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The Wait That Did Not Disappoint (Luke 2:22-52)

The Wait That Did Not Disappoint (Luke 2:22-52)

In this passage, we will see how the wait for our Redeemer Jesus was the wait that did not disappoint. We look at Jesus’ childhood. and also how those around boy Jesus responded to him. It is our hope that we can see Jesus for who He is, and in this season of advent, that we respond appropriately as we consider Christ.

The Night That Was Not Silent (Luke 2:8-21)

The Night That Was Not Silent (Luke 2:8-21)

What is filling your heart and mind this Christmas? What would you say the message of Christmas has been for you? 

This text shows us the message of Christmas and also helps us to appreciate the messengers of Christmas. The Lord’s messengers are both surprising and also who we expect them to be. 

The Inn With No Room (Lk 2:1-7)

The Inn With No Room (Lk 2:1-7)

This is the first of our Advent series. Advent is about waiting and preparing our hearts for Christmas. While we may enjoy Christmas, for some of us, this text can feel familiar. As we read these verses, it is also good for us to ask God to give us a fresh understanding. 

In this passage, we will consider the mystery and unexpected majesty of Christ’s birth. He came to a world with no peace, a city with no king, and an inn with no room.

The Glory of Jesus (Luke 24:1-53)

The Glory of Jesus (Luke 24:1-53)

How do we make sense of the big, weighty idea of glory, especially when we are caught up in our own lives and the details of it? Yet, so much of Jesus’ life and death revolves around His glory. The Christian life too, is shaped, seen and moulded by His glory now revealed. What does it mean for us today? How do we make sense of it in light of the cross and His resurrection — where His glory is known? 

 The Cross of Jesus (Luke 22:1-23:56)

The Cross of Jesus (Luke 22:1-23:56)

In this section of Luke, we will be reading about events that took place from the day before Jesus’ death. As we trace the steps Jesus took to the cross, we hope to see Jesus' mercy on sinners and our need for a Saviour.

The Kingdom of Jesus (Luke 19:28-48)

The Kingdom of Jesus (Luke 19:28-48)

We all live under power one way or another. As Jesus headed to Jerusalem in today’s passage, people were excited and they were curious about the kind of King and Kingdom He is to usher. 

Benedictus (Luke 1:67-79)

Benedictus (Luke 1:67-79)

This song can be divided into three sections: God visits, God saves, and the outcome—that His people would serve Him. We will look at each part and ask: Who is this God that visits? What does it mean that He saves? How do we then serve Him?

Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55)

Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55)

The season of Advent is in the Christian calendar to help Christians prepare for Christmas. From the Latin word “Adventus” which means “longing”, it is for Christians to long for Christ to keep all his promises of the second coming even as we look back at the first coming.

One Big Story (Assorted Scriptures)

One Big Story (Assorted Scriptures)

This is the last study in our Doctrine of Scripture series. We started our series with a speaking God, and we went through some of the attributes of Scripture — sufficient, clear, authoritative and necessary. Then we studied about the Canon of the Bible, how we have the set of books in our bibles today. Last week, we spoke about how Scripture cannot be broken. And we come to this week, where we want to trace the storyline of the Bible, because we know that what God says will come to pass!

The Rule of Canon (Assorted Scriptures)

The Rule of Canon (Assorted Scriptures)

We’ve been seeing how Scripture sufficient, clear, authoritative and necessary. Since Scripture is this perfect word, how do we know that what we have in the Bible matches that standard? What then are the recognised books? That is what we will be looking at today.

Firm Foundations (Authority) (Luke 4:1-13)

Firm Foundations (Authority) (Luke 4:1-13)

The topic of the “authority” of Scripture raises questions about who has the right to tell us about ultimate reality, and how life ought to be lived. A good place for us to begin is to take reference from Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, and to see how He views the Bible. Seeing how He views the Bible, and how He responds to it should help us form our expectations about the Bible’s authority. Even more fascinatingly, the passage we’ll look at sees Him engaging with Satan, a competing authoritative source and how the Bible, for Jesus, was clarifyingly authoritative.

Reading Joel: The Minor Prophets & COVID-19 (Assorted)

Reading Joel: The Minor Prophets & COVID-19 (Assorted)

As we come to a new series in Joel, we must recognize that we study God’s Word in tumultuous times. It is therefore fitting for us to start on a new study on the book of Joel which deals with calamity and crisis, allowing us to understand why disaster may happen in the life of God’s people. And in our studies, we pray that we may be comforted and strengthened, as we consider how God’s people should respond in a time of crisis and calamity?

Resurrection Doubt (Luke 24:13-15)

Resurrection Doubt (Luke 24:13-15)

Can Christians struggle with doubt?

Many of us may thing that the people in the Bible are “great heroes of the faith”, “unreal”, not like us and had no questions. When we do struggle with doubt in our own lives, we might feel isolated, just so unlike from those who praise God exuberantly, aimless and ever-wandering in our life.  What is the point of following Jesus if our lives are so “crummy”? 

While it may not be immediately obvious, the passage at hand speaks to us especially when we doubt the resurrection of Christ. In this passage, we see how Christ speaks with two doubtful disciples on the road to Emmaus, we see how the disciples encountered and experienced the same doubt.  They too, found it even harder to believe that their hopes were being restored: that Christ has truly risen. It encourages us to a similar honesty about areas of doubt in our lives, and draws us onto the risen Christ.

Lessons and Carols

Lessons and Carols

Every year, to wrap up our Advent series and to mark Christmas, we will hold a “Lessons and Carols” session at the Fellowship. This year was no exception. At this session, instead of our usual Bible study format, we read from select texts in the Bible and also sang hymns fit for the season.

Dayspring, Light of the World (Luke 2:22-35)

Dayspring, Light of the World (Luke 2:22-35)

What does the name ‘Jesus Christ’ mean to you? A Saviour? The Son of God? The Lord of your life? We sometimes struggle to reach a definite conclusion, and we might even find ourselves thinking of Jesus in the abstract.

This study's text helps us to formulate a better understanding of who Christ is. Here, we encounter a baby that was born to a young woman by the name of Mary and her fiancé Joseph. Read on to learn what testimony was given about this child!

A Mother’s Christmas Hope (Luke 1:5-25)

A Mother’s Christmas Hope (Luke 1:5-25)

How do you respond to difficulty? Do you think of how to solve problems, do you like to share your problems with as many friends as possible? Do you feel hopeless in your problems? In today's passage, we'll read of how another Christmas mother found hope. 

The Christmas Mother (Luke 1:26-55)

The Christmas Mother (Luke 1:26-55)

We begin our new Advent series on the Mothers of Christmas. We begin with Mary, the birth mother of Jesus, whose life was suddenly turned upside down with this announcement from God. 

The Point of the Bible (Luke 24:13-49)

The Point of the Bible (Luke 24:13-49)

In this last study in our Scripture series, we'll pick up on events that take place after the death and resurrection of Christ. The events of Luke 24 take place after the resurrection, and in these accounts, of all the things the resurrected Jesus could do, He meets with the disciples and takes the effort to explain Scripture to them. Jesus took Scripture seriously. What does He say is the point of Scripture? 

The Seminar After The Cross (Luke 24:13-35)

What do you expect someone who comes back from the dead to say? In today's passage, we pick up then narrative from after the resurrection of Jesus. What did He say to the disciples? What is He also saying to us today?

The Cross and the Untransformed Heart (Luke 18:18-34 )

This last study before Good Friday takes us to Jesus' last prediction of his death before he arrives at the cross. In this study in Luke 18:18-34, we'll begin by examining verses 31 to 34 and make our way back up to verse 18.