Easter Testimonies
I Am Grateful to God
Born into a Christian family, I was brought up in the fear and nurture of the Lord. I was baptised as an infant, my parents taking the vow to bring me up in the Lord. While I was growing, I learned that God wants me to love Him and to serve Him all the days of my life. I went to Sunday School every Sunday morning, where I would sing hymns and learn Bible stories. When I turned three, I accepted Jesus as my Lord and my Saviour. I continued going to church every Sunday, learning from God’s Word and memorising Scripture. Soon, I knew many of the Bible stories that happened in the past, from Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden to Daniel in the lion’s den to the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross. I knew all those stories in my head, but I never really bothered to think about whether it was in my heart. I went to
Far Eastern Kindergarten, which was at that time run by Aunty Jemima, and it was a Christian Kindergarten. There, we not only learned English, Math and Chinese, but we also learned spiritual things, like to pray and give thanks before we eat. I went on to Primary School in Raffles Girls. However, it was not a Christian school. There, I did not learn anything spiritual or godly, but instead I learned all the things that a normal Primary School would teach. It was just basically studies, studies and studies. I had my education there until I was in Primary Four, when my family got the news that we were moving to Germany. I was only half way through Primary Four, which meant that I was 10, my brother Dae Ern was merely eight, and my youngest brother Eyan Ern was just two years old. When we were there, God led us to Rhein Valley Baptist Church, a fundamental and Bible-believing independent Baptist church. During our time there, I benefited from the Sunday School in the mornings, where we learnt from God’s Holy Word and studied the Scripture. We also started to memorise more of the Bible. I was also blessed by the main messages preached by the pastor, and I learned many spiritual lessons through those sermons. I continued to grow strongly in the faith, month after month, reading the Bible and praying to God.
After two years, God called us back to Singapore. We were extremely reluctant to go back, as we had settled well into life in Germany. However, it was not God’s plan for us to stay there, so we returned to Singapore in July 2009. We have been back here for almost two years now, and we can see why God wanted us to come back. God has given us the joy of serving Him in church, my mother being a pianist, and my father an offering collector. The first Chinese service was also inaugurated, and our family have the privilege of serving in the Chinese service and fellowship. As a family we are also greatly blessed by the opportunity to share the gospel with fellow Singaporeans as well as foreigners during the monthly door-by-door tracting session.
Just last year in December, I attended my first YPF camp in Calvary Tengah. The theme of that year was “Loving God with My All”. That topic really made me sit up and think about whether I was really saved. I knew that of course I was born again, but that made me start thinking about it. I profited from the sermons preached by Brother Joshua mainly from Mark 12:30, that we should love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, because it is the first commandment. Since then I have been trying to walk closer and closer to God every day of my life.
Just this year, 2011, my family and I have endeavoured to read the whole book of Proverbs once through every month. That means reading about one chapter of Proverbs every day. We have set a goal to wake up 10 minutes earlier every morning to read the chapter, in addition to our daily Quiet Time which we would do later that day. During the evenings, we would also have our family Quiet Time, when we would study lessons from the chapter of Proverbs that we had read earlier that day. Now, I also have the privilege of attending the Catechism class in True Life Bible-Presbyterian Church.
All in all, I am grateful to God that He saved me, and that He sent His Son to die on the cross for all my sins, for if He did not, we would all be condemned to everlasting torment and pain in hell. I am eternally thankful to God that He loves me even though I am so sinful and unworthy. I really thank God for all that He has done for me, and I look forward to being with Him in heaven! Tai Cae Ryn
I Am Truly Saved
I was born into a Christian family. For years, I was only a Sunday Christian. I did not bother to pray or do anything else. One Sunday during Sunday School, the teacher told us about hell. I was very scared and recited the sinner’s prayer. I thought by doing that, I would be saved. After that, I went back into my old self, but continued going to church every Sunday because my parents told me to. During the YPF camp last year, I heard someone’s testimony and I finally “woke up”. I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ into my heart and I now believe I am truly saved. Magdalene Sim
To Be God’s True and Faithful Child
Growing up, my grandfather would teach me memory verses and choruses. He continually stressed the need to trust in the Lord and commit my ways to Him. I would listen attentively, and when I wandered off to my own activities, his words would still ring in my ears.
When I was about seven years old, I came home from Sunday School with the thought that I did not want to spend an eternity in Hell, and that I wanted to be saved so I would be able to go to Heaven. I asked the Lord to come into my heart and to forgive me for all my sins and cleanse me with His precious blood.
