BRD 2023

– Sex – A Two-Faced Gift BRD REFLECTIONS: 1 Corinthians 7:1-16  and  Psalm 133, 134 (NIV) (Joni Ong, Core Team Leader, SGM) READ: His Word to me this season: 1 Corinthians 7:2-5, 10,11 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man […]

– Lord, Teach Me To Flee From Sin BRD REFLECTIONS: 1 Corinthians 6  and  Psalm 132 (NIV) (Saw Seang Mei, SGM Zone 10 Leader) READ: As I read 1 Corinthians 6, verses 9-10 where God gave examples of our sins  stood

一 封告诫的信 BRD REFLECTIONS: 1 Corinthians 5 and Psalm 130, 131 (NIV) (华语事工委员会成员黄丽云姐妹) 研读: 哥林多前书 第5 章 观察: 哥林多前书第 5 章是关于保罗写给哥林多教会的一封告诫的信。 我的观察是： 第 1 节：保罗虽然不在哥林多，但他已经听说有一个信徒与他继母行淫。 这是连非信徒都不会做的事。 第 2 节：保罗质疑为什么教会不将这个人从他们的团契中除名。 第5节：保罗劝教会将这个罪人交在撒但手中，使他的罪性被毁坏，他自己在主再来时也能得救。 第 6 节：保罗警告教会，如果允许一个人继续犯罪，很快教会中的每个人都会受到影响。 第8节：保罗希望教会庆祝时不要吃邪恶和邪恶的旧面包，而是要吃纯洁和真理的新面包。 第9-11节：保罗不希望教会与那些沉溺于罪恶的人交往，尤其是那些自称是信徒的人。 第12节：保罗提醒教会，审判外人不是他们的工作，而是审判教会内部的人。 第 13 节：最终保罗希望教会把恶人从他们中间清除出去。    应用: 我已经成为基督徒很长时间了，但我与教会成员的关系更像是“你好，再见”的普通见面肤淺的朋友。 我通常不会因为兄弟或姐妹是否犯罪而烦恼，因为他们不是我真正的家人。 

– A Warning Letter BRD REFLECTIONS: 1 Corinthians 5 and Psalm 130, 131 (NIV) (Jennifer Ng, Mandarin Ministry Committee Member) READ: 1 Corinthians 5 (NLT) OBSERVE: 1 Corinthians 5 is about a warning letter  by Paul to a church in Corinth. These

– Persevering In His Righteousness BRD REFLECTIONS: 1 Corinthians 4  and  Psalm 129 (NIV) (Esther Wong, Zone 12 Core Team Member, SGM) READ: Psalm 129:1-8 (ESV) spoke to me. OBSERVE: The Psalms of Ascent (Psalm 120 – 134) are a unique

– Die To Self Daily To Be God-Dependent BRD REFLECTIONS: 1 Corinthians 3  and  Psalm 127 (NIV) (Christina Stanley, Core Leadership Team ) READ: 1 Corinthians 3  and  Psalm 127 (NIV) How well God, our Creator and Heavenly Father knows us. And always

– Spirit-Empowered Witness Of God BRD REFLECTIONS: 1 Corinthians 2 and  Psalm 126 (NIV) (Julia Jomono, SGM Core Team Member) READ: 1 Corinthians 2 (NIV) OBSERVE: Paul came to the Corinthians not in human wisdom or eloquence, but as a witness empowered by

– Called And Surrounded BRD REFLECTIONS: 1 Corinthians 1  and  Psalm 125 (NIV) (Patricia Koh, SGM Zone 11, APZL) READ: 1 Corinthians 1  and  Psalm 125 (NIV) OBSERVE: From 1 Cor 1, the word “called’ spoke to my heart.   vs 1: “Paul, called

– Return To The Lord BRD REFLECTIONS: Hosea 14  and  Psalm 124 (NIV) (Heather Ong, Zone Leader SGM) READ: Hosea 14  and  Psalm 124 (NIV) OBSERVE: Hosea is a prophet with a broken heart. His personal life with an adulterous

