My Response: Our Response dur ing the ser vice is an act of wor ship. Do submit your r eflections online to http://bfec.sg/r esponse or via whatsapp or sms to 9670 1800. Holy Communion: We welcome baptized believers to join in the Lord’s Supper.

Tithes & Offerings: Giving as "unto the Lord" is the privilege of every disciple of Christ. As an act of personal & corporate worship, we encourage members to participate purposefully thro’ regular giving during worship services. Red Bag - General & Ministry Fund, Blue Bag - Missions Fund. Please address your cheque to: “Bethesda Frankel Estate Church”. On occasions when unable to give during service (e.g. o’seas stint, home bound), members may wish to note the following details: for Internet Banking: Bank Code: 7375 General & Ministry Fund: (UOB 451-302-912-2) Missions Fund: (UOB 451-302-915-7)

4 La Salle Street, Singapore 456930. Tel: 6448 1800 Fax: 6448 0831 Email: bfec@bfec.org.sg Website: http://bfec.org.sg Church Office Opening Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm Sat & Sun: 9am-1pm

For Internal Circulation Only 3 February 2019

Topic: God Rules! (Isa 44:6 - 45:25) Service: 8am & 10am Services

Speaker: Deacon Jason Sin

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

Welcome to Bethesda Frankel Estate Church

Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder the things of the past. Behold, I will do something new, now it will spring forth, will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.- Isaiah 43:18,19

Outline：

A. Worship God the True Redeemer (Isa 44:6-23)

B. Trust God the Sovereign Creator (Isa 44:24-45:13)

C. Serve God the Saviour King (Isa 45:14-25)

Questions：

1. What characteristics of idols and their worshippers in Isa 44:6-20 are paralleled in our own lives today?

2. How may we be encouraged to trust in God by the prophecies and their fulfilment as seen in today’s passage?

3. What is the mission of the church? What is your role in God’s mission for the church?

2019 Happenings

Thanksgiving Sunday 6 Jan CNY Combined Bilingual Service @ 9am 10 Feb Good Friday Combined Service@ 9am 19 Apr Easter Sunday @ECP Baptism #1 21 Apr Praise Sunday #1 Parents’ Day 12 May Celebration of Hope 17-19 May @ National Stadium 45th AGM 26 May @ 9.30am Church Camp 7-10 June @JB Praise Sunday #2 - Church 61st Anniversary 28 Jul National Day Observance Service 4 Aug Baptism #2 11 Aug Church-wide Journey 18 Aug - 22 Sep Praise Sunday #3 Baptism #3 8 Dec Christmas Combined Service 25 Dec Watchnight Service 31 Dec

Keep this for your Prayers & Participation

Reminder: Please submit any announcements for consideration in the next bulletin by Tuesday through your Ministry Head

3 February 2019

OUR OTHER REGULAR MEETINGS

Cell Groups ….. 46 cell groups meet during the week. To join one, contact Shirley Soo Tel: 62414622 Email: ShirleySoo@bfec.org.sg

9214 (Seniors): Bible Study & Fellowship (Sun 10am @ ClassRmA1);

FrankeLights (Mon 10.00-11.30am @ Vineyard) Table Tennis (Tue 6pm, Thu 3pm, Sat 9.30am @ Upper Rm) Hanyu Pinyin Class (2nd & 4th Wed, 1.30-3.00pm @ Vineyard)

Ladies’ Group: Tue 8pm @ Annexe 05/02 * Close for CNY 12/02 Mrs Leong King Ting 19/02 Ms Yap Seok Chin 26/02 Gracestoration study series

Chinese Evergreen Fellowship: Wed 30 Jan & 6 Feb * No meeting

Jesus Club: Wed 13 & 27 Feb 7.30pm @ Chapel

Church Prayer Ministry: Fri 8pm @ Chapel 08/02 John’s Gospel Chapter 5 - Anthony Lee 15/02 Open Ministry 22/02 John’s Gospel Chapter 6 - Elder Danny Chua

Peranakan Ministry: 2nd & 4th Sat 4pm @ Chapel 09/02 Prosperity vs Blessings - Elder Jeffrey Goh 23/02 Not by might, by power but by my Spirit - Ms Marian Dass

Foreign Indian Workers’ Fellowship English Class: Sat (except last Sat) 8–9:30 pm @ Class Room A1

International Fellowship (Indonesian & Filipino): Sun 10am-11.40am @ Lvl 3 Excel Room & Class Rm C3

WAG: Sat 23Feb, 7.30pm Venue: Home of Mr & Mrs Poa Kheng Sin

Topic: Good Governance in the Bible (Roms 13:1-7) Speaker: Prof Ho Peng Kee

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.

Frankel Intercessors Ready Everywhere & everytime

Baptism and Membership Class #1 (24 Feb, 3, 10 & 17 Mar) with Easter Baptism on 21 Apr 2019 Baptism is a public proclamation of our faith, that we will follow Jesus as Lord, having believed in Him as the One who died for our sins to be reconciled to God. Come attend the baptism classes to prepare yourself & clarify your convictions as we learn more about how to grow & serve together in this BFEC community. Membership Transfer: Classes are also ar ranged for those who wish to transfer their membership to BFEC. You only need to attend 2 sessions on 10 & 17 Mar. Application forms (bfec.sg/baptism or bfec.sg/transfer) for both classes can be obtained from the church office. Closing date: 17 Feb.

