Testimonies

A testimony by Joshua Li YiJie on his NS experience anchoring on Colossians 3:23. 1) NS is something every man in Singapore must undergo. Before enlistment, I had a fear of NS, but after my peers in church recommended me for a pre-NS camp hosted by MCF where I learned that going through it with […]

A Tribute to MCF Founder, Rev Dr LTC (Retd) Patrick Tan Jesus is our Redeemer. And He provided us with a God-fearing man in Dr Patrick Tan in pioneering the MCF we know today. Dr Tan served with the medical arm when he was in the SAF. In my initial years in the SAF, I

“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil.” Hebrews 6:19 (KJV) Our hope rests in Jesus Christ. He is the “author and finisher of our faith.” Hebrews 12:2 This hope is grasped by faith. It is not the amount of faith that

“My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, put your hope

“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12 (NIV) In Paul’s epistle to Timothy, we have a mentor-disciple relationship between Paul and Timothy. Paul was like a father to Timothy and

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of

Ever since receiving the assignment of Archippus Awakening, being a soldier in the Lord’s army (cf Philemon 2) has taken on greater significance. For sure, this is not just another Christian metaphor for a more impressive sermon. The spiritual battle rages on, and we are all expected to know our place and play our part

“Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few, ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.” Matthew 9:37-38 (NIV) The effective soldier has to be thoroughly and completely prepared – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Never underestimate the spiritual dimension of

Every able-bodied 18-year-old youth will have to undergo the rite of passage of 2-and-a-half years (now reduced to 2) of National Service in Singapore and I was no exception. I was enlisted In December 1981 after my A levels and I attended the MCF pre-NS event with others to prepare ourselves for the training. I