Kingdom Rebukes
Introduction 1. Recap 2. Three parables with a single thrust 3. Three reasons: A. GOD EXPECTS OBEDIENCE (21:28-32) B. GOD EXPECTS FRUITFULNESS (21:33-46) C. GOD DESIRES ALL TO BE SAVED (22:1-14) Conclusion Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Week’s Topic: Disciple the Nations (1)Next Week’s Speaker(s): Rev Tony Yeo (BPJ, WDL & East)
Kingdom Authority
Introduction A. BOW TO JESUS’ AUTHORITY IN WORSHIP (vv. 1–17) B. SUBMIT TO JESUS’ AUTHORITY IN FAITH AND SUBMISSION (vv. 18–27) ConclusionWhose authority rules your life? Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Week’s Topic: Matthew 21:28-22:14Next Week’s Speaker(s): Ps Benjamin Sun (BPJ), Ps Timothy Yeo (WDL) & Rev Tan Kay Kiong (East)
Kingdom Greatness
A. “LORD, SURELY I DESERVE GREAT REWARDS?” (vv. 1-16): SERVING A GENEROUS GOD WITHOUT A SPIRIT OF ENTITLEMENT B. “LORD, SURELY I DESERVE GREAT HONOUR?” (vv. 17-34): SERVING A GOD WHO SERVES WITHOUT CRAVING FOR EXALTATION Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Week’s Topic: Matthew 21:1-27Next Week’s Speaker(s): Rev Matthew Lo (BPJ), Rev Kirk Tan […]
Kingdom Life: The Pathway of Surrender
Introduction Kingdom Life happens in us when … A. WE RECEIVE THE KINGDOM RATHER THAN ACHIEVE IT B. WE FOLLOW OUR KING BEYOND OUR SORROW Conclusion Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/sws Next Week’s Topic: Matthew 20:1-34 Next Week’s Speaker(s): Ps Lee Da-win (BPJ), Rev Dr Chua Chung Kai (WDL) & Ps Lim Keng […]
Finishing Well
Many believers begin their discipleship journey with purpose and passion. But many also stumble and fall. As a saying goes, “Many aspire, few attain.” So, Covenanters, how can we finish well? The Apostle Paul’s final words in 2 Timothy 4:6–8 give us a blueprint for finishing well. A. POURING OUT OUR LIVES IN FAITHFUL WORSHIP “For […]
Kingdom Family
Introduction “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness …” – Matthew 6:33 Following immediately from the community discourse Be a Kingdom Family that: A. SEEKS THE INTENT OF GOD’S DESIGN 1. Divorce “for any and every reason”? (cf. Deut 24:1) 2. The real problem is not technicality, it’s avoidance. B. SEEKS THE INTEGRITY […]
Forgive(n)
What’s the parable about and what does it say about how we’re to live as Kingdom people?A. THE UNTHINKABLE RELEASE: IN THE KINGDOM, WE’RE GRACE RECEIVERS B. THE UNACCEPTABLE RELENTLESSNESS: IN THE KINGDOM, WE’RE GRACE RELEASERS Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Sunday’s Topic: Matthew 19:1-12Next Sunday’s Speaker(s): Rev Kirk Tan (BPJ), Rev Dr Sharon Fong […]
The Culture of the Kingdom
Introduction 1. What kind of people does God want us to become? 2. In Matthew 18, three important Kingdom-Culture themes emerge: A. THE KINGDOM CULTURE OF HUMILITY —Where greatness is not about position, but posture! (vv. 1-5) B. THE KINGDOM CULTURE OF HOLINESS —Where sin is taken seriously, and compromise is renounced! (vv. 6-9) C. […]
WHO IS JESUS TO YOU?
Introduction Just who is this Jesus? He is … A. THE GOD WHO BLESSES US WITH REVELATION – RECEIVE FROM HIM (16:13-20) B. THE GOD WHO SUFFERS FOR OUR REDEMPTION – FOLLOW HIM (16:21-28) C. THE GOD WHO GLORIOUSLY GRANTS US RESTORATION – LISTEN TO HIM (17:1-13) Conclusion Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Sunday’s Topic: […]
Authentic Spirituality
Introduction Authentic spirituality is a condition of the heart. Three symptoms of looming heart failure: A. A DISTANT HEART (15:1-9) “… their heart is far from me …” B. A DIRTY HEART (15:10-20) “… from the heart come … the things that defile a person …” C. A DULL HEART (16:1-12) “… you can’t read […]
