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Sunday 4th October 2020 ST GEORGE’S CHURCH Every person complete in Christ - Colossians 1: 28 WELCOME BACK to St George’s church! Finally, after many months of meeting Online we are now able to meet together, in person. Thank the Lord and rejoice with us. You will notice that Church has changed in many ways, but the Lord remains the same and so does our mission of presenting everyone complete in Christ. God has given us new ways of sharing Christ with our world, our city and our neighbours. He has also given us news ways to develop how we nurture our faith and support each other in the Lord. Thanks for being part of these new ways. THE COLLECT FOR 17TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Almighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you. Teach us to offer ourselves to your service, that here we may have your peace, and in the world to come may see you face to face, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. http://www.stgeorges.org.sg https://www.facebook.com/stgeorgeschurchsingapore 1

1 Corinthians 7 1-6 Dear Church, Greetings in Jesus' Name! We begin this series, as set by our Vicar, on Marriage, based on 1 Corinthians 7. In this chapter, Paul dealt with many situational issues that confronted the church in Corinth. This included much sexual immorality and temptations, divorce, being married to an unbeliever, and whether it maybe better to be single. I believe the best way to start is to anchor this situational passage on the Scriptures that give us God's design of marriage. I will draw from an OT, and an NT, passage. Consider Genesis 2:18-25. God said that it was not good for man to be alone so He will make a partner suitable for him. 2

Therefore, marriage is God's design for humankind; not a human idea or initiative. When God present Eve to Adam he exclaimed that she was his own bone and flesh. He recognized that she was human like him. But they were different from all the other lifeforms God created. Husband and wife were naked but not ashamed. They knew each other as they were, with no cover up, pretense, or camouflage. Such was the nature of their union. Ephesians 5:21-33 teaches that the union of husband and wife is modeled after Christ and the Church as His bride. A husband is to love his wife self-sacrificially for her well-being, like Christ does of us as His Church. A wife is to love her husband as the Church is to love Christ, in willing submission to respect him. There is no self-seeking or domination, but self-giving for the benefit of the others. With these biblical anchors, we are in a strong position to understand Paul's counsel in 1Corinthians 7. Let us take to heart these truths and live by them by our Lord's enabling. Blessings in Christ, Revd. Dr. Soh Guan Chin, Joshua 4th October 2020 3

1 Corinthians 7:1-9 Concerning Married Life 1 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. 5 Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command. 7 I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. 8 Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. 4

9.00AM “Live” Service Order of Service WELCOME Andrew Thomas PRAYER OF PURITY Andrew Thomas AND REVELATION 1 CREED SONG Blest Be The Tie That Binds CONFESSION Andrew Thomas BIBLE READING 1 Corinthians 7: 1-9 Eunice Chan SERMON Rev Dr Soh Guan Chin SONG Love Divine, All Loves Excelling PRAYER OF THANKS Rev Ian Hadfield FOR REV SOH GUAN CHIN INTERCESSIONS & THE COLLECT Tom Anderson COMMUNION Rev Ian Hadfield ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev Ian Hadfield CLOSING Andrew Thomas ORGAN POSTLUDE Samantha Poh J.S. Bach Fugue in D minor BWV 538 5

PRAYERS PRAISE GOD FOR WHO HE IS • Thank the Lord for his sovereign control over the world. Ask him to show his great mercy and love to us. Pray that many will turn to him in the wake of COVID-19. THE WORLD • Pray for Philippines (Asia). Praise our Lord for our fellow believers in Philippines and their faithfulness to our saviour. Praise the Lord that the churches are sending many missionaries throughout the world. Thank God for and pray for those who work with us and for us in Singapore. • Pray for the nation of Malaysia and for political stability there. Pray for the role of Christians and churches in bringing the gospel in unstable times. • Thank God that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has recovered from his poisoning. Pray for Russia: for justice and good governance gospel growth SINGAPORE • Praise God for the lifting of some restrictions for places of Worship. Thank God for the ability to have more people in Weddings and Funerals. Pray for ongoing wisdom and safety in the lifting of restrictions. • Pray for those who work in the Insurance industry. Pray for the companies to be gracious, fair, and understanding. Pray for Christian employees and their witness within the company and to clients. 6

• Pray for Bishop Designate Titus as he considers all the elements and people that make up the church. Pray that he will quickly understand the strategic, ‘big picture’ elements as well as the details. Pray as he makes personnel appointments. ST GEORGE’S • Praise God for permission given to hold church services as 50+50. Pray for more volunteers to help serve. Ask for wisdom in how to care for Children and Youth. • Thank our God for Harold, Henry and Hazel in their work and roles as vergers. Thank our Lord for their helpfulness, positive attitudes, and servant heartedness. Pray for the Lord’s blessings in Christ for them. • (Pray for a St George’s Mission Partner) Hope Centre Laos: Pray for the work with vulnerable children. Matt and Lori write: once we resolve one case, another one (or two) come our way. Pray for wisdom in how to help children to keep them safe (usually from violent family members). Pray for God’s love to shine through the evil that humans can do to each other. • Pray for the sick Joanna, Rosemary, Christina, Kah Seng, Caitlin and Tee Dhye. • Pray for those who grieve including Jenny Stead and the family after the death of her husband Peter. “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” John 6:68b 7

