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. ...
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Speaking of Jesus to Our Neighbours
This month, we invite three members to share how God has been using them in various capacities to speak of Jesus. For this first article, Fellisia tells us more about our ministry with Gladiolus Place and her desire to share the hope we have in Christ with these precious ones....
Introducing New Care Groups (Dec 2023)
At GBC, we have Care Groups (CGs) that meet regularly in the week to not only study God's word together, but also seek to care for one another by helping each other obey His word. At our recent services, we were introduced to 4 new Care Groups (CGs) that have recently formed....
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. ...
Growing in the Gospel
On 18 November 2023, our ladies gathered for "Women of Grace" event titled "Growing in the Gospel". The event aimed to gather women around God's word and to encourage them to continue holding fast in the gospel....
Growing in the Gospel: Books Shared
At our recent Women of Grace "Growing in the Gospel" event, books were made available for the women to read, and be encouraged to read with another person. The book list has been reproduced here....
Growing in the Gospel: A Devotion from Titus 2
At the recent women's ministry "Growing in the Gospel" event, Melissa, one of our members who also recently completed her traineeship gave a devotion from Titus 2. She walked the women through God's word and encouraged all present to read and obey His word. ...
Bringing the Gospel to Those Who Don't Know Jesus
At the recent women's ministry "Growing in the Gospel" event, Joanna, one of our members, taught a workshop on how we can bring the gospel to those around us. Here's an edited transcript of what she shared with the ladies....
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. ...
Growing in the Gospel At Home
At the recent women's ministry "Growing in the Gospel" event, Megan, one of our members taught from 2 Peter 1:3-10 at a workshop. She encouraged the women to remember God's saving work and strive to live in a manner worthy of the calling they have received, even when they are at home. ...
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?"...
Body Building: Welcome Ministry (Coffee and Tea)
Our recent "Body Building" series reminded us that we are members of one body and God has designed the church to be made up of members with different gifts under one Head, Jesus Christ. We have interviewed Rachael regarding the Welcome Ministry's Coffee and Tea team. ...
Keep ReadingBody Building Through Education
We've just completed a short series in 1 Corinthians 12 to 14 on how we can build one another up in the body. Yanadi shares the role that Christian Education plays to build the church up, and how we can all participate in it. ...
Keep ReadingGBC Church Camp 2023
After a 4 year wait, GBC’s next church camp is finally coming up! The theme is "Doing Spiritual Good". How do we do spiritual good? What does this mean for the church? What does this mean for me and you?...
Keep ReadingBearing 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. ...
Keep ReadingFamily Dedication (July 2022)
On 31 July, we held our second family dedication of the year, committing with God and one another to come alongside the parents to raise these new children that God has so generously blessed us with. ...
Keep ReadingSide by Side
From July to December, the Side By Side Book Club has been gathering (virtually) once a month to reflect and practise together what it means to walk side by side with one another and the communities that we are in. Jocelyn Lang shares her experiences with us. ...
Keep ReadingGreet the Saints
Yanadi reminds us that gospel work is not done alone. In this season of gatherings and meetups, he also encourages us to consider how to stir one another to love and good deeds, and even to reconcile with those we have issues with....
Keep ReadingFamily Dedication 2021
During the last weekend of November, we praised and thanked God for the gift of families and children, and undertook the commitment to disciple the ten children whom God has entrusted to us....
Keep ReadingBook 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. ...
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 ReadingThe Gospel that Makes Us Together and Alive
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....
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God’s Word: Authoritative and Sufficient for Equipping
Yanadi encourages us to trust and rely on God's word alone as authoritative and sufficient for equipping us toward Christlikeness....
Keep ReadingLoving Our Neighbours
Together with our administrator Gideon Ooi, Pastor Ian and Pastor Oliver made an afternoon visit to Sallim Mattar Mosque to visit with mosque leaders....
Keep ReadingCommitted to One Another's Christlikeness
Yanadi Sutan, our ministry worker for Christian Education, encourages us to get to know one another and be committed to one another's Christlikeness....
Keep ReadingGod’s Mercies in a Troubling Year
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....
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A Heart for God’s People
Pastor Eugene shares his heart for GBC, drawing reflections from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians....
Keep ReadingKnowing and Praying for One Another
Pastor Eugene encourages us to use the church’s membership directory to know and pray for one another. ...
Keep ReadingKeeping Holy Habits
Pastor Oliver shares three holy habits that we should keep to help us draw closer to God....
Keep ReadingQuarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) 5 Jul 2020
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....
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Community and the Coronavirus
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. ...
