BRD 2024

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Trusting God In Our Sufferings BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 40, 41 and Psalm 133 (NIV) (Chua Chi Siong, CIC facilitator) READ: Job 40-41, focusing on Job 40:1-8 (NIV) OBSERVE: God allowed Satan to inflict an upright Job with multiple calamities, taking

“My God Restores Me” BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 38, 39 and Psalm 132 (NIV) (Lim Swee Kim, Disciple Facilitator) READ: “I will clothe his enemies with shame, but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.” – Psalm 132:18 (NIV)

Is It True? Is It Kind? Is It Necessary? BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 36, 37 and Psalm 131 (NIV) (Ryan Lim (CIC team)) READ: “Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress,  Into a broad place where there is

Be A Source Of Comfort BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 34, 35 and Psalm 130 (NIV) (Lau Lee Fang, CiC Facilitator) READ: In Job 34-35, Elihu continued lecturing the man that God repeatedly called “blameless and upright, a man who fears God

On Age And Wisdom BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 32,33 and Psalm 129 (NIV) (Audie Lim, D&N Facilitator) READ: Job 32,33 (ESV) OBSERVE: In today’s passage, Elihu finally speaks. He explains why he must speak in chapter 32 in a rebuke against Eliphaz,

Words Just Aren’t Enough BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 31 and Psalm 128 (NIV) (Andrew Tong SGM Zone Leader) READ: Job 31 (NIV) OBSERVE: In Job 31, Job continues to defend his innocence, and proclaims the measures he has taken to maintain

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“I Know My Redeemer Lives” BRD REFLECTIONS:  Job 29, 30 and Psalm 126 (NIV) (Lim Cheng Geok, BRD Committee ) READ:  Job 29, 30 and Psalm 126 (NIV) OBSERVE: In chapter 29, Job recalls his past life: the respect he had

A Greater Fool Am I BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 28 and Psalm 125 (NIV) (Eric Ang, Chairperson of Finance Committee) READ: Job 28 (NIV) OBSERVE: Job 28 is an interlude that is beautifully written and inserted in the Book of Job.

God Is With Me BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 27 and Psalm 124 (NIV) (Cheryl Seow, President, Women’s Society of Christian Service ) READ: In reading today’s passages, I noticed a parallel theme. In Job 27, Job spoke of enduring much personal sufferings

God Is Worthy Of Our Pursuit BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 25, 26 and Psalm 123 (NIV) (Tony Tng – Steward) READ: Job 25, 26 (NIV) OBSERVE: Job was in distress. He was in pain. The weight of suffering and affliction only

“It’s So Unfair!” BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 23, 24 and Psalm 122 (NIV) (Lucas Chow, Steward, LCEC) READ: For today’s reflection, I focused on Job 23 and 24.  In particular:  Job 23:2 “Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand is

信仰的持守 BRD REFLECTIONS: 约伯记 第二十二章 & 诗篇 第一百二十一章 刘燕霞（华文儿童事工领袖） 研读： 【约伯记22：4】岂是因你敬畏他，就责备你、审判你吗？ 【约伯记22：5】你的罪恶岂不是大吗？你的罪孽也没有穷尽。 观察： 简短的两节经句以反问句的形式，出现在《约伯记》的字里行间，令我似曾相识；我和先生同为基督徒，我早先生一年信主；记得在刚信主之初，有一次，因为对经文的理解和属世观点不同，我们之间发生小小的争执；而我的第一反应就是引用经文来反驳他；并严肃地告诉他：你的理解和观点不是上帝所喜悦的，你偏离了属灵的方向！先生静默。 直到有一天，门徒课后，我们走在回家的路上，先生突然问我：“你对约伯的这三位朋友有什么看法？你能感受到约伯的内心活动吗？”惊愕中，我陷入了沉思…（这天的课程主题《约伯记》） 反思： 在经文中，以利法毫不客气地指责了约伯，虽然没有依据，但他仍然认为约伯遭受苦难是因为犯罪所引起的；现在看来，这样的思维犹如—成功神学逻辑：上帝乐意赐福给祂百姓或义人的，神的百姓就一定会成功，凡事亨通。反之，若你不能成功或遭受苦难，那一定是你在上帝面前犯了罪。对于现在的我，会突然感觉这是一种很可怕逻辑，既把普通律当作唯一律。 反观初信者的我，何尝不是像以利法一样，坚信上帝会惩罚恶人和属灵过犯的人；却标榜自己才是最了解上帝心意的人。也许我可以把圣经经节倒背如流；也许我会认为自己才是替上帝伸张正义的人；也许我会感觉自己已经稳稳地走在了真理的道路上。但我却没有发现，自己已经站在了道德的制高点上，肆意的去指责别人的过犯，并得出结论‘需要悔改归向神’与此同时，把自己排除在罪的范围之外，却浑然不知。这样的做法本身就是犯罪。 行动： 《约伯记》22章，以利沙的观点似乎不适用于约伯；但对于我这个当代的基督徒来说，是有正面意义的；同时也是很好的提醒；警醒我要真正地把自己所认为正确和善良的珍宝，丢弃在尘土中，降卑自己的心，以神为珍宝，蒙到神的恩典，得到神的拯救。 祷告： 慈爱的阿爸天父，感谢您让我在约伯记的研读中看到了自己曾经的自以为是；同时，也在以利沙对朋友的论断中得到警醒。求主帮助我常常谦卑在您的面前，在遭遇困难和逆境时，坚守信仰；堵住撒旦侵入的破口；靠主得胜；行走在主耶稣的真理之路上。祷告奉我主耶稣基督的名求 Amen。