Be Spiritually renewed and refreshed Join a Life Group Life Groups are small groups which meet in homes or at church or on Zoom (or a mixture of in person and virtual) where we meet together, study God's Word the Bible together, pray and care for each other and Do Life Together (hence the name Life Group) Contact Marc to join a group [email protected] Marc will help you find a Life Group for you on a day and time that suits you. 8

ADVANCE NOTICE ALPHA Parenting Teens Course Starting Thursday night 8th October 2020 - 8:30pm From Thursday night October 8th for 5 weekly Sessions - the ALPHA Teens Course will help parents parent teenagers as you listen to experts and listen and talk to one another. Here is a trailer for the Course https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&v=JxPaBdeyNc c&feature=emb_logo 9

Timetable: Start at 8:30pm finishing 10:15/10:30 pm. Serving dessert, tea, and coffee. Course ends: Thursday 5th November. Cost $15/person for video and book materials - payable as course commences. Two locations: (you will be allocated a location in order to place parents of similarly aged teens together.) Mark and Patty's Home: Leonie Hill, Leonie Gardens. Ashok and Seenu's home: Vanda Rd. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/AlphaParentingTeens-Oct-20 To find out more contact Betty in the office [email protected] 10

To Register for Services 'In Person' at 100 pax/Service – 9am and 5:30 pm during October go to https://stgeorgeschurch.churchcenter.com/registrations To Register for Services 'In Person' at 100 pax/Service – 8am, 10.15am and 5:30pm during November. Registrations will open soon To Register for Youth and Sunday School (in limited numbers) 'In Person' during November at 8 and 10.15am Services. Registrations will open soon. 11

Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage, Singleness (our next sermon series) Would you be willing to be interviewed for about 5 minutes if you are married or divorced or remarried or single for our church services in October? Ian will send you suggested questions. The interview will be pre-recorded. Please let Ian know [email protected] by the 30th September 12

In Serving the Church Go to this link https://tinyurl.com/SGC-Ministry-Form-2020 and sign up to help serve at church on Sundays 9 am during October and at our Midweek Wednesday 10:30 am Communion Service. Go to this link https://tinyurl.com/SGC-Ministry-Form-2020 and sign up to help serve at church on Sundays at 8 am, 10.15 am and 5:30 pm during November, December, January. etc... Use this link https://tinyurl.com/sgcMinistry-Involvement-Nov20 to offer help with Sunday School, Youth, Toddler Time, Mums and Tots, and/or Join one of our Life Groups - small groups SPECIAL REQUEST: We URGENTLY NEED people who: a) are willing to be ushers as we need more people involved due to COVID -19 requirements. b) are willing (with training) to work on the Live Streaming aspect of Church on Sunday mornings. We need people who would enjoy working with sound, with video camera and video editing. Please complete the form https://tinyurl.com/SGC-Ministry-Form-2020 13

Midweek Communion Every Wednesday at 10:30 am A weekly opportunity to gather together to celebrate what Christ has done in a tangible way. This is a Church Service for those in the COVID-19 vulnerable group (over 60 years of age and/or those with other health issues) Please register for the Service (as only 50 people can gather). Please go to our church website: https://stgeorgeschurch.churchcenter.com/registrations to register or ring/send a WhatsApp message to the Office 9812 5473. Please let the office know if you would like transport to St George’s to attend the Service. 14

Church Live Stream Online Watch the 9 am St George's Church Service as it happens from home, the car, with others etc. Go to this site https://youtu.be/iNEWGu02dpk NOTE: from the 1st November 2020 there will no longer be any pre-recorded Services but only the Live Streamed Service (which will continue to be available on Church's Website and the Church's YouTube channel youtube.com/StGeorgesChurchSingapore ) 15

For our online Services, View at St George's YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/StGeorgesChurchSingapore (Services are available from 7 am on the date of the Service and soon after on the Church's website itself https://www.stgeorges.org.sg ) Interactive Church SUNDAY From 8 am OR 5:30 pm on Sundays, join us for St George's Online Church. 8 am Zoom details: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/628941326?pwd=L1V3ZzcwdzhRZ2Nn MXdBK1l6a0IvUT09 Meeting ID: 628 941 326 Password: 018854 16

5:30 pm Zoom details: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/614700265?pwd=Q0xtWUdFN3ZwcENL ck9CR015Z1VrQT09 Meeting ID: 614 700 265 Password: 031576 Note: a) the last 8 am Zoom Interactive Church will be held on the 25th Oct b) the last 5:30 pm Zoom Interactive Church will be held on 18th Oct. 17

