BRD 2022

A Song In The Night BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 16:16-40 and Psalm 105:1-22 (NIV) (Tan Wah Yuan, Member, Care Sub-Committee, Missions) READ: Acts 16:16-40 (NIV) OBSERVE: The surprising songs in the dark prison cell give us the first sign that it […]

God Opens And Closes Doors As He Leads BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 15:36-41; Acts 16:1-15 and Psalm 104:24-35 (NIV) (Alvin Tay, Associate Lay Leader) READ: Acts 16:1-15,  focussing on verses 6 to 10 OBSERVE: In Acts 16:6-10, we read about the

Encourage Fellow Believers BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 15:1-35 and Psalm 104:1-23 (NIV) (Foo Yu Da, Chairperson, Witness & Evangelism) READ: Acts 15:1-35 (NIV) OBSERVE: Believers imposing Christian standards on fellow believers is a recurring theme that stood out. Particularly, between Jewish

The Blessings Of Righteousness BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 14 and Psalm 103 (NIV) (Gordon Tan, Associate Lay Leader) READ: Psalm 103:1-14 (ESV) Psalm 103: 2-52 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all

Intentional Missionary BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 13 and Psalm 102 (NIV) (Joyce Lo, Chairperson, Campus Ministry) READ: Acts 13 (NIV) OBSERVE: Acts 13 records the call to mission by God to Barnabas and Saul (also known as Paul). Thereafter their first

Prayers Of The Heart BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 12 and Psalm 101 (NIV) (Alvin Chua, Chairperson, Christian Outreach and Social Concerns) READ: Acts 12:1-16 (NIV) OBSERVE: As King Herod saw that persecuting the church and killing James (John’s brother) greatly pleased

Breaking New Ground BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 11 and Psalm 99 (NIV) (Patrick Chua, Pastoral Team Member, Witness & Evangelism) READ: Acts 11 (NIV) OBSERVE: After Peter baptised Cornelius and his household (Acts 10), the Jewish believers criticised him and said,

The Gospel For All BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 10:24-48 and Psalm 98 (NIV) (Joyce Ho, Wesley Missioner, Cru Singapore) READ: Acts 10:24-48 (NIV) OBSERVE: This passage is a pivotal turning point in God’s salvation message to the world. It starts with

Divine Vision & Divine Appointment BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 10:1-23 and Psalm 97 (NIV) (Charis Lim, Chairperson, Wesley@Cathay, Prayer & Praise) READ: The following passage from Acts 10:19-20, 22 (ESV) stands out for me:  19 And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit

For Great Is The Lord! BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 9:32-43 and Psalm 96 (NIV) (Lim Soo Huat, Committee Member, Mandarin Ministry) READ: Acts 9:32-43, Psalm 96 (NIV) OBSERVE: Psalm 96:4-64For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above

耶和华是伟大的 读经计划 使徒行传9:32-43;  诗篇 96 (林树发弟兄，华语事工委员) 研读： 使徒行传9:32-43;  诗篇 96 观察： 诗篇96:4-6 4 因为耶和华是伟大的，该受极大的赞美，他当受敬畏，过于众神之上。 5 因为万民的神都是虚空的偶像，但耶和华创造了诸天。 6 尊荣和威严在他面前，能力和华美在他圣所之中。 应用： 上帝最伟大的作为 —– 宇宙的创造。这作为叫祂的子民有足够的理由去赞美祂。 环顾古今天下，谁敢出此绝断之语，举世无双，唯我“圣经”也。这篇诗篇虽是几千年前出自大卫王之笔，但诗中所述却是永远不变之道。基督徒应铭记心中，且有责任传扬普天之下，有关上帝创造之事实。第5节说：万民的神都是虚空的偶像。诗人凸出了上帝超越其他的虚假之神。这些假神都是无生命的偶像，只是木头和金属所造，而上帝是活的，活跃于世界。其他的只是魔鬼或出自人的自我想象或其他意图。这样的例子不胜其数。 古有出埃及记32章，以色列人的金牛犊，摩西的兄弟亚伦也沾了一手。今日之现代社会，我们仍然在世界各地看到类似的敬拜结构。取材之广之深令人结舌。正如以赛亚书44:9所言，“制造雕刻偶像的尽都虚空；他们所喜悦的都无益处；。。。。”(和合本) 行动： 今年是我们教会“刻意门训”运动的开始，身为教会的一份子，我们应熟记圣经中的重要章节（特别是福音书中有关耶稣基督的经文），善用日常生活中适当的机遇，因时制地的向亲朋戚友、同事、学习伙伴，施予身教，使大家了解三一真神（圣父、圣子、圣灵）： 上帝的存在与慈爱； 主耶稣的为了拯救人类脱离罪恶而受死于十架； 圣灵的沟通； 祷告: 主啊，愿人们都能感受到基督徒的“真”与“爱”，有机会接触圣经的好消息，以至愿意将他们未来的一生转向一个有主的新生命，新生活。求祢让我们作为祢的好管道，诚恳邀请这些朋友经常到圣所来体验祢的华美与威严。 我的心常思念：耶和华，祢是伟大的，该受极大的赞美。阿门。

Who is Blind? BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 9:1-31 and Psalm 95 (NIV) (Woo Li Chun, Member, Care Sub-Committee, Missions) READ: Acts 9:1-31, Psalm 95 (NIV) OBSERVE: The early church had a hard time. They were under persecution and Saul was probably

