Paving the Wei

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 ...

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...