March 14, 2023
| Tags: community, ministry, welcome
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. ...
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January 19, 2023
by Yanadi Tan Ivory
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Articles
| Tags: community, EQUIP
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. ...
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January 12, 2023
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Events
| Tags: community, church camp
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?...
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November 29, 2022
by Bibianna Yeo
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Events
| Tags: community, women
"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. ...
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August 10, 2022
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Events, Events
| Tags: Events, community, Family Dedication
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. ...
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January 6, 2022
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Articles
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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. ...
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December 16, 2021
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Articles
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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....
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December 6, 2021
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Events
| Tags: Children, Family Dedication, Dedication, Baby Dedication, Events, families, community
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....
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November 17, 2021
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Book reviews
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"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. ...
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October 5, 2021
by Editor Gracenews
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Events
| Tags: sanctification, young adults, 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....
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May 13, 2021
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Articles
| Tags: Christian Education, community, articles, gospel, eNews, Grace eNews, church
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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April 19, 2021
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Interviews
| Tags: church community, community, church, gospel, grace baptist church
David Chung, a new member, shares with us how God led him to GBC....
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February 26, 2021
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Articles
| Tags: community, articles, eNews, Grace eNews, EQUIP, Christian Education
Yanadi encourages us to trust and rely on God's word alone as authoritative and sufficient for equipping us toward Christlikeness....
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February 8, 2021
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Together with our administrator Gideon Ooi, Pastor Ian and Pastor Oliver made an afternoon visit to Sallim Mattar Mosque to visit with mosque leaders....
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February 4, 2021
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Articles
| Tags: community, articles, eNews, Grace eNews
Yanadi Sutan, our ministry worker for Christian Education, encourages us to get to know one another and be committed to one another's Christlikeness....
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February 2, 2021
| Tags: church community, interview, community, church, marriage, love, growth
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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October 12, 2020
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Events
| Tags: Events, Members, community, QCM, Members' Meeting
The last QCM of the year was held on 4 October 2020 via Zoom....
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October 8, 2020
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Articles
| Tags: community, pastors, church, articles, eNews, Grace eNews
Pastor Eugene shares his heart for GBC, drawing reflections from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians....
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September 17, 2020
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Articles
| Tags: prayer, Members, community, articles, Commitment, eNews, Grace eNews, prayer meeting
Pastor Eugene encourages us to use the church’s membership directory to know and pray for one another. ...
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July 23, 2020
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Articles
| Tags: prayer, community, CG, bible reading, desiring god, articles, eNews, Grace eNews, bible-app
Pastor Oliver shares three holy habits that we should keep to help us draw closer to God....
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July 8, 2020
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Events
| Tags: Members, community, QCM, Members' Meeting, Events
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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May 21, 2020
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Articles
| Tags: community, articles, eNews, Grace eNews, compassion
Pastor Oliver explains why we should care and serve the strangers in our midst. ...
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April 9, 2020
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Articles
| Tags: church community, community, articles, Encouragement, eNews, Grace eNews
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. ...
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December 30, 2019
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Events
| Tags: Events, community, family, christian parenting, Family Dedication
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....
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October 31, 2019
| Tags: prayer, community, thanksgiving, church, prayer meeting, articles, eNews, Grace eNews
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. ...
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October 17, 2019
| Tags: community, Outreach, Disciple-making, articles, Disciplemaking, eNews, Grace eNews, compassion
Is social justice the mission of the church? Pastor Oliver clarifies what social justice is and what it is not. ...
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October 3, 2019
by Carrie Chow
| Tags: QCM, eNews, meeting, community
Join us this Sunday for the last Quarterly Congregational Meeting of 2019....
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October 3, 2019
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Articles
| Tags: church community, prayer, community, articles, prayer meeting, eNews, Grace eNews, prayers
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....
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September 3, 2019
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EQUIP
| Tags: community, EQUIP, love, Events, church community
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....
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August 28, 2019
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Articles
| Tags: community, articles, eNews, Grace eNews, EQUIP, grace together
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....
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August 6, 2019
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Articles
| Tags: church community, community, articles, eNews, Grace eNews
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. ...
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June 24, 2019
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Church Camp
| Tags: Events, community, fellowship, church camp, grace together
Neo Yi Ling, a first time camper, recapped the sweet time of fellowship, rest and refreshment for GBC campers over 12-15 June 2019. ...
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June 18, 2019
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Events
| Tags: Events, family, Family Dedication, community, christian parenting
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. ...
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March 1, 2019
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Articles
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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....
