Pray series, Guest Speaker Bob Sorge shares with us on the Secrets of The Secret Place. We live by every word (rhema) of His mouth. The Dove of the spirit loves to come and rest on the word (logos), and it is through sowing time in the logos that we can reap a rhema word from God.
May we develop a love for the secret place relationship with Jesus, and be good stewards of the rhemas that He gives us.
“To live free from distraction that leads to disillusionment in God, pay attention to what you pay attention to. Attention leads to adoration.” - @andrejosiah
Pst Andre kickstarted our new sermon series, That You May Pray, today. He challenged us to recapture the vision of God for our lives, beginning with refocusing our attention on Him.
With distractions being the root of much spiritual bareness and dysfunction, he shared how we can take ourselves out of the cycle of distraction, by refocusing our attention on God.
May we incline our hearts to seek God in prayer, and embrace a renewed awareness and adoration of Him.
“God calls His people to hold the tension between engaging the culture in which we live in, while faithfully living distinct from it. This is holiness.” - @janicechinchern
Ps Janice shared on A Community Marked by Holiness, and reminded us that God called us to be holy, for He is holy. Holiness is the process of being transformed into the likeness of God, and we are called to be wholly available and set apart for God’s purposes in the world.
Even as we are called to be holy, we are not meant to be set apart from something, but are set apart for something. May our lives be consecrated for His glory, honouring God in all our conduct and ways, living a life that is holy unto Him.
"Our hunger for God must be stronger than our hunger for food. Our culture of fasting must be stronger than our culture of gluttony.” - @andrejosiah
Following on from last week’s sermon of A Community Marked By Humility, this week Ps. Andre called us to be A Community Marked By Hunger. In Matthew 5:6, Jesus said “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” In our current culture where we’re always eating but never full, let us be counter-cultural – to fast ourselves physically so that we can be filled spiritually, in pursuit of the righteousness of God.
“If it is the poor in spirit that inherit the Kingdom of God, then it is the prideful that willfully exclude themselves from the Kingdom of God.” - @andrejosiah
Ps. Andre opened the first service of the year calling for us to be A Community Marked By Humility. Speaking from The Beatitudes, he noted that a truly abundant and rich life is a result of a poverty of spirit - a personal acknowledgement of our dependence on God and our spiritual bankruptcy apart from Him.
As we step into the new year, may we pursue humility, maturing in our spirit man and growing in our dependency on God.
“Jesus’ call to come and die is literal death for some, but self denial for all.” - @andrejosiah
Ps Andre shared his last sermon for 2021, and called us to a time of reflection as we did a year in review as a church family.
We reflected on what discipleship looked like in our individual lives and if we have truly followed Jesus well by being active in His mission, embodying His character and doing His works in our world. Pst Andre reminded us that self-denial needs to be the center of our discipleship, where we deny our “self” - the disordered desires of the flesh - so that we may be faithful disciples of Christ.
We pray that you were encouraged by the word to take steps to prioritise His way, His time, and His will, over our own, as we step into a new year.
“Redemptive living means cultivating Spirit-empowered rhythms and relationships that create, redeem, sustain and transform the life God invites us to live.” - @janicechinchern
In the final instalment of Our Missional Life series, Ps. Janice shares on Redemptive Living - God’s redemption plan, our part in it, and how we should then live. The mission of God is to reconcile all of us to Himself, so that He might reign with and live among His people for eternity. In view of this, we ought to live intentionally as God’s people of redemption - being a collective witness of the gospel and pointing others to Him.
As we wrap up the year, let us reflect on God’s redemptive work in our lives and live out missional lives that testify of His goodness.
“As we look forward to the ultimate restoration of all things, we have a responsibility on this side of eternity to reveal what that future glory looks like and the work that we were created to do.” @timothyshaun
In Week 9 of Our Missional Life series, Timothy Seow shared on Work As Mission and how having a biblical vision of work frees us to live missional lives faithful to the call of God. As we consider the full biblical narrative from creation to restoration, we can have a more complete understanding of who we are and what work is in God’s story. We were made in His image, and are called to fill the earth with His image.
Let us cultivate a biblical vision for our work, that will redefine the calling, significance and fruitfulness of our work.
“As God’s people, we are called to identify, participate and witness to God’s presence in the world.” - @janicechinchern
In week 8 of the Our Missional Life series, Ps. Janice spoke on the Practice of Presence. As followers of Christ, we need to grow in the habit of being more aware and attentive of God’s presence to know what God is doing, and what He wants to do through us.
So what does practicing God’s presence look like? His presence is non-anxious, faithful, and restores people to His design, which helps to lead people into their destiny.
"He gives us three clues to guide us to find our calling - our abilities, our burdens and the critical defining moments in our lives.” - @jedibaba
In Week 7 of Our Missional Life sermon series, guest speaker Dr Tan Soo Inn shared on Living Out God’s Story In The World. He shared on how our first call is to lay down our lives and follow Christ as His disciples. Our second call is to do the specific work that Christ has called us to do - we discover this through the abilities He has gifted us, the burdens He has placed on our hearts and the critical defining moments of our lives.
As we follow Christ and walk in our individual callings, may we be reminded to always seek Him and to place Him first in all that we do.
“The church’s call is to be a prophetic witness to the nations, like John the Baptist. The invitation is for us to make His dream ours, to become friends of the bridegroom.” - @andoryuutam
Continuing our sermon series, Our Missional Life, Andrew brought us a word on being A Prophetic Witness - A Church like John. He reminded us about how prophesy is a vehicle of which we encounter God, and discover His nature. Gleaning from the life of John the Baptist, He shared parallels for us to follow as a church to be a prophetic voice and compelling witness for God in our world, after we’ve encountered Him so powerfully through the prophetic.
We hope you were blessed by the word and impacted by the call to embrace wholehearted surrender, where the dream of God becomes the core pursuit of our lives, and we become the church that He desires.
“Through healing, Jesus gave His audience a glimpse of what the fullness of the Kingdom of God will look like. They were signs, or pointers, to the future kingdom finding expression in the here and now.”
Ps. Andre spoke on Healing The Sick as part of Our Missional Life series. Healing the sick was at the heart of Jesus’ life, mission and ministry. It was present to a large degree in the interactions that Jesus had with people, and it was what drew the multitudes to Him. Today, Jesus of Nazareth has anointed His church with the Holy Spirit and power, and we are to go around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God is with us.
Let us recognise the authority we have to move against sickness and darkness, having the faith to see His power at work here and now!
“The kingdom of heaven is not just a future reality, but one that can be experienced, here and now."
Pst Andre shared about the Kingdom of God and he reminded us of God’s heart for His people to partner with Him in establishing this reality in the world we live in. May we remember the grace of God that has called us to participate in His kingdom through missions, and to do the works of Jesus in our city.
“When it comes to hospitality, instead of “who is my neighbour?”, the question we ask ourselves should be “who can I be a neighbour to?”” - Ps. Leow Wen Pin
We had the honour of having Ps. Wen Pin with us this morning to talk about the topic of hospitality, and what generous hospitality looks like. Speaking from the parable of the Good Samaritan, and sharing some stories of his own, we learn that being neighbourly and hospitable is not limited or defined by the group we’re in, but a matter of the orientation of our hearts towards others.
May we practice proactive hospitality in the way that we treat people - with empathy, joy and thankfulness - the same way Jesus has shown divine hospitality to us.
“The only interpretation for which the world can come to understand the gospel is a church that believes it - ambassadors for Christ that embody the gospel like it were true. “ - @janicechinchern
In the second installation of our sermon series on Our Missional Life, Ps. Janice shares on how God is on a mission to reconcile all of creation to Himself, so that He might reign with and live among His people for eternity. We as a church are grafted into this mission as ambassadors for Christ, entrusted with this message of reconciliation.
May all that we are, do and say reflect He who first loved us - who through the immeasurable riches of His grace, redeemed us such that we can now stand as a collective witness of the Kingdom of God.
“A seminal question we all have to answer is: how do we convert worldly ambition into holy ambition? The goal isn’t to quell ambition, but to redirect it toward that which is pure, right and true.” - @andrejosiah
Pst Andre kickstarted our new sermon series - Our Missional Life. He reminded us that the church is to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our world, with missions as our calling as the people of God.
For us to share the burden of God’s heart for missions, Pst Andre encouraged us to capture a holy ambition, by rediscovering kingdom vision that would lead to a crystallization of discontent in our lives, redirected into a desire to take sacrificial action for others.
May we seek God’s heart for our world, that we may endeavour to orient our whole lives toward His mission. Be blessed, #thecityfamily
“As followers of Christ, we are called to imitate God in all things, which includes His incarnational love in the ways we fully enter into the life of other people.” - @danielchua
Ps. Daniel spoke to us today on “Being in the World, but Not Of It”, a message that’s very close to his heart. He reminded us once again of our mission here on Earth, which is to be like Jesus in our city and wherever we are.
So, how do we show incarnational love to our neighbours? Ps. Daniel shared 4 ways, gleaning from the way Jesus lived His life:
- Socialise
- Empathise
- Encourage
- Disciple
May we follow in Jesus’ footsteps and be a church that loves on the community, and sees value in connecting with the community to understand their needs.
“A life of compromise and apathy in the peaceful present does not lead to resilience and faithfulness in the perilous future. We do not stumble into steadfastness; it has to be forged, tested, and proven.” - @andrejosiah
Pst Andre challenged us to recapture a vision for faithfulness to God as a community and in our individual lives.
We learned lessons in faithfulness through the example of Daniel and were reminded that this starts with rediscovering our faith - going beyond our beliefs about God, but having an actual and functional trust in Him.
As we enter a new week, may it be our desire to devote ourselves wholly to God, to pursue faithfulness, and resolve to live a life that is consistent with the beliefs that we profess.
“To stay engaged as faithful followers, to hunger after God, to grow in depth and vibrancy, we need to cultivate practices in deliberate defiant pursuit for God in our lives.” - @janicechinchern
Ps. Janice brought us the word, speaking primarily from 2 Corinthians 4:6-11. In her sermon, she mentioned how while we live in unsettling times, it’s easy to feel disengaged, overwhelmed or weary in our walk with God. However, she encouraged us to pursue God deliberately and to walk in His resurrection power because ultimately, as God’s chosen jars of clay, our greatest capacity is to contain the glory of God.
Let us recommit ourselves again to the live defiantly in pursuit of God.
“The essence of discipleship is not in the enjoyment of privilege, but in rendering service to others.” - @chrisvonne
Christine shared this morning on The Sacredness of Servanthood, and reminded us that in the kingdom, the lowly place is the greater place. Jesus came not to be served, but to serve others. In the same manner, we are called to take on this selfless way of living - laying down our lives and individual agendas, and serving those around us.
May we take on His easy yoke of surrender, letting our lives be an extension of His will and kingdom purposes, such that we may truly say it is no longer us who live, but Christ who lives in us.
