Moulmein Church of Christ

26/08/2025

14/08/2025

Join us for an interactive ScamWise training session to strengthen your defence against scams and fraud.

Learn through real case studies from the Singapore Police Force, take part in fun interactive activities, and try a free mobile web-game.

📅 Date: Saturday, 11 October 2025
🕘 Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
📍 Venue: Church of Christ, Moulmein Road (131 Moulmein Road, S308082)
📝 Register by: 5 October 2025
🔗 Sign up here: tinyurl.com/scamwisemoulmein

Let’s be informed, be alert, and protect ourselves and our loved ones.

13/12/2024

🎄 Celebrate the Birth of Christ This Christmas Eve! 🎄

This Christmas Eve, we invite you to a meaningful and joyous celebration of Jesus’ birth in the beautiful and historic setting of CHIJMES Hall.

📅 Date: December 24
🕒 Time: 5pm
📍 Location: CHIJMES Hall, 30 Victoria St, #01-28 CHIJMES, Singapore 187996

Amid the grandeur of this stunning chapel, we’ll gather to worship, sing carols, and reflect on the incredible love God showed us through the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ.

CHIJMES Hall offers a unique and sacred space for this special service—a perfect reminder of the beauty and hope we find in Christ.

Bring your family, friends, and loved ones to share in this special evening of joy and peace. Let’s come together to rejoice in the true meaning of Christmas and the hope we have in Christ.

✨ All are welcome! ✨

17/11/2021

Come join our Eco-Craftshop! You can sign-up using the QR code below.

15/06/2021

Is Your God Still Too Small?

The current pandemic has been challenging to everyone in many ways, spiritual health included. While researchers tell us that more people are looking up the word “prayer” on search engines, they also tell us that people are reading the Bible less. Restrictions on size of gatherings, while necessary and important, have also made it easier to skip church services, even the ones online. Church leaders and scholars have repeatedly said, “let’s not waste this crisis.” Their aim is that we should come out of this pandemic stronger in our faith, and stronger as a church. However, experts are grappling with how to shepherd the flock – not just how to nurse them spiritually, but how to lead them towards a spiritual awakening.

While this crisis is new to our generation, people straying away from God isn’t new. In other words, people are already doing that before the pandemic.

One of the ways people stray away from God is our idea about him. About 40 years ago, J. B. Philips wrote a ground-breaking book which quickly became a bestseller: “Your God is Too Small.” D. W. McCullough wrote a similar book, “The Trivialization of God: The Dangerous Illusion of a Manageable Deity,” 15 years later. Both works looked into the different ways we made God small and trivialized his expectations from us. And that in turn gives us the grounds to make up our excuses about our faith.

In his powerful book “Reclaiming a Heritage: Reflections on the Heart, Soul, and Future of Churches of Christ,” Richard Hughes made the following observation: “Biblical faith is a radical faith and makes radical demands. Yet in generation after generation, Yahweh’s people have gone to extraordinary lengths to tame the biblical God and domesticate his expectations. The Bible tells us that we cannot see God and live. Perhaps that is why we flee from his presence so routinely. When God tells us that he is the Alpha and the Omega who transcends our poor ability even to imagine his greatness, we insist on making him over in our own image. When God tells us that he alone can save, we want to save ourselves. When God tells us to serve the poor and the dispossessed, we devote ourselves instead to forms of worship and ecclesiastical structures. Routinely, we substitute dogma for righteousness, orthodoxy for holiness, piety for social transformation, and a whole variety of idols for God himself. Biblical faith is a radical faith, but Christians often go to almost any lengths to turn that faith into something conservative, tame, and manageable.”

John York, in response to Hughes, insightfully wrote, “The great downfall of much Evangelicalism that we have too easily embraced is an attenuated message about the means of personal salvation without any relational connection to other human beings or the rest of creation. The business of ‘saving individual souls’ became a poor substitute for kingdom announcements of God’s steadfast love seeking to redeem and restore all creation. When the gospel is reduced to the plan of salvation, and salvation is reduced to what happens when a person dies, and a personal relationship with Jesus is the only requirement, it becomes difficult to articulate why any church involvement matters.”

God has lovingly made us in his image. We are meant for glory because God is glorious! We are meant for good works because God is good! We are a holy priesthood because God is holy!

