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𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝: 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 🥄👭 | 𝐑𝐞𝐯 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧 Imagine you’re in a hospital and you see two men come in. One man is groaning in pain, dressed in tattered clothes that reveal deep gashes beneath. The other one is more well-dressed and altogether calm. When he comes in, he picks up a magazine and waits patiently to be called. Which man do you think needs help more urgently? Now, what if I told you that the second man had tightness in his chest and pain in his left arm, all classic signs of a heart attack? In other words, both men need help. The first man’s condition may be more obvious because you can see the problem, but you wouldn’t know about the second man’s just by looking at him. This was a true story from Ps Shannon’s experience as a nurse. But she also understood it as a parable for how different people perceive their spiritual need. This is the main point of today’s passage, where Jesus goes to dinner, only to be confronted by Pharisees who accuse him of fellowshipping with lowlife sinners. Here are the key takeaways: 1️⃣ The Pharisee’s Illusion At the time, the Pharisees were held up by the people as role models. How could they not be, when the Pharisees were so disciplined and so religious with their traditions? Even the Pharisees themselves believed they were fully righteous and free from sin! But in actuality, they were like the second man in our story; they may not have sinned as obviously as the tax collectors and prostitutes, but their sin was on the inside. As Jesus said elsewhere, they were filled with evil things like greed and envy. But unlike the second man, they refused to recognise their issue and instead looked down upon the “real” sinners. 2️⃣ The Sinner’s Opportunity Like the first man, the tax collectors and prostitutes’ issue was glaringly obvious. Perhaps that turned out to be a blessing in disguise, because it allowed a tax collector like Matthew/Levi to see his own brokenness. And yet, he didn't see his situation as hopeless. Rather, he chose to repent and seek help from the one Man who could save him. 3️⃣ The Prescription for All Ps Shannon was not the first to compare spiritual need with sickness. In fact, in this very passage, Jesus himself describes sin as a sickness and himself as the Doctor. Whether you are an obvious sinner like the tax collectors or a closet one like the Pharisees, Jesus is the only cure. By his death and resurrection, Jesus paid the penalty for our sins, he is freeing us from the power of sin, and he will one day rescue us from the presence of sin. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁: At the end of the day, the question is not whether we are sinners; the Bible declares that everyone is, without exception. No, the question is, what are we trusting to make us right with God? Do we trust our good deeds like the Pharisees do? Or can we be like the tax collectors and see that we have no cure apart from Jesus? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 📽️ Watch the full sermon at faithmc.sg/livestream  📰 Read about happenings at FMC at faithmc.sg/faithwalk

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥? 🫶 1 John 3 tells us what loving others truly means, and Jesus in the Bible has also shown us clearly how to do so. So the question for us is: will we die to ourselves and follow Christ in His footsteps? 👣 📖 Take a moment to reflect on His Word using our Bible reading plan: faithmc.sg/pbtw

𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 :) 𝑶𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 🟠 CW • Traditional English Service • 8am 🟠 CW • Contemporary English Service • 9am 🟠 Praise @ACJC • Contemporary English Service • 10.30am 🟢 Youth@ACJC • TTB Meets • 9am (3rd, 4th & 5th Sunday only) 🟠 CW • Contemporary English Service • 11.15am* 🟣 ACJC • Mandarin Service 华语崇拜 • 10.15am* *Livestream available @ faithmc.sg/livestream 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔: 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴: faithmc.sg/our-worship-services 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 (𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴): faithmc.sg/onlinegiving 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘴 (𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 & 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯 华语崇拜会讯): faithmc.sg/highlights-at-faith See you, Faith Fam! 👋

𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 The Joint Management Committee for FMC and QCMC holds a Memorial Service annually for the family of those resting in the Garden Of Eternal Peace columbarium. All family members are invited to the service in memory of their loved ones who have passed on. 22 Aug 2026 (Sat) • 5pm • Sanctuary (Level 1)         Physical service only, no livestream.

𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 👐🏠 Find out how Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics come together to nurture curious minds. (STEAM-based curriculum) 🌟 Enjoy Exclusive Open House Offers when you sign up there! ✨ 𝟮𝟵 𝗔𝘂𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗦𝗮𝘁) | 𝟵𝗮𝗺—𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺 | 𝟰𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟮 📱methodistpreschools.org/wonderworks290826

𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐆𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝! 🚀✨ The past 2 weeks have been packed with joy & festivities! 🎉 We celebrated our Family Service on 2 Aug and our National Day Service on 9 Aug 🇸🇬❤️. We also kicked off our “Beyond” sermon series, where we’re learning to GO BEYOND our comfort zones and step out in faith for the Lord! 🙏 And we’re not done yet! 👀 The series continues for the next 2 weeks, so come join us as we continue this journey and discover what it means to go BEYOND. 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿! 💪✨ 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆!

🎉 𝟔𝟎 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡'𝐬 𝟔𝟎 | 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟔𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲! 🎉 Exactly 1 month ago, 2 churches came together as one for the very first time to celebrate 60 years of God’s faithfulness and goodness. 🙏✨ If you missed it, check out our highlight reel and catch a glimpse of the wonderful celebration and all that God has done through the years. ❤️ 🎥 https://youtu.be/m6IfvDJArQU You can also watch the full livestream on our YouTube channel @ faithmc.sg/livestream 📺 To God be all the glory! 🙌💛