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Matters of Legacy
2021
Bedok Methodist Church
86 Bedok Road Singapore 469371
64484215 ∙ office@bmc.org.sg ∙ www.bmc.org.sg ∙ facebook.com/BedokMC
111 APRIL 2021
11 April Sermon (English) The Tabernacle —
Heavenly Model of Worship
Exodus 25:1-2, 8-9; Hebrews 8:5
Rev Dr Aaron Tay
Sermon (Mandarin) 选择
马太福音22章1-14节
黄志萍 传道
18 April Sermon (English) Mrs Sabrina Ng
Sermon (Mandarin) 刘逸 传道
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1 WELCOME 5 APRIL PRAYER ITEMS
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2 ON-SITE SERVICES BMC — A Disciple-Making Church
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• Wisdom upon the Disciple Group (DG)
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core team
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24 Apr — alignment to God’s vision
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Sermon (Chinese) — 刘逸 传道
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Linda Ng, James & Priscilla Li, Mary Low, Irene Tan, Edwin ChongSERMON NOTES
Date of Sermon: 1 April 2021
Sermon Title: A Tale of Two Betrayals
Scripture Text: Matthew 26:69 — 27:10
Speaker: Rev Timothy Yong
Shortly before Jesus’ death, He had been betrayed by two of his disciples: Judas and
Peter. Yet, one died a sinner while the other is still remembered as a faithful disciple
of Christ till today. In this sermon, we examine the stark difference in the journeys
of these two disciples.
Judas’ Betrayal — Suicide
• As the treasurer, Judas’ main struggle was with greed.
• In Matthew 26:9, Judas responded with indignation, highlighting that the perfume
– which was worth a year’s wages – could have been sold and its proceeds
donated to the poor.
• However, he actually wanted to usurp the money, an indication of his budding
greed.
• Judas’ greed eventually culminated in his betrayal of Jesus – selling him for 30
pieces of silver, which was the price of a slave then. In other words, Jesus was
worth all but a slave in the face of money.
• John 13:27 sheds light on how Judas’ greed had arose: “As soon as Judas took the
bread, Satan entered into him. So Jesus told him, ‘What you are about to do, do
quickly.’”
• Satan used the disappointment and unfulfilled expectations in Judas to corrupt his
heart, then stirring up greed and prompting him to betray Jesus.
— Many had expected Jesus’ ministry to be the building of a physical church and
to overthrow the oppressive Roman empire. However, when many disciples
saw that that was not Jesus’ ministry, they grew disappointed – including Judas.
— In turn, Judas decided to cut Jesus loose, using the opportunity to satisfy his
greed.
— At the garden of Gethsemane, Judas then betrayed Jesus with a kiss.
• In Matthew 27:3-5 Judas, upon seeing Jesus, was overcome by regret and guilt,
declaring that “[he] had sinned”. Driven by remorse, he eventually took his own
life, ignoring the grace of Christ.
5Peter’s Betrayal
• On the other hand, Peter was always confident of his faithfulness towards Jesus.
In Matthew 26:35, Peter proudly declared that he would never disown the Lord.
Lacking in self-awareness, Peter’s struggle was with pride and complacency.
• Peter eventually betrayed Jesus three times – just as Jesus had predicted. Crushed
by the weight of guilt of his sin and remorse, Peter “wept bitterly”.
• However, unlike Judas, Peter did not take his own life. Luke 22:61a highlights that
The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. In the darkness of his sin, Peter saw
the love and grace of Jesus.
• Responding to it, he repented in his ways: after Jesus’ death, Peter returned to
join the other disciples to wait for Jesus’ resurrection and fulfilment of His
declared purposes.
The Difference Between Peter and Judas: Remorse and Repentance
• Sin and guilt does not always produce repentance. While they may produce
sorrow, remorse and sadness, they may not produce repentance. The sorrow may
in fact be so grave that it drives one to death – which in Judas’ case, culminated in
his suicide shortly following his betrayal.
• While both remorse and repentance involve the guilt for sin, repentance heralds a
change. It leads to the confession of our sins to the Lord, the leaving of our sins at
the cross, a change in our mindsets and making of amends to those whom we
have wronged.
• Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 7: 10-11 that Godly sorrow brings repentance that
leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. See what
this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear
yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what
readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be
innocent in this matter.
• In other words, remorse is a reaction while repentance is a reaction; Remorse can
lead to hopelessness while repentance brings hope. True repentance spurs the will
to do what is right.
Conclusion
Just like Peter and Judas, we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
However, what differs is our response: will we choose to hang ourselves by our own
sin, guilt and remorse like Judas, or will we choose to respond to the grace of our
Lord, running to him when he calls, like Peter?
6SERMON NOTES
Date of Sermon: 2 April 2021
Sermon Title: Joseph of Arimathea and Pontius Pilate
Scripture Text: Mark 15: 13-20
Speaker: Rev David Gwee
Our Lord Jesus Christ was an innocent man. He was not guilty of any crime or any
sin. But the manner in which He died was so horrific, it defies imagination. Jesus
could have easily escaped being tried and executed, but He did not. Knowing that
He was going to be severely flogged and cruelly crucified, He allowed it to happen.
Why?
