MY GOSPEL @ Desmond R Singh

A Father Who Never FailsWhile some of us may remember our earthly fathers with deep affection, and others with more complexity or pain, there is one Father who never fails: our heavenly Father. His compassion surpasses all understanding, offering lasting comfort, stability, and security to all who seek Him.

God is preparing us for what lies ahead, namely, the Kingdom that Jesus will establish upon His return. Our focus must not be just on the external political, economic, and religious chaos in society, but more so on what is happening in our own lives. In short, "Are my priorities right before God?" Brother Sam stresses that though we may have attended church faithfully for a lifetime, without a personal encounter with the Lord, we will have wasted our time.

We do not attend church merely out of tradition or to receive an emotional fix. Instead, we gather to reprogram our minds with the thought patterns of Christ. Two verses form the cornerstone of our Pastor's life: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly… But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night" (Psalm 1:1–2). To avoid ungodly counsel, we must become students of the Word—ready to apply it whenever it is needed, empowering us with wisdom and discernment.

After several saints testified, Brother Sam watered Wednesday's lesson, Concentrating particularly on "setting our affections on things above, not on things of earth" (Colossians 3:2). Mortify, or put to death, therefore, the components of our earthly nature: Sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.  Because of these behaviors, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

Concerning the church in the last days, Jesus warned, "Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold" (Matthew 24:12). This sobering statement highlights how iniquity numbs our love for truth and one another."Iniquity" is often misunderstood. While some modern translations refer to it as "lawlessness," Brother Singh provides a more precise definition: "Iniquity is religious worship or service performed against God's will."

Brother Singh shared a deeply personal moment with our congregation: His grandson, angry at God, had asked, "Why does God allow so much suffering when He could fix it instantly?" It's a question that echoes in many hearts—a cry born of pain and confusion that even the most faithful believers occasionally feel.

A favorite chorus sung by our assembly includes the chorus: "And the God on the mountain is still God in the valley; when things go wrong, He'll make them right. And the God of the good times is still God in the bad times—the God of the day is still God in the night." Brother Singh and Sister Carol Smith combine to lift the spirits of saints in the valley of trials and afflictions. Many need healing and deliverance in these troubling days. We are powerless without God.

A few years ago, Brother Singh wrote an article titled "I Beg to Differ," challenging popular teachings in our fellowship that conflict with scripture.This lesson summary focuses on two commonly misunderstood and emotionally charged doctrines often promoted: 1) A restored church at the end of the age. 2) Latter rain blessings (Acts 2:15-19).

Building on Saturday's message, today's message reinforces Romans 12:1-2: "...present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service, and be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Br. James shared the stark realities facing youth today in a world that defies God, whereas Br. Sam entreats God's people to stand firm on the word of God, using it as the foundation for every aspect of our lives.

Emphasizing that God measures success much differently than humans, Brother Singh equated what the world calls a loser to be a winner in God's eyes. By worldly standards, Paul's ministry is a failure. In 2 Timothy 4:16, he lamented, "At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me." Fellow workers like Demas left him for worldly pursuits (2 Timothy 4:10). All the churches he founded quickly fell into apostasy, like the Corinthian assembly, abandoning the foundation of truth for another gospel that pleased them. Paul suffered the loss of all things, counting them but dung, that he might win Christ (Phil. 3:8).

"Patient continuance in well-doing" is a divine principle. It requires faithful service today, tomorrow, and for a lifetime. Jesus said, "I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father" (John 5:30). If we follow Brother Singh's Christ-centered example, we will be saved.

How we express our faith is not just a matter of words but a journey of the heart.After a profound session with the Vasai saints, Brother Singh was deeply moved by their heartfelt testimonies. He teaches that in God's sanctuary, the true essence of worship lies not in the words we speak but in the profound truths that emanate from our hearts.

After two weeks of fellowship with Brother and Sister Singh, Brother Arun, his family, and Sister Neena Matthew from India testify to what they learned and felt during their visit. Kinship in the family of God is unrestrained by race, skin color, or language. For by grace, we have been saved through faith. And this is not our own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. The voices of our resident elders, Brother John and Brother Vid, are also heard

Addressing young people striving for education and professional careers, Brother Singh stressed the importance of hard work and self-sacrifice. He explained that self-sacrifice is not a loss, but an investment in your future. It's about giving up immediate pleasures or comforts for a greater purpose. His inspiring example is rare but vital to understand. Called to the ministry at twelve, he finished high school in three years instead of five to begin ministry by eighteen.

