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GROWING DEEPER IN WORD, SPIRIT AND COMMUNITY
SUNDAY 8 Mar 2020
2nd Sunday in Lent
SERMON TITLE:
There Is Grace
In The Old Testament
SCRIPTURE LESSON:
Genesis 9:8-17
SPEAKER:
BE Dr Wee Boon Hup
GROWING DEEPER IN WORD, SPIRIT AND COMMUNITY
We welcome all friends and visitors to
our worship services. If you are here for
the first time, we would love to connect
with you. Do take some time to complete
the response slip inside the welcome pack
and hand it to a greeter. Please join us at
our Visitor’s Corner next to the Contact
Point for a time of fellowship and light
refreshments after the service.
TODAY, 8 MAR
7.30am Peranakan Service
Speaker: Rev Jimmy Wong
Sermon Title: Dalam Waktu Saperti Ini NO Youth Service TODAY. The youths
Scripture Lesson: 2 Tawarikh 20:5-17
are joining the main services.
Worship Leader: Sdr David Tan
9am Sanctuary Service & SAT, 14 MAR
11.15am Celebration Service 2.30pm - Adult/Youth BMC
Speaker: BE Dr Wee Boon Hup (Conference Room)
Sermon Title: There Is Grace In The Old 2.30pm - Mandarin Service BMC Class
Testament (Ephesus Room)
Scripture Lesson: Genesis 9:8-17 4.00pm - Peranakan Fellowship
SS & CS Worship Leaders: (Jerusalem Room)
(9am) Mr Chan Choon Seng
(11.15am) Dr Yvonne Loh
9am & 11.15am Wedding
Our congratulations to
Mandarin Services
Mr Jerome Lim & Ms Eileen
Speaker: Pastor Don Wong
Liu who were united in Holy
Sermon Title: Consequences of Sin,
Matrimony on 29 Feb 2020.
Blessings from Obedience
Scripture Lesson: Genesis 7
Worship Leader: Mr Ezekiel Ang Bereavement
1.30pm Filipino Service Our condolences to the
Speaker: BE Dr Wee Boon Hup family of the late:
Sermon Title: There Is Grace In The Old • Mdm Ang Poh Jiok aka
Testament Mrs Goh Choo Woon
Scripture Lesson: Genesis 9:8-17
Worship Leader: Mrs Raquel Cardano
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GROWING DEEPER IN WORD, SPIRIT AND COMMUNITY
PLMC Inner Healing Ways To Pray
Please fill in the prayer cards available at
Ministry the Sanctuary entrance and place it in the
For appointments or enquiries, email
Prayer Box. You may forward confidential
plihm@plmc.org.
concerns to the Pastors directly.
The prayer room at Level 3 Sanctuary
Cell Groups block is temporary closed until further
For more information, email notice.
cellministry@plmc.org.
Please use the 24/7 prayer room in the
Fellowship Hall from Monday to Saturday
Use of Photos or from 6.00 am to 7.00 pm instead.
Video Recordings You may use the altar area after ministry
Please be informed that by entering time if you would like to pray quietly on
these premises and participating in the your own.
worship services and other activities,
you are deemed to have given consent The Manger (Cry Room)
for the use of your image captured in any The Manger is located at Level 3 of the
photo or video recording by PLMC for all Sanctuary and is strictly reserved for
communication purposes. Thank you. families with children below the age of
3 years. Children 3 to 12 years old are
Tithes & Offerings strongly encouraged to attend Silver
Worshippers who wish to give tithes and Boxes*, our children’s programme at
offerings may do so using the platforms Level 1 of the Sanctuary. We also have
below: Shiny Tots ministry* at 9.30am and at
1. PayNow - QR code 12pm if your child is between the ages of
to UEN S87CC0520L 12 months to 30 months. If you or your
Please specify the service child is unwell, please refrain from using
you are attending in the The Manger as the germs can spread
Reference No. (9am Main - S9; 11.15am easily. *Sessions not available on first
Main - S11; 9am Mandarin - MS9 ; Sunday of each month.
11.15am Mandarin - MS11) when giving
your offering via PayNow. Shuttle Bus & Parking
2. Internet bankings - Account Name:
Paya Lebar Methodist Church • Bank at PLMGSS
Name: DBS BANK LTD • Account Number: The shuttle bus service will resume on
023-905121-9 22 Mar 20 with the same schedule.
3. Offering Boxes – in the Sanctuary, However, parking at the school will no
Chapel and Jordan Hall longer be available.
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that if you are in the first pew/row, there
is no number. This is for the purpose of
being able to quickly ascertain where you
have sat on any particular Sunday should
there be a need to know.
4. Prayer & Testimonies
• We encourage you to send your
prayer requests and thanksgiving to
COVID-19 prayernet@plmc.org.
