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Forerunners of the Reformation

– The Waldenses

Early in the 12th century there lived in Lyons, a city in the Rhone Valley in France, a wealthy merchant named Peter Waldo. In or about 1170 he employed a priest to translate from Latin into French the Four Gospels together with certain other books of Scriptures. By the grace of God he saw the truths of God’s Word and wanted to practise them. He began to realize that the Scripture alone are to be the basis of faith, and not the word of any human being, be he priest or bishop or pope. He learned that there is but one Mediator, that saints should not be worshipped, and that two sacraments and two only – baptism and the Lord’s Supper – were instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ.

500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation – Meaning and Significance

On 28th October 2017, a special commemoration service for the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation will be held at the rented premises of The Salvation Army’s Worship Centre at 500, Upper Bukit Timah Road from 4pm – 6pm, followed by fellowship dinner at the Fellowship Hall.

We are thankful to the Lord that Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Khoo, Pastor of True-Life Bible-Presbyterian Church and Principal of the Far Eastern Bible College will be our guest speaker. He will share with us the “Meaning and Significance” of the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in two messages.

We invite you to come and support this milestone event in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ on earth.

Jeremiah 6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

(1) Be Thou My Vision

The hymn, “Be Thou My Vision,” has its origins almost fifteen hundred years ago in Ireland. Written by the sixth-century Irish poet, Dallán Forgaill, also known as St. Dallán. Monks chanted his poetry, and someone much later used it as the basis for this hymn. St. Dallán lost his sight, which inspired the first line, “Be Thou our vision”.

The hymn is a prayer — a prayer that Christ will be our vision — our best thought — our presence — our light.

What would it mean if Christ were our vision? How would it change our lives?

(1) Gospel Rally 2017

Thank God for bringing 7 new visitors to the church last Lord’s Day at our Gospel Rally 2017.

The theme was “The Meaning of Life” taken from John 1:1-4. The grappling for meaning in life finds its ultimate rest in the Giver and Sustainer of life – the Person of Jesus Christ. Life has its Source and finding it will bring with it fullness of meaning. The search to find the “meaning of life” finds its end point or beginning point in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The gospel message is recorded in the attached link below:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jvtO0ebmA8]

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

This hymn was written by Helen Lemmel (1863-1961), a gifted singer and musician born in England later moved to the United States together at the age of 12. The song was inspired by a tract written by Lilias Trotter, a missionary to Algeria entitled “Focussed”. Trotter was writing about having the right focus on Jesus Christ puts the whole jigsaw puzzle of life in a blessed order. She gave this godly advice for keeping one’s life moving in the right direction:

Turn your soul’s vision to Jesus, and look and look at Him, and a strange dimness will come over all that is apart from Him.

“Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus” is the one that has continued to find its way into many hymnals and into human hearts because it holds out a promise of Jesus’ help for troubled souls.