“I think you’re weird and I don’t want to be friends with you anymore!”
“I challenge you to a fight, you idiot!”
“You don’t care about how I feel! This is why we can’t be friends anymore.”
Our Stories, His Glory – Legacy stories of God’s goodness
By December 2024, a total of 26 stories will be told in Our Stories, His Glory 2 (OSHG2), a legacy project by Wesley Methodist Church. Each story is a journey of faith that tells of God’s amazing love, and despite seasons where he is sometimes pushed aside, he is ever faithful, steadfast, merciful and gracious.
For God so loved [me] that he gave his one and only son
My parents separated when I was a young child. My late mum worked two jobs to raise me singlehandedly. As I was often alone and feeling lonely, she decided to let me attend Sunday school at Geylang Chinese Methodist Church located just across from our house, although she was not a Christian.
What does it mean for the Church to be “in the world but not of the world”?
Every Christian aspires to obey God, avoid evil and do good. But some modern-day predicaments are not discussed specifically in the Bible. How, then, can we apply biblical principles to our lives? In this 9-part series, The Methodist Church in Singapore shares reflections on its Social Principles which, more than ever before, can help believers live by God’s firm principles in today’s volatile and complex world. This instalment discusses The Sphere of the Church and what it means to be a member of the faith community called the Church amidst rapidly changing social forces of our day.
Giving hope to lonely seniors
Retiree Alice Cheng, 65, recalls the stressful, anxious nights spent lying in bed, straining her ears to listen for any cries for help from her late father during his final months. As his primary caregiver, Alice endured immense physical, mental and emotional strain while caring for him through end-stage Parkinson’s disease.
The worship service requires your active participation
Week after week, we gather for worship. We listen again to the Word of God proclaimed in Scripture readings and sermons. We sing, we pray, we respond to the Word with our gifts and we come to the table to commune with the Lord—not as individuals—but as a whole community of faith. Why do we do this?
From pain to purpose: The Genesis 50:20 effect
Growing up in a dysfunctional family, my childhood was far from a fairy tale. As a young girl, I often felt abandoned and unloved. The emotional, physical and sexual abuse that I endured haunted me for years. Both my father and mother had their own extramarital affairs, which only added to the instability at home. Fear became my constant companion, and I often found solace in locking myself in the bathroom.
New picture book by ODB explains the concept of sin to young children
Zoey and Robey’s Big Fix is a children’s picture book designed to help parents, churches and Christian organisations share the gospel with young children. This book is the first of five titles that Our Daily Bread Ministries (ODB) is producing under its Gospel Before 6 campaign. It was launched on 13 July at the recent Bible Conference, titled The Daunting Privilege: Reaching Children with the Gospel.
Disciples, the Bible and politics
We don’t have kings in Singapore, but we do elect leaders to receive authority to govern our nation. The Bible here urges us to pray with thanksgiving for our nation’s leaders. May God grant them the wisdom and discernment so “that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness”.
Chapel and devotions at ACS(J) planted the seed of faith in me
Coming from a non-Christian family, I was only exposed to Christianity when I started attending ACS (Junior) and heard about Jesus through chapel and morning devotions. I remember Pastor Barnabas Chong preaching about Jesus every week, and we also used to have Fun Time where we would watch VeggieTales and sing and dance to Christian songs.
The Bible doesn’t talk about 21st century politics, so what should we do?
Every Christian aspires to obey God, avoid evil and do good. But some modern-day predicaments are not discussed specifically in the Bible. How, then, can we apply biblical principles to our lives? In this 9-part series, The Methodist Church in Singapore shares reflections on its Social Principles which, more than ever before, can help believers live by God’s firm principles in today’s volatile and complex world. This instalment discusses The Sphere of Politics. Here, Rev Dr Nathanael Goh looks at how the Church can respond to political discourses of the day through a biblical lens, by the grace of the Holy Spirit.
