Are we busy with Christian service? Yanadi stresses the importance of sticking closely to Christ in the midst of Christian actions....
Are you sleeping well? Joshua Lowe reminds us that God is in control and we can cast all our anxieties upon Him and rest fully in Him....
Bibianna is our new ministry worker for communications and women’s ministry and she just joined the staff team at the start of August. In this article, we requested for her to introduce herself and the work that she will be doing, and also what prompted her to join GBC in this capacity. ...
Pastor Oliver exhorts us to take our eyes off ourselves amid our afflictions and struggles and look joyfully to God. ...
Cecilia Kang describes the life and growth of her care group (CG) and the ways that her CG shows love and support to one another....
As we begin our new sermon series on 1 Peter and Habakkuk, Pastor Eugene encourages us to cling to Christ, our hope....
Yanadi, our Ministry Worker, encourages us to run faithfully after Christ with an intention of helping others to run faithfully after Christ as well....
Matthew Choo and Lorraine Fong – two of the facilitators for the Wednesday Bible Study – share with us what the study group is about and who it is for....
Joshua Lowe reminds us that we may face different struggles or struggle differently in similar situations, but we can all turn to God and one another in dealing with our struggles....
The Older Men Session (OMS) is a discipling group started in July 2021 for older men in GBC. It meets for an hour on every third Saturday of the month....
What is the good that God desires for us? Pastor Oliver exhorts us to examine our heart's desires against God's....
In this article, which originally appeared in the Aug-Sep 2021 issue of IMPACT Magazine, Pastor Eugene encourages us to trust our sovereign heavenly Father, who works all things together for our ultimate good. ...
Sylvia Chong, one of our missionaries who has recently retired from Cru Singapore where she has served for 40 years, shares candidly the joys and struggles of serving in the missions field and how God has been faithful. ...
Yanadi, our Ministry Worker, introduces this year’s interns and encourages us to open our lives with them....
In this second interview with GBC members who work in mental health, we speak with Bryan Tan who reveals that mental health problems are more prevalent than we might think....
Joshua Lowe, Ministry Support Worker for Youth, exhorts us to look deep into our hearts and reflect on our rebellion and relationship with God....
Chan Yoke Meng, who facilitates the Precept Class, shares how the study of the Book of Isaiah impressed upon the ladies that our God is indeed worthy of our worship, praise, thanksgiving, honour, reverential fear, trust and obedience!...
Pastor Eugene exhorts us to hear and obey God’s word, being careful to do neither less nor more than it requires. ...
We thank God for Elder Lup Meng's faithfulness and obedience in answering God's call to continue to serve the community at GBC as an elder. He shares with us his testimony and the lessons he learnt the past three years....
We thank God for Elder Thian Chye's pastoral heart and his obedience to answer God's call into full time ministry. He shares with us his testimony and how we can pray for him. ...
Elder Jonathan and Kiyoko tell us more about Marriage Mentors, a mentorship programme where dedicated mentor couples would walk alongside married couples....
The third Quarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) for 2021 took place on 4 July via Zoom. ...
What does it mean to be created in God's image and what are the implications? Pastor Oliver draws our attention to The Great Commission....
On 26 Jun, we welcome with great joy 16 new members to the GBC family! "Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!" (Ps 34:8)...
Ryan Ang, a new member who has started worshipping with GBC this year after graduating from college, testifies of God's glory and grace in his life as he writes of the struggles and blessings from God that make him thank God for Fridays. ...
How can we help the strugglers in our midst? Yanadi, our Christian Education Ministry Worker, points us to some resources to help us help others....
Joshua Lowe reflects on the creation account of Genesis 1 and 2 following last Sunday's sermon by Ps Ollie....
This month, Equip is focusing on The Gospel and Mental Health and we interview two GBC members who work in mental health on their work and how they draw strength from their faith. ...
Pastor Eugene introduces our upcoming sermon series on Genesis 1-12, which answers the big questions of life. ...