Because He loves you. We should have been on that cross; we are the sinners - not
Him. That death should have been ours. But He suffered it, so that we will never
have to suffer. We will never have to suffer eternal death. We will never have to
suffer separation from God.
Jesus died for you, and for all who want to believe.
Because of that, there is one thing that we cannot do - we cannot ignore this
supreme sacrifice. We have two choices: we either accept Him, or we reject Him.
We either accept Jesus Christ as our Saviour and Lord, or we reject Him and His
suffering. There is no middle ground.
1) Do you think Jesus knew that when he went to Jerusalem, He would die
such a horrific death?
He did. (Mark 10:33-34) Jesus knew that He would be brutally and viciously tortured.
He knew that He would be handed over to the Gentiles, the Romans, for execution,
and He knew that the Roman form of execution was crucifixion.
2) Do you think that when Jesus was arrested and on trial, He could have
gotten away?
Yes; of course He could. In Luke 4, when the people wanted to throw Him off the
cliff, He walked right through the crowd and went on His way.
7Joseph of Arimathea & Pontius Pilate
Two men were involved in the passion and death of Jesus Christ. Both were
prominent men, politically-powerful and had authority over many others.
1) Pontius Pilate: A Man of Authority
Pontius Pilate knew that he should release Jesus. He knew that Jesus was innocent
and that the charges were false. (Luke 23:13-14, Matthew 27:18) Pilate's dilemma:
he could not legally execute Jesus under Roman law by crucifixion, because Jesus
did not break any Roman law. On the other hand, the crowd was baying for blood.
Pontius Pilate gave the responsibility of Jesus over to the crowd. Despite knowing
the right thing to do, he gave in to public pressure and yielded his moral authority
because he feared for his political future. Pontius Pilate, like so many before and so
many after, shrank from his responsibility and handed over his moral authority to
popular public opinion, thus forever installing himself as the man who condemned
Jesus.
Don't bow to popular public opinion. Do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
2) Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the Sanhedrin, was a secret disciple of
Jesus because he feared the Jews. (John 19:38) Yet he boldly declared his affiliation
to Christ. In contrast to Pilate, Joseph stepped forward - in defiance of wrongful
public opinion.
Joseph risked his political future and boldly opposed the wrong that the council was
doing. (Luke 23:50) To underscore his disagreement with them, he asked Pilate for
Jesus' body and buried Jesus in his own tomb. In doing so, Joseph made a
statement: that he was a supporter of Jesus and a disciple of Jesus. He considered
Jesus his family. (Matthew 27:57-60)
Let us be supremely grateful to our Lord Jesus Christ, for what He has done for us.
Let us also be like Joseph of Arimathea, who stood up for the Lord Jesus and did
the right thing.
8SERMON NOTES
Date of Sermon: 4 April 2021
Sermon Title: Living Hope Through the Resurrection of Christ
Scripture Text: 1 Peter 1:3-6 (NIV)
Speaker: Rev Aaron Tay
Introduction
We celebrate Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. Christ’s resurrec-
tion gave us many gifts, one of which is a living hope (1 Peter 1:3).
What is this living hope that we have received?
Christ’s resurrection gives us hope of eternal life
• Christ’s resurrection gives us a living hope of an inheritance that is
kept in heaven for us, which is revealed when Christ returns.
• For those who do not have a hope of eternal life, death can be very
frightening. However, this hope that we have helps us witness for
Christ courageously, even in one’s final days or moments.
Christ’s resurrection gives us hope in this life
• The reality of life in this earth is that we will suffer grief through all
kinds of trials. Despite this, Peter continues to write about the love,
faith and promises that God gives to his people to have the hope to
overcome trials in this life.
— 1 Peter was written during the reign of Nero, when Christians were
beginning to suffer persecution. Amid this situation, Peter reminds
the Church that Christ has died for their sins, giving them
forgiveness as adopted children of God, that we are given
abundant life in earth and eternal life with God.
• When times are bad, and we are suffering, we need hope to help pull
us through. With hope, we can endure many trials. This hope is not
merely wishful thinking. God will pull through for us.
• Hope is essential to our survival. In Christ, we can have hope in this
life in at least three aspects: Hope overcomes pain, evil and death.
9• Hope from God’s love and from His people overcomes pain (1 Peter
4:8)
— Because Christ is resurrected, we can repent and accept God’s gift
of forgiveness. The church is only possible because of the death
and resurrection of Christ.
— When we love sacrificially, we can give people hope to pull
through pain.
— Ultimately, Christ is always with us, responding to us when we call.
• Hope from our faith in God overcomes evil (1 Peter 5:8-9)
— Many types of evil exist in this world, and is all around us.
— We stand firm against evil, and keep on praying individually and
collectively.
— In Acts 12:5-8, Peter escaped from prison because of prayer.
• Hope from the promise of eternal life overcomes death
— Hope in eternal life helps us overcome the pain of death.
— God continues to give us purpose in this life, knowing that we will
see our loved ones again.
— We are saved by Jesus to give hope to others to live on.
— If we experience trials in this life, God’s word can give us hope to
overcome it.
Application
Is there someone whom we know that we can share the hope of a
resurrected Christ with this week?
Enabled by God, i will Revere Him,
be Equipped and Nurtured to Evangelise to
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