Paving the Wei

Sermon by Senior Pastor Daniel Khong at the Faith Community Baptist Church 18 July 2026.  Proverbs 3 was written by King Solomon to teach us how to live our lives..it comes from a loving father's heart. But what foes it mean to trust in God? 1. Following God's command Verses 1 is asking the child to keep God's commands to get long life, favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man. When Solomon says to trust in God, we acknowledge and submit. Only the one who trusts is obedient, and only he who is obedient trusts. Trust is not just what we say, trust is what we do. 2. Accepting God's corrections Verses 11 tells us not despise God's chastening and correction. John Trapp says that "It is better to be pruned to grow, than cut up to burn.". When God corrects us, we will find wisdom...we become wiser when we are corrected.  3. Seeking God's counsel Verses 23 tells us that God's commands should not depart from our eyes. We should keep wi...

Sermon by Pastor Wang Guanghan at the Faith Community Baptist Church 11 July 2026. Proverbs 3 is a chapter that talks wholly about trusting God in wisdom, decisions, finances, our future. The heartbeat is in verses 5-6 that we should trust with all our hearts and lean not on our own understanding. If we submit to God in all our ways, God will make our paths straight.   God wants us to trust him with all our hearts, in good and bad, in all circumstances. It is not a burden but gives freedom. Why? 1. We don't always know what's best The verses says not to lean on our understanding. We can plan but get some support for a short while...but it does not last. But God knows and he will provide.  2. We don't always choose what's best Submit to God in all that you do. Ask: God, what you want? Humanity's struggle is not that we don't know God's will, but we choose something else. Submission is a choice - we must continually choose, and trust that God will ...

Sermon by Senior Ps Daniel Khong at the Faith Community Baptist Church 4July 2026. Mark 12:41-44 talks about a poor widow who gave only 2 mites versus the others who gave much more. Jesus remarked that she gave more because the rich gave from their abundance while she put in all that she had.  The idea of money came up many times because God wants to disciple us in our finances as well, in tithes (one tenth of eveything) and offerings. It is an act of worship - God has no need for money but it matters to God because it reflects the conditions of our heart. Do not hold on to things that do not last but store treasures in heaven. Because where our treasure is, there our hearts are.  Tithes are important because it is for the²7 sake of honoring the Lord. Then we received the blessings that our barns will filled to overflowig and the vat the never run dry. Why is it impoetantn 1. It demonstrates amd develops faithfulness When we give to God, we shows our loyalty, that ...

Sermon by Senior Pastor Daniel Khong at the Faith Community Baptist Church 27 Jun 2026. Recap of previous message entitled Fearful Courage, on the story of how David defeated Goliath. To overcome our fear with courage, we should: Focus on the goal, not the enemy's intimidation Focus on God, not our security Scripture: Jesus told a parable in Matthew 20:1-16 about how the workers were paid the same amount of money, despite some joining the work in the vineyard a few hours later. The reason given by the landowner is that they were promised the wage for the day. Obviously, this caused some unhappiness.  What is supposed to be a joyous occasion when one receives the wages becomes a complaint of unfair treatment because the workers compare that they earn the same $ between one who worked just 3 hours hour versus one who worked the whole 12-hour day. As followers of Jesus, we are told to rejoice but how does comparison robs us of joy? 1. Comparison breeds self-centeredness ...

The statement "every school, a good school" is by Heng Swee Keat, when he was Minister of Education in 2015. It has been over 10 years since then, but this still remains a topic of conversation among parents, educators and even amongst students themselves...in many cases, almost like a ridicule. Whether it is a statement of the education system, or a hope for the future, this statement requires some serious consideration.  From the speech by Minister Heng in 2015, he explained that to make it a good school, the system requires 3 things: every student an engaged learner, every teacher a caring educator, every parent a supportive partner.  The "good teacher" part, is the task of the Ministry of Education. In many cases, I think the government is doing a good job based on the opinion that the Singapore system is among the best in the world, especialy for Math. In addition, Singapore is also ranked highly, and even #1 in a some years, in the OECD PISA ranking for studen...

Just wanted to share today's quiet time insights from Paul's first letter to the Corinthians...the 7th chapter. The title of the passage says "In Whatever Situation"...which I think the picture below depicts very nicely. In the chapter, Paul wrote that we should live and remain in whatever situation the Lord has assigned, which Paul lay down as a rule in all the churches. This phrase is repeated again in verses 20 and 24...which to me, indicates that Paul really really wants us to do this. This talks to me. Despite the changes, whether we chose the change and things did not work out, or the change is forced on us (company re-org or leadership change which results in a change in our circumstances - financial or occupation), we ought to remain. If the changes is beneficial, great. But if not, then I suppose the command from God is in verse 19, that "keeping God's commands is what counts". We will still rejoice, pray unceasingly and give thanks ...