Prepare for Worship (13 Oct 2019)
October 10, 2019
Having received God’s love through Jesus Christ, how am I loving others? Let's acknowledge our shortcomings before God for failing to love others as we ought to.
Posts tagged with devotional
Prepare for Worship (6 Oct 2019)
October 4, 2019
This week, let's prep ourselves for worship by asking: What in the church am I here for?
Prepare for Worship (29 Sep 2019)
September 27, 2019
If you have received mercy from Jesus Christ, then how are you now living for Him?
Prepare for Worship (22 Sep 2019)
September 20, 2019
What small steps can I take to align myself more closely with God’s purposes?
Prepare for Worship (15 Sep 2019)
September 13, 2019
How has God been gracious to you and turned your life around for His glory? Take time to thank and praise Him.
Prepare for Worship (8 Sep 2019)
September 6, 2019
How have I failed this week to notice God’s glory in His world?
Prepare for Worship (25 Aug 2019)
August 23, 2019
Whoever trusts in Jesus Christ will not be put to shame. How would knowing this encourage your heart?
Prepare for Worship (18 Aug 2019)
August 16, 2019
This Sunday, as we gather with our brothers and sisters from the Chinese Congregation to celebrate 60 years of God's grace towards GBC, let's take time to thank Him for His love and faithfulness towards our church.
Prepare for Worship (11 Aug 2019)
August 9, 2019
Have I wholeheartedly submitted myself to humbly worship the sovereign God?
Prepare for Worship (4 Aug 2019)
August 2, 2019
How am I being confident in God as I face life’s challenges?
Prepare for Worship (28 July 2019)
July 26, 2019
In this past week, how has your life been a reflection of your love for God?
Prepare for Worship (14 July 2019)
July 12, 2019
As we prepare to meet with God and His people on Sunday, be thankful that our Heavenly Father has drawn near to us by His Spirit and that we can come to Him now for strength and assurance.
Prepare for Worship (7 Jul 2019)
July 5, 2019
What are the things that most commonly consume your thoughts?
Prepare for Worship (30 Jun 2019)
June 28, 2019
As we gather this Sunday, let's prayerfully consider what work God is calling you to do.
Prepare for Worship (23 Jun 2019)
June 21, 2019
Is Jesus obvious in the way I treat those close to me?
Prepare for Worship (9 Jun 2019)
June 7, 2019
What are you afraid of? Let's lay down your fears at the feet of Jesus whose perfect love casts out fear.
Prepare for Worship (2 Jun 2019)
May 31, 2019
What fears are hindering you from ceasing from work and resting in God?
Prepare for Worship (19 May 2019)
May 16, 2019
Is there any indication in my life that suggests I am still bound to the Law?
Prepare for Worship (12 May 2019)
May 9, 2019
How am I helping someone else grow in godliness? How is someone else helping me to grow in godliness?
Prepare for Worship (5 May 2019)
May 3, 2019
As we gather with the rest of the church for worship this Sunday, let's take a moment and ponder over what kind of fruit we desire to cultivate in our lives.
Prepare for Worship (28 April 2019)
April 26, 2019
How am I living in light of my identity in Christ? Let's examine our lives as we ponder over this question this week.
Prepare for Worship (21 Apr 2019)
April 19, 2019
How ought the reality of the resurrection impact my view of life, today and in the future?
Prepare for Worship (14 Apr 2019)
April 12, 2019
How is King Jesus calling you to come to Him for peace?
Prepare for Worship (31 Mar 2019)
March 28, 2019
Were you joyful this past week in the midst of challenges and struggles? Whether your response is a yes or no, spend a moment thanking God that there there is fullness of joy in His presence and that He is the only giver of true joy in the midst of storms.
Prepare for Worship (24 Mar 2019)
March 22, 2019
How have I been responding to my sufferings and troubles? Do my responses reflect my hope in Jesus Christ?
