Prayer Pointers – 8 April 2021

 

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1, ESV
Easter season was celebrated last Sunday which coincided with EAST’s season of preparation to send off our graduates and to receive new students.
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Preparation and prayer

 

Ephesians 6:17–18: “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.”

 

Spiritual warfare is a very real part of our Christian lives. This battle fought spiritually, is naturally fought with spiritual weapons. Previously in Ephesians 6, Paul details various parts of armour and attaches spiritual values to each one. (Ephesians 6:10-16)

In the end, he concludes with the word of God and prayer, every Christian’s most powerful resources.

 

Prayer is to become a permanent fixture in every Christian’s lives, as emphasised by Ephesians 6:18 “praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.”

 

When going into battle, we need to be as prepared as possible, and Paul’s advice here is that prayer is one of the best ways to prepare our hearts and mind for spiritual warfare. Are you ready?

Budding Forth a New Garden

We have a small plot of gardening space at the front of our Joo Chiat Campus which is coming alive with the green fingers of our resident faculty-and-botanist, Roland Tan.

The EAST garden has always been a place of refreshing, relaxation, and familiarity as the flora greets us every day we come to school. We hope the garden will do the same for our passers-by along Joo Chiat Road.

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On Earth, Christ is Risen

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“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, ‘Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.'” ~ Luke 24:1-7, ESV

“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen,” proclaimed the angels (cf. Matthew 28:5) as they greeted the women (cf. Luke 24:10) at the empty tomb that first Resurrection Sunday (Luke 24:5-6, ESV). Christ is indeed risen! Those who accepted Him as their Saviour rejoice in a living Redeemer who has ultimate victory over sin and death. HALLELUJAH!
 
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Was Jesus’ Body Stolen from the Tomb?

 

The above video is entitled “Couldn’t they have stolen his body and made it up?” In it, Mr Jose Philip explains how it is much more difficult and unlikely for the disciples of Jesus to have fabricated the resurrection, than for it to have been a true, historical occurrence. Mr Philip has previously taught theology and apologetics at EAST classes in his capacity as a visiting faculty.

For a video series by Jose Philip on the reasons why Easter could be fake and the possible proof for the death and resurrection of Jesus, view “Fake!! Death and Resurrection of Jesus” here

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