“By embracing an exile’s world view, we can stay faithful to our true Lord, live lives befitting who we are, while doing good, in our world today.” - Pst @janicechinchern
We conclude our Study in 1 Peter, with an encouraging reminder of our hope in God, our perfecter. Pst Janice preached from the final verses of 1 Peter 5, and called us to remember how God has called us to be exiles in this world, and to keep that in focus even as we contend for his Kingdom to be manifest as we look ahead to his eternal glory that awaits us.
We hope you were blessed by the word, and that you will carry courage and vision into the new week, remembering that the God of all grace holds our life and perfects our faith even as we live for Him, in such a time as this.
Godly spiritual leadership is a means of grace that God has extended to us, so that the Body may be blessed and the people of God empowered to resist the enemy.” - @andrejosiah
Ps. Andre continued our study in 1 Peter by speaking on the kind of leaders God is looking for. In order for the church to stand, last and flourish, it needs to have godly leadership. The kind of leaders God is looking for are people who knows Christ and their sheep intimately, ones who ultimately defer to our chief shepherd, Jesus.
“When we live compelling lives for the gospel, people will demand an explanation for our peculiar hope.” - @timothyshaun
Tim shared an encouraging word on A Peculiar Hope, for week five of our study in 1 Peter. Acknowledging common sentiments on evangelism in the modern church, Tim shared about how we can recapture a vision for evangelism, by first rediscovering the good news of the gospel in our own lives and finding conviction in leading a compelling life for God. We pray that you were blessed by the word, and challenged to rediscover the lordship, hope and gentleness of Christ, as we seek to live and bear witness of His goodness.
“The reality is that society’s attitude towards marriage is not true to God’s call and purpose for submission. He beckons us to a higher calling as people of a heavenly hope.” - @centuryeggtart
In Week 4 of A Study in 1 Peter, Ps. Janice shares on how we are to be Exiles in Marriage. 1 Peter tells us that in our pursuit of following in Christ’s example, doing good and enduring suffering is pleasing to Him. Likewise, we are meant to reflect this in our marriage and adopt a sacrificial, self-giving way of love that runs countercultural to this world. As wives submit to their husbands, and husbands honour their wives, let us be reminded to set our hope fully on God, His authority and purpose. May we lean in in our submission to him, and in doing so, deepen our love for one another.
“God uses our no-fish moments to lead us into “but because You say so” obedience, resulting in boat-sinking abundance.” - @mtoulmin
We had the privilege of having Ps. Miles speak to us on catching a vision for both the church and our lives. He spoke from Luke 5, and explored what we can learn from Simon’s responses to Jesus’ instructions, by not letting his past dictate his future, being obedient to God’s word and watching out for new possibilities.
“In our modern world, we have severely downplayed and underestimated the transformational possibility that comes with the habitual reading of God’s word.” - @andrejosiah
Ps. Andre brought us through Week 3 of Our Study on 1 Peter, and called for us as chosen people of God to be A Provocative Hope in our world. There are forces and principalities in our world that are seeking to win over our hearts and allegiances. Peter admonishes us to be sober and alert, by ridding ourselves of ways that are not in line with our identity, and centring ourselves in God’s word.
May we be reminded that we are citizens of heaven, called to live compelling, distinct lives that shine and burn for the gospel. Let the manner of our living provoke those around us to glorify Him on the day of His return.
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. - Philippians 1:2
Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. Proverbs 12:25
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. - Proverbs 29:25
“If we can truly recognise the living hope we have in God, to that same extent we are to live our lives in fear and reverence of Him.” - @janicechinchern
In today’s continuation in our study of 1 Peter, Ps. Janice spoke on Our Hope & Our Way of Life. In 1 Peter 13, Peter tells us to “gird up the loins of our mind, be sober and rest your hope fully upon the grace… at the revelation of Jesus Christ”, which is a command to prepare our minds for action to live a life that’s holy and conforms to the image of Jesus. Let God enable you to conduct yourself with fear and reverence towards Him, for your life to be shaped by the heavenly hope that only He can provide, and for you to be holy just as He is holy.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us - 2 Corinthians 4:7
Whom have I in heaven but you? Besides you I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever - Psalm 73:25–26
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. - 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 1 Corinthians 1:27
f we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 ESV
“When we are tested, God purifies our hearts so that Jesus may be reflected in our lives.” - Pst @janicechinchern
We kicked off our new sermon series, A Study In 1 Peter, with an encouraging word on Our Living Hope. Pst Janice shared about how we can thrive in unusual and uncertain times, as temporary residents on this earth with a heavenly hope and calling as God’s called out ones. We hope you were strengthened and encouraged by the word and reminder of God’s manifold grace that is more than sufficient for us amid the trials we face.
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ - Romans 5:1
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. -Philippians 2:3-4
“The presence of God is drawn to altars, and the people of God are called to build and tend to altars.” - @andrejosiah
Ps. Andre shared on The Altar of The Home, and the importance of leaving a spiritual inheritance for the next generation. He underscored the importance of breaking off spiritual complacency and worldliness, and of building up altars and rituals in our homes that cast a compelling vision of who God is, and imparts stories of God’s faithfulness and work in our lives.
May we commit to intentionally building and tending to the altars in our homes - that our homes may not just be a place of love and care, but also of revival and the continued extension of His kingdom. Let us leave a legacy and spiritual inheritance for the next generation of movers and shakers.
Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works - Revlations 2:5a
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. - Psalm 19:1
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” - Psalm 46:10
But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams." 1 Samuel 15:22
"The family is the foundation of society, and God holds the men responsible for the state of the family.” - @danielchua
In today’s sermon, Ps. Daniel spoke on Restoring Manhood, and the importance of the role of a man in the house. He elaborated on how manhood goes beyond biological or chronological age, but it is a functional reality, demonstrated in the fulfilment of responsibility and leadership within the family in submission to God’s rule.
Husbands, be the man and do the right thing! Be the man that commits yourself to be after God’s own heart, to listen, trust and obey the Lord as the head of the house.
Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. - Psalm 84:5-6
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry - James 1:19
Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours? - 1 Kings 3:9
He will not let your foot slip-- he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. - Psalm 121:3-4
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will. - Romans 12:2
“Allow God to challenge our assumptions when we are in caught a comparison trap.” - @joyshuo
Ps. Joy drew from 2 Corinthians and spoke on the topic of Breaking the Comparison Trap from the perspective of Paul. Throughout our lives, it is hard not to get stuck in the trap of comparing ourselves with others, but learning from Paul, we can glean some ways to break out of it: by being secure in our identity, by challenging the measurements, and approaching God to ask how He measures you, because while Man looks at head knowledge or worldly possessions, God looks at the heart.
Let us take some time to examine ourselves and and fix our eyes on the One that matters the most, Jesus, in whom we can securely and assuredly anchor our identity in. We pray you have a blessed week ahead!
But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. - James 3:14-16
One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. - Psalm 27:4
Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. - 2 Corinthians 1:9
Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever! - Deuteronomy 5:29
One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. Psalm 27:4
“Through this crisis, God wants to restore families for His glory, by rebuilding family altars and strengthening godly families once again.” - Rev. Eugene Seow
We had the privilege of having Rev. Eugene minister at our Father’s Day service.
Sharing from Joshua 24, Rev. Eugene expounded on the declaration, that “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”, and its significance in our lives as a declaration of faith and commitment, mission and purpose, as well as submission and dedication.
We pray that you were blessed by the timely reminder, that we can be shaken and yet secured in our identity in Christ, even amid the uncertainties around us. Ultimately, God’s mission and calling upon our lives and families, to be a foundation for strong nations, even in times like these.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12.
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you begin your day at home or on the commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. - 2 Corinthians 1:3-4Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you begin your day at home or on the commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
I am gentle and lowly in heart - Matthew 11:29
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you begin your day at home or on the commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
"On the other side of trials, beyond deliverance, vindication, and restitution, lies a far more precious gift - a deeper maturity of faith.” - Ps @andrejosiah
In the final instalment of our Enduring Faith series, Ps Andre, Ps Janice, and Tim took us through a Question and Response (Q&R) discussion, covering several thought-provoking and common questions around the themes explored in the series.
We hope you were blessed by the sharing and reminded of the importance of the role of community, scripture as the means we enter into truth, and patience as we wait.
May our questions and pursuits ultimately deepen in us a desire to know Him more, as we grow together as a community and are transformed by a greater intimacy in our walk with God.
I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. - Psalm 143:6
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you begin your day at home or on the commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ - 1 Peter 1:6-7
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you begin your day at home or on the commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 1 Corinthians 12:7
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you begin your day at home or on the commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 43:5
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you begin your day at home or on the commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting - Psalm 139:23-24
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
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“History shows us that Jesus’ commitment to His church is unshakable. Though we have profaned His name, He retains a passion for His people. Love or hate the church, for better or for worse, Jesus is eternally committed to it.” - @andrejosiah
As part of our Enduring Faith series, Ps. Andre & Ps. Janice shared on how to navigate and heal from Church Wounds. At times, the church that Jesus has built fails to reflect its founder. There are moments in time that call for an honest assessment and critique of the church - to identify where we have gone astray, weed out corruption and align ourselves back to Christ and His ways.
At the same time, as a community, we must recognise that our wounds do not bear the final words. Jesus himself was wounded to the point of the cross, yet He remains committed and true to His people. Even in our wounds, we too can remain steadfast to the church.
For those who have been hurt, we pray that Jesus will bind your wounds, and through the work of the spirit, bring healing and redemption. Let’s grow to becoming a healthier and safer community that reflects Jesus’ love, life and commitment to the Church.
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees. Psalm 119:67-68
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
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The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. -Matthew 6:22
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Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.” - Exodus 3:3
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
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So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.” - 1 Samuel 30:8
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
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This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.” - Isaiah 30:15
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you begin your day at home or on the commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
“It is a sign of faith when we wrestle with God over our unanswered prayers.” - @janicechinchern
Continuing on with our series of Enduring Faith, Ps. Janice spoke on Unanswered Prayer. There are multiple reasons why our prayers go unanswered, from our own will, to other people’s will, evil forces’ will and God’s will, but it’s what we do in those times that matter. Our prayer is that we will remember and be encouraged to cling to the goodness of God, a gospel-centred community and the grace for comfort and perseverance so that our faith may endure.
For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. Colossians 1:19-20
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you begin your day at home or on the commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
From the series “Enduring Faith”, listen to PAT, Pastor Janice and Tim share personal stories as well as give practical advice for anyone going through a time of deconstruction.
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. - Habakkuk 3v17-19
When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God. - Luke 24:50-53
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
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I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. - Psalm 40:1
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
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Psalm 131 (NKJV)- Lord, my heart is not [a]haughty, Nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too profound for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, hope in the Lord From this time forth and forever.
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Daily, a podcast of The City.