Prepare for Worship (17 Mar 2019)
March 14, 2019
Do I need to embrace again God's willingness to declare me righteous?
Prepare for Worship (10 Mar 2019)
March 8, 2019
This week, let's take some time and search your heart as you ponder over these questions: What is it that makes me feel good about myself? What do I tend to boast about?
Prepare for Worship (3 Mar 2019)
March 1, 2019
As you come before God this week, search your heart and see if you have been dependent on the righteousness from God, or from yourself and humbly seek His forgiveness if you have been trusting in your own righteousness.
Prepare for Worship (24 Feb 2019)
February 22, 2019
Is your faith in God dependent in any way on the faithfulness or failures of men who serve Him?
Prepare for Worship (17 Feb 2019)
February 15, 2019
What is the condition of our hearts before God? How is He calling us to return to Him?
Prepare for Worship (10 Feb 2019)
February 8, 2019
Are your strongly held religious convictions confirmed by the fruit of God’s spirit in your life?
Prepare for Worship (27 Jan 2019)
January 25, 2019
As we prepare our hearts for worship, let's take time to consider these reflection questions: How have we turned away from God? How do we need to turn back to him?
Prepare for Worship (20 Jan 2019)
January 18, 2019
How have you encouraged others this past week? How have others encouraged you?
Prepare for Worship (13 Jan 2019)
January 11, 2019
Is there anything you need, that you can receive from no one else but God? Are you willing to receive it today?
Prepare for Worship (6 Jan 2019)
January 4, 2019
A Blessed New Year to everyone! As we begin the year with our new theme "Grace Together", let us personally reflect on this question -- How has the Lord used community to shape me for His glory?
Prepare for Worship (30 Dec 2018)
December 28, 2018
How has God been good to you this past week? Give thanks for these experiences.
Prepare for Worship (23 Dec 2018)
December 21, 2018
How has God shown His goodness and steadfast love to you? Let’s spend a few moments to give thanks to Him.
Prepare for Worship (16 Dec 2018)
December 14, 2018
In this seaon of Advent, as we prepare and remember the real meaning of Christmas, let's take time to consider this question: Is my heart and home ready to receive the King?
Prepare for Worship (9 Dec 2018)
December 7, 2018
How does God call us to encourage those who feel abandoned by Him?
Prepare for Worship (2 Dec 2018)
November 30, 2018
How has trust in God’s sovereign rule over all things encourage you this week?
God Became Flesh - a Devotional Guide for Advent 2018
November 28, 2018
This Sunday marks the start of Advent in the traditional liturgical calendar. Below is a devotional guide written by Dr Poulson and Dr Koh Siang Kiang for Advent as we set apart this season to remember and celebrate the coming of Christ.
Prepare for Worship (25 Nov 2018)
November 23, 2018
As you come before the Lord in worship this Sunday, spend a quiet moment reflecting on this question: Knowing what I know about God, am I willing to trust Him with the details?
Prepare for Worship (18 Nov 2018)
November 16, 2018
How are we daily hearing and trusting in the word of God? Let's give thanks to God who speaks and reveals the truth through His word.
Prepare for Worship (4 Nov 2018)
November 2, 2018
As you gather with the rest of the church for worship this Sunday, take a moment to consider your eternity, from where does your confidence come?
Prepare for Worship (7 Oct 2018)
October 5, 2018
How might God desire you to demonstrate His love to others?
Prepare for Worship (30 Sep 2018)
September 28, 2018
In what ways this past week, have we been reflecting our heavenly Father’s righteous character in our thoughts, words and actions?
Prepare for Worship (23 Sep 2018)
September 21, 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.
Prepare for Worship (16 Sep 2018)
September 14, 2018
As you prepare your heart for worhip this Sunday, give thanks for one evidence of our Father God’s transforming love in your life this past week.
The Stream of Human Custom
September 6, 2018
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.
