VISION STATEMENT A loving community of disciples and servant-leaders

PASTOR EMERITUS Rev Dr William Wan

9662 3253

Elder Goh Keng Ngian EDC Clerk, 9829 1339

Elder Victor Shim 9100 4232

Elder Wong Soong Kuan 9298 5226

Elder Joshua Lee 9658 3573

Deacon Vincent Goh Treasurer, 9615 7198

Deacon Angeline Tan 9638 7473

Deacon Kong Li Choo 9734 0035

Deacon Janice Chuang 9657 0700

Deacon Timothy Chua 9111 0023

Lawrence Khoo (Assistant Pastor—

Youth + YA) lawrencekhoo@hopepc.net

8113 5770

Daniel Lee (Assistant Pastor—

CG + Prison Ministry) daniellee@hopepc.net

8218 7865

Tony Lee (Church Administrator) tonylee@hopepc.net

8161 7716

Rosalind Choo (Worship & Admin Support)

rosalind@hopepc.net 9619 0707

Chen Yong Khiaw (Church Accounts)

ykchen@hopepc.net 9815 1630

Joevan Lim (Admin Assistant)

joevan@hopepc.net 9693 6711

11 December 2016 The HOPE PC Bulletin For Internal Circulation Only

ELDERS & DEACONS

COURT

PRAYER MEETING

1st Sunday of Month Room 311

WORSHIP SERVICE 4th Floor

PRAISEBABIES Room 301

PRAISEKIDS (3-6 yrs) Room 304

INTER - GENERATIONAL

WORSHIP & PRAISEHOUSE

CLASSES Every Sunday except last Sunday of month

PRAISEHOUSE WORSHIP

Last Sunday of month Tong Siu Hall / 3rd Floor

11.00am—12.20pm

FILIPINO

FELLOWSHIP

Tong Siu Hall

FILIPINO

DISCIPLESHIP

CLASSES &

FELLOWSHIP Rooms 305, 309, 310

POWERHOUSE+ FELLOWSHIP AND

CELL GROUPS 4.00pm-7.30pm

Kabek Hall

SUNDAY

11.00am—12.30pm

SATURDAY

12.30pm—2.30pm

2.30pm—6.00pm

694 Upper Changi Road East, Singapore 486824 Tel: 6543 4858 Fax: 6543 4859

Email: admin@hopepc.net Website: http://hopepc.net

PRAYER CORNER “Answer us when we call to you, O our righteous God … be merciful to us and hear our prayers.” Ps 4:1

Pray for the enrichment and conviction of God’s Word that we may grow in our spiritual walk and be effective witnesses for Christ.

Pray for the upcoming Christmas outreach events as well as Christmas evangelistic service. May the Good News touch the hearts of the hearers and come to faith in Christ Jesus.

Thank God for the improvement in Jason Toh’s health. Pray for successful treatment and recovery.

OUTREACH: ALPHA 5 Alpha is back again, and this time we will be running this as a follow-up to this year's Christmas outreach. Starting 18 February 2017 (after CNY), Alpha will be held on Saturdays at 4pm. We are looking for helpers in organising food catering, MC for games and program, discussion facilitators and befrienders. If you wish to help, contact Andrew Kam at 9007 1735.

MARK THE FOLLOWING DATES

31 Dec 2016 (Watchnight Service, 8pm)

22 Jan 2017 (ECM)

DISCONNECT TO CONNECT: HPC FAMILY CAMP, 9-12 JUN 2017 Venue: Harris Waterfront Resort, Batam. Speaker: Rev Dr Daniel Chua (Pastor-at-Large and former Senior Pastor, Mount Carmel Church). More details to follow.

EPHESIANS AND OTHER SCRIPTURE PASSAGES The soft copy of the Pulpit Study Questions is posted on the church website. Hard copies are available at the WIC.

SOFT COPY BULLETIN We have received feedback that the church should "save trees" by printing fewer weekly bulletins and inserts. Therefore, those who wish to receive soft copies of bulletins for their mobile devices, please sign up at the WIC. Based on the response, we shall reduce the number of printed bulletins in 2017.

CHURCH’S ACCESS DIVERSION Samsung Contractors have started work on our driveway access to the church; backfilling and pavement works that will affect the access to the Church. These works are expected to take place for the next three weeks till 23 Dec. During this time, traffic controllers will be at the entrance to ensure smooth traffic flow. Duration of the work in progress is as follows:

30 Nov to 14 Dec – Closure of one lane at main driveway 15 to 22 Dec – Shifting of driveway access to the other gate 23 Dec – Reinstatement of access at the main gate

Building Fund as at 30 November 2016

Balance as at 1.1.2016 $ 1,860,785

Jan-Nov Collection $ 117,983

Balance $ 1,978,768

STAFF

9.00am—10.30am

COMMUNITY

“MARY AND JOSEPH,

OBEYING QUIETLY”

Luke 2:1-7

Ps Lawrence Khoo

CORE VALUES : HEART for God ■ OUTREACH for Christ ■ PASSION for God’s Word ■ ENCOURAGING One Another ■ PURSUING Christ-Likeness ■ COMMITTED to Serving

