Dear BPCWA worshipper, We thank God for the children that He has given to our families. A particular practice of the Reformed faith is infant baptism. As part of the Covenant of Grace which the believing parent has received, God commands the parent(s) to infant baptise the baby. Since we had had an Affirmation of Faith 2 months ago, it is a good time for us to be reminded of the responsibilities of both the parent and child in the Covenant of Grace: Begins with the Sacrament of infant baptism. Covenants have a sign.In the Old Testament, the sign of the Covenant of Grace was circumcision (Gen 17:11). In the New Testament, the Sacrament of water baptism has replaced circumcision

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Dear BPCWA worshipper, By God’s providence, we begin a new book of study this Lord’s Day, after having studied the book of 1 Samuel over the past years. As November also draws to a close, spring will soon be officially over as the hot days we have experienced over the past 2 weeks signalled the coming summer. These changes should remind us of the passage we studied at our fellowship meetings on 1 Peter, “For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away” (1Pe 1:24). The transient beauty of flowers. I still remember the start of spring, with its crisp, cool air. With

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Dear BPCWA worshipper, In last week’s pastoral, we looked at the “S” and “T” from the acronym “STOCK”, of what we need to do to take stock of our marriage. Marriages are not just for our self-satisfaction. God designed marriages to fulfil His spiritual purposes. If there are problems in the marriage, we must “S”tart to face up to them instead of avoiding what is unpleasant. Our marriages are part of our lives and will affect our spiritual walk with God. In “T”aking stock, we must think carefully about our marriages, to decide what to do. Instead of being defensive when sins are pointed out, we must humbly accept them before we are willing to change and correct the problem.

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Dear BPCWA worshipper, We conducted a Family Seminar about a month ago. This year, the topic was “Take Stock of Your Marriage”. This builds upon what was covered last year, “Building A Happy Marriage”. The audio and video messages have been uploaded to both our website and YouTube page, and I strongly encourage worshippers of all ages to avail themselves of them and learn. As it is often useful even for those who have attended to revisit what they’ve learned, I will summarise the lessons over this and next week. Stories often leave off after the couple gets married and rides off into the romantic sunset. However, after the vows, the challenging journey has only just begun. God instituted marriages

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Dear BPCWA worshipper, We thank God for Reformation Sunday last week, commemorating Martin Luther’s posting of his 95 Theses on the church walls on 31 October.  During this period, we may have also noticed the ghoulish décor around some houses in our neighbourhoods and the sale of Halloween themed candy in supermarkets in preparation for Halloween on 31 October.  Is the common date of the Reformation and Halloween a mere coincidence?  Also, what do you know about the popularly commemorated All Saints’ Day on 1st November each year?  It is important that the Christian is not ignorant of these “celebrations”. All Saints’ Day.  During Luther’s time, 31 October was observed as the night before All Saints’ Day.  The church where

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