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SIBKL @Sg BulohBible Series: Resets - Pr FergusOh look! A neo-classical skyscraper drowned by cataclysmic rising tides! And we’re only at the start of the Bible.
This week, we’re going from demigod daughters to fatal floodwaters, an ark in showers and arcane towers to the first global sin tax which brings on new syntax, where wet Ararat threat begets regret-reset. (Ouch, that was a bit mouch.)
2024-02-041h 10SIBKL @Sg BulohBible Series: Fall - Pr. FergusAdam: That's not what it said. The snake said "Ah, my dream home, Eden".
Eve: I heard it say "A mandarin, go eat 'em"
Adam: Great. So now we've wrecked thousands of years of human existence and it's all because of your lousy hearing.
Eve: You're out of your mind. I don't even wear ear rings!
Anyway, it went on like this for a while before I told them it was awkward getting caught in the middle of their marital fight. Plus, I don't know how to help. I'm only a...
2024-01-2858 minSIBKL @Sg BulohBible Series: Creation - Pr.FergusIn the beginning, everything was heavy. Then God said, Let there be lite. And oh boy was the lite good.
You don't know about the lite? It's what happened when we cut the excess weight from creation. So where it used to be 4.54 billion years old it's now just 10 thousand! Fuuhhh!
Dude, I dunno if you wanna make young earth, old earth jokes in public. It may not go down well.
Go down well? That's the second day. Then God separated the waters. And he told the waters in the sky wait, must...
2024-01-211h 10SIBKL @Sg BulohDeep Roots: Anchor - Pr. FergusAn unker from church once told me that it's the older folk who keep a community stable and grounded. To prove this, he said the ancient Hebrew term for "unker" and "anchor" is the exact same word. But of course! It's simple etymology! How did I miss that? Now I repeated this to a friend and she said sure or not? I said hundred percent. And this Sunday my pastor is preaching about how Jesus is my Unker and how he can unker you. She looked at me one-kind. Like, why, not good meh?
2024-01-1451 minSIBKL @Sg BulohDeep Roots: Nourish - Pr. FergusNow those are some nice lookin woods! They remind me of the time I walked through a rubber estate eating a mushy strawberry donut out of a paper bag. That day, I learnt that people don’t leave dustbins lying around in the middle of rubber estates. Or woods. (Wood you mind getting rid of this for me, o family of black ants?)
Well, it's a new year (yay) and trekking through it will be a lot like walking through the woods. Number one, you wanna throw all your rubbish away before entering. Ain’t no fu...
2024-01-0737 minSIBKL @Sg BulohDaywatch: Steven's TestimonyDaywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.
2023-12-3106 minSIBKL @Sg BulohDaywatch: Choon Poh's TestimonyDaywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.
2023-12-3105 minSIBKL @Sg BulohDaywatch: Reuben's TestimonyDaywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.
2023-12-3101 minSIBKL @Sg BulohDaywatch: Marilyn's TestimonyDaywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.
2023-12-3105 minSIBKL @Sg BulohDaywatch: Rebecca's TestimonyDaywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.
2023-12-3103 minSIBKL @Sg BulohDaywatch: Selena, Alex, Edward's TestimoniesDaywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.
2023-12-3113 minSIBKL @Sg BulohDaywatch: Maria's TestimonyDaywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.
2023-12-3105 minSIBKL @Sg BulohDaywatch: Anne's TestimonyDaywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.
2023-12-3105 minSIBKL @Sg BulohDaywatch: Rachel's TestimonyDaywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.
2023-12-3108 minSIBKL @Sg BulohDaywatch: Anna's TestimonyDaywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.
2023-12-3104 minSIBKL @Sg BulohDaywatch: Rodney's TestimonyDaywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.
2023-12-3102 minSIBKL @Sg BulohChristmas Eve Service Special - Pr. FergusEver loved someone, or something, so illogically much that people thought you were crazy? You probably were (a bit). There's something absurd about love — it looks past faults and flaws, and it forgives, over and over. Christmas is really about this kind of love. And you're invited this Christmas to encounter, and maybe even experience, this kind of love.
Love on Christmas Eve.
2023-12-241h 17SIBKL @Sg BulohAdvent 03: Joy - Pr. AthaliaOur intern told us that if you search for Joy To The World on Spotify, and started scrolling down to count the number of versions available, number 100 would be the one by Kenny Rogers. No kidding.
What? No, not the country singer. I mean the roasted chickens ... yes ... the chickens sing Joy To The World. How should I know how they do it? Of course I know they're dead but it's Christmas, anything goes during Christmas. Say that again? If a dead chicken butchers this song, is it a case of killjoy? Dude that's just bad.
