Transfer of Membership 7 Dec 2014
Transfer of Membership – Miss Wong Cheng Han
Category: Weekly Newsletter
Lord’s Day, Vol. 2 No. 49
Whence Cometh Your Help? Part 2
Psalm 121:3-4 “He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.”
Verses 3-4 teach us that God is our faithful protector. We can safely rely upon Him. Proverbs 3:23, “Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.” When we trust the LORD with all our hearts, His wisdom guides our footsteps. He is our valiant watchman.
Lord’s Day, Vol. 2 No. 48
1) I Need Thee Every Hour
Annie S. Hawks (1835-1919) was led to pen the words of the hymn, “I Need Thee Every Hour.” She recorded the following:
“One day as a young wife and mother of 37 years of age, I was busy with my regular household tasks. Suddenly, I became filled with the sense of nearness to the Master, and I began to wonder how anyone could ever live without Him, either in joy or pain. Then the words were ushered into my mind and these thoughts took full possession of me.”
Not until sixteen years later, with the death of her husband, did the full impact of those words ministered to her own heart. She then wrote:
“I did not understand at first why this hymn had touched the great throbbing heart of humanity. It was not until long after, when the shadow fell over my way, the shadow of a great loss, that I understood something of the comforting power in the words which I had been permitted to give to others in my hour of sweet serenity and peace.”
Lord’s Day, Vol. 2 No. 47
Blessed Hope Visitation Ministry
Our Lord Jesus, at the end of the Olivet Discourse, gave His assessment of true believers in Matthew 25:35-36, “For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” The Apostle James also mentioned visitation in his epistle, highlighting in particular the visitation of widows and orphans in their affliction: “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world” (James 1:27).
Lord’s Day, Vol. 2 No. 46
Acceptance of the Call to be Pastor
On 9 November 2014, members of Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church (BHBPC) gathered for a congregational meeting after worship service, to call Preacher Lek Aik Wee as the Pastor of BHBPC, in accordance with the terms set forth in the Bible-Presbyterian Form of Government chapter XIV item 1-7.
Lord’s Day, Vol. 2 No. 45
(1) Call of Pr. Lek Aik Wee Members of Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church will gather for a congregational meeting after the worship service today, to call Preacher Lek Aik Wee as the Pastor of Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church, in accordance …
Lord’s Day, Vol. 2 No. 44
What is Halloween?
It is in essence a festival of witchcraft and evil spirits, a Satanist festival with pagan origin. It is dishonourable to God. It is enticement to occultism unknowingly for innocent children.
Lord’s Day, Vol. 2 No. 43
Remembering the Reformation
The 16th century Protestant Reformation was a spiritual awakening that took place in Europe after 1000 years of the Dark Ages where the gospel was hid from the people by the Roman Catholic Church. The Reformation was in essence a movement back to the Bible. With it, the secret to true spiritual life was re-discovered – “How to be born again?”
Lord’s Day, Vol. 2 No. 42
(1) Jesus Loves Me
Jesus said, “Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.” (Luke 18:17)
The children’s hymn, ‘Jesus Loves Me’ was based on this Bible verse. The hymn story is as follows:
“Two sisters, Anna and Susan Warner, lived near West Point, New York. They taught a Sunday-school Bible class in their home for West Point cadets. Between them, they wrote more than seventy books. In 1860, they collaborated in writing the novel ‘Say and Seal’, which became a best-selling book of that day.