OUR STAFF TEAM Bishop : Rt Revd Rennis Ponniah Vicar : Ven Low Jee King Priest (Chinese) : Revd Thong Tang Hiong Priest-in-Charge Assoc Pastor Youth Pastor Youth Worker Exec Asst Ministry Intern NEXT WEEK’S SERVICE 19 October 2014 : Revd Lewis Lew : Ps Jeremy Ponniah : Ps Evangeline Yeh : Ms Daphne Grace Tan : Ms Alice Liew : Ms Linnette Sung Service: 9.00 AM Worship Leader: Chan Deqi “The Debt to Love” Officiant: Ps Jeremy Ponniah Scripture Reader: Jeffrey Seah Intercessor: Yong Yong OUR VISION Sermon Series: Wholehearted Christian Living We are a vibrant community, who is passionate for God and committed to making disciples and building strong families. Speaker: Ps Evangeline Yeh The Christian and The Government Audio Personnel: Daniel Li Visual Personnel: Joel Wong & Allan Phua Scripture Readings: Psalm 99, Romans 13:8-10 Group Duty: Zera, Steadfast & Poiema Ushers: Vikki Wong, Christine Tan, Choo Kiah Yang, Irene Lee iBanking, Cheques and ATM Transfers Account Name : All Saints Church English Congregation Bank/Branch Code : 7171/010 Account No : 010-009896-3 Account Type : Autosave *ATM Transfers are only for DBS & POSB Account Holders. th Collect for 17 Sunday after Trinity Almighty God You have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in You. Teach us to offer ourselves to Your service, that here we may have Your peace, and in the world to come may see You face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Liturgical Color: Green Speaker: Revd Lewis Lew 12 October 2014 Celebrant: Revd Lewis Lew 24 June 2012 Worship Leader: Heng Pei Fang Officiant: Lim Bee Kee Server: Poh Seng Kiat Lay Readers: Lim Bee Kee, Ps Evangline Yeh, Ps Jeremy Ponniah Scripture Reader: Goh Mui Pong Scripture Reading: Romans 13:1-7 Gospel Reading: Matthew 22:15-22 Intercessor: Cheong Sui Heng Audio Personnel: Daniel Li Visual Personnel: Joseph Soh Group Duty: Care Cell Ushers: Doris Lee, Linda Low, Ryan Sia, Elizabeth Ong A Warm Welcome To All Our Visitors: Kindly fill up the Welcome Card and return it to one of the ushers on duty. We would like to invite you to stay for a simple fellowship tea after the service. Please approach any of the ushers or staff if you have any enquiry about the church. 600 Upper Changi Road, Singapore 487012, T: 6241 9767 E: [email protected] W: http://www.ase.org.sg ALL SAINTS’ NEWS OTHER NEWS + Leaders' CARE + Pre-NS Preparation Program Date: 18 October 2014 (Saturday) Time: 9.30am – 4.00pm Venue: Emmanuel Chapel Date: 16 October 2014 (Thursday) Time: 7.30pm to 9.00pm Venue: St. Andrew’s Cathedral, New Sanctuary Church (NSC), B2 Classroom B This meeting is for all ECC, Cell & Ministry Leaders. Please confirm your attendance with Alice. Do uphold the leadership team in your prayers for the Lord's presence to refresh and strengthen them. There will be Pre-NS Preparation Program for Pre-Enlistees on the 16 October 2014. This will be for intake from October till end of the year. This event is organised by MCF collaborating together with LDR Pte Ltd and DYB. Pre-Enlistees will be learning the power of vision, leadership competency and how to survive in NS. Pre-Enlistees are invited along with friends and family members. + All Saints’ Church Family Camp 2015! For registration or more clarifications, please feel free to e-mail to [email protected] Date: 15 to 18 Jun 2015 Venue: Bayou Lagoon Park Resort, Melaka, Malaysia + Diocesan Day of Prayer & Fast It’s our Bi-Annual Family Camp! It’s more than just feasting. It’s more than just fun. It’s a time of GROWING together as a COMMUNITY, building STRONG BONDS and relationships with ONE ANOTHER and with our Heavenly FATHER! Come and be REFRESHED together! Look out for the registration date! + Have a Great Birthday Celebration Date: 1 November 2014 (Saturday) Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm Venue: St. Andrew’s Cathedral, New Sanctuary Preparing for SG50 : R e s t ∙R e t u r n ∙R e v i va l Gathering to worship, pray, wait upon the Lord & listen to one another as we prepare for SG50. 2015 is a very important year in the history of our nation and church. Bishop Rennis and other leaders will be sharing various aspects of SG50 and how we as individuals, parish and diocese can pray, prepare and posture for a year of Jubilee in both Church and Society. Catch a vision. For yourself. For your parish. Be there. Thaddeus Kan May God's awesome blessings be upon you this day and for the future years ahead. May His blessings never fade in every area of your life. May God abound much more, so you may be a fruitful vine with the abundance of the Lord. Happy birthday to you! + Job Opportunities St Andrew's Community Hospital Giving Testimony: All members are encouraged to share their testimony during our Sunday service to give glory to God. The duration for each testimony would be about 3 minutes. Please email your testimony to Alice at [email protected] and we will let you know the appropriate Sunday that you can share your testimony. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) Registrar, Associate Consultants and Medical Officers Assistant Director of Nursing Pharmacist Staff Nurses Medical Social Workers Social Work Assistant Patient Service Assistants Interested applicants, please submit your resume to The Human Resource Department, St Andrew's Community Hospital,8 Simei Street 3,Singapore 529895. Romans 13:1-7 (ESV) Submission to the Authorities 1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. Matthew 22:15-22 (ESV) Paying Taxes to Caesar 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. 16 And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21 They said, “Caesar's.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” 22 When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away. Wholehearted Christian Living SERMON OUTLINE Rom 13:1-7 | Rev Lewis Lew | 12 Oct 2014 …………………………………………………………………… B) THE ROLE OF THE BELIEVERS  In our upward responsibility – we are to subject to the governing authorities (v.1a & 2).  In our outward responsibility – we are to submit to the governing authorities (v.5b). The Christian and the Government INTRODUCTION   Understanding the context – the social and political influence of Rome on Paul’s world. Why the focus on how believers are to relate to the governing authorities? A) THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES  Do what is right (v.3).  Not out of fear, but out of our Christian conscience (v.5b) – relate to the governing authorities as we would relate to one another (Rom 12:9-21).  Our basic duties with the right attitude (vv.6-7). They are God’s servants (v.4).    Exceptions on how we are to relate to the governing authorities (Dan 3, 6 & Acts 5:27-29). They are instituted by God – regardless of political affiliation, personal character, ideology and religious belief (v.1B). CONCLUSION  They are appointed by God – to serve the people, and to carry out judgment on wrongdoers (v.4).  Our respond – pray and give thanks for our governing authorities (1 Tim 2:1-2).