Zion Church Online Bulletin

Week No. 22 | 30 May 2021 Lord's Day

LORD’S DAY SERVICE ORDER

ANNOUNCER: Elder Tan Pau Soon
*Silent Prayer
*Confession of Faith
Hymn 56
Responsive Reading:
42. Matthew 5 (42. 马太福音 5)
Prayer by Elder Tan Pau Soon
Scripture Reading:
Ephesians 6:1-3
(以弗所书 6:1-3)
Choir Anthem by Sharon Choir
(pre-recorded):
By The Grace of God
(借着神的恩典)
Sermon by Pastor Samuel Kim
The first commandment with a promise
(带着承诺的第一诫)
Hymn 304
Offering Prayer by Elder Tan Pau Soon
Offering Song
(pre-recorded):
Through the Wilderness
(穿越荒野)

(Dcn. Renata Hann)
Announcements
*Hymn 6
*Benediction by Pastor Samuel Kim

*Congregation Standing

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Let us continue to pray for the growth of our church and for the work of evangelism.
  • Please refer to the following for our online service times and locations:

    • Wed service @ 7:40pm – *On YouTube
    • Saturday Dawn prayer service @ 6am – Special study series *On Zoom
    • Lord’s Day service @ 10:45am – *On YouTube
    • Lord’s Day bible study @ 4pm – *On Zoom

    *YouTube link: http://live.zionchurch.sg
    *Zoom link: http://zoom.zionchurch.sg

  • 2021 Online Proclaim Conference will take place from 10-12 June (Thu-Sat) via Zoom.
    Please register at https://proclaim2021.rsvpify.com
  • Month of May is ‘The Month of Family’. Let us remember to appreciate and honor our family members as well as our church family.
  • We will have our Church’s Anniversary Thanksgiving Service on 13 June (Lord’s Day).
  • There will be Women’s Group meeting before the bible study at 3:30pm today.
  • As part of our missions work to proclaim God’s Word and to support the publication of the 6th book in the series, “The Eternal High Priest of the Covenantal Oath,” Zion Church will be doing a BOOK DRIVE .

    Your missions offering given for BOOK DRIVE will be used to purchase History of Redemption Series books and Bibles (where needed) to be sent to schools, institutions, and individuals who otherwise cannot buy them to read.

    You may participate by indicating “book drive” on the offering envelopes or sending direct bank transfers to:
    HORA Ministries – DBS Bank Account 072-037508-4.
    Account Type: Corporate Multi Currency Account.

  • In view of the Phase 2-Heightened Alert announcement by our government on 15 May 2021, Zion Church has decided to revert to online services for both Lord’s Days and Wednesdays starting 16 May (Lord’s Day) as a precautionary measure in support of the government’s efforts for the next few weeks. There will be no on-site physical church service, departmental meetings or cell group meetings. All will be online until further notice. Please continue to pray that all services will be able to resume soon.

    Zion Church has implemented the TraceTogether ONLY SafeEntry check-in system as of 9 May 2021 in compliance with the Government’s latest mandate for places of worship. We will also be introducing the SafeEntry Gateway in a week’s time. Only the TraceTogether App and Token are accepted for SafeEntry.

UPCOMING PRAYER DUTY

Wednesday 2 June: Dcn. Sean Tang

Lord’s Day 6 June: Pastor Samuel Kim

OFFERING & TITHE

Via Internet Banking

You can give an offering electronically by transferring to the following account:

1. For regular, tithes, thanksgiving, special, and missions offerings ONLY
OCBC Bank Account: ZION CHURCH
Account#: 621835867001
PayNow UEN#: T00SS0141D

NOTE: Please specify Name, Purpose and Date (ddmmmyy) of the offering in the MEMO or Bill Reference Number section. See Example 1.

2. For Building Offerings ONLY
DBS Bank Account: ZION CHURCH
Account#: 047-903777-2

NOTE: Please specify Name, Purpose and Date (ddmmmyy) of the offering in the MEMO or Bill Reference Number section. See Example 2.

Use the following acronyms to indicate Purpose (offering type):

  • RO = Regular Offering
  • TH = Tithes
  • TG = Thanksgiving
  • SP = Special Offering
  • MO = Missions Offering
  • BO = Building Offering

Example 1:
JohnDoe TH 05APR20
SamMiller TG 05Mar20
JaneSmith RO 03May20

Example 2:
JohnDoe BO 05APR20

By Mail

You may mail your offering cheques to Zion Church to below address:
“Finance Department”.
2 Gambas Crescent, Nordcom 2 Tower 2 #10-13. Siangapore 757044.

By ATM

You may transfer via ATM:
BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO SPECIFY TYPE OF OFFERING if you use this option.
Please inform any Finance Team member if want your offering to be recorded.

  • Eldress May Ling
  • Deaconess Leh Tieng
  • Elder Steve
  • Living Manna

    Sermon Summary
    Those Who Receive the Holy Spirit

    Scripture: Romans 8:5-17

    Today we celebrate Pentecost. It is also known as the Feast of Weeks or Shavuot in Hebrew.