This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you begin your day at home or on the commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
“Faith above all else is trusting God. It doesn’t mean we’ll have answers to all our questions, it is ultimately a courageous fidelity to the way of Jesus.” - @andrejosiah
As part of our Enduring Faith series, Ps Andre shared part two of his message on Doubt & Deconstruction. Deconstruction is a systematic dismantling and in-depth review of our belief system, with the goal of re-examining and coming to deeper obedience and faithfulness to Christ. In navigating through this process, Ps. Andre cautioned that instead of using the way of the world to critique scripture’s authority in the church, we ought to use scripture to critique the world’s corruption of the church and weed out beliefs that are opposed to the ways of Jesus.
As we seek to build a more unyielding faith, may we lean on Him, destroying any belief that runs contrary to the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, who is truth Himself and the perfecter of our faith.
“The antidote for a spirit of control is a spirit of surrender.” - @andrejosiah
Ps. Andre shared on Living in Holy Uncertainty. Drawing from Jesus’ last words on the cross - He highlighted that even at the very brink of stepping into the unknown, Christ’s posture of surrender and trust in God that was demonstrated in His final act is one that we should embody and learn from.
Ps. Andre then encouraged and reminded us to live lives of surrender - placing the full weight of our trust in God and to look to His presence, as opposed to leaning on maps, schedules and formulas. Having faith in the certainty of His character and His will in us is crucial in helping us let go of the things we hold so dearly - especially in the midst of uncertainty and fear.
Let us as a church commit to living lives of surrender, fully trusting the Lord to guide our every thought and step, especially as we navigate through these tough times.
"The biblical vision for life is not that we would live with either comfort or exhaustion, but that we would follow Jesus’ direction in pouring our lives out for what really matters in the kingdom.” @andrejosiah
We had our Vision Sunday services, and Pst Andre preached a compelling word about the role of the church, as a place for revival. Gleaning from the example of the early church in Acts, he reminded of our call and vision as The City - to be a place of God’s tangible presence, resilient discipleship, and the raising of missionary communities.
May we seek to make room in our lives and our community for change in the way that we see God and practice our faith - making the pursuit of God’s kingdom the focus of our lives: to be with Jesus, become like Jesus and do the works of Jesus in our city.
“What if on the other side of doubt isn’t the abandonment of faith, but a renewed trust and radical commitment to Jesus?” - @andrejosiah
In a continuation of our series on Enduring Faith, Ps. Andre spoke on Doubt & Deconstruction and posed the question of whether it is possible to question one’s faith without losing it. He explained how doubts in life are necessary for us to persevere in the faith.
When we have doubts, let us view it as invitations to have a deeper understanding, to embrace a holy uncertainty, to community, and to an encounter with God.
“Our spiritual aliveness is not seen in our ability to suppress grief, but our ability to bring our grieves to God.” - Andre Tan
In our new sermon series on Enduring Faith, Ps. Andre Tan kickstarted our series with a message titled An Invitation To A Journey, reminding us that the way to deal with trials is not to avoid them, but to face them head on. He highlighted that the challenges we face in life are never the end of the story, and that there is always the possibility of coming out of it with a more enduring, and mature faith. He reminded us that the testing of our faith produces perseverance, and examines our ability to abide in our maker when we are put under fire.
If you’re in the midst of a trial, be encouraged to let God in, to go on a journey with Him and allow for the trial to produce meaning, purpose & a steadfast faith in you.
“Jesus didn’t just rescue us from sin, but he redeemed us for life.” - @janicechinchern
Pastor Janice shared from the story of Zacchaeus, and invited us to examine the parallels in our walk with Jesus - if we have, at deeper levels, allowed His grace to capture and captivate our hearts.
We hope you were blessed by the word and received a fresh revelation of God’s grace and redemption in our lives. As we enter a brand new week, may we remember that we are deeply loved by God, and receive His grace with joy. Be blessed!
“We celebrate today not just because the resurrection happened 2000 years ago, but also because the resurrection happens to people like you and me today.” - @andrejosiah
This Easter morning, Ps. Andre shared on Why Does The Resurrection Matter, reminding us that He died for our sake and it was our sins that pinned Him to that cross. We need to hold both the cost of our sin and the significance of His redemption in the same light. Christ’s resurrection reveals God’s plan for radical restoration and invitation to radical mission. God doesn’t need us to be eloquent or sleek, He simply invites us to be witnesses - boldly recounting the stories that we have seen, heard and experienced. May we testify of the finished work of the cross and of His resurrection power! He is indeed risen and alive today!
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished John 19:30
And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up his spirit Luke 23:46
The Daily, is a podcast of The City. This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, I thirst - John 19:28
The Daily, is a podcast of The City. This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
Back for this week known as the Passion Week, we turn to the final words of the cross as we reflect on Jesus's death and resurrection.
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? - Matthew 27:46
The Daily, is a podcast of The City. This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,”and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. - John 19:26-27
Back for this week known as the Passion Week, we turn to the final words of the cross as we reflect on Jesus's death and resurrection.
The Daily, is a podcast of The City. This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” - Luke 23:43
Back for this week known as the Passion Week, we turn to the final words of the cross as we reflect on Jesus's death and resurrection.
The Daily, is a podcast of The City. This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do - Luke 23:34
Back for this week known as the Passion Week, we turn to the final words of the cross as we reflect on Jesus's death and resurrection.
The Daily, is a podcast of The City. This is our humble attempt to bring a compelling alternative story to the endless barrage of information and news that we are exposed to. As you commute to work or go about your day, plug in as we dive into scripture, reflect and posture ourselves in prayer. Our hope is that through this resource, you will be centered in God, His truth and peace.
“The ability to receive correction is the distinctive mark of true wisdom” - Daniel Chua
Ps. Daniel continued with the fifth installment of our Experiencing God Together series, touching on the topic of Embracing Correction. He reminded us about the importance of humbly receiving correction in our lives, and shared 5 ways in which we can receive correction from others. May we be a community of mutual exhortation and correction, that we may grow greater in the likeness of Christ, and finish strong.
“We need each other and have a ministry of mutual exhortation: to help each other hear God in the midst of suffering and to encourage each other to keep going all the way.” - @danielchua
Pst Daniel continued our Experiencing God Together series and shared an encouraging message on Finishing Strong Together. He reminded us of the road bumps we face in our daily lives, and how we need each other as our God-ordained support system, to exhort each other to run our race with endurance.
“There is an undeniable link between suffering and true joy, that makes us able to withstand greater storms in life.” - @janicechinchern
Continuing on with part 3 of our series on Experiencing God Together, Ps. Janice spoke on “In Our Sufferings”. As Christians, we’re not just called to salvation and worship, but also to partake in suffering. When we experience suffering, may we not just go through the suffering alone, but see the value in co-suffering and sharing it with our community, as it binds us together and keeps us more deeply rooted in God.
"Worship must encompass service, submission and reverence to God.” - Janice Chern
Ps. Janice shared this morning on When We Worship, as part of our sermon series on Experiencing God Together. She reminded us that worship requires and assumes a lifestyle of obedience to God, tutoring our hearts to look beyond ourselves, and posturing our hearts to focus on God.
May we take time to examine our hearts, and allow God to refine us such that we may live out a life of worship and sacrifice for Him.
“We don’t regather to just experience a semblance of what we had before, but to strengthen ourselves to counter the pervasive cultural narrative and truly be faithful and fruitful followers of Christ.” - @centuryeggtart
Ps. Janice shared on When We Gather in our new sermon series on Experiencing God Together. We need a resilient discipleship to counter the pervasive cultural narrative that could create a sense of distractedness and disembodied experiences. This is why we gather - to forge unity and engage in spiritual practices together. As we restart physical gatherings, let us not limit our expectations to past experiences, but desire to encounter Him more intimately and to be strengthened as a people for such a time as this.
“This is Team City - we go the extra mile so others can experience Jesus.” - @danielchua
Ps Daniel preached an encouraging word to our Team City volunteers, in our first service back at church. Reminding us that we are stronger together, Ps Daniel shared from Ecclesiastes 4, on our part within God’s greater whole, and how we accomplish and have more when we are together. More importantly, that we need each other to live a Christ-centered life. As we start returning to in-person services as a church family, may we seek to build and spur each other on in our faith, to wholeheartedly pursue God.
In our first ever episode of "Inside Our City", we invited Ps Janice Chern to share a bit about her life and thoughts.
Ps Janice first visited us at our Christmas Service in 2018 with her husband Matthew & their two kids. She later joined us as our pastor of spiritual formation, and now also oversees our lifegroups.
Ps Janice grew up in Kota Kinabalu. After 8 years of pastoral ministry there, she moved to pursue MA in Intercultural Studies at Fuller seminary then went on to lead a bilingual congregation and a young adults ministry.
Besides having a keen interest in foliage plants, solo hiking, reflective conversations and library ASMR, she is passionate about following Jesus wholeheartedly and helping people discover their purpose through scripture and small groups.
Check out Inside The City, a spontaneous get together as we discover more about what is inside The City!
“God is not just the lover of our souls, but also the lover of our lives. Surrender yourselves to Him because He is much better at living our lives than we are.” - @danielchua
Ps. Daniel shared an empowering message on God’s fire, reminding us that our hearts and lives should be marked with the fire of God. He urged us as a community to seek God first constantly in 2021, and to rebuild the altars of God in our lives. Let our prayer be for God to ignite a fresh fire, to set us ablaze with His holy flame, burning bright to glorify His name.
“God is calling us to flourish as oaks of righteousness by trusting in Him so that we can be rebuilders of broken areas of our lives and society.” - @centuryeggtart
Ps. Janice shared a message this morning on Trusting and Rebuilding. Taking reference from various passages of scripture, she highlighted how the righteous in the bible are reckoned as such because of their trust in the Lord, and are often referred to as strong trees planted by streams of water that flourish. She encouraged us to once again set our trust in God and His will, recognising that He is the true source of all joy and peace, the enabler that can exchange our ashes for beauty, and our mourning for gladness. Let us continue to fix our focus on God, trusting Him and be sensitive to what He’s telling us to rebuild and repair in our lives.
“Pride is the kingdom of darkness in seed form while humility is the kingdom of God in seed form. Whatever we choose to plant will grow and produce fruit in our midst.” - @andrejosiah
Continuing on from last week’s sermon “That You May Pray”, this week Ps Andre spoke on the topic of humility and its importance in our lives. Speaking from 1 Peter 5, we can see that God opposes the proud & self-reliant, but gives grace to the humble. As Christians and believers, as we humble ourselves before Him, we experience His easy yoke, His burden which is light, and we get to live with the unforced rhythms of grace.
“As a church, we are going to up the ante on prayer in 2021: both a greater prioritization on prayer and a greater belief in the power of our prayers to shape the course of human history.” - @andrejosiah
In our first service of 2021, Ps Andre called our church to stay sober-minded and alert, that we may pray and seek God in the uncertain times we live in. Preaching from 1 Peter 4, Ps Andre reminded us that the realisation of the coming end should prompt an inward posture of alertness, and a pursuit of God and His kingdom. More importantly, it should lead to earnest prayer, for God’s will to be done in our world.
May this time of unprecedented shaking awaken in our church a greater dependency and commitment to prayer that we may see a move of God.
