Do You Love Me?
Jn 21:1-19 21:1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. 21:2 Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his […]
FCC on the move to Commonwealth
World-wide attention was drawn to the election and subsequent installation of Pope Francis from Argentina. Wide-spread comments were and are being made from different perspectives. The life and work of the former Cardinal is closely scrutinized to help us understand him. His words and actions are carefully analyzed and watched. […]
Do Not Hold On To Me
Easter Sunday cannot be separated from Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. There is no Resurrection without Death and Suffering – but more importantly there is no Resurrection without Love. Mary Magdalene, like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, did not recognize Jesus. Isn’t it strange – these companions of […]
Seeking the Face and Heart of God
Good morning church. I’d like to start today’s sermon by reading one of our lectionary passages for today, Psalm 27 together as a collective prayer: 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I […]
Knowing the God Behind Scripture
Good morning. My name is Pauline and this is my first time preaching at FCC. Some of you may not know me as I’m relatively new. I started attending FCC about a year ago. You know, God had to kick my butt a few times before I came but it […]
Membership & Leadership in FCC
FCC Membership Series Part 3/3 Today is the third and final instalment in our membership series. Miak began the series two weeks ago by looking at the kind of church that FCC is called to build. This is core to membership because it represents our identity as a church, our […]
FCC’s Community Life Principles
FCC Membership Series Part 2/3 What is the popular image of community? It is very likely to be pastoral and sentimental. We like to say “We are Family”. We tend to value community for the personal relationships, fellowship and bonding, nurture and caring, we often speak of “doing life” together […]
The Call of FCC
FCC Membership Series Part 1/3 LECTIONARY READINGS Deuteronomy 6:1-9 Mark 12:28-34 Deuteronomy 6:1-9 6:1 Now this is the commandment–the statutes and the ordinances–that the LORD your God charged me to teach you to observe in the land that you are about to cross into and occupy, 6:2 so that you […]
Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord
I touched a little on Job two weeks ago, and I don’t think i did a good job of it (pun not intended). Nicholas came up to me quite puzzled – that part in the sermon about Job was, in a way, out of place. Lisa Davison, Professor of Old […]
For The Love Of God!
Good morning church! Two weeks ago Su-Lin preached about salt, from Mark 9:50. “Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.” She talked about how we are called to be salty Christians and a salty church, and if you were not present, I urge you to read […]
Salt Of The Earth
Good morning church. I’d like to start today’s sermon by asking you if you think you’re salty? How salty do you think you are? Did you know that Jesus says your identity is salt of the earth, and following that, light of the world? These metaphors can be found in […]
Tongues
The lectionary passages for this week are focused on two main themes: wisdom and the power of the tongue. Given that Free Community Church has the most highly educated congregation in all of Singapore, which was highlighted a couple of times in previous sermons, according to a survey which I […]