My Response: Our Response dur ing the ser vice is an act of wor ship. Do wr ite your r eflections on a Response For m and place it in either of the offering bags. Holy Communion: We welcome baptized believers to join in the Lord’s Supper.

Tithes & Offerings: Giving cheer fully & sacr ificially of our finances is par t of our wor ship. Giving ser ves as a constant r eminder that God is our provider, & we seek to honour Him with our tithes & offerings. Red Bag - General & Ministry Fund, Blue Bag - Missions Fund.

Please address your cheque to: “Bethesda Frankel Estate Church”.

4 La Salle Street, Singapore 456930. Tel: 6448 1800 Fax: 6448 0831 Email: bfec@bfec.org.sg Website: http://bfec.org.sg Church Office Opening Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm Sat & Sun: 9am-1pm

For Internal Circulation Only 5 March 2017

Topic : Blessed are the persecuted because of righteousness Key Verse : Matthew 5:10

Services: 8am & 10am service

Speaker : Simon Wan (Wycliffe)

Sermon Outline:

The Reason for Persecution

The Reality of God's Presence

The Rewards of Perseverance

Rooted in the Living Word Empowered by the Holy Spirit Abiding in Christ only Daring to Hope and to Love Yielding Fruit To God’s Glory

Welcome to Bethesda Frankel Estate Church “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give

glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16

Questions for Reflection:

a) What are the reasons for expecting persecution as Christians? What are reasons for not experiencing it?

b) Why are Christians blessed when they are persecuted for the faith?

c) How can we pray for the persecuted church, and their persecutors?

Keep this for your Prayers & Participation

Reminder: Please submit any announcement for consideration in the next bulletin by Tuesday through your Ministry Head

5 March 2017

Cell Groups… 45 cell groups meet during the week. To join one, con-tact Shirley Soo Tel: 62414622 Email: ShirleySoo@bfec.org.sg

9214 (Seniors): Bible Study & Fellowship (Sun 10am @ ClassRmA1); FrankeLights (Bible Study) (Mon 10am-11.30am @ Vineyard) Games @ Upper Rm (Tue 6pm, Thu 3pm, Sat 9.30am)

Ladies’ Group: Tue 8pm @ Annexe 21/2 Mrs Janet Armstrong 28/2 Mrs Rosie Yeo 7/3 Mrs Madeleine Chng (OMF) 14/3 Mrs Ang Woon Chuan 21/3 Ms Eileen Poh 28/3 Ladies Sharing & Praise

Chinese Evergreen Fellowship: Wed 10.30am-12.30pm @ Upper Rm

Church Prayer Ministry: Fri 8pm @ Chapel 3/3 Follow The Leader : Hoong Ngee Khoon 10/3 Marriage Matters : Elder Alex Lo 17/3 Lawsuits Among Believers & Sexual Immorality : Jason Sin 24/3 1 Cor 3:18 : Elder Jimmy Tan

Peranakan Ministry: 2nd & 4th Sat 4pm @ Chapel 11/3 Ucapan Bahagian : April Samadi 25/3 Pengenalan saya dalam Kristus : Jeffrey Goh Foreign Indian Workers’ Fellowship English Class: Sat (except last Sat) 8pm–9.30 pm @ Class Room A1 Tamil Service: Sundays 11.15am–12.30pm @ Fellowship Room. Contact Letch (HP:93870245)

International Fellowship (Indonesian & Filipino): Sun 10am—11.40am @Lvl 3 Excel Room & Class Rm C3

WAG: 18 March 7.30pm @ Home of Audrey Tok. Serving God with our Prayers (Hosea 5:8) : Mr Lawrence Koh.

OUR OTHER REGULAR MEETINGS

Sunday Prayer Hour 12.00pm TODAY @ Chapel

We will be prayer-walking around the church & the neighbourhood seeking the Lord’s revival in our lives, ministries & community.

Have A Prayer Request? Write it in the Response For m

so we can alert the F.I.R.E. team to pray with you.

Frankel Intercessors Ready Everywhere & everytime

2017 Church Camp 9 to 12 June (Fri—Mon) Venue: Renaissance Hotel, Johor Bahru Speaker: Joseph Chean Registration starting 19 Mar

Most of us mistake Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount as being only about the Beatitudes. In fact, the single longest recorded sermon of our Lord Jesus spans 3 whole chapters from Matthew 5 through 7.

After the 8 Beatitudes, He follows with the call to be salt and light (5:13-16), his interpretations in relation to five of the Ten Commandments (moral laws) and ends with stern warnings not to be false followers.

We have decided to savour this Sermon over 15 weeks with dual tracks (i.e. different speakers) on some Sundays. May His Spirit speak personally to us as we hear our Lord's heartbeat through the various home and invited speakers.

