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Tithes & Offerings: Giving cheer fully & sacr ificially of our finances is par t of our wor ship. Giving ser ves as a constant r eminder that God is our provider, & we seek to honour Him with our tithes & offerings. Red Bag - General & Ministry Fund, Blue Bag - Missions Fund.

Please address your cheque to: “Bethesda Frankel Estate Church”.

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

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For Internal Circulation Only 19 June 2016

1 Thessalonians 5:8: But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

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

1. Introduction: God's design for His creation and His children, its disorder, and His promised deliverance. Jesus' parables on God's love for the lost, told to two groups of people (Luke 15).

"God loves us more than a father, mother, friend or any one else could love, and even more than we are able to love ourselves" (St.John Chrysostom, 349-407, early church father, archbishop of Constantinople).

2. Reading Scripture: Jesus in Luke 15:11-32 3. Reflecting on Jesus' Parable

3.1. Luke 15:11-21: The younger son's (a) rebellion, rejection of his father, and ruin; (b) repentance and (c) return

3.2. Luke 15:20-24: The father's response: (a) ever-ready reception; (b) merciful restoration; (c) reason for his rejoicing.

3.3. Luke 15:25-30: The older son's (a) refusal to enter the house; (b) rebellion against his father's actions; and (c) resentment of "this son of yours",

shown in self-righteousness and self-pity.

3.4. Luke 15:28-32: The father's response: (a) reaffirmation of a covenantal relationship; (b) reminder of the reason for celebration; (c) request for reconciliation with "this brother of yours". 4. Reading Scripture: Paul in Galatians 4:1-7 5. Reflecting on Paul's Perspective

5.1. Gal.4:1-3: Subjection under the Law, slavery to "the elemental spiritual forces of the world" -- BC (before Christ). Old and new covenants.

5.2. Gal.4:4: Salvation by Grace through faith -- AD (the Year of our Lord). "God sent His Son..." Read also John 3:16-17 & 1 John 4:13-14.

5.3. Gal.4:5-7: Sonship through the Spirit, co-heirs with Messiah Jesus. "God sent the Spirit of His Son..." Read also Romans 8:14-17.

6. Conclusion: Relating to God as Father and King, through His Son and Spirit

6.1. Submitting to our heavenly, holy Father "Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name..." (Matt.6:9).

6.2. Seeking first His kingdom's purposes: "Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matt.6:10). Read also Matt.6:33.

6.3. Serving together in the Father's house and family business 1 John 5:1 -- "Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well." Read also Gal.5:13 and Matt.28:18-20.

Questions for Group Discussion: 1. From these Scriptures, what kind of a father is God? Consider His attributes, His attitudes, and His attraction to "lost" people. 2. (a) Why did the younger son come to his senses? How was his repentance expressed and received? (b) Do you think the older son was also "lost"? Why, or why not? How does he resemble the religious leaders? 3. How should we respond to God as our Father and our King? How do God's only Son and His Holy Spirit help us to enter and

extend God's family?

Series : “Heavenly Order in the Kingdom:

Topic : Order For Children of the King” - Relating to God as Father & King

Scriptures : Luke 15:11-32; Galatians 4: 1-7

Services : - 8am & 10am service

Speaker : - Elder Ernest Chew

Keep this for your Prayers & Participation

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

19 June 2016

Cell Groups… 51 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 is closed for the holidays and will resume on 27 Jun. Games @ Upper Rm (Tue 6pm, Thu 3pm, Sat 9.30am)

Ladies’ Group: Tue 8pm @ Annexe 31/5 Dr Ng Pey Cheng 7/6 Mrs Leong King Ting 14/6 Dr Florence Tan 21/6 Mrs Rani Mathew 28/6 Ms Ong Bee Cheng from WEC International

Church Prayer Ministry: Fri 8pm @ Chapel 3/6 Michael Mak : Parable of the Four Soils 10/6 Oh Swee Eng : Parable: The Pharisee & The Tax Collector 17/6 Letch : Parable: The Rich Fool 24/6 Sharing by the Temerloh Team

Peranakan Ministry: 2nd & 4th Sat 4pm @ Chapel 11/6 Kerendah hati dan kebanggaan: Elder Jeffrey Goh 25/6 Pembuatan bertutur lebih kuat dari kata-kata: Ms Priscilla Gan

Foreign Indian Workers’ Fellowship (Spoken Eng class & Tamil Service): Every Sat except last Sat of the month 8 –9.30 pm @ Class Rm A1 and Sundays 11.15 am—12.30pm @ Fellowship Room. Contact Letch(HP:93870245)

