Rebuilding: Prayer & Praise - March 2017
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Upcoming Fire Drill (10 Dec 2023)
A mandatory fire drill will be held after the English Congregation’s worship service on 10 December 2023. Here are some instructions to all who will be present that day. ...
Short-Term Ministry in Pua as Long-Term Relational Ministry
Clarice Cheong reflects on her first trip to Kathy's Home in Pua in Northern Thailand, where GBC conducts an English camp every quarter for the Hmong and Mien children staying at the home. ...
Sermon Schedule: A Son is Given (Advent 2023)
We will end the year with our Advent series based on passages in Matthew. The series is titled "A Son is Given"....
Help Wanted! (November-December 2023)
As we end the year, some of our ministries are planning for the next year and are looking for volunteers. If you are available and keen, we encourage you to contact the ministry, and see how you can build up the church in these practical ways!...
The Local Church and Building Healthy Churches
On 20 and 21 October, we hosted two conferences with Mark Dever, pastor of Capital Hill Baptist Church and from 9Marks ministry. The first conference was targeted at leaders ("Building Healthy Churches"). The other, which was jointly organised with Adam Road Presbyterian Church (ARPC) was for church members ("The Local Church"). One of our members, Ryan Ang, attended both conferences, and shares with us his experience and reflections here. ...
Church Picnic (13 Nov 2023)
On 13 November 2023, we held a church picnic at Fort Canning Park. Many from GBC came to spend a morning together. ...
The Ministry of Women: Discipleship
Carrie, one of our ministry support workers for women's ministry, reflects on her time in ministry. She shares her heart and hope that women will continue to minister to one another with the word and also be equipped to handle the word. ...
Meditating on the New Creation
What gets you through difficult circumstances? Samuel reflects on how Hebrews 11 can be applied in life, as we learn to hope in what is yet to come and eternal....
Family Dedication (October 2023)
Two families participated in the Family Dedication at our 29 October 2023 service....
Church Picnic on 13 Nov 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, we're also holding another picnic on 13 November 2023. ...
Ministry Trainees 2023
The Ministry Traineeship, formerly known as the Ministry Internship, runs from July to November this year. For this cycle, we have four trainees joining us -- Melissa Fam, Clarice Cheong, Roy Lam and Joshua Shoo....
Confessing Our Sins Using The Beautitudes
Deacon Bryan Tan led us in a exemplary prayer of confession on the Lord's Day (22 Oct) based on the Beautitudes from Matthew 5:3-10....
Cambodia Mission Trip—October 2023
Chng Eng Ching give thanks for how God has given her a bird's eye view of doing mission work through His lenses as she reflects on her first mission trip with GBC to Cambodia....
Installation of Elders (October 2023)
At our 8 October 2023 service, we installed our new elders Jeremy Lee and Beh Soo Hee. ...
Hebrews 12 and Discipline
Last Sunday, Elder Caleb exhorts us to consider the call from Hebrews to regard suffering and pain as part of God’s purposeful discipline in our lives. Here, Joshua Lowe draws on his recent discipline of his child to encourage us to be open and willing to receive discipline from God and our church community....
Growing in the Gospel: A Women of Grace Event
On 18 November 2023, our women will be looking to gather for a morning of learning together as they build relationships and get to know once another. The title of this event is "Growing in the Gospel", and the focus is on how women can continue to hold fast to the gospel through all seasons of life. ...
Recap of 4Q23 QCM
On 1 October 2023, we had our final Quarterly Congregational Meeting of the year. It has been quite a busy and encouraging quarter and year, and our pastors and lay elders shared various updates about our life together as a church....
Upcoming Christmas Outreach 2023
Believers remember and rejoice in the birth of Jesus Christ. This good news of great joy is what we celebrate at Christmas. This year, we hope to invite our neighbours at MacPherson to celebrate Christmas with us at a brunch on 16 December from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm. ...
Running the Race With One Another
Reflecting on last Sunday's sermon, Ps Thian Chye suggests five practical ways we can help one another in running and finishing the spiritual race well....