– Responsible And Grateful BRD REFLECTIONS: Hosea 13 and Psalm 123 (NIV) (Victoria Lim SGL) READ: Hosea 13 (NIV) OBSERVE: Ephraim was an important tribe in Israel, and held great sway over the other tribes. When Ephraim spoke, the ‘people

– God’s Restorative Love BRD REFLECTIONS: Hosea 11, 12 and Psalm 122 (NIV) (Tan Hai Chuang, Assistant Leader, Zone 8 SGM) READ: Hosea 11, 12 and Psalm 122 (NIV) OBSERVE: God’s love for his chosen people, Israel, is very great.

– Is God Good Enough For You? BRD REFLECTIONS: Hosea 10 and Psalm 121 (NIV) (Andrew Pan, SGL LEGaO) READ AND OBSERVE: Hos 10:1: The more Israel prospered, the more Israel turned away from God to worship idols.  Do I

– God Warns; He Answers BRD REFLECTIONS:  Hosea 9 and Psalm 120 (NIV) (Chia Swee Hoon, Leader, Small Group) READ:  Focus: Hosea 9:1,7,17 & Psalm 120:1 (NIV) OBSERVE:  In Hosea 9, God sent the prophet Hosea to warn the Israelites

– Walking In The Light BRD REFLECTIONS: Hosea 8 and Psalm 119:113-144 (NIV) (Sim Bee Leng, Small Group Leader) READ: The verse which stood out for me was: Psalm 119:130: “The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding

– He Lights My Path BRD REFLECTIONS: Hosea 6, 7 and Psalm 119:97-112 (NIV) (Terence Tan, Zone 5 PCZ core team) READ: In Ps 119:105, I was reminded that “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light

– Not 911 But Psalm 119 BRD REFLECTIONS: Hosea 5 and Psalm 119:65-96 (NIV) (Yeo Su Chen, Chairperson, Communications Ministry) READ: Psalm 119:65-96 (NIV) OBSERVE: 911 is the emergency telephone number for many countries. It is also associated with the tragedy

– To Be His Royal Priesthood BRD REFLECTIONS: Hosea 4 and Psalm 119:33-64 (NIV) (Leong Zhou Hao, Zone 4A Core Team Member) READ: Hosea 4:4-6 (ESV) stands out to me. After a description of the dire state Israel is in,

– The Painful Price Of Unfaithfulness BRD REFLECTIONS: Hosea 2, 3 and Psalm 119:1-32 (NIV) (Joel Choong, SGM Zone 4 Leader) READ: Hosea 2, 3 (NIV) OBSERVE: In Hosea 2:12, Hosea’s adulterous wife uses the word “wages”, indicating to me

– Give Thanks To The Lord For He Is Good, His Love Endures Forever! BRD REFLECTIONS: Hosea 1 and Psalm 118 (NIV) (Shaun Tan, SGM CLT & Zone 4 Leader) READ: Psalm 118 (ESV) OBSERVE: The Psalmist repeatedly calls God’s people

– Spending Time And Money For Personal Discipleship BRD REFLECTIONS: Numbers 35, 36 and Psalm 116 (NIV) (David Mok, Church Analytics Ministry Chairperson) READ: Numbers 35: 1-3 (NIV) OBSERVE: In this passage, Moses assigned land to the Israelites as instructed

– Drive Out Your Idols BRD REFLECTIONS: Numbers 33, 34 and Psalm 115 (NIV) (Celine Sia, Assistant Zone Leader) READ: Numbers 33, 34 and Psalm 115 (NIV) OBSERVE: Numbers 33 sets out, in quite a lot of geographical detail, the Israelites’ journey