On 31 May, Koh Siang Kiang, one of our missionaries, officially retired as full-time faculty from Singapore Bible College. We catch up with her to find out what are her plans and how we can pray for her....
Pastor Oliver offers some practical advice on how we as a church can care for the singles in our midst....
Sam Tan explains how the study of Luke with the young adults made it absolutely clear to him that we must be radically dependent on God. ...
Amid this period of uncertain waiting and heightened anxiety, Pastor Eugene encourages us to remember God’s grace and goodness....
Through Psalm 119, Pastor Oliver reminds and encourages us that amid all the uncertainty, we can trust God's purposeful sovereignty. ...
For the next three weekends starting 22/23 May, we will be looking at Psalms 42-45, the first of a two-part sermon series on Psalms....
Yanadi, our Christian Education Ministry Worker, encourages us to rely on God's supernatural works rather than our own creaturely works, while faithfully doing our creaturely best together for the building up of the church....
On 25 Apr 2021, Elder Chuan Xin interviewed Joshua Lowe who has joined the English Congregation Ministry Team as a Ministry Support Worker for Youth Ministry. We catch up with Joshua to find out more about him and his work with the youth....
Joshua Lowe, our Youth Ministry Worker, exhorts us to confess our sins to one another and how by doing so, we might be an encouragement to our youths. ...
In line with the new sermon series, The Church, Pastor Eugene recommends some resources to equip us to build up the body of Christ...
Tony and Yoke Meng Chan update us on their ministry with Wycliffe Singapore since 2006 and their future plans as they step down from GBC Missions Programme....
Do you have questions about what Christians believe? Do you wonder why Christians spend so much time reading the Bible? Join us for these six sessions where you will get to meet Christians and ask them about their faith....
For the next four weeks, we will embark on a short sermon series on Ephesians, entitled The Church....
David Chung, a new member, shares with us how God led him to GBC....
Pastor Oliver highlights five changes that Jesus' resurrection make to a believer's life....
Why is Good Friday good when an innocent man was crucified? Roxanne Then looks back at our Good Friday service on why Good Friday is truly good news....
On Apr 11, we held the second Quarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) for 2021. ...
Excited by the resumption of congregational singing in our corporate worship services, Pastor Eugene encourages us to minister to one another in song....
During our Holy Saturday and Resurrection Sunday services last weekend, we welcomed 24 new members and were reminded that our crucified Lord Jesus had risen!...
As we enter into a period of transition, Pastor Ian offers some suggestions on how we can joyfully navigate the coming days. ...
In April, we will be concluding our sermon series on Radical Dependence....
Do you feel discouraged in your struggles against sin? Pastor Oliver encourages us to not lose heart but trust in the work of our faithful God....
Pastor Eugene encourages us to invest our resources in people, to grow them in the faith and to equip them for faithful ministry....
Here are four ways men can disciple and help other men grow. ...
Last week, we shared an article on the role of women in ministry. In this second part of the two-part article, we examine what are the practical ways to care for the women in CGs. ...
Last weekend, Pastor Ian & Pastor Eugene shared a special pastoral announcement....
At the recent session of Centralised Leading of Bible Studies (CLOBS), our sister and ministry worker Carrie Chong shared with CG leaders how we can better minister to the women in our CGs. ...
Yanadi encourages us to trust and rely on God's word alone as authoritative and sufficient for equipping us toward Christlikeness....
On 20 March, we will be asked to affirm Chong Kang Wei as one of the Directors for GBC for a term of 3 years starting 1 April. Here, Kang Wei shares with us how God has called him to Himself and to serve Him....
Pastor Ian suggests ways we can keep deception from becoming viral in our community....
Eric Lui summarises J Gresham Machen's seminal book on Christianity and liberalism....
Do you struggle with faith? Pastor Oliver expounds on the faith that God commends....
Together with our administrator Gideon Ooi, Pastor Ian and Pastor Oliver made an afternoon visit to Sallim Mattar Mosque to visit with mosque leaders....
Yanadi Sutan, our ministry worker for Christian Education, encourages us to get to know one another and be committed to one another's Christlikeness....
