Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Pastor Esther Tham shared a powerful sermon on Psalm chapter 4, written by King David during a time of distress. The passage encourages believers to trust in God’s divine intervention and seek relief from distress. Despite his turmoil with his son Absalom, David found joy and peace in God’s presence. The sermon emphasized trusting in the Lord, offering right sacrifices, and praising Him for His grace.
Today is the last day of the year. For some, it can be a day of regrets when they choose to remember what could have been. For others, it can be a day of rejoicing when they choose to remember their achievements.
As we go through the challenges of life, will we, as children of God, be able to persevere in faith, hope, and love?
Why is your heart troubled? Why is your soul not at rest?
Pastor Esther Tham11 & 12 November 202 Let’s look at today’s text, which is taken from Psalm 46:1-11, this is … More
Pastor Koay Kheng Hin5 November 2023 The sermon today is titled “Radical Discipleship”. It addresses the true nature of what … More
Today, we want to look at the book of 1 Peter. This letter was written by Peter in approximately AD62. Peter was probably in Rome when we wrote this later, and it was during the great persecution under Emperor Nero.
There are so many factors that affect the state of our soul. Relationships, health, and emotions are some of these factors.
Pastor Esther Tham23 & 24 September 2023 Today, we would like to look at the Book of Joshua, chapter one. … More
Pastor Melinda Song10 September 2023 Over the years in church, I heard many sermons about forgiveness and turning the other … More
Rev Koay Khneg Hin27 August 2023 Busyness and conflicting demands on our time are characteristics of the time we are … More
Turn our focus to God, God is with us, and we should stand firm. Run as the winner runs. We do not do it on our own strength but the Lord’s. It is not how we start matters; it is how we finish. The finish line of the race is Christlikeness.
Pastor Koay Kheng Hin6 August 2023 The sermon today attempts to address conflicts in human relationships. Conflict is a direct … More
As I reflect upon the kind of church God wants Tabernacle of Praise to be, I have come to realise that the kind of church that TOP becomes is inextricably tied to the kind of people we all are as members of TOP.
In these few verses, Jesus said in the upper room teaching his disciples on the night of his betrayal. When he is about to depart from them and so he is preparing them for the time when he is not there with them physically. What he is preparing for in particular in this passage is how to have a relationship with Jesus. What it means to actually have a relationship, a living abiding relationship with Jesus that produces God’s honouring fruit in our life.
I wish to begin by stating that it is not easy to be a father in this generation. I speak to fathers who struggle with wayward children, to fathers who have obedient children who have dreams and aspirations that you personally as a father find difficult to help them in the pursuit of their dreams and hence feel a sense of inadequacy and to fathers who desire to grow in fatherhood and finally to fathers who have made wrong choices in life and who aspire to turn on a new leaf and be good fathers.
Through the years it is a joy to see familiar faces in church. At the same time, it is very sad to find that there are those who are no longer with us for a number of reasons. But one of the saddest stories to hear is of believers who have just left the church altogether or may not even be worshipping God anymore.
Over the last few decades or so there has been a call for men to rise up to being fathers to their children. The need for mothers to be mothers is just as great.
Have you wondered how God looks at you? Specifically, the question relates to whether God is more interested in who you become than in what you achieve?
What do you see when you think about the lives of people all around you? When we really take time to reflect upon this question one inescapable fact is that suffering is part and parcel of this temporal life in this world. The sermon today addresses this issue from the perspective of the apostle Peter.
I do not know what you are going through, but God sees what you are going through and He is with you in that situation, in that conflict, in that pain and in that trouble. He has the power to change our situation.
Revival is a hot topic in Christian circles these days. The latest revival to hit the news is the Asbury Revival which began spontaneously on February 8, 2023, at Asbury University’s regularly scheduled chapel service. It led to a multi-week gathering that drew visitors from all over the US and even the world until the university officially ended on-campus services on February 23 at the National Collegiate Day of Prayer broadcast hosted by the university.