Prepare for Worship (9 Sep 2018)
September 6, 2018
Is there anyone in the church that you are struggling to love? This week, let us focus on God’s love for us which He shows through Christ, who fulfills all commandments and enables us to live lives pleasing to Him.
Prepare for Worship (2 Sep 2018)
August 31, 2018
What kind of help from God are you in need of right now? Ponder over this and humbly beseech our Advocate, Jesus Christ, sent to help us face sin's penalty and power.
Prepare for Worship (26 Aug 2018)
August 24, 2018
Join us this Sunday as we come together to worship God who is Light and absolutely pure in His holiness. Let our songs rise to Him as a fragrant offering!
Prepare for Worship (12 Aug 2018)
August 10, 2018
This week, we count it a joy and privilege to gather with our brothers and sisters from the Chinese Congregation for a combined worship, giving thanks to God in Scripture and song for being our Deliverer and Redeemer.
Prepare for Worship (5 Aug 2018)
August 3, 2018
What am I investing in now, that will follow me beyond the grave?
Prepare for Worship (29 Jul 2018)
July 26, 2018
How can God use our words to build up, encourage and refresh?
Prepare for Worship (22 Jul 2018)
July 20, 2018
Am I able to submit to God's best for me, even when I don't understand it?
Prepare for Worship (15 Jul 2017)
July 13, 2018
In what ways has the the wisdom of Christ guided and blessed your interactions with your family, friends and colleagues this past week?
Prepare for Worship (8 Jul 2018)
July 6, 2018
Have I in any way been giving myself to idols that do not satisfy? Let's spend a moment to examine our heart as we prepare for worship.
Prepare for Worship (17 Jun 2018)
June 15, 2018
How has knowing God deeply and intimately changed your heart affections towards Him?
Prepare for Worship (10 Jun 2018)
June 8, 2018
How has the message of a God who loves, pursues and forgives you encouraged you this past week?
Prepare for Worship (27 May 2018)
May 25, 2018
How is God calling me to tell others of His salvation and glorify Him among the nations?
Prepare for Worship (20 May 2018)
May 17, 2018
This week, let us prepare our hearts to meet with God by considering the times that He has responded to us with persevering grace.
Prepare for Worship (13 May 2018)
May 11, 2018
How has my heart become callous toward God and His word?
Prepare for Worship (29 Apr 2018)
April 26, 2018
As you prepare to hear from God this Sunday, would you allow Him to expose areas of compromise in your life?
Prepare for Worship (15 Apr 18)
April 12, 2018
In what areas of your life have you not been obeying God? Take time to confess these areas to God, and to ask for His power to love and obey Him.
Prepare for worship (25 Mar 2018)
March 23, 2018
The holiness of God requires an atoning sacrifice of eternal worth and Jesus bears the wrath of a holy God so that sinners can be forgiven and restored. When we give our worst, God gives His best
Prepare for worship (18 Mar 2018)
March 15, 2018
Jesus is a humble and compassion Servant-King, who made himself nothing in order to love and save the unlovely. He came not to be served, but to serve. As we prepare our hearts for worship, let us focus on this love and commitment of God to cleanse us of our sins and bring us back to Him through Jesus.
Prepare for Worship (11 Mar 2018)
March 8, 2018
This Sunday, let's bow down with humility and gratitude for this majestic and glorious God who has lavishly blessed us with heavenly riches in Christ, and richly provides us with everything we need.
Prepare for Worship (4 Mar 2018)
February 28, 2018
God has rescued us from sin and made us His holy people in Christ. How is God working in your life to help you grow in holiness?
Prepare for Worship (25 Feb 2018)
February 23, 2018
As you prepare for Sunday, consider if there is any area of your life today that would benefit from perseverance? Then, take a moment and invite God to give you lasting strength because He is the living God who calls and sustains.
Prepare for Worship (18 Feb 2018)
February 16, 2018
Let's remember to be quiet before God just thanking Him for making us holy through His Son and also exalt Christ who has transformed us by His grace.
