Sermon Schedule for November 2018
We are entering into the last month for our sermon series on 1 John. You can find the sermon schedule here....
Keep ReadingPrepare for Worship (23 & 24 Oct 2021)
What has 1 Peter taught us about hope? How are we standing firm in God’s grace?...
Engaging 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 another. How should we as Christians then engage with pop culture?...
Why 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. ...
The 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. ...
Book 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. ...
Update from Doug and Joyce Erdmann
Doug Erdmann, a former GBC member who has returned to the U.S. in 2016, shares with us his current work with REI....
Prepare for Worship (9 & 10 Oct 2021)
How have you been glorifying God in the way you have been living or suffering?...
Investing in People
Pastor Eugene exhorts us to encourage and develop the staff whom God has entrusted to our stewardship....
Recap 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....
Pursuing 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....
Baptisms and Transfers -- 26 Sep 21
With great joy and thankfulness, we welcomed 13 new members to GBC last Sunday. May their proclamation of faith and the glory of God encourage and strengthen you. ...
Believe, Belong, Behave: Worthy, Not Deserving
Pastor Ian urges us to follow Paul in looking to the Philippian church for a fitting example of how we might live lives worthy of the gospel of Christ....
Keep ReadingGeorge Muller
Do you remember the three Bs that we have been thinking about over the last three issues of Children’s Corner? ...
Keep ReadingLiving as Christ’s Ambassadors in the World
Living in a world where moral norms are continuously shifting, Pastor Eugene urges us to respond by being faithful ambassadors for Jesus Christ....
Keep ReadingThe Little Things that Count
Those of us who have children know that one of the main concerns is teaching them how to ‘behave’. Mok Chuan Hao reminds us that there is more than this to Christian parenting, and encourages us to lean on God for daily grace to parent our children His way....
Keep ReadingThe Stream of Human Custom
Do we let our culture and its traditions or the unchanging biblical standard inform our lives as Christians? Pastor Ian reminds us that we are different from the world that we live. ...
Keep ReadingPlugging Into GBC
What helps new members feel a sense of belonging in GBC? What challenges do they face in integrating, and what makes them persevere to overcome setbacks? Two families who recently joined the church share their stories....
Keep ReadingCultivating Spiritual Friendships
What is ministry and which ministry should we serve in? Pastor Eugene clarifies what God says about ministry and encourages us to attend this Sunday's EQUIP class to find out how we can serve one another in the body of Christ. ...
Keep Reading“That you may know”: Our messages on 1 John
How can we know if we are in Christ? What beliefs and attitudes give proof to our claim to be a Christian? Pastor Oliver shares with us where we can find answers to these questions. ...
Keep ReadingServing Others with Our Words
Pastor Eugene reminds us that God desires us to speak words that bring life and flourishing to others for His namesake....
Keep ReadingBelieve, Belong, Behave. Why the Order Matters
Pastor Ian sheds light on why belief should come first before belong and behave....
Keep ReadingBook of Proverbs
We are starting a new series of messages from the book of Proverbs this Sunday. To help us prepare our hearts and minds for the messages, the pastoral team recommends this short video clip by The Bible Project which gives an overview of the book. ...
Keep ReadingThe Three Bs - 3rd B: Behave
This is the third of our series of articles for the Children's Corner of Grace News on the theme of 'Believe, Belong, Behave'. In this third instalment, Rachel Wong challenges our children (and us) to reflect on what motivates us to behave....
Keep ReadingWork of the Spirit
What is our response when things do not go our way? How is our response a reflection of who God is and how He is working in us? Toby Wu and a sister-in-Christ share with us how God worked in them as they wrestled with challenges and struggles. ...
Keep ReadingBearing Fruits as Christ’s Disciples
Is it sufficient for us to study scripture? Is it enough for us to belong to a church? Pastor Ian expounds on why it is also important for us to behave in a fruitful manner, in line with what we know and whom we belong to. ...
Keep ReadingLiving Holy, Holy, Holy Lives
Both Seah Kah Yin and his wife Christine have been members of GBC since 1989. We invite Kah Yin to give a personal account of his own journey of faith. Encapsulated within are his motivations and challenges faced as he strives towards godly living....
Keep ReadingWhy I Belong
In the sermon on Eph 2:11-22, we were exhorted to belong to a community so as to illuminate the glory of God. In this article, GBC members Jonathan Yao, Paul Wu, Poh Gee and Patti Koh penned their thoughts on why they chose to sink roots in GBC, and call GBC their family in this season of their lives....
Keep ReadingChurch - God's Wonderful Idea
Tan Yee Kiat provides a biblical perspective of what it means to be a member of a local church, and the significance of this in building up the body of Christ....
Keep ReadingThe Church: A Radical Kind of Belonging
Claire Low expounds on the radical nature of belonging to a church community, and challenges us to love one another radically through serving in practical ways and meeting spiritual needs. ...
Keep ReadingWalking Together in the Light
Pastor Eugene shares five practical ways for us to walk together in the light as a church family....
Keep ReadingRead Together, Together
In a recent Desiring God article by Brian Wright, we are encouraged to take up the lost discipline of reading the Bible with one another. ...
Keep ReadingThe Three B’s - 2nd B: Belong
Rachel Wong explains to our children the difference between belonging and fitting in, and encourages our children (and us) that we belong simply because we are children of God. ...
Keep ReadingYou Are Not Alone
From spiritual orphans to a united body of Christ: Pastor Ian explains how our shared story of the gospel is the key component of our sense of belonging as a church community. ...
Keep ReadingSermon Schedule for February 2018
Sermon schedule for February 2018....
Keep ReadingGrace News Issue #1 2018 -- Standing on Three Legs
This is our first issue on GBC's theme for 2018: Believe, Belong, Behave. Our focus for this issue is Believe. ...
Keep ReadingThis is My Father’s World
University student Hannah Yeo reflects on how she came to believe in Jesus, and celebrates the difference this has made to her thinking and outlook on life. ...
Keep ReadingThe Three B’s - 1st B: Believe
We have heard from Pastor Ian how discipleship is like a three-legged stool, with the three legs being Believe, Belong and Behave. Here, Rachel Wong explains to our children what belief is, and how it is possible to believe in a God we have not seen. ...
Keep ReadingWhy I Believe
One of the legs of our three-legged discipleship stool is: Believe. Grace News decided to ask a couple of GBC members what it means to them to believe in Jesus, and how their belief has changed and strengthened over the years. Here, longtime church member Leong Kuan Yui shares with us his faith journey and explains how knowing Christ has changed his life....
Keep ReadingStanding on Three Legs
Pastor Ian introduces GBC’s theme for 2018 and explains why discipleship is like a three-legged stool....
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