Baptisms and Transfers—September 2023
We had the joy of welcoming 23 new members in the month of September over two Sundays. Five joined us by baptism while the other nineteen joined us by transfer. ...
Bless the Lord, O My Soul (Psalm 103)
Our worship team recently introduced this new song, "Bless the Lord, O My Soul (Psalm 103)", by Sovereign Grace Music. Based on Psalm 103, this song walks us through the many reasons that believers have to bless the Lord with our entire beings and soul....
Pua Mission Trip – Sep 2023
From 14–18 September, a team of 10 conducted an English camp at Kathy’s Home in Pua. Read how the camp went and sign up for the next trip from 16–20 November 23! ...
Does Science Disprove Christianity?
At their 16 September 2023 youth session, Joshua led the youths to think about this topic that's quite relevant to our youths....
Upcoming Conferences in October 2023
We are excited to be hosting two conferences with Mark Dever on 20 and 21 October....
Quarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) 1 October 2023
Our next Quarterly Congregational Meeting will be held on 1 October 2023 from 11.15am 12.30pm. ...
How Important are Studies?
Our youths explored this topic at their recent youth session on 2 September 2023. Samuel Ho helped them to see rightly, the value of studying. ...
Run to Jesus, Not Google
Bibianna reflects on how the recent Hebrews series has been encouraging, and calls us to turn to Jesus regardless of how we're feeling or the circumstances we are in....
Gifts or Liabilities?
Do we struggle to see all that God has provided us with, or circumstances that we are in as His gifts to us? Pastor Mark acknowledges this struggle, and also encourages us to move from seeing God's provisions as liabilities to gifts. ...
The Art of Parenting: Part 2 (Sep-Nov 23)
Pastor Mark will be conducting this upcoming EQUIP series from September to November 2023. ...
Is It Okay If I Watch This?
This was explored and taught by Joshua Lowe at a youth session on 19 August 2023. Though targeted at youths, some of the principles and considerations are also relevant to all of us. ...
Help Wanted! (September 2023)
At our recent Prayer Meetings, different members have been sharing about ministry opportunities as well as needs that have arisen. Here, we highlight three ministries that are looking for volunteers....
Praying for Presidential Election
In a week's time, we'll be electing the ninth president for Singapore. Elder Caleb shares five ways we can pray for the upcoming election. ...
Combined Thanksgiving Service 2023
On 12 August 2023, we held a Thanksgiving Service to celebrate 64 years of God's faithfulness to Grace Baptist Church. This was held together with our Chinese-language congregation, and was the first one held since the pandemic restrictions were lifted. ...
Jesus the Priest, Better Than Whom?
Yanadi attests to Jesus' superior priesthood as he looks back at the former priests whom Israel had; and exhorts us to draw near to this great high priest who always lives to intercede for us....
We Are Gospel People
Pastor Eugene shared this exhortation from Isaiah 40:1-11 at the Combined Thanksgiving Service on 12 August 2023. ...
Four Signs of Spiritual Immaturity
In our sermon from Hebrews 5:11-6:12, Pastor Eugene explained how these verses highlight four signs of immaturity. It helps us to also consider what maturity looks like. Here's an extract from this sermon. ...
Testimony of Beh Soo Hee
Beh Soo Hee shares with us how he came to faith, how he came to be a part of Grace Baptist Church, and how he has been trusting God as a member of this church even as he served in various ministries. This sharing was originally provided as a part of the Elders' elections at the English Congregational Meeting. ...
Calling of New Elders
At our recent Quarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) held on 2 July 2023, our pastors and elders shared some updates pertaining to staffing matters. ...
Jesus, Strong and Kind
Samuel Ho asks us to consider Jesus, the merciful and faithful high priest who has made us clean with His blood, and encourages us to draw near to God through Him....
Upcoming Combined Thanksgiving Service
To remember God’s faithfulness to GBC over the past 64 years, we will be having a combined thanksgiving service for both the English and Chinese-language congregations....
