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 | Jan 10, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Church, Small Groups
“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” — Augustine of Hippo) A basic Christian spiritual discipline is Bible study. This is correct and must continue to be emphasised. The Bible is God’s special revelation to us. It...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 29, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Church, Community, Following Jesus, Jesus
Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. (John 14:8–9a NIV) The above is a very interesting...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 22, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Evangelism, Following Jesus, Jesus
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you...