Lord’s Day, Vol. 7 No. 51
(1) Daily Devotion Dear brethren, how has your devotional life been in the past year? Are you making progress in your Quiet Time? How have you been doing in reading through the Bible in a year? We are coming to …
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Lord’s Day, Vol. 7 No. 50
(1) Evangelism 2020 By the grace of God, the church of Jesus Christ shall be ushered in two weeks’ time into a new decade of witnessing for her Lord. On 18 December 2019, the church gathers for the last prayer …
Lord’s Day, Vol. 7 No. 49
Family Day 2019 Thank God for gathering the church family together for Family Day 2019 on 7 December at Hotel Fort Canning. We looked at the theme “How to Study the Bible?” in our messages. We looked at the Three Principles …
Lord’s Day, Vol. 7 No. 48
Whithersoever the River Shall Come Ezekiel 47:9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall …
45. My Prayer Is Pure
Hymns: RHC 146 Silent Night! Holy Night! 155 The First Noel 156 Good Christian Men, Rejoice Job 16:17-22 17Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. 18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no …
Lord’s Day, Vol. 7 No. 47
In the Holy Mount The Apostle Peter encouraged the persecuted believers scattered all over Asia Minor to persevere in the faith with these last words in 2 Peter 1:16-18, “16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made …
Lord’s Day, Vol. 7 No. 46
Christ Entered Into Heaven
Hebrews 9:24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
God’s command for Israel to build the Tabernacle in the wilderness in Sinai and later the Temple in Jerusalem provided a picture of the presence of God with His people. It is a signification of the ultimate destination of the people of God in the presence of God in heaven.
The final revelation of God to His people was to send His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to enter human history. Jesus is the exact representation of God, He was the express image of the Person of God (Hebrews 1:2). The purpose of Jesus’ first coming was to bring salvation to all mankind who will turn to Him for the forgiveness of their sins.
The writer of Hebrews explained well in Hebrews 9:26-28 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Lord’s Day, Vol. 7 No. 45
All the Way My Saviour Leads Me
Psalm 37:23 The steps of a goodman are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
This beloved gospel hymn was the expression of gratitude to God after a direct answer to prayer. It is reported that one day Fanny Crosby desperately needed five dollars and did not know where she could obtain this amount. As was her custom, she began to pray about this matter. Within a few minutes, a stranger appeared at her door with just the right amount. “I have no way of accounting for this,” she wrote, “except to believe that God, in answer to my prayer, put it into the heart of this good man to bring the money. My first thought was, it is so wonderful that way the Lord leads me. I immediately wrote the poem and Dr. Lowry set it to music.” The hymn first appeared in a Sunday School collection, Brightest and Best, compiled by William H. Doane and Robert Lowry in 1875.
Fanny Jane Crosby was born of humble parents at Southeast, New York, on March 24, 1823. She was blinded at the age of six weeks by improper medical treatment. Throughout her lifetime she was a faithful member of the St. John Methodist EpiscopalChurch in New York City. She was educated at the New York School for the Blind. From 1847 to 1858 she served as a teacher at this school. In 1858 she married a blind musician, Alexander Van Alstyne, a highly respected teacher of music at the blind institution.
Lord’s Day, Vol. 7 No. 44
(1) Home-going of Mr Tang Kok Kwan
Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD isthe death of his saints.
In our weekly newsletter on 29 September 2019 was recorded the testimony of the baptism and confession of faith of Mr Tang Kok Kwan which took place on 26 September 2019 and 14 September 2019 respectively. Mr Tang Kok Kwan went home to be with the Lord on 26 October 2019. The family received the call from the nursing home before midnight on 26 October 2019.
My last visitation with Mr Tang Kok Kwan at the Nursing Home was on 24 October 2019 at 5pm. At that time, he was able to open his eyes slightly, as I prayed with him and singing choruses close to his ear. Thank God for giving this precious time with him.
Upon receiving the call, I was contacted and arrangements were made for the vigil service to be held on 27 October 2019 5.45pm at the “The Glory Room” of the Garden of Remembrance.
Lord’s Day, Vol. 7 No. 43
John Calvin of Geneva – Swiss Reformation
By the middle of the 16 century John Calvin was the dominant figure of the Protestant Reformation. After Luther’s death in 1546 all who had become convinced of the errors of the Roman Catholic Church looked to Calvin for guidance and instruction. The geographical position of Geneva, and the growth of the reformed movement in most parts of Europe caused the city and its leader to be regarded as a rallying point. This was especially the case with those who fled from persecution. Geneva became a haven of refuge to Protestants whose lives were endangered; its gates were ever open to provide fugitives with security. One such person was John Knox of Scotland. Young men often went to Geneva to be prepared for the work of the ministry of the gospel in central and western Europe.
It was in Geneva that several of the English and Scottish refugees set about the task of preparing a new translation into English. The first edition was printed in 1560 and it soon became the favourite version of Protestants in England and Scotland. Of course,
Calvin was not directly involved in its production, but as he had very great influence upon those responsible for it, in an indirect way he and his teachings were related to it, and especially perhaps to the marginal notes which belonged to it. It was a a potent influence in promoting the growth of Puritanism in England. Even when the famed Authorized version of the Bible appeared in 1611, another 30 years passed before the Geneva Bible ceased to be printed.