– 教会的分歧 教会的分歧: 民数记 32 篇，诗篇 114 (刘美莲姐妹) 研读: 民数记 32 篇，诗篇 114 观察: 在民数记 32 中，吕便人和迦得人看到雅谢和基列的土地适于放牧，并希望在那里定居，而不是在应许之地。 诗篇 114 让我想起我们全能的上帝，出埃及记——以色列人穿越红海和约旦河。 我还观察到上帝的所有创造物——海洋、河流、山脉和丘陵都敬畏他。 尽管如此，我们无所不能的慈爱和仁慈的上帝将永远在那里平息我们混乱的局面并给我们平安。    应用: 虽然神可能会显明祂对我们的计划，一步一步带领我们，但我们现在通常看不到最后美好完美的结果，因为这些步骤在我们眼中可能看起来很艰难，就像要过约但河去接管迦南人的财产一样。 一路上，我们可能会遇到几乎立竿见影的“收获”，就像适合吕便人和迦得人牲畜的雅谢和基列地一样。 一路上我们需要耐心等待上帝的带领，即使旅途可能很艰难。 我们不应该气馁，也不应该被短期利益所诱惑。 行为: 我需要花时间祷告，在我的决定中寻求上帝的指引。 我需要相信上帝的计划总是更好，因为祂的道路和意念比我的更高。 我需要顺服并全心全意地跟随他，对祂有耐心，以经历祂为我安排的最终完美结果。 祈祷: 亲爱的天父，祢确实是全能的、威严的、信实的，值得我信赖。 父神，我祈求祢继续保守我的心、意念和作为，让我不被短期的“收益”所诱惑，而是全心全意地遵循祢完美的旨意。 父神，当我身处混乱的处境时，我祈求祢的平安。 奉耶稣的名，阿门！

– Following God Wholeheartedly BRD REFLECTIONS: Numbers 32 and Psalm 114 (NIV) (Esther Low, Secretary, Mandarin Ministry) READ: Numbers 32 and Psalm 114 (NIV) OBSERVE: In Numbers 32, the Reubenites and Gadites saw that the lands of Jaber and Gilead were suitable

– Praise The Lord BRD REFLECTIONS: Numbers 30, 31 and Psalm 113 (NIV) (Philip Oh, PPRC Chairperson) READ: Psalm 113, short 9 verse Psalm.  “Praise The Lord” is found at the beginning and the end of the Psalm and another four

– God’s Commandments BRD REFLECTIONS: Numbers 28, 29 and Psalm 112 (NIV) (Hoo Feng Wen, APCZL of Zone 4) READ: As I read Numbers 28, 29, there was a phrase that was repeated throughout the two chapters:  “You shall not do

– Grace In Judgment BRD REFLECTIONS: Numbers 26 & 27 and  Psalm 111 (NIV) (Joshua Ong, Core Team Member, SGM) READ: When I read Numbers 26 (ESV), it initially seemed to be a boring list of numbers recording the numbers of

– God Is The Judge BRD REFLECTIONS: Numbers 25 and  Psalm 109 (NIV) (Kevin Tong, Core Team Member, SGM) READ: When I read Numbers 25 & Psalm 109, the verses that caught my attention were: Numbers 25: v4-5: The Lord said

– A Blessed People BRD REFLECTIONS:  Numbers 23-24 and  Psalm 108 (NIV) (Kenneth Lim, Core Team Member, SGM) READ:  Numbers 23-24 and  Psalm 108 (NIV) OBSERVE: Numbers 23-24: Prior to the events of Numbers 23-24, Balak, the king of Moab, summoned Balaam

– Setbacks Or Red Flags? BRD REFLECTIONS: Numbers 22 and  Psalm 107:17-43 (NIV) (Andrew Ng, Small Group Leader) READ: Numbers 22 (NIV) OBSERVE: In Numbers 22, Balaam, a pagan prophet, was asked by the Moabites to curse the Israelites who were

– Prone To Forget BRD REFLECTIONS: Numbers 20, 21 and  Psalm 107:1-16 (NIV) (Adriel Gwee, Core Team, SGM) READ: Numbers 20:2-9 and Numbers 21:4-9 (NIV) OBSERVE: The people of Israel were in the wilderness and had no water . They started