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1 The Word on Worship Order of Worship Volume 28, IssuE Aug 2015 Psalm 132:7 We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool. Scripture Memorisation Despair & Despondence Lamentations 3:24-26 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. Call to Worship Hymn 15: How Shall I Sing That Majesty* Invocation & Gloria Patri* Elder Alan Choy Responsive Scripture Reading* Psalm 119:1-11 Hymn 414: Is Your All on the Altar? Collection of Offerings Doxology & Prayer* Hymn 354: God Leads Us Along Scripture Memorisation Intercessory Prayer Elder Alan Choy Sermon Pr Jeremiah Sim Your Response to The Word Proverbs 13:13 Hymn 284: Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus* Closing Prayer & Threefold Amen* * Congregation Standing

2 duty roster Today, 16 August 2015 Next Lord s Day, 23 August am CHURCH CHOIR & CHILDREN S CHOIR CHURCH CHOIR & CHILDREN S CHOIR 10.30am 1.30pm 3.30pm CHINESE SERVICE ENGLISH SERVICE FILIPINO SERVICE LIONS HOME MALAYALAM FELLOWSHIP Musician: Flowers: Ushers: Musicians: Ushers: Greeter: AV Ministry: Flowers: Junior Worship: Musician: Usher: Venue: English Speaker: Dialect Speaker: Pr Daniel Lim Pr Daniel Lim Sarah Yap Tay Soo Thian Jennifer Goh Chan Tuck Whye John Peh Eld Alan Choy Pr Jeremiah Sim Jollyn Low, Dorcas Koshy Cornelius Koshy, Edwin Quek Lawrence Ng, Cayson Chok David Ng, Julius Del Rosario Diana Chan Crew No. 2 Choy Luan Kheng Yeo Geok Hien, Esther Quek Lim Hua See Bro Andrew Koh, (Eunice Choy) Neo Kian Seng, (Cornelius Koshy) Annie Ho Norefel Resuma Pr Dennis Kabingue Ayn Tindaan Randy Laurencio Juvy Lyn Anaviso 487 Bedok South Ave 2 Elder Ng Poh Kok Pr Jeremiah Sim MALAYALAM FELLOWSHIP Musician: Flowers: Ushers: Musicians: Ushers: Greeter: AV Ministry: Flowers: Junior Worship: Musician: Usher: Venue: English Speaker: Dialect Speaker: Pr Daniel Lim Pr Daniel Lim Eunice Choy Roscelle Lim Jenn Lee Robert Ooi Sam Cheah Eld Ng Poh Kok Pastor Koshy Chloe Pawa, Ellyzabeth Ng Kwan Teng, Stephen Yap Theodore Wang, Danial Wong David Lau, Randy Laurencio Sally Lum Crew No. 3 Karen Quek Stella Tan, Mary Chan Pansy Ng Pr Jeremiah Sim, (Jollyn Low) Stefanie Wong, (Corliss Tan) Pr Dennis Kabingue Eric Delina Pr Dennis Kabingue Duaine Kabingue Jomart Tindaan Vicky Amor 41 Toa Payoh Rise Bro Edwin Quek Pr Kelvin Lim 2

3 16 August 2015 Gethsemane Children s Ministry Prabhudas Koshy Our church esteems the ministry to the children as an important work that the Lord has committed to us. Since 1991, the Lord has given us the burden to reach as many children as possible with the Gospel and also to provide sound biblical knowledge to the children whom God has given us in our church. Since 2008, Pr Kelvin Lim has been appointed to labour among the children. An assiduous GCM Committee (comprising Pr Kelvin Lim, Bro Neo Kian Seng, Bro Kenneth Wong, Sis Choy Luan Kheng, Sis Winnie Yap, Sis Melissa Mah, Sis Kamalamangai) has also been ministering to the children. A good number of our church members also serve on various occasions as teachers, helpers, musicians, drivers, refreshment providers, etc. to attend to the spiritual and physical needs of the children. We exhort all the parents to do your utmost to let your children benefit from all the various activities for children. Do you know what are the regular activities organized by the church and the GCM committee for your children are? Saturday GCM (Every 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturday - outings and Bible learning activities) Junior Worship (concurrently with the main worship service on Sunday) Catechism Classes (Every 1:30 pm except 4th Sunday of the month, taught by FEBC trained, full-time teachers in our church) Memorization of verses (every Sunday, during the worship, Pastor guides them in learning the verses). JW Page for children in the church bulletin. Children s Choir (Every 9:00 am 10:00 am) Tuesday Night Prayer Meeting (children gather together with pastor / a teacher for prayer) Daily Vacation Bible School (3 or 4 day event held every December) Seminars to equip parents and teachers (one or two such events every year) Bible Witness Media Ministry s programme and productions (e.g. Pastoral Exhortation 3