2023-12-171h 08SIBKL @Sg BulohAdvent 02: Hope - Pr. FergusWhy did the scarecrow become a motivational speaker? Why was the math workbook so pessimistic? What's the relationship between a grape that wants to be a raisin and a golfer who wears a spare pair of pants?
None of these were answered at last Sunday's Advent sermon on Hope. But if you missed it, and want to catch up, you can listen to it on our YouTube or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
All said, we've been told that if you backmask this sermon, between 15:30 and 16:45, you can hear the answer for the...
2023-12-1053 minSIBKL @Sg BulohAdvent 01: Peace - Pr. FergusYou can either be hostile or harmonious, but you can't be both. That's why, in our church, we don't do black-eyed peace.
We don't do snoop doggs either. Doggs should not snoop. They should confidently ring your doorbell and speak Shalom over you. Just like December, which has woken me up from sleep by little-drummer-boying on my front porch. Has November really ended? I can hear him say "Peace on earth, can it be?" Saya pun tak tahu.
2023-12-031h 01SIBKL @Sg BulohAdvent 01: Peace - Pr.FergusYou can either be hostile or harmonious, but you can't be both. That's why, in our church, we don't do black-eyed peace.
We don't do snoop doggs either. Doggs should not snoop. They should confidently ring your doorbell and speak Shalom over you. Just like December, which has woken me up from sleep by little-drummer-boying on my front porch. Has November really ended? I can hear him say "Peace on earth, can it be?" Saya pun tak tahu.
2023-12-031h 06SIBKL @Sg BulohStrong generations: Next Gen Weekend - Pr. FergusThe Bible is full of fantastic next generation stories. Like Adam with Cain and Abel. Ok maybe not. Oh, like Abraham, Isaac and Jacob... actually their family was quite messed up. I know, I know, Moses to Joshua. Oh but that part ends with Judges. Let me try again. David to Solomon? Errrr... Elijah to Elisha? Yes, that has to be it. Plus, that story has bears in it. And no wild animal speaks Strong Generations - Next Gen Weekend better than the bear, teddy or otherwise. Hi tech, soft touch.
2023-11-2654 minSIBKL @Sg BulohActs S2E12: Rome is Where the Heart is - Pr. FergusPaul says I take it to a one way ticket. The winter plan? Find hinterland. Yes, they falter, end up in Malta, make light of a snake bite and get much from a healing altar. The plan doesn’t alter — Paul must rouse and attest under house arrest. Watch them jostle. The book ends with Paul gettin jiggy in the eternal city with copies of the tracts of the apostles.
2023-11-191h 01SIBKL @Sg BulohActs S2E11: Trial and Terror - Pr.FergusTwo years, two cities, five trials, six chapters of Bible. This was nearly a nine-season legal drama series called Togas, except it wasn’t. Instead it became the bits from Acts that Christians learn speed-reading with. But it’s not a race to see who is festus. If you slow down to really felix, you’ll really get agrippa the story’s fine details. Don’t worry, eventually you’ll get the appeal.
2023-11-1259 minSIBKL @Sg BulohActs S2E10: So Long, Farewell - Pr. FergusOh where oh where can Apostle Paul be? The Lord took him away from me.
The Ephesian elders say their last goodbyes and exchange instagram handles, last hugs and yes, last kiss, before Paul sails away to make progress on his arrested development. Before leaving, he serves the elders a parting shot that awakens them the way an Italy-bound espresso should.
2023-11-051h 00SIBKL @Sg BulohActs S2E9: God’s Coming Power - Pr. FergusFrom the hotbed of Corinth’s vice dens to the underground witch scene of Ephesus, Paul says hold my mint coffee as he strides from one cold brew to another. Holy Spirit pour over culminates with spells being cast into flames, and they can smell that Artemis foul from miles away.
2023-10-291h 15SIBKL @Sg BulohActs S2E8: Known/Unknown God - Pr. FergusWe’re in the thick of Macedonia, where it’s hard not to let the mess adorn ya. Touchy hooligans, nerdy yahoos and riot groupies send Paul on a marathon to Athens, where he gives all the philosophical lalangs a big fat Greek weeding.
2023-10-221h 11SIBKL @Sg BulohActs S2E7:Jailhouse Rock - Pr. FergusPaul and Silas are prisoners, prisoners. They’re locked up but can’t get God off their mind, off their mind. So they sing in their cell — which many of you do too, but it’s just not the same — and surprise-surprise, the jailhouse rocks. The jailer superfreaks and tries to kill himself but ends up getting a draw blank redemption, where they go on to make friends with more-than-freeman.