31 Jan saw the resumption of in-person Children's Church in GBC after nearly a year of Zoom lessons. On this blessed Sunday, 50 children aged 3-12 met for a time of prayer, learning and fun....
We ask Marcus and Audrey Ng how they are growing in their walk with Jesus and the church despite a difficult year of not being able to gather....
Pastor Eugene encourages us to attend the upcoming Equip class on work, to equip ourselves to be faithful in our jobs for the glory of God. ...
Pastor Oliver lists five reasons why we should gather in person for worship....
Starting 16 January 2021, we will have two services every week: Saturday 5pm and Sunday 9am. Both services will have a capacity of 244 pax each. Help us make the process smooth and quick by being punctual and prepared....
10 January 2021 was an unusually great day for us as we celebrated the installation of Pastor Eugene Low as GBC's Lead Teaching Pastor. ...
During last week's worship services, we interviewed Yanadi Sutan who has just joined GBC as a Ministry Support Worker for Christian Education on what the role entails and how we can pray for him and his family....
Pastor Eugene requests prayer for himself and the rest of the elders, as they serve us in the gospel. ...
Nicholas Quek reflects on 2020's Watch Night Service, a wonderful time of giving thanks for His grace and mercy, as well as a powerful reminder that Jesus is our one and only hope. ...
We held our first Quarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) of the year on 3 Jan 2021. The elders shared the plans for 2021 as well as introduced new members who joined last quarter....
Pastor Oliver exhorts us to face 2021 with faith in Jesus Christ, who loves us and saves us....
At the Quarterly Congregational Meeting on 3 January 2021, Elder Caleb Yap shared ten points of thanksgiving for 2020. ...
Dikaios Pang goes behind the scenes of this year's Christmas service, a reminder of God's abundant grace in a difficult year....
Pastor Ian shares with us his new year's resolution. Wishing all a Contented New Year!...
Rayna Wong shares how this year's youth camp has drawn her closer to God and her youth group....
Joshua Lee recaps for us the learning points of this year's youth camp and shares how the camp has prompted him to reevaluate what it means to be a Christian....
Pastor Eugene encourages us to let the good news of Christ’s coming assure our hearts that God is with us and for us. ...
On 20 December, we had the great joy of welcoming 12 new members to the GBC family, with 7 via baptism and 5 via transfer of membership. ...
Pastor Ian expresses his gratefulness to the team of elders who have been serving sacrificially and faithfully, and prays that we will love and trust them....
Andrew, one of our ministry interns, shares how the internship has given him clarity on God's call to ministry for him and his wife, Esther. ...
Elder Caleb shares how CGs can go about speaking about Jesus at Christmastime with unbelievers....
Pastor Ian reminds us that our God is El Shaddai, and shares with us the adoration and prayers that the church gathered to lift up to this God Almighty last Friday....
We interview, Kuan Kok Pui, who has been faithfully serving as our Church Administrator for the last 9 years on how he came to faith and what his future plans are following his retirement from this role....
Joshua Lowe, one of our ministry interns, reflects on what he learnt from the books he read during the internship....
Our sermon series for Advent this year, entitled "A Son is Given", will look at selected passages from Isaiah as we remember and prepare for Christmas....
Pastor Ian reminds us that we have much to give thanks for even in such challenging circumstances....
Last Sunday (15 Nov), we celebrated God's goodness in blessing three families with new births, and covenanted as a faith family to love and encourage these families and their children....
Pastor Oliver explains why true satisfaction can only be found in God....
Gideon Ooi, a brother from our Chinese Congregation, has joined GBC as Church Administrator effective 26 Oct 2020. He shares with us how he came to faith and GBC, and how we can pray for him....
Pastor Eugene shares the prayer requests from last week’s monthly prayer meeting and invites us to unite our hearts to ask God to grow the gospel. ...
Pastor Oliver encourages us to hold on to God's promise of a heavenly homeland!...