Prepare for Worship (11 Feb 2018)
February 9, 2018
Are we submitting to God's design for our lives by living according to His way? As we ponder over this, let's be grateful to God for His grace and wisdom in saving us and ordering our lives according to His perfect plan.
Prepare for Worship (4 Feb 2018)
February 2, 2018
We worship a God who is merciful and patient. Have we shown patience and mercy towards others in the past week?
Prepare for Worship (28 Jan 2018)
January 26, 2018
How have we loved God by cherishing His truth this past week?
Prepare for Worship (21 Jan 2018)
January 19, 2018
This week, let's thank God for His presence with us even in times of unjust suffering and to endure for the sake of Christ as we are called to walk in His footsteps.
Prepare for Worship (14 Jan 2018)
January 12, 2018
Sin leads to isolation but grace leads to community. Let's prepare our hearts as we come together this Sunday to worship the One who invites us into community.
Prepare for Worship (7 Jan 2018)
January 5, 2018
As you enter into the 1st week of the new year, consider how is God urging you to lean on Him in faith this new year.
Prepare for Worship (31 December 2017)
December 29, 2017
Are there struggles in your life now that demonstrate a need for God’s persevering power? Take a moment to specifically invite Him to strengthen and help you persevere in faithfulness to the gospel.
Prepare for Worship (24 Dec 2017)
December 22, 2017
Amidst all the festivities of the Christmas season, as you prepare to gather with God's people this Sunday, take a moment to consider the difference that light makes in your world today
Prepare for Worship (17 Dec 2017)
December 15, 2017
How has Jesus taken the burden of our guilt and shame on Himself? As you prepare your heart for worship this Sunday, give praise and thanks to Jesus who paid the price of forgiveness to reconcile us to Himself.
He would be born in Bethlehem
December 8, 2017
We extract the devotional for this Sunday from 'They Looked For Redemption' to encourage you to continue to use this devotional for our daily time with God.
Prepare for Worship (10 Dec 2017)
December 8, 2017
Has there has been a time in which you have felt shame or even experienced disgrace? As you spend a few moments in quiet reflection, take courage that we have an everlasting God whose understanding is unsearchable and that He comes to comfort the disgraced and gives strength to the faint and weary.
Prepare for Sunday Worship (3 Dec 2017)
December 1, 2017
Salvation belongs to God and not us -- it is God's work! Let's humble ourselves in praise and worship of our Almighty God.
Veni, Veni Emmanuel!
November 30, 2017
Pastor Ian shares with us the original expectation underlying the season of Advent, and encourages us to await Christ's coming with similarly joyful and expectant hearts.
Prepare for Sunday Worship (26 Nov 2017)
November 24, 2017
Take heart if your week has not been an easy one. Jesus invites you who labour and are heavy laden to come to Him.
Prepare for Sunday Worship (19 Nov 2017)
November 17, 2017
How is God calling you to trust Him, as He works in your life for your good and His glory? Perhaps you have been grappling with difficult situations and feeling exhausted this past week but as you quiet yourself before God, know that He is the great Redeemer who is in sovereign control of your life.
Prepare for Sunday Worship (12 Nov 17)
November 10, 2017
As you prepare for worship this Sunday, spend a few moments thanking God for His intervening grace in your life and praise Him for pursuing and changing you by His grace daily.
Prepare for Sunday Worship (5 Nov 17)
November 3, 2017
This week, let's remember our God who has not only equipped us with faithfulness but also called us to reflect His faithfulness and glory in every part of our life as His children and as a church.
Prepare for Sunday Worship (29 Oct 17)
October 27, 2017
WORSHIP PREPARATION Call to Worship : Ephesians 1:3-6a "Blessed be the God and Father of our ...
