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

16 Aug 2015 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 & CARE GROUPS 4.00pm-6.45pm

Kabek Hall

YOUTH RECREATION

6.30pm-8.00pm

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 July 2015

Balance as at 1.1.2015 $ 1,716,674 Jan—July Collection $ 92,481 Transfer from Reserve (2015 Operating Surplus) $ 0 Balance $1,809,155

STAFF

PRAYER CORNER “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer”. Rom 12:12

Pray for Christel Lim: Going on scholarship to United World College Robert Bosch in Germany, studying IB for two years; to find good Christian support and fellowship over there; to discover God for herself as she ventures away from her home and parents; to lean on God during what is probably a tough transition.

Pray for our students returning for studies abroad: for their preparations as they get ready to leave; for them to continue hearing, experiencing and witnessing to the Good News of Jesus Christ during their time abroad. Pray for churches, campus fellowships and Christians to reach out to them in friendship and fellowship.

WHISPER OF THE WEEK

Psalm 16:2 “I said to the LORD, 'You are my LORD; apart from you I have no good thing.' "

Indeed, apart from the Lord, we are nothing! Jesus rightly teaches his disciples in John 15 that He is the vine, we are the branches. Branches that are detached from the vine dies. May we remain in him and his Word so that we will bear much fruit.

The BIBLE READING PLAN for this week is as follows:

STAFF ON LEAVE Rev Luke Thurai w ill be overseas from 18 to 21 Aug.

THANG & CHING AUG UPDATE This is now available on the church website. Let us remember them in prayer!

THANKSGIVING CUM FUND RAISING CONCERT (TFC2015) ON 27 NOV 2015 The Presbyterian Church in Singapore (PCS) is organizing the concert at the Star Performing Arts Centre that can host 5,000 people. They will be at HPC on 30 Aug to share about this event and also to sell the tickets priced at $20, $30 and $50. A booth will be set up for this purpose.

Thu Prov 16 Poetry

9.00am—10.30am

Wed Ps 93-95 Psalms

Tue I Chro 1-4

History

Sat II The Epistles

COMMUNITY

Sun John 3-4 Gospel

Mon Lev 25-27

Law

“A SIGN FOR OUR

GENERATION”

Mark 8 : 11-13

Rev Dr Lee Wong

Lee H Wong (DMin., Rev) is an ordained minister with the Canadian Baptist of Ontario & Quebec in Toronto, ON, Canada. Lee has served as a pastor since 1993 in both Singapore and Canada, and his theological training includes Spiritual Formation and Marriage and Family. Last year, God has led him to join OMF International as a missionary based in Canada. He is happily married to Estella.

Fri Dan 1-6 Prophecy

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

THE ANGEL TREE HAMPER PROJECT organized by Prison Fellowship Singapore (PFS) is about Hope, Transformation and Family Reconciliation, an avenue where we could help connect inmates with their families this Christmas.

We can be involved in: 1) Donate* a hamper @ $70 each and deliver the hamper to the inmate’s family; 2) Donate* hampers only; 3) Delivery of hampers only. *The preferred mode of donation would be to write a cheque payable to ‘Prison Fellowship Singapore Ltd’.

This project is launched TODAY and next Sunday and a table is set up at the Fellowship Hall to take orders. Please visit the booth after service. Thank you for your support.

HPC FAMILY LIFE SEMINAR, THE REAL YOU: WHERE ARE YOU IN CYBERSPACE? 23 AUG, 2-4PM, KABEK HALL This seminar is a continuing series that deals with issues that affect our Christian living. Our speakers are trained counsellors who present the current perspectives and lifestyle that affect us with all aspects of new media, the identification of when the internet becomes an addiction and what to do about it. Suitable for adults, youth, parents and teens, Godly principles for cyberspace will be shared. Today is the LAST DAY to register at the WIC. Please do so after service so that material and catering arrangements for lunch can be made.