Over the years, I have faced many trials and temptations. Thankfully, the Lord has given me strength and brought me back time and time again. I thank the Lord that He is such a merciful and loving God. It is my prayer that I will always walk close by His side, a true and faithful child of His. Lynn Chua
God Changed Me and Saved Me
Before the YPF camp, I was very worldly and was lazy to seek God’s Word. I was only a Sunday Christian. On the night before the day of the YPF camp, I prayed to God and asked Him to change and save me. True enough, the Lord saved me during the camp. I managed to learn how to love God and how to serve him. Now, every time I go to church, I ask God to help me understand the messages so that I can know more of His Word. I hope the Lord will help me to be faithful to him. Natalia Heng
God Is My Helper
I was born into a Christian family and was baptised as an infant in April 1998 on Easter Day. My parents never failed to bring me to church every Sunday. From a young age I listen to Bible stories in Sunday school and children’s worship.
In the past few years, God had taught me how to be very patient with my brother as he is autistic. My brother has made a big improvement and I thank the Lord for that. It has made my family’s life easier.
When I was seven years old, I confessed my sins and received Jesus as my Lord and Saviour. I am grateful to the Lord for saving me from my sins and helping me in my daily life. I thank Him that He helped me whenever I call upon Him when I faced troubles. I strive to follow His Word and read the Bible everyday. This Easter I want to reaffirm my faith. Naomi Wong
God Never Fails to Chastise
I was born and raised in a Christian family, underwent infant baptism and have been to several churches throughout my life (Nazareth Bible-Presbyterian Church, Bethel Bible-Presbyterian Church (Melbourne, Australia), True Way resbyterian Church, Mount Carmel Bible-Presbyterian Church, Hebron Bible-Presbyterian Church and now, True Life Bible-Presbyterian Church). All my life, I have been a Sunday Christian, attending church services on Sunday mornings and ‘disappearing’ right after service ends. To me, it was just a habit to attend church on Sundays, a routine that has been instilled in me over the years. I never had a personal relationship with God; all I knew was that God is good and that I should believe in Him, that is all. In these recent years, I have been ‘church-hopping’ quite a bit, in search of a church with sound doctrinal beliefs and leadership, but found none.
I have always loved music, be it the playing of instruments or singing. During the second semester of my third year in Nanyang Technological University (NTU), through the choir module, I got to know my dear brother-in-Christ, Andrew Kan, who eventually brought me to True Life Bible-Presbyterian Church in mid-2009.
When I first started attending True Life Bible-Presbyterian Church, I expected myself to feel out of place and ‘disappear’ yet again after the Lord’s Day service ends. To my relief, that did not happen. By God’s grace, I actually felt very at home fellowshipping with the brethren here. However, even though I was attending YPF regularly then, I knew I was becoming further and further away from the Lord. It was only till something devastating happened early last year that I was brought back closer to God. I learnt to rely on the Lord’s strength. God’s Word really comforted me, especially 1 Corinthians 10:13 which reads, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” Thank God!
It was also then that I became more active in church activities, Fundamental Christian Ministry (FCM NTU/NIE) and started attending Sunset Gospel Bible Fellowship (SGBF) regularly. Every time I hear God’s Word preached, I felt chastised over and over again. I started to do my Quiet Time regularly and I realised that the more I know about God, the more wretched I feel about myself. God is just so good to us! He loves us even though we have sinned against Him. From a human being’s point of view, everything seems uncertain as we do not know what would happen, even in the next moment. Nevertheless, I really take comfort in the fact that our sovereign God is always in control. “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans
8:28.
God is just so marvellous and I cannot help but praise Him for His goodness again and again. Time and again, I have fallen and even wallowed in sin, but He never fails to chastise me and bring me back to His presence. I thank God for the sweet fellowship with fellow like-minded brethren. I thank God for always providing me with constant encouragement and reminder through my dear brothers and sisters-in-Christ. I thank God for always praying for me even when I have not been praying. I pray that as a child of light, I would be able to share of God’s goodness to the people around me and spread the good news so wonderful that I have experienced. Praise God and glory be to His holy name! Eunice Foo Ji Ying
Will Follow Christ Faithfully
I was born into a Christian family, which I am thankful for, so I was baptised when I was an infant. I was baptised by our late pastor, Rev Dr Timothy Tow, in Life Bible-Presbyterian Church. I was a few months old then, when I knew nothing about God’s merciful grace and Jesus’ selfless sacrifice for us on the cross.
I started to go to church (Life Bible-Presbyterian Church), even as an infant, until I was about six years old. In about 2004, my family and I switched to True Life Bible-Presbyterian Church. I learnt about the mighty and wondrous works of God and how Jesus died on the cross to wash away our sins with His precious blood. Over the years, I was taught by many teachers and I want to thank all my teachers especially Aunty Jenny. She had taught me for a few years and made lessons very interesting and meaningful.
Although I am only 13 years old, I can feel how much pain Lord Jesus Christ went through and how merciful and wonderful God is. I will continue to believe faithfully in Him and follow him till the day we go to Heaven. Lucas Tan