5 Mar Blessed are the persecuted because of righteousness

Simon Wan (Wycliffe)

12 Mar Jesus on murder, lust, breaking your marriage & your word

Elder Joshua Quek

19 Mar Jesus on revenge & rights, the perfect love of the Father

Kenneth Wong (Bethesda Ang Mo Kio)

26 Mar Danger of show-off Christianity / prayer & fasting

Elder Roland Tan

The Sermon on the Mount Pulpit Series

Image by Paul Willows via Flickr—used with permission

Priority Registration for enrolment in Bethesda Katong Kindergarten (BKK) for BFEC members

Children born in the following years will be eligible for enrolment: 2015 for Pre-nursery classes 2014 for Nursery classes 2013 for K1 classes 2012 for K2 classes Application forms are available from the church office. Deadline for submissions TODAY (5 Mar 2017).

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice or Phad Thai, with sausages & salad. $4. Served by Jimmy & Jamie’s Cell Group. Guests, please let us host you on the house.

Love & Share Hongbao Donation Drive TODAY (5 Mar) BFEC is one of the foundation members of St Luke's Hospital. Since

1996, this vital ministry has blazed the trail in caring for the elderly sick, annually serving more than 2000 inpatients. Elder Ernest Chew serves on the Board of Direc-tors, with Elder Alex Lo (previously Elder Joshua Quek) as Alternate Director.

St Luke's Eldercare (founded 1999) has 14 centres island-wide, with integrated ser-vices e.g. day care & rehabilitation, dementia care. Many of our cell groups have or-ganised programs at the Tampines' St Luke's Eldercare.

As a VWO, St Luke's receives partial funding from the government, and relies on donations to continue their healthcare services. On top of our monthly church gift towards the St Luke's Hospital chaplaincy fund, we wish to encourage members to also participate in their Hongbao Drive this year.

If you have not already given to St Luke's, we encourage you to prayerfully consider giving to this ministry. A special Hongbao is provided, to receive these gifts, in addi-tion to your usual tithes and offerings.

When you give, please note:

Indicate (tick) on the hongbao if you would like to donate to St Luke's Hospital or St Luke's ElderCare. "Unticked" hongbaos will be divided equally among the two.

If giving by cheque, cross & make it payable to "St Luke's Hospital" or "St Luke's Eldercare Ltd". (Donations of $50 & above are entitled to tax deduction. Provide your details on the reverse side of the hongbao if you require a deductible receipt. For donations below $50, tax-deductible receipt will only be issued upon request).

Please drop the hongbaos into any of the offering bags today.

Every Day With Jesus Mar / Apr 2017 issue available now from the church office at subsidised price of $4 per copy ($5 for large print). What is Jesus calling us to—and what will be our answer?

Ladies Group Open Meeting on Tues, 7 Mar 8pm @ Chapel Ian & Madeleine Chng from OMF/MSI will speak on the topic of Kingdom Partnership. ALL are welcome!

Congratulations to Darius & Jessica, on the birth of their 2nd child, Declan Lum on 25 Feb.

Table Tennis for Beginners — ALL are welcome. Every Mon & Wed 3pm to 5pm @ Upper Room (lvl 3). Starting Wed, 22 Mar. One time charge: $10. Please register with Edwin 90049132, Francis 96919178, or Pauline 98227640

KSS Meet-The-Parents session TODAY In partnership with Faith@Home, KSS will be meeting parents TODAY

from 10.15am-11.30am at Silver Star Class Rm, 3rd flr.

Baptism & Membership Class 101 starts TODAY 4 lessons will be conducted by Elder SeeToh Ming Yew and Deacon Kiang Tzy Peng from 8.30 to 10am in March at the Fellowship Room.

Membership Transfer Class will be on 19 and 26 March. If you wish to trans-fer in to BFEC, please contact FrancisSoh@bfec.org.sg/64495648.

Please pray for the following brothers and sisters attending the baptism clas-ses: Aaron Quentin Carson-Goh, Jonathan Chen Jia-En, Joel Gan, Elizabeth Geraldine Yeo, Myra Ng. We also welcome Jonathan Chan Chong Hon who will be transferring in.

Chinese Evergreen Fellowship will be meeting on Thurs 9 Mar 10.30am to 12.30pm instead of the usual Wed meeting due to BKK’s SPARK certification.

BKK will be undergoing Singapore Pre-school Accredi-tation Framework (SPARK) assessment on 7—8 Mar to obtain SPARK Certification. Do pray for the principal,

vice-principal, coordinators & teachers as they prepare.

Easter Sunrise Service, Baptism & Picnic 16 April 6.30am @ East Coast Park Beach next to Parkland Green

Reserve the date! See you there!