VISION STATEMENT A loving community of disciples and servant-leaders

SENIOR MINISTER Rev Luke Thurai

lukethurai@hopepc.net 9653 7825

PASTOR EMERITUS Rev Dr William Wan

9662 3253

Elder Goh Keng Ngian EDC Clerk, 9829 1339

Elder Victor Shim 9100 4232

Elder Wong Soong Kuan 9298 5226

Elder Joshua Lee 9658 3573

Deacon David Seow Treasurer, 9734 5269

Deacon Angeline Tan 9638 7473

Deacon Vincent Goh 9615 7198

Deacon Kong Li Choo 9734 0035

Deacon Janice Chuang 9657 0700

Lawrence Khoo (Assistant Pastor—Youth + YA)

lawrencekhoo@hopepc.net 8113 5770

Daniel Lee (Assistant Pastor—

CG + Prison Ministry) daniellee@hopepc.net

8218 7865

Tony Lee (Church Administrator) tonylee@hopepc.net

8161 7716

Rosalind Choo (Worship & Admin Support)

rosalind@hopepc.net 9619 0707

Chen Yong Khiaw (Church Accounts)

ykchen@hopepc.net 9815 1630

Ho Sweet Meng (Projects)

sweetmeng@hopepc.net 9754 8987

7 February 2016 The HOPE PC Bulletin For Internal Circulation Only

ELDERS & DEACONS

COURT

PRAYER MEETING

1st Sunday of Month Room 311

WORSHIP SERVICE 4th Floor

PRAISEBABIES Room 301

PRAISEKIDS (3-6 yrs) Room 304

INTER - GENERATIONAL

WORSHIP & PRAISEHOUSE

CLASSES Every Sunday except last Sunday of month

PRAISEHOUSE WORSHIP

Last Sunday of month Tong Siu Hall / 3rd Floor

11.00am—12.20pm

FILIPINO

FELLOWSHIP

Tong Siu Hall

FILIPINO

DISCIPLESHIP

CLASSES &

FELLOWSHIP Rooms 305, 309, 310

POWERHOUSE+ FELLOWSHIP AND

CELL GROUPS 4.00pm-7.30pm

Kabek Hall

SUNDAY

11.00am—12.30pm

SATURDAY

12.30pm—2.30pm

2.30pm—6.00pm

694 Upper Changi Road East, Singapore 486824 Tel: 6543 4858 Fax: 6543 4859

Email: admin@hopepc.net Website: http://hopepc.net

Building Fund as at 31 January 2016

Balance as at 1.1.2016 $ 1,860,785 Jan Collection $ 16,275 Balance $1,877,060

STAFF

PRAYER CORNER “Answer us when we call to you, O our righteous God … be merciful to us and hear our prayers”. Ps 4:1

Pray for the English Presbytery as they deliberate on sending an Interim Senior Minister to HPC. May the person they send be a man of the Word and prayer, one with a servant’s heart dedicated to glorifying Christ as he serves.

Pray for the EDC as they handle the transition of Rev Luke Thurai’s exit from the HPC ministry.

Pray for our church leaders. May they rest in Christ for wisdom and direction of the church. May they always seek God in prayer first as they lead the church.

Pray for our congregation. May the adults live lives worthy of Christ’s call on their lives and fulfil every purpose and every faith-filled act of service by the power of the Holy Spirit in them. May the conduct of our children and youth be pure-hearted and righteous, bringing honour to Christ and their parents. May they be examples of what the adults need to humbly become in God’s kingdom. May the adults serve as role models to them on what it means to follow Christ and be oaks of righteousness in a world that does not know him.

CHURCH OFFICE will be closed for the Lunar New Year Holidays from 8-10 Feb.

STAFF ON LEAVE Rosalind Choo w ill be away from 11-14 Feb.

READS@HOPE We have added some new children books in the library which is on Level 3. Members and worshippers are welcome to borrow the books. To borrow or return books, simply sign in the Record Book. If you have overdue books, here is a gentle reminder to return them. Thank you.

BIBLE READING PLAN is posted on the church website. Please visit the site for your daily reading and be blessed.

MARK CG DISCUSSION QUESTIONS are also posted on the church website. Hard copies are available at the WIC.

9.00am—10.30am

COMMUNITY

“CHRIST OUR

CORNERSTONE”

Mark 12 : 1-12

Pastor Daniel Lee

The Pastors, EDC and Staff wish one

and all a Blessed Lunar New Year!

CORE VALUES : HEART for God ■ OUTREACH for Christ ■ PASSION for God’s Word ■ ENCOURAGING One Another ■ PURSUING Christ-Likeness ■ COMMITTED to Serving

CHURCH OFFICE VACANCY In view of forth-coming changes, the Church Office is looking for full-time or part-time administrative help. We invite members or worshippers to apply for this “Administrative Assistant” position. Kindly send applications via email to our Administrator (tonylee@hopepc.net), attaching your résumé. ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRY PROGRAMS:

LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY (LPA) FOLLOW-UP SESSION, 14 FEB 2016, 12.45 - 1.45 PM, ROOM 311 For those who have attended the LPA Talk on 24 Jan and wish to have Kim Lark act as the Certificate Issuer, please register at the WIC and, at the same time, collect an instruction sheet to make preparations.

