Zion Church Online Bulletin

Week No. 16 | 17 Apr 2022 Resurrection Lord's Day

LORD’S DAY SERVICE ORDER

PRESIDER: Elder Ridwan Dinata
*Silent Prayer
*Confession of Faith
Hymn 56
Responsive Reading:
62. Easter
62. 复活主日
Prayer by Elder Ridwan Dinata
Scripture Reading:
1 Cor 15:1-19
哥林多前书 15:1-19
Choir Anthem by Sharon Choir
Because He Lives
因祂活着
Sermon by Pastor Samuel Kim
Has Christ been raised?
基督复活了吗?
Hymn 155
Offering Prayer by Elder Ridwan Dinata
Offering Song:
He Is With Us (他与我们同在!) by Gabriel Sunday School
Jireh (以勒) by Elijah Young Adults Ministry
Announcements by Elder Ridwan Dinata
*Hymn 6
*Benediction by Pastor Samuel Kim

*Congregation Standing

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Let us continue to pray for the growth and revival of our church and for the work of evangelism.
  • Let us continue to pray for God’s protection of all nations in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic situation and for the situation to improve and be well-managed.
  • Please refer to the following for our ONLINE service times and locations:

    • Wed service @ 7:40pm – *On YouTube
    • Saturday Dawn prayer service @ 6am – *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

  • Please join us for our Easter Lord’s Day Special Luncheon after the main service. Let us stay for fellowship to give thanks and celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ!

    To better facilitate the luncheon, the Women’s Ministry has requested for members to send only your representative to collect the individually packed lunches to prevent long queues. Kindly note there will be no exchange of menu, please collect the menu you ordered. As soon as you finish your meals, please mask on. There should also be no intermingling between groups. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

  • Onsite resumption of events and services from 24 Apr, 2022:
    • Lunch and fellowship after the main service.
    >>> Please make your lunch order and payment (via PayNow) at http://lunch.zionchurch.sg latest by Wed, 20 Apr.
    • Lord’s Day Bible study at 1:45 pm in the main sanctuary
    • Dawn Services at 6am every Saturday at church

    As such, Zoom broadcasts for Bible studies and dawn services will discontinue from Easter Lord’s Day.

  • There will be HORA Youth & Young Adults Conference in Boston this year! Please pray for God’s blessings upon the conference and all those who attend.

    Theme: RE:Connect (Theme verse: 2 Cor 6:17-18)
    Dates: July 1-4, 2022, Venue: Gordon College Campus.

    Zion Church has prepared bursaries of a set amount to support our education department. Zion Church Youth and Young Adult members who wish to attend the conference may apply for the bursary.
    *Details and Registration: https://hora2022.rsvpify.com

  • Sharon Praise Ministry is recruiting new singers and musicians. If you have the talent and the heart to serve, kindly see Eldress Amanda.
  • “Zerubbabel’s Temple and The Walls of Jerusalem” Cell Group Book 2022 is out now for sale at $15 per copy. Please see our office staff to purchase.
  • Special offering reminder from the Finance office:
    Members who are giving their offering online or physical, make sure to indicate your name, type of offering and the date info under the memo/remarks sections when initiating the transfer.

    Please indicate your offerings’ purpose especially for TITHES (to be listed as TH ). Any offerings without indications of whether for tithing, thanksgiving, building, mission, etc will be recorded as regular offerings.
    Thank you for your assistance. (See similar instructions under Offering & Tithe)

  • Here are a couple of key changes from MCCY’s update on streamlined Safe Management Measures as of 15 Mar 2022:
    1) Event size limits have been lifted for all services. We have increased the seating capacity for services. As such, seat bookings are no longer required.

    2) Safe distancing no longer mandatory for mask-on services & activities, however it is still encouraged. The rests of the safe management measures remain the same.

    Our church is now a venue where Vaccinated-Differentiated Safe Management Measures (VDS) are applicable . Moving forward, we seek for your cooperation as we continue to do our part in keeping the church a safe environment for worship services. Please practice responsibility by keeping your masks on at all times while in the premise. Thank you.

  • 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.

UPCOMING PRAYER DUTIES

Wednesday 20 April: Deacon John Tan

Lord’s Day 24 April: Elder Tan Pau Soon

OFFERING & TITHE

Via Internet Banking

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

Please make sure to indicate your name, type of offering and the date info under the memo/remarks sections when initiating the transfer. Please indicate your offerings’ purpose especially for TITHES (to be listed as TH).
Note: Any online offerings without indications of whether for tithing, thanksgiving, building, mission, etc will be recorded as regular offerings.
Thank you for your assistance.