CHRISTMAS MEMBERSHIP EXERCISE, 18 DEC 2016 We are pleased to announce that the following candidates will be received as members of our church through Baptism and Confirmation of Faith:

Baptism Rachel Chen Zhi Hui Elaine Sim Hwee Koon Jeanette Lee Su-Min Jeffrey Tan Jia Ming Nicole Ng Si Boon Melissa Teng Woon Lin

Confirmation of Faith Aaron Ang Eng Oon, Isaac Lim Wen Liang

Please join us for this joyous occasion. After the service, we will serve a light lunch so that we can fellowship with family members and friends. CHRISTMAS 2016 This year’s Christmas service will be celebrated on Sunday, 25 Dec 2016 at 11am. It will be a special service with various items, so do expect it to last longer. A Christmas lunch will be served afterward. Invite your friends to come and join us in the celebration of Christ’s birth and incarnation. When the carparks in the church compound and OWIS are full, please park at SUTD and walk to church via the back gate. CHRISTMAS OUTREACH EVENTS Leading up to Christmas, HPC is launching a series of family-friendly events that are open to all! These events are a great opportunity to serve together and get to know other members in the church while blessing those around us. It is also a great platform to invite friends and family to a neutral activity before inviting them for Christmas and potentially other outreach events in 2017.

HPC is looking for carollers to visit and bless several hosts and their guests on Christmas Eve. For more information, please contact David Seow at 9734 5269 or sign up at the WIC. Today is the last day of registration.

Today’s Worship Service Duty Person Deacon Janice Chuang Worship Leader Darius Tng Musicians & Singers Enoch Lin, Daniel Shim, Joshua Ong, Terence Goh, Selene Yew AV Crew & Projectionist Hendra Yanny, Stephen Yanny, Raymond Yeo Ushers Priscilla Teo, Clara Goh, Grace Yeo, Rebekah Ong, Zusie Yanny Scripture Reader David Shim HOPE Corner Deacon Janice Chuang CG3—EZRA-lites (HH Tan)

Next Week Duty Person Elder Victor Shim Worship Leader Jaime Lye Musicians & Singers Joy Wong, Benjamin Tan, Ivan Yang, Jeff Chia, Janene Cortes, Moe Yamamura AV Crew & Projectionist Cheryl Lim, Quay Cheng Huat, Koh Hing Song Ushers David Lye, Deon Cho, Melissa Tan, Tan Eng Keng, Eileen Quek HOPE Corner Elder Victor Shim CG4—FIRST STEP (R Yeo)

DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017

FOLLOWING CHRIST, UNITY IN CHRIST

18 Dec Angels and Shepherds, Heaven Came Down Luke 2:8-20

Dr William Wan

25 Dec A Child is Born (Christmas Service) Isaiah 9:1-7

Dr William Wan

01 Jan The New Relationship Ephesians 2:19-22

Dr William Wan

08 Jan The Work of Grace Ephesians 3:1-13

Dr William Wan

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Worship the Lord By Ps Daniel Lee

“On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.” - Matthew 2:11

The birth of Jesus is God’s greatest gift to mankind. Most of us would want to proffer something back as grateful recipients. The generosity of our Church and the members within this community of faith is certainly commendable for their big-heartedness in giving to the Lord in terms of tithes and offering, supporting missions, serving in various ministries, evangelism, social outreach and even personal contributions in helping specific needs of the people they came to know.

Our giving back to the Lord is also an act of worshipping Him in acknowledgment of His priceless gift for us and attributing glory to Him because “every generous act and every perfect gift is from above” (James 1:17a).

When the magi (or wise men) saw the star in the east, they journeyed to worship the newborn baby who is the King of the Jews. Guided by a brilliant star, the wise men brought gifts to give to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.

They brought him gold, a gift fit for a king. Frankincense, a perfect gift for a perfect priest. Myrrh, an unusual gift for a baby, which is a substance the ancients used to embalm their dead. Not exactly an appropriate baby gift, but in this case, it communicated a theological truth that reminds us that Jesus was born to die so that humanity might find salvation in Him.

This little child wrapped in warm clothing and laying in a rough-hewn feed trough would one day hang from a rugged cross and wear the sins of the world all because “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

In addition to these gifts, there is also another gift from the wise men - their act of worship, which is in fact the very first gift they proffered to the baby. The moment “they saw the child and the mother, Mary, they bowed down and worshipped him” (Matthew 2:11a).

Likewise, our offering is an act of worship, a sacrifice to God. We have a spiritual need to worship God, and through our offerings we are able to express our love and devotion for God in a way that is simple and sincere. The motivation of the giver is what counts most, not the size of the gift or the degree of benefit to the recipient (see Mark 12:42-44).

Mark Allan Powell profoundly expressed our offering to God as “acts of worship in which we are invited to express our heartfelt devotion to the God who is so good to us.” Just as the wise men articulated their deepest devotion to worship the newborn Jesus, let us “praise the Lord with all our souls and our inmost beings that His holy name be worthy of our praises” (Psalms 103:1).