“No task is too small or insignificant to be used by God for the purposes of cultivating the earth in the image of His Kingdom.” - @yeosx

Xuan brought us a word on why Our Work Matters. Sharing from Genesis 2, Xuan reminded us that work is fundamental to how God has made us, and that it is essential to our emotional and spiritual well being. As we continue to navigate the constant cycle of work and rest, may we glorify God and bear witness to His kingdom even as we stay faithful in the work we have been called to do. We hope you were blessed and encouraged by the word this morning. Have a good new week, #thecityfamily!

“Righteousness is to live according to the original intent of God, and be in right standing with God. Righteousness is right living with God.” - David Tan

We had the privilege of having one of our members, David Tan, bring us a word on “Crave Righteousness” and what it means as a believer and follower of Jesus Christ. He summarised craving righteousness into 3 points: to be whole, secure in who we are in Christ; to be one with God; and to be a blessing to others.

May we be open and allow the Holy Spirit to search our hearts and lives convict us of areas where we may not be living tightly with God, as we continue to pursue and crave righteousness.

"If we are to take the idea of following Jesus seriously, then we also need to take the idea of an adversary seriously as well." -@andrejosiah

Pst. Andre shared about Spiritual Conflict and how we wrestle with the reality of a presence of evil in our world as believers today.

Yet, we have a great hope in Jesus who has overcome death, hell and the grave. By remembering who our enemy is, resisting the evil one and remaining in Christ, we can have spiritual victory in our lives. We hope that you were encouraged by the word. May we prayerfully desire to experience the freedom that Jesus has purchased for uys, by embracing His truth and presence in our lives, that we may overcome with His power.

“As People of the Way, we point people to Jesus, call them to repentance and teach all that Jesus has commanded and made known to us.” - @janicechinchern

Ps. Janice brought us a word on being People of the Way, in line with our passion statement: to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do the works of Jesus in this city. She spoke on how we need all 3 aspects to be compelling, whole-life disciples of Christ, and how we are to disciple others - by helping others to learn the way of the Lord, and teaching them how to obey and abide by God’s commandments.

“God wants to bring us to a place where we realise that our own hope is God. Not scheming but surrendering, not bargaining but begging.” - @danielchua

Ps Daniel Chua brought a fiery word titled “A Duel with God.” Reading out of Genesis 32:22-31, Ps Daniel encouraged us from the life of Jacob, moving from Jabbok to Peniel. From being on the run, to wrestling the angel we see Jacob’s transformation when he came to the end of self-sufficiency. From being crippled to being crowned, from broken to being blessed, from disgraced to the hall of glory. What a life we have when we begin to put our hope and trust in God.

May we be like Jacob, come to the end of our self-sufficiency, and enter a life of hoping on God and standing on His word.

“Our ability to love God and people is tied to our revelation of God’s love towards us.” - @jasonchua.sg

Speaking out of John 17, Jason brought a passionate exposition this morning titled “John 17: Jesus’s Desire”.

As we explore further into the language of oneness in Jesus’s prayer in John 17, we discover a 2-fold desire that Jesus desires - a resting place among a people and a bridal union with a people. We see Jesus’s desire revealed through his love for us on the cross, and His desire for us fulfilled in the second coming?

Do we have a revelation of God’s love towards us? How will we carry the desire of Jesus through the life we live?

May we accept the invitation to co-labour with God until Jesus desire is fulfilled, that Jesus may be loved by every people as the Father loves Him.

“We are called to dream with God for our role in the flourishing of humanity.” - @andrejosiah

Concluding our Life Together series, Ps. Andre encouraged us with a sermon titled “It’s Time To Dream Again”. Dreams function like a map for the road of life. Without dreams, we just wander in circles. We get sucked into the tyranny of the urgent, always reacting to the present never envisioning a future with God.

All through scripture we see God speaking to His people through dreams, planting in them a seed form of their destiny in His unfolding story. God’s people have always been dreamers.

As we turn the page in this season and move forward into a new chapter as a church, may we dream again; to ask God for grace and courage to open our hearts, minds and life to what’s possible through the Spirit.

“A new covenant in the blood of Jesus is the only means to forge a community across millennia of hostility." - Andrew Tam (@andoryuutam)

Continuing our Life Together series, Andrew shared about the history of communion and what Jesus’ sacrifice means for the Church.

In a time of interpersonal and cultural conflicts that run rampant, taking communion reminds us of the powerful covenant Jesus created with us. One meant to bridge divides and reconcile relationships.

As we enter this new week, may we become so aware of God’s plan, the sacrifice that Jesus paid on the cross and the hope we have in Him.

“Jesus calls us to to be a community that loves one another as He loved us - that we may be ambassadors of reconciliation to the world.” - @timothyshaun

Timothy continued our Life Together sermon series with a sharing on being A Community of Reconciling Love in a Culture of Broken Relationships.

In a world where the ideology of cancel culture is prevalent and socially accepted, Tim shared about God’s vision for community - one that walks in love and adopts the posture of reconciliation.

In doing so, we obey God, grow to be more like Jesus, and reveal Him to the world. As we prayerfully seek to encounter the love and forgiveness of Christ in the new week, may we receive His grace to forgive as He has forgiven, and love as He loves.

“As followers of Jesus, we war to make all of our life obedient to Christ. That is orthodoxy - the right belief and orientation to Christ.” - @janicechinchern

In week 6 of Life Together, we explored the topic of being a community of orthodoxy in a culture of ideological idolatry. Ps. Janice shared on the difference between ideology and orthodoxy - when our ideologies become dogma that ousts God from His rightful place, then He is no longer the ultimate; the ideology is.

But we are called to live orthodox, God-centred lives. What does that mean for us? It means to trust in the person of Jesus, to obey Christ and His way, and to have a willingness to trust that what God wants for me is good.