Lord’s Day, Vol. 8 No. 16

Letters from Abroad

In the church’s outreach ministry through the media (Sermon Audio, Facebook and YouTube), several letters of encouragement have been received and reprinted here:

16 April 2020

Brethren in Christ, what a joy it is to be reminded that Christ is the same in Singapore and New Orleans. Thanks for this morning’s message and fellowship in Christ.

Your brother in Christ,

Alan XXXXXX
New Orleans, La.
USA

15 April 2020

Subject: Prayer meeting Bible Study on Riches

I am a born again Christian from Northern Ireland. I put on my iPad today to listen to a message while I was cleaning my kitchen. I was so very encouraged by the faithfulness of the brother who was doing the bible study on riches. How relevant the book of Ecclesiastes is today. May the Lord honour you for your faithfulness to His word, and prosper your work.

From: May XXXXXX

12 April 

Subject: I praise the Lord for your ministry

Thank you Pastor for commitment to the gospel. I’ve listened to you now for over 2 years off sermon audio and God’s blessed me from your weekly sermons.

So thank you from Jacksonville, Florida.

I’d also like to request prayer as I had a tragic accident on January 19 to my leg. I’ve been in/out of hospitals since then and it’s now been over 2 months it will be several more mourns then a skin graft surgery. I am thankful God is protecting me from the virus as home health caregivers come to treat my wound.
Is there a way to receive one of your 2020 planners?

May our Great God and Savior bless your church and outreach.

To encourage you and your congregation:

IN THE TIME OF ANY COMMON PLAGUE OR SICKNESS

O Almighty God, who in your wrath sent a plague upon your own people in the wilderness for their obstinate rebellion against Moses and Aaron, and also in the time of King David, sent a plague of pestilence which killed seventy thousand, but remembering your mercy spared the rest: have pity upon us miserable sinners, who now are visited with great sickness and mortality; and in the same way that you then accepted an atonement and commanded the destroying Angel to cease from punishing: so it may now please you to withdraw from us this plague and grievous sickness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, 1662 (ENGLAND)

From: CXXXXXXXX

9 April 2020

Blessed Hope BPC,

I thought that you might find helpful an excerpt from the book “Gods Three Arrows: Pestilence, Famine, and Sword” by the English Puritan William Gouge (1571-1653).

§. 68. Of Gods power over plagues.
IIII. GOD hath an absolute power over plagues. Suddenly, as soon as he will he can restrain them, and keep them from devouring any more. As he can say to the sea, Hitherto shalt thou come, and no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed: so can be say to the pestilence, So long shalt thou continue, and no longer: so many shalt thou destroy, and no more. Did not the Lord beforehand threaten to send a plague upon Israel in David’s time three days: and answerably it continued till the time appointed? But when the wrath of the Lord was pacified, the plague was stayed. Did he not remove the plagues from Egypt, so soon as Moses prayed unto him? 

This power of the Lord over plagues and diseases, was visibly manifested in the Son of God, while he lived on earth. For he spake the word, and they went away: which the Centurion well observing, said to Christ, Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

The Lord, as He is the Creator, so the Governor of all things: nothing can be without Him: nothing can abide longer then He will. He calls, He sends, He bids come, He bids go away: answerably they come, they go. They rebel not against His word.

As ye desire to have this plague that burneth so fiercely among us, and destroyeth so many, to be stayed, use the only remedy that is of power to that purpose, Call upon God to stay it. The plague itself is like a fierce, mad, massive dog, that will not cease to bite if he be loose. The Lord of plagues must chain him up. Yea, it is like ravenous lions, that are ready to tear in pieces and devour all they can catch. The Lord only can stop the mouth of this lion, as he stopped the mouth of the lions among whom Daniel was cast. All antidotes, all preservatives, all manner of outward means are nothing without the Lord. He can preserve whom he will while the plague rageth most. He can stay it as speedily, as suddenly, as thoroughly as He please. Call therefore upon Him, turn unto Him, trust on Him, and doubt not but that our God that hath such power over plagues, will in his good time, when His work is accomplished upon this City, and upon this Land, stay this plague.

This is a point of much comfort to such as have assurance of God’s Fatherly love to them, that their Father hath an absolute power over plagues. 

Praying for the faithful brethren in Singapore, yours in the Lord Jesus Christ,

Cliff XXXXX

Mount Gilead, NC

USA

Let us pray and seek the Lord for His mercy upon this land and the nations suffering as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that there will be a spiritual awakening to call upon our Creator God to His honour and praise. Amen. 

Yours lovingly,

Pastor Lek Aik Wee