Launch of New Series (Jan 1)

Adoring God thru Thanks & Praise

Dear Brothers & Sisters In Christ,
It’s my conviction that the path
to intentional discipleship is to
grow towards spiritual maturity
by nurturing key disciple attitudes:
a) Seeking God especially when
we have challenges, thru prayers,
waiting upon Him & being watchful.
b) Trusting God. Humans due to
self centredness tends to unbelief.
And we ought to trust God for
His goodness, might and especially
His faithfulness, for as a covenantal
God given us numerous promises.
c) Adoring God. But mankind
following the Fall just did not
adore Him but seek own ways.
And Apostle Paul said in Romans
1:21 that they did not glorify Him
nor were thankful (and) became
futile in their thoughts and their
foolish hearts were darkened.

We have to learn to adore God;
especially through Thanking God
for what He has done for us
and Praising God for who He is.
And worship is an excellent way
to thank and praise God through
hymns and spiritual songs,
which not only engage the mind
and heart but also our emotion.

Beginning this week, we will be
meditating on a new series on
Adoring God thru Thanks & Praise.
Like the two previous series
(Seeking God thru Biblical Prayers
& Trusting God thru His Promises),
we will systematically cover
Adoring God in one year, over six
phases guided by Biblical genres.

From the earliest days of the church,
the singing of hymns & spiritual songs has been an integral part of Christian worship. It is a means
for believers to express praise to
their Creator and Saviour. It’s a way
for us to communicate with God
using more than just words. For
it allows us to pour out the grateful
feelings of the heart as well as
to express commitment to God.
We’ll be sharing the story behind
the hymns and spiritual songs,
the scripture that inspires lyrics,
besides prayer response. Look for it!

Reflection on Acts & NT Letters

Trusting God through His Promises

Over the last twelve months, we
have been meditating on the theme:
Trusting God thru His Promises.
We know the importance of prayer
in our lives; and there are so much
to pray about for ourselves and
for others: dreams, hopes & plans.
But often we are held up by doubts:
Does God care about our requests?
How valuable then it is to pray back
to God the very promises found
in His Word. When we speak God’s
very words back to Him, we no
longer wonder if this is something
God cares about, for He brought
it up in the very first place.

Lord, each time when You reveal
something of Your nature, You are
promising us that You will be true
to that nature in any circumstance.
We know by promising and then
performing what U promised, You’ll
awaken in us expectation & desire
and find outlets in prayer of faith.
Praise You that Your promises are
rock solid; and that Your very nature
and character stand behind them.
Grant us faith not only to merely
believe Your Word but also to act
on it. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

We are meditating through the Bible,
which is organised by genres:
Laws, History, Poetry and Prophets…
Before we start new series this year,
here’s the key thots from NT letters,
which define how God’s newly
redeemed and reconciled people
are to live in the present age
as they await the Lord’s return.
Their main concerns lie in the
instruction, encouragement and
exhortation of God’s people.

S17:Praising G Releases Power(A16)
S24: Spirit Helps in Distress(Rom 8)
Oct 1: Spirit Gives Insights (1Cor 2)
Oct8:G Comforts & Delivers(2Cor2)
Oct15:G Adopts Us Children (Gal 4)
Oct22:Christ Gives Sp Gifts (Eph 4)
O29:G Completes Good Work(Phil1)
Nov5:God of Peace Sanctifies(1Th5)
Nov 12: God Is Patient to You (1Tim1)
N19: G Stands By t Faithful (2Tim 4)
Nov 26: God Keeps Promises (Heb6)
Dec 3: God Completes You(Heb 13)
D10: God Urges Living Faith (Jas 2)
D17: G Enables Godly Living(2Pet 1)
D24: God Listens to Prayers (1Jn 5)
D31:G Makes All Things New (Rev21)
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