4 Pastoral Exhortation Scripture in Song DVDs) Bible Witness Web Radio programme Special programme for children (in almost all our church s retreats, seminars, camp, etc.). Biblical Mandate for Our Ministry to the Children As a church, it is our duty to carry out God s will concerning ministering His Word to children. Echoing the Lord s call to children to come to Him is the duty of all parents and the church leaders. May the Lord help us to accomplish it enthusiastically and effectively. Now consider the following Biblical passages, which through precepts and patterns sound forth God s will concerning the ministry to the children: Deuteronomy 4:9 teach them thy sons, and thy sons sons. Deuteronomy 6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deuteronomy 11:19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Joel 1:3 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. Psalm 34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Psalm 78:2-4 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. Psalm 145:4-6 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. Proverbs 4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. Proverbs 7:24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. (cf. Proverbs 8:32). Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Mark 10:14-16 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto 4

5 you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Saturday Children s Ministry Recently, GCM has resumed the Saturday ministry to our children. The meetings will be held on three Saturdays, simultaneously with Men s Fellowship (2nd Saturday), Ladies Fellowship (3rd Saturday) and Adults Fellowship (4th Saturday) at 4 pm. Such GCM meetings are also being held near the venues of the other fellowship groups so that while parents attend their respective fellowship meetings, their children will be ministered to by the GCM. If you need more information on this ministry, please talk to Pr Kelvin Lim or any of the GCM committee members. GCM T-Shirts: GCM has printed T-Shirts for children and adults who serve in the GCM. Sis Melissa Neo has designed the T-shirts, and our TGCM brethren have printed them. We encourage all the participating children and adults to wear them so that they can be easily identified during the outings to public places like parks. Neglect not Saturday Children s Ministry: Our children spend most of their time in the worldly environment of schools and other places of activities. Their hearts are heavily influenced by the materialistic and carnal philosophies of this world. Unless we are diligent to provide for them a spiritual environment where they can have godly teaching and fellowship, they will soon be drawn away by the world. It is a very serious mistake that some Christian parents make by neglecting the special activities planned for their children s spiritual nurture. The Bible warns parents that a child without constant reproof and guidance will be misled and spiritually ruined. Proverbs 29:15 says, a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. Spiritual nurture is more important than secular education and all other training. Let not our hearts esteem the pursuit of worldly achievements above the spiritual nurture of our children s souls. In Proverbs 16:16, we are reminded of the high value of biblical education How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! Again it is said, Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold (Proverbs 3:13-14). Greetings 5

6 junior worshipper s text page God s Word Shall Never Fail Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever Everything on this earth, no matter how beautiful and glorious it may be, will soon wither and fade away. The things that we have achieved and cherished in life will also vanish from our grip. In other words, nothing of this world endures forever. All mighty men, who once ruled the world with great power, withered and faded away like the grass and flowers. Those who love and care for us will also soon be gone. This can be very troubling to us. But if we trust in God and His Word, which shall never pass away, we will find our strength and comfort. It will do us good if we acknowledge that everything passes away, except the Word of God. Only the Word of God will endure for ever. We don t doubt the permanence of God s Word because God the Almighty has clearly said that it will stand forever. Jesus said, Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away (Matthew 24:35). God will both preserve His Word and bring to pass all that it says. Illustration by Melissa Neo All that the Bible has declared is true, and therefore all its promises and prophecies will be fulfilled. Not one word will fail. So we should trust all of God s promises. People and their promises may fail, but God s promises in the Bible shall never fail. Amen. 6 Prabhudas Koshy

