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2009: Towards Maturity & Unity

Once again, we celebrate the birth of another new year! 2009 holds many uncertainties for most of us. But there's one thing we do know for sure - we will grow older by another year. The kids may not seem to mind this at all because they just can't wait to be old enough! For the rest of us, we'd prefer the aging process to slow down. Our spiritual growth, however, shouldn't! It is essential to the life of a Christian for without it we cannot reach our fullest potential and fulfil God's purposes for our lives.

In 1 John 2:12-14, John uses an analogy of physical human growth to describe 3 basic levels of spiritual growth: spiritual infancy, adolescence and maturity. Moving from spiritual infancy to spiritual maturity requires hard work and this includes cultivating spiritual disciplines and getting into a spiritual growth process. On top of that, it is crucial for us to rely on the Holy Spirit to give us wisdom and understanding and to empower us and energize our growth.

Having said that, spiritual growth is not merely a personal, individual effort; it's an interactive process that involves other believers. We grow spiritually when we are closely connected to the Body of Christ. This unity in the family of believers depends on our charitable character; the demonstration of humility, gentleness, patience, forbearance and love, and is enriched and built up when members of the Church serve one another with their diverse gifts from God. Every one counts in His family!

No matter how turbulent the times may be, we have an awesome God whom we can depend on and we have each other to count on!

Let's grow towards maturity & unity.

Let's go, gather & grow.

Let's move forward with faith, hope & love.

In His love,

Pr Ng Kok Aun

COMING UP ...!

VBS 2009! Our annual school holiday program for kids is here again! This year's VBS mustn't be missed! Click here for more details --> VBS 2009