So, let us resist the temptation to make God in our image and persist in our self-deceptions. Let us not “… exchange the truth of God for a lie, and worship and serve created things rather than the Creator…” (Romans 1:25)

Instead, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith… so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” (Hebrews 12:1-4) “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching…” (Hebrews 10:19-27)

Let us not waste this crisis! Let’s emerge from this pandemic stronger!

- Kim Kai

13/06/2021

We are having a little technical difficulty with the live streaming device this morning. We appreciate your patience as we try to resolve it

11/06/2021

Our nation is about to relax the restrictions imposed due to the past spike in COVID-19 cases. Although we had this banner up for a few weeks now, may this be a reminder for all of us appreciate the medical workers who put their lives at risk as they serve the sick, especially for the people at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) who are practically our neighbor. Let's continue to hold them up in our prayers for their protection!

08/06/2021

When it comes to getting my hair cut, I definitely am not one of those guys who’s a regular patron. I know of people who go to the barber every 2 to 3 weeks to maintain their hairstyle - but not me. I don’t particularly mind the messy hair. In our lockdown era of working from home, I rarely leave the house, so I do (somewhat) have a strong case to not need to keep my hair all neat and tidy. I do like how I look when my hair is cut neat - but it only lasts for a few weeks before it gets longer and grows out. Routines like this are part of life. We cut our hair, it looks and feels great, and with time it grows out and then we repeat the whole cycle.

Sometimes I wonder if church services are like haircuts. Sometimes it feels too much like a routine. Even more so now, during CoVID, when attending service is as simple as clicking on a link and kicking back on the sofa. The impulse to just go through the motions; or get to the building, spend the hour listening to the service, just to get it done with, does look and feel good for a while before it all gets messy again during the week. The cycle then resets and repeats the following Sunday.

To many, Sunday church service is just one hour of the week. Some have a habit of preparing for service by reading the texts and reflecting on the theme for that Sunday. However, it goes a lot deeper for those who are preparing for the service. The preparation that goes behind every sermon, worship planning. Now with the livestream, there’s recording, editing, troubleshooting and a myriad of things that go into every Sunday’s service. What is the heart of it all? Surely, it’s not just to put up a good show that will entertain people for an hour a week and keep them coming for a repeat performance.

My mother always told my brothers and I, when we go to meet someone important, we always prepare and present ourselves well to them (very Asian parenting). We listen and talk respectfully and give them the honour they deserve. She then would go on to say, on Sundays, we go to meet the King of Kings, therefore the preparation and reverence we give should be to a standard that He deserves. Well, the context of the conversation was often to chide the habit of us boys staying up late and waking up sleepy and groggy for church, but still, she had a great point.

On Sundays we enter into God’s presence as a community; as a family. It is a privilege and honour to be able to do so. The beauty of God is that anyone who enters into God’s presence seeking Him, leaves transformed. If we met Jesus, I highly doubt we would walk away the same person. In the same light, when we enter into God’s presence on Sundays, when we offer our worship, when we listen to His Word, when we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, when we participate in all that, the outcome has to be transformation.

If we attend service every Sunday and leave the same person, then perhaps we are missing something and some serious reflection needs to be done. There’s no point doing all those things only to toss all of that aside during the week then pick it up again the next Sunday. That’s not transformation, that’s a lot like getting a haircut. Yeah, we look good for a little while, we feel good, but in a short period of time, it all returns to the same thing.

Maybe the haircut analogy doesn’t fit perfectly. I actually do really need a haircut and that’s perhaps why it was the first analogy that came to mind. That being said, I really do hope that Sundays are just not part of a dead routine for us. I hope you come to service and leave transformed in the likeness of Christ. I hope you encounter God tomorrow and He enters into your heart, mind, and soul to transfigure you into His likeness. I hope you leave service tomorrow carrying the aroma of Christ, so that everyone you encounter, gets to experience Christ through you.

- Mit Vikraman

01/06/2021

Religion or Christ

For me, one of the saddest passages in the Bible has to be this: “The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.” (John 1:9-11)

The Creator of the entire universe had done the unthinkable: He left his glorious heavenly place for a world stinging with evil and decay, and to be born as a human. Why? John G. Dailey explained it well in his hymn:

“Why did my Savior come to earth
And to the humble go?
Why did He choose a lowly birth?
Because He loved me so!”

