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In times when unbelief, hardship & struggles goes against our faith, who do we turn to?

Let us trust in our Promise Keeper, our Lord, who yearns to restore and turn all things for His Good.

May then our faith persevere despite all things, for we have a God who loves and fights for us.

The same God who was faithful through the generations, will continue to be faithful through our seasons ❤️‍🔥

Even in our discouragements and confusions, let us align our emotions to the Truth; to our Promise Keeper; that even when we don’t see it and feel it, we fix our eyes to the One who keeps His Word.

Full house at Christmas healing service! 🎄

We were joined by Evangelist Priscilla Gan from as she shares the healing power of God to our dialect family. Thank You God for all who came today! Praying for them to continually experience God’s peace and grace in their lives ❤️‍🔥

send this to the person on your mind this Christmas 🎄

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‘Tis the season to spread joy and love, and what better way to do it than by showering our neighbors with festive cheer? 🎄

This Christmas, we're excited to share the joy of the season with our community through the Hope reusable tote bag and a warm invitation to our Christmas celebrations. It's the perfect way to bring some holiday cheer to our circle of friends, family, and neighborhood.

Together, let's make this Christmas one to remember!

by Ps Claudia • Last week, Pastor Jeff reminded us that as we celebrate Christmas, we should remember the empty seats among us - the vacant seats that represent our friends’ spiritual emptiness and longing that only Jesus can fill.

Just as Jesus came to fill the emptiness in our lives, let’s make a conscious effort to fill the empty chairs switch compassion and acceptance.

Let’s extend His love to those who may feel alone and distant, and those who are searching for meaning. Let’s invite hearts to experience Jesus’ love within the church community.

If you wish, you could submit the names of friends and loved ones to hopesingapore.com/prayerstories for our church intercessors to pray for their salvation ❤️

| The old has gone, and the new has come! We celebrate the wonderful transformation work God is doing in all 90 water baptisees who chose to publicly declare their faith in Jesus Christ last week. Swipe to read some of their short transformation stories ❤️‍🔥

🎄 This December, church, let us be the ones who take the first step in reaching out to others in obedience & by faith- so that they get to hear the Good News. 👣

Be it through a simple hello (👋🏻), an encouraging smile (😊), or a firm handshake (🫱🏻‍🫲🏼), let us persist in extending this invitation to our loved ones, in response to how God first loved us! 🫶🏻

Whether we are going through high or low seasons, God’s love will carry us through it all. In God, we have a firm foundation.

Let us place our faith in Him, knowing that He will never fail us!

Today, 40 of our brothers and sisters in Christ took the step to make a public declaration of their faith!

We are SO HAPPY to be able to celebrate their new life in Christ and more importantly, we praise God for the transformation work that He has done in their lives 🙌❤️

“A bar stool, an office chair, a classroom chair, a home sofa... Do you know anyone who sits on any of these chairs, who needs to come to a chair at the Lord’s feast? Even the one that you think does not deserve it, the one you are sure will reject you, or the one that will mock you if you dare even mention “church”?

That was my story with my friend Wei Qiang. I believed he only agreed to come to church just to laugh at me the next day. In my heart, I gave up on him.

But that very day, God reached out to him and changed his eternity. And that taught me, even when we give up on people, God never does.” - Senior Pastor Jeff,

This Christmas, are we willing to take a step of faith, and bring someone to God’s house?

Calling all Rui En, Annette Lee, Huang Kuo Lun, and Charlie Goh fans! 🌟

Join your favourite celebrities for 还好吗 hhm.sg's Christmas celebration concert on 10 December with your loved ones!

Tickets for the 8pm show have already been fully redeemed, but tickets for the 4pm show at Suntec Convention Centre have been released. Grab yours now and bring a friend while you can!

📆 10 Dec 2023, 4PM & 8PM
🏢 Suntec Convention Centre, Level 6
🎟️ Admission is FREE!

by Ps Timothy • Over the years, I’ve seen many, many people in the church, literally thousands, respond to different circumstances in their lives.

But situations are merely an instrument that God uses to reveal what’s in our hearts. If our life was a song, the circumstances provide the lyrics that make the song unique. But we get to determine the theme of the song.

Psalm 103:1 says, “Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His Holy Name.”

So, whatever circumstances you may find yourself in today, choose to praise and choose to trust. Choose to praise God for what He has already done, and trust Him for what He has not yet done.