2023-10-151h 00SIBKL @Sg BulohActs S2E6: No Way to New Way - Pr. FergusLast week, the apostles swipe right on Asia and Bithynia and neither match. Then the man of their dreams shows up but he’s all Greek to them. They order petrol across border patrol and have dates with wealthy merchants, fortune mongers and brash magistrates. When they look up, they masuk lokap, and now they must trust that to tether makes them better and fetta.
Acts S2E6: No way to new way.
2023-10-081h 04SIBKL @Sg BulohMalaysia Day Special: Worship Encounter WeekendMalaysia Day celebrations! End of Forty Days celebrations! Worship for one-hour celebrations! Did we tell you it’s gonna be a celebration?
2023-09-171h 28SIBKL @Sg BulohActs S2E5: Conscious Uncoupling - Pr FergusFission over mission! They flip over a trip! Someone’s anti-mark in Antioch! Break down in Greek town!
It’s not in Greece.
Antioch is not in Greece?
No. It’s in modern-day Syria.
So I can’t use “Break down in Greek town”?
It’s not one of the better ones anyway.
After scoring many rocking hits, Paul and Barnabas split. And it’s John Mark who is the Yoko Ono…
Does that make Barnabas John?
It does. And Paul is Paul. It works.
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2023-09-101h 05SIBKL @Sg BulohActs S2E4: Take the Blade (To Make the Grade) - Pr.FergusMust you go on the knife for eternal life? Get cut off to meet the cut off? Who do you follow when Jewish zealots go “I scream potong”? When legalistic parties try to sue nuts, it goes to the Supreme Court where Justices James and Peter rule that forcing Gentiles into Hot Bird is unconstitutional. Something like that anyway.
2023-09-0359 minSIBKL @Sg BulohActs S2E3:Don’t Grow Veneration - Pr FergusCheck out the A-List in Lystra! Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for Zeus and Hermes! Hold my Birkin. Paul has some patina to scrape off. The betrayed sasaeng turn on the apostles and start start throwing mud. They throw rocks too. And just like that, our celebrity apostles get stoned.
2023-08-271h 04SIBKL @Sg BulohActs S2E2: A Part of ApartPaul and Barnabas enter Pisidia unMarked. Some well-timed psalms later, the Jewish leaders are seen agog outside the synagogue. And when the reviews split the crowd, the apostles discover you can’t stop what the herd incites when love and hate collide.
Acts S2E2: A part or apart.
2023-08-201h 05SIBKL @Sg BulohActs S2E1: Friends in High PlacesActs Season 2 begins. Pathos in Paphos. Paul makes a surge at Sergius Paulus. But he’s flock-blocked by an evil wizard. Powers clash. Having left Salamis, Paul now leaves the magician uncured.
2023-08-131h 11SIBKL @Sg BulohReleasing the Kuasa of God through Fasting and Prayer - Pr RameshForty days fast and pray. From Monday till Malaysia Day, we bring ourselves, our people and our land before God in unwavering prayer. We say no to life’s excesses and we simplify, clean house and make room. Whether you’re a Forty Days newbie or a battle-hardened veteran, you need this. Your spirit needs this. We launch last Sunday. Jump in from the start!
Launch of Forty Days Fast & Pray:
Releasing the Kuasa of God through Fasting and Prayer
2023-08-0600 minSIBKL @Sg BulohEcclesiastes 05: After the Sun Sets, Only Darkness Awaits - Pr. FergusIt’s the end of Ecclesiastes as we know it. And I feel fine. Wanna know why? Cos it says in the book, six times, “eat drink and be merry”. Oh totally yeah!! So let’s pop the grape juice, hold my sneer, and give it up for… what? “After the sun sets, only darkness awaits?” What kind of title is that? No! After the sun sets, the party awaits! Eat drink and be merry, remember?? Guys?? Anyone still there?
Erm, hello?
Ecclesiastes 05
After the sun sets, only darkness awaits
2023-07-301h 05SIBKL @Sg BulohEcclesiastes 04: Righteous Living Does Not Pay Off - Pr. FergusMemang betul: this Ecclesiastes thing is going all out to bust down every grand narrative: money, success, enjoyment, and now what? Righteous living? Itu pun meaningless? Too much. This whole book sounds like one giant click bait.
Ecclesiastes 04
Righteous living does not pay off
2023-07-2358 minSIBKL @Sg BulohEcclesiastes: Work, What for? - RodneyThe 90s! Ah, back then Malaysians were truly rolling in fresh mint. We took our baths in coffee and we watered our plants with chardonnay. Or was it the other way around? Whatever we did, we also chugged gen zees out into a world so hot, it would melt right down before they could walk. And that’s when the whole thing ended in a bittersweet orchestral mess. Just like most parts of Ecclesiastes.
