Dear BPCWAians, Another year has slipped by, the year is almost done, and this Thursday, we will be holding our Watchnight Service to mark the end of the year as we look forward to 2021. Even for those above 80 years old, this has probably been a year unlike any other that they might’ve lived through or seen because of a global pandemic. I will use this last pastoral of the year to revisit our 2020 church theme, taken from 1Timothy 1:19, “Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck”. Faith and a good conscience. As Christians, we know and understand the importance of faith. When we joined as members of the
Read moreDear BPCWAians, God willing, we will be able to celebrate Christmas at church this year on what is known as Christmas Day, on 25 December. Even today, there is often much discussion about why Christians should or should not celebrate Christmas. Many contend that Christ was not born on 25 December. How did 25 December come about and was Christ born on 25 December? If He was not born then, should we still celebrate Christmas on 25 December? How did Christmas come to be celebrated on 25 December? The Bible does not mention any celebrations of Christ’s birth. Nor does there seem to have been a reference to celebrations of His birth amongst early Christian writers in the 2nd century. Here are
Read moreDear BPCWAians, How the year has slipped by! As you read this pastoral, there are only 3 more Sundays to 2020 before the year is over. Certainly, it has been a very different and a very challenging year for many, if not all. But we must be very thankful to God especially for how He has led us and directed the matters in Western Australia. That we can continue to gather every Sunday in worship is a testimony to His faithfulness. However, because things are not the same, I want to take this opportunity to let worshippers know how our present circumstances will affect the typical upcoming activities in the church. Christmas English Gospel Meeting. The banner has been
Read moreDear BPWAians, Today, I will give the final summary of the other matter which we communicated after our worship services on 22 November. This was regarding a query raised about the mission fund that used to be printed on our church bulletins in the past. Church mission fund query. There was a query concerning a reported vow that the church made to permanently set aside 10% of our general funds for the support of missions. This setting aside was printed on our bulletins for a period of time before that was stopped. Joshua 9 was also cited in the query as to whether we have broken our vow which we should be keeping. The findings. To check on the background
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