Purpose Pursuit: Living Meaningfully in a Material World
Introduction 1. The polycrisis in contemporary life 2. Jim Carrey’s speech at the Golden Globe Award. – Success doesn’t bring satisfaction … Jesus shows us what it takes! (Matthew 4:19) Three Transformational Keys: A. IGNITE THE PASSION! “Follow Me!” B. LEARN THE PATHWAY! “And I will make you …” C. […]
Mental Health Matters: Embracing Wholeness
Introduction Three Myths Embracing WHOLENESS A. EMBRACING GOD’S WORTH OF A PERSON: HUMAN DOING VS HUMAN BELOVED (Matt 3:16–17; 4:1–6) B. EMBRACING GOD’S WORK FOR A PERSON: HUMAN EXISTENCE VS HUMAN DESTINY (Matt 11:28 – 30; Jn 4:34) C. EMBRACING GOD’S WAY OF BEING A PERSON: HUMAN ALONE VS HUMAN TOGETHER (Mk 3:13–14; […]
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 A. IT’S NOT OKAY FOR US TO BE BY OURSELVES (GEN 2:18) B. IT’S OKAY FOR US TO BE DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER (1 COR 12:14-23) Conclusion Next Week’s Topic: Gender and Sexuality: Embracing God’s Design Next Week’s Speaker: Rev Dr Ng Liang Wei (BPJ, WDL & East)
Walk with Me
Introduction The God who walks with us … A. IN OUR DISAPPOINTMENTS, GOD DRAWS NEAR … (vv.13 – 21) B. IN OUR CONFUSION, GOD MAKES CLEAR … (vv.22 – 27) Conclusion God invites us on brand new journey, would you walk with Him? Next Week’s Topic: Loneliness: Building Genuine Community Next Week’s Speakers: Ps Lim […]
By the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ
Introduction A. THE PROBLEM WE FACE 1. Subjective Guilt (Heb 10:22) 2. Objective Guilt (Rom 3:23) B. THE PROBLEM GOD FACED (Rom 3:36; 5:6) C. THE POWER AND WISDOM OF GOD’S SOLUTION Justification – God’s grace Propitiation – God’s wrath Redemption – God’s love Conclusion Easter Sunday Service – Rev […]
Holy Priesthood: A Sacred Calling
Introduction 1. Four background notes 2. Relevance of the Priesthood for us Two applications in our sacred calling as a holy priesthood: A. OUR CONSECRATION NEEDS TO BE WHOLEHEARTED (Lev 8–9) B. OUR VIOLATIONS WILL BE COSTLY (Lev 10) Conclusion Next Week: Good Friday Service – Ps Jason Lim (BPJ), Rev Dr Keith […]
HOLY WORSHIP II: APPROACHING GOD II
Introduction Leviticus chapters 1-3 gives three portraits of our Holy God — the God who is All Deserving, Providing and Welcoming in the burnt, grain and fellowship offering which are voluntary but expected. Leviticus chapters 4-7 gives two portraits of our Holy God in the two mandatory offerings when we sin against God and others: […]
Holy Worship 1: Communal Worship
Introduction The call to communal worship from Israel’s history Two marks of our communal worship that please God. When our worship is … A. CRADLED BY OUR COVENANTAL COMMITMENT (Exo 24:3-7, Lev 3) B. LIVED OUT AS A COMPELLING WITNESS (Lev 3, Lev 7:12, 16) Conclusion Next Week’s Topic: Leviticus 4-7 OverviewNext Week’s […]
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 […]
