Posts by Sarah Ong (Page 4)

All Redeemer ladies are invited to join us as we read and discuss Jen Wilkin’s book, None Like Him, during our fellowship group meetings this year. In each of the book’s ten chapters, Jen explains and highlights one of God’s incommunicable attributes, like His Sovereignty and Self-Existence. Jen’s hope and prayer in writing the book is that as we learn more about our…

Overcoming Anxiety — Free minibook download! Click here to download. New Growth Press has made David Powlison’s minibook, Overcoming Anxiety available as a free download for a few days.  It’s a helpful resource for humans! I highly recommend you receive this free gift and spend 30-60 minutes reading it.  Josh Anderson plans to lead a video discussion…

#FlattentheCurve  Intentionally practice social distancing (keep at least 6 feet away from others).  Dr. Deborah Birx of the White House COVID-19 task force said on Monday, March 16 that social distancing has the biggest impact [to flattening the pandemic curve]. Dr. Birx also said that 14-day quarantine of households where one person is infected with COVID-19 has stopped…

I come from a background where many believe that although we are saved by the same Jesus and redeemed by the same blood, that on Sunday mornings, Sunday mornings, you should be with your own kind. And that many people from different backgrounds, we just don’t mesh well and I strongly disagree with that. I strongly believe that we have much more in common and even if…

While we as a church are learning more about global missions and exploring how we as a church can be more involved in God’s global plans (especially in our partnership in Cambodia), there is nothing more important and nothing more effective than prayer. Each month this year, to help us grow, we’re going to provide information about a specific nation or people group. We’ll…

All Redeemer ladies are invited to join us as we read and discuss Jen Wilkin’s book, None Like Him, during our fellowship group meetings this year. In each of the book’s ten chapters, Jen explains and highlights one of God’s incommunicable attributes, like His Sovereignty and Self-Existence. Jen’s hope and prayer in writing the book is that as we learn more about our…

Psalm 56 got us thinking about the topic of fear.  If you’d like to reflect further on fear and the role it plays in your life or the life of those you love, two great resources are Ed Welch’s book, Running Scared:  Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest, and the companion study guide / workbook, When I am Afraid:  A Step-by-Step Guide Away from Fear and Anxiety.…

In the 5:15 youth meetings, the students, grades 6-12, have been going through a series about Lies Teenagers Believe. Click here for a recap of Andrew Wahrman’s message spotlighting the lie that God doesn’t care.

(The following is Palmira Guardia’s testimony.) One day in the summer of 2003, I was at a park with my son in Aurora. Two ladies greeted me and handed me a card inviting me to their church, Sovereign Grace Church. These ladies were Sung Trainor and Lora Frey. We found out that Lora and I were neighbors. She lived across from me, and we became friends and so did our…

This Sunday, Nov. 17, we will have a time for Child Dedications during the service. We as a church family will joyfully express the following commitments and response to our friends and their children. Questions for Church: Church, will you commit to walk alongside these parents with the goal that these children may be raised with the truth of God’s Word? Will you commit…

God continues to move in Sobahn! We learned this week that children have started attending the Wednesday night Bible study. Last week, three children went and this past Wednesday, seven attended! Our friends there now plan to have a time of worship, preaching, and Bible story for kids on Sunday! “But Jesus called them to Him, saying, ‘Let the little children…