Many fantasize about their relationship with God and imagine reigning with Christ, assuming they're among the overcomers without truly counting the cost.Our hubris leads us to fantasize about our relationship with Jesus in His coming Kingdom. Our fellowship is particularly prone to imagining ourselves as overcomers. This lesson injects some reality into our understanding of scripture.

Sister Nadine led our congregation in a tender dedication song, "Willing to Be Changed," echoing Psalm 139:23-24: "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." This heartfelt plea expresses a desire for divine examination and guidance. It reminds us that no elect child of God is beyond redemption.

God has a plan for each of His elect children. We are like clay on the Potter's wheel, being formed into vessels of His honor. Are we willing to be part of His honorable plan, or do we resist His will because we want to shape our lives according to our image?

God never promised the angels immortality! They have eternal life for as long as God desires, but He can put them out of existence. By contrast, we in the church have the possibility of attaining immortality. "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among MANY brethren." (Romans 8:29).  

Brother Singh's belief that 95% of Christianity today is deceived is shocking. This alarming statistic should stir every child of God to action, as it suggests that many well-intentioned believers are placing their faith in a counterfeit gospel. (See Galatians 1:6-8).Some readers will ask, 'How can a man of God make such a statement?' The answer lies in the Bible's warning, "In the last days, perilous times shall come."

Expanding upon Wednesday's lesson, "SUDUE & HAVE DOMINION," Brother Sam cautioned against developing a lying spirit.  Ananias and Sapphira are a couple in the Jerusalem church who lied against the Holy Spirit and were struck dead as they stood before Peter. We lie against God if we say Jesus is Lord when he is not Lord of our lives. Lying against the ministry is lying against Jesus and the Father. (Matthew 10:32-33) "Our God is a jealous God"(Exodus 20:5). The first commandment forbids idolatry. In 2025, we deceive ourselves regarding idolatry.

In a world clouded by religious tradition and theological complexity, God still calls people to listen to His voice through His ministry, think deeply, and walk in truth. Scripture states that "love believes all things" (1 Corinthians 13:7), but not naively so, but rather "Love believes in God concerning all things! Moreover, "Love is patient, Love is kind" (1 Corinthians 13:4), yet it does not rejoice in a congregation that does funny stuff!" Love "rejoices NOT in iniquity but rejoices in the truth" (1 Corinthians 13:6).

Our beloved Brother Moses divides his time between Canada and Uganda, where he and his wife operate an orphanage for girls. In this poignant exhortation, he contrasts the gospel preached by Brother Singh with what is preached in the so-called "Christian world." While one emphasizes what God desires, the other focuses on the desires of the lusts of the human heart.

The Apostle Paul's profound truth, 'God will render to every man according to his deeds: to those who by patient continuance in good deeds seek glory, honor, and immortality, eternal life' (Romans 2:6-7), is a cornerstone of our faith. This patient continuance, a life committed to God year after year, in good times and bad, in poverty or plenty, is a crucial inspiration for our Christian walk.

Watering Brother Singh's message "AN AGE OF SELF-LOVERS," Brother Sam reiterated the importance of being part of the church. He stressed that we are not just church attendees, but integral parts of the church. Quoting 2 Timothy 3:2, he pointed out that those who are lovers of their own selves are not willing to make sacrifices for the Body of Christ. This lack of dedication and commitment to the work of God is a sign of unwillingness to for discipleship, as Jesus defined in Luke 9:23.

The Apostle Paul, in his last epistle written before his execution in Rome, urgently warned, "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers ..." (2 Timothy 3:1-2). Paul was writing about the state of Christ's church around 62 A.D. Little could he have known that his statement would be magnified many times over by the year 2025, as we see in the lack of commitment and genuine faith in our congregation today. Talk about our faith is meaningless without evidence that we live by faith.

We are grateful that internet technology allowed our sister assembly in Vasai, India, to commemorate the Lord's Supper simultaneously with our assembly in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. While this summary conveys Brother Singh's lesson, it cannot capture the spirit of love, unity, and peace that God poured out on our assemblies. Over this past week of Easter preparation, two themes have emerged: The cup of the Lord and self-examination.

The Apostle Paul cautioned to the Corinthian saints, "All (the Hebrew children) were baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; All ate the same spiritual meat; and all drank the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them, God was not well pleased, for He overthrew them in the wilderness." (1 Cor. 10: 5-6). As we prepare to commemorate our Lord's life and death in communion, we must individually ask, "Is God well pleased with me?"

