The guest speaker was Phil Pringle from Australia and he used the story of Moses leading God's people out of bondage to convey his message of faith. Amber and I had a vaguely stimulating discussion after about what and how we felt about our thoughts of our experience at CHC.
I thought the sermon was mostly uninspiring, and I was also disconcerted observing the masses being emotionally stirred up by the message of being faithful to an 'all powerful God,' based on unverifiable circumstances in history: in this case, Moses receiving instructions from a burning bush to lead his people out of Egypt and later on parting the Red Sea. Horrific images of present day radical Islamists and historical Christian crusades in the name of 'God' flashed through my mind. I found it difficult to simply accept what was said: "God's will" as blind faith. It would be near impossible for any scientific/inquiring mind to be persuaded by what was taught. It made me wonder about what the congregation did actually get.
On the other hand, I thought that the event as a whole was beneficial and even imperative to sustaining the wellbeing of the human psyche, especially in a fast paced society so permeated with technology such as Singapore. After the sermon, Phil entreated people in the audience to come up and "receive God" by asking His forgiveness, which numerous people reciprocated. It was moving to feel the presence of God/love/.. so palpable, surely there was 'healing' taking place(?).
Overall, it was an experience that got Amber and I talking about a fascinating topic: human nature, and therefore a sunday morning invaluably spent.
http://www.chc.org.sg/eng/index.php
Overall, it was an experience that got Amber and I talking about a fascinating topic: human nature, and therefore a sunday morning invaluably spent.
http://www.chc.org.sg/eng/index.php
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