By Rev Dr Forest Koh

 

When I think about our youth and young adults, I always ask myself: What changes must I make in order to connect them with Jesus and His Gospel? This question came alive for me at our EP Co-workers Retreat early this month.

 

The speaker Dr Graham Stanton spoke on “Living the Gospel.” Walking us through Romans chapters 12 to 16, he showed how Gospel living begins with sincere love, then moves into the tension between what we are doing now and what we are hoping for. The central thread was love: our ongoing debt to all, because Christ first loved us. That love anchors us. It teaches us to live faithfully in the present and hope for the future.

By Rev Dr Forest Koh

 

As Mission Month draws to a close, we pause to give thanks.

 

We thank God for the messages we have received - reminders of His heartbeat for the nations, for the lost, and for His church. Each sermon, each sharing, each testimony has been more than just words - it has been the voice of our Heavenly Father, urging us to draw near to Him, to follow Christ more closely, and to join Him in His mission to the world.

By Rev Dr Forest Koh

 

For the past three weeks, you might have noticed something unusual—our two reverends have not been wearing the usual clerical shirt and collar. Instead, you’ve seen us in batik or Filipino formal shirts. Some of you asked, “Wah, Pastor, you look different today, what’s up?” And my response has been, “This is Mission Month!”

I don’t know exactly what each person registers in their mind when I say that, but I hope it becomes a clear sign and a living reminder: we are called to remember the unreached people groups. Some of you even encouraged us, “Pastor, you look good in these shirts, wear them every week!”

By Rev Dr Forest Koh

 

There’s something I’ve been meaning to talk about - something sensitive, something rarely discussed, but deeply important. It’s about the financial reality of full-time Gospel worker. This Mission Month, I want to dedicate these words to all of you - pastors, missionaries, full-time workers - who have said “yes” to the call of Christ, often at great personal cost.