Family Dedication (July 2023)
We had the joy of holding Family Dedication at our 30 July 2023 service. A total of four families participated in this....
Knowing God Together
Joshua shares with us his experience of reading a good Christian book with the youth, and how it is a way we can do spiritual good to one another. ...
Recap of 3Q23 QCM
We held our third Quarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) of 2023 on 2 July 2023. The Fellowship Hall was full as members, and even some visitors, stayed to hear of updates in the life of the church, and to participate in prayer....
Mental Health and the Church
Pastor Eugene encourages us to intentionally care for those among us who face mental health struggles....
Sermon Schedule—Hebrews: Jesus is Better
For the rest of 2023, we will be in the book of Hebrews, in a series titled, "Jesus is better". ...
Pua Mission Trip – Jun/Jul 2023
This is the 18th year that we have been partnering Kathy's Home in the Lord's work and we thank God for such a great privilege!...
Introducing Two New Initiatives
At our recent church camp, we held a workshop called "In Our Golden Years" that focused on issues and challenges that seniors might face in life. It focused on some practical considerations especially on the medical front, but also touched on ways to be caring for one's spiritual growth too. ...
Let’s Not Deceive Ourselves!
Pastor Thian Chye shares the ways that our church camp encouraged him personally, and exhorts us to continue to persevere in doing spiritual good to one another. ...
Baptisms and Transfers—18 June 2023
On 18 June 2023, we welcomed nine members at our service. Six members joined us by baptism, and the three joined us by transfer....
Having Beautiful Feet by Doing Good
Various members wrote the daily devotional for our recent church camp. This meditation on Romans 10:13-15 and Isaiah 52:7 was written by Jonathan Yao. ...
Help Wanted! (June 2023)
At our recent church camp, we talked about how we could do spiritual good to one another. In the corporate life of the church too, with different formal ministries in place, there are also needs and opportunities for service. ...
One-to-One Bible Reading
At our recent Church Camp, Pastor Mark walked us through how we can do one-to-one Bible reading. He introduced this tool taken from the book "One to One Bible Reading" by David Helm, and encouraged us to use it as a simple way to interact with another over Scripture....
Quarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) 2 July 2023
Our next Quarterly Congregational Meeting will be held on 2 July 2023 after service from 11am to about 12.30pm....
Gospel Opportunities
Yanadi prays that we will start seeing sharing of lives as gospel opportunities and actively pursue them....
God Has Equipped Us to Do Good Works
Various members wrote the daily devotional for our recent church camp. This meditation on Ephesians 2:10 was written by Yap Kim Meng. ...
Precept: Studying the Book of Zechariah
The Precept class has just completed their study on the book of Zechariah. Veronica Lee and Jan Lai introduce and reflect on the study. ...
The Big 60
Carrie recently turned 60 and reflects on God's grace for her all this while, while being assured of His continued faithfulness for the days ahead. ...
God Designed for Us to Do Spiritual Good
Various members wrote the daily devotional for our recent church camp. This devotional on Genesis 1:26-27 was written by Matthew Seah....
Opportunity to Pray with the Collins
At our 28 May 2023 service, Pastor Mark Collins gave an update to the church regarding his recent visit abroad and shared ways we could keep him and his family in prayer....
Christ Enables Us to Do Spiritual Good
Various members wrote the daily devotion for our recent church camp. This meditation on Philippians 2:1-11 was written by Fiona Teong. ...
Preparing for Church Camp
We're days away from our church camp, which begins this Sunday, 28 May. Close to 300 church members will be spending time together at Forest City Golf Hotel in nearby Johor Bahru to learn what it means to do spiritual good to one another....
Introducing 2 New Care Groups
Every few months, we introduce new Care Groups (CG) that get started up at Grace. On 14 May 2023, we had the joy of introducing new Care Group leaders. ...
Family Dedication (April 2023)
We continue to thank God for the young families in our church and the children He has blessed us with. We held family dedication at our 30 April 2023 service to celebrate some of these new lives....