In today’s sermon, I wish to lead us to reflect upon eternity and its relation to our present life.
The sermon today continues with spiritual insights that can be drawn from a study of the speech of the apostle Paul to the Ephesian elders on his way to Jerusalem as he finishes his third missionary journey.
What would be your answer if you were asked, “How are you feeling?” This is usually a question about a person’s physical health but it is equally valid for us to ask about a person’s emotional state of being.
To hold on to the basic teachings about Jesus, God’s Word is the greatest truth that builds up our lives. With this, we need to be rooted in God’s Word. Finding purpose through the Word of God.
Having a personal relationship with God. The right relationship with Him. There is value in devotion, however, we need more than devotion, we need to understand who God is and Jesus is the model of intimacy. Jesus is the model, He models devotion, and He models understanding of God.
The Bible says, seek and you shall find, ask and it shall be given, knock and the door will be open. If we want all the goodness of God, we need to do our part. Jesus says, come to me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. We must do our part.
One good thing that came out of the uncertain season was that it drove the church onto its needs. We came to the highest authority to plead the case for the salvation of our nation. It is easy to pay lip service with platitudes like “we have to trust God” but it is in prayer that we show our true dependence on God.
Pastoe Koay Kheng Hin20 November 2022 We presently live in a world of materialism and consumerism in which we often … More
Pastor Melinda Song12 & 13 November 2022 One of the most interesting topics of conversation among Christians is the will … More
Pastor Koay Kheng Hin6 November 2022 As we all look back to the past week, I believe that many of … More
Getting what we want, when we want, is a part of our daily life. For example, if we don’t like a TV show, we just change the channel. Same, when we don’t like the song we are listening to, we hit the button and change the song.
I have sought to categorize churches into three broad groups, namely the contemporary church, the charismatic church, and the conservative church.
You may be trying to live right, do right, and obey the Scriptures and there have not been any evident blessings or rewards. It may even result in grief and heartache.
When we are exhorted to grow in holiness, often there is a sense that we think holiness is unnatural and beyond us. The reason for this is that we often misunderstand what holiness means and we often do not desire holiness to the same extent that we desire love because of such a misconception.
This Sunday morning even as we have partaken of the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of him it is timely that we bring into focus the following question, “What is the one thing that God desires of us, with which God will be well pleased?
The character traits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control are to be taken as a whole.
Then shall we see God! What does it actually mean? In this present world, it will refer to our subjective experience of the presence of God in our lives.
This weekend is Harvest Mission weekend. Harvest Mission has been a fundamental expression of consecration to God exhibited by TOP for many years.
We are called not only be hearers of His word but also doers of His Word. We turn it into a lifestyle. Maturing in the Lord is a life of wisdom, spiritual understanding, godly conduct in the manner worthy of the Lord, and in the knowledge of our inheritance.
Jesus valued their fellowship, prayers, service, financial support, testimony and witness. He honoured women, taught women, and ministered to women in thoughtful ways. As a result, women responded warmly to Jesus’s ministry.
In that vein, it is especially needful for each and every one of us to desire and prays for a personal encounter with God to revitalize our spiritual zeal. The title of the sermon today is, therefore “A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER”.
This morning we are continuing our journey through the book of Nehemiah. Two weeks ago we looked at Nehemiah Chapter 1 where we learned some great lessons on how to pray like Nehemiah.
God uses prayer as the means by which he accomplishes his plan. Prayer transforms our hearts and teaches us to be dependent on Him.
The church has been scattered in a sense by the two years of the pandemic. It is now time for us to gather back physically in an assembly of the people of God to worship him. We need to take our eyes off from focusing upon the pandemic and the virus to rebuilding the church to manifest the glory of God.
There is the perspective of us being a people of God, a family of God and a spiritual army of God. Today I would like to look into the perspective of the church as the spiritual army of God.