Rodney Koh takes you down the only road he’s ever been down in this Ecclesiastes bonus episode: Work, what for?
2023-07-1658 minSIBKL @Sg BulohEcclesiastes 03: Success is Not Satisfying - Pr. FergusMake it big, they say. Always be closing. Have a winner’s mindset. All well and good. Except everyone’s gonna die in the end, and everything you’ve built will get torn down by someone else anyway. You might not even get to enjoy your spoils. No, really, that’s in the Bible. Sorry, what? Yes, the Christian Bible. No, dowan. My pastor said don’t make bets.
Ecclesiastes 03
Success is not satisfying
2023-07-0958 minSIBKL @Sg BulohEcclesiastes 02: Time Destroys All That You Love - Pr. FergusRepetition is tedious. But centuries of repetition is poetic. Ah, such elegiac beauty, to see time wear down mountains and empires. It’s too bad nice people also go to ruin. And burnt cheesecake. I like burnt cheesecake. A few months ago, I saved a slice in my fridge and I forgot all about it. One day, it grew legs and walked right out. Sigh. Some things should last forever.
2023-07-021h 00SIBKL @Sg BulohEcclesiastes 01: Everything You Want is Smoke - Pr FergusWe’re starting Ecclesiastes? You mean the one where everything is meaningless? Yes siree. But it doesn’t really say ‘meaningless’. That’s just a bad English translation. What? But my NIV says… Yeah, I know. *fistfight and denominational split ensues.
Sorry guys. Our copywriter went a bit over. He says it’s the truth. Sigh, writers. There is really nothing new under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 01
Everything you want is smoke
2023-06-251h 04SIBKL @Sg BulohA Father’s Day Special: Anchor on Our Fight, Focus and Faith - Pr FergusSheep’s ahoy! Last week, it was Father’s Day special with nautical-themed. Kids and dads sang Wellerman alongside a short sermonette shared by Pr. Fergus. Check it out from the podcast.
2023-06-181h 09SIBKL @Sg BulohFirewall: Keeping A Sacred Trust - Pr. RameshGod has entrusted us with a sacred trust, to guard the spiritual perimeters of our nation and to occupy the spiritual gateways of our communities. How do we keep this trust. We start with a wall of fiery prayer.
2023-06-1156 minSIBKL @Sg BulohActs Series: Open Doors & Disappearing Acts - Pr. FergusJames is dead. Kena pancung. At sunrise, Peter will gantung. It’s all foggy from here but this much is clear — a guy gets whacked by an angel, two men attend the launch of the world’s first auto gate, a funny girl has a brainfart, and worms eat a king alive.
Season finale, my friends. After this, no more Acts until August. So you know what to do.
2023-06-041h 00SIBKL @Sg BulohActs Series: God Shows No Favourites - AthaliaGod gives Peter a menu renew. It’s exotic meats from now on. Except it’s also a soft-focus 80s dream scene. Peter awakes to a Grab at the gate. He ends up in an exotic meat house where people get saved without saying the sinners prayer. Is this even acceptable? Find out more from this podcast.
2023-05-281h 13SIBKL @Sg BulohActs Series: The Conversion of Saul - Pr FergusHow do you deal with an outbreak of Christians? Better call Saul. Yes, before he was called Paul, he was just Saul. He’s all set for the bright lights. And he’s riding fast. Many tens of km/secute. But when he meets a femme fatale called Anna Nice, he ends up questioning all he’s ever known. Will he see? Or will he prevail as a Pharisee?
2023-05-2159 minSIBKL @Sg BulohMother’s Day Special - Pr FergusLast Sunday it was Mother’s Day, SIBKL@SB kids presented a story presentation of the children’s book Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson alongside a short sermonette.
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2023-05-071h 06SIBKL @Sg BulohActs Series: Revival Catalyse - Pr.RameshBoom! A man dies and all his friends scatter. No, this isn’t the crucifixion. It’s Acts 8. Santa Maria, the disciples are in Samaria. And wherever Philip goes, the feel hip goes too. A wizard shows up splashing water and hard cash but discovers that there are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, you must tekad.
2023-04-2356 minSIBKL @Sg BulohActs Series: Stoning of Stephen - Pr. FergusThe first martyr Stephen starts the day plating and ends the day pelted. He lands himself in hot soup with a scalding speech that gets his critics rock salty. It all ends with the King on His feet, people stuffing fingers in their ears and others just shrieking. It’s may-ham. Except it’s April, and at this point, these guys still eat kosher. Join us for the Stoning of Stephen.
