Posts in 1st Congregation
Finding Freedom from the Power of Sin

“I was finally able to repent of my sin and entrust my life to Christ. Instead of constantly battling sin on my own, I could draw comfort from knowing, from Romans 8, that “there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because [I] belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed [me] from the power of sin that leads to death.””

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1st CongregationSarah Ng
My Test of Money

“I started getting on my knees and just saying ‘God please help me’…Words cannot express the feeling of acceptance I felt, and putting my faith in Christ, I soon began to notice changes in myself and my attitude. Freedom came from surrendering, and I needed to give up control to Christ our Lord.”

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Protected by God in a Car Accident

“…Scars that are visible are signs that healing has taken place in a site of previous injury. Beyond the physical scars I had were the emotional and psychological effects of the accident that I had to work through. But all the while, God was slowly and gently working in me…I had and have a God who healed and heals both body and mind.”

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Bring Me Back to His Fold

“One morning when reading Romans 8, I was unable to hold in my emotions. I went back to my car and began to cry uncontrollably. I saw how sinful a life I had been living and was overcome by the fact that Jesus had suffered and had been nailed to the cross for MY sins. Jesus had taken the punishment that I deserved. And all because of God’s immeasurable love and mercy.”

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Grace to One Without Merit

“I realised that I never repented of my sins, never loved God and never really believed. God could have chosen to leave me in my sins unto destruction…But he chose to grant me repentance and faith and there He saved me, not because I have merit, because I have none, but because while I was still a sinner, Christ, who is full of mercy, died for me.”

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