MARANATHA MESSENGER
Weekly Newsletter of Maranatha Bible-Presbyterian Church
1996

Month

Day

Contents

J
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07

WHY GROWING BUDS FELLOWSHIP?

Heo Woong’s Testimony

Purchase of a PB Van

Chinese Translation for the Worship Service

Why Some Go to Church

14

Registration of the Church—Approved by ROS
Thanksgiving Service on 27 January 1996
Purchase of a PB Van
Chinese Translation for the Worship Service
Heo Woong’s Testimony

21

WHAT ON EARTH IS HAPPENING TO HELL?

Registration & the Development of the Church

28

HAVE YOU GIVEN OUT YOUR FIRST TRACT THIS YEAR?

Importance of Church prayer Meeting

21st Century Mission Conference (3 – 7 Jun 96)

A Letter

F
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04

WHY THE BIBLICAL CREATION ACCOUNT MUST BE DEFENDED

A Letter

11

THE DIET OF DOCTINE

A Letter

18

AN ANTIDOTE TO DESPONDENCY

Chinese New Year Traditions

Chinese New Year Giving

25

WHEN PRAGMATISM REIGNS SUPREME IN THE CHURCH

M
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C
H

03

A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD LANGUAGE

My Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT)

10

TOWARD A CARING CONGREGATIONAL FELLOWSHIP

In Search of …A Church Campsite

A Letter

17

THE JEHOVAH WITNESS – WHAT WENT WRONG?

A Letter

24

THE CHOICE OF GODLY MEN IN LEADERSHIP

Ladies-In-Touch

31

OUR TRIP TO KEMAMAN & THE KINDERGARTEN

THE HUMBLE CORONATION OF CHRIST

Fruits from the Nursing Home

A
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07

ARE YOU READY FOR EASTER?

Baptism & Reaffirmation of Faith

14

BOWING TO THE SHRINE OF MODERN PSYCHOLOGY

God’s Approval of the Church Van

Nursing Home Residents at the Good Friday Night Service

21

MARTIN LLOYD JONES – DOCTOR TURNED PREACHER, A PHYSICIAN OF SOULS

Preaching at Calvary (Batam) B-P Church

28

Christian Science Examined

M
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05

A Discussion on Leisure & Recreations

Vacation Bible School (27 – 29 MAY 1996)

12

MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT SEMINAR 1996

ACM cum Elections

A Letter

FEBC 21st Graduation  Ceremony

My Participation in the Marriage Enrichment Seminar 1996 Held on 1 May

19

The Biblical Approach to Handling Guilt

A Letter

26

THE NEW CHURCH VAN – PB 3303

12 Bibles given out to GBFers

A Teenager’s SS Class

Prayer Meeting

Maranatha B-P Church Camp at Tg Pinang 26-29 Nov 96

A Letter

J
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02

THE KEMAMAN EXPERIENCE

Vacation Bible School

09

A TRIBUTE TO MY ALMA MATER

A Letter

Contemplation of a Graduating Student

16

WHAT IS FUNDAMENTALISM?

The Marks of a True Contender

23

THE VALUE OF THE SHORTER CATECHISM

A Letter

30

Soldiering for Christ

Archeology & the Bible

A Letter

J
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07

MISSIONS SUNDAY – THE CHURCH’S CALLING

How to be Saved

Renovation of the Church

A Letter

14

The Conscience Factor
A Spiritual Hike at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

21

HAPPENINGS IN TODAY’S CHURCHES

28

WHOM SHALL I MARRY?

A
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04

Profound Sayings and Writings of Godly Men

MBPC Family Day 1996

A Letter

11

A NEW NBC IN HOUGANG

Two More New Rooms for the Church

Instructional Aids for Sunday School

Testimony

18

WHY WE BAPTISE INFANTS

Sungei Buloh Trip

25

THE BENEFITS OF USING THE LIBRARY

Junior Worship Service (JWS) of Maranatha

A Testimony of the Grace of God in my Father’s Life

S
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01

WORRY – The Burden We’re Never Made To Carry

Correspondence Course

What God Expects of a Christian

08

IS THERE LIFE IN OUTER SPACE?

A Testimony

15

Singlehood and the Christian
Neighbourhood Bible Community (NBC)

22

Spiritual Gymnastics

Maranatha ‘Tiny Tots’ Ministry

29

The Christian and the 5 Cs

O
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06

Rebuilding the Walls of Jerusalem

An Update on Church Renovations

Book Review on “Sketches From Church History” by S M Houghton

A Letter

13

Why the Series on the Judgment Seat of Christ

Sis Poh Lyn writes …

What to Bring to Church

20

The History and the Doctrinal Implication of the Reformation

27

Maranatha B-P Church 6th Anniversary

Testimonies

From Hell to Heaven: A Testimony of a Changed Life

N
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03

When Addiction Takes Over

Greetings from Friends at Our 6th Thanksgiving Anniversary

Personal Testimony-Where The Lord Leads

A Letter

10

A Biblical Perspective of Coping with Stress

17

Biblical Directives for Missions

24

The Ministry of Pastoral Care & Gospel Sharing

A Letter

An Update of the Evangelistic Band

Gospel Rally

Evangelism Training Sessions

Bible Correspondence  Course (BCC)

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A Gospel Campaign Downunder-Esperance, W Australia Sharings on the Church Camp by Our Teens

What Prayer Meeting Means to Me

08

From the Pen of a Veteran Maranathan on the Church Camp

Reflections on the Camp

My Testimony of Tanjung Pinang

If Jesus Came to Your House

15

Joseph-The Man Whose Dreams Came True

Reflections on Jonah’s Lesson

Discipline of Children

22

Leisure & The Christian

Fruitfulness in the Church

29

The Westminster Confession of Faith
Our Holiday Trip to New Zealand