Prepare for Sunday Worship (22 Oct 2017)
October 21, 2017
How is your life a product of God's wonder working power? Let us take time to give praise and thanks to God for His grace and power that so wonderfully works in us for His glory.
Prepare for Sunday Worship (15 Oct 17)
October 13, 2017
This week, let's take time to thank our God whose presence encourages and strengthens us.
Prepare for Sunday Worship (8 Oct 2017)
October 6, 2017
This week as we prepare for Sunday worship, take a moment to thank Jesus, our God Incarnate, who came in human flesh and makes Himself known to us.
Prepare for Sunday Worship (17 Sep 17)
September 15, 2017
As we gather this Sunday together with our Chinese congregation, let's prepare our hearts to praise God for his mighty deeds among us.
Prepare for Sunday Worship (10 Sep 17)
September 8, 2017
Have you been rejoicing in your salvation? If not, let's spend some time just thanking and praising God that he alone has saved us through his Son, Jesus Christ.
Let's Prepare for Worship this Sunday (3 Sep 17)
September 1, 2017
As you prepare your heart for worship this Sunday, let's take a few moments and invite God to open your heart to hear from him, a God who makes himself known to us.
Let's Prepare for Worship this Sunday (30 Jul 17)
July 28, 2017
This week, as we prepare our heart to worship God, let's spend a few quiet moments and consider an area of your life that is in need of God’s strengthening and then be willing to invite Him today, to show Himself strong in your life.
Let's Prepare for Worship This Sunday (2 July 2017)
June 30, 2017
How has God been merciful to you this week? As you prepare your heart to meet God together with His people, let's be reminded that our God is a God of mercy. Let's extol Him for His mercies that are never ending and are new every morning.
Let's Prepare for Worship this Sunday (11 Jun 17)
June 9, 2017
As we come together to worship Jesus Christ our Lord this Sunday, let's be praying that we will be obedient to God's Word and call to be a disciple.
Let's Prepare for Worship this Sunday (4 Jun 17)
June 2, 2017
As you meditate on Lamentations 3:22-23, let's be thankful to God that out of His covenantal love and mercy, has poured out His grace on undeserving people like us.
Let's Prepare for Worship this Sunday (23 Apr 2017)
April 23, 2017
In what ways have you been abiding in Jesus this week? As you reflect on the above Scripture, know that Jesus Christ is the true vine and only when we abide in Him, can we bear fruit. Let's worship the One who empowers us to bear fruit for God.
Let's Prepare for Resurrection Sunday Worship (16 Apr 2017)
April 13, 2017
This Sunday, we want to rejoice with the young adults who are taking a step of obedience to get baptized. What's more, standing with them in the water, are the ones who have been instrumental in their decision and who are committed to grow them deeper in Christ.
Let's Prepare for Worship This Sunday (9 Apr 2017)
April 7, 2017
This week's call to worship, Lamentations 3:22-23, is an old praise song which we have not sung for a long time. Though an old song but what this song proclaims about God's steadfast love, mercies and faithfulness are timeless truths.
Let's Prepare for Worship This Sunday (26 Mar 2017)
March 25, 2017
Was your week bombarded with uncertainties, fears and anxieties that robbed you of your joy? Let's cast them at the feet of Jesus who is able conquer all our fears and vanquish all our anxieties as you come before Him in faith and humility, drawing strength from Him.
Prepare for Worship This Sunday (19 Mar 2017)
March 18, 2017
As you come into God's presence, let's bring an offering of praise and thanksgiving to God for what He has done for you during the past week. And when you come for worship this Sunday, give Him the glory that is due to His name.
Let's Prepare for Worship this Sunday (12 Mar 2017)
March 11, 2017
How are you doing this week? Let us cast all our cares and anxieties at the feet of Jesus and look to Him, our light and salvation; our fortress in whom we find rest and comfort as prepare our hearts for worship Him this Sunday.
