Tag: June 2019

O That Will Be Glory

Hymn Story
Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Charles H. Gabriel, one of the most influential and prolific gospel songwriters of the early twentieth century, was born in a prairie shanty on August 18, 1856, at Wilton, Iowa, USA. The settlers in that area often fathered in the Gabriel home for singing sessions and fellowship, with Charles’s father generally serving as the leader. At an early age, Charles developed a love for music and soon gave evidence of a gift for composing. One day he told his mother that it was his supreme desire to write a song that would become famous. She wisely replied, “My boy, I would rather write a song that will help somebody than see you President of the United States.” Two years later Charles began teaching singing schools in the surrounding area without ever having the benefit of a single formal music lesson. He began writing and selling many of his songs during those early days but never received more than two and one-half dollars for any of his works.

Family Bible Camp 2019

All praise and thanksgiving to our God for gathering 63 campers for Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church’s 6th Family Bible Camp 2019 from 19-22 June at the Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Hotel.

Our theme is “Israel in Prophecy”. The history and future of the nation of Israel is an exciting drama of God’s redemptive work in human history. From the call of a man, Abraham (Gen. 12:1-3), God made for Himself a chosen people in the nation of Israel. Out of the loins of this nation will come the Saviour of the world – Jesus Christ.

Though the nation rejected her Christ, God did not forsake His people. Jerusalem, the nation’s capital, was destroyed by the Roman army in A.D. 70. The scattering of Israel was God’s plan to bring the gospel to the rest of the world – rather through their fall salvation has come unto the Gentiles (Romans 11:11).

Through a Jewish remnant, God began the church as His witness to the nations of the world. God’s promise to Abraham for the nation did not cease with Israel dispersed to the four corners of the earth.

On 14th May 1948, Israel arose from the ashes, recognised as an independent nation by the United Nations. The Jewish people returned home according to God’s promise. Indeed, we serve a promise-keeping God – Deuteronomy 30:3 That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.