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YOUTH CONNECTION
FROM THE PASTOR'S HEARTEarly this month I attended the 12th Session of the General Conference of the Methodist Church in Singapore. During theconference session, the Rev Dr Gordon Wong was elected Bishop for the next 4 years (2021 - 2024). Rev Wong is currentlythe President of the Trinity Annual Conference. Before he became the President he was a full-time lecturer at the TrinityTheological College teaching Old Testament Studies. His consecration will be held in December 2020.
Two other important issues were raised during the Session. The first was the challenges faced by the Emmanuel TamilAnnual Conference, and they have many. To begin with, they are the smallest Annual Conference with 9 local churches anda combined membership of 800 members. Their churches are mostly Tamil speaking with a goal to equip and empowertheir members to spread the Gospel, particularly in the neighbourhoods around their churches. The greatest challenge theyface now is the lack of leadership succession. Young people leaving for English speaking churches seems to be the norm.This leads to the other major challenge of having very few people respond to become pastors and full-time workers. Thesituation is so serious that they anticipate an acute shortage of pastors in the immediate 10 years!
The second issue raised was an appeal to MCS to offer clearer guidelines on matters pertaining to Same Sex Attraction(SSA). Delegates wanted to know how to respond pastorally in church, and whether people can still serve in the ministry. (If you wish to know more about the Session or issues raised, please approach me personally.)
There are no easy answers to these issues, but with on-going discussions and prayer, we are hopeful that we will gainwisdom and clarity and head in the right direction as one Body. Do pray for the new Bishop as he provides leadership. Maythe God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of thesheep, equip you with every good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be gloryfor ever and ever. Amen. (HEB 13:20-21)
WELCOME TO YC!Youth Connection (YC) and Junior Youth Connection (JYC) areKY's community of students and young adults who love God,and doing life together!
We believe in Jesus, and are committed to know Him better andgrow and mature in His likeness, and cheer each other on andjourney together in community. We'd love to invite you join usat Cell Group and Worship Services.
If you would like to find out more about Jesus or Church, or ifyou would like some prayer support or someone to talk to, feelfree to reach out to any of the staff or leaders!
by Rev Philip Lim
BAPTISM ATCHRISTMAS
follow Christ's example (Mk 1:9), obey Christ's commands (Mt 28:19-20) and publicly confess our faith, and commitment to Jesus Christ (Mk 16:16).
Through water baptism, we
It is the next step after salvation through repentance and faith, and is animportant foundation for Christian life. For in doing so, we identify with andembrace the significance of receiving a brand new, blessed life in Christ and anew (spiritual) family. Everyone who has made the decision to believe in Christcan and ought to receive baptism. Plainly speaking, there are no other 'pre-requisites' to fulfil, apart from believing in Christ, before you can make thedecision to be baptised!*
*Adapted from https://hillsong.com/faith/baptism/
OCTOBERSERVICESS u n d a y , 4 O c t o b e r 2 0 2 0
YC / JYC Combinedwith Rev Samuel Phun
Why Baptism?
What about Confirmation?In Kum Yan Church, we practice Confirmation of Faith for candidates who werebaptised as children or infants. This is not a second Baptism, but as its namesuggests, an act of confirming or re-affirming your faith in Jesus Christ - thistime, done out of your own volition or will, that is, to make a declaration that youhave decided, as an adult (16 years and above), to follow Jesus and bestrengthened by the Holy Spirit to continue your journey as His disciple.
If you would like to receive baptism or confirm your faith this Christmastime,please inform your cell leaders, Kerin or Queenie by 18 October 2020.
Do note that all candidates will need to attend Baptism Class sessions. The datesfor this class will be released at a later date. Depending on the class size, it couldtake place in person or on Zoom.
What next?
S u n d a y , 1 1 O c t o b e r 2 0 2 0
YC Service with Ps Ian WongJYC Service (Speaker TBC)
S u n d a y , 1 8 O c t o b e r 2 0 2 0
YC / JYC Combinedwith Ms Lau Ying Kheng
S u n d a y , 2 5 O c t o b e r 2 0 2 0
JYC Service (Speaker TBC)1130am @ ZOOM
YC Liturgical Servicewith Rev Ed Pousson
130pm @ KY LIVING ROOM
CONTACT US
@kumyan_jyc
@ythcnxn
Ps Ian Wong - 97877662
Kerin Goh - 96560943
Queenie Seah - 91180822
PASTOR & STAFF
1130am @ ZOOM
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