2023-04-1656 minSIBKL @Sg BulohResurrection Sunday - Pr. FergusResurrection Sunday is the day we celebrate and step into the reviving, rescuing power of Jesus’ resurrection. We all need a saviour and we have one in Jesus. He is our Wonderful Merciful Saviour.
2023-04-0956 minSIBKL @Sg BulohActs Series: Why Has God Freed Us? - Pr.FergusHow many prison breaks are there in the book of Acts? (Look away and guess.) Answer: Three. Twice for Peter and once for Paul. This Sunday, we look at the first of the three and ask ourselves “Why has God freed us”
It should be a question that stalks us — good kind of stalk, of course. Because having no answer means either we don’t know the reason for our new life or perhaps we’re not so set free after all.
2023-04-0256 minSIBKL @Sg BulohActs Series: Ananias & Sapphira - Pr.FergusAnanias & Sapphira. Acts 5. What a crazy incident. So many questions get raised through this text — about the severity of lying, the harshness of their judgment, the unredemptive nature of it all, and whether bizarre stories like these need to be more commonplace if they are to be taken seriously. But really, one crucial element that can easily get lost in all this is the inner motive behind what Ananias & Sapphira did, and why they can sometimes resemble us so much.
2023-03-261h 02SIBKL @Sg BulohActs Series: Why Do The Nations Rage? - Pr.FergusThe disciples witness to Jesus. Many believe and are swept into the grand move of God. And then many others react with fierce opposition. Do we get these responses today? Or does it tend to be a tepid, squeamish equivalent of a polite no. And if so, is there something wrong with our witness?
2023-03-191h 04SIBKL @Sg BulohActs Series: Silver and Gold I Have None - Pr. FergusWhat are you asking for? What do you have to give? And what do you make of all this? These are all questions to consider as we witness the first recorded healing story in the book of Acts. It all happens right at the doorstep of the temple, by the way, and that’s loaded with undercurrent.
2023-03-121h 05SIBKL @Sg BulohActs Series: New Family - Pr FergusThey’re not mutually exclusive. But as we keep barrelling into the future and accumulate our futuristic things, it’s easy to lose sight of what made the early church the history-making powerhouse that it was. And really, it came down to some very humble, unsexy things, and doing them faithfully, over and over — doing them well. Do you want to be like the early church?
2023-03-0554 minSIBKL @Sg BulohActs Series: Death & Resurrection - Pr FergusJesus’ death and resurrection — these were the main things the early church preached about when they wanted to share about God’s salvation. They saw these events as being major pivot points in an already ongoing story that they themselves were part of. How can we recapture this in our engagement with God’s salvation today?
2023-02-261h 07SIBKL @Sg BulohActs Series: Pentecost - Pr FergusActs 2. The Holy Spirit falls on and fills the disciples. This is pivotal because now, the disciples become the new temple. “On earth as it is in heaven” shifts away from the brick and mortar in Jerusalem to the moving human host. Soon, the era of the church begins, and the world is about to be turned upside down forever.
2023-02-1959 minSIBKL @Sg BulohActs Overview: Kingdom. Power. Witness. - Pr FergusActs 1. The disciples are hopeful, right until Jesus ascends to heaven, that he will restore Israel as an earthly kingdom. They are about to get much more than they are asking for. Because God instead gives them the power of the Holy Spirit and a charge to witness Jesus’ death and resurrection to the ends of the earth. This kingdom is a glimpse into what life is like when God is in charge. And ‘normal’ has turned on its head. Our Acts of the Apostles pulpit series begins last Sunday.
2023-02-121h 07SIBKL @Sg BulohPray Things - Pr RameshWhen asked why we pray, a Rabbi once answered “Why do we pray? Why do we breathe? Why do we live?” He’s not overstating it. Prayer — that open channel between us and God — is the one thing that sustains our spiritual life and animates us toward Godly living. Without it, our actions — even the churchy ones — are lifeless and dry. This week, we are casting vision for prayer in our church. This week, we close out our New Year New Things series with Pray Things.
2023-02-0556 minSIBKL @Sg BulohGo Things - Pr FergusIt seemed a bit out of sync at first that we speak on missions during CNY. But if you think about it, they aren’t so dissimilar after all. In both, you leave your home to visit another’s. You arrive bearing gifts, greetings and blessings. While you’re there, you make their lives sweeter. And to host an Open House is like reaching the nations at your doorstep. So yes, God’s call to missions is very adjacent to bai nian-ing someone during CNY. This week, we’re talking about Go Things.
