A Relevant Reformation
Around October’s end, Bible-believing churches around the world remind themselves where they came from. What is the Protestant Reformation, and why is it still relevant to us? ...
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Church Picnic on 1 Jan 2023
Church, let us gather for our first picnic in 2023! This will be held at Bedok Reservoir Park from 4-7pm on 1 January 2023. ...
Worship as Rest
What is true worship? Pastor Mark gives a surprising answer from Exodus on how it involves resting....
Reflecting on Truth #48
Reflections on the New City Catechism #48 What is the church? God chooses and preserves for himself a community elected for eternal life and united by faith, who love, follow, learn from, and worship God together. God sends out this community to proclaim the gospel and prefigure Christ’s kingdom by the quality of their life together and their love for one another....
Bearing Burdens: A Women of Grace Event
"Bearing Burdens" is a women's ministry event that we are looking to hold on 19 November 2022. This is a follow up from the first Women of Grace event in May where the ladies had a time to get to know one another and meet after a period of COVID separation. ...
Psalm 63: Beholding God in the Wilderness
This was originally shared by Bibianna at the Women of Grace event titled, "Bearing Burdens", which was held on 19 November 2022. Psalm 63 shows us that when we’re in the wilderness, let us behold our God and hope in Christ. ...
Bearing Burdens: Books to Help Women Help Each Other
The recent Women of Grace event had a theme of "Bearing Burdens". The women had a chance to focus on their own relationship with God, as well as care for and love others by praying for one another. At this event, books were also given out that were related to this theme. Here are the books that were carefully selected for this event. ...
Faith Alone: Songs from Galatians
Clara Lim reflects on how the Reformation Concert has shown her the beauty of singing together with one voice to the glory of God. ...
A Heavenly Conference
Eric Lui reflects on Richard Sibbes' book on the encounter between Jesus and Mary Magadalene at the empty tomb on the first Easter Sunday....
Reading the Psalms on Friday Mornings
Do you know that a group of ladies meet regularly on Friday mornings to study the Bible? Carrie has been a part of this group that have been meeting for years now, even before COVID. She shares some of the lessons and encouragments from reading the Psalms together. ...
Reflecting on Truth #47
Reflections on the New City Catechism #47 Does the Lord’s supper add anything to Christ’s atoning work? No, Christ died once for all. The Lord’s Supper is a covenant meal celebrating Christ’s atoning work; as it is also a means of strengthening our faith as we look to him, and a foretaste of the future feast. But those who take part with unrepentant hearts eat and drink judgment on themselves....
Sermon Schedule: Advent – Rejoice!
We end this year with our Advent series in the book of Psalms which will take us through Psalm 96 to Psalm 100. These psalms of praise call God’s people to rejoice, for the Lord has come to save. He rules as King over all the earth. He is holy and worthy of all praise and glory. ...
Introducing New Care Groups
At our service on 13 November 2022, we were introduced to three new care groups (CGs) that groups meet around Singapore and on different days and times in the week. ...
Help! Is Anyone Willing to Bear My Burdens?
What does it mean to bear someone else's burdens? Pastor Thian Chye reflects on how we can apply the sermon practically. ...
Reflecting on Truth #46
Reflections on the New City Catechism #46 What is the Lord’s Supper? Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord’s Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls. It also anticipates the day when we will eat and drink with Christ in his Father’s kingdom....
Reformation Concert 2022
On the 29 October 2022 at 8pm we commemorated the Protestant Reformation in GBC's fourth Reformation Concert. ...
Who Am I?
Joshua shares what the youth leaders have been learning about how the world thinks of identity, and how it contrasts with what we have been reading in Galatians. This important topic is also the theme for the youth camp this year. ...
Reflecting on Truth #45
Reflections on the New City Catechism #45 Is baptism with water the washing away of sin itself? No, only the blood of Christ and the renewal of the Holy Spirit can cleanse us from sin....
Trusting the Same God in a Different Culture
Esther is one of our missionaries and she was recently in Singapore on her Home Assignment. We sat down with her to chat more about her experiences and lessons that God has taught her and we will be sharing it in a series of articles. ...
Speaking of Our Faith
Yanadi shares how reading Galatians has prompted him to reflect on and share his faith struggles with fellow Christians. Learning about the centrality of the gospel in Galatians also encourages us to speak to those beyond the church....
Reflecting on Truth #44
Reflections on the New City Catechism #44 What is baptism? Baptism is the washing with water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; it signifies and seals our adoption into Christ, our cleansing from sin, and our commitment to belong to the Lord and to his church....
Youths and Social Media
On 8 October 2022, the Youth Ministry organised a panel event for our youths on the topic of the Christian's social media life. The event sought to provide glimpses into how Christians strive to live out Christ in their lives online through their own flawed but faithful ways....
Singing the Gospel
Bibianna reflects on how Christians have been made to sing, and have reason to sing, not only individually, but together in community....
Reflecting on Truth #43
Reflections on the New City Catechism #43 What are the ordinances? The ordinances given by God and instituted by Christ, namely baptism and the Lord’s Supper, are visible signs and seals that we are bound together as a community of faith by his death and resurrection. By our use of them the Holy Spirit more fully declares and seals the promises of the gospel to us....
Young Adults' Retreat 2022
Our Young Adults (YAs) share about their recent retreat on 8 October 2022. The YAs set aside time to spend together to consider what God's word says about Christian maturity, and how He has designed for us to grow in community. ...
