http://churchlife-resources.org/word Every local church holds out hope for the world when she is serious about being church! Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:30:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en we are doing a series on Thessalonians in church with our elder. The reality of the Thess church is that they came to faith against odds and hung on to their faith, growing and demonstrating their genuineness of their faith in the midst of persecution. Hence Paul encourages them much ... http://churchlife-resources.org/word/?p=36 Literally. yes, we dont have to nod away...there are many ways to slumber. even busy pastors, working, talking, acting...can be snoozing away. How? when we go into auto-pilot and rely less on God and more on experience, what works, and a whole hosts of ideas, programs ad nauseam. Reliance on God ... http://churchlife-resources.org/word/?p=35 Easter is drawing near...it comes every year... with a mjor Gd Friday outreach at church; we can easily forget how important this season truly is. The old church tradition has a forty day season called Lent that leads up to Holy week which of course culminates in Easter. We should bring ... http://churchlife-resources.org/word/?p=34 Another year will soon come to an end. In true Singapore style, we will start to hear people moaning about how how fast time has flown and what a lot remians to be done...friends we have not caught up with, targets unmet, changes not implemented, hearts not settled... How shall we ... http://churchlife-resources.org/word/?p=33 we were visiting one of the cells in church. the worship was smiple.the group was small...but there was a hunger and an opening of hearts before the LORD..and suddenly i just felt it is such an incredible, amazing, wondrous privilege to be able to say "I love you LORD" Just think, ... http://churchlife-resources.org/word/?p=32