Zion Church Online Bulletin

Week No. 3 | 17 January 2021 Lord's Day

LORD’S DAY SERVICE ORDER

ANNOUNCER: Elder William Ng
*Silent Prayer
*Confession of Faith
Hymn 56
Responsive Reading:
26. Psalm 104 (26. 诗篇 104)
Prayer by Elder William Ng
Scripture Reading:
1 Corinthians 3:12-15
(1 哥林多前书 3:12-15)
Choir Anthem by Sharon Choir
(pre-recorded):
The Grace of God (神的恩典)
Sermon by Pastor Samuel Kim
The essentials: faith
(基本要素:信念)
Hymn 344
Offering Prayer by Elder William Ng
Offering Song:
I Will Worship You (我会崇拜祢)
(Elijah Young Adults Ministry)
*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

  • There will be a Zoom online seminar organized by HORA Ministries.
    Date and time: 30 January, Saturday at 2pm – 4:30pm
    Theme: “Declaring the End from the Beginning…”
    (Isa 46:9-11)
    Speakers: Pastor Paul Kim and Pastor Samuel Kim. More details posted on Zion and HORA websites.

    Let us pray for God’s Word to go forth and give hope and redemption in all nations!

  • The Precept for the year 2021: “The Church That Fulfils the Amazing Redemptive-Historical Restoration Through Faith That Soars Like an Eagle”
    (Isa 40:31; Luke 5:26; 6:10; Acts 3:21; 1 John 5:4)
  • All department leaders, please take note 31 Jan 2021 will be the budget submission deadline for year 2021 to the finance department.
  • The church is open for those who wish to attend Wednesday & Lord’s Day services from the start of Phase 3. There will be 2 zones allocated for the main service times up to 100 people: 50 pax in the sanctuary (zone A) & 50 pax in the fellowship hall (zone B).

    Please register your attendance at http://LD100.zionchurch.sg
    More details at http://zionchurch.sg/covid-phase3

    And please follow Government’s latest requirement to download the TraceTogether mobile app
    or to collect the physical token in preparation to this only Safe-entry system at the church.

UPCOMING PRAYER DUTY

Wednesday 20 January: Deacon Sean Tang

Lord’s Day 24 January: Elder Tan Pau Soon

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

    Mark 17 – One thing you lack

    Scripture: Mark 10:17-31

    In today’s passage, Jesus teaches us about the Ten Commandments in a very different way. In this understanding of the Ten Commandments, we can learn about the essence of Christianity (Matt 19:16-22, Luke 18:18-23). Our founding pastor Rev. Abraham Park also took this passage to teach about the principles of Christology or Christianity. This story is so important that Matthew, Mark and Luke all recorded this incident in their gospels.

    1. Rich young ruler who ran up and knelt before Jesus

    He seemed so great outwardly. Matthew and Mark say he’s rich, Luke says he’s a ruler (government official), and Matthew says he’s young. He seems to be perfect. And on top of that, he’s humble and seeks spiritual things.

    Mark 10:17 (NASB95) As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

    (1) He ran up to Jesus and knelt before Him

    For a ruler to come kneel before a man who is accused of being a heretic demonstrates his seeking heart. He must have some discernment and hunger for the Word.

    (2) He called Jesus “Good Teacher.”

    He is a respected ruler. For him to kneel before Jesus shows that he is very humble. It shows his willingness to learn from Jesus, and that he considers/respects Jesus as someone in a higher position than he.

    (3) He sought for eternal life

    He is not only humble, but he is spiritual. For a rich young ruler, who has wealth and honor, to seek eternal life indicates he is spiritual.

    2. Jesus’ answer

    • Mark 10:18 (NASB95) — 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

    Some theologians, upon reading this passage, deny the divinity of Jesus and claim that He was admitting He was not without sin. However, the meaning of Jesus’ words was not that. Jesus was already providing an answer to the rich young man’s question. Jesus was asking whether the young man recognized His divinity and called Him “Good Teacher” in this light.
    In other words, to obtain eternal life, one must know God and correctly understand who Jesus is and have a relationship with Him (John 17:3).

    • Mark 10:19 (NASB95) — 19 “You know the commandments, ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”

    Jesus said to him, “You know the commandments…” and then He mentions the 5th through the 10th commandments. Why did Jesus only mention these six commandments? In Matthew 22:36-40, Jesus explains that the commandments are about loving God and loving one’s neighbor.

    The 1st to the 4th commandments is about our relationship with God. The 5th to 10th commandments is about our relationship with others/neighbors. This rich young man was already failing to keep the 1st to the 4th commandments, that is, he was not maintaining a right relationship and faith with God.

    Let us think about this man’s confession and response:

    (1)Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (v17)

    • This young man understands goodness based on the worldly standard of actions. However, the goodness that Jesus speaks of is the existence of God and being in a state of sinlessness (Psalm 23:6).
    • He thought that eternal life could be obtained through his actions.

    (2)And he said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up.” (v20)

    • According to Jesus’ teachings, no one can perfectly keep the law. No one is made righteous by keeping the law. The law shows us that we are sinners and need a Savior.
    • One thing he lacked. Mark 10:21 (NASB95) — 21 Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

    Since he failed to keep the first four commandments, Jesus gave him an opportunity through the remaining six commandments.

    Furthermore, Jesus tested him with the 1st and 2nd commandments: “You shall have no other gods before Me” and “You shall not make for yourselves a carved image” (Exodus 20:3, 4). To this young man, material wealth was more important than God—it was his god and his idol.

    If he had known that Jesus is the greatest treasure of heaven and earth, the source of all blessings, he could have obeyed this command and would not have walked away.

    It is important to understand that when Jesus said to sell all your possessions and give to the poor, this is not a universal method that applies to everyone seeking eternal life. Simply selling everything and giving it to the poor does not guarantee entrance to heaven. However, the reason Jesus spoke this to the rich young man was to reveal his lack.

    He did not have a relationship with God, did not understand who God is, and did not have faith that obeys and trusts Him. His faith was formal and conventional, merely following the rituals of religion.

    This passage points out that even our worship can become an empty ritual, like an empty tin can, if we do not know whom we are worshiping and fail to encounter Him.

    What was the one thing he lacked?

    He should have said, “I am a sinner.” External humility and spirituality are useless without this. True humility and spirituality come from realizing that you are a sinner. That confession is only made when you believe that Jesus is God.

    In the end, Jesus’ question was this: What is most important to you—following God or your material possessions?

    Conclusion: It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

    After the young ruler went away because he owned much property (v22). Jesus then spoke these words to His disciples (v23-25):

    Mark 10:22–25 (NASB95) — 22 But at these words he was saddened, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property. 23 And Jesus, looking around, said to His disciples, “How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!” 24 The disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25 “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

    Jesus was emphasizing the impossibility of it. Jesus said, “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” (v27)

    Jesus was speaking of the impossibility of salvation apart from God’s grace. That’s why we have to follow God.

    Matthew 5:3 (NASB95) — 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

    A person consumed by material wealth cannot recognize their spiritual poverty. However this message is not just for outwardly rich people. The “rich” in this context refers to anything in our hearts that blocks the path to eternal life. Whatever fills our hearts and prevents us from walking the path that leads to Jesus—whether it is wealth, status, or anything else—makes us spiritually “rich,” and in the same way, it prevents us from entering the kingdom of God.

    Matthew 6:31–34 (NASB95) — 31 “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 “For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

    AMEN.

    Pastor Samuel Kim

    2021-01-15T03:55:35+00:00
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