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February 21, 2019
| Tags: Events, women, grace together, community
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!...
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January 28, 2019
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The women of Grace will be meeting on 16 February 2019 to get to know one another more deeply. Have you signed up yet? ...
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January 2, 2019
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| Tags: community, membership, QCM
We strongly encourage all church members to join us for our 1st QCM in 2019 on 6 Jan....
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January 1, 2019
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Sermon Schedule
| Tags: community, Sermon Schedule, covenant, grace together, sermons, sermon
This week, as we greet the dawn of 2019 we also launch our new series, entitled "Grace Together."...
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November 13, 2018
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Events
| Tags: community, families, family, Baby Dedication, christian parenting, Family Dedication
On 11 Nov 2018, GBC celebrated a family dedication of a lovely couple who desired their child to grow to know God. ...
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September 21, 2018
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Weekly Worship
| Tags: church community, worship, community, devotion, devotional, eNews, worship prep
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. ...
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September 6, 2018
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Articles
| Tags: articles, eNews, community, devotional, believe belong behave
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. ...
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July 11, 2018
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Care Group
| Tags: church community, Care Group, community, CG
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. ...
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March 15, 2018
| Tags: grace news, community, gracenews, believe belong behave
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. ...
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February 15, 2018
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EQUIP
| Tags: discipleship, community, Discipleship Seminars, EQUIP
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....
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May 15, 2017
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Events
| Tags: Events, church community, community, family, fellowship
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....
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April 12, 2017
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Events
| Tags: Events, grace news, Evangelism, community, Outreach, gracehaven
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....
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December 17, 2016
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: grace news, ministry, tuition, community, Outreach
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....
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October 8, 2016
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: church community, grace news, community, relationships, Children
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....
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September 24, 2016
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: grace news, community, missions, relationships
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. ...
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September 10, 2016
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: church community, grace news, community, relationships
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....
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August 27, 2016
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: church community, grace news, community, relationships, church camp
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....
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August 13, 2016
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: church community, grace news, Evangelism, community, relationships, fellowship
The faithfulness of one led him to a community of many. Tan Yee Kiat reflects on the importance of God’s family....
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July 30, 2016
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: church community, grace news, community, relationships
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. ...
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July 1, 2016
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Events
| Tags: Events, church community, grace news, community, church camp
We give thanks to God for the recent Church Retreat, whose theme was “Gospel and Community”. ...
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March 18, 2016
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Events
| Tags: Events, church community, grace news, community
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....
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August 4, 2015
by Admin
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Events
| Tags: prayer, discipleship, community, thanksgiving, young adults, testimony
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. ...
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July 30, 2015
by Admin
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For Disciples
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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....
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July 23, 2015
by Admin
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Events
| Tags: young adults, discipleship, community, thanksgiving
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....
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July 17, 2015
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Events
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Mok Chuan Hao shares his reflections on the GBC family picnic at Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden that happened last month....
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February 4, 2015
by Admin
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Care Group
| Tags: discipleship, care groups, bible reading, community
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! ...
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January 15, 2015
by Admin
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Prayer
| Tags: interview, community, discipleship
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. ...
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December 20, 2014
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: care groups, CG, community
Ps Oliver Chia reminds us of the spiritual purpose of Care Groups as vehicles of discipleship within our church community....
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October 21, 2014
by Admin
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: community
Pastor Arnold Wong reminds us that being engaged is to follow Jesus’ example of service to God and others....
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September 23, 2014
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: book review, community
Through a book recommendation, Lim Nee Kiah ignites a revelation on marital encouragement and edification in a lady involved in a dating relationship....
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September 6, 2014
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: grace news, community
Daniel Cheong seeks out a variety of people in GBC to find out how they have been encouraged, or how they encourage others....
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August 23, 2014
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: grace news, testimonies, community
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....
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March 27, 2014
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Events
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GBC members gathered for a picnic at the Botanical Gardens on an early Saturday morning for a great time of fellowship and fun....
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February 24, 2014
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Grace News (Quarterly)
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Desmond Soh revisits the story of Count Zinzendorf and the Moravian Church to remind us of what church revival is all about....
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November 9, 2013
by Editor Gracenews
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Grace News (Quarterly)
| Tags: grace news, community
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....
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November 2, 2013
by Oliver Chia
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Events
| Tags: conference, care groups, discipleship, community
Pastor Oliver encouraged GBC care group leaders to attend the Equip Conference hosted by Adam Road Presbyterian Church featuring Dr. Paul Tripp...
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October 5, 2013
by Oliver Chia
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Book reviews
| Tags: community
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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