New books - Acts for Everyone

  

Title: Acts for Everyone: Part 1, Chapters 1-12 and Acts for Everyone: Part 2, Chapters 13-28
Author: NT Wright
Call number: 108 WRI

Writing in an accessible and anecdotal style, Tom Wright helps us to approach the rich and many-sided story of the book of Acts. Wright shows how the book builds on Luke's Gospel, laying out the continuing work and teaching of the now risen and ascended Jesus in the power of the Spirit. His writing captures the vivid way in which Luke's work draws us all into he story, while leaving the ending open and challenging, inviting Christians today to pick up and carry on the story as we in turn live our lives in the service of Jesus.

New book - John for Everyone

Title: John for Everyone: Part One, Chapters 1-10 and John for Everyone: Part Two, Chapters 11-21
Author: NT Wright
Call number: 108 WRI

Making use of his scholar's understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright manages to unravel the great complexity of the extraordinary Gospel of John. He describes it as "one of the great books in the literature of the world; and part of its greatness is the way it reveals its secrets not just to a high-flown leaning but to those who come to it with humility and hope." Wright's stimulating comments are combined with his own fresh and inviting translation of the Bible text.

New book - Luke for Everyone

Title: Luke for Everyone
Author: NT Wright
Call number: 108 WRI










Tom Wright's guide to Luke, which includes a wealth of information and background detail, provides real insights for our understanding of the story of Jesus and its implications for the reader. His clear style is accessible for new readers of the Bible, as well as to those who are further on. His exciting new translation of the biblical text brings to life, passage by passage, the immediacy and drama of Luke's Gospel.

New book - Mark for Everyone

Title: Mark for Everyone
Author: NT Wright
Call number: 108 WRI










Tom Wright's eye-opening comments on the Gospel of Mark and what it might mean for us are combined, passage-by-passage, with his fresh translation of the Bible text. Making use of his true scholar's understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Wright captures the urgency and excitement of Mark's Gospel in a way few writers have.

"A rare event: a commentary that is learned without being stuffy, accessible without being reductionist. Tom Wright joins us in our homes and workplaces, our sanctuaries and classrooms, in genial, prayerful conversation over this text that forms our lives, the New Testament scriptures." Eugene Peterson, Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology, Regent College, and author of The Message

New book on the history of the Boys' Brigade in Singapore

Title: Underneath the Banner: The History of the Boys' Brigade in Singapore
Call number: 260.4 BOY










Embark on an adventure of a lifetime with The Boys' Brigade in Singapore!

One of Singapore's pioneering uniformed youth organizations, it was born in 1930 as the 1st Singapore Company, based at the Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church. It was followed quickly by more Companies as its popularity grew.

This book is an attempt to pull together over 80 years of illustrious Brigade history into a single volume, packing in the origins of the Brigade in Scotland as well. Old Boys, Officers, Captains, Chaplains and Brigade Presidents shared their time, memories and mementos. It's a book that every true blue Brigade Boy - past, present or future - should have on his bookshelf. 

New books - Matthew for Everyone

Title: Matthew for Everyone: Part One, Chapters 1-15 and Matthew for Everyone: Part Two, Chapters 16-28
Author: NT Wright
Call number: 108 WRI

Tom Wright's eye-opening comments on the Gospel of Matthew and what it might mean for us are combined, passage-by-passage, with his fresh translation of the Bible text. Making use of his true scholar's understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Wright captures the urgency and excitement of Matthew's Gospel in a way few writers have.

New book - A Biography of John Sung

Title: A Biography of John Sung
Author: Leslie Lyall
Call number: 267.3 LYA










Dr John Sung, “the greatest evangelist China has ever known”, was born in Fukien in 1901—and by the time he died at the age of 42, tens of thousands had come to Christ, and many more Christians and churches had experienced incredible revival because of him. His ministry was just 15 years, but produced fruit that have lasted to this day. What was the secret of his success, and how did he come to be used so powerfully by God? This new 2015 edition of A Biography of John Sung commemorates the eightieth anniversary of Sung’s visits to Singapore in 1935, and includes never-before-published accounts and testimonies of how the great work of God he ignited continues nearly a century later.

New book - Giving: Unlocking the Heart of Good Stewardship

Title: Giving: Unlocking the Heart of Good Stewardship
Authors: John Ortberg, Laurie Pederson and Judson Poling
Call number: 122 ORT








Jesus said more about money than just about any other topic. Clearly, it is an important issue - and a touchy one! Deep down, we know it is not a matter of what we earn but how we manage what we earn that shows our ultimate priorities.

Giving demonstrates how good stewardship is more than a responsibility - it's an adventure. As you study the connection between your wallet and your heart, you'll learn how money management is a powerful tool for shaping your character. You'll discover how giving is as much a part of spiritual growth as prayer and Bible study. And you'll learn about the rewards of cultivating wise financial habits and a generous heart. Above all, you'll find out how a lifestyle of giving reflects the heart of God, who freely gives his best to you.

Leader's guide included!

Giving group sessions are:

• Money: Why Is It So Important to God?
• The Open Hands of God
• Tithing: A Training Exercise for the Heart
• Behind the Scenes of Debt
• What Is a Biblical Lifestyle?
• Cultivating a Heart of Compassion
• The Chance of a Lifetime

New book - Grace: An Invitation to a Way of Life

Title: Grace: An Invitation to a Way of Life
Authors: John Ortberg, Laurie Pederson and Judson Poling
Call number: 122 ORT









Many Christians have an easier time being saved by grace than they do living in grace every day. But grace is at the center of the life God calls us to - and reflects the heart of the One who calls.

These studies in Grace will help you make the connection between grace as a remote biblical concept and grace as a lifestyle--a reality you experience day in, day out. Through an unfolding study of Psalm 23, you’ll learn how God--our Good Shepherd--is for you, how he longs to walk with you through temptation, sorrow, and even deep regret. You’ll discover God’s desire to make his joy your joy. Throughout, you’ll learn how enduring, powerful, and life-affirming God’s work in your life can be—and rediscover why it’s called amazing grace.

Leader’s guide included!

Grace group sessions are:

• Living in Grace
• Grace for Regrets
• Sustaining Grace
• Delighting in Grace
• A Legacy of Grace
• Grace Forever
• Grace to Share

New book - Fully Devoted: Living Each Day in Jesus' Name

Title: Fully Devoted: Living Each Day in Jesus' Name
Authors: John Ortberg, Laurie Pederson and Judson Poling
Call number: 122 ORT








What does it mean to do everything "in Jesus’ name"? Is that an ideal attainable only by a few "super Christians" - or is it a way of life we can all experience?

Leader’s guide included!

Fully Devoted group sessions are:

• What Is True Spirituality?
• Grace
• Growth
• Groups
• Gifts
• Giving
• We Know Him Well . . .