Pastoral Letters are weekly communications from our church pastor to the congregation. They are mostly original reflections on the Word of God in response to church events or current affairs, local or beyond, with the primary intent to exhort Christians to live rightly before God in the real world. Short bibliographies are sometimes featured towards the same end.
We pray that these writings will be a great blessing to you!
As we approach the close of 2021, many would have started to wind down to review the year. Many would have completed their work year-end review or their school examinations. 2021 has been both a challenging and rewarding year for many of us. As we reflect on 2021, may we...
Where will you go after you die? “I’m still young. This question is not for me.” You mean you are very sure you will not die tomorrow or one week later? Surely you have heard of young people who died suddenly, people who were healthy. Over the last few years,...
On 31st October 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the door of the church of Wittenberg. His theses refuted some of the most erroneous teachings of the Roman Catholic church of the 16th century. This Protestant Reformation later swept across Europe and revived the Christian world: it started...
Next Sunday the church will remember the Reformation that happened on 31 October 1517. Today’s pastoral letter is about the theology that undergirds the Reformation—Reformed Theology. Tree of Life Christian Church subscribes to Reformed Theology. This label is derived from the theological emphases of the 16th century Reformation movement. It...
PSLE and GCE ‘N’ levels have just ended. With all the hard work and preparations poured in during this period by students and parents alike, everyone could finally heave a sigh of relieve regardless of what the results would be. Students taking the GCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels are still...
In a recent Straits Times article on “Best Foods to boost kid’s brain power this exam season,” the author Elisa Chia wrote: “With examination season rolling around, you may be wondering what you should feed your kids to help them perform their best. Are there foods to improve their concentration...
You must be a good friend to people who attend the same church as you do. Love starts within the family. Paul urges us, “let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers” (Gal 6:10). We are a family first because we...
I have written below an excerpt of the Video Presentation by Georgia Purdom, PhD, entitled “Noah’s Ark and the Flood: Science Confirms the Bible.” Why are young people leaving the church? Dr Purdom shares that the church has not taught Christians to defend their Christian faith. An instance is the...
In Chinese, there is a famous saying, “nine out of ten things go wrong.” It is true that most of the things in our lives often do not go as planned. This causes us a lot of worry. Things such as the Covid-19 pandemic worsening, our unstable jobs, disobedient children,...
Our church has dedicated 24th October 2021 as the Gospel Sunday, which is six weeks from now. Preaching the gospel is not an option but a mandate from our Lord Jesus Christ. This command is not just given to the church pastor and leaders, but also to every born-again Christian....