Paving the Wei

I am a first-time parent of a young child. What is the one thing I must do now to ensure the success of my child? Interesting question, and a very common one for first-time parents. I asked the same question over twenty years ago. Obviously, the most common answer is "it depends" but after seeing some success with 2 kids going to the top 10 universities in the world (and speaking to countless parents with the same experience), I probably can answer this with a reasonable confidence that it is the correct answer. The answer: read to your child.  To many, this a pretty obvious answer, but knowing does not equal to doing. When I say read to your child, it means to do this on a regular basis and to set up a cadence for doing this for years. For me, it starts with 5 minutes at first and then extend this to 10 minutes, then 15 minutes and then even for 30 minutes. As your child progresses, you can then point to the word and have your child repeat what you have read. There will come...

Sermon by Pastor Daniel Khong at the Faith Community Baptist Church on 15 Aug 2026. In celebrations, we often reminisce, recall and remember the past things, the good and bad experiences and how we went thru it. Scripture: Psalms 78 talks about remembering what God has done so that we would put our trust in God, we would not forget and keep his commands.   We all know we would forget, but we will often say "I will not forget" that we would take notes nor write it down. Deut 6:12 warns us to beware, lest we forget the Lord who brought us out of the land of Egypt. Dietrich Bonhoerffer wrote that Satan does not here fill us with hatred of God, but fogetfullness of God. What must we do to avoid forgetting God's works in our lives? 1. Recall God's works To recall is to delibrately and actively think of past things. In Psalms 78, Asaph wrote how about the good things God did such as providing food and water, have manna and birds. While Asaph did not experience t...

Sermon by Pastor Poh Wee Long at the Faith Community Baptist Church 8 Aug 2026. There are 3 things that God wants us to do in the country we live in... 1. Seek Him, for He can be found The country that we live is not just a place to make money, to seek our fortune and to raise our family. God's plan for us to seek Him here. We are blessed because there is religious freedom here in Singapore. If we seek Him, we will find him. 2. Pray earnestly, for He will answer Jeremiah  in Chp 29 told the Israelites who are in exile in Babylon to settle and marry and have children. They were asked to pray for the peace of Babylon, if the land prospers, the people of God will prosper as well.   The prophet Ezekiel wrote that God is seeking for one person who will build the wall and pray, and he will spare His judgment, that disaster can be averted. We can and should pray for our jobs, our schools..and when 1 person prays, God will hear from heaven and will heal the land. God ...

Just wanted to share random pictures of animals around my HDB area...these are just a few.  The fat cat loitering around Dover Ville Monitor lizard seen at Ulu Pandan canal Chickens...due to lack of natural predators, the population has just been growing. We now see chickens pretty much everywhere - this is at the carpark. 

Sermon by Pastor at the Faith Community Baptist Church 1 Aug 2026. Background: Advances in techonology has caused a culture shift, in the way we do many things. Some of these are like movies, performances, and other activities. There is also a question on spiritual things, esp church and meeting together as a congregation. Scripture: Hebrews 10: 19-25 talks about the importance of drawings near to God, to spur each other on to love and good deeds, and to meet together.  Assemble = to bring people together as a group, or to fit together to form a single object. We are called out from the world by God, and assemble to form the body of Christ.  Why is it important for people to assemble? 1. It demonstrates our commitment to one another The writer of Hebrews use the words "brother and sister", and "let us" several time to show that we do things together. Jesus tells us to love God but the next thing is to love your neighbour...which is all about the communit...

Sermon by Pastor Roland Lee at the Faith Community Baptish Church 25 July 2026. We all desire peace...and the world is desperately searching for peace. While we enjoy some comforts, we often carry burdens that we find difficulr to bear...and we never feel truly satisfied. It cannot be found in circumstances or achievements. True peace is found in the person of Jesus Christ. ...and his name shall be called...Prince of Peace. Jesus gives us true peace that transforms our lives and bless others. Peace is a practical, everyday reality. Scripture: Philippian 4:1-9 tells of Paul writing to the Phillipians from house arrest to ask 2 leaders to resolve their conflict and seek peace.  How can we experience true peace? 1. Seek God's peace in our relationships Paul asked the 2 leaders to settle their disagreements - blessed are the peacemakers. True peace will not fill our hearts, until we settle the issue...even if the other party is at fault. If our horizontal relationships are ...