1. Being Socially Responsible • If you have any testimonies of how
If you are even mildly unwell, please wonderful God has been, please send
wear a mask, go and see a doctor and them to testimonies@plmc.org so
join us online for the live streaming of that we can encourage the rest of the
our services. This is not only for your PLMC Family.
own good, but more importantly, it is • If you have been served a Home
for the protection of your brothers- and Quarantine Order (HQO), Leave
sisters-in-Christ. There are certain things Of Absence (LOA) or Stay-Home
we should not share, and germs are the Notice (SHN), please write to us at
first among them. plmcpastors@plmc.org (accessible
only to the Pastors) so that we can
2. Collecting Your Personal Data support you and pray for you.
We will be collecting your personal data
to facilitate speedy contact tracing, if 5. Youth Service Resumes on
required by the authorities. If you gave 22 Mar 20
your personal data last Sunday, we will At PLMGSS Agape Hall at 9.00am. The
only need to scan your NRIC to speed shuttle bus service will also resume
up the process. If you prefer not to have on that day with the same schedule.
your NRIC scanned, you will have to However, parking at the school will no
complete the data collection form for longer be available.
each service you are attending.
As a church, we should
3. Recording Your Seating Location
We have numbered the pews in the
also pray for God’s hand of
Sanctuary and the rows of chairs in healing over the nations,
the Chapel and Haven. The pew/row that this epidemic will
numbers can be found on the back of be quickly contained
the pews/chairs. Please take a photo of
and short-lived.
the pew/row number IN FRONT OF YOU
after you have sat down. This means
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A Retreat in Daily Life - PLMC Marriage
21 Mar to 4 Apr 2020 Preparation Course 2020
“Draw near to God and He will draw near If you are planning to get married, please
to you.” (James 4:8) attend this course at least one year before
Over Lent and Holy Week, we invite you the wedding date. This course is only
to draw near to the Lord by making a held once a year. Register with payment
Retreat in Daily Life. This is an opportunity at the Contact Point by 15 Mar 2020.
for you to renew your relationship with Cost is $100 per couple. Email Andy at
the Lord. This is a retreat you can do in andy@plmc.org for any enquiries.
the comfort of your own home and as Dates/Time: Wed 1, 15, 22, 29 Apr, 6, 13
you carry on with your daily life. & 20 May 2020 /7:30pm-9:30pm
Opening Session: Venue: Chapel
Saturday, 21 Mar, 9am-1pm
Closing Session: PLMC Covenant
Saturday, 4 Apr, 9am-1pm
Venue: Haven, in Fellowship Hall Kindergarten
Closing Date: TODAY Registration 2021
Cost: $20 per person The Kindergarten registration for places
For more information please contact in 2021 starts on 3 March 2020 for
Soo Hoong at 62851234 ext 115 or children born in 2015 (Kindergarten 2),
soohoong@plmc.org. 2016 (Kindergarten 1), 2017 (Nursery)
and 2018 (PreNursery). All registration
will be conducted at the Kindergarten
Admin Office, Covenant Centre level
2. For enquiries, please call 6285 3730
between 9am to 3pm.
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Discipleship & Nurture 2. SkillsFuture Advice
1. Grasping the Word (Course code: DN04) - Limited to
the first 40 registrants
of God (Course Code: DN03) - In our ever-changing society, one crucial
Limited to the first 40 registrants challenge is to equip ourselves with new
Find it challenging to understand God’s skills for the new future and embark on
Word? Want to find a simple way to a journey of lifelong learning. But how
study God’s Word? This 4-week course do we plan for our skills upgrading and
shows you a simple way to get a grip on lifelong learning?
Scripture. Join us to learn how to read, Join us at SkillsFuture Advice to:
how to interpret, and how to apply the • Learn about skills upgrading and lifelong
word of God. The course incorporates learning resources available;
both theory and practice. Participants • Learn the latest global and local trends
will learn through actual practice of the in skills;
different steps. The course will bring you • Discover personal interests in work by
through the process in three sections: doing the RIASEC profiling test; and
• How to read the Book – Basic Tools • Take steps towards skills upgrading,
• Context: Then and Now embracing technology and lifelong
• Meaning and Application learning.
Dates: Wednesdays; 1, 8, 15 & 22 Apr 20 Date: Saturday, 4 Apr 20
Time: 7.30pm-9.45pm Time: 10.00am-11.30am (packet lunch
Venue: Haven (Level 1, Sanctuary Block) will be provided after the session)
Cost: $10 per person Facilitators: Central Singapore CDC Team
Trainer: Mr Low Kwang Meng Venue: Jordan Hall (L1, Covenant Block)
Closing Date: 29 Mar 20 Cost: FOC
Register at Contact Point or online at Closing Date: 29 Mar 20
http://bit.ly/2uIMnP5 Register at Contact Point or online at
http://bit.ly/38daZNQ
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3. Miracles of Jesus
(Course Code: DN02)
Is there more to the miracles of Jesus than Women’s
just deeds of power? This 6-week study
give you an in-depth look at the miracles Society of
of Jesus that will open your eyes to their
impact on the lives Jesus touched, what Christian
they reveal about the heart of God, and
their significance for you today. Every Service
session opens with a DVD teaching
followed by group discussions helping
you to apply what you learn to your life.