Tan Chong Tien was unanimously affirmed to be an elder on 18 October 2020. We thank God for His willingness to serve again as an elder and he shares with us his prayer for GBC. ...
Hannah Yeo, one of our ministry interns, shares how the ongoing internship has encouraged her to persevere in the gospel. ...
Pastor Oliver exhorts us to seek and set our minds on things that are above....
The last QCM of the year was held on 4 October 2020 via Zoom....
Pastor Eugene shares his heart for GBC, drawing reflections from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians....
On 27 September, we celebrated with great joy God's addition of 10 new members to the GBC family....
Pastor Ian explains why there's a need for the leadership transition that he announced last Sunday....
Pastor Oliver explains why we can and what it means to boast in Jesus Christ. ...
Pastor Eugene encourages us to use the church’s membership directory to know and pray for one another. ...
Following from his sermon on empty religion last Sunday, Pastor Oliver expands on what legalism is and the importance of preaching the gospel to ourselves daily....
Pastor Eugene encourages us to listen to James to learn how we can press on through our trials. ...
Pastor Oliver walks us through Lamentations 3:19-24 on how to cultivate hope amid the darkness....
Pastor Eugene encourages us to continually draw near to Christ, and not take the gospel for granted....
Last Sunday, 16 August 2020, around 40 of us gathered physically for the first time since March to celebrate the Lord's Supper, and to thank God for His grace and faithfulness to GBC the last 61 years. ...
Pastor Oliver Chia reviews David Helm's One-to-One Bible Reading: A Simple Guide for Every Christian. ...
Do you find it difficult to share the gospel? Pastor Oliver invites Michael Wee to share how he depends on God to tell of the good news of Jesus Christ....
Elder Lam Lup Meng tells us more about the worship and music ministry which is currently looking for more people to serve....
Pastor Eugene encourages us to meet together for mutual encouragement, as we have the opportunity to do so. ...
Pastor Ian deliberates on the church's upcoming plan to offer the Lord's Supper....
Pastor Oliver shares three holy habits that we should keep to help us draw closer to God....
What do you do when you cannot make sense of the bad things that are happening in the world? Pastor Oliver exhorts us to learn from the prophet Habakkuk....
Pastor Eugene shares five things we can pray for, as Singaporeans prepare to go to the polls on July 10....
We held our second QCM for the year over Zoom on 5 July 2020. Around 170 members attended the meeting to give thanks for what God has been doing in our midst and to commit all our plans to Him....
Last Sunday, we welcomed five new members to GBC via transfer of membership. We thank God for each one of them and pray that they will settle into the GBC family well....
What do we do when life hurts? Pastor Oliver encourages us to turn to God in lamentation and let His Word comfort and strengthen us....
Last week, we introduced three new interns who will be starting their internship with GBC in July. Wonder what they will do during this five-month-long internship? Pastor Eugene answers your questions....
Pastor Ian explains the latest measures that GBC will put in place during Phase 2 of Singapore's reopening....
Pastor Eugene reflects on the spiritual lessons he has learnt over the past few months. ...
Emily Seck shares how reading the book, Risen Motherhood — Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments by Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler, with the Mum's Connect group has helped her see God’s purpose for her in motherhood. ...
Pastor Oliver reflects on last Sunday's sermon and explains what we can learn from Peter's response to the transfiguration of Christ....
Eric Lui recommends The Plight of Man and the Power of God, a compilation of five clear and powerful expositions on Romans 1 by Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones....
Pastor Eugene describes four marks of a healthy Care Group (CG). ...
We've provided a list of suggested prayer points that you can use in your personal prayers, or during your CG meetings....
Pastor Oliver explains why we should care and serve the strangers in our midst. ...
Who are we? Pastor Eugene reminds us that our identity is found in our Creator....
Michael Wee reviews Edward T Welch's book, When People Are Big and God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man....
Pastor Ian reminds us of our true identity in Christ and issues us a Grace Challenge. ...
Eric Lui shares the salient points he picked up from reading John Piper's Let the Nations Be Glad!...
