Missions: An Outflow of Our Love Relationship with Jesus

“I’m having a revival in this land. Come join me.” These were the words that Dieu Eng Seng sensed God speaking to him in his spirit as he prayed for Nepal. He was on one of his first mission trips and as he heard the voice of the Lord, he saw a ray of light shining through the darkness, confirming God’s word to him.

Building His Church – Give

4 September 2022 All Centres Speaker: Rev Tony Yeo Click here

“If We Keep That All to Ourselves, We Simply Become a Well of Stagnant Water”

If you just moved to a new country with kids to settle in a new school, a new role at the workplace to get used to, and no house to call your own, would your family prioritise serving in a new church? A Covenanter couple share their journey of answering God’s call to serve.

God’s Gospel Community

26 June 2022 All Centres Speaker: Rev Tony Yeo Click here

Disciple the Generations: A Vital Village

Disciple the Generations: Viral Faith

Blessed by the Next Generation

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Disciple the Generations

CG Discussion Materials – January 2022

Dear Covenanters, In the month of January as we unpack over the pulpit the 3 Faith Exploits that God is leading Covenant EFC in, CG discussion materials will also be made available here. We pray for a blessed time as your CG discusses discipleship and disciplemaking where we are as we Prepare to Meet King […]

Discipling the Remnant: God’s Unchanging Norms

Daily Devotional Journal

Scripture:
Daniel 3:19-23; Jeremiah 17:7-8

Thu, 30 March 2023

The Heat of Adversity Increases

Observation:

What significant observations can you make about the heat of adversity in
Jeremiah 17:7-8?

Deeper Reflection
Nebuchadnezzar threw Shadrach, Mishael and Abednego into the blazing furnace for adamantly refusing to worship his golden statue. And they “fell into the furnace of blazing fire” (v.23). The Aramaic word for “fell”, nephal, occurs seven times in Daniel 3 – with six times used in “fall down and worship” Nebuchadnezzar’s golden statue (Dan 3:5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15). The writer makes the point on discipleship choice very sharply: nephal before Nebuchadnezzar’s golden statue or nephal into the blazing furnace. Which nephal will I choose?“Filled with wrath”, Nebuchadnezzar commanded the furnace to be heated “seven times” more before throwing Shadrach, Mishael and Abednego into it (v.19). There are times when the heat of our adversity increases. Four waves of devastating troubles fell upon Job one after another with this repeated report transition, “While he was still speaking, another also came and said” (Job 1:16, 17, 18). The fourth wave was very painful: the loss of Job’s beloved children (Job 1:18-19). Job worshipped God in his perplexing pains (Job 1:20-22). But little did Job know that the fifth wave was about to come… (Job 2:1-8). Nevertheless, Job endured, though not without tensions with God (Jas 5:11).Discipleship adversity is like being in a forest fire. And we can be a tree that “when the heat comes, its leaves will be green”, not burned (Jer 17:8). That’s a miracle. That’s God’s power working mightily within us. But we must be “planted by the water” with our “roots by a stream” of the Word of God by which we trust in God (Jer 17:7-8; Psa 1:2-3).

Application:

How do I respond to an increase of troubles in my discipleship journey?

Prayer:
Write a prayer to God as your response from your meditation on and application of the Scriptures.

Prayer Pointers:

Give thanks and praise
Pray for Outreach/Missions/New Life leaders: To be strengthened in faith in facing adversities
Pray for significant people
Pray for those in need
Pray for self