Calvary Tengah Bible-Presbyterian Church

Motto: For we are labourers together with God: (1 Corinthians 3:9a)

Theme: Not to be ministered unto, but to minister (Mark 10:45)

TENGAH
15 April 2012
Vol: 11 No. 16

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The saving of people fiom hell is one of the
gieatest objectives of the Chuich. It conceineu
uou so much that Be gave Bis only begotten Son
to achieve it. We note how buiueneu the eaily
chuich weie also about this.

The Loiu }esus Chiist not only pieacheu the
uospel, but taught otheis to uo so also. Be
caiefully calleu each one to be "!"#$%&#'(!')%*." In
this inciuent we obseive the:

(1) S00RCE 0F TBE CALL

(2) S0BSTANCE 0F TBE CALL

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Pastor: Rev Dr Paul Ferguson (hp: +65 92312943 email:fergusonpaul@hotmail.com)
Place of Worship: Shalom Chapel, 345 Old Choa Chu Kang Rd Singapore 698923
Mailing address: Clementi Central Post Office, PO Box 0457 Singapore 911202
Website: www.calvarytengah.com Email: church@mytengah.com; tengahbpc@gmail.com(administrator)
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In 1912 a famous ocean linei calleu the Titanic was launcheu on its maiuen
voyage fiom Liveipool. So confiuent weie the owneis of its invincibility that
they only put in enough lifeboats foi aiounu half the passengei list. At its launch
one employee boasteu, "Not even uou can sink it!"

The boasting by those at its launch stiuck a choiu of feai in the heait of one
uou-feaiing lauy. Aftei heaiing this she ueclaieu, "This is flying in the face of
uou!" She was so conceineu about the issue that she stayeu awake all night, as
she was convinceu uisastei woulu stiike the boat. When the ship stiuck the
icebeig she quickly moveu hei uaughtei to the uppei ueck. Bei feai of uou
saveu theii lives.

BEPENBINu 0N SELF

Someone has saiu that the human being is the only animal that you can pat on
the back anu his heau swells up. It is only too easy to foiget uou anu uepenu on
self. This is the pievailing spiiit in oui geneiation. Even believeis can be suckeu
into thinking this way. We boast in oui acauemic qualifications, money, status,
possessions, iace, family connections etc. We confuse fame with success anu
analyse oui position fiom the woilu's peispective. CB Spuigeon useu to wain
his people, "Be not piouu of iace, face, place, oi giace."

The Apostle Paul stateu to the Coiinthians, "+(,' ,$-,' .%' -&%' #/!!"0"%*,' (!'
(/&#%12%#',(' ,$"*3' -*4' ,$"*5' -#' (!' (/&#%12%#6' 7/,' (/&' #/!!"0"%*04' "#' (!' 8(9" (2 Coi.
S:S). What is iemaikable about that statement is that it was utteieu by one of
the gieatest minus who evei walkeu this eaith. Paul was a biilliant scholai,
linguist, Phaiisee, anu a Roman citizen. Aftei he was conveiteu, he became the
gieatest theologian, missionaiy, anu pastoi of the eaily chuich. Paul coulu
hanule the toughest questions fiom the leauing thinkeis in }eiusalem, Athens
anu Rome. Even the othei apostles like Petei weie seemingly in awe of his
leaining,

Anu account that the longsuffeiing of oui Loiu is salvation; even as oui
beloveu biothei Paul also accoiuing to the wisuom given unto him hath
wiitten unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these
things; in which aie some things haiu to be unueistoou.. (2 Petei S:1S-
16a).

Paul even testifies, ":!' -*4' (,$%&' )-*' ,$"*3%,$' ,$-,' $%' $-,$' .$%&%(!' $%' )"5$,'
,&/#,' "*' ,$%' !1%#$;' :' )(&%" (Philp. S:4). Paul was top of his class in the
achievements of the flesh. If any man coulu boast, it was Paul. But he leaineu the
haiu way that no one coulu tiust in self to entei anu succeeu in uou's kinguom.
Effectively he is saying heie, "if tiusting on self coulu woik, it woulu have
woikeu foi me." Bowevei, Paul knew it nevei coulu.

