My Response: Our Response dur ing the ser vice is an act of wor ship. Do wr ite your r eflections on a Response For m and place it in either of the offering bags. Holy Communion: We welcome baptized believers to join in the Lord’s Supper.

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4 La Salle Street, Singapore 456930. Tel: 6448 1800 Fax: 6448 0831 Email: bfec@bfec.org.sg Website: http://bfec.org.sg Church Office Opening Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm Sat & Sun: 9am-1pm

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1 Thessalonians 5:8: But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

Rooted in the Living Word Empowered by the Holy Spirit Abiding in Christ only Daring to Hope and to Love Yielding Fruit To God’s Glory

This is the final prophecy in the book of Daniel, and, like the third one, came in the form of words rather than images. It begins with

a detailed account of war between two of the four kingdoms that resulted from the breakup of Alexander the Great’s mighty empire

– the Seleucid (north) and the Ptolemic (south) empires. Near the end of this period Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) appears. The vision

then shifts to a time beyond this, bringing us into the events of the last days and the final triumph of the people of God.

I. Prophecy already become history – Dan. 11:2-35

The details given in this section were so accurately fulfilled in history that liberal commentators think they were written

after the events occurred. However God has declared “I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times what

is still to come.” (Isa. 46:10)

II. Prophecy still to be fulfilled – Dan. 11:36-45

God makes known in advance what will happen to his people when Antiochus IV appears, but the prophecy stretches be-

yond Antiochus to the appearance of the antichrist in the last days before Christ’s coming. These events are still to come.

III. The Final Triumph of God’s People – Dan. 12:1-13

God’s people will suffer for a period of time, but then the end will come with the resurrection of every human being, some

to everlasting life and others to shame and everlasting contempt.

IV. Living in the Shadow of the End Times – Dan. 8:27, 10:12, 12:9-10

How then should we live who belong to Christ? What should be our attitude towards the signs of the times? Jesus tells us,

“Watch out that no one deceives you. … Be on guard! Be alert!” (Mark 13:5, 36)

Series : Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to Stand Alone

Topic : The Time of the End

Scripture: Daniel Chapters 11 & 12

Services : - 8am & 10am service

Speaker : - Elder Melville Szto

Keep this for your Prayers & Participation

Reminder: Please submit any announcement for consideration in the next bulletin by Tuesday through your Ministry Head

23 October 2016

Cell Groups… 51 cell groups meet during the week. To join one, contact Shirley Soo Tel: 62414622 Email: ShirleySoo@bfec.org.sg

9214 (Seniors): Bible Study & Fellowship (Sun 10am @ ClassRmA1); FrankeLights (Bible Study) (Mon 10am-11.30am @ Vineyard) Games @ Upper Rm (Tue 6pm, Thu 3pm, Sat 9.30am)

Ladies’ Group: Tue 8pm @ Annexe 4/10 Dr Florence Tan 11/10 Dr Ng Peh Cheng 18/10 Mrs April Samadi 25/10 Cooking demo by Ms Ivy Er

Church Prayer Ministry: Fri 8pm @ Chapel 7/10 Dr Andres Panasiuk : Bible & Money 14/10 Elder Soon Boon : Revelation (cont’d) 21/10 Elder Soon Boon : Revelation (cont’d) 28/10 Sis Ria Zebua (ex-OMF missionary) : Open Ministry

Peranakan Ministry: 2nd & 4th Sat 4pm @ Chapel 8/10 Pelajaran dalam penderitaan : Ms April Samadi 22/10 Kesabaran dalam penderitaan : Pastor Raymond Seet

Foreign Indian Workers’ Fellowship (Spoken English class & Tamil Service): Every Sat except last Sat of the month 8 –9.30 pm @ Class Rm A1 and Sundays 11.15am — 12.30pm @ Fellowship Room. Contact Letch (HP:93870245)

International Fellowship (Indonesian & Filipino): Sun 10am -11.40am @ Lvl 3 Excel Room & Class Rm C3

WAG: Sat 22 Oct 7.30pm - Speaker: Rev Edmund De Souza Topic: “Faithful to the End” (Luke 22:1-6) Venue: Home of Betty Lau, 6 Jalan Pari Kikis

OTHER MEETINGS

Have A Prayer Request? Write it in the Response For m

so we can alert the F.I.R.E. team to pray with you.