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
No One Comes To The Father But Through Me

Scripture: John 14:6

Palm Sunday is when Jesus makes a triumphal entry into Jerusalem to become the atonement lamb by dying on the cross for us. What were Jesus’ words and actions following this?

In the wilderness, Moses was instructed to build a tabernacle where God meets with His people (Exodus 25:22). And where God’s covenanted people can come back to God’s presence and fellowship. The gospel of John tells us that “no one has ever seen God,” but Jesus His only Son “has made him known”. Jesus is revealed as God who “tabernacled” among his people in the flesh (John 1:14, 18). Jesus is the tabernacle through whom fallen mankind may find atonement and come to the Father. And it is only through Jesus, who is the way, truth, and life, can one come to the Father (John 14:6). And in believing in Jesus Christ, we “have life in His name” (John 20:31).

According to the Old Testament law, only the High Priest was able to enter the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement, only priests were allowed in the Holy Place, and Israelites in the courtyard. Gentiles and sinners were not permitted in the tabernacle at all. But the gospel of John showed how Gentiles & sinners were the very people who came to believe. Through their interactions with Jesus, their past sinful life is atoned, and they received new life. They were able to enter the Holy of Holies where life is given, and thus represent those who will be given the priestly duties in times to follow (1 Peter 2:9-12).

1. Those who meet Jesus and believe in Him will meet the Father.

The gospel of John used the word believe “πιστεύω” 98 times out of 234 occurrences in the New Testament. It is more than two-thirds of the gospels of Matthew, Mark & Luke combined. John records the blessings we will receive as a result of believing in Jesus:

(1) Become children of God (John 1:12)
(2) Have eternal life (John 3:15, 16, 36; 5:24; 6:40, 47; 11:25, 26)
(3) Able to worship the Father (John 4:21)
(4) Become true disciples of Jesus (John 8:31)
(5) Able to see the glory of God (John 11:40)
(6) Become sons of Light (John 12:36, 46)
(7) Believe in the Father and that Jesus is from the Father (John 12:44, 14:1, 10, 11; 16:27, 30; 17:8, 21)
(8) Able to do the works of Jesus (John 14:12)
Just as the tabernacle is the means by which God can dwell with His people, Jesus came as the fulfilment. Those who believe in Jesus receive forgiveness for their sins and receive life just as those who come into the tabernacle. Through Jesus, all who believe will meet with the Father.

2. Examples of those who believed in Jesus and what Jesus revealed to them.

(1) Samaritan woman (John 4:39, 41, 42) – it’s not about where, but when. It is about the hour when one believes in Jesus as the Messiah.
(2) Peter (John 6:37-40, 44-47. 65, 69) – it’s not just about following and experiencing miracles and signs. It’s about Jesus and eating the true bread.
(3) Blind man (John 8:18-19, 25-29, 31-42, 53-54; 9:35, 36, 38) – Jesus is the light of truth that sets us free from sin.
(4) Lazarus, Martha, Mary (John 10:15-18, 25-33; 11:27, 41, 45; 12:1) – Jesus who is one with the Father is the One who gives us life. Resurrection and life is only possible because Jesus laid down His life for us.
(5) Mary Magdalene (John 20:8,17)

John 20:17 (NASB95) — 17 Jesus said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’”

3. Jesus’ teachings during the Passion Week.

Receiving the Light is believing in Jesus, and believing in Jesus is believing in the Father. (John 12:35-36. 44-50).

We need to be washed by Jesus with the water to be able to receive the Father. (John 13:5, 8, 19-20)

The Gospel of John emphasizes the deity of Jesus, yet stresses how Jesus is dependent upon His Father. (John 5:17-19; 8:29)

Jesus clearly speaks of his subordination to the Father, and that He is not an additional God in parallel with the God the Father, but it is an uniquely qualified subordination. Jesus is the Son who came in the flesh, sent by the Father, but he does exactly what the Father does. Although He is the second person and Father is the first person in the Trinity, Father and Son are the same God. Whatever the Father did, Jesus did. Father created the universe, and it was through the Son that He created it. Father will be the final judge on the last day, and so also will Jesus be. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does! The Son’s actions are coextensive with the actions of the Father! John 14 shows that such a tight relationship between the Father and the Son is possible because of the love between them. This is the reflection of love in the very Godhead.

Conclusion

Jesus’ purpose in coming to this world as the tabernacle and temple, and suffering & dying on the cross is so that we can be restored as God’s sons who can once again come into God’s dwelling place. Coming to Jesus is coming to the Father. Meeting Jesus is meeting the Father. It is how we become God’s sons (Psalm 68:5-6; Revelation 21:7-8). May we become God’s children who will reflect God’s desires and actions in our life! And let us live as children of God!

AMEN.

Pastor Samuel Kim

2022-04-16T15:54:57+00:00
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