On Sloth and Diligence (Part 1)
Samuel shared this recently with the youths at their weekly youth meeting. Our youths are working through the book of Proverbs now, and looking at how this book has wisdom for life. In this study, they considered what Proverbs has to say about sloth and diligence. This is the first of two parts. ...
On Sloth and Diligence (Part 2)
Samuel shared this with our youths. Our youths are working through the book of Proverbs now. This is the second of two parts, and part one can be found here....
How to Reflect on Scripture?
Reflection is an important part of learning, but how can we do so for the sermon? Pastor Oliver shares a simple strategy to help us reflect on sermons and Bible studies, both individually and with others. ...
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?"...
Ministry Guide for 30 & 31 October 2021
Ministry Guide (30 31 October 2021) CONNECT WITH US Hello! Welcome to Grace Baptist Church! If you are new with us, please provide us with your contact details athttp://gracebaptistchurch.sg/welcomeor through this QR code: We look forward to getting to know you better and hearing how we can serve you! Keen to find out more about joining the GBC community?We have a m...
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Perseverance of the Saints
As a church, we've recently concluded the first part of our sermon series on Hope from 1 Peter an we've hear a timely encouragement from our shepherds to persevere. And as we are celebrating 504th anniversary of the Reformation Day this weekend, let us reflect on one doctrine that was developed from the Reformation: perseverance of the saints. ...
Keep ReadingPraying for Missions
We have been praying for our missionaries at our monthly prayer meetings, but sometimes we may struggle with praying for them. What are some biblical priorities that we can consider when we pray? ...
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Ministry Guide for 23 & 24 October 2021
Ministry Guide (23 24 October 2021) CONNECT WITH US Hello! Welcome to Grace Baptist Church! If you are new with us, please provide us with your contact details athttp://gracebaptistchurch.sg/welcomeor through this QR code: We look forward to getting to know you better and hearing how we can serve you! Keen to find out more about joining the GBC community?We have a m...
Keep ReadingEngaging with Pop Culture
Pop culture presents in many shapes and forms. It includes recently released movies or shows, pop songs, up and coming actors, actresses or artistes, memes found on the various social media platforms and even choice of social media itself etc. Try as we might to avoid engaging in pop culture, it is inevitable that we come across or have to interact with it, in one form or ...
Keep ReadingMinistry Guide for 16 & 17 October 2021
Ministry Guide (16 17 October 2021) CONNECT WITH US Hello! Welcome to Grace Baptist Church! If you are new with us, please provide us with your contact details athttp://gracebaptistchurch.sg/welcomeor through this QR code: We look forward to getting to know you better and hearing how we can serve you! Keen to find out more about joining the GBC community?We have a m...
Keep ReadingPrepare for Worship (16 & 17 Oct 2021)
How are we following the chief Shepherd by submitting to faithful under-shepherds?...
Keep ReadingWhy does Complementarianism Matter?
We began our new Equip series on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood this past Tuesday. This is an 8-week series that will work through what the Bible says about God's good design for men and women. ...
Keep ReadingThe Personal Approach to Disciple-Making
Pastor Oliver encourages us to consider how we can disciple in the local church. It may sound daunting at first, but discipling is simply doing spiritual good to others and Pastor Oliver also shares some simple ways that we can do it. ...
Keep ReadingBook Review: "The Trellis and the Vine"
Our pastoral intern, Rolland reviews the book "The Trellis and the Vine", which is helpful for us to think about discipleship as a church. ...
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Doug Erdmann, a former GBC member who has returned to the U.S. in 2016, shares with us his current work with REI....
Keep ReadingMinistry Guide for 9 &10 October 2021
Ministry Guide (9 10 October 2021) CONNECT WITH US Hello! Welcome to Grace Baptist Church! If you are new with us, please provide us with your contact details athttp://gracebaptistchurch.sg/welcomeor through this QR code: We look forward to getting to know you better and hearing how we can serve you! Keen to find out more about joining the GBC community?We have a me...
Keep ReadingPrepare for Worship (9 & 10 Oct 2021)
How have you been glorifying God in the way you have been living or suffering?...
Keep ReadingInvesting in People
Pastor Eugene exhorts us to encourage and develop the staff whom God has entrusted to our stewardship....
Keep ReadingRecap of 4Q21 QCM
Our fourth and final QCM for 2021 took place on 3 Oct 2021 via Zoom. It was good for the church to gather together to hear about some of the events in the past quarter, as well as to look ahead to plans for 2022....
Keep ReadingPursuing Holiness in Community
Following a recent study on the Ten Commandments, Caroline Cheah shares her reflections about the study as well as the importance of pursuing holiness together even in a period of constant COVID restrictions....
Keep Reading"Adulting 101"
From May to September, the Young Adults (YAs) spent ten weeks as a ministry exploring the Ten Commandments together under the "Adulting 101" series. This was the first time the entire ministry had met together in about a year. They share about what they covered and learnt through their study together. ...
Keep ReadingMinistry Guide for 2 & 3 October 2021
Ministry Guide (2 3 October 2021) CONNECT WITH US Hello! Welcome to Grace Baptist Church! If you are new with us, please provide us with your contact details athttp://gracebaptistchurch.sg/welcomeor through this QR code: We look forward to getting to know you better and hearing how we can serve you! Keen to find out more about joining the GBC community?We have a mem...
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