My Response: Our Response during the service is an act of worship. Do write your reflections on a Response Form and place it in either of the Offering bags or in the Black Box at the Hall entrance. Holy Communion: We welcome baptized believers to join in the Lord ’s Supper. Offering: Red Bag - General & Ministry Fund/ Blue Bag - Missions Fund. If giving by cheque, you need to address it to: “Bethesda Frankel Estate Church ” 4 La Salle Street, Singapore 456930. Tel: 6448 1800 Fax: 6448 0831 Email: [email protected]Website: hp://bfec.org.sg Church Office Opening Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm Sat & Sun: 9am-1pm Welcome to our Church For Internal Circulation Only 12 July 2015 Jeremiah 6:16a: This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the cross roads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. ” Rooted in the Living Word Empowered by the Holy Spirit Abiding in Christ only Daring to Hope and to Love Yielding Fruit To God’s Glory “I have made you a tester and a refiner among my people” (Jer 6:27) Introduction Why did God send the prophets? Why are the prophetic books in our Bibles? 1. Jeremiah among the prophets Jeremiah’s historical context Jeremiah’s call (1:10) ‘I have made you a fortified city’ (1:18) 2. Judgment is coming – Why? Coming invasion (6:1-9, 22-25) Injustice (6:13-15), with a religious veneer (6:20) Idolatry in religion and politics (2:14-25) Delight in false teaching (4:22; 5:31; 6:14) Ingratitude (3:19-20; 5:24) 3. ‘Stand at the crossroads… and ask for the ancient paths’ (6:16) A call to return to God’s teaching (law) A call that has been ignored Jeremiah’s ministry reveals the character of God’s people (6:27-30) Conclusion Could this be us? Could this be a future generation of the church in Singapore? What should we do? Questions for Discussion Is judgment still a possibility for the church today? What forms does it take? What might Jeremiah say to the church in Singapore? To BFEC? How may we find ‘rest for our souls’ (6:16)? 400 Frankelites praying and praising with 51,000 saints from churches across Singapore at JDOP on 5 Jul 2015. Topic : “Stand at the Crossroads” Services : - 8am and 10am services Scripture : Jeremiah 6 Speaker : - Dr Philip Satterthwaite
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My Response: Our Response dur ing the ser vice is an act of wor ship. Do wr ite your r eflections on a Response For m and place it in either of the Offer ing bags or in the Black Box at the Hall entrance. Holy Communion: We welcome baptized believers to join in the Lord’s Supper.
Offering: Red Bag - General & Ministry Fund/Blue Bag - Missions Fund. If giving by cheque, you need to address it to: “Bethesda Frankel Estate Church”
4 La Salle Street, Singapore 456930. Tel: 6448 1800 Fax: 6448 0831 Email: [email protected] Website: http://bfec.org.sg Church Office Opening Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm Sat & Sun: 9am-1pm
Welcome to our Church
For Internal Circulation Only 12 July 2015
Jeremiah 6:16a: This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the cross roads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Rooted in the Living Word Empowered by the Holy Spirit Abiding in Christ only Daring to Hope and to Love Yielding Fruit To God’s Glory
“I have made you a tester and a refiner among my people” (Jer 6:27)
Introduction
Why did God send the prophets?
Why are the prophetic books in our Bibles?
1. Jeremiah among the prophets
Jeremiah’s historical context
Jeremiah’s call (1:10)
‘I have made you a fortified city’ (1:18)
2. Judgment is coming – Why?
Coming invasion (6:1-9, 22-25)
Injustice (6:13-15), with a religious veneer (6:20)
Idolatry in religion and politics (2:14-25)
Delight in false teaching (4:22; 5:31; 6:14)
Ingratitude (3:19-20; 5:24)
3. ‘Stand at the crossroads… and ask for the ancient paths’ (6:16)
A call to return to God’s teaching (law)
A call that has been ignored
Jeremiah’s ministry reveals the character of God’s people (6:27-30)
Conclusion
Could this be us?
Could this be a future generation of the church in Singapore?
What should we do?
Questions for Discussion
Is judgment still a possibility for the church today? What forms does it take?
What might Jeremiah say to the church in Singapore? To BFEC?
How may we find ‘rest for our souls’ (6:16)?
400 Frankelites praying and praising with 51,000 saints from churches across Singapore at JDOP on 5 Jul 2015.
Topic : “Stand at the Crossroads” Services : - 8am and 10am services Scripture : Jeremiah 6 Speaker : - Dr Philip Satterthwaite
Jalan Tua Kong Char Siew or Chicken Rice with fruit at only $3.50 by Tzy Peng & James Sim’s CG. Guests, please let us host you on the house.
Have A Prayer Request? Write it in the Response For m
so we can alert the F.I.R.E. team to pray with you.