As the world indulges in the commercial aspects of Easter, blending pagan customs with the most solemn Christian memorial, we, as Christ's church, are reminded of the urgent need for spiritual change. Just as the Apostle Paul confronted challenges in the New Testament Church, Brother Singh helps us to face similar issues today. 

Tasked with preparing the minds and hearts of our congregation for communion, celebrated yearly as a memorial on our Passover weekend, Brother Sam exhorts us to revive the reverence for God's house we once held years ago. It is noteworthy that we do not refer to the death and resurrection of Jesus as Easter. That is a pagan term coined to honor the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre. Paganism and tradition are two serious threats invading Christ's Church today. Let us seek holiness, without which no person will see God.

As we prepare to commemorate the death and resurrection of our Lord, Brother Singh urges his followers to focus on the sacrifice Jesus made to cover our sins and iniquity. Isaiah wrote prophetically about 650 years before the crucifixion: He was wounded for our transgressions,  bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes, we are healed. All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way, and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53: 5-6)

In this crucial lesson, Brother Singh emphasizes the paramount importance of serving God according to His will, not our own. God's will (revealed through scripture, prayer, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit) is our life's divine plan and purpose. Imagine building a house without a blueprint. Sadly, God's people often ignore the plan because we prioritize pleasing ourselves more than Him. But when we align with His will, there is a peace and fulfillment that surpass all understanding.

Faithful men were scarce in the New Testament church era and are even more scarce in the 21st-century church. Brother Vid, a prominent elder in our assembly, lives in Rochester, New York. His testimony is compelling, for it demonstrates the power of God to turn a worldly, scientifically logical individual into a reliable steward of God's work with a commitment to serving others under the direction of our Pastor.

This message's intriguing title, 'TRUTH IS FALLEN IN THE STREET,' is not just a phrase but a reflection of our current spiritual state. It resonates with Brother Singh's Saturday exhortation, 'TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS.' Many saints profess a religious conviction that they do not experience in their day-to-day lives.

Brother Singh delivers a short but potent exhortation to the saints. Although we claim to "this treasure in earthen vessels, "we do not have the peace we claim to possess. We are troubled on every side yet find ourselves distressed. We are often perplexed to despair and persecuted, but we feel forsaken and cast down to the point of destruction. We fail to experience peace because we don't have an intimate relationship with Christ. Sadly, many of us trust the banker, the doctor, and the internet more than we rely on God to see us through these terrible days.

ACCEPTABLE WORSHIPEarly this morning, Brother Singh reposted a message that had impacted Brother Brian Wisdom in Africa, entitled 'Self-Denial, a Necessity' (2-12-2019). In that message, our Pastor introduced the concept of five soils that affect Christ's church. These soils represent different heart conditions when receiving God's word. While Jesus only spoke of four soils, as recorded in Matthew's gospel (wayside, stony ground, thorny ground, and good soil), our Pastor added a fifth type —ABSENTEEISM— to emphasize the importance of regular church attendance in maintaining a fertile heart for God's word.

Water the message from Wednesday entitled "JESUS," our elders encourage the congregation to focus on the only name under heaven by which men can be saved. He came to do the Father's will, not his own. We are urged to, "Fulfil our Pastor's by by being l"ikeminded, having the same love,  being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. (Phil. 2:2-3)

The Apostle Paul warned of "the perilous times "we live in (2 Timothy 3:1). Brother Singh stresses that if we ever needed a genuine experience with the Lord, it is now! Yet, many people misunderstand the reality of an authentic experience with Jesus. They presume that a little emotional involvement in a worship service is bona fide evidence. But, they are wrong!

God touched Sister Carol Smith's mind to exhort our assembly to be grateful that God delivers messages to our assembly through His messenger, Brother Singh! She acknowledges that we can become prisoners of traditionalism and very resistant to change. Therefore, God occasionally purges His church to institute change. She is encouraged and blessed by the elderly and infirm saints who literally pull themselves up the steps by the railing to worship in the house of God. As we draw closer to the return of Christ, our assembly has grown in sobriety and perseverance, determined to endure to the end.

Brother Singh asks a sobering question: "When I preach, do you fall asleep spiritually?" Like Paul, he asks, "Because I tell you the truth, am I your enemy?" Too many of us live in a spiritual fantasy world. Others, like the elders in Israel, carry their own stumbling blocks. "The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?" (Ezekiel 14:2-3).

