Rev. Dr. Stephen Tong of GRII gave his sermons on 29 June 2008 at Queenstown Presbyterian Church.
Songs of Praise:
1. O Sture Gud by Carl G. Boberg (1885)
2. I Need Thee Every Hour by Annie S. Hawks (1872)
3. Showers of Blessing by Daniel W.Whittle (1883)
Main Bible Passage: Genesis 42: 1 – 25.
Look [...]
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Based on over 20 years of personal observation, women are compelled to obey by Power / Authority. If you have worked long enough, I’m sure that you had encountered a female colleague who was following the procedures word by word regardless of situation. I’m not saying this is wrong, but I’m a true believer in “desperate situation [...]
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The following article consists of several sermons by Senior Pastor Rev. Kong Hee of City Harvest Church in the year 2008.
Passage #1: Matthew 20:25 – 28 (NLT)
25 But Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under [...]
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Straits Times also reported that Siltronic and Samsung [...]
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From Straits Times:
Employees’ real wages in Manufacturing, Transport, & Administration fell, after taking effect of inflation rate (at 26-year high of 6.6%)
From Business Times:
Most job opening in Services sector, while most retrenchments in manufacturing sector.
3 in 4 workers laid off in Q1 2008 were manufacturing workers.
Over two third of the workers affected were in their 30s & [...]
Christianity is a complex religion. Since Martin Luther attempts to reform malpractice in Catholic churches, there have been proliferation of Christians denomination, especially Protestant.
To exacerbate the issue, the various denominations do not co-exist peacefully, there have been many debate on who is the most righteous one. This situation is similar to the twelve disciples of [...]
Pre-Sermon Song of praise: Esurientes Implevit Bonis, Magnificat 9, by Johann S.Bach
Rev.Dr. Stephen Tong of GRII gave powerful sermon today in Queenstown Presbyterian Church. Main bible passage: Genesis 41: 37 – 57; Genesis 42: 1 – 5.
Introduction
Christianity is about covenant. Old testament covenant is through animal’s blood (usually lamb), while New testament [...]
