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1 A Word on Worship Order of Worship VOLUME 31, ISSUE FEBRUARY 2019 God demands that His worshippers separate themselves from all worldliness and devote themselves to know and to do all that are pleasing to Him. Scripture says, And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (Romans 12:2). True worshippers live to do His will and glorify Him. Scripture Memorisation Diligence 2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. Call to Worship *Hymn 25: The Lord is King! * Invocation & Gloria Patri Elder Francis Lee * Responsive Scripture Reading Matthew 25:31-46 Hymn 352: All the Way My Saviour Leads Me Collection of Offerings * Doxology & Prayer Hymn 380: Close to Thee Scripture Memorisation *Pastoral Prayer Sermon Christ, the Sovereign Judge Matthew 25:31-46 Holy Communion Hymn 564: Seeking for Me *Hymn 277: Blessed Be the Fountain *Benediction & Threefold Amen * Congregation Standing

2 Duty text Roster Today, 03 February 2019 Next Lord s Day, 10 February am CHURCH CHOIR CHURCH CHOIR 9.00am CHINESE SERVICE CHINESE SERVICE 11.00am 2.00pm 3.30pm ENGLISH SERVICE OTHER MINISTRIES LIONS HOME ADULTS BIBLE STUDY (GBI-REVELATION) CHILDREN S CHOIR & CHILDREN S BIBLE STUDY Worship Leader: Preacher: Musicians: Ushers: Greeter: AV Ministry: Flowers: Refreshments: Junior Worship: FILIPINO FELLOWSHIP MALAYALAM FELLOWSHIP CATECHISM CLASS YOUTH CHOIR PRACTICE Venue: English Speaker: Dialect Speaker: Elder Francis Lee Eunice Choy, Dorcas Koshy Benny Skariah Ng Kwan Teng, Marcus Chee Andrew Teong, Low Chip Hung Chong Khai Siang, Chan Tuck Whye Low Siew Lian John Zhang, Gideon Lee Goh Yong Wei, Zacharias Tan Chua Beng Hwee Roscelle Lim, Edeliza Ballega Cecile Batrina, Chong Shu Mun Sharon dela Cruz, (Daryl Kabingue) Jolyne Cho, (Jasmine Tan) Pr Samson Hutagalung 487 Bedok South Ave 2 Pr Jeremiah Sim Bro. Stephen Yap ADULTS BIBLE STUDY (GBI-REVELATION) CHILDREN S CHOIR & CHILDREN S BIBLE STUDY Worship Leader: Preacher: Musicians: Ushers: Greeter: AV Ministry: Flowers: Refreshments: Junior Worship: FILIPINO FELLOWSHIP MALAYALAM FELLOWSHIP CATECHISM CLASS YOUTH CHOIR PRACTICE Venue: English Speaker: Dialect Speaker: Elder Alan Choy Jasmine Kang, Sarah Lee Dn Lok Kwok Wah Andy Lee, Theodore Wang Jason Low, Ricky Yang David Ng, Julius Del Rosario Diana Chan Andronicus Koshy, Aron Ong Jonathon Lim, Khoo Xin Hao Diana Chan Violet Quek, Stella Yang Cecilia Siah, Corliss Ooi Dorothy Ng, (Sarah Yap) Elvin Siew, (Jasmine Lim) Annie Ho 9 Bishan Street 13 Elder Ng Poh Kok Elder Alan Choy 2

3 03 February 2019 Why Earthquakes? III Prabhudas Koshy Having considered the first of three major divine purposes of the earthquakes which are revealed in the Bible, we shall today consider their second divine purpose divine deliverance. Earthquakes that Betokened God s Protection and Deliverance of His people Although earthquakes are usually seen as something that we should try to escape, God had often used them as His tools to deliver and protect His people. Consider some biblical examples of the earth quaking when God acted to deliver and protect His people. 1. Psalm 114:1-8 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back. The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob; which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters. 2. When Jonathan and his armour bearer fought a garrison of Philistines, God sent an earthquake among the Philistines to disperse them: 1 Samuel 14:15-16 And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling. And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another. 3. The prayer of the people in Isaiah s time expressed their desire to see God shaking the earth as He comes down to deal with their enemies. Isaiah 64:1-3 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, as Pastoral Exhortation 3