Join us in this study and learn to grow in Women’s Society of
knowing God’s heart for your community.
Dates: Mondays; 23, 30 Mar; 6, 13, 20, Christian Service (WSCS)
27 Apr; 4 May 2020 Calendar of Events:
Time: 9.30am-11.30am 1. World Day Of Prayer - Kindly
Cost: $10 (inclusive of course materials) take note that this event has been
Closing Date: 15 Mar 20
postponed.
Register at Contact Point or online at
http://bit.ly/2SErI7T
2. The End Times Today As The
Mode of Payment for the courses: Days Of Noah*
1. Payment at Contact Point on Sunday Date: Saturday, 21 Mar 2020
after services. Time: 2.00pm to 5.00pm
2. PayNow (Company Speaker: Dr Aw Swee Eng
UEN: S87CC0520L), please Venue: Sophia Blackmore Hall
specify the Course Code Fee: $5.00
in the Reference No. when Registration:
you make payment: https://tinyurl.com/Talk-Endtimes
a. Miracles of Jesus: DN02
b. Grasping the Word of God: DN03 3. VUCA Conference 4
c. SkillsFuture Advice: DN04 Date: Saturday, 25 Apr 2020
Note: Your place will only be Theme: “Power In This VUCA World”
secured after payment has been *Register online or call Wendy Lau at
made. 9772 7974. Please visit our WSCS Notice
Board for more details to come.
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MWS CFSC Requests OUTREACH
for Support Praise And Give Thanks To The Lord
Give thanks to the Lord Almighty, for the
Some of the beneficiaries of MWS
Lord is good; His love and mercy endures
Covenant Family Service Centre (CFSC)
forever. We thank our Almighty and All-
have requested for the following
Powerful God for He is our help, the
items. If you would like to donate the
Maker of heaven and earth. We exalt our
items, please contact Rebekah or Gaylin
Lord Jesus for He watches over us day
of CFSC at 6282 8558. MWS Covenant
and night. We praise and thank our Lord
Family Service Centre would like to thank
Jesus, our Saviour, for He watches over
the PLMC member who responded to
our lives; He watches over our going and
our requests for a washing machine.
coming now and forevermore. Glory be
Thank you for your generous donations
to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
to meet our beneficiaries needs! God
bless.
• Fridge Prayer for PLMC family and
• Microwave Beneficiaries during this season:
• Laminating machine 1. Pray for God’s protection to be over
(to make cue cards for child all our beneficiaries. We thank Him for
with special needs) watching over the elderly at St Luke’s
• Wardrobe Eldercare and Econ Home, the children
• 2-seater Sofa at Hope Student Care Centre and also at
• Single Mattresses the women’s shelter.
• Dining table 2. Pray for the Friends of Jesus, our
• Children table/chairs homeless friends who are living out in the
• Baby walker streets. Pray for our Lord to continually
• Breast pump (new condition) shield and protect each one of them.
3. Pray for our migrant friends who stay
*Please note that registration for courses, in close proximity with many others at
talks, workshops, events & activities, the workers’ dormitory. Pray for safety
Missions trips and any other activities and protection over each individual.
mentioned in this bulletin is strictly on 4. Pray for the PLMC family, our volunteers,
a first-come-first-served basis. Once for God to put a hedge of protection and
the maximum number of participants covering upon each person as they serve
has been reached, the event or activity in the various ministries.
will be deemed to be full regardless of
the closing date originally stated. All
information in this bulletin is deemed to
be correct as at the date of publication.
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PLMC Family (Volunteers)
1. “The harvest is plentiful but the
workers are few. Ask the Lord of the
harvest, therefore, to send out workers ROAD
into his harvest field.” Matthew 9:37-38.
Ask the Lord of the Harvest to raise up
THROUGH
more volunteers from the PLMC family to GENESIS
serve in the various outreach arms. Pray
that the Holy Spirit will stir our hearts, READINGS FOR THIS WEEK
move us to step up in serving the poor, Day Date Text
needy, helpless and weak in our midst
and in the community where God has Mon 9 Mar Gen 13-14
placed us. Tue 10 Mar Gen 15-16
2. Pray for the favour of God and man to Wed 11 Mar Gen 17
be upon the PLMC family as we serve in
the various outreach arms. Thu 12 Mar Gen 18
3. Ask our Lord Jesus to pour His wisdom, Fri 13 Mar Gen 19
knowledge and love into each of us as Sat 14 Mar Gen 20
we befriend/share/minister to all the
people in need.
4. Pray for the Holy Spirit to surround
our families and loved ones with God’s
love and protection and good health
as we juggle between family, work and
ministry.
Thank you for your partnership in prayer!
Testimonies
We welcome testimonies of God’s work
in your life as an encouragement to
others! Please email your testimony to
testimonies@plmc.org, along with your
name and contact details.
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