MEMBER CARE is the usual work of the church. It may be different in practice among workers in cross-cultural contexts, but it is not vastly different from the care for each other that we are called to provide, as God’s Church. It is tempting to think of some logical reasons for the need for member […]
BISHOP DR ROBERT SOLOMON addressed the graduating class of Singapore’s oldest seminary, Trinity Theological College, at Paya Lebar Methodist Church on May 12, 2012. The sermon, entitled “ The Cross in Life and Ministry”, was parallel to the theme “Crossroads” which the graduands had chosen for the final phase of their student life at TTC. […]
“Worship cannot just be a somewhat-Christian rock concert-cum-comedy routine – expressions of consumerism and our addiction to entertainment …worship cannot ignore culture, since worship must inevitably rely on the words and customs of culture to express the Gospel (contextualisation).” PREVIOUSLY, WE STATED THAT RITUALS convey religious or cultural meaning. Because every culture is different, each will […]
AS I WAS PREPARING to write this article on local Christian worship songs, I was curious and decided to search for “Singapore Christian worship songs” on Google. e top four search results were as follows: 1. CCLI in Singapore: Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) … CCLI: Encouraging the spirit of worship … Covers almost 200,000 […]
TO ENCOURAGE, EMPOWER AND ENGAGE women for missions, the General Conference Women’s Society of Christian Service (GC-WSCS) held a Missions Conference at Sophia Blackmore Hall at the Methodist Centre on May 5, 2012. The objective of the conference was based on the theme verse, John 20:21 – “As the Father has sent me, I am […]
“Sometimes, differences are experienced in an obviously pointed and painful manner. When this happens, I hope we will be prepared to allow God’s grace to work in and through us to make these relationships work better.” I OFTEN JOKE WITH MY WIFE that she is my cure for the disease of punctuality. Some […]
KING GEORGE III OF ENGLAND was a contemporary of John Wesley. Born just days after Wesley’s heart-warming experience in 1738, the king died in 1820 as a deaf and blind madman. George began experiencing bouts of madness in later life. He exhibited bizarre behaviour and wild outbursts (such as straying from his speech texts, and […]
GOD’S WORD “We know faith comes by hearing God’s word (Romans 10:17). But we may need a few lessons before that word becomes a reality.” “IF ONLY I HAD MORE FAITH!” On hindsight we might sometimes come to that conclusion. However, faith is not so much an issue of “more” but of learning to respond […]
ALDERSGATE CONVENTION SPEAKER Rev Duleep Fernando has reminded Methodists that they cannot deny the truth of biblical doctrines just because there are wrong interpretations. Sometimes mainline church Christians speak disparagingly of those who claim to be “born again” Christians, he said. is is partly because of the shallow meaning those people give to being “born […]
Spirit of the Living God (UMH 393) Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me; Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. (Adapt. Acts 11:15) Spirit of the living God, move among us all; […]