To seek God with all your heart is to have an intimate personal relationship with God, to increase your desire for God more than anything else in our lives and lastly to pursue God alone who can fill our emptiness in our heart.
There is no easy road to forgiveness. Forgiving another takes time and work. It begins with thanksgiving that we have been forgiven and acknowledging that we have been hurt and need to forgive the offender.
been able to maintain our strong tradition of being a giving church, expressing what I would term as devotional giving.
I believe that it is appropriate that we look back at the year that is coming to an end and remember God in his faithfulness and make a personal choice to always remain faithful to God and to grow in this virtue of faithfulness.
faith, from one level of faith to another level of faith. The life of the apostle Peter gives us a glimpse in regard to this growth in faith.
It is the Christian’s worship of God in Christ that his life and his lifestyle is defined. The title of the sermon today is “THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN REVERENCE AND AWE”.
When shifts in our plans occur, we complain and grumble. But if we are living in obedience, God makes it absolutely clear that his hand is behind all the detours.
We live in a world of change. Styles, customs and conditions keep changing. Our feelings may change, our circumstances may change. The world is changing. But we know, Jesus is always the same.
nd so he asks: “What if they don’t believe me?” (4:1). God then replies with a question: “What is that in your hand?”
In this short little exchange between God and Moses, we will find some principles on how God can turn the ordinary things and ordinary people into the extraordinary.
aid to Cain, where sin is crouching outside your door, ready to devour you. For others, it’s a loved one whose health is deteriorating and there’s nothing you can do. For still others, it’s a family situation that seems to be getting worse instead of better.
As we go through trying times such as this, it is needful to get our bearings right and not to lose our focus on God and lose our spiritual fervor.
Therefore, it is important for all of us to have a high view of truth, to know that truth upholds people and truth brings life.
venantal relationship with his people. A covenant is a solemn, and binding commitment between two parties “till death do us part” as in a marriage.
As a believer in Jesus Christ, how are we to respond to the present happenings and adverse circumstances of life? What is the answer to the problems that we are facing? How do we find assurance in the midst of such uncertain times?
Today is Pentecost, the day on which God fulfilled His promise of the gift of the Holy Spirit and the church was born. Today, we celebrate that God has not abandoned us, but continues to be with us by His Holy Spirit
However, if you look at life and find meaning in relationships, godliness, character formation and look at money in terms of stewardship as a blessing from God and to be used as a blessing to others then you are drawn to heavenly treasures.
Today is Mother’s Day and we want to affirm, appreciate, honour and esteem all the moms and mother figures who have been such a blessing in our lives
If this is a movie we find two main actors – Peter and the lame man – with John, the supporting actor. The scene set before us is the gate of the temple called the Beautiful Gate. The director is the Holy Spirit.
It is my intention today to draw you back to the primary essence of the Christian faith as it is to be lived out in this world. This primary essence is based on the fundamental attribute of God, that God is holy and we as a people of God, whether individually or as a church, must necessarily reflect the pure moral character of God in ethical conduct and behavior.
As we look to God this Sunday morning I believe that many of you are seeking to find a certain sense of direction personally for this year 2021. Time has passed pretty fast and it seemed not long ago that we were living in the year 2020.
Today is the third day of Chinese New Year. For most of us who are Chinese Christians, we have had our reunion dinners and celebrated the New Year in a very different manner from past New Year celebrations.
When Jesus was born 2000 years ago, God wanted people to find Him! In Luke chapter 2, the Bible tells us the story about some shepherds… they were watching their sheep at night, and God sent an angel to tell them that Jesus has been born… and they would find Him wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.
Some people believe that human beings should never question the ways of God. They may even feel that it borders on sin to ask God, “Why?”
In Moses’ encounter with God, God proclaimed his goodness through expressing his love and his holiness. Today, we turn to the Person of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. The title of the sermon today is “God’s Will Be Done.”
During difficult times such as this period of an ongoing pandemic, it is needful for us seek God afresh and reflect upon our relationship with God in Christ.