INVITING ALL UKULELE ENTHUSIASTS Come and join us for a time of jamming on Saturday, 22 Aug, at Room 309, from 10am to 12noon. No experience needed. All are welcome. For more details, please contact Henry (96170539) or Lynette (97329502).

Today’s Worship Service Duty Person Elder Goh Keng Ngian Worship Leader Darius Tng Musicians & Singers Joshua Lee Wern Chian, Justin Lim, Ivan Yang, Jeff Chia, Janene Cortes AV Crew & Projectionist Cheryl Lim, Rachel Tan, Adelene Tang Ushers David Lye, Joy Khoo, Grace Chen, Ruth Zhang Scripture Reader Teo Sue-Lynn Newcomers’ Corner Elder Goh Keng Ngian CG 12 – “EP 5:8”

Next Week Duty Person Deacon Angeline Tan Worship Leader Justin Lim Musicians & Singers Clara Goh, Charmaine Goh, Timothy Teoh, Michael Lim, Moe Yamamura, Joevan Lim AV Crew & Projectionist Hendra Yanny, Derek Tay, Quay Cheng Huat Ushers Wong Wai Meng, Alvin Lim, Lian Kay Yee, Lian Tian Tse, Jason Toh Newcomers’ Corner Deacon Angeline Tan CG 14 – Senior Group

HOPE AND CHARITY By Ps Daniel Lee

As I reflected on the celebration of our country’s 50th birthday, I realised that much has been said about the remarkable development and prosperity of our nation. One particular phrase given by Prime Minister Lee during his National Day message is ‘leaving no one behind.’ This prompted me to ponder on how Christians living in this land of prosperity could play a pivotal role in upholding as well as fulfilling this mission of ‘leaving no one behind.’

God’s compassion to the poor and needy is very well expressed in Psalm 68:5-6a in proclaiming that ‘He is a father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, who sets the lonely in families, and leads forth the prisoners with singing.’ Indeed, our merciful and gracious God has done His utmost in leaving no one behind to the extent of sending His only begotten Son to die for our sins.

“Although Christians number among the well-to-do in our nation, they are generally concerned for the less privileged in society,” as highlighted by the principal of Trinity Theological College, Rev Dr Ngoei Foong Nghian, in the book ‘Engaging Society’ Chapter 8, on ‘Let hope and charity flourish in this land.’ He further commented that “though Christianity in Singapore is a minority faith, it punches above its weight when it comes to engaging society and contributing to nation building as well as actively seeking ways to assist the poor and the needy by establishing family service centres, community hospitals, half-way houses, and the like.” But he also admonished Christians not to fall into “the tendency towards a faith that is individualistic and disengaged from societal needs.” In this regard, our Pastor Emeritus, Dr William Wan, strongly encouraged us in last Sunday’s sermon that our faith needs to grow to a deeper level of ethical righteousness as indicated in Micah 6:8, “to promote justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

Christians are commanded to help one another but we are also called to help those who are less fortunate than we are. The Old Testament pattern of gleaning is a model of how to help the poor in the most positive way when the Lord said to Moses, “When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God.” (Lev. 19:9-10)

In our modern society, we too can help the less fortunate in many ways. I am very grateful that our church adopted the Angel Tree Hamper project this year as an avenue to bring hope and transformation to those behind bars and also to help reconcile relationships with their loved ones.

Oftentimes, a little gesture of love towards the needy and the brokenhearted will rekindle the spark of hope in the lives of the least privileged.

One final thought, when the early church began to establish itself, one encouraging attribute that defined the Christian faith was to make sure that the needs of the people were well taken care of. Let us ponder from the following words of Jack Wellman, “Feeding the poor does not define the Christian; it is part of being a Christian.”

AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2015 FOLLOWING CHRIST IS A VERB

23 Aug Once More With Healing Mark 8:22-26

Ps Lawrence Khoo

30 Aug Life’s Ultimate Question Mark 8:27-30

Dr William Wan

06 Sep Choosing The Right Side Mark 8:31—9:1

Dr William Wan

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13 Sep Between The Mountain And The Valley, Mark 9:1-13

Ps Daniel Lee

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