This Good Friday, join See Ting’s Watch Party as she shares about her battle with breast cancer – and what kept her going through it all.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it is normal for many to feel anxious and afraid. Here’s our invitation to come together – albeit virtually – to remind ourselves that we are never alone. That even in the depths of darkness hope is real, and hope is here.

If you have not heard about See Ting’s story, here are some links for your reference:
tinyurl.com/StraitsTimesSeets
tinyurl.com/MothershipSeets
tinyurl.com/MSNSeets
tinyurl.com/ThirstSeets

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Recently, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that the coronavirus outbreak (Covid-19) will continue for some time – a year, and maybe longer. ^[1]

Quite a few things have happened in this past week.

1. 1. Malaysia has issued a nationwide lock-down, restricting entries and exits until 31 March.
   2. Singapore saw our highest number of confirmed daily infected cases.
   3. There are also a few more local churches with reported cases of Covid-19.

In light of all these, what should 3:16 Church do?

While we will work on the precautionary measures, we do not want to miss the prophetic message that God wants 3:16 Church to carry in such times.

Before I share on 3:16 Church’s new precautionary measure, there are 2 things I would like you to understand:

1. 1. Practising good personal hygiene, temperature taking, cancelling large group gatherings, and practising of social distancing are important. We must do our part to help our nation’s leaders fight the Covid-19. Many doctors, nurses and front-line workers are working hard do their part and like them, we too have a part to play. We cannot let them down.
   2. The gathering of believers is a basic necessity for our faith. We do not check-in on Sundays just to listen a sermon. We do not want to be sermon-centric but Saviour-centric.

      As written in Hebrews 10:25, we must not forsake the assembly of believers. This is especially true in times of crisis.

      Regardless the measures 3:16 Church adopts, we do not want to forgo this. Social distancing cannot and must not lead to spiritual distancing. In times like these, we should redeem it into a movement for spiritual discipleship.

So, what would 3:16 Church do?

1. 1. Despite 3:16 Church’s average attendance being lower than 250 people – 250 is the maximum capacity allowed for all events by the Ministry of Health ^[2] – We will be reducing our gathering capacity through decentralising our weekly Sunday Worship Services into 12 smaller satellite locations for 5 weeks starting from 29 March 2020. This will help us to be Covid-19 ready for the long haul.
   2. In the event any person or family is unable to join us at one of these gatherings, we will be streaming our sermons online to serve you and your family better.

I will be sharing more this Sunday at Capital Tower.

We are not only understanding these precautionary measures but also the prophetic message that God had for 3:16 Church in this season. Come and be a part of this redemptive move in this national health crisis.

Pastor Ian

^[1] Full text of speech by PM Lee Hsien Loong on the Covid-19 outbreak
^[2] New measures added by Ministry of Health on 20 March

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Photographed by: RY, Tay Yi En, Austen Chua & Harry Derkenne

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We would like to believe that it’s the desire and hope of every Christian parent to know their child is secure in their relationship with Jesus. We are blessed by our kids’ teachable spirit, their sensitivity to His conviction of their need for Him and the tots and kids ministry in church.

Both Sozo and Hannah made their 1st profession of faith when they were just 4-years-old. We thank God for the many instances where we could affirm their respective decisions.

Kudos to Jess, my better half who is always pointing our kids and myself to Christ.

Special mention to all the faithful labourers, who serve the tots and kids every Sunday, week in and out. Thank you for directing and moulding our kids impressionable hearts to Christ our Risen Saviour!

The love and family spirit we have in 3:16 church is what God’s family feels like.

Malcolm & Jessie Tan

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Photographed by: RY, Tay Yi En, Austen Chua & Harry Derkenne

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PICS stands for Photographers In Christian Service (I still have to thank Malcolm for helping me craft the name back in 2009) and as the name suggests, we serve God through the means of photography. We provide high quality photography for weekly Sunday services, baptisms, church camps and other various community events.

As the saying goes, “A picture speaks a thousand words”.

And if you dwell on this thought a little longer, you would realize exactly how powerful a photograph is (and can be) because of its unique ability to capture and freeze an exact moment and emotion in time. It captures a part of a story, locks down a memory and at the right time evokes an emotion with the one who encounters it. Riding on that same train of thought, you would be amazed at how God can use a photograph to comfort a broken soul, lift up a burdened spirit or ignite joy in a hardened heart.

At Team PICS, we don’t just see ourselves as photographers but we are also storytellers. Taking photos of church gives us an amazing opportunity to tell the world the story of church and what it is all about. A simple shot of people praying for each other, sharing a good laugh, or even the expression of liberation seen in baptisms helps others to see God’s love and have a glimpse of what being in God’s family feels like.

Mavis, our 3:16 Productions video chief once said something about putting the stories together and giving them legs. I say Team PICS captures these stories and give them wings!

Speaking of stories, let me tell you a story about a certain mineral. To the uninitiated, they would view this mineral as nothing more than a dull rock, not worth anything and would likely throw it away.

