Many Asians grow up in a culture where it’s hard to receive compliments or to praise those close to us, like our family member or spouse. When you become fully alive in God’s purpose, it doesn’t reduce the people around you; it inspires them! Let’s deal with this ‘paiseh’ culture and expose the roots of it.

King Jehoash had God’s promise of victory but stopped striking too soon, losing his full breakthrough. Three kinds of Christians emerge from this story: those who strike a little and quit, those who press halfway, and those who keep striking until God says stop. Know when to contend in bold faith, and when to rest in surrendered trust. Don’t forfeit what heaven is ready to release.

60 years ago, Singapore was a sleepy trading outpost of the British empire at only 736 sq. km in size; with no natural resource, farmland, nor hinterland. Today, Singapore is a 1st world nation with a GDP of US$501 billion in 2023, ranked by IMF as the 4th richest nation per capita GDP in the world. WHY has God blessed us so richly, and in such a short time? How is this all tied to our call as an Antioch for Asia?

Doubt is inevitable, but it doesn’t have to define us. In “When In Doubt, Do This”, we learn from David’s life to seek God first, take the higher road, and anchor our hearts in His goodness. Even in our darkest moments, God hears, delivers, and redeems.

Crossover times are periods in our lives that include transitions, trials, testings and the start of something new. What challenges and opportunities will we face and how do we position ourselves to embrace God’s blessings?

Scripture repeatedly calls us to remember His commands and the works He has done, because we will otherwise forget them. Whether it be during seasons of pain and difficulties, or times of prosperity, REMEMBER God! 

Singapore is not called ‘Lion City’ by accident or coincidence – but because of our destiny. We were conceived in the mind of God as the ‘Antioch of Asia’, to be a testimony to the nations in this last hour. God’s plan will not be thwarted, but our continued prosperity and blessings depend on us fulfilling our destiny as a nation. What is God saying to the Singapore Church as we approach our 60th year of independence?

When my mom passed away recently, it came as a shock because she was so alive. At her wake, there were hardly any tears, but an overpowering sense of victory. The Apostle Paul said, “Absent from the body, present with the Lord.” We knew she was rejoicing in the Presence of her Saviour and surrounded by a company of saints. This whole episode has had me thinking about the common fate of mankind and what we need to do to prepare for it.

It’s important as Christians to know what awaits us when we pass from this life. We’ll all stand before the Judgement Seat of Christ, and everything in our lives will undergo the forensic evaluation of Him whose eyes are like a flame of fire. He’s not looking to disqualify, but qualify us. If the living only know what the dead do, the whole earth would follow Jesus Christ!

In Revelation 2:20, Jesus said to the church in Thyatira, “I have this against you, that you TOLERATE that woman Jezebel who calls herself a prophetess”. The church had a false prophetess ministering freely in the congregation, and while the leadership knew there was something ‘off’, they tolerated her. How do we deal with such cases in the light of God’s Word?