Surrender To The Leading Of The Holy Spirit BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 8:26-40 and Psalm 94 (NIV) (Lee Fong Pheng, Treasurer, Missions Committee) READ: Acts 8:26-40 (NIV) OBSERVE: The story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch happened during the time when

Share The Good News Boldly With The Right Heart And Spirit BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 8:1-25 and Psalm 92 (NIV) (Alvin Chia, Associate Lay Leader) READ: Acts 8:1-25 (NIV) OBSERVE: In the midst of intense persecution of the church and scattering

Remain Under The Shelter Of The Most High BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 7, Psalm 91 (NIV) (Rebecca Zaccheus, Programme Coordinator, Missions Committee) READ: Psalm 91 (NIV) OBSERVE: This entire psalm conveys a vivid expression of God’s protection over us that comforts,

Serving To Trust And Trusting To Serve BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 6 and Psalm 90 (NIV) (Mabel Tay, Chairperson, CARE Sub-Committee, Missions Committee) READ: Acts 6:1-7 (NIV) Key Words: complained (gongysmos) | distribution (diakonia) of food | wait on (diakonein) tables

Witnessing In Obedience BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 5:17-42 and Psalm 89:30-52 (NIV) (Yulia Jomono, Chairperson, Field Development Team Sub-Committee, Missions Committee) READ: Acts 5:17-42 (NIV) OBSERVE: The apostles were arrested due to their rising popularity and increasing number of followers. The

When It is Actually Not Your All BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 5:1-16 and Psalm 89:1-29 (NIV) (Joel Choong, Missionary Associate) READ: Acts 5:3, 9 (NIV) OBSERVE: A question that I had was: How did Peter know that both Ananias and Sapphira

From Prayer To Boldness And Unity BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 4:23-37 and Psalm 88 (NIV) (Winnie Lim, Missionary Associate) READ: Acts 4:23-24a; 31-37 (NLT)  23 As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them

Spirit-led Boldness BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 4:1-22 and Psalm 86 (NIV) (Phoebe Yee, Missionary Associate) READ: Acts 4:1-22 and Psalm 86 (NIV) OBSERVE: After reading these two passages, it seems inevitable that those who follow the way and teachings of God

In The Ripeness Of His Time BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 3 and Psalm 85 (NIV) (Jonathan Kong, Missionary Associate) READ: Acts 3:1-10 (NIV) OBSERVE: This account marks the first miracle performed by Peter after the stunning first Pentecost, with Peter transformed

We Need Unity To Form CommUNITY BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 2:37-47 and Psalm 84 (NIV) (Alvin Tay, Associate Lay Leader, Missions) READ: Acts 2:37-47 (NIV) OBSERVE: Most of us are probably familiar with Acts 2:42-47, having done the Acts 2 Church

Lord, Pour Out Your Spirit BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 2:1-36 and Psalm 83 (NIV) (Michael Chan, Pastoral Team Member, Missions Ministry) READ: Acts 2:1-36 (NIV) OBSERVE: Pentecost, the Feast of Weeks, is celebrated 50 days after Passover and Christ’s resurrection, in

The Mission Of Submission BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 1:12-26 and Psalm 82 (NIV) (Pauline Yek, Pastoral Team Member, Missions Ministry) READ: Acts 1:12-26 (NIV) OBSERVE: I observe 3 things in this passage that the apostles did when they were given the

Dare To Be A Witness BRD REFLECTIONS Acts 1:1-11 and Psalm 81 (NIV) (Tony Tng, Chairperson, Missions Committee) READ: Acts 1:1-11 (NIV) OBSERVE: Jesus said in Acts 1:8 that “you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea

A Perfect Ending BRD REFLECTIONS Ruth 4:13-22 and Psalm 79 (NIV) (Angela Goh, Member of Nominations Committee, Women’s Society of Christian Service (WSCS)) READ: Ruth 4:13-22; Psalm 79:5;13 (NIV) OBSERVE: And they lived happily ever after! The book of Ruth

God’s Purpose Accomplished BRD REFLECTIONS Ruth 4:1-12 and Psalm 78:40-72 (NIV) (Khoo Heng Keow, Chairperson, Tuesday Fellowship, Women’s Society of Christian Service (WSCS)) READ: Ruth 4:1-12 (NIV) OBSERVE: 1.   Boaz went to seek out the kinsman-redeemer at the town

Wait And Trust In God When Plans Encounter Unexpected Obstacles BRD REFLECTIONS Ruth 3 and Psalm 78:1-39 (NIV) Koh Geok Cheng, Finance Chairperson, Women’s Society of Christian Service (WSCS)) READ: Ruth 3 and Psalm 78:1-39 (NIV) OBSERVE: In Ruth 3,

Be Kind BRD REFLECTIONS Ruth 2 and Psalm 77 (NIV) (Cheryl Seow, Local Church Coordinator, Women’s Society of Christian Service (WSCS)) READ: Ruth 2 (NIV) OBSERVE: Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth had gone through a challenging period in their lives.

Strengthening My Faith In God BRD REFLECTIONS Ruth 1 and Psalm 76 (NIV) (May Chew, President, Women’s Society of Christian Service (WSCS)) READ: Ruth 1 (focusing on verses 6-18) OBSERVE: Naomi and her daughters-in-law (Orpah and Ruth) left Moab to