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Sermons & Reflection Questions
Honour Your Father and Your Mother
14/15 Feb
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Revd Peter Chen
- The mandate to honour one’s parents is given not only to the Jews under the Old Covenant. The early believers were also exhorted to honour their parents. What did Paul say is our responsibility towards our parents and why is it important to care for them? (Colossians 3:20, 1 Tim 5:4, 8)
- The Hebrew word for ‘honour’ means to appreciate and be thankful; to care and support in tangible ways and to be respectful.
- What are the things your parent(s) had done which you appreciate and are thankful for?
- In what tangible ways can you further care and provide for your parents’ basic needs?
- Respecting our parents starts with affirming and acknowledging their strengths and capabilities. List some qualities which you see in your father and mother that are admirable.
- Honouring our parents does not mean blindly obeying and doing whatever they want us to do. How does the following teach us on responding to challenging / difficult parental expectations? (Matt 10:37; 22: 39)
Remember the Lord’s Day
7/8 Feb
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Revd Moses Israeli
- The 4th commandment begins with “Remember the Sabbath Day.” What leads you to forget it (busyness, fear, ambition, or habit)? What simple practice might help you intentionally remember the Lord’s Day each week? Meanwhile, devices subtly distract you from your focus and rest. What boundary might you set for a season?
- The Sabbath command beautifully includes rest for children, servants, foreigners, and animals. Reflect on who else might be affected by your decisions—family, staff, colleagues, or helpers—and consider how you can support their experience of God’s rest.
- Jesus invites you, saying, “Come to Me… and I will give you rest,” and “Take My yoke upon you.” Consider where in your life you are trying to carry the yoke alone. What might it mean, concretely, to be yoked with Jesus in that area?
Do Not Take the Lord’s Name in Vain
31 Jan/1 Feb
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Revd Christopher Chan
- In what ways have you (perhaps unintentionally) misused God’s name?
- What are things you haven’t been doing “in the name of Jesus”, and how is God calling you to make a change?
Do Not Bow Down to Any Graven Image
24/25 Jan
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Revd Dr Joshua Sudharman
- How does the physical posture of bowing (or kneeling) in worship affect the posture of the heart?
- How does the sin of idolatry by God’s people mirror the sin of adultery by a spouse?
- If we understand how the straying affections of a married person can provoke legitimate jealousy in the aggrieved spouse, how can this help us understand God’s jealousy?
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