Why didn’t his creation not recognize Jesus then? The answer can be found a few chapters later. In response to the murderous intent from the religious leaders, Jesus lamented, “You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.” (John 5:39-40) Of all people, we would have expected the experts of the Bible to recognize the God incarnate. Not only did they not, they were furious enough with Jesus to want to kill him. And in the end, they succeeded in crucifying the Creator of the Universe! Why?

Religion is very powerful. Like all things powerful, it can do much good or cause much harm. Emperors, kings and politicians know it. Religious leaders know it. Terrorists know it. Religion has been misused to gain wealth and popularity, to garner support (e.g. in politics), to justify the superiority of one group over another (e.g. racisms and castes), and to mobilize one group of people against another (e.g. inquisitions and holy wars). This list is by no means exhaustive!

“So, religion is dangerous, let’s get rid of it!” Communist leaders, knowing the threat of religion to their rule, have tried to do just that. Atheism is taught in schools. However, communism created their own religion of ideologies and propaganda to exert control over the people.

Agnostics use these as a reason to justify their position.

Another group arose in response to the institutional church. They are known as “Love Jesus but not the Church.” Barna Group, a research organization focused on the intersection of faith and culture, found that this is a growing group. The main reasons given for this trend were people getting wounded in churches, and people finding churches irrelevant. We have seen how religious people can somehow exhibit a sense of superiority over others. Hypocrisy is another big turnoff. And how can church be relevant if all it seeks is to ensure adherence to its rules and traditions? But nice as it sounds, “Love Jesus but not the Church” can’t possibly be what Jesus wants. Afterall, Jesus himself built the church and claimed it as his very own (Matthew 16). And He is the head of the Church (Ephesians 5).

I would like to proclaim that the Church, not the institution, is relevant. The Church is important when we move away from an institutional mindset to relational one. The Church is living out its purpose if it seeks to be the “second incarnation” – when the body of believers seek to live as Jesus would. The Church is where it should be when all the disciples love God with all their being, and when they love all their neighbors, especially those who are forgotten by society. As we do so, we are preaching Christ instead of Churchianty (religion).

- Kim Kai

25/05/2021

Reaction vs. Response

An unwarranted berating from your boss. An unfair accusation from your spouse. An ungrateful disdain from your child. And perhaps these days, a disagreeable post from a friend on social media, and an uncalled-for racial slur from a stranger. And sadly, these unfortunate incidences can be accompanied by violence. When faced with these, what do we do? Depending on how we react or respond, things can either escalate or arrive at a desired outcome.

Reaction is instantaneous and instinctive. Hardly any thoughts are put into it. Now, reaction can be helpful, like hitting the brakes of a car to avoid a collision. But it usually leads to more damages when it comes to relationships.

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” (James 1:19-22) Two chapters later, James would further elaborate that although our tongue is a small part of the body, it is capable of great evil.

What was prevalent in James’ days is also prevalent today! We are quick to react. We waste no time getting worked up. Angry words are spewed in retaliation (and sometimes, violence gets thrown in as well). N.T. Wright believed the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” is totally misleading: “You can recover from a broken leg or arm. But if someone smears your good name – if someone tells a lie about you, and other people believe them – it may be much, much harder. You may never get the job you want. People may never quite trust you. Friends, even family, may turn away. Words can be terrible things. They can leave lasting wounds.”

Human beings haven’t changed much in the last 2000 years! What has changed is that now technology has allowed us to propagate thoughtless evil to so many people in such little time with such little effort. And unlike spoken words, posts stay for many to read for a long period of time.

Response, on the other hand, requires thoughtful consideration. “What is my desired outcome? What should my response be in order to achieve that?” It requires one to be slow to speak and slow to become angry. It requires restraining oneself. It requires great strength.

The Chinese character for self-control or self-restraint is 忍. It shows a blade over a heart. It’s meant to say that self-restraint is not easy. It requires cultivation. As the story goes: a master taught his disciple that he needed to 忍when provoked. The disciple asked, “What if I can no longer do so?” The master gave him an envelope, saying, “Open this envelope when that happens. There’s a message inside that will instruct you what to do.” One day, the disciple encountered something so infuriating that he felt he had to open that envelope. He found a paper inside, just as his master had told him. When he unfolded the paper, he saw the character, 忍 written on it!

James said that it requires one to put the Word we hear into practice. Anything else is self-deception. So, the next time we encounter something offensive, take a deep breath. Don’t react. Respond.

- Kim Kai