Kampong Siglap (KS) update & prayer

Calling all lawyers!

Some of New Hope's clients require help from time to time

and they have approached us for help! If you want to find out

more about this or are interested in learning alongside us,

please feel free to contact Nicholas at 91282169.

Sub-com now formed: Program, Kitchen, Gardening, Legal.

New Hope Community Services has appointed two

representatives to Kampong Siglap Management Committee.

Pray that renovation works will be completed safely and

smoothly by 27 Apr ’19.

Visit our church website for more info on Kampong Siglap

& briefing slides: https://www.bfec.org.sg/kampong-siglap.

Email ksmc@bfec.org.sg if you have questions.

The Church Council Wishes

you & your family

A Blessed Lunar New Year! Street Evangelism - 20 Feb (Wed), 6.30pm Tampines Hub (Meet at 2nd floor above Kopitiam) Contact Betty Lau 91371348 or Letch 93870245

The prophecy of Isaiah addressed sinful Judah. They had forsaken the Lord & thus suffered God’s judgment by the Babylonians. In Isa 40-55, God spoke to the future of the people of Judah. Despite their sin-fulness, God would not abandon them but wanted them to trust in Him, reminding them of His majestic sovereignty over the world, and His steadfast love and commitment to them. A second and greater exodus is promised through the Servant of the Lord. Isaiah’s message is still relevant today. He calls us to trust and hope in Him for the salvation which His Servant has accomplished, and to be ready to depart in the new exodus. Will we listen and obey Him? This 19-part Isaiah series will stretch through the year but it will be done in several phases, interspersed by other topical series. Do pray along for these brethren who will be taking us through the series: Dr Philip Satterthwaite, Elders Alex, Ernest, Joshua, Caleb, Melville, Deacons Jason, Daryl and bro Lai Yong.

Pulpit Series 1 (a) on Isaiah 40 - 55: Supreme God, Suffering Servant - Our Sure Hope of Salvation

1) Kampong Siglap: Know Your Clients - 24 Feb (Sunday) A workshop to help us experience/understand the day-to-day circumstanc-es & decisions that the underprivileged in S’pore need to manage. 24 Feb (Sun) 1pm-3.30pm @ Upp. Rm Volunteer briefing:12.30pm Participants: 21 max Volunteers needed: 10 Sign up here (volunteer or participant): http://bit.ly/2RIoxxa Participants & volunteers attending do so with the mind of learning & help to organise/lead the same workshops for church in the future.

2) Celebration of Hope 17-19 May https://celebrationofhope.sg/ Fri, 17 May 7.30pm English Sat, 18 May 10.30am English (Children & Families) 7.30pm Chinese (National Stadium)/Tamil (OCBC Arena) Sun, 19 May 10.30am Filipino/English & 7.30pm English *Sign up for Evangelism training on 2 or 9 Mar: https:bit.ly/2FCiROc *COH hongbao (1 pack per family) available at the tables outside Sanctuary. Prayerfully pen a personal message of hope and bless your family & friends whom you are thinking of inviting for COH.

Equipping for Ministry (EFM): EFM is based on the Navigators 2:7 Series which is anchored on Colossians 2:6-7 “therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being build up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with grati-tude”. EFM is an intentional mentoring & discipleship program which aims to equip followers of Christ in a foundational study of God’s word and in personal and ministry and leadership skills. We meet weekly from 12.30-2.00pm on Sundays and the program starts on 3 Mar. Contact Soon Boon (94517122) or Danny for more details.

BFEC Cares Training - Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ (Gal 6:2)

6 sessions, 19Feb - 26Mar, Tuesdays 7-10pm; introduction to Christ-centred Caring. Cost: $30 (course materials + dinner) Registration: Outside Annexe from Today, 10 & 17 Feb

Bethesda Katong Kindergarten will be starting a Playgroup class for children of 18 months wef 1 March 2019. Time: 12.30 to 2.30pm from Mondays to Fridays. Please email us at bkk@bfec.org.sg for more details.

* * * LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE! * * *

Combined CNY Bilingual Service, 10 Feb @ 9am (1 service only) Topic: 欢 歌 庆 丰 年

Celebration Song of Harvest (Ex 12:1-3, 14-16) Speaker: 黄 腾 卫 牧 师 Rev Timothy Hwang

* KSS & JSS will be closed *

House Keeping Matters: Playground near Chapel during 9.30am - 11.15am We like to seek parent's cooperation to remind your children to keep their volume to a minimum level when playing at the back playground as there's Chinese Service in the Chapel. Thank you!

Church Library @ Level 3 (opening hours: Sun 10am-12.30pm) - Visit & use it! We carry various resources in different formats: pa-per, CDs, DVDs etc. We seek to stimulate and en-courage reading by members in their spiritual growth, develop-ing a deeper understanding of their faith.