This , there is something for each and every one of you! Grab a friend along to any of these services:

🟡 Dialect: 圣诞医治敬拜
9 Dec (10am)
🔗fb.com/hopesingaporedialectservice
📞+65 64439165

🟠 Filipino Adults: The Joy of Christmas
17 Dec (3pm)
🔗fb.com/hopesgfilipino,


🟢 Filipino Youth: We're not really Strangers
17 Dec (3pm)


🟣 Mandarin: 生命的转角
23 Dec (4:30pm)
🔗hopesingapore.org.sg/people/mandarinnecmandarin & .mandarin

🔵 English/Student: Christmas Wah!derland
23 Dec (2pm & 5pm) & 24 Dec (10am*)
🔗hopesingapore.com/christmas
*Hope @ New Tech Park: 9:30am & 11:45am

🟤 Kids: All I want for Christmas
24 Dec (10am)
🔗hopesingapore.com/kids-special

*Hope @ New Tech Park: 9:30am

| "I have been Christian for awhile but became spiritually stagnant overtime. I allowed myself to grow comfortable and stuck to a Sunday routine of attending service, serving and returning home. Despite being aware of my lack of growth in Christ, I chose not to do anything about it and remained in my comfort zone.

A colleague invited me to Hope and I joined his Lifegroup, where I decided to start taking my faith seriously again. The Lifegroup had open discussions and I saw it as an opportunity to step out from my comfort zone and contribute by sharing.

Initially, it was difficult for me as I valued comfort and familiarity. However, I realised that I would stop depending on God if I remained overly comfortable. This realisation made me look for a church and I wanted to follow where God was leading me, get rooted and seek spiritual growth. As well, I knew moving to a new place would push me to take ownership of my own growth. Sensing God’s guidance through my colleague, I eventually decided to commit to Hope and join Belong class so that I can serve here!

I’m very grateful to my colleague-cum-LGL Jedidiah for bringing me to Hope and investing in my life. I truly thank God for meeting you at a time when I needed a true friend to walk through my struggles with me. Praise God!" - Daniel, Axis Adults, Hope Singapore at The Axis

Charles H. Spurgeon wisely said, 'Holiness is essential to power in prayer: the life must knock while the lips ask and the heart seeks.'

Join us at the Encounter Room for a time of worship and prayer, as we seek refreshment in His divine presence.

Need healing or seeking prophetic insight? Our dedicated online ministers are ready to pray for you in individual Zoom rooms. Allow their prayers to usher in God's healing touch and prophetic guidance.

Tune in online | 8:00PM - 9:30PM
🌐 fb.com/hopesingapore

There is always room at God’s table for more. Is there room in our hearts for them all?

“My hair still not dry”, “Sorry, I just got married” — no matter the rejections that arise, let us continue to have an unyielding, embracing heart to keep going and make room for all. 💞

God first said "yes" to us when He chose to die on the Cross. Even in our rejection towards Him, He never lost sight of us.

Let's remember that even when we lose faith in others, God never loses faith in us. ✨ Salvation is a gift for all, and there are still empty seats at God's table🪑

He is knocking at the door of our hearts ❤️ – will you open it for Him and say "yes"?

As Children of the Promise, our true spiritual identity is not found in earthly deeds but in Christ alone! Children of the Promise are meant to be free, instead of living under the dominion of the law.

Let us not rely on our own effort to come to God but through The One who loves and delights in us. Let us cherish the freedom that Christ has won for us 🥰

We are saved by grace through faith and not by the law. So let us turn away from temptation, keep our minds to the truth and fix our eyes on Christ ❤️‍🔥

you’ve heard of girl math and boy math.... but have you heard of ✨Jesus math✨!!???

In the words of Senior Pastor Jeff Chong, “There are few people I know who lived a life with such love for Jesus. And even fewer who have given up so much to follow His call. I was privileged to serve alongside Joseph and witness his infectious passion first-hand.”

Though deeply saddened by the news, indeed the greatest tribute we can give him is to pick up the mantle of the Great Commission to the ends of the Earth.

“What he started must not end with him.” — Senior Pastor

by Ps Christie • Do you want to be happy and full, to have a life of abundance? Swipe to see how the little things you thank God for, can be miraculously multiplied into blessing upon blessing. Start giving thanks today.

| "I used to drive my daughter to Hope for service. One day while I was waiting for her, a connector chatted with me. He invited me to service and Life Group and I agreed. I saw everyone in the LG serving one another, and the leaders are righteous and faithful in their conduct and teaching. I wanted to contribute too, so I opened my house for LG, prepared food, and encouraged those who look down or tired. Now, I'm leading NEC’s Connect Corner team with Deon, where we find good food for everyone to enjoy before service.