7 Collections LORD S DAY on 9 August 2015 Tithes: 1, Offerings: 4,172.80; RM Bldg Fund 2015: 3,000.00; ; ; ; 50.00; 30.00; 4.00; [ (Chinese Svc)]; [50.00; 50.00; (Filipino F ship)] Designated Gifts: General Fund ; Samson Hutagalung 50.00; BW Retreat (Sujith) ; Students Support (Ethiopia) ; Borehole (Ethiopia) NON-SUNDAY GIFT Bldg Fund 2015: 11,480.00; 5, TGCM 10th Anniversary (10 August 2015) Offerings: 4,415.20; 4,000.00; 2,500.00; ; ; ; RM Designated Gifts: Bldg Fund ,000.00; 20.00; Pastor Koshy SPECIAL FUND UPDATE (as of 10 August 2015) Building Fund 2015 $1,119, Give generously towards our Church Building Fund. S$5 million by the end of 2015! COMBINED GAF/GMF/ GCM OUTING Date: Saturday, 22 Aug 2015 Time: 3.30pm pm Topic: Book Study of Colossians 2 Speaker: Pastor Koshy Chairman: Bro Ho Kee How Venue: Bishan Park (vicinity of Carpark A) (Transport provided from Bishan MRT station at 3.15pm. Pls contact Dn Daniel ) Children aged 4-12 will have separate GCM programme. Thoughts of A Cheerful Giver Church Building Fund Dear Pastor, I thank the Lord for the privilege, opportunity and enablement to be a part of His Eternal Kingdom. I thank the Lord for the much He has given me. In gratitude, I return a portion unto Him. Enclosed is a love gift for the local Church Building Fund. May the Lord continue to cause His people to give cheerfully towards the Building Fund so that we may obtain a bigger place to house all our full-time workers and all our fellowship meetings. A Gethsemanean 29 July Pastoral Visitation Bedok North Date & Time: Fri, 28 8pm Venue: Home of Eld & Mrs Mah Chin Kwang 45A Jalan Senang, Singapore Members and regular worshippers who live in this region are encouraged to attend this meeting. Please check that your name is in the list placed on the reception table. If it is not, please add it in. Gethsemane LADIES Fellowship Seminar Esther: Prodigy of Providence Speaker: Pastor Prabhudas Koshy Date: Saturday, 19 September 2015 Time: 2.00pm to 6.00pm Venue: City Beach Resort (Transport provided from Labrador Park MRT from 1.30pm) For transport details / registration, please contact Sis There will be a separate programme for children aged 3 to 9 years. Catechism Class Catechism Class commences on 6 Sept at 9.00am. Those seeking Baptism, Affirmation of Faith and Transfer of Membership, please register with Sis Diana Koh by 23 Aug announcements

8 announcements CHECKING OF ELECTORAL REGISTER In view of the upcoming Annual Congregational Meeting and Elections, a list of the names of our church members in good standing (as of 9 August 2015) is placed at the reception table. All communicant members are advised to check the list and sign next to their names. If any member s name is either not found in the list or misspelt, please immediately inform the Clerk-of-Session, Dn Arvind Pawa, for verification. Checking of this register will close on 13 September Gethsemane Children Ministry T-shirt A newly-designed GCM T-shirt has been printed and is available for purchase ($12 & $14 each for child and adult respectively) from Sis Melissa Mah at the book table after worship. Those who would like to purchase them for use during GCM events or combined fellowships outings. Join us for an insightful study of God s Word Adults Bible 1.30pm Post-Worship Activities Please stay back after worship to join us for: Refreshment & Fellowship 12.30pm 1.30pm Bible Study (Adults, Youths & Children) 1.30pm 3.00pm Weekday Activities Monday Campus Bible Study 826 Tampines St 81, #02-92 Tuesday Night Bible Study & Prayer L5 Auditorium, SingPost Centre Wednesday Lunch Hour Bible Study Bible Witness Bookroom Wednesday Campus Bible Study NAFA Campus Wednesday Night GBI-Online TGCM Thursday Seniors Ministry 11.00am (Please contact Pr Jeremiah Sim) Friday Morning Prayer 7.45am Church Resource Centre Friday Campus Bible Study SUTD Semestral Break For more information, please call the church office at Time & Place of Worship 10.30am Level 5 Auditorium Singapore Post Centre 10 Eunos Road 8 Singapore (next to Paya Lebar MRT station) Prayer Hotline SMS or WhatsApp your prayer item Our Office 510 Geylang Road, #02-06 Singapore Tel: Fax: Our Websites gethsemanebpc.com biblewitness.com Our Pastor Pastor Prabhudas Koshy Mobile: pastor.gbpc@gmail.com Our Session Pastor Prabhudas Koshy Elder Mah Chin Kwang Elder Alan Choy Elder Ng Poh Kok Deacon Arvind Pawa Deacon Daniel Lim Deacon Lok Kwok Wah Deacon Kelvin Lim Deacon Francis Lee 8