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by Ong Eng Boon In the Chinese culture in particular, the word “福” is synonymous with blessings and happiness. It is more so during festive seasons or happy occasions that the word “ 福” is being mentioned over and over again. Even during death, if the deceased is aged, the phrase “福寿全归” is being used in the obituary, meaning “what…
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by Randall Chirng Being a Christian for more than ten years and counting, I have seen many brethren who were once very active become passive and subsequently falling away or simply remaining sedentary in their spiritual life. When these brethren were active, we can sense and feel the enthusiasm flowing in their veins, figuratively speaking. They were involved in and…
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by Steven Chan Many live as if they have all the time in the world to make things right with God before they pass on from this world or to devote more of their lives to the service of God before they pass on to meet the Lord. The reality is: no one knows about tomorrow: Let’s consider what the…
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by Steven Chan As one year passes, another year arrives, giving us yet another opportunity to review what we have accomplished in the past year and also to plan for our activities for the New Year. In so doing it is important that we consider what our Lord expects of us in the coming year. As we contemplate our past,…
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by Dr. Koay Chuan Lek The year 2011 has been a year that saw the death of several members of the church and loved ones. The list of Christians taken ill is longer than in previous years. Add to that civil unrest, wars in several regions around the world and our faith in God could be challenged. In the book…
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by Lim Chong Teck God created man in His image. (Gen 1:26) Man was created with a physical body and a spiritual soul having an intellect, conscience and emotions. In fact, man was so wonderfully made that the Psalmist said in Psalms 139:14 “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that…
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by John Quek “Is God here?” He asked during the assembling of the saints on a Sunday. Often the question as to how one ought to worship crops up when meeting together as a church today. There is no doubt that most would have some ideas on what worship would be or what would be expected of us during worship. …
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by Richard Lim Solomon once said that, “a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a network of silver” (Prov. 25:11). How true is this proverb that describes the beauty of a word spoken appropriately and at the right time. Think about this, out of all the creatures that God has created, only humans are created in God’s…
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by Richard Lee “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in…
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by Ng Yeow Kong As we plod daily in our earthly journey, we are ever mindful of the many fellow travellers surrounding us, just like life during Jesus’ time – individuals of all races, cultures, religions and backgrounds. Though massive changes had taken place in almost every facets of the human life, human beings and their needs remain largely the…