16/08/2026
[16 August 2026 Sunday Service]
Thank you very much indeed to Ps. Karol Lee for today’s so movingly stirring and motivational message, ‘Renewed Unto Gospel Response’ based on the very mighty scriptures of Romans 10:9-21.
Chairman: Bro Joel Li
Worship Leader: Bro Joel Li
Musician: Bro Ian Yee & Bro Joel Li
Backup Singer: Bro Ian Yee & Sis Isabel Yee
AV Team: Dn. Yee Kan Leong, Bro Matthias Ho & Bro Winston Ho
Ushers: Bro Carlos Delvin & Sis Lay See
Sunday School: Sis Sarah Choub
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We wake each morning with ordinary rhythms, work, screens, small comforts, and yet each life carries a deeper ache, the sense that something essential is missing. Romans 10:9–21 calls us back from that ache with a simple, scandalous promise when the heart believes and the mouth confesses, life is renewed by the Gospel. This is a living, urgent invitation for every tired, distracted, hopeful for us to be renewed unto Gospel response.
What this passage demands of us now is that the Gospel is not a private sentiment or a background playlist for our lives; it is the decisive word that reorders identity, hope, and purpose. To confess Jesus as Lord and believe in his resurrection is to exchange a life shaped by fear, distraction, and shame for a life shaped by grace, mission, and courage. In our age of constant noise, this passage wakes us to the reality that hearing the Gospel must be intentional, communal, and embodied, so that belief becomes visible speech and visible speech becomes faithful action. The call is urgent that the Gospel must move from headline to heartbeat.
How renewal looks in our life? Renewal begins in the gut belief that changes how we breathe, speak, and choose. It shows up as courage to name Jesus in ordinary places, as mercy toward those we would otherwise ignore, and as a refusal to let digital distraction drown out the voice that saves. When a person confesses and believes, shame loses its grip and mission gains a foothold that we become people who tell, serve, and stand. This passage warns that hearing without responding is a slow drift toward spiritual loss; conversely, hearing that leads to confession is the first step of a life reclaimed for God’s purposes.
After hearing today’s message shared by Ps. Karol, let us take sometimes during this week to do some reflection :
• Where in our daily routine do we most often miss the voice of the Gospel because of distraction or mood?
• What one small habit could we change this week so we hear God more clearly (example: a device-free morning, a short Scripture read, a prayer before scrolling)?
• What would it look like for us to confess Jesus with our mouth in our workplace, family, or online life?
• Do we truly believe in our heart that God raised Jesus from the dead? How does that belief change our decisions this week?
• Who in our circle is not hearing the Gospel because of noise, cynicism, or shame? How can we be a clearer messenger to them?
• If Romans 10.9–11 were removed from Scripture, what loss would both believers and unbelievers suffer in their understanding of salvation and witness?
• In our age of digital distractions, doom scrolling, and mood-driven attention, how will people hear the Gospel? Are we hearing or not-hearing our way toward spiritual destruction?
• What practical steps can our church take to ensure the Gospel is heard in ways that cut through distraction and reach hearts?
• What losses might we face if we begin to live out a public confession of Christ? Are we willing to accept those losses for the gain of Christ?
• How can we encourage someone this week to take one visible step of confession or faith?
A simple, urgent invitation which is the Gospel asks for a response that is both inward and outward belief that reshapes the heart and confession that reshapes the world around us. As Romans reminds us, salvation is not a private secret but a public rescue “If we confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in our heart that God raised him from the dead, we will be saved.” Let that truth wake us, steady us, and send us renewed, speaking, and living the Gospel into every distracted corner of our lives.
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