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!
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....
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come; the old has gone, the new is here” (2 Cor 5:17). If you humble yourself before the Lord Jesus Christ, acknowledge that you are a sinner, ask Jesus to forgive your sins, and receive Him as your Lord and...
Time does not stop just because we stop. Let me explain. When we are sick and take medical leave, we have a valid reason to stop studying or working. Under such circumstances, although we are justified in not studying or working, we (mistakenly) “feel” that there are no consequences in...
How blessed we are to be in Singapore! With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, our neighbouring countries are facing an ever-increasing number of Covid-19 cases and deaths, an unexpectedly slow recovery of their economy, and a bleak future. Amidst this, Singapore’s economy is steadily recovering. At the same time, we are...