Zion Church Online Bulletin

Week No. 21 | 22 May 2022 Lord's Day

LORD’S DAY SERVICE ORDER

PRESIDER: Elder Steve Yoon
*Silent Prayer
*Confession of Faith
Hymn 57
Responsive Reading:
33. Psalm 150
33. 诗篇 150
Prayer by Elder Steve Yoon
Scripture Reading:
Joshua 22:5
约书亚记 22:5
Choir Anthem by Sharon Choir
Somebody Loves me
有人爱着我
Sermon by Pastor Samuel Kim
Biblical values – Law of God
圣经价值观 — 神的律法
Hymn 379
Offering Prayer by Elder Steve Yoon
Offering Song:
God Will Make a Way
神为我开路

(Olam Praise)
Announcements by Elder Steve Yoon
*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.
  • Please refer to the following for our ONLINE service times and locations:

    • Wed service @ 7:40pm – *On YouTube
    • Lord’s Day service @ 10:45am – *On YouTube

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

  • 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 12 June (Lord’s Day). Let us prepare our hearts and our Thanksgiving offering.
  • Evangelists Joanna Pae and Jasmine Jung will be visiting Zion Church from 10-21 June. There will be a line-up of special Bible studies and seminar lectures during the week. Let us look forward to be spiritually filled and pray for showers of blessing!

    * Special Bible studies – 14 June (Tue), 7:40-9:30pm
    * HORA Seminar – 17 and 18 June (Fri and Sat), 2pm-5pm

    Theme: Return and Restore: Rebuilding Jerusalem (Book 11 Part.2 of the History of Redemption Series).
    Venue: ZION CHURCH (2 Gambas Crescent Nordcom 2 Tower 2 #10-13 S757044)
    The seminar lectures will be broadcasted *Live on YouTube: http://live.horaministries.com
    Register at: http://seminar.horaministries.com

  • 2022 Pyungkang Summer Conference and Bible Study Program:

    * Retreat @ Yeoju Conference Center – 1-3 Aug
    * Bible study program and tour of other retreat centers – 3-6 Aug
    Please note that dates & schedule may change.

    There will be a fee of KRW 450,000 (about 500 SGD) which covers:
    1) Registration fee
    2) Accommodations and Bus transportation for 5 nights
    3) 15 meals
    4) Recreation

    Please contact our church office if you are interested. Please register online latest by 4 July (Mon) at the following link: https://forms.gle/q2AhJjyYkLn94eeo9

  • There will be a leaders’ meeting (elders, eldresses, deacons, and deaconesses) after the Bible study today for church construction update.
  • 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) http://lunch.zionchurch.sg latest by every Wed .
    • Lord’s Day Bible study at 1:45 pm in the main sanctuary
    • Dawn Services at 6am every Saturday at church
  • 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

  • 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)

  • 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 (VOD) 25 May: Elder Bong Won Lee

Lord’s Day 29 May: 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
Biblical Values – Money

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-12

Jesus said that 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 (Matthew 19:24). This is saying that it is not easy for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God, then is it really easy for the poor to enter? Jesus is NOT saying it is easy for the poor to enter the kingdom of God. Sometimes people automatically interpret this verse to say that rich people are bad and the poor have already paid their dues because of the sufferings they have in this world and thus easier to enter into heaven. However, Jesus’ focus is not on how much money you have, but He is speaking about the heart, posture of faith, and greed or the love of money (1 Timothy 6:10).

The Bible is warning us that it comes with temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction (1 Timothy 6:9). It is not saying money is the root of evil, but the “love of money” is the root of evil. Likewise, Jesus did not say that the poor will inherit the kingdom of God, but the “poor in spirit” are blessed for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. In fact, there can also be poor people with sinful love for money and financially rich people who are poor in spirit. The Bible is not cursing the rich, nor is it teaching that we Christians must not become rich. A true blessing would be to have faith that will not stumble over material possessions. But without that kind of faith, it may be a gain for the spirit not to have many possessions (Hebrews 13:5).

The important focus lies on the purpose and motivation of the money. Outwardly, people may be doing the same thing, but the purpose and motivation behind it may be different. That’s why in the end, two will be grinding at the mill together (doing the same thing), but only one will be taken.
None of us is safe from greed, seeking more power, comfort, and money. When we love and prioritize it more than God, we spend more time, or our heart is enslaved by it then this shows that it has become our idol.

God’s commandments taught us that believers of God must not worship other gods and love God with all our hearts, soul, and might. We must not worship idols. An idol is what promises you strength, prosperity, and abundance. In the Ancient Near East, gentile gods like Baal and Asherah were the idols that promised those things.

If we hold Christian biblical values, we need to ask if money really gives us power, prosperity and abundance? The Bible tells us that it is God who gives it to His people. God uses money and wealth as a means, but there are people who believe that those blessings are in the money and bow their heads to it.

The power of money is that it causes people to voluntarily become enslaved. Jesus died on the cross to liberate us from the bondage of sin, but Satan uses different things to lure us back to slavery. He uses money (greed), adultery, and idolatry (Galatians 5:1).
We need to honestly ask ourselves what is the true purpose of us earning money. Who is it for? Me or God? And we need to ask ourselves if we are able to earn and spend money without being enslaved by it or are we using it as an instrument to commit sin in the process of earning and spending it? (1 Timothy 6:6–8; Matthew 6:30–33; 1 Timothy 6:17)

We all say that we live for the glory of God and we believe our work, business or job is for God’s glory but is this really true? As God’s covenanted people, rather than seek the blessings, we must become the blessing. This is the blessing that God gave to Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 12:2-3). We are his spiritual descendants who can inherit this same blessing. This blessing carries the same two parts as the Ten Commandments, which is to love God and our neighbours.

Our spiritual life isn’t only when we come to church or pray, but it spans over our business and everyday life. In all that we do, especially in business, the first criterion for Christians is to glorify God and do it according to His ways. We need to understand why God is blessing us with wealth. We need to seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness first.

The second criterion is to be a blessing to the neighbours. Do business in a way that it can evangelize and become a benefit to others, so as to love our neighbours.

True Christians can teach about God through their good examples and others can benefit and become believers too. However, many “Christians” are not doing this, they don’t live to become the salt and the light of the world. They forget that success comes when God is glorified and people are blessed. The blessing of money/wealth is what comes as a result if God allows it. Thus, our work/business cannot be an excuse to skip worship services.

If we want to glorify God, remember that practice makes perfect and that not anyone is qualified to glorify God. So, let us not only use our leftover time for God and treat God as a beggar who is happy to accept it but at all times we must glorify Him.

AMEN.

Pastor Samuel Kim

2022-05-21T06:57:35+00:00
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