Keep ReadingFamily Dedication 29 Dec 2019
Last Sunday, we gave thanks to God for the wonderful joy of dedicating three families to the Lord and covenanted with one another to love and care for these families....
Keep ReadingOctober Monthly Prayer Meeting
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. ...
Keep ReadingDoing Justice, Loving Kindness, and Walking Humbly with Your God
Is social justice the mission of the church? Pastor Oliver clarifies what social justice is and what it is not. ...
Keep ReadingQuarterly Congregational Meeting (6 Oct 2019)
Join us this Sunday for the last Quarterly Congregational Meeting of 2019....
Keep ReadingHelping and Being Helped in the Body of Christ
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....
Keep ReadingLearning to Carry Another Christian’s Cross
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....
Keep ReadingInspiring Hope in One Another
In times of suffering and despair, how can we persevere and grow in Christlikeness? Pastor Eugene shares a simple biblical approach presented during last weekend's The Compelling Community seminar....
Keep ReadingWhat Makes Community Compelling?
Pastor Eugene shares what it means to bear one another's burdens. You are also encouraged to attend the upcoming Equip seminar, "The Compelling Community: Bearing One Another’s Burdens" taking place on Aug 23-24. ...
Keep ReadingThose His Mercy Gathered -- GBC Church Camp 2019
Neo Yi Ling, a first time camper, recapped the sweet time of fellowship, rest and refreshment for GBC campers over 12-15 June 2019. ...
Keep ReadingFamily Dedication 16 Jun 2019
Families are God's gifts to the church and during last Sunday's Family Dedication service, we covenanted with God and with one another to steward two young families He has blessed us with. ...
Keep ReadingCompassion Ministry Focus: Gladiolus Place
Pastor Oliver encourages us to prayerfully consider how we can be involved in serving and loving our neighbour, Gladiolus Place, one of the Compassion Ministry platforms of GBC....
Keep ReadingWomen of Grace - Forming Life-giving Friendships
Last Saturday, 16 Feb 2019, some women gathered for the first Women of Grace event of the year. Ranging from 3 months in GBC to > 30 years in GBC, there was a wide range of women who attended!...
Keep ReadingWomen of Grace: Grace Together 2019
The women of Grace will be meeting on 16 February 2019 to get to know one another more deeply. Have you signed up yet? ...
Keep ReadingQuarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) 6 Jan 2019
We strongly encourage all church members to join us for our 1st QCM in 2019 on 6 Jan....
Keep ReadingSermon Schedule for January 2019
This week, as we greet the dawn of 2019 we also launch our new series, entitled "Grace Together."...
Keep ReadingFamily Dedication 11 Nov 2018
On 11 Nov 2018, GBC celebrated a family dedication of a lovely couple who desired their child to grow to know God. ...
Keep ReadingPrepare for Worship (23 Sep 2018)
How willing am I this morning, to entrust all that I am and have into God’s care? Let's trust in our God of all truth as we gather with His people this Sunday. ...
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 ReadingCG Nite - 7 July 2018
About 90 people came to hear how the Care Groups (CGs) are doing during the CG Nite on 7 July. Among them were some who are looking to join a CG as well as many others who came to share how being in a CG has helped them to relate better with one another as a community of Christ. Esther Yap shares with us more. ...
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 ReadingEQUIP: Men and Women of Grace
We are starting a new class where we will explore biblical manhood and womanhood in the world. We strongly encourage all men and women to come and spur one another on in godliness....
Keep ReadingSign up for GBC Fellowship Meal -- 4 Jun 17
Since moving to CHS, various CGs have taken turns to organise the GBC Fellowship Meal every quarter after the Quarterly Congregation Meeting. Pastor Ollie shares with us why we cherish this time of coming together to have a meal....
Keep ReadingGracehaven Outreach - 8 Apr 2017
Bright and early on a Saturday morning, ten GBC members gathered at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve to prepare an outdoor mini amazing race with 17 children from Gracehaven....
Keep ReadingThe Tuition Ministry - An Open Door
Low Lai Sai has been serving in the Tuition Ministry since the late 1980s, with some short breaks in between. In Lim Rui Wen’s interview with this quiet man, we get a glimpse of his service and commitment through the years....
Keep ReadingSpaghetti Church
Do you like eating raw spaghetti? No? How about cooked? Cooked spaghetti tastes much nicer, don’t you think? But - at least raw spaghetti is neat and tidy, all lined up nicely and easily separated. Cooked spaghetti is a different story. A plate of cooked spaghetti is all mixed up and you can't see where each strand starts and finishes....
