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 or in the Black Box at the Hall entrance. Holy Communion: We welcome baptized believers to join in the Lord’s Supper. Offering: Red Bag - General & Ministry Fund Blue Bag - Missions Fund. Please address your cheque to: “Bethesda Frankel Estate Church” 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

Welcome to our Church

For Internal Circulation Only 27 December 2015

Jeremiah 6:16a: This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the cross roads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”

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

Luke 13:6-9

6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. 7 So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’

8 “‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. 9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’”

One more year to:

1. Repent and Believe the Gospel (for Unbelieving Israel and Individuals)

Mark 1: 15

2. Remain and Bear Fruit (for Christians)

John 15:4-5

3. Return and Bear Testimony (for Churches)

Rev 2:4-5

Questions

1. If you had one more year to live, why would your eternal destiny (if you are not a believer of Christ) or that of people who matter to you (if you are a believer) be the priority issue to settle?

2. How much of my idea of spiritual fruit matches the way it is defined in the Scriptures? Evaluate your own level of fruitfulness in light of that and what more can be done that you have not already done?

3. In what ways is it possible for a church to be hyperactive in programmes and yet superficial in spiritual passion? If that’s the con-dition, what’s the cure?

Open Topic : “One More Year” Scriptures : Luke 13:8

Services : - 8am and 10am services Speaker : - Kenneth Wong

Keep this for your Prayers & Participation

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

27 December 2015

51 Cell Groups… meet during the week. Contact Shirley Soo to join Tel: 62414622 Email: ShirleySoo@bfec.org.sg

9214 (Seniors): Bible Study Fellowship (Sun 10am @ Class Rm A1); FrankeLights (Closed for Dec. Resume on Mon 4 Jan, 10am); Games @ Upper Rm (Tue 6pm, Thu 3pm, Sat 9.30am)

Ladies’ Group: Tue 8pm @ Annexe 01/12 : Dr Florence Tan 08/12 : Dr Ng Peh Cheng 15/12 : Ladies Christmas Celebration 22/12 : No Meeting 29/12 : No Meeting

Church Prayer Ministry: Fri 8pm @ Chapel 08/01 Wars of the Last Days : Wan Lai Meng 15/01 Galations Chapt 1 : Jason Sin 22/01 Galations Chapt 2 : Hoong Ngee Khoon 29/01 Open Ministry : Lau Mianyi’s CG

Peranakan Ministry: 2nd & 4th Sat 4pm @ Chapel 12/12 No Meeting 19/12 Kasih, Keamanan dan Kegembiraan : Rev Douglas Goh

Foreign Indian Workers’ Fellowship: No Meeting in Dec

International Fellowship (Indonesian & Filipino): No Meeting in Dec

WAG: Sat 30 Jan - Our Source of Help (Psalm 121) : Elder Caleb Chua. Venue: Home of Ronnie & Joyce Koh

OTHER MEETINGS

ANCHOR — Courses in Jan 2016

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

BFEC Cares - A new course starts Jan 2016. Caregiving is so vital: to look after an elderly person, give a listening ear to a friend, walk with someone who's lost a job or a loved one. Let’s hone our skills so that we help not just the care receiver, but also better ourselves in the process. Email to bfeccares@bfec.org.sg to find out more or to sign up.

BGST Course: The Christian Faith SIGN UP FOR FREE INTRO SESSION (26 Jan)

Tuesdays, 7.15pm at Bethesda Chapel Course starts from 26 Jan 2016

S$360 (credit), S$252 (audit) Further subsidies available for our BFEC members.

Contact Seow Cheng at 6449 1843 or email seowcheng@bfec.org.sg

Fortnightly on Thursdays, 7.45pm - 10pm. Starting 7 Jan 2016 11 lessons. Cost: $32. Contact SeowCheng@bfec.org.sg

Cheer Gift 2015 Each year end, a Christmas Cheer Gift offering is received during Sunday services to be apportioned to our full-time, pastoral & missionary staff (as their year-end bonus), associate missionaries, Friends of Frankel, and the needy. May we prayerfully consider setting aside this gift, to be put in envelopes provided marked “Cheer Gift Offering” and placed in any offering bag.

Cheques must be addressed to “Bethesda Frankel Estate Church Ltd” and not to any individual or ministry. Envelopes are available at the entrance or from church office. Last year, the amount received was: $246,585.

Topic: One More Year (Luke 13:8) Speaker: Brother Kenneth Wong The quiet week between Christmas & New Year is often a time of quiet mus-ing over yet another year coming to an end while on the threshold of the next approaching one. There may be thoughts of things we would like to say good-bye to - “not another year of…” and there may be things we would like to see more of – “for another year of…” May these musings from the Scriptures be the means of motivating us to do what God requires of us for the year ahead.

Grow@Noon Activities The G@N Carolers were at the foreign workers dormitories to spread some Christmas cheer on 19 Dec.

TODAY

Watchnight Service - Thu 31 Dec 11pm Speaker: Elder Jimmy Tan

Come together in worship, thanksgiving & reflection as we cross into 2016 as a church family. (Coffee fellowship from 10.30pm)

12th Bible Distribution Mission Trip to Nanjing, Zhengjiang and Yangzhou Date : 19 to 28 Mar 2016 This trip is open to all BFEC members (English & Chinese assembly) on a first come first served basis. As list of participants needs to be submitted to the Chinese authorities, the closing date will be 29 Dec 2015. Please submit your name and contact to Ong Teck Chye. Please text him at 94237818 or email otchye@hotmail.com

Learn The Ukulele & Serve in Missions Course starts: 10 Jan (Sun) 1pm - 2pm at the Vineyard Course fee: $30 (for beginner's handbook and tuner) Contact: Francis - 96919178, Edwin - 90049132 *Min. 6 persons to start.

Our Condolences and Love to... See Wee Young & Selene on the homecall of Wee Young’s father, See Kim Seng on 22 Dec, grandfather to Noah & Naomi. Do pray for them and Wee Young’s siblings during this time of bereavement.

Shepherds & Leaders Meeting (SLM) #1 on Sat 9 Jan 2016 For all Shepherds, Cell Leaders, Assistant leaders, Ministry heads & teachers. A time of vision alignment, bonding as we enter into the new year. Time: 8.00am - 10.30am (breakfast will be provided) Venue: Chapel For catering purpose, pls confirm your attendance to seowcheng@bfec.org.sg / shirleysoo@bfec.org.sg by 3 Jan.

Our Certain Hope in an Uncertain World We follow the media with concern: the acceleration of lawlessness; persecu-tion of Christians in many parts of the world; wars and the ISIS scourge caus-ing the mass exodus of many refugees into Europe; a shaky worldwide finan-cial climate etc. For January and February, we will embark a 6-part study on 1 & 2 Thessalonians. Both these letters emphasize the Coming of Christ and the practical effect it should have on us as we live out “Our Certain Hope in an Uncertain World”

Internship with BFEC… We want to intentionally engage our youths & young adults who are willing to spend at least 3 months up to a year with us for ministry & spiritual training. Interested, please email ShirleySoo@bfec.org.sg (minimum age: 16 years)

3 Jan New Year Consecration Service Elder Alex Lo

10 Jan Character of the Church & Manner of its Founding Elder Ernest Chew

17 Jan Paul’s Concern for the Church & Timothy’s Report Elder See Toh MY

24 Jan Living To Please The Lord Elder Melville Szto

31 Jan When The Lord Returns Bishop R Solomon

21 Feb Paul’s Confidence in the Church Elder Danny Chua

28 Feb Standing Firm & Never Tiring of Doing What is Good SP Lawrence Chua