2023-01-2957 minSIBKL @Sg BulohSow Things - Pr FergusAs maturing believers, we make the step up from being consumers to contributors. Jesus has invited us to join Him in the building of His kingdom. The precise expression will be stunning and varied, and we are committed to discovering it together. But it’s not a question of whether, but where. This week, we spotlight God’s call for us to Sow Things.
2023-01-151h 02SIBKL @Sg BulohGrow Things - Pr FergusTo live is to grow. And we grow when we learn, discover, adapt, explore, attempt, fail, overcome, toughen up and soften down, among a million other possibilities. God expects us to experience growth. Lots of it. This week, we want to say Yes to growing spiritually. If you’re saying Yes also, then join us so we can grow together.
2023-01-081h 02SIBKL @Sg BulohNew Things - Pr FergusNew years tend to come with big hopes for new things. A new you, a new life. Often, the bubble is quickly burst and by March, you are left feeling like every year is same-mess, different-day. How then does God start and sustain new things?
We’re beginning the year by looking at a gorgeous passage of the Bible that is Isaiah 35 to explore how God sustains the new things He begins.
2023-01-0156 minSIBKL @Sg BulohAdvent Series: Advent Rescue - Pr FergusIn our final installment of Advent, we look at Christmas as a form of rescue. God reaches through space and time and sends us the very one thing that can save us from our wretched circumstances — He sends His Son, but in the tiniest, most vulnerable form. Even in our own lives, do we have eyes to recognize how our God loves to work?
2022-12-181h 01SIBKL @Sg BulohAdvent Series: Advent Return - Pr FergusA central part of Advent is the eager anticipation of our Lord’s return. The very last prayer in our Bible says “Come, Lord Jesus”. Does this figure in the way we approach Christmas? (Or all of life?) Our guess is not really. Which is why, this Advent, we want to help you see the glorious hope that comes with the return of King Jesus.
2022-12-111h 01SIBKL @Sg BulohAdvent Series: Advent Repair - Pr FergusWhen Jesus came to inaugurate His kingdom, He began the process of repairing our broken world. This restoration will find its glorious completion upon His second coming. We begin Advent this week by reflecting on how God makes right all that has gone wrong in our world.
2022-12-041h 00SIBKL @Sg BulohKingdom of God: Manifesting Kingdom Authority - Pr RameshWhat does kingdom authority look like and how do we manifest it? Clue: it’s got something to do with binding up the strong man of its rival kingdom. We’ve just gone through a roller-coaster week as a nation. What’s next for ordinary folk like us now? Manifest kingdom authority.
By the way, this marks the end of our year-long kingdom preaching series. Don't miss the finale!
2022-11-2657 minSIBKL @Sg BulohKingdom of God: Jesus Is Not Fair - Pr. FergusWait, did I read that right? Jesus is not fair? Maybe you’ve wondered that before. Or maybe you’ve read the Parable of the Vineyard Workers before — the one where workers labouring different lengths of time all get paid the same? Yes. It’s that sort of weekend at church, and we got our sister Mei Choon sharing this very panas sermon this week!
2022-11-131h 08SIBKL @Sg BulohMatthew Twenty Ate: The Plate Commission - Pr. FergusThe call to show hospitality is among the more overlooked expectations that God has on us. “My house is too small” / “…too messy” / “I got kids” / “I’m an introvert” / “Hosting is expensive” — we’re quite good at this. But the Lord calls, and He will supply what we need. All He desires is a disciple who will reach out to another. And maybe the best starting point to fulfil the Great Commission is to start with something like the Plate Commission. You’re most welcome to join us!
2022-11-061h 12SIBKL @Sg BulohSong of Solomon: Church x Jesus Love - Pr. FergusFinally, we get to the allegorical reading of Song of Solomon. Through this lens, the Song is ultimately talking about the love that Christ and the Church have for each other. Which leaves us with the big question — how can we foster a love for Jesus as deep and hungry as the one depicted here in Songs? Find out more from the closing of our Song of Solomon series.
2022-10-231h 13SIBKL @Sg BulohSong of Solomon: Intimacy & Longing - Pr. FergusAt its very essence, Song of Solomon is about a longing to be loved. This forms the core of every single one of us, and it animates us daily in all sorts of ways. Adjacent to this is our need for love to be faithful and reciprocated. But is this only about romantic love? Or is it bigger? Deeper? More transcendent? We tap into this longing.
2022-10-161h 04SIBKL @Sg BulohSong of Solomon: Woman x Man - Pr FergusSong of Solomon, what a book! Perhaps the most avoided, most misunderstood book of the Bible. What is it, actually? Some say ancient erotic literature while others say an allegory of God’s love. We begin these two weeks study by looking at Songs as a portrait of intimacy, love and sexual stewardship in the first of two parts: Woman X Man Love.
