by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 1, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Church, Community, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
This weekend we will be ministering in Malacca at the kind invitation of our friends, the City Community Church. Friday night I will be sharing on the “Heavenly Meaning of our Daily Work”. Saturday morning I will share about “Spiritual Friendship”, how we need to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 21, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Unity, Church
Recently I had the privilege to do some teaching in a charismatic church. After my sessions, the pastor asked if I would consider coming back again to do more teaching. Knowing his was a charismatic church I said: ”Well, I can’t do the signs and wonders stuff but...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 15, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Unity, Church, Governance, World Issues
Recently I visited Sarawak for the first time. Just a short work trip to Miri. I met Malaysians from many tribes. Indeed, the majority of the congregation at the church where I was ministering were from various local tribes. I was preaching on the Great Commission...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 22, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship, God, God's Glory
Most corporate worship services begin with an invocation, “A brief prayer near the opening of worship in which the congregation calls on God, particularly God’s Spirit, to be present and give blessing while we worship” (“The Role of Prayer in Public Worship,” Calvin...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 8, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Unity, Church
Last Saturday we had the privilege to be part of Georgetown Baptist Church’s (GBC) 60th anniversary service and the dedication of their new building, IMPACT. Sometime during the service, Kok Aun, the senior pastor, asked the congregation to gather in small groups to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 1, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Church, Preaching & Teaching
We are just back from taking a church camp. On the last day there was a time for testimonies. Many shared that my sermons were simple. I was glad. That meant folks understood what I was trying to share. A few understood the amount of hard work that goes into making...