Weekly Sermon Reflection Questions

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l Abraham, the father of all believers, led a life that is not totally blameless. Following God’s call and promise to make him into a great nation, at 75 years of age, Abraham left in […]

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l Humans are under the wrath of God because of our ungodliness and unrighteousness.  Romans 1-3 tells us that God shows no partiality as we have all sinned and fallen short of His glory.  Paul

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l How does a faithful God save us from His righteous wrath? It angers God that the people He had made in his image and designed to walk with him, have strayed. All of us

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l In His mercy, Holy God withholds His righteous judgment and atones for mankind’s guilt by the blood of Jesus. Though undeserving, we are made righteous by His grace. Such is the amazing Good News

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l Following the first sermon in the Romans series “Made Right to Walk Right”, which highlighted the sin in all humankind, we move on to the failure of the Jews (Rom. 2:17,19,20,24) and God’s determined

READ | SERMON NOTES Exploring what it means to make right with God and to walk right with Him. Paul’s assertion of man’s sinfulness to the posture of his Jewish brethren.  Paul presented three rhetorical questions: What advantages, then, to

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l John Wesley’s heart-warming experience (received assurance that his sins are forgiven and he is saved through trust in Christ alone) came about from hearing a reading of the preface to Martin Luther’s commentary on

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l Paul’s letter to the Church in Rome is his longest and most doctrinal letter, written in Corinth around 60 AD. It has been at the centre of many spiritual awakenings including those of St

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l We cannot surrender all on our own strength. That is why the biblical understanding is that it is the grace of God that we give. This discipleship principle is captured in today’s passage. The

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l Corinth was a very rich city because of its vibrant trades and ideal location.  Living standards increased as people were more affluent.  With affluence came a sense of individualism that values self-sufficiency, i.e. greedy

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l Stewardship is re-directing earthly resources using eternal perspectives. It is an integral part of God’s mission whereby we share what we have, with glad, generous and grateful hearts. All that we have – time,

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l God entrusts and expects His disciples to steward every resource He gives. To diligently fulfill this high calling beyond financial tithing and giving, we need to understand the big picture of stewardship. We manage,

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l A story is told of someone who fell into a village well. To rescue him, someone had to go down to the well, secured by a rope while several others had to hold on

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l We may have had mentors and role models in our lives. Let us look to St Paul as a role model to understand what are the marks of a disciple in full-time ministry such

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l As evangelists, we should be aware of the cultural realities and climate we are living in today. There is a rising tide of anti-Christian sentiments and authoritarian governments are increasingly restricting religion. Several theologians

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l In 1 Cor 3:-5-9, Apostle Paul used an agricultural imagery process to show us we have an equal role in kingdom partnership with God, and our assignment is to obey God and fulfill the

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l We are all evangelists at heart because we tend to share things we like, be it the best hawker stall or good deals. If it’s good news, share it. The gospel or glad tidings

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l What does it mean to reach outside of ourselves and our faith community to the lost, as an individual and as a church? Intentional Discipleship: Evangelism Evangelism is the proclamation of the good news

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l How do our friendships shape us into Christlikeness? Four types of friendships: 1. Acquaintance – know very little of each other 2. Casual friendship – share common interests, activities and concerns like games, climate

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l We are created to connect intimately with God and one another in community. Spiritual Friendship is a shared relationship rooted in Christ, where there’s mutual commitment to help each other grow Christlikeness. Then there’s

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l John Wesley’s heart felt strangely warmed at Aldersgate in 1738. While some churches prefer to emphasise the head for correct thinking, and others the hands for correct doing, Methodists should stress the heart for

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l The book of Ephesians was written by Paul to the church in Ephesus, which was the third largest city in the Roman Empire. It was a culturally chaotic and vibrant city where pagan worshippers

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l Ps Judith shared her testimony. Born in 1973 in Medan, married to a Singaporean at age 21, she gave birth to a severely handicapped daughter. One month later, her husband left her and she

READ | SERMON NOTES Deuteronomy 6:1-9 is to be taught to all family members.  v4-9 is known as The Shema Prayer.  It is a classic Hebrew confession of faith spoken daily by pious Jews.  The first thing God wanted His

READ | SERMON NOTES Background The entire book of Deuteronomy is a series of public addresses from Moses to prepare Israel’s next lap into the Promised Land. None left from Egypt except Caleb and Joshua (Numbers 32:11-12). Deuteronomy 6 consists

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | Feeling excluded, disconnected in church? Frustrated by a lack of genuine interaction? Why and how is the small group community key in disciple making? God is relational. He breathed His Spirit into MAN (Genesis

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | A biblical principle in discipleship is we are made complete in community – you complete me, I complete you. As members of Christ’s body, we belong to each other (Rm 12:4,5). John Wesley believes

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary l “The greatest failure of the church is not our poor evangelism, but our poor discipleship.” (Rev Stanley Chua) Why is this so, even though there is no lack of resources and teachings on discipleship?

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary | There are 3 key struggles that all humanity has to deal with. Romans 8 addresses these issues so that we may find liberty and healing. 1. The Struggle of Emptiness: Despite our wealth and

READ | SERMON NOTES Summary I Jesus tells us that the most important thing in life is to love God with all our heart, mind and strength. In other words, we are to love God with our heart, head and