Rest for the Distressed, Weary and Poor
What are you struggling with today? Bibianna meditates on 1 Samuel 22 and encourages us to lay all our needs before the Lord of Sabbath and He will grant us rest....
"Press On": Church Camp Theme Song
Our church camp is happening at the end of May 2023 with the camp theme of “Doing Spiritual Good”! To help us reflect deeply on our theme, our worship team has picked “Press On” by songwriters Keith and Kristyn Getty as our camp theme song....
Telling All the Lord Had Done
Pastor Oliver reminds us that we who have received deliverance ought to tell others of all the good that God has done in our lives, and shares with us how we can do so....
Serving the Littlest Ones
Our nursery service for children below the age of 3 has been burgeoning, both with children and helpers! Darius Ng, one of the teachers, shares what the ministry is about....
Ollie’s Time at Acts Baptist Church (2H23)
Pastor Eugene announced at the 30 April 2023 service that Pastor Oliver would be sent temporarily to Acts Baptist Church to pastor for six months as part of GBC’s gospel partnership with a sister church. Pastor Oliver’s time at Acts Baptist Church will span from 1 July to 31 December 2023....
Good Friday and Easter 2023
Every year, our Good Friday and Easter Sunday services help us to remember the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Frederick Chua reflects on how the sermons at both services helped us to go back to the precious truths and foundations of the Christian's life. ...
Practical Help for Christian Friendships
Samuel follows up on the topic of Christian friendships and offers us practical ways we can live it out. He offers us some ideas and questions that we can ask of each other to deepen and strengthen our friendships. ...
Recap of 2Q23 QCM
On 2 April 2023, we held our second Quarterly Congregational Meeting of the year. Our pastors and elders took us through what went on in the past quarter, and also some new and exciting developments. ...
Update on Missions (April 2023)
Elder Jonathan is our elder serving with the Missions Committee and at our recent QCM, he took the chance to update the church on our vision for missions. Our vision guides and affects what we do, and he encouraged us to consider how we too, as members can participate in the work. ...
10 Things to Thank God For from Q1 2023
At our QCM on 2 April 2023, Elder Caleb walked us through 10 things that we can be thankful for in the first quarter of 2023. We list them out here and we hope that it will be an encouragement to you! ...
Christian Friendships: God's Good Gift
Bibianna reflects on Christian friendships—its origin and importance in the Christian's life, as well as the encouragements that we can get from it. ...
Life of Henry Martyn
Inspired and encouraged by the life of Henry Martyn, Eric Lui shares excerpts from Sarah J Rhea's book, "Life of Henry Martyn, Missionary to India and Persia, 1781 to 1812", highlighting the thoughts and struggles the missionary had with his antagonists in India and Persia, and how he persevered despite ill-health....
Our Easter Commission
Pastor Mark reflects on the death and resurrection of Jesus. Drawing from John 20, we see how Jesus tells his disciples that Easter Sunday is not primarily about commemoration, but commission....
Installation of Elders (March 2023)
At our 26 March 2023 service, our elders who were recently re-elected reaffirmed their vows to serve God's flock. It was also a time for the congregation to commit to supporting and working together with them for the good of the gospel....
Together in the Truth (Part 2)
Pastor Eugene shares reasons why we corporately recite creeds and confessions, and offers examples of how we use our statement of faith as a church....
Partnership with First Baptist Church of Bandung
One of our aspirations as a church is to establish gospel partnerships with fellow like-minded Christians for the advance of the gospel. Our Missions Committee has also been exploring similar opportunities with churches and organizations overseas, and one such visit was to First Baptist Church of Bandung. ...
Quarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) 2 April 2023
Our second Quarterly Congregational Meeting of the year will be held on 2 April 2023 after service from 11am to about 12.30pm. ...
Congregational Singing Seminar with Matt Merker
We had the joy of hosting a seminar with Matt Merker on Congregational Singing on 25 February 2023. Matt was in Texas but he was able to share with us via Zoom. ...
