Chatting convivially are (from left to right): Mr Han Hai Kwang, Vice-President of the Chinese Annual Conference; the Rev Philip Abraham, District Superintendent of the Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference; and the Rev Dr Fong Mow Hee, Associate Pastor of Ang Mo Kio Chinese Methodist Church. “AN ACTIVE LAY PERSON in leadership in the Church works […]
By the Waters of Babylon Psalm 137; John 14:16, 27; Psalm 96:1; 1 Peter 1:8; Acts 2:4 BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON I can sing the Lord’s song because the Paraclete resides in me healing the fissures in my heart and filling every enclave with joy unspeakable. He fills me from the basement to […]
Gracious Spirit Gracious Spirit, heed our pleading; Fashion us all anew. It’s Your leading that we’re needing; Help us to follow you. Refrain: Njoo, njoo, njoo, Roho mwema. Come, come, come, Holy Spirit come. Come to teach us; come to nourish Those who believe in Christ. Bless the faithful; may they flourish, Strengthened by […]
It’s been written about, preached, and discussed many times over. Yet some of us are still a little uncertain about what it means to be a Methodist. Methodist Message decided to pose candid questions to the Rev Dr Daniel Koh to get a clearer idea in simple language. This is the first of a two-part […]
ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL heresies that plagued the early Church is Gnosticism. As a religious sect, Gnosticism is best described as a syncretistic blend of Judaism, pagan mystery religions, Hellenistic philosophy and Christianity. In it, we also find the influences of Persian dualism and Babylonian astrology. The origin(s) of Gnosticism has always been a […]
THE WELL-BEING OF THE TAMIL-SPEAKING community in Singapore was the core focus of the Tamil Methodist Church (TMC) from the very beginning, beyond worship and sharing God’s word. This was the Rev William F. Oldham’s very intention, when he partnered two Tamil church workers to set up TMC to evangelise and serve the Tamil community […]
NOW AVAILABLE Price: $20 BB Headquarters at 105 Ganges Avenue Tel: 6737-0377 OR at the Bible Resource Centre, Bible House at 7 Armenian Street Tel: 6337-3222 FINALLY, A BOOK THAT DOCUMENTS the illustrious history of The Boys’ Brigade (BB) Singapore movement over 80 years is available. Mr Jimmy Ho Chee Meng, a member […]
FOR THE FIRST TIME, the full cohort of 42 youths in the Trackers programme interned at Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) during the last segment of their three-part discipleship programme, run by Trinity Annual Conference Youth Ministries (Truthmin). This year’s internship also broke new ground in the way the youths served those in need. They carried […]
The new building of Sanphranet Methodist Church, amidst surrounding rice fields.– Methodist Missions Society picture. WE WERE LOST! The driver had taken a wrong turn. After a phone call, we were back on track. Then we arrived. There in the cool morning air, Sanphranet Methodist Church (SMC) stood tall, towering over the rice fields […]
“Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.” Psalm 96:1 LAKSA. What makes a bowl of laksa taste so good? I could wax lyrical about how you need to get the right blend of spices, “prawny” and “coconut milky” goodness and what-not, but to tell you the […]