What are the idols in our hearts? Pastor Oliver encourages us to take this time of staying at home to unmask and unmake the idols that grip our hearts. ...
Pastor Eugene reflects that losing control, though disconcerting, is a crucial step in our walk of faith. ...
Pastor Oliver expresses his heartache on not being able to gather as a church and shares how we can continue to encourage, strengthen and love one another during this period. ...
The pastors and elders share their deliberation and thoughts on the decision to defer observing the Lord's Supper until we can physically gather as a church. ...
Last month, a team from GBC headed to Kathy's Home at Pua, Thailand to conduct Vacation Bible School (VBS). The team shares with us how God has put together the VBS programme....
Pastor Ian suggests four ways to turn our hearts afresh to God in these difficult times. ...
What does it mean to show Christ’s love to our families? How is God working in our families? The recent “Honouring Family” event held on 7 March, organised by the GBC Young Adults Ministry, sought to break barriers and start a conversation about the often sensitive and delicate topic of family....
Read this statement from the pastors and elders on the recent measures in response to COVID-19. ...
On 15 March, we had the great joy and privilege of welcoming 18 new members into the GBC family!...
Drawing from church history, Pastor Ian shares the German reformer Martin Luther's response to the Black Death and the anxiety of Christian believers in his day....
In Feb 2020, Lee-Tiang Siew Ting joined the English Congregation Ministry Team as a part-time Ministry Support Worker. We catch up with her to find out more about her new role and how we can pray for her....
Pastor Ian offers three suggestions from God's Word on what we ought to do when we worry and shares the latest measures GBC will be taking for Covid-19....
Pastor Eugene expresses what a blessing it is to be able to gather with God's people for prayer as he shares with us what the church prayed for during last Friday's prayer meeting under the sky. ...
Pastor Eugene shares how having a simple meal with others is a powerful way of showing the love and grace of Christ....
Amid changing uncertain times, Pastor Oliver encourages us to go back to Scripture to reflect on who God is. ...
Pastor Ian shares how we can still join the church family for Sunday worship even if we cannot be physically there, as well as the latest measures GBC will be taking for Sunday's worship service....
GBC is closely monitoring the 2019-Novel Coronavirus situation and will take reference from official MOH advisories. ...
Many are concerned about the spread of the coronavirus, Pastor Eugene shares how we, as children of God, should respond in such uncertain circumstances....
Why pray? Pastor Oliver explains the goal of our prayers and shares the thanksgivings and prayers from last Friday's prayer meeting. Do join in prayer as a church....
What is the Bible's big story and how well do we know it? Pastor Eugene explains why it is important for us to know the story well....
We remember our late Pastor Thomas "Tom" Chandler, who has gone home to be with the Lord....
How should we view singleness? Pastor Oliver shares the challenges and blessings of being single and how we as a church can respond. ...
Elder Caleb Yap writes on the topic of "What is the Bible?", taught recently at Equip, and shares about why this topic is important....
What does being radically dependent on God mean? Pastor Eugene looks at Luke's emphasis on Jesus' prayer life to reveal what radical dependence looks like. ...
How do we know the Bible is true? Pastor Eugene explains why we can trust the Bible and encourages all to attend the first session of Equip 2020 this Saturday (3.30-5.30pm) on "What is the Bible?" to find out more....
Neo Yi Ling shares with us how members of GBC gathered on the last day of 2019 to look back on the year that had come to an end and to look forward together to what God has in store in the coming year. ...
Pastor Oliver recommends a few Bible reading plans and resources for us to feast on God's Word this new year. Praying that we will all draw near to God and depend fully on Him in 2020!...
This Christmas, GBC members shared the love of Christ in radically ordinary hospitality efforts, welcoming others into their homes in the name of Jesus. ...
As the year comes to a close, Pastor Oliver encourages us to set aside time to reflect and prepare our hearts for the new year....
Heng Wen Xiu recounts for us the message of Christmas @ GBC with “Angels We Have Heard on High”, a Christmas carol that we sang with much enthusiasm on Christmas Day....
