"Why Should We Come to Church?"
We chanced upon this helpful post by Rick Phillips on the reasons we should go to church. Drawing from the account and examples of the believers in Acts, he provides a couple of reasons for us....
Keep ReadingChua Seok Eng, who has been serving faithfully in our Children’s Ministry for the last 46 years, shares how the church has been shepherding our children. The church plays an important role in teaching our children the ways of God and loving them as God has loved us. This is the last of our series on how God has been working in our midst across generations displaying His faithfulness and abounding grace. ...
Reflections on the New City Catechism #25 Does Christ’s death mean all our sins can be forgiven? Yes, because Christ’s death on the cross fully paid the penalty for our sin, God graciously imputes Christ’s righteousness to us as if it were our own and will remember our sins no more....
Matthew Seah, one of our youth leaders, shares what serving in the youth ministry is like, and how the whole church is also involved in discipling and caring for our youths. Joshua Lee, a youth, shares how those older than him in the faith have modelled and helped him in his faith journey....
Reflections on the New City Catechism #24 Why was it necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to die? Since death is the punishment for sin, Christ died willingly in our place to deliver us from the power and penalty of sin and bring us back to God. By his substitutionary atoning death, he alone redeems us from hell and gains for us forgiveness of sin, righteousness, and everlasting life....
At our May prayer meeting, Yap Kim Meng shared about his and his wife, Goh Beow Kheng's work with the Navigators. ...
The Bible speaks often of passing on our faith and testimonies to the next generation. This is instrumental within the church family. We spoke with two couples of different generations: Vincent and Sachie Ong, and Shige and Kitty Mori, on how they journey and encourage one another in their walk with God....
How do our days go? Are we busy? How do we find rest in God? This was originally a breakout session by Chan Yoke Meng at the Women of Grace event on 14 May 2022. This is an edited version of her transcript and is the first of two parts....
Reflections on The New City Catechism #23 Why must the Redeemer be truly God? That because of his divine nature his obedience and suffering would be perfect and effective; and also that he would be able to bear the righteous anger of God against sin and yet overcome death....
Samuel Ho shares with us some helpful books available for all ages to accompany our Genesis sermon series....
Reflections on The New City Catechism #22 Why must the Redeemer be truly human? That in human nature he might on our behalf perfectly obey the whole law and suffer the punishment for human sin; and also that he might sympathize with our weaknesses....
Last weekend, we praised God for the good gift of children that He has so generously blessed us with. We covenanted with God and one another to steward these young lives, pointing them to Christ and reflecting to them the grace that has changed our lives....
For the month of June, we will be featuring guest writers from GBC who will share how God has been faithfully working in our midst across generations. This is in line with our current Generations of Grace series. In this first article of the series, Lee Chung Cheong, known to many of us as "CC Lee", shares how God has built up GBC through the years....
The "Women of Grace" event was a half-day event held on 14 May 2022. The women of GBC gathered to share, pray, meet other women and to also learn together. Bibianna shares what took place and how God provided for the event. ...
Pastor Oliver explains why the Bible includes lists of genealogies and how they point to God's faithfulness across generations....
In 2016, William and Karen Lenn established Beacon Hall, a hostel in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It has been a fruitful time for the faithful couple as they witnessed how God provides and works in their midst. They share how it all started and their prayer for this endeavour....
Reflections on The New City Catechism #21 What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God? One who is truly human and also truly God....
After two years of social distancing, we were excited to be able to gather for a church picnic at Fort Canning Park. Many came and spent the morning together at Fort Canning Park on this public holiday. ...
Though Good Friday and Easter are over, we continue to reflect on the significance of the death and resurrection of Christ. Bibianna uses Psalm 107 for her meditation on God's character and work, and what it means for us....
Neo Yi Ling reflects on last week's Good Friday service where we gathered to remember the death of Jesus on the cross....
We interview four members from the Welcome Ministry on how serving in this ministry has been an encouragement to them....
Carrie encourages us to dwell in the presence of God and feast on Him in His Word as we prepare to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ....
Samuel shares how his interactions with our elders during the internship have given him a better glimpse into the lives of our elders and how we can encourage them....
"Side by Side" is a book by Edward Welch that a group of GBC members have been reading together for the past few months. Koon Han, who has been involved in this reading group, shares some key points from the book. ...
Our intern, Ryan, answers the question that he's been asked most these days, “How has the internship been?"...
We chanced upon this helpful post by Rick Phillips on the reasons we should go to church. Drawing from the account and examples of the believers in Acts, he provides a couple of reasons for us....
Keep ReadingGod has been faithful to GBC all these years, and will continue to be faithful today and forever!...
