Holy Saturday – The Significance
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Holy Saturday is the name given to the day between Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday. In today’s #SaturdayGoodRead, we have picked out two blogposts related to the significance of Holy Saturday.
In the first blog titled What is Holy Saturday?, it clarifies what actually happened that day – how after the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ, the body was laid in a new tomb. If Jesus had not resurrected at all, our faith in Him would have been in vain (1 Corinthians 15:17). That first Holy Saturday was also the day where Jesus had “rested” from His work of salvation on the cross where he had proclaimed, “It is finished!” Scripture told us of that first Resurrection Sunday when Jesus arose from his physical death. Holy Saturday is therefore seen as a day of quiet contemplation as God’s people silently anticipate and await the celebration of the Risen King on Resurrection Sunday.
Famous Last Words on Good Friday
For this #SaturdayGoodRead, EAST News is republishing a post from Dr Alex Tang’s blog titled “Famous Last Words on Good Friday” as we are entering the Holy Week. Dr Tang examines the last seven sentences Jesus uttered on the cross and the significance of His last words for us as His followers.
Sermon Statement
Jesus’ famous last words revealed who he is and what he had done for us – God incarnate and the penal substitution for our sins
News from Alumnus in Chiang Mai
(From Left to Right) Alumnus Park Chun Seek, his wife Sunny, son David and daughter Jessica
Alumnus Park Chun Seek who graduated with a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies in 2010 has been faithfully serving in Chiang Mai with Thailand Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) for the past decade. EAST News recently caught up with him over a short interview below.
- What kept you busy in terms of ministry, family and church especially in the past year when Covid-19 happened?
My wife and I are currently doing ministry in Chiang Mai, Thailand. After graduating from EAST in 2010 and receiving missionary training in Singapore in 2011, I arrived in Thailand in July, 2011. Currently, I am a part of Leadership Development Human Resource (LDHR) Department in Thailand CCC, doing Leadership Development ministry. Both of my children, Jessica and David, graduated from a high school in Chiang Mai. Jessica studied Music Education and is now working as a music teacher in Grace International School in Chiang Mai where she used to attend. She is a Professional Missionary sent by KCCC. David is currently attending a university in the US, studying Applied Mathematics.
Faculty Presentation: Reflexivity in Ministry Practice
Join our faculty, Dr Lau Ying Kheng, as she presents a paper on “Encouraging Singaporean Seminary Students to Use Reflexivity in their Ministry Practice” at the following webinar. The talk is on reflexivity in ministry: how we must make on-the-go changes of strategy and approaches as we do ministry in an ever-changing world.
- Date: 30 March 2021, Tuesday
- Time: 4.00 pm to 5.45 pm (Philippines/Singapore Time, UTC+08:00)
To view the presentation, visit the ATA Facebook page or YouTube channel:
The presentation is part of “Asia New Scholars Resources Webinar” co-organised by EAST accrediting agency, Asia Theological Association (ATA), and Asia Graduate School of Theology Alliance (AGSTA). EAST is a corporate member of AGSTA and has partnered with the latter in offering advanced degree programs in Asia.
Update from Hong Kong Alumnus
Alumnus Ps David Sun and wife Veronica
Recently, EAST News caught up with our Hong Kong Alumnus Ps David Sun who graduated from EAST in 2019 with a Master of Divinity in Intercultural Studies. Below is a short interview:
- Being from Hong Kong, what had led you to EAST five years ago?
- I believe the Lord has led me to study at EAST in 2016.
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