From Today, I commence 2 new sermon series for you.


1. In the mornings, I will be taking you through the 10 Commandments.







2. In the evenings, in celebration of John Calvin's 500th birthday this year, I will take you through the 5 points of Calvinism. Every Christian should be able to clearly understand these great truths. Why? First of all, if you understand that every aspect of your salvation is the gracious work of a sovereign God, you will more deeply appreciate how fantastic your salvation really is. Secondly, if you come to delight in God's gracious love for you, your worship of God will be your highest joy. Instead of wishing the worship service would be over in the shortest amount of time possible, you will suddenly have a brand new view of God and of church and of worship!

Since we have many new people at WPCBC, I thought this evening series would be specially appropriate, therefore I urge you to attend for your own benefit. May God bless these series so that He is glorified and so that your faith is refreshed.

With so many weddings happening in our church, I thought this quote from John Piper was appropriate for those considering marriage, newly weds, and those of us who have been married for some years:

" When a couple speaks their vows, it is not a man or a woman or a pastor or parent who is the main actor - the main doer. GOD is. God joins a husband and wife into a one-flesh union. GOD does that. The world does not know this. Which is one of the reasons why marriage is treated so casually. And Christians often act like they don't know it, which is one of the reasons marriage in the church is not seen as the wonder it is. Marriage is God's doing because it is a one-flesh union that God Himself performs".

On Sunday, the 24th of May, I am planning on bringing you a special message on marriage. (If you have missed this sermon, you can download it from the menu item on the left SERMONS and TALKS or click_here to go to the download page to download sermon ref_216 :24 May: Finally, the wedding day has arrived). Following this all of you are invited to see the movie "Fireproof" which is about marriage and then I would like all married couples and those considering marriage, to attend the "Day to Treasure" marriage seminar.

Fireproof Movie: 29th May  6.30pm - 8.30pm or 9.00pm to 11.00pm(contact Dirk Soet for booking). Adult: 5$

A Day to Treasure: 13 June , A workshop on marriage. Contact Christine Png

1. Children were included in the covenant of grace in the Old Testament, through the sign of circumcision, Genesis 17:2, and  in the New Covenant's Hebrews 8:6) God has not changed His intentions toward our children, Acts 2:38, 39! Circumcision has been replaced by baptism, Colossians 2:11, 12 (like Passover has been replaced by Lord's Supper)

2. Even though bringing someone under the protection of God's covenantal sign does not guarantee that every member possesses true faith (Heb 4:1-11), that does not mean we withhold the sign, rather we apply the sign in faith and raise our children in the faith!

3. The children of unbelievers are unholy, but the children of believers are set apart to God, 1 Cor 7:14. This distinction is found in the OT, Exodus 12, and continues in the NT.

4. There is an unbroken record in church history of the practice of infant baptism. Although tradition is of secondary value, it is important for we know that the earliest Christians baptized their children with the command of those trained by the apostles. If those early Christians departed from the Apostle's teaching, where was the debate as there was with so many other doctrines.

5. Baptism is a work of God, not man. Baptism is not a sign of the believer's commitment to God. It is the sign and seal of God's promise to save all who do not reject their baptism by refusing to trust in Christ. In the NT, as adults came to faith in Christ and were baptized, they evidently baptized their children, Acts 16:31-33. The same was true of Abraham, who believed before he was circumcised, but then had his children circumcised as infants, Genesis 17:11, 12. The continuity between the OT and NT is so strong that not to baptize children of believers would require instruction to repeal. 

Baptism of our children is one of the most special, faith-exercising, peace-giving actions we can take. Our children are in God's hands! We baptize them in hope, and hold on to the promise of Isaiah 59:12 and rest in the goodness of God!  (From WPCBC news notes 22nd Feb 2009)