We began our new Equip series on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood this past Tuesday. This is an 8-week series that will work through what the Bible says about God's good design for men and women. ...
Pastor Oliver encourages us to consider how we can disciple in the local church. It may sound daunting at first, but discipling is simply doing spiritual good to others and Pastor Oliver also shares some simple ways that we can do it. ...
Our pastoral intern, Rolland reviews the book "The Trellis and the Vine", which is helpful for us to think about discipleship as a church. ...
Doug Erdmann, a former GBC member who has returned to the U.S. in 2016, shares with us his current work with REI....
How have you been glorifying God in the way you have been living or suffering?...
Pastor Eugene exhorts us to encourage and develop the staff whom God has entrusted to our stewardship....
Our fourth and final QCM for 2021 took place on 3 Oct 2021 via Zoom. It was good for the church to gather together to hear about some of the events in the past quarter, as well as to look ahead to plans for 2022....
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....
From May to September, the Young Adults (YAs) spent ten weeks as a ministry exploring the Ten Commandments together under the "Adulting 101" series. This was the first time the entire ministry had met together in about a year. They share about what they covered and learnt through their study together. ...
The thought of Christmas in September or October could feel weird, but for Christians with a certain hope, the truth that God is with us is a yearlong comfort. ...
With great joy and thankfulness, we welcomed 13 new members to GBC last Sunday. May their proclamation of faith and the glory of God encourage and strengthen you. ...
Assoc Pastor Thian Chye shares three practical ways we can love one another in words and deeds during these turbulent times....
Jesus loves the world and His desire is that all may come to faith in Him, but in John 17:6-24, He is praying just for his disciples that through them “the world may believe” and “the world may know” that He was sent by God. ...
Keep ReadingWe usually think of Jesus as God’s gift to us but in John 17, we see that we ourselves are God’s gift to His Son. But there is a difference – God’s gift of Jesus to us is for the good of the recipient (us) and the glory of the giver (the Father); but God giving us to Jesus is for the good of the gift (us again), and the glory of the recipient (Jesus)....
Keep ReadingJohn 17 is usually known as Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer. Indeed in this prayer Jesus prayed, as a high priest, for His disciples. But the first five verses are introductory and represent an interesting conversation between Christ and God the Father....
Keep ReadingRemember our “Lord God Reigns”, our Almighty and Sovereign God who loves us sits on the throne and is in complete control. Read Psalm 146 and Praise the Lord!...
Keep Reading"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....
Keep ReadingThe 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....
Keep ReadingThis week's PFOA post is based on John 16 about the ministry of the Holy Spirit, the guarantor of our salvation and redemption....
Keep Reading"Love One Another" -- Where do we start? Start by praying for one another....
Keep ReadingAre we bearing fruit that reflects the characteristics of Christ? In this post, we are exhorted to encourage one another to remain in Christ and live out the life of Christ that points people to Jesus and glorify God....
Keep ReadingOur understanding and appreciation of doctrine of the Trinity will become clearer and better as we respond in obedience to God's commands and teaching....
Keep ReadingIn this post, Dr Tony Chan reminds us that our life on this earth should not be limited to just the physical and material. Are we pointing the world to Jesus, the Way, the Truth and the Life? ...
Keep ReadingOur place in God’s kingdom is assured and there is comfort and encouragement as we persevere in living for and serving Christ in the here and now. ...
Keep ReadingOur witness to the Gospel has to be by both word and deed. ...
Keep ReadingRevival will not happen until there is repentance and sin is confessed....
Keep ReadingSpiritual reformation cannot happen without sanctification in the Truth, the Word of God. ...
Keep ReadingWe are reminded in this post to remain steadfast in our faith in the face of attacks from the evil one on our Christian faith. ...
Keep ReadingDoing God's work is fraught with challenges and sometimes, opposition from within and without; a spiritual work that can only be accomplished by spiritual means -- prayer. ...
Keep ReadingIn this post, Dr Tony Chan shares what sets Christianity apart from other religions is the truth claim that God, the righteous judge will one day judge the world, and his call to people everywhere to repent is validated by the resurrection. ...
Keep ReadingThis week, Dr Tony Chan, exhorts us from 1 Tim 6 : 11-16, to present ourselves blameless and holy when our Lord King Jesus comes to receive us unto Himself....
Keep ReadingIn this post, Dr Tony Chan reminds us that all sin is against God and punishable by death. The only rescue that we have is in the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the sinless for the sinful, redeeming a people for Himself, a people distinct from the world....
Keep ReadingLast Friday, We celebrated the birth of Christ which was told in Part I of Handel's Messiah. In this week's post, Dr Tony Chan, continues with Part II of Messiah which tells of the Passion of Christ - His sufferings and rejection....
Keep ReadingThis week, Dr. Tony Chan, continues in his reflection on Part 1 Scene 3 of Handel's "Messiah" about the nativity scene, a fulfillment of a prophecy in the birth of a child named Immanuel, which ends with a joyful chorus....
Keep ReadingDuring this Advent season, let us reflect together on this great oratorio, the Handel's Messiah, which presents the full scope of the Gospel and God’s plan to redeem a people for Himself....
Keep ReadingAs we come to this final greeting, let us take time to read the whole letter of Paul to the Ephesians again and see how we can, like Paul, pray in the Spirit and pray for one another. ...
Keep ReadingTony Chan exhorts us to prayer and spiritual warfare for the kingdom of God....
Keep ReadingEphesians 6:5 reminds us to submit to the authorities that God has placed in our lives and over us. ...
Keep ReadingWe take a look at Eph 5:22-23, and are reminded of how the person and work of Christ transforms our relationships, even the closest one in a marriage. ...
Keep ReadingThis passage speaks on submission in our relationships, and reminds us that the ultimate goal is out of reverence for Christ, so that the name of Christ is honored and glorified. ...
Keep ReadingWhat does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? How does that change the way we live practically? This passage in Ephesians 5 shows us how we can live Spirit-filled and Spirit-controlled lives with God's people. ...
Keep ReadingChristians are called to walk and live as children of light. Eph 5:8 calls us to obey and live in faith today. ...
Keep ReadingThese verses in Ephesians teach us what it means to walk in a manner worthy of our calling by putting off the old self and putting on the new. Paul helps us to see the practical ways that we can do so everyday....
Keep ReadingThese verses in Ephesians remind us that God's will for us is to live holy lives, putting to death our old self and its ways, and walking in the newness of life that is found in Christ....
Keep ReadingEphesians 4 reminds us to "speak the truth in love", but what does it mean for us as we live in community? ...
Keep ReadingThese verses in Ephesians remind us that every believer in the church is to do the work of the ministry in some form or another! We all have a role to build up the church, and in the process also reach out beyond our community. ...
Keep ReadingGod gives spiritual gifts to His church with the intention of building her up, for His glory. This passage exhorts us to exercise our different gifts for the sole purpose of building up the body of Christ. ...
Keep ReadingEphesians 4 helps us understand the role of spiritual gifts in and for the church. ...
Keep ReadingThis Easter, we remember that Jesus' life and death accomplished our salvation, and achieved for us what we could never do on our own. These verses in Ephesians 4 also remind us to live in light of our new identity in Christ! ...
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