NATHAN’S COURAGE “Risking his life Nathan took courage to tell King David of his sin against God. Nathan’s courage saved the king from going farther away from his God and his plan for the Kingdom.” PONDERING OVER THE VERSES OF PSALM 51 sends us back to look into the life of David from the time […]
MCS rendering financial and other kinds of aid to help transform society THE METHODIST CHURCH IN SINGAPORE (MCS) has been involved in community work for the past 125 years. From its early days when the missionaries arrived in February 1885, the MCS has been rendering financial and various kinds of assistance to help transform society. […]
Abide with me Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away; change and decay in all […]
METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL (MGS) has received several awards from the Ministry of Education (MOE). On Nov 3 last year, the school received the Outstanding PARTNERS Award (2010-2015). The PARTNERS (PARents, Teachers and NEighbourhood Resources in Synergy) Award is presented by COMPASS (COMmunity and Parents in Support of Schools) to acknowledge the efforts made by the […]
Are there any bases for Christians to support communism as a political ideology? COMMUNISM MAY BE DESCRIBED AS AN IDEOLOGY that seeks to promote a classless society. It envisions a society where the full equality of its members is recognised and respected, and where the public owns the means of production. Communists believe that under […]
EXACTLY A YEAR AGO, in February 2010, The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) launched a Community Outreach Project to help the chronically poor in Singapore in celebration of the MCS’ 125th Anniversary. While the year-long celebration is over, the community project is still continuing, well into 2011. Since April 2010, the number of families […]
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“But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, ‘Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.’” I BELIEVE I LEARNED MORE about the transforming power of God from prisoners than anywhere […]
“I FEEL LIKE I’M HERE to change people’s hearts and minds, to say something that’s right for a change.” Reading this line, you would have thought that this is a passionate plea from a preacher or a youth worker. It is actually a quote from Kanye West, one of the most recognised American hip-hop rappers. […]
“ … In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” – Matthew 25:40. THE MAIN EXHIBITION of the Methodist Heritage Day celebrations, held at the Old School at Mount Sophia on Oct 31 last year, has been set up on […]