“In this crucible moment of a year, how have we fared as God’s people living in these complex times? Did we give in or did we stand firm?” - Pst @andrejosiah
In the final sermon for the year, Pst Andre led us to reflect on 2020, and how, despite the shaking and change, we have seen God’s hand at work in our lives and community and how we have much to be grateful for.
As we look ahead to the new year, he encouraged us to consider our calling as the people of God, and what it means to be salt and light in our world: to be recognised as distinct, different, provocative and potent. This necessitates a continual reorientation of our lives as Christians, and desiring to devote our lives into a whole-hearted pursuit of God.
We pray that you were inspired and challenged by the word. As we get ready to step into 2021, may we continually reflect, realign and respond to God’s call, and make it the year that we devote our lives to pursuing God whole heartedly.
“When we are blessed would we consider increasing our standard of loving as supposed to our standard of living?” - @andrejosiah
In this sermon, Ps Andre spoke on the topic of finances, putting forward a vision of how we - as God’s people - are to be a people who exhibit a provocative generosity. With every act of generosity, we declare that our allegiance is not to the spirit of mammon, our affections are not rooted in the world and our trust is not in wealth, and instead declare that our faith and thus our finances are in God, and God alone.
“There are storms that are instructive rather than corrective. If God is working another perspective in you, trust that He is with you there in the storm, and He will get you across.”
Ps. Janice shared about being In the storm with Jesus, taking reference from Mark 4:35-41. She reminded us that not all storms we experience in life are corrective, but can also be instructive - to give us perspective and understanding from God. Ps. Janice also encouraged us, reminding that if we are in a storm in our lives and crossing the seas with Christ, that we should trust in Him and His timing, fully assured and confident that God will see us through, restore us and give us strength from His resource that never runs dry. May we for all our days recognise the importance that storms play in our lives, and trust in Jesus wholeheartedly, confident that He will bring us across to the other side.
“This truth that Jesus put forward is a confronting and offensive truth because it calls for a qualitative transformation of the human condition, not just a quantitative adjustment or moral improvement.” - Max Jeganathan
We had the great privilege of having Pst Max Jeganathan of RZIM share the word with us. He preached from the story of Nicodemus’ encounter with Jesus in John 3, and the aspects of truth Nicodemus discovered. Pst Max reminded us of the nature, character, challenge and person of Truth - Jesus. Particularly, our need to be restored to life through God’s truth, and how Jesus made a way for us to have a qualitative shift from death to life.
Through the Person of Jesus, we find rescue through a relationship with God that transforms us. We hope that you were encouraged by the word, and to say “Yes” to God’s truth and way.
“We must be different, to make a difference.” - @danielchua
Ps. Daniel Chua shared on being A Peculiar People, and how we are not to be conformed by the systems of this world, but by what biblical wisdom tells us. Drawing from the story of Caleb, he reminded us that there is no retirement in the Kingdom - only refirement. In our lives, we ought to continually set our minds on the things above, wholly follow the Lord, and in doing so, bring Him praise. May we for all our days let Christ be our passion and our preoccupation, and to live and please for an audience of One.
“Curses cannot be reversed by human accomplishment, they can only be overcome by blessing.” - @andrejosiah
In this message on The Subversive Power of Blessing, Ps. Andre reminded us that according to the Bible, to bless someone, is to speak the intention of God over someone. Quoting Dallas Willard, a blessing is a projection of good into the life of another.
How are we blessing the people/community around us? Are we encouraging and speaking life into their lives? As we ponder upon this message, let us grow into being a community that pushes back the harshness of our world, and blesses the world instead.
“The role of the five-fold ministry is of inclusion rather than exclusion. We are set apart to play our part in stewardship and servanthood.”
We had the pleasure of having Ps. Gary Morgan speak to us about the five-fold factor. Speaking from Ephesians 2:19-22 and 4:11-16, he reminded us how the five-fold ministry should edify the body until we all come into the unity of the faith. Let us be a family with a solid foundation in Christ, connecting with each other to form a strong community.
“If we want to be a missional family, we need to have missional relationships” - Jason Wong
Jason Wong spoke on the topic of Missional Families. Taking reference from scripture and his rich experience as case studies, he touched on the importance of having missional relationships within a family across all levels: between children and parents, between spouses, and between man and God. Let us restore and strengthen our relationship with God and with each other at home, and begin building missional relationships in our Marriages, Families and Church.
“Practicing simplicity restores in us restedness, wisdom, clarity in priorities, God’s perspectives in relationships, and our identity and purpose in Christ” - @centuryeggtart
In this message of Restoring Simplicity, Ps. Janice focused on Matthew 6:25-34, where Jesus emphasises for us not to be anxious, but seek first His kingdom and His righteousness before all these other things are added to us.
To do so, we need to place God at the centre of our lives, submitting to Him so that everything else will ally totally with His purposes.
“We fear God out of love and trust in who He is, and who He has called us to be.” - @centuryeggtart
Ps. Janice preached on the topic, What Does The Lord Require of You?, and called us to reflect on how our hearts and actions can better demonstrate a fear of God - by being more intentional in loving God and our neighbours. In this new week, let us seek God for His grace as we desire to turn from self-centeredness, and toward His ways in our worship and witness, in response to His covenantal faithfulness toward us.
“There is a creative power when we use and steward our unique gifts for the glory of God, allowing the grace of God to be expressed.” - @centuryeggtart
Ps. Janice shared on how we can be Faithful Exiles in our world. Drawing from the instructions of 1 Peter 4:7-11, she encouraged the church to be sober for prayer, fervent in love, eager to host and diligent in our service. She reminded us to be faithful in all these, so that we may testify of His grace and allow for God’s glory to be revealed in our world. May we continue to remain rooted in Christ, sharing in His sufferings and doing the will of the Father, such that we may be found as faithful stewards and disciples.
“The goal of the church is to make resilient disciples formed in the image of Christ who stand firm against widespread cultural compromise and in the midst of trials and tragedies.” - @andrejosiah
In the final installment of understanding the state of the church, Ps. Andre shared about the importance of building and being resilient disciples. He reminded us that we are all called to be followers of Christ, and to push ourselves to hold on tightly to our faith, virtues and the word of God especially in the most dire of circumstances. Ps. Andre also highlighted that we as followers do not stumble into steadfastness - instead it has to be formed, tested and proven.
Ps. Andre also shared 3 points on being resilient disciples of Christ: to transform from dabbling to devotion, from information to practice, and from relevance to resilience. Let us be mindful as believers to reorient and reorganize our lives around God’s rhythm, plan and time.
"The role of the Church is not to build a bigger church with its own isolated culture, but to preach the gospel and make disciples who are formed, equipped, and sent out into the world.” - @andrejosiah
In the third instalment of understanding the state of the church, Ps. Andre shared about what it means to be a missional church, reminding us that the gospel is not an evacuation project, but a call to transfigure a lost and broken world. Breaking down Genesis 12:1-3, Ps. Andre highlighted that God’s promise to Abraham (and by extension the people of God) is that He will bless the world through His people. This adds gravity and emphasis to the purpose of the church - that we exist to be a blessing to the world, and to participate in God’s mission.
Ps. Andre shared 3 practical ways to participate in God’s mission - Standing Up Against Injustice, doing Meaningful Work, and Making Disciples of Christ. May we, in all that we do, apply a conscious filter to seek God’s kingdom first.
“What is the church? We normally think of it as a building, the architecture, or the Sunday experience. But it is more than that - the church is the people of God coming together.” - @andrejosiah
In our second week of exploring what it means to be the church, Ps. Andre focused on how the church is, at its core, the family of God. Rather than just being Sunday-centric, we are to move to becoming community-centric by being one body in Christ.
While we’re still unable to gather together to meet for Sunday service at this moment, let’s be encouraged to reach out and care for our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, and be a family that loves and looks out for one another.
“Church isn’t supposed to be a place where few have their gifts on display, while the rest spectate. It is to be a place where everyone is equipped, empowered and deployed to bring the reality of God to our world.” - @andrejosiah
Ps. Andre shares his vision for our community and how we should purpose ourselves moving forward in his message on The State Of The Church. Drawing from Paul’s vision of a mature church in Ephesians 4, Ps. Andre called for us to grow in spiritual maturity, that we may each be equipped, empowered and deployed for the work of ministry. While our church remains apart physically, may we unify ourselves in spirit. Let us lean into God’s desire for us in this time of separation, and become worthy vessels that bring forth His will and do the works of His Kingdom.
“Remembering God’s story requires deliberate action. Through continuous remembrance, we grow diligent and not complacent.” - @centuryeggtart
Ps. Janice concluded our Biblical Literacy series with a sermon on Practicing God’s Story Together.
She reminds us that even as we want God’s story to shape us, we need to continuously remember it through deliberate action of living it out, not only in our individual lives but as a community. We pray that you were encouraged by the word and challenged by the timely reminder of our calling as God’s people - to be an embodiment of God’s story to our world and channels of His grace that would invite others to be a part of this same story.
“The irony of our times is that the level of biblical literacy is declining amid the most access we have ever had to the Bible and the teachings of the Bible” - @centuryeggtart
Continuing with the series on Biblical Literacy, Ps. Janice spoke on the priority of God’s word - citing numerous instances in the Bible where we are told to follow and be doers of His word.
Ps. Janice also shared 5 practical tips to encourage us to pick up and sustain the habit of feasting on God’s word: 1. Purpose - understanding why we want to dive into His word 2. Plan - planning our study of the word, and planning to finish it 3. Physical copy - Investing in a good one! 4. Partner(s) - finding partners to journey with, and keep each other accountable 5. Prayer - having conversations with the Author, as He opens our eyes to His word
As we dive into scripture, let us also encourage those around us to persevere in the race of life; such that everyone will have the fires of passion burning in our hearts to feast on His word daily.
“Scripture is designed for us to burn with love for Jesus.” - @andoryuutam
Continuing with our series on Biblical Literacy, Andrew Tam spoke on the topic of Discovering Jesus in the End Times scripture, and gave 3 reasons as to why studying it is so important.
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It reveals Jesus in all of His glory, and gives us a hope for the restoration of all things.
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It prepares us for the end times.
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It produces a yearning and mature bride for the second coming of Jesus.
As we read through the scriptures, we pray that the words we read will not just remain as text we know, but that our hearts be awakened by the revelation of Jesus!
“We can’t live the Christian life in our own strength - we need to look to what the cross accomplished for us; not only in taking away our sin but giving us the great compulsion of the Holy Spirit.” - @psbennyho
We had the privilege of having Pst Benny Ho join our online gathering from Perth to bring us God’s word. His sermon, When Revival Comes, delved into the signs of revival. Pst Benny reminded us that revival comes when we rediscover the power of the Holy Spirit, and is sustained by the word of God. He encouraged us to develop a stronger foundation of God’s word and greater dependence on the Holy Spirit so that we may become more like Christ: the end-goal of discipleship as believers.
Psalm 127 - Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat—for he grants sleep to[a] those he loves.
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Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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James 5:7 - 7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.
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Luke 24:41-43 ESV - And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate before them.