2022-10-091h 09SIBKL @Sg BulohOne Thing - Pr Balan SolomonEver felt like there’s just so much to do in the kingdom? Out of everything, what is the one essential thing to prioritize that would tip all the other dominoes into action? This week, we have Pr Balan Solomon from Every Nation Church to share with us what that One Thing should be.
2022-10-0253 minSIBKL @Sg BulohKingdom of God: Let It Go - AndrosRemember the rich young ruler? Jesus challenged him to let go of everything. This story grips us because something about him reminds him of ourselves. How do we let go of precious things? Why should we have to? This week, Andros shares this piercing encounter.
2022-09-1147 minSIBKL @Sg BulohKingdom of God: Altars and Gateways - Pr FergusHello online church family, welcome to SIBKL@Sg Buloh. With several of our serving team testing positive for Covid, our Sunday service was ONLINE last weekend. Find out more about the important word shared by Pr. Fergus from this sermon video!
2022-09-0458 minSIBKL @Sg BulohKingdom of God: Narrow Door - EllieJesus says that the Kingdom of God is accessed through a narrow door. What’s wrong with the wide door? And what are these symbols meant to represent anyway? If we are to enter the Kingdom, surely we should know what Jesus means. This Sunday, Ellie funnels us into this pivotal word.
2022-08-2843 minSIBKL @Sg BulohKingdom of God: Good Soil - Chze LorMost of us are familiar with the Parable of the Sower. Yet, hardly any of us would dare boast of a hundred-fold yield. So what does it mean for us to be good soil and what kind of fruit should we hope to bear when we read, understand and apply God’s Word? Last Sunday is special because our brother Chze Lor will be unpacking the Word. Join us and be good soil!
2022-08-2152 minSIBKL @Sg BulohKingdom of God: Wheat & Weeds - AthaliaWe know that God is perfectly good. Why then does evil appear to run riot and go unpunished? Shouldn't we expect God to work faster at uprooting unrighteousness? This week, Athalia takes us into the parable of the Wheat and Weeds, and we'll see how our King actually deals with evil in His Kingdom.
2022-08-1457 minSIBKL @Sg BulohKing of God: Authority and Intimacy - Pr FergusMoses was face-to-face with God, which morphed him into an authority giant. David spent years in rich communion with God; theirs was a deep and intimate relationship. How will your time with God change you? This Sunday, we launch our 40 Days of Fast & Prayer, where we grow a hunger and thirst to see King Jesus rule and renew the world we live in.
2022-08-0757 minSIBKL @Sg BulohKingdom of Heaven: Suffers Violence - LionelThe Kingdom of God advances, grows and cannot be stopped. All yes. But does the Kingdom suffer violence? And if so, what does violence here really mean? Who exactly is dishing out this violence? Join us this week as Lionel swaps the guitar for the pulpit to help us understand what this provocative Bible verse means to say!
2022-07-3151 minSIBKL @Sg BulohKingdom of God: God With Us - Pr FergusThe Kingdom of God is not just a New Testament or a Four Gospels thing. From the very beginning, God has intended to establish His rule over the earth. This week, we take a sweeping look at the history of God wanting to rule through and be with us.
2022-07-2458 minSIBKL @Sg BulohThe Gutsy Church Miniseries: Work Hard or Don’t Eat - Pr FergusWhat an odd way to end a letter — "work hard or don't eat". But if you think about it, it's not so strange. Paul's last words to the Thessalonians were to exhort them to beware the cancer of a lazy, entitled work ethic, where cutting corners meet mooching off. No, that won't do for the workers of the Best News Ever. Our ethos is hands on the plough, pressing ahead, and trusting God to supply. Sometimes, that's hard work, but it is also always good work. And on that note, this series ends.
2022-07-171h 04SIBKL @Sg BulohThe Gutsy Church Miniseries: Speed Ahead the Gospel - Pr FergusIf you missed the online service from last Sunday, fret not! Find out more from this sermon podcast about the importance of advancing the gospel.
2022-07-1053 minSIBKL @Sg BulohKingdom of God Series: Keep It Burning - Hanrick LeeThere were once ten girls and five of them did things right. The other five, however...
This week is special because we have Hanrick Lee delivering the word to us. How are we preparing ourselves for God? Are we riding on someone else's high? And will God acknowledge us if we have been thoughtless about Him the whole way?
2022-07-0341 minSIBKL @Sg BulohThe Gutsy Church Miniseries: Stand Firm & Hold On - Pr FergusEvery day, our walking with Jesus takes us into storms that cleanse and fires that purify. Must Christian life be so hard? Will we never get to goyang kaki? One thing we know — to obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus (and His glory is no small matter), we shall have to stand firm and hold on tight. Hold on to what? Ah, for that you have to find out more from this sermon video. Too much going on!
