Sermons

Impossible Conference 2021: So much talk, but where’s the walk? Andy Byrd on a Church lacking in power

“Everybody has an opinion, and those opinions are strong,” said Andy Byrd from Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Kona. Speaking on the second day of the Impossible Conference, he began by noting...

Do Good

Light Up Geylang: Meet the folks bringing God’s love to the lorongs

If Jesus was living in Singapore today, where would He spend most of His time?  That was a question my pastor asked us during a youth breakthrough camp five years ago. It’s a question that...

Sermons

Wanna do the impossible for God? Slow down first, says Francis Chan at Impossible Conference 2021

Francis Chan, renowned American author and pastor, kicked off this year’s Impossible Conference (Dec 9–11) with an unexpected message for youths. The first session last night saw around 450...

Christmas

The Distance Between: What lengths would you go to for those you love?

It was in 2015 when a seed for the migrant worker community was planted in one young man’s heart. Ang Wei Ming was 19 when he went down to HealthServe as a volunteer with Singapore Youth for...

Music

Fireplace Worship’s “Eye of the Storm” is a declaration of faith in turbulent times

“Prove it or lose it.” This was a phrase that I coined myself at the age of 15, and I had it written on the very last page of my diary. In those ultra-edgy teenage years, I held on to this...

Surveys & Reports

2021’s Verse of the Year and the fastest-growing search term… sorcery?!

The world’s most popular Bible app, YouVersion, has just released its Verse of the Year for 2021. This year, the verse that users most engaged with in terms of shares, bookmarks and highlights on...

Work

What does it mean to be a preacher?

On the 20th of November 2021, I took my Preachership pledge. While the official pledge taking marks a denominational recognition of my status as a Preacher in the Presbyterian Church in Singapore,...

Outreach

One For Jesus: Can you bring 1 person to Christ if you have 10 years to do that?

1/10. Do you think you can bring 1 person to Christ if given 10 years to do so?  That was the question that tugged at the heart of Jason Wong, the founder of Yellow Ribbon Project and Dads for Life,...

Faith

We turned 5?!

On December 3, 2016, we flicked a switch, and the Thir.st website went live. So every time December rolls around, we marvel at another year of still being around.  This year is a bit special than...