Discipline for the Loved, Grace for the Unloved
God’s love is holistic and comes to us just the way we need it. When we are on the wrong path, God’s love is shown through His discipline, so that we can follow Him in the right way again. Yet, when we are disappointed in life and feel as if we are forgotten, unloved, inferior, God comes to us with His awesome grace to comfort us and lift us up. We may feel our lives are not at the ideal state yet, but God is progressively fulfilling His good work and promises to us. Let us find strength in His unfailing love!
Finding Meaning In Our Lives
The quest for meaning (significance) is built into our humanness. Everyone of us deep down in our hearts, yearn to be valuable, useful, and that our existence means something to someone. Yet, what is the true meaning of our lives?
“Surely The Lord Is In This Place, And I Did Not Know It”
One great promise of God to His people is “I am with you”. This promise can strengthen our heart and give it rest, whenever we believe. Yet, the truth that “God is with us” is also one that is hard for us to be conscious of moment by moment. For we are more often preoccupied with things in front of us – the immediate pleasures, deadlines, things to do, persons we are facing, etc, than to be mindful of God’s presence. Have you ever encountered God personally? He is with you right where you are, even in your ordinary and mundane circumstances. Open your spiritual eyes to see Him now and find rest in following Him!
Dealing With Diversity, Economy and Fear
A National Day message preached by Pastor Vincent on how to use the biblical lens to see some of the critical issues faced by Singapore and Christian political leaders. May this message help us to pray for our nation practically, and to have good grasp of national and world issues at hand.
Human Weakness Cannot Thwart God’s Plan
Are Christians all of worthy and holy character? People expect them to be. Yet, when we look at the Bible, we may be surprised that many of God’s chosen and blessed people also fall short of a godly character. Today, as with ancient people of faith, we also have many lingering weaknesses even after believing in God. Thankfully, God remains faithful to fulfil His promises in spite of human failings. By His grace, His chosen people will both be blessed as promised but also be disciplined for not fully trusting and obeying Him.
The Pulse Of The Church
What should be the pulse of the Church? What strengthens the Church and keeps it going indefinitely despite trials, temptations and deceptions? Find out why you should be praying earnestly for your church in these times.
Grace-Enabled Diligence
As life gets easier now with technology and Internet, are we also becoming more used to comfort and less inclined toward hard work? Some people may think that receiving God’s redemptive grace means they can take life easy without exerting any effort. No doubt, salvation is by God’s grace alone without any human factor. Yet, God’s grace has an effect, which is to enable us to work hard on what He wills. On the contrary, if we are lazy and idle, we will tempt the devil to lead us astray. So is the grace of God taking effect on us? Are we working hard for the Lord and with His help? What are some hindrances to our diligence? Do we see the joy and blessings of grace-enabled diligence?
Will You Finish Well?
If you consider your past 6 months in Year 2020, would you say you are doing well and will be finishing well for the year? We all desire to finish well, yet what are some obstacles to that? How then can we finish well, pleasing God and having no regrets? Find out from this week’s message.
Comfort And The Cross
Sometimes, living in a comfortable environment may make one resistant to even little inconveniences, but just wish to remain in the comfort zone. In fact, comfort can easily make us spiritually drowsy; it can put to death our God-loving heart and stir up the desires of our flesh. Jesus clearly told His disciples to take up their cross daily. Yet, what cross is there to carry in comfort? Thus, we need to be intentional about carrying the cross even in comfort. Otherwise, our flesh, the world and the devil will devour us. Conversely, if we carry our cross in the comfortable society we are in, God will use us and work through our prayers and lives to influence and bless the people around us.
Family And Society
We often think of the family as one unit and the society as another. The family is managed with love and affection, while the society operates using law and human morals. The family is a place with love, while the society is a place to work and earn money. However, in today’s flourishing online world, if we do not intentionally use the Word of God to protect our family’s ideology, and use the teachings of the Lord to raise our children, we will soon see our own family being assimilated with the social environment.