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Hebrews 10:23 ESV - Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
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“Seeing God’s story in scripture imparts life to us for devotion to Jesus, diligence in the Word and a distinctive lifestyle.” - @centuryeggtart
Kickstarting our new sermon series on Biblical Literacy, Ps. Janice shared on The Story of God and Us. Living biblically in our world requires a keen cultivation of biblical scripture. We need to submit our minds to God, open our hearts to the witness of the Spirit and ask for God to give us an appetite for His Word. May we desire to know His story, grow in our biblical literacy and be rooted in scripture.
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Psalm 119:25 - My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.
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Ephesians 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.
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Isaiah 6:3 - And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
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Luke 1:38 - And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”
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Prayer of Saint Francis - Lord, make me an instrument of your peace Where there is hatred, let me sow love Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith Where there is despair, hope Where there is darkness, light And where there is sadness, joy
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“The essence of Christianity is to reveal God - by looking out for those in need, loving them and journeying with them.” - Ps. Samuel Gift
Ps. Samuel Gift and Melissa Kwee engaged in a deep and moving conversation about migrant workers in Singapore, wherein Ps. Samuel shared his passion, hopes, fears and dreams for our brothers in Singapore.
He highlighted that the Covid-19 pandemic is an opportunity for us as followers of Christ to rise up and love our brothers, journeying with them and removing all pre-conceptions about them.
As we go about our week, may we love our neighbors unconditionally; such that those around us may know God not through our words, but through our love.
1 Corinthians 1:27 - But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
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Ecclesiastes 7:29 (Jerusalem Bible) - God made man simple; man’s complex problems are of his own devising
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Isaiah 50:4 - The Sovereign LORD has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.
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Proverbs 28:13 - Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
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Hebrews 12:11 - For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
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Ps. Daniel shared on The Lost Practice of Praying in Tongues, and the encouraging benefits this brings to our walk with God. When we pray in the Spirit, we draw strength from the Holy Spirit, our guide and helper. Ps Daniel explained how this supercharges our prayer life, fortifies our inner being, silences the voice of fear, releases healing to our body and mind, and releases the Spirit in every area of our lives. May we continually pray in the Spirit and see God move in our lives for His kingdom.
Ecclesiastes 3:11b - He has also set eternity in the human heart
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Genesis 16:13 - She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen[a] the One who sees me.
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1 Samuel 16:7b - The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
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Isaiah 58:6-7 - Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
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1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 - May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
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James 5:24 - But he gives us more grace. That is why scripture says: “ God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
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Isaiah 43:1 - But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
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Psalm 95:1 - Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
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Ephesians 4:29 - Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
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Matthew 5:22b - Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
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“To grow in self-control, is to grow in both inner strength and sound judgment.” - @centuryeggtart
Ps. Janice continued our series on People of the Spirit by speaking on the topic of Self Control. She emphasised how habit formation is necessary to grow in self-control, in terms of body, thought and emotions. It also gives us the freedom to say no to the wrong things, and to say yes to the right things.
Luke 24:29 - But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.
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Luke 24:13-14 - Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened.
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Psalm 10:12 - Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
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Romans 15:5 - now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded towards one another according to Christ Jesus.
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John 8:11 - “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”
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“Gentleness is having strength under control. Although costly and challenging, it has the power to transform lives when it is founded on strength and prompted by love.” - @centuryeggtart In week 8 of our People of the Spirit series, Ps. Janice shared about subversive gentleness. She shared that gentleness is not synonymous with weakness, but conversely - is having power under authority and strength under control. Drawing references from the lives and examples of Paul, Esther and Jesus, she shared on how we can develop gentleness in our lives not just to those around us - but more importantly towards God. Let us approach God with meekness, submitting all situations to Him, who is in control.
Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.
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Matthew 16:24 - Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
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Proverbs 23:4 - Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
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Romans 1:16 - I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
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Psalm 63:3 - Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.
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“The Jesus kind of kindness isn’t a transactional kindness. It is a transcendent kindness.” - @andrejosiah
In week 7 of our People Of The Spirit series, Ps. Andre Tan shares on having an Embodied Kindness. In an often harsh and unkind world, we can look to the divine kindness of God as one that we ought to mirror and manifest. God is not vindictive, He is a merciful and longing Father, who loves even those who have turned their hearts away from Him. May we grow in the trait of kindness, leaving in our wake the aroma of Christ, and glimpses of divine kindness that points the world to Him.
Psalm 27:13 - I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
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Luke 9:24 - For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. 25 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?
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Luke 9:23 -Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
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Acts 10:38 - how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
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Psalm 37:7a - Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
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“The same patience we extend to others, is the same kind of patience that will preserve us in times of adversity.” - @andrejosiah In Week 6 of our People of the Spirit series, Ps. Andre focuses on the fruit of patience. Contrary to what we normally think of as ‘patience’ - waiting powerlessly, a state of passivity and dependence - it is an active word that encourages us to be in the thick of life and bear the suffering within and around us. As uncomfortable as it may seem, may we be reminded that patience can only grow when we are placed in trying situations, and it is by God’s patience and grace that we are given these opportunities to reflect and be redeemed.
James 1:17 - Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
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Psalm 77:11-12 - I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.
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1 Corinthians 14:1 - Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.
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Proverbs 14:29 - Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.
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Psalm 86:15-16 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength in behalf of your servant;
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“The goodness of God brings restoration to our world insofar as we abide in the One who is immanently good “- @centuryeggtart Ps. Janice continues on the next installment of the ‘People of the Spirit’ series today, sharing on the topic of ‘Immanent Goodness’. She reminded us goodness comes from God alone, and that the goodness of God brings restoration into the world through us. She further shared on how we can cultivate goodness in our lives - by stirring up what is good and true in our lives, and seeking magnanimity. Let us cultivate goodness in our lives, focusing on what is good and true, and understanding that goodness comes from Christ alone.
Psalm 33:22 - May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.
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Ephesians 6:12 - For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of [c]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Hebrews 12:14 - Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
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James 1:4 - But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
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1 Peter 4:7 - The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.
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“Peace is from God -our hearts cannot have peace apart from Him.” Pst Janice shared on Transcendent Peace, in the fourth installment of our sermon series, People of The Spirit. She reminded us that peace isn’t the result of having a trouble-free life. Instead, it is about having a certain peace during difficulties, which are certain to occur in our lives. Pst Janice encouraged us to place our trust in God, in His love, power and wisdom, as abiding peace comes only from Him. We pray that you will be encouraged and strengthened by the word. May we focus on God’s presence and faithfulness in our lives, and lean into His abiding peace within us. Be blessed!
Psalm 8:3-4 - When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
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John 1:38 - Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?”
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1 Peter 1:6 - In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
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Psalm 139:23-24 - Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
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Colossians 3:15 - Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
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“The biblical command to joy isn’t a call to stir up positive emotions or to live in blind optimism; it is a call to live in a perpetual state of hope.” - @andrejosiah
In Week 3 of our series on People of The Spirit, Ps. Andre delves into the subject of Defiant Joy. Joy isn’t just a feeling or disposition; it’s an act of one’s will in defiance to the circumstance or situation that one is in. How do we attain joy? The key is in Philippians 4:6, where we’re called to be anxious about nothing, but instead practice gratitude and the peace of God will follow to fill our hearts & minds.
Even in this time when it’s easy for anxiety to fill our thoughts, let us be a people that are grounded in joy, and give thanks for all that we have in the present.
2 Corinthians 12:9 -But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
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Jeremiah 6:16 - This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look;ask for the ancient paths,ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.
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2 Tim 3:14a - But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of
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James 2:13b - Mercy triumphs over judgment
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Ephesians 3:17-18 - so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
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“As the people of God, we are called to live in stark contrast to the current cultural moment of selfishness by loving in a way that goes beyond ourselves.” - Ps Andre
In the second part of our People Of The Spirit series, Ps. Andre shared on having an Agape Love. In this time of selfishness, where love is often turned inwards, we ought to love as Christ did - with a love that is sacrificial, selfless and that reflects the love of God. As part of our Love Our City initiative, The City has adopted a dormitory to provide meals to workers residing there. May we as a community lend our support and extend grace to those around us.
Psalm 71:17-18 - Since my youth, God, you have taught me,and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
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1 Peter 4 :12-13 - Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.
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Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
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Proverbs 4:7 - Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.
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Daniel 6:10b - Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
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“This is our crucible moment where God, the master craftsman, is at work. He is sifting out all that should be and moulding us into all that we could be.” - Ps Andre Ps Andre shared about A Crucible Moment in week one of our new sermon series, People of the Spirit. As we navigate challenges in this current season, he encouraged us to see how God is using this time to refine us and reshape our desires to be more like Christ. He challenged us to not let this opportune moment for spiritual formation pass. Instead, to lay hold of God in this time through the adoption of spiritual practices that will help us create space in our lives to be with Jesus, become like Jesus and do as He did.
We pray that you were encouraged by the sermon, and look forward to exploring how we can adopt a rule of life that will bring us closer to God, together as one community. Do head to: www.thecity.sg/rule-of-life as we explore spiritual practices for daily living.
Exodus 8:5-6 -Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you. Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him
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Hebrews 10:23 - Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
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Matthew 11:29 - for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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Ephesians 5:15-16 - See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
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Proverbs 3:6 - In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.The Daily, is a brand new podcast with new episodes every weekday.
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“The road to a burning heart, we cannot produce by ourselves. But we can invite Jesus to open our eyes to see Him clearly, to open the Word to consume us deeply, and to have Him open our mind to shine brightly.” - @jasonchua.sg
Jason spoke on The Road to A Burning Heart. Drawing from Luke 24, he shared on how as the disciples underwent great despair, Jesus appeared, reminded the disciples of the scriptures, and opened their minds to be a people of understanding. Through prayer and journeying with the Lord, may we be unshaken in the midst of trembling. & may this be expressed though the manner of our living - being a burning and shining lamp to those around us.
1 Thessalonians 4:11 - Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life.
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Romans 5:1-4 - Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope.
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Psalm 62:10b - If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them.
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Psalm 37:7a - Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
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Psalm 1:2 - But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.
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“We cannot choose our trials, but we can decide how we respond to them” - @danielchua Ps. Daniel shared an encouraging word reminding that our Lord is the God of the mountains, and also the God of the valleys and through our challenges. Taking reference from the story of Joseph, he shared that God uses everything we go through in life for future purposes, and all we need to do is to trust in Him. Let us remember that after every valley is a mountain, and that our next breakthrough is just ahead.
Isaiah 26:3 - You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.
The Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr - God, give me grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time, Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, Taking, as Jesus did, This sinful world as it is, Not as I would have it, Trusting that You will make all things right, If I surrender to Your will, So that I may be reasonably happy in this life, And supremely happy with You forever in the next. Amen.
Jeremiah 29:12-14 - Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.
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2 Corinthians 1:9 - Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.
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Galatians 6:4-5 - But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 5 For each one shall bear his own load.