BEPENBINu 0N u0B

Paul waineu that we shoulu always think a uiffeient way fiom the woilu's self-
confiuence, "7/,'(/&'#/!!"0"%*04'"#'(!'8(9" (2 Coi. S:Sb). This is how he liveu anu
this is what he taught. This teaching is not unique to Paul. Remembei, it was the
Loiu }esus Chiist tolu Bis uisciples, ".",$(/,'<%'4%'0-*'9('*(,$"*5" (}ohn 1S:Sb).


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Now we shall look at the seconu half of the veise, wheie it talks
about a bucklei!

A bucklei, is moie populaily known as a shielu, oi sometimes as a
"taiget" in Sciiptuie. In ancient times, the shielu was an impoitant
item to eveiy soluiei, as it was able to piotect him fiom the
weapons of the enemy.

In this veise, uou is uesciibeu as a "bucklei". uou is
oui shielu, piotectoi anu uefenuei. }ust as a shielu
is able to piotect the soluiei fiom haim, uou is able
to piotect you. We aie not just talking about
physical uangei fiom aiiows anu swoius heie, but
we aie talking about sin anu evil!

The soluiei fiist, must be one who is able to "walk upiightly", anu
that means you have to be a Chiistian fiist, to have the Loiu }esus
Chiist as youi Savioui anu ieueemei! We aie an upsiue uown
people by ouiselves, wheie we cannot help but sin, anu we ueseive
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ueath anu hell. Bowevei, if we believe in Chiist, Be makes us
upiight, iighteous, by Bis life thiough Bis ueath anu
iesuiiection. As a Chiistian, uou will not leave you uefenseless,
to be attackeu anu left alone. If we have believeu in Bim, then,
we must now uo oui pait to "walk upiightly".

uou has given to us a shielu! We have the Bible to teach us what
it means to be upiight, anu when we aie
obeuient as such, uou will be oui piotectoi.
uou Bimself anu Bis "sounu wisuom" fiom
the Bible will be like a shielu to us, helping
us, piotecting us fiom sin anu evil. This is
the best anu stiongest shielu in the woilu,
as it piotects youi heait, minu anu soul.

We must uo oui pait to live as best as we can, anu not be like a
naughty lamb who ueciues to iun away into uangei, away fiom
the shepheiu who tiies to piotect it!

uou is goou! Be has given to us sounu wisuom, anu by this
sounu wisuom, Be piotects us like a bucklei. Will you be a goou
anu upiight soluiei of Chiist.


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uou will not shaie Bis gloiy with a piouu, self-sufficient man.

The city of Coiinth was one weie the locals gloiieu in theii
acauemic knowleuge, wealth, anu philosophical thinking. Paul was
awaie that this woiluview coulu infect the minus anu heaits of the
believeis theie. So, he gave this piinciple to the Coiinthians in his
fiist epistle, "C%',$-,'51(&"%,$;'1%,'$")'51(&4'"*',$%'I(&9" (1 Coi. 1:S1).
In fact Paul explaineu why "*('!1%#$'#$(/19'51(&4'"*'$"#'A&%#%*0%" as,

But of Bim aie ye in Chiist }esus, who of uou is maue unto us
wisuom, anu iighteousness, anu sanctification, anu
ieuemption (1 Coi. 1:Su).

In othei woius, Paul is emphasizing that eveiything we accomplish
is the iesult of the giace of uou in us anu thiough us. That tiuth is
haiu often foi us to accept, as we natuially think we aie self-ieliant.
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sums up such a uou-uepenuant man,

Chiist's men aie moie apt at weeping than at biagging: they
feel theii inability iathei than theii ability. The man who uoes
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eveiything foi the Loiu is the man who cannot uo anything
without the Loiu. The man that knows he is nobouy, uou
will make somebouy.