Keep ReadingWritten by our pastoral staff, these weekly devotionals are meant to help us meditate on Scripture and consider the great works of the Lord in our lives. The goal is to turn our eyes back to our unchanging, faithful God in this period of transition and change for GBC. ...
Keep ReadingThrough this interview with Ann Rodis from the DS team, we see that serving in a church ministry teaches one to live in submission to others....
Keep ReadingOne person’s Christ-likeness impacts another, and a disciple is made over time. Pastor Oliver Chia shares his journey of being discipled by two men he encountered in his life....
Keep ReadingPHOTO TAKING | TODAY 27SEP A group photo will be taken immediately after the worship service for all EC worshippers. Please stay back and be part of this memorable moment. EC ATTENDANCE UPDATE | TODAY 27 SEP We are conducting an attendance update. This exercise is for ALL worshippers regardless of your membership. Please fill up the form inside the bulletin if you hav...
Keep ReadingIn this article, we suggest 6 ways Singaporeans can pray for the ongoing haze situation and how we can be faithful in prayer. ...
Keep ReadingIn this series, we've spoken with various ones who are teaching God's Word faithfully wherever He has placed them. In this third post, we speak to Nehemiah Chong, who has been actively involved in reading the Bible in small group settings, and also teaching in the Young Adults Ministry. ...
Keep ReadingAs we come to this final greeting, let us take time to read the whole letter of Paul to the Ephesians again and see how we can, like Paul, pray in the Spirit and pray for one another. ...
Keep ReadingLet us worship the glorious name of Jesus our King!...
Keep ReadingThe Holy Spirit dwells in all Christians and unites us into the body of Christ. Spiritual gifts come from the Holy Spirit, and spiritual pride has no place in Christ's body....
Keep ReadingEC ATTENDANCE UPDATE | 20 AND 27 SEP We are conducting an attendance update today and next Sunday. This exercise is for ALL worshippers regardless of your membership. Please fill up the form inside the bulletin and pass it to the ushers when you exit after the service. (Note: One form per worshipper, do not fill up as a family). GBC CHURCH OFFICE The church office has...
Keep ReadingIn the second part of our series, we spoke with Wen Pin. Wen Pin is no stranger to us, as he is regularly involved in the Discipleship Seminars. We've asked him to share about his experience in teaching in the church, and how we can all equip ourselves to play our own part in the church. ...
Keep ReadingWe begin a new sermon series tracing the life of Moses. ...
Keep ReadingGBC celebrated her 56th Anniversary on 6 September 2015 with the last combined CC and EC service to be held in the present sanctuary....
Keep ReadingOur God is One who is the strength of His people, who saves and blesses them in mercy and kindness. ...
Keep ReadingCecilia Kang talks to 7 GBC members to find out what they think it means to submit and unite....
Keep ReadingWe have completed our series on "Prayer" and this Sunday, we are beginning our new series on "Moses". Pastor Arnold shares with us why and what we can learn from Moses in the face of real life changes....
Keep ReadingCE - CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (ADULTS) DISCIPLESHIP SEMINARS (DS) | TODAY | 2 SESSIONS: 9.30 AM 10.45 AM 11.15 AM 12.30 PM | ANNEX The Essentials of Discipleship (EOD) module continues today. Today's topic is "God the Holy Spirit". The EOD module focuses on Christian essentials, personal discipleship and disciple-making. All GBC members are strongly encouraged to attend. N...
Keep ReadingTony Chan exhorts us to prayer and spiritual warfare for the kingdom of God....
Keep ReadingGod has been faithful to GBC the past 56 years. Hallelujah!...
Keep ReadingThe Worship Ministry has been teaching us new songs to sing in church. In late August, we learnt the song ‘To Him Who Is Able’, and the three verses of the song highlight attribtues of God and ascribe praise and glory to Him. ...
Keep ReadingWe would all agree that church unity is important as a mark of obedience and a testimony to the world, but how does it play out in practice? Rachel Wong speaks to three church members to learn how they practise and promote unity in their different roles....
Keep ReadingGBC 56TH ANNIVERSARY | TODAY | 10.00 AM In view of the Anniversary service today, please note the following changes: - Children's church will run from 10.15am during the combined service - No EC Youth Sunday School. - No EC Christian Education Class - No canteen service (Lunch will be served after the service). GBC CHURCH OFFICE Please be informed that during the ...
Keep ReadingIn this new series, we interview various ones in GBC that have had experience teaching at various platforms. This first interview is with Bryan Tan, one of our university students that is studying overseas, but has plenty of service opportunities there! ...
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