Is God a Killjoy?
Joshua reflects on the ways we are all tempted to pursue joy apart from God, why that is futile, and how true joy is only found in Christ alone. ...
Remembering the Creator When Our Memory Fails Us
Jim Tan, one of our members, wrote this article which was first published in Salt&Light. He shares reflections on Ecclesiastes 12 on how we can continue to remember our Creator when we face the struggle with dementia, and how caregivers can also encourage this memory. ...
Pua Mission Trip: VBS 2023
From 3–7 March, a team of 19 headed to Kathy's Home to conduct a Vacation Bible School. We thank God for the team and the fruitful trip....
Church Camp Again?
Pastor Thian Chye has been working with the Church Camp Committee to prepare for this year's camp! He shares with us a personal reflection on why the camp is important, and helpful for us as a church. ...
Baptisms and Transfers -- 26 February 2023
On 26 February 2023, we had the joy of welcoming new members at our service! That morning, we welcomed 12 new members – 4 by baptism, while the other 8 joined us by transfer. ...
Elders' Election at the English Congregational Meeting
Our English Congregation Leadership (ECL) have unanimously reaffirmed the calling of Jonathan Tan and Nehemiah Chong as elders. The ECL are thankful to God for their faithful service and their willingness to continue serving for another term of three years....
Testimony of Jonathan Tan
Jonathan Tan shares with us how he came to faith and also his heart for Grace Baptist Church. This sharing was originally provided as a part of the Elders' elections at the English Congregational Meeting....
Testimony of Nehemiah Chong
Nehemiah Chong shares how he came to faith and also his heart for the church, as he stands for reelection. This sharing was originally provided as a part of the Elders' elections at the English Congregational Meeting. ...
Together in the Truth (Part 1)
Pastor Eugene explains what is a statement of faith and its place in our life together as a church. ...
Prayer Walk Around MacPherson
One cool Thursday evening in February, a group from GBC and Redemption Hill Church (RHC) went around our neighbourhood for a prayer walk. It was the first walk that was organised for 2023....
When We Fear We're Not Good Enough
Bibianna asks if we are covering ourselves with fig leaves and points us to Christ, whose robes of righteousness we can rest secure in. ...
Obeying and Following God in Missions
Obedience to God happens in both the big and small decisions in life and certainly, Christians are called to obey Him every day. For some of us, the call to obey God can take the form of obeying Him to go into full-time missions. So, what prompted our missionary, Esther, to consider becoming a missionary? She shares more about this journey here. ...
Into God's Presence With Joy
Pastor Oliver meditates on the grace that has been granted to us to be in the presence of a holy God. We may not always feel this way, but the reality of this truth grounds us and changes the way we live....
God’s Plan, God’s Way
Pastor Eugene preached this sermon on Exodus 2:11-25 on 29 January 2023, where we were reminded that God is never late. He works in his time, not ours. The faithful God will keep his promise to redeem His people in His time. ...
Reflecting on Truth #32
Reflections on the New City Catechism #32 What do justification and sanctification mean? Justification means our declared righteousness before God, made possible by Christ’s death and resurrection for us. Sanctification means our gradual, growing righteousness, made possible by the Spirit’s work in us. ...
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....
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?"...
Rebuilding: Schedule of Works & Financials - March 2017
An update of the construction progress and cash flow projections as of March 2017...
Keep ReadingRebuilding: Pictorial Update - March 2017
A pictorial update of the construction work at 17 Mattar Road as at March 2017...
Keep ReadingPrayer Meeting on 31 March 2017
Prayer Meeting(31 March 2017)Prayer Points I. DISCIPLESHIP SEMINARS (DS)Prayer Praise:- We praise God for the recently concluded 1 Chronicles teaching series. Please pray for us as we continue now to the book of 2 Chronicles.- Thank God for a more conducive environment for teaching at the Fellowship hall after the Youth Ministry shifted to Fridays for their youth group m...