Have we lost focus on what Christmas is all about as we busy ourselves with all the festivities? Pastor Oliver turns our focus back to the birth of Jesus and explains why the incarnation is so important....
We had the privilege to witness the baptisms of four young adults last Sunday and the great joy of welcoming one member via transfer of membership....
Pastor Ian reminds us that we should not allow the world to define what it means for God’s children to succeed. ...
Vacation Bible School (VBS) 2019 was held from 28-30 November. We thank God for His goodness and faithfulness to us and the children throughout the camp. Deborah Yap, the camp commandant, shares her reflection from the camp. ...
Did you miss last Friday's Prayer Meeting? Pastor Ian shares with us how God has been working in our lives and how He intends to do even greater things among us!...
88 children had a wild and good time over 2.5 days during Vacation Bible School last week. One of the volunteers shares her prayers for these children and GBC. ...
As we enter into the season of Advent this Sunday, Pastor Oliver shares what Advent means and how we can prepare for this season. ...
Pastor Ian shares an article that gives some practical ways that older women can serve the women in their lives....
What a joy it was to welcome ten new members last Sunday: one through baptism and nine through transfer of membership! ...
Pastor Oliver shares with us the the thanksgiving and prayer requests shared during last Friday's prayer meeting. Let's join together as one church to give thanks and pray for one another. ...
What does authentic faith look like? Pastor Oliver invites you to befriend and care for the elderly in our neighbourhood....
Is social justice the mission of the church? Pastor Oliver clarifies what social justice is and what it is not. ...
Pastor Eugene recommends resources to help us teach the children in our midst to know God....
Often times, we are more willing to help than to ask for help. Pastor Eugene explains why acknowledging our need for help to one another is one way of putting the truths of the gospel into practice....
Pastor Ian reflects on his recent conversation with one of the founding members of GBC....
On 21 Sep 2019, we had the great privilege to celebrate the ordination of Pastor Eugene Low. We thank and praise God for His wonderful work in Ps Eugene and his family....
Our YA ministry has been holding regular evangelism events that focus on topics that many young adults identify and struggle with. Some past topics included relationships and the life we lead online. This September, they will be holding another event titled “Who do you think you are?” on 28 Sept and they’ve shared with us their motivations and purposes for this upcoming session....
Are you weary that you are not seeing any fruit from your ministry or Christian life? Read this encouraging article by Pastor Eugene on why it need not be so. ...
Pastor Ian suggests five ways we can embrace the growth and its associated pain that God is blessing GBC with....
We thank God for the privilege to participate in His work in the lives of the Hmong people in Northern Thailand. Find out more from the trip report of the team that headed to Kathy's Home in Pua from 30 Aug to 2 Sep to conduct the quarterly English camp. ...
Last Sunday, we sang the song 'Ancient of Days'. Pastor Oliver clarifies what the title 'Ancient of Days' mean....
How do we share the gospel when time is short and there is a pressing sense of urgency? Cecilia Kang pens an honest and heartfelt account of a too-short friendship ...
Do we love one another enough to want to be involved in what looks like a messy person’s life? Neo Yi Ling reflects on 'The Compelling Community' seminar held from 23-24 Aug 2019....
On 17 Aug, one of GBC's care groups organised a walking tour of Kampong Glam for the children of Gracehaven. Read why the outing impressed upon the participants that God is in control....
How can we be right with God? Join us for our sermons in September, as we preach through Romans 10 and 11. ...
This series in 1 Peter and Habakkuk will run from end August to mid November, and the focus will be on the theme of biblical hope. In both of these books, believers live and suffer as exiles in a hostile world. How should we respond to our trials and afflictions? Both Peter and Habakkuk urge us to trust in our sovereign God, who is our salvation and hope. ...
Keep Reading From June 12 till August 15, our sermon series will focus on Genesis 1-12, entitled Foundations. ...
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Keep Reading After our series of Advent sermons from Isaiah, we will be returning to Luke’s Gospel starting this Sunday. ...
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