Keep this for your Prayers & Participation
Reminder: Please submit any announcement for consideration in the next bulletin by Tuesday through your Ministry Head
12 July 2015
Frankel Intercessors Ready Everywhere & everytime
51 Cell Groups… meet during the week. Contact Shirley Soo to join Tel: 62414622 Email: [email protected]
Ladies’ Group: Tue 8pm @ Annexe 7/7: Mrs Rani Mathew 14/7: Mrs April Samadi 21/7: Ms Oh Swee Eng 26/7: Open Meeting
Church Prayer Ministry: Fri 8pm @ Chapel 10/7 Praying In Jesus’ Name: Oh Swee Eng 17/7 No Meeting - Hari Raya Puasa 24/7 When the Holy Spirit Prays: Melville Szto 31/7 Sharing by Wong Lee Pin’s group
Peranakan Ministry: 2nd & 4th Sat 4pm @ Chapel 11/7 Memuji Tuhan dalam Mazmur: Elder David Tan 25/7 Mengalami kegembiraan dalam masa yang sukar: Elder Daniel Koh
Foreign Indian Workers’ Fellowship: Sat 9pm @ ClassRm A1
International Fellowship (Indonesian & Filipino): Sun 10am-11.40am @ Lvl 3 Excel Room & Class Rm C3
WAG: Sat 25 Jul 7.30pm @ Home of Irene & Daniel Tan, 69 Cheviot Hill, S(459654) Topic: Example That Encourages (2 Tim 2:1-7) Speaker: Mr Dennis Lee
OTHER MEETINGS THIS MONTH
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This Sunday (12 July) BFEC begins a 5-week series
on the Book of Jeremiah, taking as the theme-verse
for the series Jer 1:10: 'See, today I appoint you over
nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull
down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.' It captures
most of the topics we shall be exploring in the series: the sovereignty
of God, expressed in his call of Jeremiah to declare his will to Judah
and the nations; the inevitability of judgment for God's people when
they persist in turning away from him; the promise of restoration and
a renewed covenant after (but only after) judgment; God's purposes
for Israel and the nations.
There is much about sin and its consequences in Jeremiah and why
people will put their trust in anything or anyone other than God; but
also much about God's plans of salvation for Israel and the nations.
Jeremiah is the longest prophetic book of the Old Testament, and we
will only be touching on selected chapters; but we hope it will whet
your appetite for further study of this major prophetic book.
Reflections on Last Week’s Sermon Sermon: Teach us to Pray by SP Lawrence Chua
Quote: God is sovereign. His timing is best, even if we don’t understand. Anything earlier would not be good; anything later would not accomplish its purpose.
Prayer: Father , Jesus found it needful to pray, and so must we. We pray for grace to model prayer to others, especially our children. We want to pray in two-way communication with You, so that we can have fellowship, communion, instructions and direction. We pray for Your help and enablement: Please draw us into prayer, so that we can enjoy spending time with You. Let us pray every day, not only for mundane things like daily bread, but also for kingdom agenda. You want us to talk to You: May we find every excuse to do so. We pray for grace to engage in persistent prayer while waiting for Your inter-vention, and so develop our faith and trust in You. May our prayer life not degenerate into work to impress You.
Pulpit Series: Book of Jeremiah
Date Topic Speaker
12 Jul “Stand at the Crossroads” (Jer 6) Dr Philip Satterthwaite
19 Jul “A False Sense of Security” (Jer 7) Jason Sin
26 Jul “Judgment is Inevitable” (Jer 18-19) Desmond Teo
02 Aug “The Way Forward - Through Babylon” (Jer 28-29)
Dr Philip Satterthwaite
09 Aug “A Vision of Restoration” (Jer 30-31)
Dr Philip Satterthwaite
Tues 18 Aug 6.30pm Speaker: Elder Chua Soon Boon
Did you know our Ladies Group was formed about the same time as Singapore’s independence? To mark this, the ladies are organizing a special celebration for our church.
Come as a cell. Bring your pre-believing friends. Let them experience Frankelite fellowship over an entertaining & mean-ingful dinner programme.
Subsidized price: only $30 per head; $250 for a table of 10.
Tickets for individual & table bookings are available from Dolly Tan, Irene Tan, Irene Lau, & Betty Ong.
Ladies Group 50th Anniversary @ Bliss Garden
Grow@Noon Activities Coming Up
Captain’s Ball Tournament & BBQ Today 2.30pm to 8pm
Camp at Sarimbun 14 to 18 Dec
“History of Christianity 1: From Jerusalem to Chang’An” (CH101, 3CR) Biblical Graduate School of Theology (BGST) in partnership with BFEC and Bethesda Chapel. Dates: Tuesdays, Jul 14, 21; Aug 18, Sep 8, 22; Oct 6, 20 Time: 7.15pm - 10pm Venue: Bethesda Chapel Lecturer: Dr Lai Pak Wah Cost: $360 (credit), $252 (audit) Contact Seow Cheng ([email protected]) 6449 1843 for more details and to sign up.
Baptism & Membership Class 101 (Baptism on 16 Aug)
Starts TODAY. 4 lessons will be conducted by Elder Joshua Quek & Deacon Daryl Liu from 8.30 - 10 am at Vineyard.
Membership Transfer Classes are on 19 & 26 July. If you wish to transfer in, please contact Francis Soh at 64495648 or email [email protected]
Please pray for the following new brothers and sister s at-tending the classes: • Lim Mui Hia • Pearl Calista Perera • Jacqueline Chua • Lim Soo Ji • Luke RoyTan • Gine Goh • Nancey Tan • Lin Kairen • Tay Choong Chua (CM) and • Lee Eik Shern (transfer-in).
Cafe Leaf
Staff Notes: Edwin Tan Council would like to inform members that brother Ed-win Tan has retired after 23.5 years service in BFEC. He served as our Church Administrator. In re-cent years, his scope included: Church Secretary, initia-tives for our seniors, assisting in pastoral efforts toward the needy under our social concern. We would like to
place on record our appreciation for his years of faithful service. Please join us in wishing him God's best in all his future endeavors.