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Romans 1:25 - who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
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“The totality of Jesus’ Lordship is shown by the totality of our obedience.” - Ps. Janice Chern Ps. Janice spoke on Building Your Foundation with Jesus, referencing the 2 builders in Luke 6:46-49. Through this passage, we learn that while our obedience does not earn God’s love, God cares about it, because as we hear and act on what He says, our lives’ foundation can withstand the storms of life that we will face. Let us not just be people who come and hear God’s word, but also put what He says into practice!
Psalm 139:7 - Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
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1 Kings 17:7 - And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
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Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me. - St Patrick's Breastplate Prayer https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/st-patricks-breastplate.html
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Matthew 6:9-13 - Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.
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Exodus 3:3-4 - Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.” 4 So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”
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“We live in a dichotomy of hope. A hope we have to live well in the present and be grateful, yet also a hope that pines and longs with great anticipation of the Coming King, who makes all things new.” - @andrejosiah
We celebrated Resurrection Sunday as a church community over a special online service, and Pst Andre shared on The Road to Easter, and the hope that we now have through Jesus’ resurrection. Through His resurrection, Jesus not only defeated death and inaugurated the coming of God’s kingdom, but showed up in our places of fear so that we might encounter His love. We pray that you will be mightily blessed this Easter, and that you will experience His perfect peace, as we continue waiting in anticipation for God’s coming kingdom together.
John 19:28 - After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!”
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Matthew 27:46 - Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
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Luke 23:39-43 - Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.” 40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” 43 And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
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Luke 23:32-34 - There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. 33 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. 34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots
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John 15:5 - I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
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“Being alone is one of the most formative experiences we can have as followers of Jesus.” - @andrejosiah
Ps. Andre shared on The Gift of Isolation. The current climate has placed many in an involuntary wilderness experience. It is painful and lonely, yet it is also a formative and necessary aspect of spiritual growth. In this opportune time, where we are plucked away from our cluttered schedules and life’s distractions, may we choose to set aside time to invite Him to meet with us in this eremos. Here’s to fashioning our own desert!
Joshua 4:24 - that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever.
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Hebrews 4:9 -11 - There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.
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2 Corinthians 4:17-18 - For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
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Hebrews 6:19-20 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
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1 Samuel 30:6 Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.
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“We hope in the God of our lives - the God who commands His lovingkindness towards us.” - Ps. Janice Chern
In Week 5 of our Life Together series, Ps. Janice Chern shared on being A Community Of Hope. Drawing from Psalm 42, she reminded us that the sense of upheaval and loss that we experience now, ought to be an occasion to turn our thoughts to God instead. There are reasons to be downcast, but these are also reasons to hope and trust in the steadfast love of our God. May we utilise this moment in history to attend to our need for the Lord, and engage in prayerful conversations with one another and with Him.
Passage of the day: Colossians 3:!5-17 - And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
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Passage of the day: Proverbs 16:9 - A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.
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Psalm 73:12-17 Behold, these are the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase in riches. Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocence. For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning. If I had said, “I will speak thus,” Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children. When I thought how to understand this, It was too painful for me— Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.
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Numbers 6: 24-27 The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.” “So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.”
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“During a time of unprecedented crisis, we are also presented with unprecedented opportunity. Church, this could be our finest hour.” -Ps. Andre
Ps. Andre gave an encouraging word to the church and shared about 5 opportunities presented to the body of Christ in the midst of today’s trying climate. As we go about our week through this period of social distancing, let us continue to immerse ourselves in God through prayer, and to make every intention and effort to stay connected with each other.
“Authenticity isn’t the goal of community. Rather, it is the environment which makes possible the practices that enable us to become an authentic, Christ-centred community.” - Ps Andre Tan
In week 3 of Life Together, Ps Andre spoke on the church being An Authentic Community. In our current cultural climate, we all love and crave for authenticity, but what does it truly mean to be authentic? Ps Andre laid out 6 practices of an authentic community - confession, correction, confrontation, counsel, comfort and championing. It is our prayer that we will integrate these practices in our interactions and relationships, as we grow into a Christ-centred community.
“Authenticity isn’t the goal of community. Rather, it is the environment which makes possible the practices that enable us to become an authentic, Christ-centred community.” - Ps Andre Tan
In week 3 of Life Together, Ps Andre spoke on the church being An Authentic Community. In our current cultural climate, we all love and crave for authenticity, but what does it truly mean to be authentic? Ps Andre laid out 6 practices of an authentic community - confession, correction, confrontation, counsel, comfort and championing. It is our prayer that we will integrate these practices in our interactions and relationships, as we grow into a Christ-centred community.
“Community isn’t a place where you are simply caught, rather it is a place where you are launched. From hopelessness to hope, from darkness to light, from alienation into acceptance, from self-pity into confidence and from apathy into mission.” - Pst Andre Pst Andre spoke about becoming a Transforming Community in the second instalment of the Life Together sermon series. He reminded us of Jesus’ goal for our lives: to grow, mature and transform, which should be the primary goal of community and the vision that we need to recapture in order to be a light to our world. May we choose love and rootedness, and respond to Jesus’ call to follow Him and choose community as His church
“There must be something so distinctive, compelling and alluring of the Christian community - the way we do life - that it captures the hearts and mind of the world.” - Pastor Andre Tan
We started a new series titled Life Together. Ps Andre set the stage for the rest of the series by diving into the idea of community and what it means for us as Christians. Contrasting the church of the past to the modern day church, we’ve progressed from the home to the theatre, from the dinner table to the stage, and from being a family-based community to a spectating audience. While there is a time and place for corporate gatherings, we need to realise that the stage does not take the place of the dinner table, and being a spectator cannot replace the value of a family-based community.
Through this series, it is our hope and prayer that we will become a family-based community, through valuing commitment, participation, and the collective good above ourselves.
“Unity is God’s design - one Spirit but each of us bringing together our different gifts, to strengthen and edify the body of Christ.” - Pastor Janice Chin
Pst Janice spoke about Conspiring Towards Maturity, and how the church needs to work together toward maturity because that is our identity as the people of God. May we be encouraged to serve the body of Christ wholeheartedly, and in doing so, grow in unity and Christlikeness together.
“We as the church are called to be in unity, until we attain complete unity in Christ. Like marriage, when two people become one at a wedding ceremony, what follows is the journey of continually learning and maturing into what it means to be one.” - Pastor Janice Chin
In today’s sermon, Ps. Janice spoke on Conspiring: In Unity. Expounding on Ephesians 4:1-6, she urged the church to be eager in maintaining the unity of the Spirit, as we are of one body and one Spirit in Christ. We are not meant to do life alone, so let us band together in teaching and lifting each other up, and lead lives different from the world because of God and make Him known!
“Elementary faith is believing that everything will turn out for good. Mature faith is believing that God will use me to bring about good.” - Pastor Andre Tan
In the latest instalment of our Vision series, Ps. Andre shared on Receiving The Holy Spirit: An “Altared” Heart. Drawing reference from King Josiah’s story of tearing down the idols of Israel during his reign, he spoke about the significance of altars, and the dangers of building idols in our lives. He then charged the church with two responses during this climate of anxiety - to be a people that extends grace, and to be a people marked with a profound, unexplainable peace. May we release peace & love in a world that so desperately needs it!
“The opposite of holiness isn’t necessarily evil - it could be what the world deems as ordinary, or ‘going with the flow’. To be holy is to be like God, to live in alignment with His character, to mirror and mimic what He is like to the world.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps Andre continues the Vision Series by speaking about how consecration leads to visitation. On the topic of Holiness, he theologically and practically defined it, reminding us that Holiness is to be set apart from the world and set apart for God. He closed the message by chartering a direction for the church reminding us that The City will lean in to what God is doing, and that where He goes, that’s where we’ll follow.
“We are called to reveal and reflect Christ wherever we go.” - Pastor Andre Pst Andre shared the second part of our current sermon series, Receive The Holy Spirit, on Signs of Revival this morning. He challenged us to pray for the move of God in our community and city, as revival is God’s heart for our world. As we go about our new week, may we be stirred to see and be His conduits of radical conversion, reconciliation, extraordinary generosity, the release of destiny and a new cultural identity. Be blessed,
“As you pour out, you will be poured into.” - Pastor Matthew Chern
Ps. Matthew Chern spoke on The Adventure of Travailing Prayer this morning, sharing on the three stages of labour in prayer of opening, pushing and ushering into. We ended the service with a time of travailing prayer and worship, and called out and prayed into the destiny and purposes of The City.
“No matter how much willpower you have, it will never be enough to live the way of Jesus. We need the Holy Spirit.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps Andre shared an encouraging and empowering vision message today, chartering a path and setting the direction for the church in 2020. Touching on the power of the Holy Spirit and His impact in our lives, our world and community, he reminded us of His necessity in our daily living, and to see revival in our time. After the message, leaders of The City prayed for the congregation with prayer and oil, a symbolic gesture of anointment and the receiving of the Holy Spirit.
“God’s instruction for the end time church in the context of delayed justice, is to pray always and to not lose heart.” - Jason Chua As we wrap up 2019 and prepare ourselves for the new year and decade, Jason Chua reminded us this morning that on this side of eternity, everything we do and give ourselves to is unto this one day - the day of the Lord. As we anticipate the return of our King, let us be fervent in prayer to grow in our knowledge of Him, learning to trust in His leadership and nature.
“This is Christmas, the Savior was born. The Light of the World shone into all darkness and brought us hope.” - Pastor Andre Tan
At our Christmas service today, we celebrated the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and remembered the promise of His return. Pst Andre reminded us of the hope we have in Jesus, who came into the world to be our light at a time and in the midst of great darkness and hopelessness. We pray that you’ll be greatly blessed this festive season and remember Jesus - the reason for all our celebrations.
This sermon is a part of the "Jesus: In Scripture & Song" Christmas service. Watch the full service here https://www.facebook.com/thecity.sg/videos/780194882455604/
“The Holy Spirit is unseen, but He is actively working.” - Pastor Daniel Chua
Ps. Daniel Chua shared this morning on the Holy Spirit, noting the importance of being a church filled with the knowledge of the word & the power of the Holy Spirit.
He reminded us of the nature of the Holy Spirit, a person that desires to partner with us in our daily lives, encouraging and empowering us into all truth. May we walk in power & purpose, being filled with the Holy Spirit as often as we can, and becoming conduits of His work to those around us.
“We take care of Him when we take care of the ones closest to His heart.” - Chitra Hanstad
Today, we had the honour of having Chitra Hanstad from @worldreliefseattle with us. She shared God’s heart, and encouraged us to love on our neighbours by doing the joyous work of ministering to Jesus in all the ways He shows up in our world. As the festive season draws near, let us be reminded of God’s commandment to love our neighbours as ourselves, and reach out to them so that they may know the reason for the season - Jesus Christ himself.
“Don’t ever settle for plastic knowledge or knowing about God. God is inviting us to wrestle, lay hold and know who He is.” - Jonathan Wong
Jonathan Wong shared a powerful message from the life of Jacob, and drew insights from his determination and drive to wrestle, lay hold and know God. He gave a call and a reminder for everyone, regardless of age, to pursue God and wrestle with Him, without giving up.
