by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 1, 2021 | 2020, Articles, Community, Corporate Worship, Small Groups, Soo-Inn Tan
A few weeks ago we were ministering at a Brethren assembly. During the open worship time, elder Dhanabalan shared an exhortation from John 13:34–35: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 2, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship
Photo by Zhiwen Ng I have written on this before and I suspect I will write about this again. I am very disturbed that for many, worship has been reduced to singing songs. Every time a worship leader says “let’s enter into a time of worship” and starts to lead...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 27, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship, COVID-19, Small Groups, World Issues
Those of you who know me will know how I have long championed small groups meeting in homes as the preferred platform to do church. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I encountered this article in mainstream media, the Singapore Sunday Times. “Christians: Return of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 13, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship, COVID-19, Small Groups, World Issues
Last Saturday morning I preached to a congregation of four — my dear wife, the two pastors of the church I was speaking at, and one member of the church staff, a technical wiz responsible for taping my sermon. The church was Yio Chu Kang Chapel. In light of the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 17, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship
Crown Him with many crowns, The lamb upon the throne: Hark! How the heav’nly anthem drowns All music but its own! Awake, my soul, and sing Of Him who died for thee, And hail him as thy matchless King Through all eternity. Lyrics: Matthew Bridges (1800–1894),...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 5, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Corporate Worship, Soo-Inn Tan
ID 119063517 © | Dreamstime.com “As the music plays, let us close our eyes and just worship the Lord.” Have you heard a worship leader say this? I have, and every time I hear this I say, sometimes out loud, no, no no. Why? Because it reduces worship to a...
