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Call to Worship

Gloria Patri

Worship in Songs
AM: We Declare; Holy Forever; Let Your Kingdome Come
PM: From Everlasting; Rejoice the Lord is King; No Other Name

Scripture Reading: 
AM: 2 Samuel 5:1-16 & 6:1-16 (ESV)
PM: 2 Samuel 5-6 (ESV)

Message:
AM: When God Establishes His Chosen King
PM: The King and the Ark

Response Song:
AM: Rejoice the Lord is King
PM: Good and Gracious King

Corporate Life & Prayer              

Offering

Benediction

Announcements  

Speakers:
Ps Vernon Quek — 8.30am & 10.30am                            
Ps Dev Menon — 4.30pm 

8.30am
Service Coordinator: Dn John Chua
Worship Leader: Eld Tay Beng Hwee
Vocalist & Musicians: AM Music Team 3

10.30am
Service Coordinator: Dn Mervyn Phan
Worship Leader: Eld Chuah Chin Yew 
Vocalist & Musicians: AM Music Team 3

4.30pm
Service Coordinator: Dn Judah Koh
Worship Leader: Eld Chan Kin Yip
Vocalist & Musicians: PM Music Team 3

Pastors (more info)
Rev Dr Alby Yip, Senior Pastor (10.30)	9844 9536
Rev Dr Dev Menon, Pastor (4.30)	9829 6051
Rev Lim Jit Thye, (Cantonese-Mandarin)	9182 6957
Rev Daniel Nge, Pastor (Mandarin-English)	8428 0525
Rev Vernon Quek, Pastor (10.30)	9796 0196
Rev Ng Zhiwen, Pastor (8.30)	9092 6095
Rev Paul Yeo, Pastor (Mandarin)	9751 1897
Rev Chris Rajendran, Pastor (Tamil)	9446 7416
Rev Danny Chua, Pastor (4.30)	9239 4160
Ministry Staff (more info)
Preacher Choo Han Boo, Hokkien Service	9450 2789
Mrs Emily Quek, Special Projects	9001 2926
Mrs Sha.ron Quek, Overseas Ministries	9788 0195
Dr Quek Tze-Ming, Ministry Staff	9060 8340
Mrs Jacqueline Ong, Youth Ministry	9322 7629
Miss Vanessa Khoo, Women’s Ministry	9880 4507
Mr Joel Khoo, YAs/Discipleship	9368 9221
Mr Timothy Ong, Missions Educator	9271 5785
Ms Elizabeth Hira, Children’s Ministry / DHF	9239 0680
Mrs Debbie Wong, Children’s Ministry	8833 1994

  

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Our Church

Radion Team (28 Nov -7 Dec) – Thank God for the team of 10 (7 from our church family) who will be going to Radion to help run an early intervention camp for kids at risk in Thailand. Pray for a fruitful time of seeking the Lord, learning about His Mission and His compassionate heart in all that they will do. Find out more about their trip at their fundraising booth this Sunday (15 Nov) and next Sunday (22 Nov).

Ministry Behind the Money – May the Lord use this time next Sunday (1pm-3pm) for our communicant members to dialogue and pray over the church’s budget for 2027-28. Let us pray for a spirit of unity and Christ-minded partnership as we hear more about the ministry and budget for Personnel / Human Resource and Foreign Missions.

Trip to MCEL Churches – Please pray for Ps Paul, Pr Choo and Brother Hong York as they travel to Endau and Rompin in Malaysia this weekend to minister to three churches. Pray for smooth and safe journeys as they travel, and for the Lord’s strength and anointing to be upon them as they encourage and minister to the believers in these towns. Pray also for the churches in Endau and Rompin, that they would continue to soldier on faithfully as salt and light of Christ in Chinese communities, holding fast to the gospel and shining brightly even in places where the harvest may seem small or the labourers few. May the Lord encourage their hearts, strengthen their hands, and bless the fellowship between our visiting team and these churches.

Our People

Mrs Cindy Ong suffered a stroke a week ago and is currently undergoing treatment in hospital. 

Please pray for:

• the intensive rehab will enable her to regain use of her right arm and leg
• protection against restroke and bleeding whilst undergoing treatment with blood thinners and other medication
• the peace and presence of God to be deeply felt by Cindy and her family during this challenging time.

Our World

Nepal – Thank God that all who were travelling from Singapore arrived smoothly last week.  Meetings, sessions of discipleship training continued each day and it was good for the teams to see and hear many things from our West Nepal partner. Thank God for our partner’s hunger for the lost and also his love for the children and youth from difficult backgrounds in these remote mountain regions. He has been faithfully serving the Lord in these communities for the past 20 over years. His heart is for communities of faithful and obedient Jesus followers to form in these places. Pray for much mutual blessing, learning and rejoicing in the Lord as these believer communities are established amidst many challenges, including opposition to their faith. Pray that those who came for these events will grow in faith, love and obedience to their Heavenly Father.

Ps Danny is preaching at Faith Mission Home this morning.

