Sermon Schedule for November 2019
We will be completing our sermon series on the book of Romans this month. Join us in November as we come together to listen to God's word on how we can live together as stewards of God's grace. ...
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Church Picnic on 1 Jan 2023
Church, let us gather for our first picnic in 2023! This will be held at Bedok Reservoir Park from 4-7pm on 1 January 2023. ...
Worship as Rest
What is true worship? Pastor Mark gives a surprising answer from Exodus on how it involves resting....
Reflecting on Truth #48
Reflections on the New City Catechism #48 What is the church? God chooses and preserves for himself a community elected for eternal life and united by faith, who love, follow, learn from, and worship God together. God sends out this community to proclaim the gospel and prefigure Christ’s kingdom by the quality of their life together and their love for one another....
Bearing 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. ...
Psalm 63: Beholding God in the Wilderness
This was originally shared by Bibianna at the Women of Grace event titled, "Bearing Burdens", which was held on 19 November 2022. Psalm 63 shows us that when we’re in the wilderness, let us behold our God and hope in Christ. ...
Bearing Burdens: Books to Help Women Help Each Other
The recent Women of Grace event had a theme of "Bearing Burdens". The women had a chance to focus on their own relationship with God, as well as care for and love others by praying for one another. At this event, books were also given out that were related to this theme. Here are the books that were carefully selected for this event. ...
Faith Alone: Songs from Galatians
Clara Lim reflects on how the Reformation Concert has shown her the beauty of singing together with one voice to the glory of God. ...
A Heavenly Conference
Eric Lui reflects on Richard Sibbes' book on the encounter between Jesus and Mary Magadalene at the empty tomb on the first Easter Sunday....
Reading the Psalms on Friday Mornings
Do you know that a group of ladies meet regularly on Friday mornings to study the Bible? Carrie has been a part of this group that have been meeting for years now, even before COVID. She shares some of the lessons and encouragments from reading the Psalms together. ...
Reflecting on Truth #47
Reflections on the New City Catechism #47 Does the Lord’s supper add anything to Christ’s atoning work? No, Christ died once for all. The Lord’s Supper is a covenant meal celebrating Christ’s atoning work; as it is also a means of strengthening our faith as we look to him, and a foretaste of the future feast. But those who take part with unrepentant hearts eat and drink judgment on themselves....
Sermon Schedule: Advent – Rejoice!
We end this year with our Advent series in the book of Psalms which will take us through Psalm 96 to Psalm 100. These psalms of praise call God’s people to rejoice, for the Lord has come to save. He rules as King over all the earth. He is holy and worthy of all praise and glory. ...
Introducing New Care Groups
At our service on 13 November 2022, we were introduced to three new care groups (CGs) that groups meet around Singapore and on different days and times in the week. ...
Help! Is Anyone Willing to Bear My Burdens?
What does it mean to bear someone else's burdens? Pastor Thian Chye reflects on how we can apply the sermon practically. ...
Reflecting on Truth #46
Reflections on the New City Catechism #46 What is the Lord’s Supper? Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord’s Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls. It also anticipates the day when we will eat and drink with Christ in his Father’s kingdom....
Reformation Concert 2022
On the 29 October 2022 at 8pm we commemorated the Protestant Reformation in GBC's fourth Reformation Concert. ...
Who Am I?
Joshua shares what the youth leaders have been learning about how the world thinks of identity, and how it contrasts with what we have been reading in Galatians. This important topic is also the theme for the youth camp this year. ...
Reflecting on Truth #45
Reflections on the New City Catechism #45 Is baptism with water the washing away of sin itself? No, only the blood of Christ and the renewal of the Holy Spirit can cleanse us from sin....
Trusting the Same God in a Different Culture
Esther is one of our missionaries and she was recently in Singapore on her Home Assignment. We sat down with her to chat more about her experiences and lessons that God has taught her and we will be sharing it in a series of articles. ...
Speaking of Our Faith
Yanadi shares how reading Galatians has prompted him to reflect on and share his faith struggles with fellow Christians. Learning about the centrality of the gospel in Galatians also encourages us to speak to those beyond the church....
Reflecting on Truth #44
Reflections on the New City Catechism #44 What is baptism? Baptism is the washing with water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; it signifies and seals our adoption into Christ, our cleansing from sin, and our commitment to belong to the Lord and to his church....
Youths and Social Media
On 8 October 2022, the Youth Ministry organised a panel event for our youths on the topic of the Christian's social media life. The event sought to provide glimpses into how Christians strive to live out Christ in their lives online through their own flawed but faithful ways....
Singing the Gospel
Bibianna reflects on how Christians have been made to sing, and have reason to sing, not only individually, but together in community....
Reflecting on Truth #43
Reflections on the New City Catechism #43 What are the ordinances? The ordinances given by God and instituted by Christ, namely baptism and the Lord’s Supper, are visible signs and seals that we are bound together as a community of faith by his death and resurrection. By our use of them the Holy Spirit more fully declares and seals the promises of the gospel to us....
