Weekly Sermon Reflection Questions

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | Keeping our flames of faith alive in the aspect of temptations is man’s perennial struggle. Following Jesus’ baptism where his identity as the Son of God was affirmed by God, he was led by the […]

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | Intentional disciples “Press on!” faithfully when put to the test, for Jesus says, “I am with you!” TESTING transforms and nurtures us with God by our side. Painful as pruning is, only good can come

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | Discipleship sometimes feels like doing the cha cha! We take a few steps forward and then a few steps back! Why is this? It has everything to do with the heart. We need hearts that

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | The pursuit of materialistic happiness will disappoint over time. But Jesus’ Sermon of the Mount shows us what it means to be truly happy and how Christians should live. It contains the central tenets of

READ | SERMON NOTES “Is there anything else I can do for you?” A. What is Sacrificial Service? 1. Sacrifice Sacrificial service is never easy to do. It is doing good works even when it is costly, challenging, or inconvenient. Costly –

READ | SERMON NOTES BACKGROUND On 7th & 8th Jan 2017, we launched Wesley Discipleship Model with these components: Worships God, Emulates Christ, Steward God’s Gifts, Loves Others, Evangelises the World and Yields to the Word. In Wesley, we believe that as a disciple of Christ, we

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | Spiritual disciplines help us experience the reign of Christ in our lives through the Holy Spirit who: convinces us of God’s pardon for us; helps guide us to repentance and reliance on God; and helps

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | Celebrating Chinese New Year reminds us that a new year gives us opportunities for starting new spiritual disciplines. Some think of spiritual disciplines as a visit to the dentist – it’s good for us but

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | Do we need each other to become Christ-like intentional disciples? Resoundingly, yes! Caring relationships that persevere to show the unfailing love of God, can gently redirect a backslidden believer back to Christ and to take

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | In an earlier sermon by Pastor Raymond, a disciple is defined as one who loves Christ and others by growing in Christ, sharing Christ and serving Christ. We are called to be disciples and make

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | The Truth of God does not transform us – it is truth applied that does. This is scriptural obedience! WHY is scriptural obedience essential for discipleship? It places God at the centre of our lives, and

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | We may enjoy reading God’s Word, but if our life is not mastered and transformed by it, then we are not using the Word as God has intended. God’s Word is not just to be

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | This is a new series exploring intentional discipleship. Discipleship is about growing in the likeness of Christ. To grow is to be intentional about maturing in our Christian walk, so that we are not a

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | We learnt in last week’s sermon by Rev Gladwin that a holy disciple is to grow, share and serve Christ. The 5 ways to grow in holiness can be described with the acronym CORDS. God uses Significant

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | Becoming a disciple doesn’t happen overnight; it’s a life-long journey of transformation. It is intentional and relational. Be Intentional. In our scripture verse, Paul says to work out our salvation with fear and trembling, i.e. while

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | In 1 Peter 1:15-16, the word “holy” appears 4 times. A Google search on “holy” shows that people associate this word with religious people, monks in robes who retreat from the world or saintly people

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | Our identification is Christian but our true spiritual identity is child of God and disciple of Christ. A Christian may carry his identification but may never fully live in his true identity. Discipleship is integral