Fri, 20 Nov
Prayer Meeting: 8.00pm
Register at zionbishan.org.sg/fpm

Sat, 21 Nov
Youth Fellowship: 4.00pm
Register at zionbishan.org.sg/yf

Sun, 22 Nov
Worship Services:
8.30am, 10.30am & 4.30pm

1-2 Samuel

22 Nov
After a Year in Samuel…
Ps Danny Chua

God with Us: Christmas Changes Everything

29 Nov
Sent into the Harvest
Ps Ng Zhiwen

6 Dec
Isn’t Christmas Ancient History?
Ps Vernon Quek — 8.30 & 10.30am
Ernest Kay — 4.30pm

13 Dec
Why do I need Christmas?
Ps Alby Yip

20 Dec
Where can the weary find rest this Christmas?
Dr Quek Tze-Ming

25 Dec
What does Christmas really mean?
Rev Joshua Sudharman (St Peter’s Hall)

27 Dec
The King has come — how will you respond?
Ps Danny Chua

                    

                                                                                                  

                  

By Ps Dev Menon

Highlights from our 32nd Anniversary Service, 31 October 2026
(Acts 14:21-23)

What a joy it was to celebrate 32 years of God’s faithfulness together, haze and all! Before we looked ahead, we looked back at how congregations all began:

Our Tamil congregation was born out of Zion Serangoon’s prison outreach in 1984. The Cantonese service began at the Ling Kwang Home in 1991, and the 10.30 congregation was gathered in 1992 to be sent to Bishan. Then came the 8.30, the Mandarin-English, Hokkien, the DHF, and most recently Terusan among our migrant brothers. When COVID capped us at 50, God used it to turn our “services” into congregations, each now a fixed group with shepherds to disciple and care for them. Today we are 10 groups, or 8+2 congregations. 

But as we begin our “2nd season”, one word stands before us: strengthening. Before we think about growing bigger, planting churches or multiplying congregations, we must first be strong.

That is the pattern of Acts 14. Paul preached the gospel and made many disciples. Then he went back to those same churches to strengthen them. It is the word Jesus used when He told Peter, “when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” 

Paul strengthened the churches in three ways:

1. Through the Word. He exhorted or urged them to continue in the faith. 
2. Preparing for suffering. “Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.”
3. Establishing leadership. He appointed elders in every church to grow and defend the flock.

Think of our level 5 works. Before BCA allows another storey, it asks whether the structure is strong enough. You want to grow bigger? Then you need to get stronger.

So in our 2nd season we will focus on training and sending. Leaders will be sent from AG to AG, from congregation to congregation, and even across the denomination. For example, at the end of November, around 10 trained leaders from the 4.30 congregation will move to the 10.30 congregation. It is a real loss and a real sacrifice, and it is the first of many such movements. 

Yet we believe that, as in Acts, if we focus on strengthening, then we will grow and send out more for the kingdom. We become stronger so that God’s kingdom can grow bigger.

We noted that all our strength comes from the Lord. It does not come from our gifts, our size or our experience. It comes from the grace of God, for the glory of God. As some of us were reminded at the BPCIS 15^th Anniversary: “Restored people make the best strengtheners.”

Watch the full sermon here: https://youtu.be/akVT_ykqZdo?si=3E5erfHaBuFg1lu2

Tuition Ministry

Looking for members and regular worshippers who are willing to serve as tutors. This is a meaningful outreach opportunity to children and youths. You will provide tuition for Primary or Secondary school students, and sessions are held in church every Thursday from 7pm to 9pm during the school term.

If you feel led to serve, or would like to find out more, please contact Dns Li Hwee at 96727467.

Ministry Behind the Money

There will be a forum for ZB members to dialogue and pray on the church’s budget for 2027 / 2028 will be held on Sun, 22 Nov, 1 – 3pm at the Chapel. Registration not required.

To learn more about specific ministries and their draft budgets, visit www.zionbishan.org.sg/mbtm2026
(Password will be shared separately). 

Do You Know the Christmas Story? – A Ladies’ Christmas Gathering by WOZ

Christmas is around the corner! Beyond the lights, presents, and festive music, how much do we really know about the true purpose of Christmas? Invite a friend along to hear the Gospel story.

Join us for a cozy evening of warm fellowship, Christmas carols, a short dramatic reading and homily, and a delicious festive feast as we unpack the true heart of the season together. 

🗓 Date: Saturday, 12 Dec
⏰ Time: 5 – 8pm
📍 Location: 18 Barker Road

Sign up with Lydia @83383982 

Registration closes TODAY (15 Nov)

Infant/Child Baptism

20 Dec 2026 

Interested parents, please register at:
http://tinyurl.com/zbinfantbaptism

Catechism Class

Join our church family and sign up for the upcoming round of catechism class (starting 31 Jan 2027) on Sunday afternoons 1.30 – 3pm.

Limited to 20 catechumens.

Contact Lydia at lydia@zionbishan.org.sg if you need a hardcopy form.

Sign up at:
https://tinyurl.com/ZBCatechismClass

Seniors Retreat 2027

“I have made you and I will carry you.”
— Isaiah 46:4

Theme: Held in His Hands
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Forest Koh Nam Seng
Date: 9 – 13 Apr 2027 (5 Days, 4 Nights)Destination: Phu Quoc, Vietnam

60 slots available.

Please register by 10 Nov:
https://forms.gle/hi6V1T3xXt7rZJiq7

For enquiries:
Alice  (98352580) 
Annie (97473246)
Susan (96221175)