Young Adults' Retreat 2022
Our Young Adults (YAs) share about their recent retreat on 8 October 2022. The YAs set aside time to spend together to consider what God's word says about Christian maturity, and how He has designed for us to grow in community. ...
On Sloth and Diligence (Part 1)
Samuel shared this recently with the youths at their weekly youth meeting. Our youths are working through the book of Proverbs now, and looking at how this book has wisdom for life. In this study, they considered what Proverbs has to say about sloth and diligence. This is the first of two parts. ...
On Sloth and Diligence (Part 2)
Samuel shared this with our youths. Our youths are working through the book of Proverbs now. This is the second of two parts, and part one can be found here....
How to Reflect on Scripture?
Reflection is an important part of learning, but how can we do so for the sermon? Pastor Oliver shares a simple strategy to help us reflect on sermons and Bible studies, both individually and with others. ...
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?"...
Sermon Schedule for October 2019
Join us in October as we continue through Romans 12 and 13 on the practical ways to worship God. ...
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 ReadingSermon Schedule for September 2019
How can we be right with God? Join us for our sermons in September, as we preach through Romans 10 and 11. ...
Keep ReadingSermon Schedule for August 2019
In month of August, we will meditate on the goodness and greatness of God as we look at the final section of Romans 8 and delve into Romans 9....
Keep ReadingServing Grace Together
Do you know that there are more than 20 ministries in GBC that we can serve in? Matthew Seah shares how a workshop during camp provides insight on the many different ways that we can serve. ...
Keep ReadingSermon Schedule for July 2019
In July, we will be resuming our sermon series in Romans. ...
Keep ReadingOh How Good It Is
Stanley Yin shares how serving in the church camp organising team has shown him what loving one another is like....
Keep ReadingWhen English Gets in the Way
As a follow up from last Sunday's sermon, Pastor Ian exhorts us to keep on becoming kind, tender and forgiving towards each other....
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 ReadingChurch Camp 2019 -- Photos and Reflection
Church camp this year has been a wonderful time of rest and refreshment for the campers. Check out the photos and read what some of our campers say....
Keep ReadingHow We Can Grow As ‘Grace Together’
During last week's church camp, we reflected as a church what it means to be ‘Grace Together’ and how we can together live this out. Pastor Oliver shares more....
Keep ReadingEnvisioning 'Grace Together'
Pastor Oliver prays that we will come away from next week's church camp with a clearer picture of what God wants from us....
Keep ReadingCamp Song: Grace Together
Last Sunday, the worship team introduced us to the song for this year's church camp – "Grace Together". Elder Caleb Yap shares with us how this song came about....
Keep ReadingChurch Camp 2019: Pre-Camp Briefing
We will be heading to Desaru for church camp next week (12-15 June 2019)! The church camp committee shares with us more about the camp and what we can do to prepare for it....
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The church camp committee gives us a sneak peek into the programme for the coming church camp. Be sure to attend the camp briefing this Sunday (2 Jun) at 11am in Room 310. ...
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We will be studying Chapter 6 and 7 of Romans in May, you can find here the sermon schedule for May....
Keep ReadingLet’s Go for Church Camp 2019!
Pastor Oliver exhorts us to steward the gift of grace that God has given us and living out the implications of the gospel at the upcoming church camp....
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In March, we will continue through Romans 3 to Romans 5. You can find here the sermon schedule....
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 ReadingLife-Giving Friendships
Pastor Eugene emphasizes the importance of building life-giving relationships that strengthen one another and help build the body....
Keep ReadingGrace Together: Two Things We Seek, Three Persons We Need
Pastor Ian suggests ways that we can practically flesh out our theme 'Grace Together' in the body as recipients and stewards of God's grace....
Keep ReadingSermon Schedule for February 2019
Our sermon series through Romans continues in February. Join us to hear from God about why religion cannot save us and why we need the gospel! ...
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 ReadingEQUIP - Handling God's Word
Pastor Samuel who is leading the first five Equip sessions on handling God’s Word, shares what was covered in the first session and what can we expect for the next four sessions. ...
Keep ReadingSign Up for Church Camp
We ask Elder Lup Meng why do we have church camp and why should we sign up for church camp this year. ...
Keep ReadingGrace Together: Romans 1:1-7
This Sunday, we will launch our study into Romans. Pastor Ian gives a brief introduction to this “very purest Gospel”....
Keep ReadingGrace Together - GBC Camp 2019
Jonathan Tan, one of the organising committee members for this year's church camp, shares with us more about this year's camp. Registration for the camp starts only this Sunday but you can sign up online now, read on to find out how!...
Keep ReadingSermon Schedule for January 2019
This week, as we greet the dawn of 2019 we also launch our new series, entitled "Grace Together."...
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