Let's Prepare for Worship This Sunday (5 Mar 2017)
March 4, 2017
This Sunday is the 1st Sunday of Lent. And as we prepare our hearts for worship this Sunday, let us also seek to join our Master as He journeys to the Cross, bearing the punishment of sin on our behalf.
Let's Prepare for Worship this Sunday (26 Feb 2017)
February 25, 2017
This week, as we prepare our hearts for worship this Sunday, let us be reminded of God's steadfast and unfailing love. Give thanks to God for the experiences this week that bear testament to this promise-keeping God who is in control of every circumstance of your life.
Let's Prepare for Worship This Sunday (19 Feb 2017)
February 18, 2017
How about putting all these life's challenges aside and just come before our God of salvation in prayer and let Him carry the burden for you? And as you come to worship with the larger body of Christ this Sunday, be thankful that He is in control of every circumstance of your life.
Let's Prepare for Worship This Sunday (12 Feb 2017)
February 11, 2017
This week, as we prepare for Sunday worship, let's come before Him with thankful hearts for the hope we have in Jesus and rejoice at the day where we will meet Him face to face. What a glorious moment it will be when all the saints gather in praise to our Almighty Father
Let's Prepare for Worship This Sunday (22 Jan 2017)
January 21, 2017
Let's prepare ourselves to worship the living God who strengthens His people with refreshment in His house through the joy of worship.
O Come, O Come, Immanuel
December 21, 2016
"O Come, O Come, Immanuel", a hymn we usually sing during Advent as we remember the coming of Jesus in human flesh. It is a hymn where we sing about the different names of Jesus found in the messianic passages of the prophet Isaiah.
PFOA : John 16:16-33
December 13, 2016
The Bible is simple enough that anyone can read it and find and understand the gospel of salvation in it. Yet it is so profound that one can spend a whole life studying it and still find new truth and understanding each time he reads it.
Faith Journal (October 2016)
October 16, 2016
Here is a sharing from a parent on how they walk alongside their children in their educational journey with God’s perspective so that they experience His faithfulness in their lives.
Faith Journal (September 2016)
September 18, 2016
In this post, we are reminded to uphold in prayer, not only the children but also the dedicated teachers and helpers who faithfully serve in the Children Ministry every Sunday.
Faith Journal (May 2016) : A Mother's Days
May 8, 2016
Being a mother is like that: blessed and privileged to be chosen for no deserving quality of our own to be guardians of God’s children.
Faith Journal (March 2016)
March 20, 2016
In this faith journal, Lup Meng, our Deacon-in-Charge of the Worship Ministry, shares with us the lessons that God has been teaching him in his faithful service to the Lord and the church.
Faith Journal (1 November 2015)
October 31, 2015
This week's faith journal is written by Elder Wee Thiem Heng on the theme of giving thanks to the Lord, reminding us to have a spirit of praise and thankfulness to God despite the circumstances that we are in.
Your Shattered Dreams and Shaken Faith
October 28, 2015
Suffering comes to all of us at one point or another. How do we continue to trust God when our plans crumble and our expectations go unmet? Read on as one author writes about suffering as one well acquainted with it.
Faith Journal (25 October 2015)
October 25, 2015
This week's faith journal is written by Elder Eddie Tan who exhorts us to bless the Lord and be thankful to God for His unceasing grace, love and mercy.
We are Children of God
October 23, 2015
Following his sermon last Sunday, Pastor Oliver further shares his thoughts on the importance of knowing our identity as children of God in this post.
Faith Journal (18 October 2015)
October 16, 2015
This week's faith journal is written by Elder Tan Chong Tien who gives praise and thanks to God in worship of Him who reveals His character and actions to GBC in time past and present.
Faith Journal (11 October 2015)
October 9, 2015
The theme of this week's faith journal is "Persevering in Community". In this journal, Pastor Oliver encourages us to come together as a community, persevering in faith by loving and caring for one another, pointing each other to Jesus, when facing challenges and difficulties.