Through serving, God has grown my patience. I'm an anxious person and want to get things done fast, which can lead to hurtful words and actions. But now, even when service is starting in 1 minute, God gives me the peace to act in love because I can trust Him to work things out.

When my pre-believing friends ask why I'm so busy in church, I share what I do and how God has changed me to serve with joy and patience. This has made them interested to find out more about God!

Although I am no longer young, God can still use me powerfully as long as I am willing to offer my service to His church. Serving God is so satisfying. Instead of expecting something in return, I can serve with joy because I know I'm serving God and not man. He has already given so much to me!" - June, North East Adult, Hope Singapore at North East

Love seeing our leaders gather together to be refreshed in the Lord’s presence; to follow & be led by the Holy Spirit; to learn from our pastors (Thank you Senior Pastor Jeff & Ps Jeremy Seaward for imparting to us!) — that we may be energised in our leadership.

Thank you leaders, for leading and learning together the past year! God is at work in our church, and in all our personal lives. Let our hearts continually be on fire for God ❤️‍🔥

The best Sunday is spent with you across all our centres 🎉 From catching up with friends over breakfast, worshiping, learning about God’s Word - Struggle of Love, and celebrating our HopeKids graduation 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 there’s something for everyone 🥰

While it can be a struggle to love others in difficult times, God calls us to model His love, even when it’s challenging. Let us sharpen one another by speaking truth with love ❤️

Everyone of us can be a spiritual influence regardless of age or stage in life. Never belittle how God can use 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to influence someone through both your strengths and weaknesses. God has called 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to an influencer of His word in the world 🫵

Because of God's love, we are able to love others because God first loved us. Lord, give us the spirit to help us to love others with the capacity of love You have given us today.

by Ps Jasmine • CK (my husband) and I have been connecting and loving our neighbours for the past few years. One outstanding lesson that God has taught me through CK’s life was no matter how occupied or busy he might be, he is always willing to stop for someone who is looking for him.

There were many occasions that different neighbours would text him, knock at our door or call him for help and he always avails himself. One recent incident was when one of our neighbours from another block came at night and knocked on our door, CK opened the door and found out that she was anxious and needed help on her phone app. He stopped what he was doing and helped her to resolve her phone issue and assured and calmed her down.

I am challenged by not only CK’s life example but Jesus’ example as well. We should make people our top priority, our highest value, our biggest deal. Jesus wants us to be ushers, not bouncers—people who help others draw near to Jesus, not keep them away.

| "I used to be in toxic friendships, struggled to love others, and relied on anger to get my way. In 2019, my schoolmate invited me to Hope. I kept coming because the Life Group was so intentional and genuine in getting to know me. In the next few months, God revealed the hurts I was carrying and healed them all. He gave me a community that isn’t afraid to be vulnerable, that chooses to love, and is eager to do life together. I became more unafraid to love and be loved.

I initially struggled to get baptised because Christianity seemed like a taboo in my home. I was afraid that my parents would object to my faith. But as I prayed, God reminded me of Rhoda from the book of Acts, who remained faithful to God despite being mocked by others. I sensed that God was telling me to be like Rhoda; despite the scorn I may face while following Him, I can still have faith in Him. My sister also started joining Hope and our parents got to know more about the church. Backed up with prayers and encouragement from my LG, I told my parents about getting baptised. To my relief, they supported my decision!

I’ve learned that going through tough times with God and His people is infinitely better than doing it on my own. God has also reignited my heart to be His light in my school so that the lost and broken can see His love. I’m learning to surrender my doubts, fears and independence to God, and look forward to experience the comfort and joy of being in His presence!" - Shannon, Ablaze, ABLAZE

In Christ, we have a 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 as children of God, a 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 as one in Christ, and 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 like intimacy with God and a Spirit-led life.

We are no longer slaves of the law and slaves to sins! 🙌🏻

Through the faith we have in Christ, we are now sons and daughters of God, with access to the fullness of life He has purposed for us 👑

Will you leave your old life behind and step into this new identity in Christ?

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📅 25 & 26 May 📅
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At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Derek Redmond tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but continued the race limping. From the stands, his father ran to his son, locked arms with him, and assisted him to hobble to the finishing line.

God does the same. He did not just push through the crowds and the security to come to us. He left the heavens and broke into humanity, so that He can journey through life with you.

You don’t have to do it alone.

by Ps Daniel • When we live in a world that teaches us to stand up and defend our rights, it is so easy for us to gravitate towards being right and insisting on our rights.

In a recent incident, I had to decide whether to be right or do right. Being right is to focus on my own rights. Doing right is to have right relationships with God and others.

Swipe to see how the Holy Spirit spoke to me and how we can make the better choice.