But give it to the miners and those who are about to see its full potential. They will take it back for thorough processing, put it under immense heat and pressure, followed by another cycle of processing and cleaning. When all these processes have completed, you have what the world calls a woman’s best friend – diamond. You would think that God would have created diamonds in its beautiful, sparkling form but instead He had hidden this gem, waiting for someone to find it.

The lesson here is to first view things with its fullest God-given potential, then invest time and effort to polish it, place it under the heat and pressure, and if the diamond is genuine, it will form and sparkle even under these difficult circumstances.

This brings me back to my team. Judging from the photographs on the church’s website and social media platforms, you would assume that all the pictures were either taken by myself, professional photographers or at least professionally trained volunteers. But that is far from the truth.

Many of the photographs were taken by volunteers who have never had any professional photography training or experience prior to Team PICS. Some don’t even own a DSLR. All they had was passion, an eagerness to serve God and a desire to learn.

Being an official photographer (whether in 3:16 Church or elsewhere) may seem prestigious, but the prestige comes with hard work and big responsibilities. The team went through on-the-job training, assessments and were introduced to various photography skills and equipment. The photographers had to learn to operate alone and in pairs while understanding the importance of optimizing angles too. Practice is key and a humble spirit for continuous learning is vital.

I am very proud of our team as they have not only mastered new skills but have also embraced the right attitude as we concluded the training phase of 2016 on a high with 2 major events over the Easter season.

The team’s passion to serve, dedication to excellence, resilience to pressure and diligence in service have helped them to become the diamonds they are today. The team has come a long way and I am excited to embark on a new milestone together in 2017.


R.Y.
Chief Photographer and Communication Designer, 3:16 Creative

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3:16 Internship 2016

Our Class of 2016 was a blast! Our interns journeyed through the Bible, served quietly in the Social Media Team and even learned how to produce a video. And little did we know that these small steps of faith would be the seeds that birthed the 3:16 Productions team and the 3:16 Stories video series.

3:16 Praise Retreat

Photographs courtesy of Joan Lim

Our worship team, 3:16 Praise, had a short retreat. It was a time where they learn more about worship, do a little technical workshop and also to bond together.

Sisterhood

Photographs courtesy of Sisterhood

The ladies in the church came together as a Sisterhood. There is so much strength and beauty in them.

Strong & Courageous Leaders Retreat

Photograph courtesy of Mandy Lai

Our youth leaders gathered together in May for a time of seeking God and hearing about the ministry direction for the second half of the year.

Strengths Finder

Photograph courtesy of Eric Tham

There is strength in our differences. Our leadership team came together to participate in the first ever 3:16 Strengths Finder course, conducted by Eric Tham. There they learnt and discovered about the strengths and personalities of themselves and one another, learning how these differences can compliment one another.

Hillsong Conference

Photographs courtesy of Mavis Huang and Friday Night Live

6,302 km from always-summer Singapore, our young adult and youth leaders were in chilly Sydney for Hillsong Conference!

E-Campaign

Photographs courtesy of Tabitha Tan

During missions’ month, our team of youths and young adults flew over to The Philippines to participate in E-Campaign. Now think of this, speaking publicly and preaching the gospel in front of over 50 people for the first time in your life! Now that’s faith in action!

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Despite the heavy responsibility of handling the technical aspects across pro-audio, lights and slides, our faithful volunteers in Team Elevate have one goal in mind, to elevate the worship and praise experience in these specialised areas.

Here’s a closer look at our mixing console.

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]]> https://www.316-church.com/my-hope-jerome/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 23:30:35 +0000 http://www.316-church.com/?p=20075 I felt that God brought us from glory to glory each time we moved

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]]> We recently asked Jerome, one of our church family members, for his thoughts on moving into our new location at Eunos, and his hopes in this new season.

It’s great to be back home. Loving our new home! I felt that God brought us from glory to glory each time we moved. My hope for 3:16 Church would be a seeing a youth service! For myself, it would be gaining more exposure onstage and continuing to be that someone who isn’t afraid to be foolish for the Kingdom of God.

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]]> https://www.316-church.com/my-hope-ps-joel/ Thu, 17 Nov 2016 00:00:09 +0000 http://www.316-church.com/?p=20068 My hope for 3:16 Church is that we'll become even more close-knitted

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]]> We recently asked Pastor Joel for his thoughts on moving into our new location at Eunos, and his hopes in this new season.

I feel that it signifies a new chapter of the story of 3:16 Church. One that may not be any less challenging or painful, but ultimately more glorious. The fact that we have a more permanent place does give us added stability for greater work to be done. By the way, I like the sound system, and location-wise it does appeal more to an eastie like me.

My hope for 3:16 Church is that we’ll become even more close-knitted, as we grow in understanding God’s love, and grow in the number of souls added to the community.

I see myself growing, loving deeper and broader, filled and overflowing with God’s heart for His people, and taking grounds for His Kingdom!

 

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