Pastor Amin will minister at Parents’ Appreciation Night.
Date: 17 May Saturday night at 630pm to 930pm.
Venue: Charcoal Gourmet, The Treasury next to Funan IT Mall.
Nearest MRT: 5 minutes walk from City Hall MRT station.
Nearest Carpark: Funan IT Mall or Parliament House.
Cost of buffet dinner: $30 per person.
Register with Mei Cheng latest by 11 May Sunday.

Dear Saints,

1. ‘COST OF DISCIPLESHIP’ BIBLE CLASS
Date: 30 April to 21 May Wednesday nights from 745pm church office.

2. ALABASTER GATHERING
Date: 2 May Friday night at 8pm Cynthia’s place. Bible Study Topic: What’s Next?

3. MANDARIN SERVICES
Date: 4 May Sunday morning from 10am to 11am at Tweenies room.
Mandarin services are held on 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month.

4. IMAGE BEARES/ GAP BRIDGERS/ ATHLETES IN CHRIST
Date of Combined Prayer Meeting: 4 May on Sunday afternoon at 245pm Church office.
“Facing your Giants’ - A prayer session on Spiritual Warfare.

5. PARENTS APPRECIATION NIGHT
Date: 17 May Saturday night from 630pm to 930pm
Venue: Charcoal restaurant, The Treasury next to Funan Mall.
Pastor Amin will minister on Parents Appreciation Night.
Cost of buffet dinner: $30 per person. Register with Mei Cheng latest by 11 May Sunday.
6. SPECIAL SPEAKER - PASTOR AMIN
Date: 18 May Sunday morning at 1115am Auditorium.

7. MARRIED LADIES GATHERING
Date: 24 May Saturday afternoon at 3pm; venue is to be advised later.
Married ladies will gather for bible study and prayers.

8. MONTH-END PRAYER SERVICE
Date: 30 May Friday night at 745pm Auditorium.

9. BIBLE STUDIES
If you are interested in bible studies, please approach Paul.
10. EASTER SUN BUFFET LUNCH
Adults pay $10. Students (above 12 years old) pay $5.
If you have joined us for our Easter Sunday buffet lunch, you may drop your payment into the offering bag using the Tithe envelope. Or you can hand your payment to Dilyis, Sarah, Louis or myself.

Hi Church,

We hope to enlist volunteers to help out with the Parents’ Appreciation night.
Date: 17/5, Saturday from 630pm to 930pm
Venue: Charcoal restaurant The Treasury next to Funan mall.

We have highlighted the following areas :
a) 2 ushers who will stand at the door area to welcome & usher parents to their allocated seats.
Help with putting photos into photo frames as gifts to parents.
b) 1 receptionist who will hand out programme sheet w song lyrics. Help with putting photos into photo frames as gifts.

On Parents’ Appreciation night, we will present a slideshow with the theme on “Happy Memories”.
We welcome church members to contribute their pictures on their growing up days that are taken with your parents. Do include some details about the pictures that are contributed to Hwee Ling.

You may hand her a CD of your pictures or email your pictures to Hwee Ling.
Do reply to me if you wish to help out in any way!

Thanks for your service!
Mei Cheng

“So they read distinctly from the book, in the law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the meaning.” Nehemiah 8:8

Every word in the bible is transpired from the inspiration that comes from God. When reading the bible, the Christian receives several things from God, namely instructions on holy living, lessons of compassion, insights into future events and words of God’s promises. The Holy Scripture is a channel by which God communicates with man. When opening the bible to read, you are opening your heart to invite God in. And it is not an affair to be rushed.

During the spiritual reformation in the book of Nehemiah, Ezra led the people to read the Scripture and they read distinctly from the book. The use of the word ‘distinctly’ implies that they read the words clearly and much attention was paid to read the book. Words of God should be read carefully, thoughtfully and distinctly. Never rush when reading Scripture, but let every inspiring thought sink deep into your mind and engrave into your heart. When you rush, you miss out on the full essence of what God wants to say and you may only catch a whiff of a blessing. Remember that Jesus never rushed through a conversation or a meeting with anyone. He chose to take His time for you.

Hi all,

I hope to ask if you will be interested to attend the upcoming class on Discipleship and New Convert Management. You are encouraged to attend this series of teachings particularly since this is an important focus of the church this year.
What are some key questions that will be answered in this class:

1. What is the biblical instruction on disciple-making?
2. What keeps newcomers within the church? How is this done? What do we need to do differently?
3. How do we make converts into disciples? What is the process? How do we model the life of the disciple? What are the challenges in discipling a postmodern generation?
4. How should we as disciple-makers relate to new converts? How much control and accountability do we want to have in a mentoring relationship?
5. How to avoid multiplying your weaknesses in those you are discipling.
6. How to reinforce the lessons disciples learn? How to work with people who just don’t seem to get it?
7. Helping new disciples leave behind their past.
8. Helping new disciples establish biblical commitments (e.g baptism, prayer and bible study, tithing, holiness).

Who can benefit from this class:

This class is appropriate for all those who are interested in disciple-making. Whether you have done it before or not, I believe that you will benefit from this class. If you are a seasoned disciple-maker, your contribution to the many practical issues raised in this class will be appreciated.
If you have never discipled someone, your opinions of the fears, needs and concerns of potential disciple-makers will be very useful in helping all of us understand disciple-making better.

What teaching method will be used:

In this class, I will use a mixture of teaching and discussion to work through this very practical aspect of ministry.

Dates: 23 April 2008 to 21 May 2008 (Every Wednesday, 7.45pm at Church Office)
Fees:
Non-credit students: Free (An offering towards the photocopying of notes will be appreciated.)
Credit students: Normal fees apply

Do register with Mei Cheng via sms or email so that we can prepare any materials if there are any.

Thanks
MM