“You prepared a table before me in the presence of my enemies…”

@chrisvonne dives into Psalm 23 and expounded on God as a Great Host who cares for and meets the needs of His people.

He has laid before us a bountiful feast and beckons us to turn away from the enemies to come to His table and partake of all He is offering.

May we take comfort that even amidst our struggles, God is with us and invites us to a seat at the table.

377. The Way of Courage (Camp Assemble Session 4) // Andrew Gardener by The City, Singapore

376. Do Not Be Afraid (Camp Assemble Session 3) // Andrew Gardener by The City, Singapore

375. A Different Spirit (Camp Assemble Session 2) // Andrew Gardener by The City, Singapore

374. A Different Spirit (Camp Assemble Session 1) // Andrew Gardener by The City, Singapore

“Listening is paying full attention to others. Ultimately, helping them feel accepted and free to be their whole selves.“ - @janicechinchern

Pst. Janice preached on the Crisis of Listening today, and asked: do we listen to the people around us well? The practice of listening, while a lost art that requires intentional effort, is transformative - what opens the doors to healing when one feels safe to be open and their whole selves.

May we prayerfully desire to listen well to God, to others, and to our own hearts.

“When we encourage people, we live out the ministry of the Trinity. Part of our sanctification and spiritual maturity is to grow in encouraging others the same way that God encourages us.” - @andrejosiah

Pst. Andre spoke about A Culture of Encouragement, and how we may be a biblical community that upholds the spiritual discipline of encouraging others in an increasingly cynical and critical world. As we grow in our knowledge of the nature of God and His character, having a spirit of encouragement is how we may become more like the God we serve.

May we actively look to encourage the people around us. This means noticing, spurring on, and building them up, that we may support them in their journey of faith and pursuit of God.

“While not all of us will be called to lay down our lives for the sake of the gospel, we will all face moments of decision -where will have to choose between the way of Jesus and the ideologies of our world.” - @andrejosiah

Pst Andre concluded our current sermon series today, Christ Is Risen: Faith In Light of the Resurrection, with a word on enduring persecution.

While the gospel invites resistance as it opposes what most of our modern societies are built upon, Pst Andre shared about how persecution can be an opportunity for greater spiritual formation, and we grow to be more like Jesus.

May this be our hope and joy to persevere for the sake of the gospel, that we may know Him more, become more like Him and reflect Christ in our world.

“Our anxiety need not be antithetical to joy and hope but God’s invitation to relinquish control and experience hope and rest in Christ.” - @janicechinchern 


In week 3 of our sermon series — Christ is Risen, Ps Janice leads us to look at a moment in John 20 where we find Mary Magdalene weeping outside the tomb of Jesus. In her anxiousness, she fails to recognise the angels, and even Jesus. It was when Jesus calls out to her the second time that she recognises Jesus.

Do we sometime find ourselves like Mary? We might not realise our anxiousness, amidst shifting circumstances and sudden changes, yet we find trying to find something to have certainty and control over. But Jesus call us like how He calls to Mary, from anxious seeking to faithful witness. Jesus gave her not only His presence, and assurance but a direction to go.

As we enter our week, may we bring our anxiousness to Jesus. Declaring our faith in Him rather than ourselves and allowing him to bring His presence, His assurance and His direction.

In his message, Christ is Risen: For All Who Fail, Ps. Andre shares on the work of Jesus - how He lovingly confronts us, and graciously restores us. We are often afraid of being confronted with our weaknesses, but God, in His grace, is the only one who can meet & confront us in our failure, and restore us when His strength is made perfect in us.

While the enemy aims to destroy our lives through little bits of sin and compromise that rob us of our confidence to be God’s witnesses, may we live open and willing to God’s confrontation, placing our faith in Jesus’ faithfulness to seeking us in our failure and through His grace, restoring us.