Together For a Purpose — Salt&Light

In Ephesians 1:22-23, the Bible says: “And God placed all things under his feet and appointed Him to be head over everything for the church,  which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way.”

Christ is the Head of the Church, and from Him the whole Body is joined and held together. He gives direction, purpose and life. As each part does its work under His leadership, the Body grows and builds itself up in love. 

This means that the health of the Church is directly tied to its submission to Christ – when we align ourselves with Him, we function properly; when we drift from Him, the Body loses its coordination and strength. Therefore, the call for the Church is not just to serve, but to serve together.

Ps Ian: God has given the Singapore churches and Christian organisations three strategic focuses. They are: To turn Singapore Godward, to win the youth and to bless the nations.

These focuses are not given to a single church or denomination. They are given to all Singapore churches and believers. To achieve these focuses, we need to do it together.

Ps Jeff: On May 25, 1961, American president John F Kennedy (JFK) announced that America “should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth”.

On September 12, 1962, when JFK visited the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) headquarters for the first time, he noticed a janitor carrying a broom in one of the hallways. The President stopped, walked over, and asked with genuine curiosity: “What is your job here?”

Without missing a beat, the janitor replied with pride: “Well, Mr President, I am helping to put a man on the moon.”

The janitor did not see himself there to just clean up. He was able to connect the dots. He wasn’t just existing; he was fulfilling a purpose, a mission.

Similarly, we are different but God’s purpose for every one of us is the same: God has called us to fulfil the Great Commission. 

Let’s do this together!

Ps Ian: Come, let us pray.

Heavenly Father, we thank You for calling us to be one Body in Christ, walking together. 

Lord, forgive us for the ways we have not walked together in unity, and for the times we have fallen short of Your heart. Forgive the pride, and division among us. We ask that You unite the Church in Singapore – across denominations, across generations, across languages – that we may truly be one. 

Lord Jesus, You are the Head of the Church, and today we choose again to align ourselves with You. Grant us the grace to love one another, to honour one another, and to serve Your will together. 

Lord, help us, together, to turn Singapore to You, to win the younger generation, and to bless the nations. We surrender ourselves completely to You.  

In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

Reflect:

As we enter the next 40.Days, ask:

1. How have our hearts, minds and actions failed to value unity within the Body?

2. What are some practical ways we can walk in unity with one another – believer with believer, church with church, denomination with denomination?

3. What is God telling us personally and corporately to do in this season to turn Singapore Godward, win the younger generation, and bless the nations?

Pray:

1. That the Lord will forgive us for our pride and for the division we have allowed to come between us.
   
2. That over the next 40.Days, our hearts and minds will be aligned with God and with one another.
   
3. That the Lord will cause churches to uplift each other, the denominations to work together, and believers to love one another as the Lord taught us.
   

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