Sermons

Sermons

A second shot at life: Salt Media’s Sherman Ng on almost losing it all to a life of decadence

To a spectator on the outside, Sherman Ng has led a good life. The ex-banker who traded in his fancy cars for pastoral work to take care of his stepfather’s church, and soon after entered the...

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Slavery is still a US$150 billion industry and only 1% are ever rescued: What can we do?

Imagine living as prey to nameless and faceless predators in a country far away from your own, whose crimes against you are protected by their relative anonymity on the internet. And imagine if the...

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“The danger of familiarity is losing intimacy”: Isaac Ong at X3 Creative Conference

“I once had a girl come into a service where I was preaching with her bolster,” Isaac Ong shared at the X3 Creative Conference last Saturday, to a burst of laughter from across the room....

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ChristianX 2019: How can we be Church in a digital world?

On April 2, 2018, global superstar Justin Bieber uploaded a post to Instagram, a screenshot boldly declaring: “JESUS HAS CHANGED MY LIFE. EASTER IS NOT ABOUT A BUNNY, IT’S A REMINDER THAT MY...

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“God loves justice, but justice is not God”: Eugene Cho at The Justice Conference Asia

“I can’t stand your religious meetings. I’m fed up with your conferences and conventions. I want nothing to do with your religion projects, your pretentious slogans and goals. I’m sick of...

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Kingdom Invasion: Rev Canon Dr Andrew White on forgiveness in the war zone of Iraq

If anyone understands persecution, it would be Rev Canon Dr Andrew White. Previously a vicar of St George’s Church in Baghdad, the only Anglican church in Iraq, he experienced persecution...

Mental Health

How can the Church journey alongside people struggling with mental illness?

“I remember that evening when my depression actually emerged in a very conscious way,” said Dr Tan Soo Inn, chairman of Graceworks, at The Church and Mental Wholeness Conference last week. He...

Mental Health

What do I say to someone with suicidal thoughts?

When coming into contact with someone at risk, the last thing you’d want is for that person to feel like we’re pushing them away. But what if, unknowingly, our words or actions end up making a...

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What mental illness is not: The raw, disturbing stories from the ones who’ve suffered

“I want to start with an unapology,” Pastor Adrian Ow of Yio Chu Kang Chapel (YCKC) told the 300-plus strong audience at The Church and Mental Wholeness Conference last Saturday. “If...