Mental Health Matters: Embracing Wholeness
Introduction “Hikikomori” We need to cultivate mental wholeness. The starting point is to seek out God’s answer. 1 Samuel 21:1-10 highlights the three cries of humanity and the three answers from God. A. THE PLIGHT OF LONELINESS “I’m so alone …” (v.1) God’s answer: “Fear not … I am with you!” (Isa 41:10) B. THE […]
Gender and Sexuality: Embracing God’s Design
Introduction If sexuality is God’s design, why then are the demands so difficult to meet?Why are desires so strong that making good choices seems so difficult?How do we respond? Five Questions: 1. What is God’s design for sexuality and why? Genesis 1:27-28Revelation 21:2 2. How did our experience and expression of sexuality become problematic? Genesis […]
Loneliness: Building Genuine Community
Introduction Loneliness A Serious Problem Have you ever felt lonely because …. A. GOD DOES NOT DESIRE US TO BE LONELY (GEN 2:18) “Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.’” (Gen 2:18) A surprising statement. B. GOD DESIGNS US […]
Walk with Me
Jesus lives in our human experiences Jesus walks with us through our pain, uncertainties Jesus can bring life even in death Next Week’s Topic: Loneliness: Building Genuine Community Next Week’s Speakers: Ps Lim Keng Yeow (BPJ), Rev Sharon Fong (WDL), Ps Kirk Tan (East)
SECURING GRACIOUS RECONCILIATION
Introduction There are some local events with global and even cosmic significance, e.g. The Fall of Man in the Garden of Eden The Death of Christ on Good Friday The Resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday PAINFUL SEPARATION GRACIOUS RECONCILIATION POWERFUL IMPLICATIONS Jesus has to be the only way of salvation God’s presence […]
Holy Priesthood: A Sacred Calling
Introduction Our calling as priests (1 Pet 2:9) Leviticus 8-10 is both a model and a cautionary tale of how we are to serve and obey as priests who worship a holy God. A. SERVING GOD REQUIRES CONSECRATION (Lev 8–9) B. SERVING WELL REQUIRES OBEDIENCE (Lev 10) ConclusionReturn to a heart of worship. […]
HOLY WORSHIP II: APPROACHING GOD II
Introduction A. THE GOD WHO IS ALL FORGIVING: THE SIN OFFERINGS (Lev 4:1–5:13; 6:24-30) B. THE GOD WHO IS ALL RESTORING: THE GUILT OFFERINGS (Lev 5:14–6:7; 7:1-10) Conclusion Next Week’s Topic: Leviticus 8–10 OverviewNext Week’s Speakers: Ps Lee Da-Win (BPJ), Rev Tan Kay Kiong (WDL), Ps Stacey Tay (East)
Holy Worship 1: Communal Worship
Big idea: Our Communal worship unto God involves our covenantal commitment and compelling witness to the world. Two distinctives of our communal worship unto God: A. OUR COVENANTAL COMMITMENT (Lev 1; Deut 7:9; Exo 19:5-6) B. OUR COMPELLING WITNESS (Lev 3, Lev 7; Exo 20) ConclusionMay the presence of God permeate through our lives […]
COSTLY WORSHIP: Completely Worth it
Introduction“Worth it” video series – $169 hotdogs versus $2 hotdogs A. COSTLY WORSHIP… Dramatising the burnt offering through the story of “Asher” Gordon Wenham: “An essential ingredient of sacrifice was that it had to be costly …” Worship remains a costly sacrifice today (Heb 13:15) B. … COMPLETELY WORTH IT!The sacrifice is worth it, when the […]
HOLY WORSHIP I: Approaching God
Introduction Who is this God we worship? A. THE GOD WHO IS TOTALLY DESERVING: THE BURNT OFFERING (LEV 1) B. THE GOD WHO IS TOTALLY PROVIDING: THE GRAIN OFFERING (LEV 2) C. THE GOD WHO IS TOTALLY WELCOMING: THE FELLOWSHIP OFFERING (LEV 3) Conclusion This TOTALLY […]