4 Pastoral Exhortation when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence! When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. This is the early portion of Israel s second plea recorded in 64:1-7 (the first is in 63:15-19). Herein, a request is made to God that He might come down (vv. 1, 3) in His great power to smite the nation s enemies. They prayed that the Lord would rend the heavens (the sky is pictured as a piece of cloth He would tear), mountains would flow down (swept down), fire with fervent heat would burn (v. 2), that the hostile nations who gather against them may tremble at His power and presence. Fire and boiling water picture judgment (cf. Jeremiah 1:13-14; Malachi 4:1, 5). The awesome things (Isaiah 64:3) probably refer to the phenomena of fire, darkness (Deuteronomy 4:11-13), and earthquake (Exodus 19:16-19) when God gave the Mosaic Law. The prayer of the people is that God would reveal His power and glory through the catastrophic phenomena that often accompanied His appearance in order that He may act on their behalf against the enemies. 4. When our Lord Jesus Christ was raised from the grave on the third day of His death, there was a great earthquake. It marked the power Christ has over death, our last enemy. Matthew 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 5. An earthquake from the Lord sufficed to free Paul and Silas from their prison in Philippi at a very opportune time: Acts 16:26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. 6. At the end of the future Tribulation Period, when the nations of the earth will join the Antichrist to attack Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:1-3), the Lord will shake the earth and destroy the attacking army, and will deliver Jerusalem and its inhabitants who will look to Him for salvation and deliverance from the enemy. Isaiah 29:5-8 Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly. Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, 4

5 and the flame of devouring fire. And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision. It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion. At the end of the Tribulation when nations (vv. 7-8) will attack Jerusalem, the LORD Almighty will come and destroy each attacking nation. The threat of those nations will vanish like a dream. Joel 3:16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. 7. Deliverance of Israel at the return of Christ to Mt Olive. Haggai 2:6-7 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. Haggai 2:22 And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. Zechariah 14:5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. Those who love God and are faithful to Him have no need to fear the trembling of the earth. Like Psalm 46:2-3 says, Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. Our God is our refuge. Even if death were to come through this catastrophe, we shall be with the Lord in His presence, and thus forever delivered from all our troubles on earth! Pastoral Exhortation 5

6 Junior Worshipper's Page Diligence in Preparing for Christ's Return Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 2 Peter 3:14 Junior Worshipper s text Page The apostle Peter has just finished writing about how Christians, according to Christ s promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness (2 Peter 3:13). So, the apostle says to Christians who eagerly wait for the promise of heavenly things ( such things ), that they must be diligent so that they may be found of him (Christ) in peace, without spot, and blameless. Christians are expected to be diligent in preparing for Christ s coming to take them home to heaven. When Jesus comes, no one can hide his spiritual condition from Him. That is why the apostle Peter exhorts us that while waiting for Christ s coming, we must be found diligent in two aspects: (i) in peace, (ii) without spot and blameless. Firstly, we must be found in peace with our God. We must not be at odds with God. We must diligently maintain a wonderful, believing, loving and obedient relationship with our God. Every day we must live in sweet fellowship with our God and His people. Secondly, we must be found without spot, and blameless at Christ s coming. To be spotless and blameless is to live a holy life that is acceptable to our God. All those who desire to be with Christ in heaven must know that they cannot be pretentious in their commitment to live a life that is pure and clean in His sight. They must sincerely pursue a godly life. In our private and public life, we must maintain a holy conduct so that Christ may find us ready for His coming. Prabhudas Koshy 6