Beaily beloveu - What is it that uiives youi life. The gieatest
goou we can uo is to always seek uou's gloiy. Bave no
confiuence in youiself. But tiust uou foi eveiything. Piess on
with unlimiteu confiuence in uou. Seek a "uou-gloiifying life" at
chuich, home, anu woik. That is the way to eteinal success.

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of Fianklin, Kentucky, he was boin in a
log cabin in 1866. Be staiteu his eaily
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newspapei but gave that up to seiveu
the Loiu. As an oiuaineu ministei, he
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Long yeais ago, we hau a visiting pastoi fiom Ameiica, Bi Ken
Connolly, who pieacheu a seimon, "+(,'-*4$(.'7/,',&"/)A$-*,14JE I
maue some jottings which so toucheu my heait, I am shaiing with
ieaueis (with auuitions). I piay that you will be blesseu as I was.

Theie was a housewife who hung on hei kitchen wall a fiameu veise
which ieaus:
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/#' ,(' ,&"/)A$' "*' P$&"#,' VJE You may wonuei what the text hau to uo
with a housewife in the kitchen! But when you think of it, any peison
who is B"*' P$&"#,E will conuuct his hei life uiffeient fiom someone
not a Chiistian, which biings to minu anothei ielateu veise 2
Coiinthians S:17 (which beautifully complements the foimei veise)
which says, BH$%&%!(&%'"!'-*4')-*'7%'"*'P$&"#,;'$%'"#'-'*%.'0&%-,/&%D'(19'
,$"*5#'-&%'A-##%9'-.-46'7%$(19;'-11',$"*5#'-&%'7%0()%'*%.JE Bow tiue
anu how well it augments the fiist veise.

When a peison comes to believe in the Loiu, he is B"*' P$&"#,JE
Whethei $(/#%."!%' oi (!!"0%' .(&3%&, oi' #()%' A&(!%##"(*-1;'oi' ,%-0$%&;'
oi -*4'(,$%&'A%&#(*;'both veises apply: he is a B*%.'0&%-,/&%E'oi *%.'
A%&#(*;'anu B"*'P$&"#,JE Theie is a change in the way of life.

So, wheieas he useu to conuuct his life anu iesponses B-*4$(.E - as
he pleaseu - now no longei. B:*' P$&"#,E' W' he is a B*%.' 0&%-,/&%E' oi
*%.'A%&#(*J Bis conuuct anu iesponses aie contiolleu by BP$&"#,'.$('
9.%11#'"*'$")JE Because B"*'P$&"#,'G%#/#E'he is'B&"#%*'!&()',$%'9%-9;'$%'
"#'-'*%.'A%&#(*E living foi the gloiy of uou. Bis actions anu iesponses
ieflect the attituue of one whose B"*,%&%#,#'-*9'!/,/&%E aie in Chiist -
in heaven - anu not on eaith any moie. Be no moie lives B-*4$(.E
accoiuing to B)((9' (&' ,%)A%&E but B,&"/)A$-*,14E' W' meaning,
B,&"/)A$-*,'(2%&')((9'-*9',%)A%&JE That makes goou sense! Foi all
who aie B"*' P$&"#,;E have Bis Spiiit uwelling within, helping him to
tiiumph!'
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shoulu iise above ciicumstances because he is unuei Bis contiol.
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Bow can we B&"#%' -7(2%' /*$-AA4' 0"&0/)#,-*0%#E. In Chiist we can,
anu confiuently, cheeifully. A young pastoi suuuenly lost his S-yeai
olu son by a B!&%-3'-00"9%*,JE The boy hau swalloweu a piece of meat
which went uown the wiong way. Instantly he chokeu to ueath.