Keep ReadingA Beacon of Truth and Light
Karen Lenn updates us on the progress of Beacon Hall, a hostel in Chiang Mai. We pray that the hostel will serve the needs of the students there and bring glory to God. ...
Keep ReadingThrough Thick and Thin
Rejoicing in God’s faithfulness and the warmth of the GBC family, Lim Song Huat shares why he chose to return to GBC after living in Australia for 10 years....
Keep ReadingLiving Together, Living for Him
Li Shi Wei talks to Nathasha Raj and Dr Loi Kuan Long on their expectations for this year’s church retreat, and what it means to them as part of the GBC family....
Keep ReadingFrom Sunday Chore to Life Together
The faithfulness of one led him to a community of many. Tan Yee Kiat reflects on the importance of God’s family....
Keep ReadingThe Ministries of GBC - Who's who and what do they do?
Chan Kim Hoong invites us to serve in the ministries of GBC as it opens us a whole new perspective of the multitude of needs in GBC. It is a first key step towards deepening community spirit where we can support and strengthen one another by meeting one another's needs. ...
Keep ReadingGBC Church Retreat 2016
We give thanks to God for the recent Church Retreat, whose theme was “Gospel and Community”. ...
Keep ReadingFamily Meal 6 March 2016
We are grateful to the organisers for the hard work put in to the planning of the first GBC Family Meal and are eagerly looking forward to our next GBC EC Family Meal....
Keep ReadingYoung Adults' Retreat: Reflections
The Young Adults had their retreat in July, and in this post, we have 4 of them sharing their experiences, lessons learnt, and how we can continue to pray for them. ...
Keep Reading"Why We're Failing At Community"
Is the biblical picture of community only a wistful dream that cannot be attained in busy Singapore? We chanced upon this article, which helpfully reminds us that what community looks like practically could change with our life stages and responsibilities....
Keep ReadingWhat happened at our Young Adults' Retreat?
40 of our young people spent the long weekend away for their annual retreat. It was a time to fellowship together and commune with God....
Keep ReadingPicnic at Jacob Ballas Children's Garden
Mok Chuan Hao shares his reflections on the GBC family picnic at Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden that happened last month....
Keep ReadingThe CG Ministry @ GBC for 2015
We asked Pastor Oliver to share with us some of the plans that the Care Group Ministry has this year, especially with the emphasise on discipleship making in GBC. The book of Philippians is a great book to help us learn what it means to seek and savour Jesus, not only as Paul did, but also to do so in community! ...
Keep ReadingPlans for 2015: A Sharing by the Leadership
2015 is a big year for GBC, and at the 2014 Watchnight Service, Elder Cheow Loon shared with us some of the plans that the Leaders have for the growth of the congregation in the year ahead. ...
Keep ReadingCare Groups: Gospel and Community
Ps Oliver Chia reminds us of the spiritual purpose of Care Groups as vehicles of discipleship within our church community....
Keep ReadingPastor Arnold Wong: Engaged - to be or not to be?
Pastor Arnold Wong reminds us that being engaged is to follow Jesus’ example of service to God and others....
Keep ReadingEncouraging and Building
Through a book recommendation, Lim Nee Kiah ignites a revelation on marital encouragement and edification in a lady involved in a dating relationship....
Keep ReadingSnippets of Encouragement
Daniel Cheong seeks out a variety of people in GBC to find out how they have been encouraged, or how they encourage others....
Keep ReadingStrengthening the Hearts of the Disheartened
Being faced with discouragement in ministry and life brings us to the great and mighty God we have. Rachel Wong gets church members from various ministries to share from their own experiences....
Keep ReadingChurch Picnic 2014
GBC members gathered for a picnic at the Botanical Gardens on an early Saturday morning for a great time of fellowship and fun....
Keep ReadingThere can be no Christianity without community
Desmond Soh revisits the story of Count Zinzendorf and the Moravian Church to remind us of what church revival is all about....
Keep ReadingSnippets of a Loving Church
The Grace News team went around asking various church members a simple question: ‘How have you experienced love from GBC as a church?’ Here are the responses we got....
Keep ReadingCare Group Ministry: 'Your Walk with God is a Community Project' by Dr. Paul Tripp
Pastor Oliver encouraged GBC care group leaders to attend the Equip Conference hosted by Adam Road Presbyterian Church featuring Dr. Paul Tripp...
Keep ReadingBook Review: True Community - The Biblical Practice of Koinonia, by Jerry Bridges
Pastor Oliver’s review of a book for those in the church who want to grow in the understanding of what biblical fellowship looks like in practice....
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