Desiring God
Grace News interviews Ngo Thian Chye and Matthew Koh to find out what they do during their daily devotion, how they find the time and energy for such regular devotion and the motivation behind their commitment....
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Loving and Teaching Our Young Ones
Chua 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. ...
Reflecting on Truth #25
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....
Growing Up in the Church
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....
Reflecting on Truth #24
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....
Missionaries' Sharing: Yap Kim Meng and Goh Beow Kheng
At our May prayer meeting, Yap Kim Meng shared about his and his wife, Goh Beow Kheng's work with the Navigators. ...
Pilgrims on the Journey
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....
Finding and Cultivating Rest in God (Part 1)
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....
Reflecting on Truth #23
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....
Book Spotlights: Genesis and Jesus (and Us)
Samuel Ho shares with us some helpful books available for all ages to accompany our Genesis sermon series....
Reflecting on Truth #22
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....
Family Dedication (May 2022)
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....
Building God's Church
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....
Women of Grace
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. ...
God's Faithfulness Across the Generations
Pastor Oliver explains why the Bible includes lists of genealogies and how they point to God's faithfulness across generations....
No Retirement in God's Kingdom
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....
Reflecting on Truth #21
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....
Church Picnic on 16 May
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. ...
Resurrection Hope: Not greyscale, but in colour
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....
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Good Friday 2022)
Neo Yi Ling reflects on last week's Good Friday service where we gathered to remember the death of Jesus on the cross....
Welcome One Another
We interview four members from the Welcome Ministry on how serving in this ministry has been an encouragement to them....
Lent: A Time of Personal Reflection
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....
Encouraging by Understanding
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....
Book Review: "Side by Side"
"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. ...
Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Church
Our intern, Ryan, answers the question that he's been asked most these days, “How has the internship been?"...
Announcements for 31 January 2016
DISCIPLESHIP SEMINARS (DS) | SUNDAY | 5.00 6.15 PM "Lord, How I Love Your Torah" | 2nd Floor Sanctuary : This module covers the key theology of the first five books of the Old Testament and its relevance to Christian living today. This week we will be studying Genesis. "Essentials of Discipleship" | 1st Floor Library : This module introduces believers to the fundamental...
Keep ReadingPrayer Meeting for 29 January 2016
Prayer Meeting (29 January 2016) Prayer Points I. Young Adult Ministry Prayer Praise: - Young adults who are still not plugged in to the church community. - Pray that they will find a community to practice the "one another" passages of the New Testament. - YAs who have taken recent steps in baptism - Pray that God would deepen their roots and help them grow more. -...
Keep ReadingRebuilding Praise & Prayer - January 2016
Latest praise & prayer updates for church rebuilding....
Keep ReadingPFOA : 1Timothy 6:11-16
This week, Dr Tony Chan, exhorts us from 1 Tim 6 : 11-16, to present ourselves blameless and holy when our Lord King Jesus comes to receive us unto Himself....
Keep ReadingSermon Schedule (Jan - Jun 2016)
We are indeed thankful to our pastors and speakers for their pulpit ministry. Let's be in prayer for the preachers as they prepare to bring God's Word to us with the power of the Holy Spirit at our Sunday worship services....
Keep ReadingLast Week's Worship (24 Jan 2016)
Our God is One who sends His light and truth to vindicate His people from their enemies, and draws His people to praise Him with joy. Isaiah 43:1-4...
Keep ReadingNew Sermon Series on "One Another" beginning on 24 Jan 2016
This Sunday, the pulpit ministry will kick off its first sermon from the new series on "One Another". ...
Keep ReadingAnnouncements for 24 January 2016
DISCIPLESHIP SEMINARS (DS) | SUNDAY | 5.00 PM 6.15 PM● "After You Believe" | 2nd Floor Sanctuary : This module helps us understand God's direction for our personal growth as Christians. This module is foundational for Years 24 of the Discipleship Seminars syllabus.● "Essentials of Discipleship" | 1st Floor Library : This module introduces believers to the fundamentals...
Keep ReadingPFOA : Psalm 51
In this post, Dr Tony Chan reminds us that all sin is against God and punishable by death. The only rescue that we have is in the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the sinless for the sinful, redeeming a people for Himself, a people distinct from the world....
Keep ReadingLast Week's Worship (17 Jan 2016)
Our God is the living God who is the desire of our hearts, whom we long to worship, and in whom is all our hope and salvation....
Keep ReadingGrace News Issue #1 2016 - The Importance of Being Rooted in Christ
Grace News Issue #1 2016 emphasises the importance of sinking our roots deep in Christ. ...
Keep ReadingAnnouncements for 17 January 2016
WORSHIP AT CHS WORSHIP CHINESE ENGLISH Service Timing 1.30 PM 3.00 PM 3.30 PM 5.00 PM BUS SERVICE CHINESE ENGLISH Pick-up to CHS : a. Macpherson C.C.b. Potong Pasir MRT 12.30 PM 1.00 PM 2.50 PM3.00 PM Drop-off : From CHS to Potong Pasir MRT / Macpherson C.C. 4.30...
Keep ReadingYou Can't Passively Kill Sin
In this article, Phillip Holmes shares with us that Christians are called to be active participants in this war against the flesh, a war we wage by the Spirit and not by the flesh....
Keep ReadingWatchnight Service 2015
At Watchnight Service 2015, we saw a good mix of members, the young and "not-so-old", coming together to testify of God's goodness and grace in their lives. ...
Keep ReadingLast Week's Worship (10 Jan 2016)
God has mercy on the poor, delivers, protects, sustains, and restores those who will repent....
Keep ReadingO Church, Arise
Aaron Lum explores the theme of commitment in the words of a favourite modern-day hymn....
Keep ReadingAnnouncements for 10 January 2016
WORSHIP AT CHS WORSHIP CHINESE ENGLISH Service Timing 1.30 PM 3.00 PM 3.30 PM 5.00 PM BUS SERVICE CHINESEENGLISH Pick-up to CHS : a. Macpherson C.C. 12.30 PM 2.50 PMb. Potong Pasir MRT 1.00 PM 3.00 PM Drop-off : 4.30 PM From CHS to Potong Pasir MRT / 5.30 PM Macpherson C.C. 6.40 PM CAR PARKING For those who are driving, if the SAJC car park is full, (especial...
Keep ReadingJoy to the World - Christmas Service 25 Dec 2015
The Christmas Day service at GBC this year was an evangelistic service that spoke to believers and non-believers alike with a clear presentation of the gospel, interspersed with favourite carols of praise to God. ...
Keep ReadingLast Week's Worship (3 Jan 2016)
On the first Sunday of 2016, we sang songs of praise to our God who is great in His salvation and worthy of a new song of praise....
Keep ReadingWhy GBC?
Continuing our series on Commitment, Cecilia Kang interviewed five GBC members on why they choose to worship at GBC....
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