2020 has been a roller coaster year. Our world has been turned upside-down and inside out. As we move towards the Christmas season some of you might be feeling that there is nothing much to look forward to or be grateful for. As pastor it is my responsibility especially in these dark times to remind you of THE POWER OF THANKFULNESS.
In the mean time I would like to encourage all of you that in a time of crisis and uncertainty such as this, God is beckoning us to draw near to him, to seek not only comfort and deliverance from him but to also grow in our relational intimacy with him.
What is your goal in life? The goal is very important because the phrase “finishing well” means different things to different people.
Pastor Koay Kheng Hin18 October 2020 The worship service today is a very special one because as a church we … More
Do you know what was remarkable about his story in the Bible? Well, he dug wells, he opened wells that had been sealed by the Philistines, and he dug wells and gave names to the wells. He seems obsessed with wells and kept on digging! And so the title of my message today is: “Keep On Digging!”
To bring some light to the situation we are in, I wish to draw some relevant insights from the book of Romans. There are three insights based on the 3 “Es” of Eternity, Edification and Empowerment.
And much as it is a blessing to have close and good friends the best friendship we can nurture is with God. That is why songs such “What A Friend We Have In Jesus” and “I Am A Friend of God” are so effective in bringing us comfort in our time of need and lifting up our spirits when we need a boost in confidence.
I am so glad to see all of you this morning in the house of the Lord. As we gather this morning to worship the Lord, it is noteworthy for us to remember what he has done for us all this while as a church and as an individual being a part of the church.
Today is Father’s Day, a special day when we want to remember our fathers and celebrate fatherhood as a gift of God. Even as we remember our earthly fathers we need to acknowledge that the idea of fatherhood is drawn at its source from our perception of God as our heavenly Father.
Today marks nearly two and a half months since the MCO, and in this two and a half months much has happened and moving on, next week we will be entering into the month of June and in the first Sunday of the month of June, we will indeed be administering the Holy Communion online, for the first time in the history of Tabernacle of Praise.
Today is Mother’s Day and we want to honour all the mothers and wish them a “Happy Mother’s Day.” I hope you have enjoyed the music video that we have prepared for you. We want to thank them for the love and sacrifice they have given over the years to their children.
This health crisis is evolving into a crisis of finances. For employers, it is a time when their struggle and their challenge is whether they can still keep their businesses afloat. For employees, it is a time of uncertainty. And a time when they wonder, whether they can still hold their jobs.
So this Chinese New Year season, however you see it, a large part would be about relationships. About bonding and restoration, about catching up with one another. That is why I believe that my message today speaks to all communities, because its is a message about relationships.
There are so much work to do and I told God I cannot be more disabled. My legs getting worst and I was thinking how God can get more Christians to go in. What are we doing for this community?
Mary was truly an amazing woman. She wasn’t perfect but she stepped out in faith to God’s call and she was obedient to His will for her life. Mary is a woman who we would all do well to emulate.
Everyone aspires to greatness. All of us want to have purpose and significance in this life. We want to be respected, and we want to leave a legacy. No one aspires to mediocrity.
So today, think on what is precious to you. Money, looks, health, or relationships? What is precious to you?
Okay today, I am going to work on this message entitled ‘Search for Meaning’, and this is one where you have to think and reflect a little bit on what I am saying. It is a message that will take some time to sink in, what I am working on today is a sermon that is in my heart.
Gluttony is a sin comparable to idolatry! Yet gluttony is a tolerated sin all over the world and a favourite sin of Malaysians in particular.
As much as I love to serve, I cannot be involved in every ministry, or volunteer for every need or attend every service. It’s okay and you should never feel guilty about it.
God encourages his people to pray to him. The Bible is filled with the prayers of ordinary men and womenwho intentionally conveyed their messages to God through messages of petition, words of praise and adoration; expressions of joy and wonder; confessions of doubt, fear, and anxiety; and statements of hope.