    The Feast of Weeks in the Old Testament is when the first wheat harvest is gathered and when Israelites give grain offerings to God in thanksgiving. This is also the day of Pentecost when the first fruits of faith were gathered to receive the Holy Spirit 50 days after Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. This was the beginning of the New Testament church, which continues to grow till today. The last harvest will be at the 2nd Coming on the Judgment Day. (Romans 8:23,James 1:18)

    The word “spirit” in Hebrew is Neshema and Ruach, and in Greek it is Pneuma, meaning breath, wind, spirit. The Holy Spirit refers to the holy spirit of God, and is God’s breath of life that gives us life.

    1. Those who have received God’s Holy Spirit

    (i) They are sons of God (Romans 8:14-17)
    Verse 14 says that those who are ‘led by the Spirit” are the sons of God. The Holy Spirit testifies with our spirit so that we can cry out Abba Father. And it is only through the Holy Spirit that we are able to confess that Jesus Christ is our God (1 Corinthians 12:3). The whole creation ever since the fall of Adam, the loss of God’s son, is waiting for the revealing of the sons of God (Romans 8:19).

    (ii) They are the living
    When we have the Holy Spirit, God considers us ‘the living’. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, though physically dead were called the living by Jesus Himself. Romans 8:11 says if the Spirit of our Father who raised Jesus from the dead is in us, He will give life to our mortal bodies. It is only when we receive the Holy Spirit, that even our dying mortal bodies will be guided and led towards light and eternal life (Romans 8:12-13).

    (iii) They become messengers of God who deliver God’s will (the Word of God)
    It is not becoming preachers or pastors, but becoming the message of the gospel, the truth, and good news. We will be a blessing just like Abraham (1 Corinthians 2:10-16). When the Holy Spirit comes upon us, we will be able to understand the thoughts and depths of God’s heart. When this happens, we can become like David, a man after God’s heart, to be in line with the thoughts of God, and His will (John 3:34; Romans 8:26-28).
    We will not only be living beings but life-giving spirits, like Christ (1 Corinthians 15:45-48), able to deliver the Word of eternal life that God is providing for all people.

    2. Those who do not have God’s Holy Spirit

    Ephesians 4:30-31 speaks of those who grieve the Holy Spirit. They will not be able to look forward to the day of redemption so let us put away all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour and slander (Matthew 12:32; Mark 3:28-30; 1 Thessalonians 5:19).

    Acts 5:3 records what happened to Ananias who deceived the Spirit and was stricken dead. When thoughts and deeds of the flesh become stronger than that of the Spirit, they cause us to deceive ourselves and eventually deceive the Holy Spirit.

    3. What changes take place when we receive the Holy Spirit?

    (i) Regeneration
    We are reborn through the Holy Spirit and water (John 3:5-8)

    (ii) Proper worship
    We will be able to meet God & worship Him properly. The Spirit is a person of the Trinity God. He enables us to worship God in spirit & truth because God is spirit (John 4:24).

    (iii) True life
    John 6:63 writes that when we receive Jesus’ word, we are also receiving the Spirit and life, which will lead us to the kingdom of God.

    (iv) Water of life
    We will receive the eternal water of life that will overflow out of our belly & we will never thirst again (John 7:38-39).

    (v) We will receive the understanding of the truth
    Through the Holy Spirit, we will receive true understanding (John 15:26; 16:12-13; 1 John 5:6). It is not about how intelligent or not we are. As the word is spiritual, only the Holy Spirit can help us understand the Word of God.

    (vi) The task and calling to God’s work will be given (John 20:22; Acts 1:2)

    (vii) We will know the things of the end and the vision of heaven
    The Holy Spirit will show us the spiritual world of the kingdom of heaven, so that we may not lose hope and have a clear purpose and goal (Revelation 1:10; 17:3; 21:10). Apostle John saw the apocalypse, apocalypto – the revealing and opening up of the things of heaven, & of the things that will happen in the end times. May God give us the Holy Spirit to open up our eyes to see so we may know and follow in obedience the path according to God’s redemptive will.

    How do we receive the Holy Spirit?

    (i) We need to seek and wait for the Holy Spirit with prayer and endurance (Acts 1:4-5)

    (ii) Holy Spirit comes upon us when we listen and receive the Word (Acts 10:44)

    (iii) When Christ is in us (Romans 8:10; Galatians 2:20)

    (iv) When we follow the thoughts of the Spirit (Romans 8:12-13)
    The disciples all turned their backs on Jesus, but when they received the Holy Spirit, they became great apostles spreading the name of Jesus throughout the world and even gave up their lives to fulfil this great work of redemption. When we receive the Holy Spirit, such great change will also take place in us.

    May the Holy Spirit work in our lives so we can overcome & gain victory!

    Amen

    Pastor Samuel Kim

    2021-05-30T14:34:01+00:00
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