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Lord’s Day, Vol. 5 No. 30

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 23 July, 2017 Posted in Weekly Newsletter Tagged with July 2017, Weekly, Weekly 2017

Be Diligent to Search the Scriptures

Proverbs 2:1-5 “My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.”

God’s people ought to be diligent in seeking the things of God, because these are things that count and last for eternity. Life does not end when this earthen vessel perishes. The decisions and the paths we take in this life have eternal consequences. We are faced with choices daily! How do we know which is the right choice? How can we walk in the path of God’s blessing?

If we diligently search the Scriptures we will understand “the fear of God and find the knowledge of God” (Proverbs 2:5). The fear of God and the knowledge of His will, help guide our choices.

Lord’s Day, Vol. 5 No. 29

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 16 July, 2017 Posted in Weekly Newsletter Tagged with Weekly, Weekly 2017, July 2017

Spiritual Leadership At Home

– Abraham’s Example

Genesis 18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

God’s approval was given to Abraham for his spiritual leadership in guiding his family to walk in the way of the LORD.

Lord’s Day, Vol. 5 No. 28

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 9 July, 2017 Posted in Weekly Newsletter Tagged with Weekly, Weekly 2017, July 2017

(1) Now Thank We All Our God

– A Table Grace in Time of War

When we sing the stately hymn of thanksgiving and praise “Now Thank We All Our God,” we might not realize its birth in one of history’s greatest periods of suffering.

Nothing brings more suffering and tragedy to our world as war. Even if one believers that war may be the necessary instrument for peace in some situations, it still leaves an aftermath of death and destruction.

One of history’s longest and most terrible wars, the last of the great religious wars of Europe, was the Thirty Years’ War of 1618-48. H.G. Wells described it as “one of the most cruel and destructive” of history. Germany, the main battleground between the warring Catholics and Protestants from various countries of Central Europe; suffered misery beyond description, with the German population decimated from sixteen million.

Lord’s Day, Vol. 5 No. 27

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 2 July, 2017 Posted in Weekly Newsletter Tagged with Weekly, Weekly 2017, July 2017

Finding Spiritual Growth

1 Peter 2:1-3 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

Pre-requisite for Growth

To grow spiritually, we are to remove hindrances to our spiritual lives. The words “laying aside” describe putting off garment, putting off the old man and putting on righteousness, putting on Christ. The emphasis is on the action of putting off. It has to be done by each one personally. It is a call to self-examination. We are to do so continuously – “laying aside”.

Lord’s Day, Vol. 5 No. 26

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 25 June, 2017 Posted in Weekly Newsletter Tagged with Weekly, Weekly 2017, June 2017

‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus – From a Husband’s Tragic Drowning

Louisa Stead (1850-1917), her husband, and their four-year-old daughter Lily went to enjoy a sunny day on the beach on Long Island Sound.

While they were having their picnic lunch, they suddenly heard cries of help and spotted a drowning boy in the sea.

Lord’s Day, Vol. 5 No. 25

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 17 June, 2017 Posted in Weekly 2017, Weekly Newsletter Tagged with Weekly 2017, June 2017, Weekly

Thank God for 70 campers gathered for our 4th Annual Family Bible Camp at the Pan Pacific Singapore.

The theme of our camp is “The Making of a Spiritual Man”. There were eight messages to speed us along our spiritual journey till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. (Ephesians 4:13)

Lord’s Day, Vol. 5 No. 24

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 11 June, 2017 Posted in Weekly Newsletter Tagged with Weekly, Weekly 2017, June 2017

So Shall We Ever Be With the Lord

(1 Thessalonians 4:17)

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

This is the glorious future of God’s people. It is the day the praying church of God awaits with great expectation. The day our Lord Jesus Christ returns to receive His saints into everlasting gladness. Our text tells us, “So shall we ever be with the Lord.” We want to spend time to meditate on this truth, that we may be comforted in our a hearts in our present temporal sojourn here on earth. The days of our lives are but a vapour in the light of eternity. God wants His people to see time with a heavenly perspective so that we may live wisely in the light of that day. Several thoughts arise from this truth.

Lord’s Day, Vol. 5 No. 23

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 4 June, 2017 Posted in Weekly Newsletter Tagged with Weekly, Weekly 2017, June 2017

(1) Meeting Our Needs Through Prayer

“Ask, and it shall be given you.” (Matt. 7:7a)

There is the needful supply of mercy and grace at God’s mercy seat, at the throne of grace, with Jesus. It’s there that our weak and often wounded souls are healed, strengthened, supplied, sped along in the paths of righteousness. Have we been too discouraged even to ask, too weak to knock, too faint to seek? Do not be, for there is an inexhaustible supply to meet our every need with Jesus. Jesus says, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 22:28). Perhaps it has been the exacting demand in the workplace, or is it in school, or at home that has taken a toll on you? Will you lift up your eyes to Jesus, from whence comes your true help!

Lord’s Day, Vol. 5 No. 22

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 28 May, 2017 Posted in Weekly Newsletter, Weekly 2017, 2017 Tagged with Weekly, Weekly 2017, May 2017

Fleeting Riches

Proverb 23:4-5 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

There is something deceitful about the material wealth of this world. In all our endeavours, this proverb warns us against labouring to be rich.

Verse 5 says “riches certainly make themselves wings” (this is a term of emphatic “certainty”). Riches that come to us can also be taken away from us.

The command in these two verses is the word “cease”. Cease from our own deception that labouring for riches is what life is all about.

As we look at the world today, we see how material wealth and riches are highly esteemed. The rich are portrayed as people having a good life and respected by the world. And because of this, many desire to become rich.

Lord’s Day, Vol. 5 No. 21

By Rev. Lek Aik Wee Posted on 21 May, 2017 Posted in Weekly Newsletter Tagged with Weekly, Weekly 2017, May 2017

(1) My Faith Looks Up to Thee

-In a Time of Illness and Loneliness

Ray Palmer (1808-87) experienced hardship early in life, having to leave school at the age of thirteen to work in a dry-goods store in Boston. He soon came to faith in Christ. His faith led him to complete school, graduate from Yale, and go on to the ministry.

Following his studies, he was overcome with illness and loneliness. At the age of twenty-one, in the midst of despair, he sought comfort by writing a poem. His composition came as a spontaneous expression of a deeper inner experience of the presence of Christ and a realization of what Christ meant to him and to the world.

Palmer had no idea that his words would be used as a hymn. But the poem was brought to the attention of Lowell Mason, one of America’s great hymn-tune composers. He wedded the words to the now familiar tune Olivet, sending Palmer’s poem around the world to become one of Christendom’s greatest hymns. The hymn is a prayer of faith. It acknowledges Christ as our Saviour and source of grace and inspiration.

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