God invites everyone, you and me, just as we are, but God expects us to put on new clothes to enter the kingdom. It may be a “Come as you Are” party, but once we arrive, we don’t “Stay As We Are.”
Today I would like to talk about worldliness vs our Christian walk. I want to touch about this key thing – our lifestyle. When we have been Christians for a period of time, we know we are different from our other non-believer companions.
I want to encourage us that spiritual renewal will come when we desire holiness. Love of Christ is the driving force for holiness.
As we end 2018 and enter 2019, let us remember we are God’s work in progress, not perfect but working towards being more like Jesus. To lay hold of God’s high calling in our lives.
When we accepted the Lord, Jesus says come, come to follow me. You have to look at it for this perspective. That hovering over the gospel call is that Jesus is calling. Calling for them to become a follower of Jesus Christ. A disciple of Jesus. A call to discipleship.
Life is full of decisions and we all want and need guidance. In fact, God’s guidance is especially important to us since we live in a fallen world so the fact that God LEADS and GUIDES His people is good news for us.
A real encounter with God is personal. You will experience God as a person. You will experience him in a personal sense and this is the task of the whole Bible.
Yes, Jesus seeks to transform and redeem us. That doesn’t mean God wants us to become different people, it means that God wants us to be who we are in service of the kingdom in those ways that we uniquely can.
If you are not able to keep the fire and the love for God going then slowly the coldness of complacency will set in our lives. It will lead to spiritual stagnancy and eventually spiritual death.
How is God calling you to get your feet wet? Are you being faced with an obstacle, a challenge that seems like impossibility? Will you take the first step of faith?
We need to remember that faith honours God and God honours faith! God delights in favoring people who will get their feet wet.
Pastor Koay Kheng Hin I want to start by asking you to look into why you are in church this … More
Jesus is the way to real happiness. If you know Christ and you are delighting in the Word of God and allowing the Spirit of God to transform you, you are on the way to real happiness.
When you can give out of your lack, you will surely be able to give out of your abundance.
Pastor Koay Kheng Hin Today I’m talking about the story of two crosses. We hear messages of one cross, … More
If we know there is a better life ahead of us, a heavenly hope, it gives you strength and the rest of the soul and it will be a barometer of your spiritual health.
Build the temple. Put God first. Put your relationship with God first. Then you will have enough. God wants you to succeed and prosper. But you have to set things right in your life and family first.
Sis Melinda Song Hebrews 12:1-3, NIV 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, … More
Rev Ronald Ooi Let’s welcome Joshua and company to TOP. They are with the House of Prayer. I was … More
Rev Jasmine Ooi Romans 12:4-8 4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do … More
Bro Koay Kheng Hin I’m born in the year of the rooster. I’m going to retire in the year of … More
Rev Gideon Lee Our emphasis will be on the word effective. From scriptures we will see there are 4 essentials … More
Rev Gideon Lee Mark 14:43-52 Jesus Arrested 14:43-50pp — Mt 26:47-56; Lk 22:47-50; Jn 18:3-11 43 Just as he was … More
Bro Vive Supramaniam This message has been in my heart for quite some time. I hope you understand that this … More
Bro Koay Kheng Hin I know when we talk about a walk it can be sensitive. Like walking Petaling Street … More
Rev Robert Benjamin Gal (Ps Bob) Chaplain Emeritus of Edmonton Community Chaplaincy Association, Canada It is a privilege to be … More
Rev Gideon Lee Matthew 25:1-13 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will … More
Bro Vive Supramaniam Introduction by Rev Gideon Lee Today we have a special speaker all the way from Nepal. They … More
A couple going on vacation, standing in line waiting to check their bags at the airline counter. The husband said … More
Rev Gideon Lee I welcome all of you to church and I saw on Facebook how so many of you … More
Rev Gideon Lee On behalf of my family I want to say a big thank you for making time to … More
Kenny at Sungai Nibong Cell Have you ever noticed that there are differences in believers? Some rush around with burdened … More
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