The giieving fathei hau this testimony: B>/&'#(*'.-#'-'5"!,'!&()'8(9JE
Like }ob who lost ten chiluien in one uay, the soiiowing fathei uiu
not chaige uou foolishly but saiu:' B:!' ,$%' I(&9' 5-2%' /#' -' #(*' (*' 1(-*;'
0-*' C%' *(,' ,-3%' $")' 7-03XE The soiiowing paients uiu not ieact
B-*4$(.E'but B,&"/)A$-*,14JE

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In Chiist oui tiiumphant Loiu, we have victoiy unuei all
ciicumstances. Within the Chuich family, among fellow Chiistians,
we may ieauily oveicome uifficulties by exeicising the BY(4' (!'
#-12-,"(*E anu by cheeiful self-contiol. This is aiueu by the BP$&"#,"-*'
0()A-*4E'we aie in.

B+(,' -*4$(.' 7/,' ,&"/)A$-*,14E is not just a slogan foi uisplay at
home, in the kitchen oi living ioom. But let it be a fact of oui
eveiyuay life. 0ui Loiu says, BI%,' 4(/&' 1"5$,' #(' #$"*%' 7%!(&%' )%*'VE'
(Natt S:16). Let it be a consistent featuie of oui lives.

Let us be loyal to the Loiu, foi Be has won foi us the victoiy ovei sin
anu ueath. Amen.

By Sni Pastoi of
Calvaiy Panuan
Announcements
Ushers' Workshop
1st May (Tues), 10 a.m.
@ Shalom Chapel
Speaker: Dn Hendrick Foo
i/c: Dn Oon Tik Koy
Sunset Gospel Hour
15 April at 6pm

Israel at the end time:
Pro or Anti: which are you?

by Rev Dr S H Tow
8th Combined Youth Conference 2012 (June 21- 23)
at Calvary Pandan BPC
Theme: Rooted to Fruit
Speaker: Rev Dr Paul Ferguson
Registration closes on 2 June 2012
Sunday School Gospel Party

Date: 26 May, Sat.
Time: 2 pm to 4:30 pm.
Venue: 37 Choa Chu Kang Loop
#04-03 The Warren, S689675
Theme: Gospel Colours/Wordless Book
Speaker: Dn Gerry Lee
FCM Camp 2012
Date: 21-26 May 2012
Venue: Calvary Pandan BP Church
Theme: Ecclesiastical Vigilance
Day Message: A Study of the 7 Churches of Revelation
Speaker: Pr Ko Ling Kang
Night Message:Contemporary Christian Movements
Speaker: Rev Dr Jeffrey Khoo
For registration & more information,
please visit: fcmcamp.blogspot.com

"This life was not intended
to be the place of our
perfection, but the
preparation for it."

~Richard Baxter~


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Sunday Activities & Duties
Time Ministries This Week (15/04) Next Week (22/04)
11.45am Choir Janice Janice
1.40pm Pre-Worship Singing Eld Boon Eld Boon



2.00pm



Worship
Song Leader Eld Boon Eld Boon
Speaker Rev Dr Paul Ferguson Call of the Servant
Mark 1:14-20
Rev Dr Paul Ferguson Authority of the
Servant Mark 1:21-28
Pianist Janice Simone
Greeters/Ushers * Kok Soon, Ngo Hock, Cindrey Liu, Cindy Lau,
Hong Kim, Anthony, Janet
*Hong Kim, Donald, Dn Lee, Timotheous,
Mark, Jun Sheng, Seok Lin
P.A. Crew Kian Hwee, Xin Hao Isabelle, Timothy

3.45pm

Fellowship
Refreshments Simon & Cindy Kok Soon & Susan
Vineyard *Eunice, Rossellini, Mary Lee *Jack Lau, Mary Lim, Jovena Choo