Frankel Intercessors Ready Everywhere & everytime

Changi Village banana leaf Nasi Lemak with homemade black jelly and longan. Sedap! $4. Served by Henry & Weng Yin’s cell group. Guests, please let us host you on the house

Sermon Series: Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to Stand Alone We live in rapidly changing and challenging times. New norms & rules have made it difficult to discern right from wrong. On the other hand, vio-lence perpetrated in the name of extreme religion has become a normal pattern. It is a fright-ening world & a reminder that

the end of the world is perhaps not very far away. In such a perplexing time the lives of Daniel & his friends remind us that Christians are the bearers of a counter-cultural message & life-style. Do we dare to be a Daniel, & so bear testimony to the presence of another kingdom, one which will be ultimately victorious, God’s kingdom of light & love?

Part 1 : The Stories

Part 2 : The Visions

18 Sep The Making of a Man of God (Dan 1 & 2) Elder Melville Szto

25 Sep The Humbling of a King (Dan 3 & 4) Elder Chua Soon Boon

2 Oct The Writing on the Wall (Dan 5 & 6) Elder Chua Soon Boon

9 Oct The One who Directs the Course of History (Dan 7 & 8) Elder Melville Szto

16 Oct Daniel’s Prayer & God’s Response (Dan 9 & 10) Elder Melville Szto

TODAY The Time of the End (Dan 11 & 12) Elder Melville Szto

Music Mission to Sendai, Japan (3—12 Dec) Please pray for the team from BFEC's worship minis-try who will be going to Sendai region in Japan to share the gospel in partnership with Trans World Radio (TWR). Please pick up their prayer newsletter from church office.

IP Ministry Monsoon Relief Distribution (23—27 Nov) We will be bringing foodstuff to our IP brothers and sisters to stock up in preparation of the coming monsoon floods. If you are interested to be a part of this work, please contact Patrick or Chih Yuan (ngoo@bfec.org.sg)

13th Bible Distribution Trip (19—28 Nov) 32 BFEC members will be visiting tribes & rural churches in Yunnan & Fuzhou to distribute 2,300 Bibles in Miao, Lisu, & Han language. In addition to the funds raised by Grow@Noon earlier, they will be raising funds at Café Leaf on 6 Nov (not on 30 Oct as previously erroneously reported). Please pick up their prayer newsletter from church office.

Children's Dedication on Sun 30 Oct at 10am Service The dedication of each child, by one or both parents, is done during a church service, in the presence of God, and affirmed by the congrega-tion. While BFEC does not practice infant baptism, we encourage all members to "dedicate" their new-born to the Lord in our church. This also extends to parents who have recently become born-again Christians and who now wish to dedicate their children too. Parents dedicating their child to our Lord not only seek God’s blessings and guidance in the upbringing of their child but also the loving accountability and fellowship of church members. Application forms are available in the church office. Closing date to sign up: TODAY (23 October)

Frankelites on Missions

Book Bazaar (30 Oct) The next Book Bazaar by BFEC Library will be on 30 Oct @ The Tarpaulin. Proceeds will go towards the Music Mission Trip to Sen-dai, Japan. Pre-loved books on sale from $2 to $5.

Order the BFEC polo-T (adult size) after service today! Price: $5 per shirt, after subsidy If this is your first BFEC shirt, we would like to bless you with one, free of charge. Sample sizes are available at the booth outside the Annexe.

Discipleship@Home 4-part sermon series (30 Oct - 20 Nov) 3 in 5 Christian couples never read the Bible together. 1 in 4 Christian parents never prayed with their children. 27% Christians viewed pornography recently. These are current figures from The Whole Life Inventory by Focus on the Family conducted amongst marrieds, singles, seniors and youth in Singapore churches. Our challenge: what will it take to nurture believers, especially on the home-front where impact is greatest? The term “The Whole Life ap-proach to discipleship” sees believers mentored through all seasons of life in the pillars of Faith, Identity, Relationships, Sexuality and Values. As each speaker shares from the Word and from the Inventory findings, let us together take stock as individuals, homes, and as a church.

30 Oct (IGW)

Pillars 1 & 2: Faith (24/7 Christianity) & Identity (Purpose and Calling)

Deacon Vincent Lim (Focus on the Family)

6 Nov Pillar 3: Relationships (Authenticity & Intimacy)

Elder Jimmy Tan

13 Nov Pillar 4: Sexuality (Wholeness) Pastor Ben KC Lee (Focus on the Family)

20 Nov Pilar 5: Values (Biblical Worldview) Bro Jason Wong (Focus on the Family)

Shepherds & Leaders Meeting (SLM) #6 on Sat 12 Nov For all Shepherds, Cell Leaders, Ass Leaders, Ministry Heads & Teachers. Topic: "Motivating Your Small Groups to be God's Best" by bro Jeffrey Goh Time: 8am - 10.30am (breakfast at 8am) Venue: Chapel