2022-06-2648 minSIBKL @Sg BulohFather’s Day Celebration: The Good Father - Pr RameshWhat makes a man a father? And what makes a father a good father? This week, we look at God and we look into scripture to compose a portrait of a Good Father.
2022-06-1957 minSIBKL @Sg BulohThe Gutsy Church Miniseries: Lawless Men shall Perish - Pr FergusBefore the world ends, there will arise an enigmatic rebel. He will oppose all other forms of worship and install himself as a god. He is sometimes called the 'lawless man'. This post-apocalyptic vision is right there in the middle of 2 Thessalonians. Is this for real? Is this the Antichrist? (Whoa hold your horses!) Let's find out from this sermon podcast for ourselves.
2022-06-1259 minSIBKL @Sg BulohThe Gutsy Church Miniseries: Worthy of God’s Calling - Pr FergusIn our individualized world, where everyone takes responsibility for themselves, we've all but lost the sense that one way of life can be considered worthy and another considered unworthy. Worthy of what, or of whom? Who sets the scale and makes the call on what is worthy or not? Looks like we need to look beneath the hood to understand more!
2022-06-0555 minSIBKL @Sg BulohThe Gutsy Church Miniseries: Grow Strong.Endure PainThis week, we begin the first miniseries on the book of 2 Thessalonians on how a gutsy church can grow strong and endure pain in the midst of challenges. Tune in and find out more from this sermon podcast.
2022-05-2953 minSIBKL @Sg BulohThe Gutsy Church (An Overview) - Pr FergusThis week, we begin a 7-week miniseries on the book of 2 Thessalonians. But why this book and why study this ancient church? For starters, they faced a few challenges relevant to us today. They also have many admirable qualities. Not least of all, you’ll find them to be a gutsy church. And that’s an excellent place to start!
2022-05-2242 minSIBKL @Sg BulohIncomparable - Pr RameshOur God is known by many glorious names. This week, let's dive into the scriptures to see the different facets of our awesome God. He is our greatest inspiration and motivation to live victoriously. He is our ultimate reason for worship. He truly is incomparable!
2022-05-1552 minSIBKL @Sg BulohMother’s Day Service - Pr FergusOn this very special Mother's Day, we celebrate the women who flourish amidst adversity to raise her children. We look at the part of God's heart that He lavishly puts into mothers, and take a peek into ourselves (men included!) to see if He's put a bit of the same inside all of us.
2022-05-0849 minSIBKL @Sg BulohWisdom Series: Psalms ’Justice’ - Pr FergusWhen we see the unjust thriving and the righteous dying, fire rises from our guts. That same zeal inflames many of the justice psalms that cry out for God to put wrong things right and to bring evil to account. So we do have a sanctified place for a flame war — it's in praying these psalms! Join us for the last of our four-part Psalms series.
2022-05-011h 02SIBKL @Sg BulohWisdom Series: Psalms 3 Devotion - Pr FergusEver been in love? (But of course!) The devotional psalms help us express our longing, confidence, and loyalty to God. They are the primal heart-cries and love ballads to say how much we love God. Let us deep-dive into a few and saturate our hearts with this love language.
2022-04-2452 minSIBKL @Sg BulohEaster Service: Death Defeated, Christ Triumphant - Pr RameshHe is Risen! Find out more from this sermon podcast to hear the greatest news that ever happened!
2022-04-1742 minSIBKL @Sg BulohWisdom Series: Psalms ’Lament’ - Pr FergusFrom the mountaintop to the deep pits of torment, the Psalms show us not to bypass any authentic emotion but to move through them. Can lament be healing? Can lament worsen things? This week, we will help lament find its rightful place in our spiritual vocabulary.
2022-04-1051 minSIBKL @Sg BulohWisdom Series: Psalms ’Praise’ - Pr FergusThis week, we begin a four-part series on the Psalms. How do the psalms fuel our prayers and worship; and lend us a voice to speak with God? We start with Praise Psalms. Praise doesn't begin with shouts; they begin with an internal posture of seeing God in His superlative glory. How does that translate into praises of joy?
2022-04-0352 minSIBKL @Sg BulohWisdom Series: Proverbs ’Speak & Earn, Work & Learn’ - Pr FergusThe book of Proverbs covers innumerable matters styled as two-line poems, and they are given to lead us towards wise living. Out of all the topics covered, four pop up the most; how we speak, earn, work and learn. Find out more from this sermon video and grow a regular habit of mining the Proverbs for life.
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