Assemblies like mine, (the names end with “hall”, “chapel” or “centre” wan) don’t have someone leading the worship upfront. Anyone (except women) may stand to request a song, or lead everyone in prayer, or read something from the Bible, or just say something. The peculiar thing about all this is that there is still usually a theme we follow, usually set by the first person.
In PJGH, a selected person will begin the day’s worship every month. Today, Uncle Wee Min shared from 1 Peter, about how we’re a chosen people, and a holy nation, a people belonging to God.
Somewhere, somehow, the theme shifted to… “How Great is Our God”.
Was pretty confused until Uncle Kim Shah’s sharing sank in:
The people surrounding the Israelites didn’t fear the Israelites,
but the God of the Israelites.
A holy nation we are, indeed, but we’re holy because the God who chose us is holy. The prayer of a righteous man avails much, but it is the righteous God who answers. (-Mrs Chuah-)
Then the theme slowly turned towards “People Need the Lord”, and this line in the song struck me:
When will we realize
People need the Lord?
Benny shared about a Sikh who somehow drove his car into a drain, and how he helped push his car out of the thing. The guy, in um, gratitude, said, “Brother, you don’t worry. I will call my friends and we will protect you and your church.” That showed me that there is still much good we can do in the face of trouble. In fact, there is much MORE that we can do.
Then Shaw Mei closed the session with a prayer:
Jesus Christ went to Calvary for them,
as much as He did for us.
By His stripes we are healed,
And we pray for healing upon the hurts of this nation.
Yup. Typical Sunday.
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