Sister Violet Kabiti, Chipata, Zambia, wrote a note of appreciation to Brother Singh following Wednesday's lesson. She said, "Hey, this "if" is getting into my bones! If God saw religious Israel as people who sat in darkness, in the shadow of death, how is He seeing us? If God used the sage to go look for the Savior who had been born in a manger by passing Kings and Priests of that day, if God allowed Jesus to be born in a manger, not a palace and sent angels to announce His birth to the shepherds, where do we stand?

In this captivating lesson, our Pastor invites us to imagine living in Israel just before the commencement of Jesus' ministry. Religion abounded, but two branches of Judaism were predominant: Pharisees believed in the resurrection of the dead and an afterlife, while Sadducees did not believe in either. Other sects of Judaism also flourished, but none was as influential as the primary two.It is difficult for modern Christians to grasp the nuances of an ancient culture.

Chaos grips the world in the spring of 2025, a period Jesus described as "the beginning of sorrows." Yet, of all the generations of God's elect since the Garden of Eden, He chose our generation to endure this period of human history under the faithful leadership of His servant, Desmond R. Singh.In this lesson, our Pastor prepares his followers to face an uncertain future in faith and common sense.

Every elect child of God desires to please our heavenly Father. Yet, we are vacillating, often fickle, and sometimes rebellious. We live in trying times, bombarded by countless challenges. Thus, overcoming the world, our fallen nature and the devil cannot be accomplished by human endeavor, for it is "not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts." Help us, O God. Your children cry unto you for mercy and strength.

Right and wrong spirits develop in Christ's church. We can develop the spirit of Timothy or Judas. A Judas spirit will sell his Pastor for financial gain, and a spirit of Joab will undermine the authority of God's anointed ministry. If our attitude is correct, we will learn to submit to the Pastor's spirit and value it, for God shapes it for our development.

Reflecting upon 45 years of ministry in Canada, Brother Singh concludes that we live in a miserable world. Politics has become obnoxious. Worse, saints from Gospel Assembly Fellowship are posting political comments on social media. How can a watchman ignore something so egregious? He categorically warns, "I do not want anyone from this church posting any comments, whether in favor of or against, the political system of this world. Stay out of politics whether you like or dislike President Trump or Prime Minister Trudeau."

All that some people see are our mistakes. Brother Singh tells a beautiful little story to illustratehis principle. He explains there are two kinds of birds. The first is a lark that soars high in the heavens, rejoicing in song at the beauty of the sky, the clouds, the mountains, the rivers, and the meadows far below. The second birdis a vulture. It also flies high but focuses only on carrion — a carcass — ofrotting dead flesh to feed on. The moral of the story is that believers oughtto be larks, not vultures looking to feed on every negative they can extractfrom somebody's life.

Watering Brother Singh's exhortation from Saturday, "TEACH US TO PRAY," Brother Sam turned to John 17. Jesus, praying to his Father, said, "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil." (V.15) Prayer keeps us safe from the evil of this world. "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth." (Verseves 16-17). The elect are called out of the world, though we remain in it. God's word sanctifies {or sets us apart} from the world's philosophy, idolatry, and blasphemy against God.

Nothing beats simplicity in prayer. Many people recite prayers according to the traditions of their religion, while a few humbly pray prayers. The gospel records, "Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican." The Pharisee made a public display of his self-righteousness before God, while the publican, "standing afar off, would not lift so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner." (Luke 18:10-14).

In this astonishing Wednesday night lesson, Brother Singh reveals how only those who "endure unto the end shall be saved," for their names are "written in the Lamb's Book of Life." God alone knows whose names are recorded here. Because ALL the world wonders after the beast, all others (including professing Christians) worship the dragon, which gives power unto the beast" (Rev. 13: 3-4). End-time deception is rampant. Obedience to God alone can save us.

Brother Singh has posted many lessons on iniquity. Jesus warned that in these last days, "Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold" (Matthew 24:12). He also warned that deception would be widespread in our period of human history. As a result, few believers are cognizant of iniquity and its perils, whereas others have criticized our watchman for repeatedly sounding a warning. Why do we resent the man of God for warning us of pending judgment?

With two major winter storms striking Southern Ontario in less than a week, Brother Singh instructs our assembly on facing adversity. A positive attitude is an essential element of faith. "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations {or trials}; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."(James 1:2-4). God allows the negatives that happen to strengthen our faith.