4.15pm

Sunday School
Presch- Techers/Assistants
- Song Leader/Pianist
Lee Sei/Mary
Carrie/Esther
Evelyne/Jane
Poh Lian/Jolene
Pri- Teachers
- Song Leader/Pianist
Colleen/Simone
Eunice/Jolene
Rossellini/Janet
Cheryll/Charlene


4.30pm


Bible Class
BBK- Teens
- Adults
-Dn Oon
-Eld Goh
-Dn Oon
-Eld Goh
CtYF Rev Chee *Pr Tan/Lim Jun Sheng
CtYAF Rev Chee Dn Lee
SBC Rev Chee Rev Dr Ferguson (Gen 1)


7.15pm

Chinese
Workers
Gospel
Outreach
Bus Marshals Ngo Hock, Cindy, Peng Keong & Lee Sei, Khian
Kee, David, FuZheng, Kok Soon
Ngo Hock, Cindy, Peng Keong & Lee Sei,
Khian Kee, David, FuZheng, Hendrick &
Laura
Song Leader Bee Pheng Bee Pheng
Speaker Pr Kelvin Wong Spiritual mystery
(Eph 3:1-13!
Pr Kelvin Wong No greater love
(Eph 3:14-19!
Pianist Micheal Jolene
P.A. Crew Isabelle /Odelia Kian Hwee/Xin Hao
Ushers/Refrehments *Ricky & Lena, Michael & Janet, William &
Clarice, Jun Sheng
*Hendrick & Laura, Hong Kim & Beng
Kheng, Anthony, Ting Kok & Jane
Closing-up Personnel Dn Tan Eld Boon
*Person In-Charge

Attendance & Collection



Good Friday 06/04

Sunday Worship 08 Apr


Attendance Offerring ($)

English

Mandarin
Chinese
Evening

English

Mandarin

164

207

41

25



43

Nett S$3223.15

Total S$5100.95
Designated S$250
Nett S$4850.95


Nett S$814

Total S$557.60
Designated S$300
Nett S$257.60

Sunday School 08 Apr 25
Prayer Meeting 10 Apr 40 6

Session & Staff
Rev Paul Ferguson (92312943), Elder Boaz Boon (98247681), Elder Frederick Lan (91251262), Dn Hendrick Foo (96642576), Dn Gerry Lee (98715639), Dn Oon
Tik Koy (96545796), Dn Poh Ee Huat (97836200), Dn Simon Tan (98522761), Pr James Tan (91835391), Pr Kelvin Wong (96723432)
The Week Ahead

Tuesday 8:15 pm Prayer Meeting
i/c: Rev Dr Paul Ferguson

Saturday 1:00 pm CtYAF
Chairing Workshop II
Speaker: Eld Boaz Boon
Chairman: JunXiong, John &
Timothy

3:00 pm CtYF
The Mormons
Speaker: Pr James Tan
Chairman: Group

Church Camp

Theme: Going On To Maturity

Speaker: Rev Dr Ron Johnstone
Venue: Batam View Resort
Date: 11-16 June 2012

"Rev Dr Ron Johnstone is the current
Moderator of the Free Presbyterian
Church. He is in his early 60s and a
father of four children. An
accomplished Bible teacher, he was
previously a missionary to Papua
New Guinea 30 years ago, working
under New Tribes Mission."

Registration closes on 29 Apr 2012



Annual Congregation Meeting
29 April 2012 at 4.30 pm

Items in Agenda for ACM 2012

As per Article 19.3.6 Any voting
member who wishes to place an item on
the agenda of a Congregational Meeting
may do so provided he gives written
notice to the Clerk of Session ten (10)
days before the meeting is due to be
held.

Please email Dn Oon Tik Koy, Clerk-of-
Session at oontikkoy@yahoo.com.sg on
or before 19 Apr 2012 if you want to
table an item to be discussed at the
ACM on 29 Apr 2012.

Please collect the ACM Report if you
have not received one. One copy per
member family.
Sunuay School begins at 4 pm
on 29 Api 2u12 Q?P<U