“What does it mean to truly live an authentic Christian life? One of sacrifice, structure and obedience” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre spoke on A Year in Review, and encouraged us to take stock of how our year has been in terms of our relationship with God. As the year is drawing to a close, take some time alone to review your year, and let God reveal the ways to a life of wholehearted living dedicated to Him.
“We need to recognise the responsibility and privilege we have as a community, and use our power for good in bringing justice to our world.” - Pastor Janice Chern
Pst Janice challenged us to consider what our expression of justice looked liked, and preached on how we can demonstrate neighbourly love through proximity and advocacy in our daily lives. May we continue to spur each other on, towards love and good deeds as we enter a new week.
“The one who shows mercy is the one who proves to be the neighbour.” - Pastor Janice Chern
Ps. Janice Chern shared on the subject of neighbour love in her sermon: “In the Name of Love and Justice”. Drawing from the parable of the good Samaritan in Luke 10, she touched on how we are called to love our neighbours by abandoning all inclinations and biases towards people, and to love them as ourselves. Let us be intentional in examining the way we love those around us, and express a faith response to what God has done for us.
“Surrendering to God is the key to power, being separate from the world is the key to peace.” - Pastor Chip Ingram
Ps. Ingram spoke about what it means to be a [Romans 12] Christian, reminding us that God loves us deeply, and has a dream for us. He brought us through the five types of relationships we will experience in our lives, and how we should approach each one to ensure we walk in the way God intended. Let us constantly renew our mind, feeding it with thoughts of God’s kingdom, and keeping our gaze fixed on Him.
“There are 2 primary ways that people eat in the natural: 1. Picking and choosing what we eat; 2. Omakase, which means to trust the chef and eating what he gives to eat, in the order that he gives, and eating however much he gives. Omakase should be the way we approach eating the scroll - we should not pick and choose. We need to eat the whole scripture because we have to trust that God has preserved these particular writings because there’s a purpose for the church in this hour.” - @andoryuutam
Andrew spoke on Eating the Scroll and its importance. There are 3 things that eating the scroll does: 1) It leads us to an encounter with Jesus; gives us understanding of the events of Jesus’ life, 2) It causes us to burn with love for Jesus. 3) It is our prayer that as we commune with God
May our love for the scripture be rekindled to know Him more and search Him out.
“This is God’s invitation - if you step on the edge of the river, He will roll back the waters and you will walk on dry ground.” - Cassandra Lee
Guest speaker Cassandra Lee shared a message on Crossing The River. Drawing from Joshua 3, she shared on how when we fix our gaze on the Lord, and surrender our fears to Him, God will show up and do the rest. As a church community, may we be willing to cross the river - surrendering our gifts and resources to God, and allowing Him to use us for His glory.
“In Jesus’ vision for life in the kingdom, there is nothing more important than becoming the kind of people who first receive and then give love.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre wrapped up our sermon series on Spiritual Practices speaking on how Love is The End Goal. He reminded us about the significance of love - and in contrast - what our love towards God and men should look like. After the message, our pastors then took questions related to the series. Let’s reflect on the different practices that have been taught over the last 10 weeks, and cultivate discipline to practice them in our spiritual formation.
“Our faith is not in our ability to hear, but in the love of our Father.” - @andrejosiah
Ps. Andre shared on the spiritual practice of Discernment. When we desire to hear God’s voice, we will want to hear it in the face of big decisions just as much as when life is uneventful. Because it’s not about getting it right, it’s about being found in His love. May we grow in trusting the will of the Father and exercise prayerful discernment through the course of our lives.
“The end goal is to grow to be the kind of people who do good works without thinking of it, let alone thinking much of it.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre spoke on the practice of Secrecy in Week 8 of our sermon series on Spiritual Practices. In a cultural climate of approval addiction and the drug of applause and admiration, Jesus proposes a radical alternative - living for the audience of One. May we as a people cultivate a life of secrecy with the Lord, casting aside the temporal earth-bound rewards, in favour of the Father’s eternal joy & delight.
“Into a world of brokenness, hopelessness and deprivation, we can be the light in the darkness; we can be the people of God.” - Pastor Andre Tan
We celebrated our 10th Anniversary! As we celebrated this milestone - 10th anniversary, Pst Andre shared on our calling as a Creative Minority - to be in the world but not of it, to be a beacon of light in our City for generations to come. H encouraged us to continue to carry in our hearts the desire to see the Kingdom of God revealed through our lives and our community.
Here’s to many more glorious years to come, from glory to glory, strength to strength, and from Generation to Generation.
“The Holy Spirit is the author of the word of God, and the author of the story of our lives.” - Pastor Matthew Chern
In Week 7 of our series on Spiritual Practices, Ps Matthew dives into the topic of Scripture and how integral it is to know God through knowing His Word. Let us practice continually feeding on God’s word as we learn to love Him more.
“It is said the average iPhone user touches his/her phone 2,617 times a day. Can you imagine what your life would look like if you allowed God to touch your mind as much as you touched your phone?” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre shared a powerful message about prayer in the sixth installment of the Spiritual Practices sermon series. He shared about the power and potential of cultivating a life of prayer, and invited a panel up on stage to share about the practicalities of what a prayerful life looks like. Let us have the discipline to keep God before our minds, and to constantly cultivate the habit of directing our attention back to Him.
“Our culture both hinders and necessitates the practice of solitude.” - Pastor Janice Chin
Ps Janice continued our sermon series on Spiritual Practices with a message on solitude - the practice of being absent to people and things in order to be present with God. She encouraged us to cultivate the practice in our daily lives, and in doing so, discover God in a place of provision where we can be shaped as His people to be a prophetic voice in our culture. Be so blessed as you enter the new week and we hope that you will find fulfilment in seeking after God’s heart.
“God built a rhythm into the fabric of creation, one of work and rest.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre Tan spoke on the practice of Sabbath in his sermon series on Spiritual Practices this morning. He reminded us about the commandment of having intentional rest directed to God. He shared that in a culture of exhaustion and busyness, Jesus comes to offer us rest for our souls. May we be a people of rest, adopting His yoke and rhythm and practicing the spiritual discipline of rest.
“Fasting - it’s not a willpower exercise, it’s a divine exchange. In fasting, we starve the flesh and feast on the spirit.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre shared on the practice of Fasting in the next installation of his sermon series on Spiritual Practices. There is an undeniable relationship between fasting and freedom. Through fasting, we adopt a willing abstinence from food, restrain from gluttony and a hunger for God. Let us practice the habit of fasting, and partake in the divine exchange of starving the flesh and feasting of the spirit.
“No matter how much potential we have in us, we cannot actualise and live into that vision apart from practice.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Week 2 of our sermon series titled “Spiritual Practices”. Ps. Andre spoke about the importance of Wise Training. To become who we are to be, may we remember that it isn’t a matter of working harder, but focusing on training ourselves wisely in living out these spiritual disciplines as we work towards becoming like Jesus in our lives.
“There is a central place for self effort in your apprenticeship with Jesus.” - Pastor Andre Tan
In our new sermon series titled Spiritual Practices, Ps. Andre Tan highlighted the importance of Formation Through Practice. When we curate our hearts and purposefully cultivate spiritual habits and activities, we will be enabled to lead extraordinary and transformed lives. Join us on this nine-week journey, we pray that you may develop a culture of practice in walking in the ways of Jesus!
“The good news of the gospel cannot remain as a message from a text. It needs to be lived out daily.” - Axel Tan
Axel brought us a message on The Gospel in 2019, and challenged us to think about what the gospel looks like to us today. He also gave us a few useful tools on how to be the herald of good news to the people around us, with the primary way being to experience the good news of the gospel first.
“As we grow in the fear of the Lord, we get to know God as the God who delivers.” Pastor Janice Chern
Ps Janice preached on the Tale of Two Fears - the fears we are delivered from and the fear of God in our lives. She encouraged us to grow in our consciousness of God and in exercising humility in our walk with Him. May we grow in our knowledge of God, and in our reverence for His greatness and sovereignty over our lives.
“God can use what is in your hand to wrought the work of His hand.” - Pastor Matthew Chern
Ps. Matthew spoke this morning on What is in Your Hand?: From faithfulness to fruitfulness. He shared that if God can use a lifeless rod in Moses’ hand to do great works, God can similarly use our hands to do all things for His purposes. May we consider the things in our hands; taking the seemingly small, insignificant things and do them with great love for His glory.
“If you want to see it, you’ve got to seed it” - Gary Morgan
Guest Speaker Gary Morgan came to speak today reminding us that it is through the mundane that seem insignificant that God can bring His significance to the world around us. He further shared that it’s important for us to embrace the process of sowing seeds in our lives, as God is concerned with the process. In closing, he encouraged everybody to find the fruit that we want in our lives through scripture, and ask God to show us the seeds that we ought to sow.
“The right response and the proper prayer is not “Father, save me”, but “Father, glorify Your name”.” - Pastor Daniel Chua
Ps Daniel shared this morning on The Proper Response, and how we can respond rightly to God in the face of difficult circumstances. He highlighted the importance of dying to our own wants and needs of self preservation, and prioritising God’s will, such that He may be magnified through our lives. Responding rightly triggers a kingdom reality. May our act of surrender glorify Him!
“The primary fight against the devil is the fight to believe truth over lies” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre shared a powerful message today about fighting the devil, talking about the strategies and methods that satan employs to thwart our walk with God, and emphasised that the battlegrounds on which we fight is that of our mind. May we take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ!
“Self-denial is the painful and arduous process where we reorder our desires, through practice and perseverance, to the way of Jesus.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre spoke on postures of our time and place, in particular self-denial in an age of self-fulfilment. He explored how in following Jesus, He has called us to take up our cross, and to die to one’s self - our disordered desires and our flesh - daily. May we remind ourselves that these daily sacrifices to follow Jesus ultimately lead to a great eternal life in Christ!
“God’s love demands that He operates on divine timing and sees us through divine process.” Pastor Janice Chern
Ps. Janice shared on having faith even in the face of delays and difficulties in her sermon, Even Now: Jesus Can Always Do Something. How do we encounter the resurrection power of God, if we don’t face difficulties? He puts us through the process of pruning, and in His perfect time, He helps us to overcome it so that we may bear witness to the power of God. Let us welcome delays and difficulties in our lives, and may it push us to lean on Jesus - our ever-present help!
“It is imperative that we understand the heart of the Father, in the midst of pruning. Only then will we respond by trusting His leadership, and being grateful for His intervention in our life.” - @melenawu
Melena Wu shared this morning on how the Father is committed to our fruitfulness in her sermon, Abiding in Love: The Glorious Promise of Pruning. When we begin to recognise God’s role as the vinedresser, we will see how pruning is purposeful and necessary in producing increased fruitfulness. May we trust and abide in Him, His processes and His perspective over our lives!
