by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 1, 2024 | 2024, Evangelism, God’s Sovereignty, Loving Others
The hottest topic in my Christian chat groups right now and indeed on the internet though this seems to be dying down as we await the next big thing, was one of the elements of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Apparently, there was an opening tableau that...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 22, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Evangelism, Jesus' Birth, Jesus' Second Coming, Soo-Inn Tan
Last Sunday I preached on Luke 2:8–20 and the shepherds’ encounter with the angel who brought the news of the coming of the promised Messiah. As I reflected further on the passage I thought of how ordinary, how quiet, the evening must have been before the appearance...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 17, 2023 | 2023, Church, Corporate Worship, Evangelism
Let’s say, I don’t come from a Christian background. At some point I decide to be a follower of Jesus. I know nothing of Christian culture. The friend who introduced me to Christ invites me to join him in a Sunday worship service. Clearly this is the most important...
by Wei-Hao Ho | Oct 20, 2023 | 2023, Evangelism, Intergenerational, Young Adult Ministry
In the recent Singapore census, it was estimated that about 18.9 percent of Singaporeans are Christians. Did you know that in 1970 that number was only 2 percent? Imagine living in a time when almost none of your friends or family members were Christians and there...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 5, 2023 | 2023, Christian Identity, Evangelism, Loving Others
A man enters a church auditorium to join the worship service. He is the CEO of a major company. How will your ushers treat him? Another man comes for the same worship service. His clothes are shabby and he smells. He is poor and has to wear the same shirt for a few...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 25, 2023 | 2023, Evangelism, Jesus' Life, Spiritual Friendship
There is a fresh awakening about the importance of missions In Singapore. Not quite sure who said that Singapore was the Antioch of Asia, but churches located in a country that is so blessed surely have the responsibility to be good stewards of their resources as they...