Holding On To My Faith BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 22 and Psalm 121 (NIV) (Liu Yanxia  (MM Children Ministry Leader) READ: Job 22:4-5 (NIV) 4 “Is it for your piety that he rebukes you     and brings charges against you?

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Where Is The Justice? BRD REFLECTIONS:  Job 21 and Psalm 119:169-176 (NIV) (Tony Yeo, Steward, LCEC) READ: Job 21 (NIV) OBSERVE: In this passage, Job rebuts his friend Zophar who tries  to convince Job in Job 20 that God will punish

When My Heart Trembles At Your Word BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 20 and Psalm 119:161-168 (NIV) (Giam Lay Hoon, Disciple Facilitator) READ: Psalm 119:161-168 (NIV) OBSERVE: King David writes about : APPLY: As a Worship Leader, Choir member, praise team member,

What A Friend We Have In Jesus BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 19 and Psalm 119:153-160 (NIV) (Woon Kee Yang, Associate Lay Leader) READ: Job 19 and Psalm 119:153-160 (NIV) OBSERVE: Estranged from his friends and family, in anguish and despair, Job

Trials And Temptations Help Us Grow In Faith BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 18 and Psalm 119:145-152 (NIV) (Gordon Tan, Associate Lay Leader) READ: Psalm 119:147-149 (NIV) I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your

My Redeemer BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 16 & 17 and Psalm 119:137-144 (NIV) (Woo Li Chun, Christian Believer Facilitator) READ: Job 16, 17 and Psalm 119:137-144 (NKJV) OBSERVE: What struck me upon reading Job’s speech in Job 16-17 is the depth

Your Presence Is My Present BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 15 and Psalm 119:129-136 (NIV) (Alex Lai, Associate Lay Leader) READ: The verses that stood out for me are as follows. Job 15:9-10 – What do you know that we do not

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But I Will Hope In Him BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 13, 14 and Psalm 119:113-120 (NIV) (Song Tao, Chairperson, Youth Ministry) READ: Job 13:15-16 (ESV) OBSERVE: Job 13 is an insight into the inner world of a man who felt that

“To The Very End” BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 11 & 12 and Psalm 119: 105–112 (NIV) (Irwin Seet, Chairperson, Worship and Music) READ: For this devotion, I have focused on the verse Psalm 119:112: “My heart is set on keeping your

God’s Word Is Sweeter Than Honey BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 9, 10 and Psalm 119:97-104 (NIV) (Foo Yu Da, Chairperson, Witness & Evangelism) READ: Psalm 119:97-104 (NIV) “Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long… How

Journeying With Those Facing Challenges BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 8 and Psalm 119:89-96 (NIV) (Koh Geok Cheng, Glowing Years Ministry Chairperson) READ: Job 8 (NIV) 5 But if you will seek God earnestly    and plead with the Almighty,6 if you are pure and upright,    even

Honest Prayers BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 6 & 7 and Psalm 119:81-88 (NIV) (Roger Chan, Chairperson, Small Group Ministry) READ: Job 6 & 7 and Psalm 119:81-88 (NIV) The thing that struck me most was how raw and real these passages

Waiting And Surrendering BRD REFLECTIONS: Job 4 & 5 and Psalm 119:73-80 (NIV) (Josephine Loo, Property Committee Chair) READ: Psalm 119:73-80 (NIV) OBSERVE: Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Book of Psalms. It teaches us how to handle

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