CHILDREN Online Sunday School 10.15-10:45am every Sunday. Join in for a song, a story, a prayer and an activity. For kids of all ages and their parents. Zoom Details: Meeting ID: 833 6406 9019 Password: SSchool https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83364069019?pwd=SUcxeU5 mTjFDZVdsTDZ5Q3R6WmNpUT09 For more info, please get in touch with Narelle at ([email protected]) Note that from 1st November 2020 Sunday School will be offered in person at the 8am Service and on Zoom and In Person at church (with limited numbers) for the 10.15am Service. Please register your children for Sunday School in Person. Registrations will open soon. 18

This Friday at Dig Deeper Online, we will be continuing our teaching series called 'the Ephesians Series'. We'll be looking at Ephesians 2:1-5 as we journey with Paul in this letter as he encourages us to live our lives in the light of God's big picture! Also, this Friday, we'll be hosting our Physical Dig Deeper meeting at (1) home keeping to the (5) person rule in each household excluding the people already in the house. If you're interested in hosting a group or sending your teen to one, please do let us know by getting in touch at ([email protected]) 19

YOUTH: Join us this Sunday at Circuit Breaker LIVE for week 3 of our series, Identity Crisis: How it affects my relationships. Andrew Thomas will be leading this series as we learn the importance of establishing one's identity in our different relationships. YOUTH Sunday Circuit Breaker LIVE happens every Sunday from 11am onwards & Dig Deeper Online happens every Friday from 7-9pm. We welcome all teens to join us at both our meetings! For more info, please get in touch with Shehan at ([email protected]) Note that from 1st November 2020 Youth will be offered a group In Person at the 8am Service and on Zoom and In Person at church (with limited numbers) at the 10:15am Service. Please register your Youth for Youth in Person. Registrations will open soon. Note this also means a change in time for the Youth gatherings to be held at 10:15am rather than at 11am. 20

Toddler Time Online Toddler Time continues online every Tuesday at 10 am (for about 30 mins) on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82467648764?pwd=ZnhOR0x ZVzdPQS9EZDJEUi8vTTdvUT09%E2%80%8B Meeting ID: 824-6764-8764 Password: 309684 Please contact Hydie at [email protected] for more details. 21

Rev. Dr Soh Guan Chin's Retirement After 6 years of solid and sound ministry at St George's Church, Rev. Dr Soh will complete his work with us at St George's at the end of October 2020 to focus on the Joshua Mission which has grown in its reach to 18 different nations. You can find out more about Joshua Mission here: https://thejoshuamission.net We are grateful to God for Guan Chin's work in the Lord among us. He will be missed, and we will officially farewell him nearer to the end of October. 22

1st September 2020 Dear Donors, If you have previously donated to the PMF-ST GEORGE’S CHURCH account to support the restoration of St George’s Church, and received a tax deduction on your donation, please note that the scheme now allows collected donations to be used for: 1. Restoration of non-protected but historical structures within our Monument’s compound. 2. Works that are required for compliance with statutory regulations; and, 3. Payment of Lease and TOL renewals. This is in addition to the original approved use, which was to support the restoration of the monument building. The Parochial Church Council has recommended, and Church Members have approved at the recent AGM that up to S$160,000 of funds in the PMF-ST GEORGE’S CHURCH account be used for Payment of Lease and TOL renewals. Should you have any concerns or objections to your donation being used for these new purposes, please contact Annette Ho (email: [email protected]), with your official tax exemption receipt as issued by NHB, by no later than 31st October 2020. Note: After 1st November 2020, it shall be taken that donors have no objections to the additional proposed uses, and donations will be channelled to fund these, where applicable. signed by a) Rev. Ian Hadfield (Vicar St George's b) Craig Martin (Honorary Treasurer) 23

The Consecration and Enthronement Of The Revd Canon Dr Titus as our 10th Bishop of Singapore on Sunday 18th October 2020 at 4pm Service LIVE STREAMED (Please whatsapp office mobile 98125473 for link). 24

For your prayerful consideration Whilst the church is not meeting together, we still have financial costs as well has providing assistance to those who need it. So, we ask that you prayerfully and carefully consider giving online through PayNow or Planned Giving. For PayNow 1. Please open your bank app and tick the \"scan & pay\" and scan the below QR code or tick the PayNow icon, you can choose to key in UEN number: T08CC4075KSGC. Please go to this section of the website to find out more https://www.stgeorges.org.sg/how-do-i-give Or download the form here. And send the completed form to Annette: [email protected] 25

Contact Us [email protected] Vicar: Rev. Ian Hadfield [email protected] Seniors: Rev. Paul Tan [email protected] Associate Minister: Rev. Dr Soh Guan Chin [email protected] Children's Ministry: Narelle Hadfield [email protected] Youth Ministry: Shehan Thomas [email protected] Small Groups/Life Groups: Marc Wang [email protected] Filipino Ministry: Hydie Valdez Admin Manager: Nicholas Tan [email protected] Finance: Annette Ho [email protected] Membership & Courses: Betty Wu [email protected] Property: Cynthia Lamb [email protected] Rosters+Website: Lesley Limpin [email protected] Office Mobile (WhatsApp only) 9812 5473 Address: St George's Church 44 Minden Rd, Singapore 248816 26