We thank the Lord for our Re-Membering and AGM on 31 Aug 2025. Indeed, it was a time of acknowledging God’s work in PBC, as we trust in Him now and for the future. We thank the Lord for the Leadership and the members who persevere in serving.

Here are some key highlights:

• Let us remember our vision and mission as these set our identity and purpose as individual believers and as a church. 

       Vision: “A caring Christ-centred community, loving God and others.”
       Mission: “To be conformed to the image of Christ and make disciples through the power of the Holy Spirit.”

• Let us pray for the new set of leaders and volunteers that their love for the Lord and His kingdom will keep on as they serve our church.

• It has been almost 6 months that we don’t have a pastor. The church passed Motion 4 in our AGM to continue on with the status quo for another 6 months and review the decision regarding a pastor search on March 2026. Note that Pastor Tim Burns from the Baptist Association is walking with the Leadership during this transition time.

• Visitors and regular attendees were encouraged to consider becoming members of PBC.

 

We've been blessed again with the various guest speakers and messages these past months.
Our home-grown preachers finished most of the book 1 Timothy.

• Julius preached on the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ from 1 Tim 1:12-17, which can reach and save the worst sinner and change lives as shown in the example of Paul. Because of God’s grace, mercy, love, faith and perfect patience, we can see how Paul was changed to be used by God as his apostle. Let us be reminded that no sinner who repents is beyond God’s salvation. This was the subject of the excerpt from John Piper in last month’s bulletin. 

• Ethan preached on the essential things that we believe such as praying for everyone and Jesus as our mediator -- based on 1 Timothy 2:1-7.

• Tim preached on what our conduct should be in God’s house based on 1 Timothy 3:1-14.

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July was our 97th church anniversary celebration. Pastor Rolando Aranzamendez shared on why and how we should celebrate it based on 1 Timothy 6 – by thanking the Lord for the grace of salvation, for his teachings and the leaders. Pastor Rolando exhorted the leaders to know and confront false teachers, to know the bible and be changed by it and to model to the church how to love and follow Christ.

On the first Sunday of August, Pastor Mohe shared on the Parable of the Sower. Pastor Mohe has frequently joined our prayer meetings. The following Sunday, an old friend of PBC, Pastor Peter Rahme preached on suffering from 1 Peter 5:10-11 - to not just go through it but to grow through it. Pastor Paul from VOM preached on the cost of discipleship from Luke 9:51-62. He challenged us: “Are we ALL IN in our commitment as Christ’s disciples?” Pastor Aris Roberto, one of PBC’s former senior pastors, preached on the meaningful life -- only because of Jesus in us. This life is characterized by a life that is always rejoicing, peaceful, full of contentment, marked by God providing what we need and finally, full of purpose. This was based on Ecclesiastes 1:1—and 12:1-8 and Philippians 4.

We will continue to invite guest speakers for the month of September. Starting on October 12, we will begin our expository message series on the Sermon on the Mount. The series aims to show man’s inability to meet God's standards, that we need God's grace and power to enable a life that truly reflects what Christ is teaching. Jesus is calling us to a radical, selfless living, not as a path to earning favor from God, but as a result of a transformed life through the Holy Spirit. 

Our prayer for our church is for all of us to love and obey Jesus more and more each day!

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