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AS WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF LENT let us bend our knees for “meaningful prayer”. The attitude that one has in God’s presence reflects one’s desire for God. In Luke 18: 9-14, we see in the tax collector a vivid picture of a penitent sinner. The tax collector was so utterly remorseful of his […]

AS WE CELEBRATE THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), we remember with grateful hearts God’s goodness and faithfulness and we give thanks to Him for His bountiful blessings on His Church.

  FREDERICA (Delaware, U.S.) – On a bright November Sunday, 125 United Methodists gathered to thank and praise God at the spot where, 225 years earlier, the course of American Methodism took shape. The setting was Barratt’s Chapel at Frederica, Delaware, the oldest Methodist Church in the United States, originally built as a church. The […]

MY CAREER – GOD’S CALLING DEALING WITH ISSUES “It’s not always smooth sailing. Shining for Him is not easy especially during times of intense pressure. Tempers fray and human strength and wisdom prevail over seeking God and His wisdom and strength in dealing with issues.” I BELIEVE GOD HAS CALLED MANY to be “workplace ministers”. […]

OUR LORD IS WAITING “Our Lord is already waiting to accompany us on our journey. Isn’t this most comforting to know?” MOST OF US ENJOY HAVING PARTIES and banquets in the company of family members and relatives, friends and colleagues, especially during the festive seasons. There are parties to attend – on Christmas Day, New Year’s […]

THE METHODIST MISSIONS SOCIETY (MMS) will hold the fund-raising Golf Tournament 2010 at Raffles Country Club (Lake Course) on 5 May 2010 at 1.15 pm (shot-gun start).

OUR JOURNEY to being a world-class school began in 1988 when the ACS (Independent) was issued the mandate to become one of the first independent schools in Singapore. Since then, it has made its mark not only nationally but internationally. Some of the significant changes and achievements of the school include the launch of a […]

DR ANTHONY GOH, OUR CONTRIBUTOR, wrote in the November 2009 issue of this newsletter that “it would be a sad day if the ‘Let’s greet each other in the love of the Lord’ becomes ‘Let’s tweet your neighbour.’ ” Expressing his views that twittering has no place in worship, he wrote: “Let us leave the twittering […]

34TH SESSION OF THE CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 9-12, 2009 All reports on CAC, ETAC and TRAC Sessions by Peter Teo & Earnest Lau IN HIS FIRST ADDRESS as President of the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC), the Rev Dr Chong Chin Chung recalled the blessings he had received during the past year and identified a […]

When missionaries in the mission field were required to learn one or more of the local languages, the Rev William Shellabear was fluent in spoken and written Hokkien, in addition to his mastery of the Malay Language. In this letter to the Editor of the Message, he makes a persuasive case for learning not only […]

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP “Delusion is seeing things as they are not. An effective leader is able to see things as they are. He has a humility that breeds honest awareness of himself, his people and situation.” ONCE IN A WHILE I hear of pastors, as well as church leaders, make remarks which, in truth, are just […]

RETIREMENT, ORDINATION-CUM CLOSING SERVICE OF THE 34TH SESSION OF THE CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE THE PASTOR’S FEARS, the Pastor’s Tears, the Pastor’s Ears, the Pastor’s Years. What do they have in common? Answer: The presence of God. Bishop Dr Robert Solomon touched on these four topics in his sermon at the Retirement, Ordination-cum-Closing Service of the […]