CPF IN RETIREMENT, 28 FEB 2016, 1.30 PM - 4.00 PM, KABEK HALL The above talk will explain what happens with CPF monies as one approaches retirement and the options available. It will be conducted by our own Cheryl Chan and Lyndis Lee. Both of them work in CPF Board - Cheryl in the Policy Department and Lyndis in the Lifelong Income Department.

All are welcome to attend. You may also invite your friends. Please register at the WIC to facilitate lunch preparation for attendees.

SATURDAY CYCLING & TREETOP WALKS Check out the dates and details from ALM Notice Board or church website.

Today’s Worship Service

Duty Person Pastor Lawrence Khoo

Worship Leader David Tay

Musicians & Singers Adelene Tang, Timothy Chua, Timothy Teoh, Timothy Seow, Lisa Loh, Claire Lim

AV Crew & Projectionist Freddie Goh, Lawrence Loh, William Ng, Raymond Yeo

Ushers Samuel Chen, Timothy Koh, Christina Tan, Quah Lay Nah, Desmond Lim

Scripture Reader Eric Lee

Newcomers’ Corner Pastor Lawrence Khoo CG 8 — Evergreen

Next Week

Duty Person Deacon Angeline Tan

Worship Leader Darius Tng

Musicians & Singers Joy Wong, Daniel Shim, Joshua Ong, Jason Yew, Caleb Seow, Selene Yew

AV Crew & Projectionist Hendra Yanny, Stephen Yanny, Koh Hing Song

Ushers Priscilla Teo, Clara Goh, Grace Yeo, Rebekah Ong

Newcomers’ Corner Deacon Angeline Tan CG 10 — “CG10:24”

FEBRUARY / MARCH 2016

FOLLOWING CHRIST IS A VERB

14 Feb Between Caesar and God Mark 12:13-17

Dr William Wan

21 Feb Our False Idea Of The Hereafter Mark 12:18-27

Dr William Wan

28 Feb Lovers Of God And Neighbours Mark 12:28-34

Dr William Wan

06 Mar What Do You Expect From Experts? - Mark 12:35-40

Ps Lawrence Khoo

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Counselling Associates

James Tan Email: kampongkidz@gmail.com

Nah Kiat Yong Email: nahkiatyong@gmail.com

Soh Choon Lee Email: sohcl2007@gmail.com

On our Christian Walk By Rev Luke Thurai

Recently, I had the blessing of a 10-day tour of Israel. It was a biblical and historical tour of the sites mentioned in the Bible, places such as Jerusalem, the city of David, Mount Carmel, etc. Many of the sites contained ruins and provided only a glimpse of the glory of the former place that had existed. A synagogue that was built over the synagogue where Jesus had cast out a demon (Luke 4:35) was in ruins. One awesome experience was to walk the tunnels of the Temple Mount and observe where the remaining retaining Western Wall extended below ground for probably 50 meters before it joined the bedrock. Each stone in the wall had a width of at least 3 to 4 meters. There was one stone that was at least 12 meters long and 3 meters high. That piece alone would have weighed at least 400 tons. It must have been an engineering feat to raise such a magnificent structure considering that the only technology available was a pulley system fueled by raw human muscle-power. In Jesus’ time, it must have been a breath-taking sight to look across from the Mount of Olives to the Temple. Yet, Jesus prophesied “not one stone here will be left on another; everyone will be thrown down” (Matt 24:2). That came true when Titus of Rome invaded Jerusalem in AD 70. For all that glory and magnificence during Jesus’ day, all that was left was a pale shadow. The huge temple stones that the Roman soldiers threw down still remain as a testament to the defiled and ruined Temple.

From biblical history, we can see that the Israelite kingdoms declined and fell by first decaying internally because they wandered away from God. God’s judgment for this was to make them weak and susceptible to foreign invasion and conquest. The same truth applies to our Christian life. No one ever falls from grace overnight. The early signs are probably things like being too busy to read the Bible or Christian literature, not praying, etc. In our busyness, we forget the many blessings of God. We also begin to move away from regular fellowship with our church friends citing family commitments, etc. Too soon, we lose interest even in Sunday worship as our sense of the majesty and awesomeness of God diminishes and worship becomes mundane. We find excuses to be absent lengthily from church. I have seen even worse cases with the believer falling into sin and not being able to find the way out of his mess.

Our muscles are an allegory of our Christian faith. They need to be exercised to be kept in shape. Years ago, I used to run regularly throughout the week. But then after many deskbound years of inactivity, I found it hard to start up again. More than a year ago, after my discharge from hospital, I tried to heed my cardiologist in exercising regularly by walking, but found it hard going initially. The leg muscles hurt at being subjected to the strain, even after a short distance. As with our muscles, so it is with our Christian faith. When crisis looms, we will find it hard to trust in God’s love if we have not exercised that trust through regular reading of his Word and obedience to the commands therein. When we face adversity, we will find it hard to experience his healing and comfort if we have not been faithfully communing with him in prayer. We will find it hard to even share our problems with our church friends, if we have not been communing with them in a shared spiritual life in our small groups, etc.

So let us intentionally learn to put God first daily. The fruit will be seen in the times when we face challenges of life and those will be the times that we need him most.