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Where the river flows, life abounds.

As we step into 2026, this phrase captures both our longing and our direction as a church. Our theme for the year is Encounter. More than programmes or plans, we are praying for fresh encounters with the living God, moments where His

presence meets us, restores us, and sends us out renewed.

In Ezekiel 47, the prophet is given a vision of water flowing from the temple. What
begins as a trickle becomes a river. It deepens from ankle-deep, to knee-deep,
to waist-deep, until it becomes “water to swim in, a river that no one could
cross” (Ezekiel 47:5, MSG). On both sides of the river grow trees full of life.
Wherever the river flows, even the salt sea is healed and made fresh. Fish
abound. Fruit never fails. Leaves bring healing.

The heart of this vision is captured in Ezekiel 47:9:

“Wherever the river flows, life will flourish.”

This is God’s promise. His presence brings life. His Spirit transforms what is barren into something fruitful. His river does not flow for our blessing alone, but so that life may overflow to others.

Jesus later declares that this promise is fulfilled not in a place, but in a Person.
Standing at the feast, He says, “Whoever believes in Me… rivers of living
water will flow from within them” (John 7:38). He was speaking of the Holy
Spirit. The river that once flowed from the temple now flows through Christ,
and by His Spirit, through His church.

As we look ahead to the year, we sense the Lord inviting us deeper. Not just to observe the river from the banks, but to step in. To move from ankle-deep familiarity into a deeper, Spirit-led life. To be a church that encounters God afresh, and becomes a channel of life, healing, and hope wherever we are planted.

This theme will shape our journey together.

• January–February: Streams of Living Water as we open the year learning to recognise and respond to the Spirit’s work among us.
• Lent (February–March): a slow, prayerful walk through the Gospel of Mark, encountering Jesus again in His words, His ways, and His call to follow.
• Church Camp (19–22 June 2026) at Sunway Hotel Big Box, where we gather expectantly for a deeper work of God. We are grateful to have Rev Julie Khoo with us, carrying a prophetic ministry that listens deeply to the Spirit and calls God’s
  people into alignment with His heart and purposes. Our youths will also be
  blessed by Ps Reuben Gen, returning by popular demand to minister
  to the next generation.
  
  

As we begin this new year, let us lay the right foundation by anchoring ourselves in God’s Word. I encourage every one of us to start with the 30 Days in the Bible
resource, a simple and meaningful way to let Scripture shape our hearts from
the first days of the year. View the resource here: https://bible.alpha.org/en/30days/

May your 2026 be a year of fresh encounters with God, because
truly, where the river flows, life abounds.