There’s value in different mission groups and churches working together ONE of the effects of globalisation is that for the financially able, there is greater access and ease of travel to various locations. This increased ease of travel opens up more opportunities for the Gospel to be made known in many new and creative ways. On […]
The early missionaries to this region were assisted by many local “Asiatic” men and women who helped bear the heavy burdens that missionary work entailed. Mrs Nathalie Toms Means, wife of the then Editor of Methodist Message, paid proper tribute to these pioneering Christian workers in the Jubilee issue of the paper. ‘THE Methodist Church […]
THERE have been several attempts to unseat God from heaven. Lucifer and his rebellious angel friends tried it a very long time ago, and failed (Is. 14:12; Rev. 12:7-9). They have refused to accept defeat, and for some not-fully-understood purposes of God, they have been allowed to roam the earth, living in their destructive demonic […]
Stewardship is planning to get maximum returns for God’s purposes YOU may know people who are penny-wise, pound-foolish: people who are generally frugal but when a windfall hits, they go berserk and splurge and flush their money away. And of course, there are people who are the exact opposite. They are careful with large sums of […]
Its history intertwined with Methodism in Singapore AS THE first Methodist church to be established in Singapore, the history of Wesley Methodist Church is closely intertwined with the beginnings of Methodism in Singapore. A year-long season to celebrate its 120th anniversary commenced on Feb 20, 2005 with two combined services at Wesley MC, together with […]
NEW YORK – As Indonesian officials once again increased the estimated death toll from the Dec 26, 2004 tsunami, United Methodists continued their efforts to assist the survivors. The denomination raised US$6 million (close to S$10 million) by Jan 25 for relief work. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is encouraging church members to continue […]
IT WAS a fitting start to the year as all the staff from the Anglo-Chinese Schools were reminded at the Staff Dedication Service for 2005 to give praise and honour to God in their work and in their own lives. The service, held at Barker Road Methodist Church on Jan 7, 2005, commenced with a welcome […]
NASHVILLE – The tidal waves that struck countries along the Indian Ocean prompted the Rev R. Randy Day to set aside an earlier text he had developed for a New Year’s message. Instead, the General Secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, wrote his 2005 New Year’s message in the […]
PART 18 OF THE SERIES OF MEDITATIONS ON ‘WISDOM TO LIVE BY: REFLECTIONS ON AN ANCIENT TEXT’ Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 WHEN I was in my early teens, the book of Ecclesiastes was for me one of the most baffling books in the Bible (second only to Revelation). Many of the difficulties I faced when reading Ecclesiastes have […]
WORSHIP services are the punctuation marks of our lives. Like punctuation marks, the worship service can be an indication of the end of a thought and the beginning of a new idea. A mark is also something significant; we mark our calendars with public holidays, birthdays and anniversaries. A worship service is a significant mark – the […]
