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Bishop Dr Robert Solomon's Message
THE WATER FROM HIS BAPTISM in the Jordan River evaporated quickly in the dry and hot Judean desert air as Jesus climbed the barren hills. Was He on His way to where the action was – to crowded urban Jerusalem, where the temple and palaces were? Or was He off to the gentle rolling hills, to the familiar territory of His Galilee where the sea and the familiar little towns were? Surprisingly, neither of these places...
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| The Methodist Church in Singapore’s 125th Anniversary |
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125th Anniversary celebration of MCS gets underway
FEBRUARY 28, 2010 was a special Sunday for our 44 Methodist churches when they used a common set of liturgies during their worship services and viewed a video clip encouraging church members to come together to bless the community. This marked the official launch of the 125th Anniversary of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) this year...
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Programme at a glance
Feb 28, 2010 – 125th Anniversary Celebrations began with the launch of a Community Outreach Project and common liturgies for all church worship services.
Aldersgate Convention:
May 18-19 – Hymn Festival at Victoria Concert Hall;
May 21 – Dialogue with Bishop & Annual Conference Presidents;
May 22 – Aldersgate and 125th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service;
May 22 – Launch and distribution of a Commemorative Booklet.
Sep 10-12 – Young Methodist Leaders’ Conference.
Oct 31 – Methodist Heritage Walk (to be announced).
October – There are also plans for a book to be launched.
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| Reaching out to the poor in practical ways |
THE CYCLE OF CHRONIC POVERTY is hard to break due to a multitude of factors, including illness, disabilities and lack of sustained employment. Getting to know and being involved in the life of a chronically poor person or family will help us to understand their situations. For example, breadwinners are often lowly educated and hence do not have many opportunities or options open to them...
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| Her physical difficulties did not stop her from reaching the top |
IT WAS NOT EASY FOR JACQUELINE WOO to take her place among the achievers in Methodist Girls’ School (MGS). She did have some physical difficulties, but she overcame the odds to be among the 70.6 per cent of the cohort of MGS girls to obtain five distinctions at the GCE “O” Level examination last year. Jacqueline counts herself among those privileged to have spent at least four years with the MGS family before she took on the challenge of the GCE “O” Level examination,..
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| Using a song in a service meaningfully |
LISTED AS THE MOST SUNG praise and worship song on the CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing International) chart in Singapore, this song Open the Eyes of My Heart by Paul Baloche came about from a little prayer that he heard from his pastor-teacher, Dr Bruce L. Morgan (1930-2002), each time before the teaching session. Morgan would say, “O Lord, as we look into your words tonight, we ask you to open the eyes of our heart...
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| What is the root of the Evangelical Free Church? |
THE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH is a Christian denomination that traces its roots to the 16th century Protestant Reformation in Europe. In its concrete historical form this denomination began in the Scandinavian countries like Sweden, Norway and Denmark and later spread to America and Canada. The Evangelical Free Church therefore is broadly located within the theological and spiritual tradition of the Protestant Reformers...
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