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

WAG: Sat 25 June 7.30pm - Speaker: Kumar Ramakrishna Topic: The Well Watered Life (Jer 17:1-8) Venue: Home of Daniel & Irene Tan, 69 Cheviot Hill, S(459654)

OTHER MEETINGS

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 Worldview Pulpit Series: Heavenly Order in the Kingdom This series aims to show God’s original wisdom and beauty. But more than that, this understanding has a profound impact on everything we do in life and also to those without Christ. It will also show how sin-ners and Satan try to distort the orders God has established and how things have gone awfully wrong. It will also showcase practical han-dles on how we should respond to the order that God has established

22 May “Order & Beauty of our God” - God’s eminent order (Rom 1:18-32)

Deacon Daryl Liu

29 May “Order for Godly families” - Sex & Marriage (Eph 5:22 -33)

Gary & Joanna Koh (FOTF)

5 Jun “Order in the Land" - Beyond elections & employment contracts (Rom 13:1-7)

Darius Lee, author of "Fire in my bones"

12 Jun “Order for God’s creation" - Why care for a dying earth? (Gen 1:28-30; Rom 8:19-22)

Rev Dr Daniel Koh (TTC)

TODAY “Order for children of the King" - Relating to God as Father & King (Luke 15:11-32; Gal 4:1-7)

Elder Ernest Chew

26 Jun “Order in the Church" - When we build each other up (1 Cor 14:26-40) Intergenerational Worship at the 10am Service. 8am Service as usual on 26 Jun.

Jose Philip (RZIM)

Children’s Dedication at 10am service Jansen Lau Parents: Kelvin & Grace

Ian Hartojo Parents: Markus & SuLynn

Emmeline Tan Parents: Aaron & Theodora

Josephine Chua Parents: Jason & Y eung Hei

Elizabeth Poa Parents: Nicholas & Kathryn

KSS & JSS will be closed for TODAY . They will resume on 26 June.

Café Leaf is closed for the June holidays. Café Leaf will resume on 3 July.

Closures to take note of

Seminars and Courses Coming Up

Baptism & Membership Class ( Baptism on 14 Aug ) If you are not baptised but have been regularly attending BFEC, commit to attend baptism classes, held over 4 Sun-days, 8.30am - 10am, commencing on 10 July. OR if you would like to transfer your membership to BFEC, you just need to attend only 2 lessons on 24 & 31 July. Collect, complete & submit the relevant application form from the church office by 3 July.

Extreme Times Require Extreme Measures II Dates: Sat 30 July Time: 2 pm—6.30pm Speakers: Lai-Kheng Pousson and Kay-Chong Yeo Venue: IHOP—One Thing Ministries, Harvest Care Centre 165 Sims Ave #06-03 Free admission but registration is required. Details at http://www.onethingministries.net

Marriage Preparation Class Couples who intend to marry in the 2nd half of 2016 and 2017 should sign up now for this course. Classes will be conducted from August once 3 couples have signed up. Please pick up a form and apply at church office.

In this journey, we will hear, learn, read & dig deeper into the different parables of Jesus with these 3-fold learning: Individual (Daily) Time with God - Use our

very own 42-Day devotional (starting 3 July) written by fellow Frankelites, young and old.

Small Group (Weekly) Bible Study - Especially compiled for this journey by Kenneth Wong.

Church-level (Weekly) Sunday Pulpit Ministry - Listen to the weekly sermons preached by our Elders.

3 Jul Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matt 20:1-16) 10 Jul Parable of the 2 Builders (Matt 7:24-29) 17 Jul Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor (Matt 18:21-35) 24 Jul Parable of the Barren Fig Tree (Luke 13:6-9) 31 Jul Parable of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-8) 7 Aug Parable of the 10 Virgins (Matt 25:1-13)

Sign-up to join a cell: You can participate more meaningfully by joining a small group if you are NOT already in any small group right now. Head to the table out-side Annexe to find out more.

Church-wide Journey with “Treasures in the Parables” 3 July to 13 August

Shepherds & Leaders Meeting (SLM) #4 on Sat 9 July 2016 For all Shepherds, Cell Leaders, Ass. leaders, Ministry heads & Teachers. Topic: On Being a Spiritual Leader by Elder Jimmy Tan Time: 8.00am - 10.30am (breakfast will be provided) Venue: Chapel For catering purpose, pls confirm your attendance to seowcheng@bfec.org.sg / shirleysoo@bfec.org.sg by 3 Jul.

The Council wishes all fathers a Blessed Father’s Day. Prayer for all fathers: “Bless all the fathers in the world. Guide them to be good role models and loving to all their children. Help them to be a father like You are. Give them grace and patience to handle situations in a loving way. Amen”

Congratulations to

Joseph & Tabitha Oh on the birth of their first child, Joshua Oh on 16 June.