Holy and Acceptable Worship
Is my worship of God holy and acceptable? Pastor Thian Chye exhorts us to obey God's call to keep the Sabbath to and for the Lord, and gather to worship God in spirit and in truth....
Easter Meal Fellowship
Over the Good Friday and Easter weekend, different church members hosted or were guests at houses. It was a wonderful opportunity to get to know one another, one made sweeter by more relaxed COVID measures that allowed more to gather in a house. ...
Guest Workers Outreach
At our prayer meeting in April, Steven Ngiam shared about our outreach to guest workers in Singapore. We replicate his sharing here. ...
The God Who is Sovereign
How does God's sovereignty and free will coexist? Joshua reminds us of God's sovereignty in Genesis and the cross, and encourages us to trust in this good and loving God who is in control. ...
Reflecting on Truth #18
Reflections on The New City Catechism #18 Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished? No, every sin is against the sovereignty, holiness, and goodness of God, and against his righteous law, and God is righteously angry with our sins and will punish them in his just judgment both in this life, and in the life to come. ...
Missions Sharing: Bangladeshi in Singapore
At our prayer meeting in the month of April, Chester shared with the church about the Bangladeshi and their needs, on behalf of the Missions Committee....
Book Review: On the Soul and Its Origin by Augustine of Hippo
Eric Lui shares with us a review of "On the Soul and Its Origin" by Augustine of Hippo. His true name is Aurelius Augustinus and he lived from 354 to 430 AD in a little town in Algeria. ...
Reflecting on Truth #17
Reflections on The New City Catechism #17 What is Idolatry? Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator for our hope and happiness, significance and security....
Resurrection Hope: Not just the idea, but the reality
Yanadi shares with us on how the resurrection has present implications for us, especially as we struggle and face sufferings in life....
Women of Grace
At our recent Quarterly Congregational Meeting, Bibianna shared about an upcoming event for the women in GBC. Titled "Women of Grace", it will be a half-day event for the women to come together....
Resurrection Hope: Not greyscale, but in colour
Though Good Friday and Easter are over, we continue to reflect on the significance of the death and resurrection of Christ. Bibianna uses Psalm 107 for her meditation on God's character and work, and what it means for us....
Church Picnic on 16 May
We have experienced two years of social distancing, and we are grateful for the resumption of more in-person gatherings. We are excited to announce an upcoming church picnic on Monday, 16 May, at Fort Canning Park....
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Good Friday 2022)
Neo Yi Ling reflects on last week's Good Friday service where we gathered to remember the death of Jesus on the cross....
Reflecting on Truth #16
Reflections on The New City Catechism #16 What is Sin? Sin is rejecting or ignoring God in the world he created, rebelling against him by living without reference to him, not being or doing what he requires in his law—resulting in our death and the disintegration of all creation....
Lent: Jesus Gave His Life as a Ransom for Many
Pastor Oliver reflects on Jesus' sacrificial, ransoming death and marvels at what it means for us. ...
Recap of 2Q22 QCM
We gathered to review the past quarter, and to hear of the ministry updates and plans for the upcoming months....
Installation of Mark Collins
We thank God for bringing Mark, Megan and their children to us. As a church, we had the privilege of installing Mark Collins as our newest pastor for family ministries at our weekend services....
Lent: Looking to Jesus
This Lenten season, Pastor Eugene encourages us to look to Jesus, our trailblazer who has paved the way for our future joy and glory. ...
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....
Quarterly Congregational Meeting (3 Apr 2022)
As we head into our second Quarterly Congregational Meeting (QCM) for the year, there are many things to thank God for and look forward to. ...
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?"...
Book Review - The Heavenly Footman
Eric Lui pens a review for John Bunyan's "The Heavenly Footman", we hope it encourages you to pick up this short book which exhorts us to run with Christ!...
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Why read old books? Pastor Oliver shares with us the value of reading old books and the precious gems he discovered from John Bunyan's book "The Heavenly Footman"....
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55 people headed up to Johor Bahru over the Hari Raya weekend to spend time learning about heaven at the annual Young Adults retreat. The YA ministry has been holding these retreats annually since 2012, but 3 things made this retreat quite different. ...
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As Christians, we are to live our lives hoping in the new earth that God will bring about when Christ returns....
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In this post, we surveyed 10 quotes by well known Bible teachers and theologians on the topic of heaven. Have a read and see what our certain hope looks like. ...
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