“Women are image bearers, not just images to amuse the sexual appetite of men. The gospel overturns any small, diminishing, and often degrading message for women with a clarion call to live within the boundless parameters Jesus defines - to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength”.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre continued part 2 of his sermon on Half The Sky: Jesus, Women and The Church by diving into and clarifying certain verses in the Bible which might seem to oppress women; he explained how these verses need to be read with the context of the times when the scripture was written - these verses were not meant to be oppressive, but a reflection of the culture in that day and age. He also gave a call for the church to lead culture and be a safe space for women - we can all do so by resisting objectification, refusing to participate in oppression and giving fair opportunities for all.
“To be like Jesus is to place value on people, even when one’s culture doesn’t.” - Pastor Andre Tan
In his Mother’s Day message - Half The Sky: Jesus, Women and the Church, Ps. Andre shared on the vital role that women play in the kingdom of God. Historically, women have been oppressed. Here in The City, we believe that the community of God should be the epicenter of flourishing for both men and women. Just as Jesus has entrusted great things to women, may we encourage the women in our community in their giftings and with their missions!
“Our role is not to decorate the cross and to entice the world, but to be faithful in our witness and our testimony of Jesus.” - Jason Chua
Jason Chua spoke on Will He Find Faith: Remaining Steadfast to The End in our Sunday service. He shared about staying faithful, and choosing the better portion. He encouraged us to be like Mary in the Bible, who remained steadfast and undistracted in the midst of serving. May we be found to be faithful witnesses!
“In times when we feel stuck, let us be encouraged to persevere by knowing the necessity of pain, remembering that the presence of God is always with us, and renewing our perspective.” - Pastor Matthew Chern
This morning, we had the privilege of hearing our newest pastor, Ps. Matthew, speak on how to overcome feeling stuck, as we live in the tension of now and not yet. He encouraged us to push on and persevere in the circumstances we might find ourselves in, with the knowledge that it is Hope that will bring us and our dreams back to life.
“We can be Easter people in a Good Friday world.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre Tan shared on having a Hope in a Good Friday World. The good news is this - that in the midst of a world filled with suffering and disappointment, we have a living hope. The resurrection of Christ is far more than a moment in time that we celebrate; what Jesus accomplished on the Cross will stand for all eternity and we can look forward to a world that far eclipses this world in its glory and splendour. He is risen!
“To be an authentic follower of Jesus, we have to embrace the centrality of forgiveness in the Christian faith.” - Pastor Andre Tan
In his yearly recap on the topic of forgiveness, Ps. Andre reminds us of the importance of choosing to forgive. As followers of Christ, forgiveness isn’t just something we should do, but a core value we should adopt daily. Let us consciously and continually choose to forgive and love on others who have sinned against us, just as God has forgiven us of our sins.
“For gold to be pure, it has to be tested by fire.” - Pastor Daniel Chua
Ps Daniel shared a word on perseverance and encouraged us to Keep On Keeping On in the face of trials and setbacks. In this new week, let us hold fast to the revelation of God’s steadfastness and goodness in bringing to pass His promises in our lives. #sundaysatthecitysg #wearethecitysg
“Faith will never require us to leave our brains at the door. We do not honour God by our refusal to think.” - Andy Moore
Guest speaker Andy Moore spoke on Encountering Doubt this morning. He shared on the tangent between our doubts and our relationship with Jesus. He encouraged us to bring our doubts and questions to Jesus, who is truth personified, and in doing so be able to stand witness to the people around us.
“Prayer is love in its essence - God desires for His church to express their dependence on Him through prayer.“ - Andrew Tam
Andrew shared on Coming Back to Prayer this morning, and challenged us to return to a place of single-minded devotion in our desire of God. May we continue to carry this in our hearts as we enter a new week, and grow in our surrender to God in prayer.
“We can live in the knowledge and freedom that we are co-heirs with Christ, and have unlimited access to all that the Father’s kingdom has to offer.” - Constance Chua
Constance spoke on the Spirit of Adoption, and how we can overcome the struggle of having an orphan heart. She reminded us that we are sons and daughters of God, entitled to the fullness of His inheritance. May we embrace this reality of who our Father is, and function out of that identity.
“God’s plan for our lives is to grow us into the kind of people who are as joyful as He is .” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps Andre concluded our sermon series, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, today and shared about joy as the destination of emotional maturity, and how we need to embrace the discipline of celebration to cultivate a joyful heart. Let us be encouraged to practice gratitude, curate our thought lives, connect with the present and celebrate life each and everyday, to cultivate and demonstrate the joy that God has called us to walk in
“Our past, whether we choose to acknowledge or not, has a direct impact on our present.” - Pastor Andre Tan
In the fifth instalment of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Pst Andre shared about how we can deal with our past, even guilt, traumatic experiences and generational dysfunctions. As we journey through our past with God, may we have faith that He will reveal His hand to give us meaning and purpose, and use our past as a testament of His goodness.
“Innate in every human being is the desire to know God, to be known by God and by people, and to be loved for who they really are.” - Pastor Andre Tan
On week 4 of our Emotionally Healthy Spirituality series, Ps. Andre spoke on The Courage to be Honest. We live in an age that is the most technologically-connected with the Internet, mobile phones and multitude of social media platforms, however the reality is that most of us are fundamentally disconnected on a soul and heart-level because we are intimately unknown. As we work towards having emotionally healthy spirituality, may we practice and grow in boldness to have honest and vulnerable conversations, so that we may be known and fully open in our relationship with God and with people.
“There comes a time when the mourning needs to end, so that joy can come in the morning.” - Pastor Andrew Gardener
We had the honour of having Ps. Andrew Gardener from The Vine Church speak at our service this morning on “How Long Are You Going To Mourn?”. He shared on how taking time to mourn our hurts, disappointments, regrets, shame & failures is perfectly normal. In those times, may we invite the Holy Spirit in to heal the wounds from our past, so that we don’t miss the excitement of our future.
“As a church, it’s time for us to channel a sanctified anger to what is close to God’s heart.” - @danielchua
Pastor Daniel delivered a message on Seeing Red, explaining the different types of anger we may face and how we can cultivate an appropriate response. He reminded us that in its uncorrupted origin, anger is actually a form of love. Let our response to the things that anger us be guided by God, surrendering it to Him and channeling it in the right direction for His glory.
“We are restless today because we’ve lost our sacred rhythm.” - @andrejosiah
In the third installment of his sermon series Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Ps. Andre Tan shared on the importance of having Rest For Your Soul. Being busy is part and parcel of life in this day and age, but we are called to cultivate a spiritual practice of rest in our lives. May we be reminded that we are to abide in God - adopting His unforced rhythms of graces and respecting the Sabbath.
“The gospel does not promise the absence of pain, it promises the presence of a person in the midst of pain.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre continued on the second instalment of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality with the topic Walking Through Pain. The simple truth is that no matter who we are, we all experience pain and suffering, but in that pain is the chance for us to deal with it through honest prayer & conversation with God. Let us take some time to walk through our pain and allow change to happen in us as we make ourselves vulnerable before God.
“For far too long, the church has separated emotional maturity with spiritual health - but to be human is to feel and it’s time we start learning to feel well.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps Andre kickstarted our brand new sermon series, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. Challenging us to look beneath the surface, he shared about how discipleship is letting the spirit of God invade every area of our lives, even the realm of our emotions. As we journey through the next few weeks together, may we desire to model the ways of Jesus who gave his emotions and honest desires to God, and find wholeness in full surrender to Him.
“This is the goal of our church in 2019 - To practice the way of Jesus, together, in our city.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre spoke today on How We Change: a theology of transformation. Transformation is not just a one time event, but a long process that the bible calls sanctification. Jesus calls us to follow Him; to lead a life of discipleship, and to adopt His way, over the way of the world. May we endeavour to submit ourselves entirely to Him, committing to be with Jesus, to become like Jesus and to do the works of Jesus in our city.
“As I’m trying to follow Jesus, you follow me - that’s discipleship - emulating someone who is following Jesus, and keeping each other accountable.” - Ps. Jim Yost
Ps. Jim Yost spoke about movement in the end time harvest, and how God will use ordinary people, ones with no fame and no name, to advance His kingdom and disciple His people. He also reminded us that our lives are not our own, and that God has designed a purpose for us. Let us attune our ears to God, and be quick to obey His instruction and purpose for our lives.
“It is better to be leaning on God in the darkness than standing alone in your man-made light.” - Pastor Daniel Chua
In the final message of 2018, Ps. Daniel spoke on looking back on the year to put things in perspective. If you’re currently going through a season of great trials, may you take heart knowing that God can use even the darkest of times to mould your character and faith, and learn to stand firm in the knowledge that He is faithful and good all the time.
“This Christmas, God is asking you a question - if you have a wish, what would you wish for?” - Darius Foo
Darius preached from the story of Solomon and how he asked for wisdom when God asked him for one thing that he wanted. We hope that you too were inspired by the sermon’s timely reminder to desire the person of Christ and to live a life of humility and thanksgiving before God. Have a blessed Christmas,
“We have to make a choice to cling on to faith and the goodness of God, even in the midst of feelings of loneliness and despair.” - Pastor Andre Tan
Ps. Andre spoke on Overcoming Loneliness, a topic very relevant to our modern society. When we reframe our perspectives and set ourselves to build meaningful community, we’ll realise that we can overcome loneliness. Let us also be reminded it is perfectly alright to be alone, as being in the state of stillness when we meet with God restores the clarity that the busyness of life takes away.
“When we surrender our lives, and choose Him - He overwhelms us with His goodness, and we can’t help but to speak.” - Axel Tan
Axel shared an inspiring message about the goodness of God in his sermon - Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop. He shared that though we are all capable of good works, we cannot mistake that we are not without sin. He reminded us to lean on God, who alone is good, surrendering ourselves to Him and trusting in His goodness in our lives. As we begin our new week, let us fixate our gaze and be a testament of God’s goodness to those around us.
“Every time we say yes to God, though our yes may be weak, we move His heart.” - Jason Chua
Jason shared about becoming the person of passion that God has ordained us to be, and His desire for us to be where He is. May we continue to pursue an intimate knowledge of Him even as He so desires us.
“You would know what is of value to you by the structure you build around it. ” - Pastor Andre Tan
As we draw closer to the end of 2018, Ps. Andre spoke on and encouraged us to review the year we’ve had with regards to our daily walk with God, and concluded with giving us 3 questions to think about. We invite you to review the year you’ve had too with these questions: 1. Do I live a life of convenience or sacrifice? 2. Do I have structures in my life that communicate my value for God? 3. Do I obey God promptly in every area of my life?
Let us place the presence of God as the first priority above all else as we value and obey God in all that we do.
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Possessing Our Inheritance - The Leader (Part 2) --- Daniel Chua by The City, Singapore
Possessing Our Inheritance - The Leader (Part 1) --- Daniel Chua by The City, Singapore
Contending For Your Inheritance In The Midst Of Chaos --- Jason Chua by The City, Singapore
We apologise for the loss of audio in this week's sermon caused by a technical error. For the full list of points covered, please refer to the attached PDF.
Transformation - Encountering God Brings Radical Change --- Daniel Chua by The City, Singapore