Keep ReadingAnnouncements for 26 March 2017
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: DISCIPLESHIP SEMINARS (DS) | SUN | 5.15 PM 6.15 PM| FELLOWSHIP HALL ON LEVEL 1 DS will resume today downstairs at the Fellowship Hall and begin at 5:15pm. Today we will start covering 2 Chronicles. Teacher: Yee Kiat. Next week's teacher: Matthew Koh CHILDREN'S MINISTRY JUNIORS| SELF-SUFFICIENT - God doesn't need anything.Key Verse: ACTS 17:25 "An...
Keep ReadingA Word from the Pastor
In this post, Pastor Ian shares on how we can continue to hold fast to the gospel as we wrestle with living in a world that holds out different values....
Keep ReadingSermon Schedule for April 2017
In the month of April, we will be taking a break from our sermon series in the book of Acts. In its stead, we will be having messages to help us prepare our hearts for Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday. ...
Keep ReadingLet's Prepare for Worship This Sunday (26 Mar 2017)
Was your week bombarded with uncertainties, fears and anxieties that robbed you of your joy? Let's cast them at the feet of Jesus who is able conquer all our fears and vanquish all our anxieties as you come before Him in faith and humility, drawing strength from Him....
Keep ReadingPua Mission Trip -- Feb 2017
A group of six GBC members, comprising five regular members and newcomer Sherri Buntain, headed to Pua, Thailand, to conduct the quarterly English Camp at Kathy's Home from 24-27 Feb 2017. Read the trip report to find out more. ...
Keep ReadingPFOA : John 17:6-24
Jesus loves the world and His desire is that all may come to faith in Him, but in John 17:6-24, He is praying just for his disciples that through them “the world may believe” and “the world may know” that He was sent by God. ...
Keep ReadingPrepare for Worship This Sunday (19 Mar 2017)
As you come into God's presence, let's bring an offering of praise and thanksgiving to God for what He has done for you during the past week. And when you come for worship this Sunday, give Him the glory that is due to His name....
Keep ReadingNot Ashamed -- Caleb & Lianna -- GBC Youth Taking a Stand
In line with our theme on being Not Ashamed of the Gospel, our youth members, Caleb Lee and Lianna Chan, speak up on what the Gospel means to them personally and how they have experienced the power of the Gospel in their individual lives. We pray alongside both of them as they strive to continue to be not ashamed of the Gospel no matter where they are or who they are with....
Keep ReadingLet's Prepare for Worship this Sunday (12 Mar 2017)
How are you doing this week? Let us cast all our cares and anxieties at the feet of Jesus and look to Him, our light and salvation; our fortress in whom we find rest and comfort as prepare our hearts for worship Him this Sunday....
Keep ReadingNot Ashamed -- Rachel Chua -- Living a Transformed Life
Grace News writer Neo Yi Ling caught up with Rachel Chua who grew up in GBC. Rachel, now a 24-year-old public servant, shared her thoughts on how coming to know Christ had impacted her and what it meant to be unashamed of the Gospel. Here are snippets from their conversation over a cup of teh tarik. ...
Keep ReadingPFOA : John 17:6-12
We usually think of Jesus as God’s gift to us but in John 17, we see that we ourselves are God’s gift to His Son. But there is a difference – God’s gift of Jesus to us is for the good of the recipient (us) and the glory of the giver (the Father); but God giving us to Jesus is for the good of the gift (us again), and the glory of the recipient (Jesus)....
Keep ReadingRecollections & Resolutions
God willing, we will be moving into our new building by the third quarter of this year. At this pivotal moment, poised between old and new, members of the Rebuilding Steering Committee share with us their thoughts. ...
Keep ReadingLet's Prepare for Worship This Sunday (5 Mar 2017)
This Sunday is the 1st Sunday of Lent. And as we prepare our hearts for worship this Sunday, let us also seek to join our Master as He journeys to the Cross, bearing the punishment of sin on our behalf. ...
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