Praise the Lord for the Ladies’ Fellowship
Study God’s Word and Support Missions
Jenny Kan
We are so grateful to the Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, for sustaining the Ladies’ Fellowship for the past eight years and we have just commemorated our 8th Anniversary in February 2012. We cannot help but give thanks to God for His Word which has been taught to us by His faithful servants whom He has appointed and, knowing our needs, continues to send. This year, we are studying the books of Galatians and Colossians taught to us by Preacher Kabingue. We are thankful that God, through His Word, leads us as we journey up the “steep mountains” and down the “deep valleys” of our lives. We pray that our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will bring those who hunger after His Word to come to the LF to study and to have fellowship one with another, every first Wednesday evening of every month between 7.45 pm and 9.30 pm at RELC.
We are mindful of the two purposes which our late beloved Pastor, Rev Timothy Tow, had encouraged us to fulfil, that is to study God’s Word and to support Missions. We pray that the Lord will help us fulfil these roles through the Work of His Holy Spirit in each of our lives.
Praise the Lord and to God be the glory.
Eternally Grateful to the Lord
Katherine Go
I was born into a “semi” Christian home. My father and all my relatives on his side were, and still are, idol worshippers. My mum, however, was baptised when she was a student, and followed my aunt, her elder sister, to Life Bible-Presbyterian Church. My aunt would always encourage us to read the Bible, to pray and also to go to church. During my growing up years, life in the family was trying. There was no peace at home. My parents were constantly quarrelling behind closed doors. My father’s abusive and hot- tempered nature made things worse. In order to escape this unhappiness, I would hang out with friends and try to stay away from home as much as possible. My studies suffered, my behaviour worsened, my mum could no longer control me. Deep down, I hated my father. I always saw him as the root cause to our unrest and unhappiness.
Going to church was like an act of “holiness”. Though I was baptised in 2001 in Life BPC, I was never born again until late 2008. On and off, I went back to church for a season of time whenever I met with trials and was chastised by God. After that, when God delivered me out of those trials, I would go back into the world. Until God said enough is enough. He used His rod of correction on me and chastised me so hard and bad, the pain was excruciating. I lost everything. I gave up my job, my best friend left me. In a short period of time, everything and everyone was against me. In medical terms, I suffered from severe clinical depression. In spiritual terms, I was under God’s wrath and getting chastised. I was suicidal. But, God’s grace came just in time.
Step by step, God led the way. I am eternally grateful to Him for revealing to me my sins. I came to realise that all that happened to me was a result of my own sins. God permitted it to take place all for His glory. Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.” And Hebrews 12:5-9, “My son, despise not thou the chastening of the LORD, nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him: for whom the LORD loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the LORD chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore, corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?”
Somebody once said, “I may not be what I hoped or wanted to be, but I thank God, I am not what I used to be.” 1 Corinthians 15:10, “But by the grace of God I am what I am.” Truly indeed, as I look on hindsight, in retrospect, God had everything planned out and carried out perfectly. Nothing thwarts God’s plan. His sovereignty is to be praised, His power and might is to be feared, His Name is to be highly exalted and magnified.
I thank God for a second chance. I thank Him also for continuous trials and testings He puts in my path to shape and mould me. I thank God for His mercies and grace which I do not deserve, He freely gives. I thank God for Jesus Christ who died and shed His precious blood on Calvary’s cross to pay for the penalty of my sins. I thank God for my own cross to bear. I thank God for faithful pastors and preachers to expound His Word. I thank God for the Ladies’ Fellowship once a month, where the Word of God is carefully and prayerfully studied and taught. I thank God for a Christian sister and friend in Jenny Kan. I thank God for Deborah Mae, whose singing encouraged me through tough and trying times. I thank God for Bible Witness Web Radio, which brought to me, when I was in a Northern and isolated town in Canada, sound doctrines, sermons, and a feeling of being close to preserving this college thus far, for giving me an opportunity to study His Word. All glory be to His Name.
Transformed to be More Christlike
Yoot Ming
“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” (John 15: 2).
As Christians, we must continuously sanctify ourselves by pruning away ungodly habits, discarding ungracious behaviour, and removing those unkind words and thoughts from our minds. And by progressively distancing ourselves from worldly desires, with the help of the Holy Spirit, we shall ultimately be transformed to be more Christlike.
Although, I started attending the Ladies’ Fellowship meeting only about one year ago, I must admit that I have been bountifully blessed. Besides having good fellowship with the other ladies, it is also a time to study God’s Word together. During every meeting, godly and faithful speakers exhort us with messages which are packed with applications so appropriate for our daily living.
Thank God for the Ladies’ Fellowship and His blessings. Praise the Lord!
Praying for More to Come to the Ladies’ Fellowship
Esther Chew
I was curious about the Ladies’ Fellowship so I attended the 6th Anniversary meeting in 2010. After that, I tried to attend every meeting I could even if I had a tough day at work. I thank God for the messages by Rev Koshy, Rev Quek, Preacher Dennis Kabingue and Pastor Khoo where I learnt new things from God’s Word. I also thank God for a chance to serve Him in chairing one meeting in March 2012, after some time of saying “not ready”. I pray that more ladies in the Church would come for Ladies’ Fellowship to learn God’s Word together. All praise and glory to God Almighty!