7 COLLECTIONS LORD S DAY on 27th January 2019 Tithes: 2, Offerings: 8, GBWL: 1,000.00; Designated Gifts: Bible Witness ; TGCM Seniors ; GBI-Ethiopia Library 5,000.00; Dn Kelvin Lim ; Bro. Matthew Peh LOVE GIFTS TO GBWL Please direct all love gifts related to the renovation and ministries of 33 Ubi Crescent to Gethsemane Bible Witness Limited (DBS ). The Building Fund account has been closed. The God of heaven, He will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build... (Nehemiah 2:20) GETHSEMANE CHURCH CHOIR Join the Gethsemane Church Choir! If you are committed to serve the Lord with your heart's voice in the Gethsemane Church Choir (GCC), please let Bro. Cornelius know of your interest. Admission of new singers will close after 24 February From March 2019 onwards, the GCC will meet according to the following monthly schedule: Every Sunday, 8.15am SingPost Auditorium; Every 2 nd Saturday (before Men's Fellowship) and 4 th Saturday (before Adults' Fellowship), 2.00pm the homes of respective fellowships. GCC's practice schedule will be revised when the renovation of 33 Ubi Crescent is completed. PASTORAL VISITATION PASIR RIS WEST Date & Time: Fri, 8 Feb 2019, 8.00pm Venue: Home of Mr & Mrs Gan Chin Hwi Blk 609, Elias Road, # Singapore If you live in this region, please check that your name is on the list placed at the reception table. If it is not, please add it in. GETHSEMANE MEN S FELLOWSHIP Speaker: Chairman: Bro. Benny Skariah Date & Time: Sat, 9 Feb 2019, 4.00pm Venue: Home of Mr & Mrs Benny Skariah Blk 690D, Woodlands Drive 75, # Singapore (There will be a prayer session after the message.) There will also be a concurrent programme for children aged GETHSEMANE LADIES FELLOWSHIP Topic: Weak, Yet Strong (2 Corinthians 12:10) Speaker: Chairperson: Sis. Melissa Mah Date & Time: Sat, 16 Feb 2019, 2.00pm Venue: Home of Sis. Sarah Yong Blk 301, Ubi Avenue 1, # Singapore There will also be a concurrent programme for children aged 4 to 12. Announcements 7

8 Announcements AV MINISTRY If you would like to serve in the AV Ministry, you may approach Bro. Matthew Peh or Bro. John Ku to register your interest. No experience is needed as you will be taught by the AV team. 16TH BIBLE WITNESS RETREAT 18th-20th March 2019 (Monday - Wednesday) Flight will be on Sunday night Theme: Church A People in Prayer (A Study of Prayers in the Acts of the Apostles) Speaker: Venue: Holiday Inn Cochin, Kerala, India Retreat Fees (excl. airfare & sightseeing): Twin Sharing: $260/person Participants are asked to purchase their own air tickets. Please sign up quickly at the reception table to facilitate the planning of this retreat. You may approach Bro Benny Skariah if you need any additional information. CHURCH CAMP 2019 Theme: The Inexhaustible God Dates: June 2019 (Mon-Fri) Venue: Holiday Inn Resort, Batam, Indonesia The camp form is downloadable at: gethsemanebpc.com/resources/documents/ Camp/2019_Registration.pdf Post-Worship Activities Please stay back after worship to join us for: Refreshment & Fellowship 1.00pm 2.00pm Catechism Class, Malayalam Fellowship, Filipino Fellowship, Youth Choir 2.00pm onwards Weekly Activities Tuesday Night Bible Study & Prayer L5 Auditorium, SingPost Centre Wednesday Lunch Hour Bible Study Bible Witness Bookroom Thursday Seniors Ministry 11.00am (Please contact Pr Jeremiah Sim) Campus Bible Study Mondays, NAFA Fridays, SUTD Sunday Lions Home Ministry For enquiry, contact Pr Jeremiah Sim For more information, please call the church office at Bible Witness Magazine Bible Witness Web Radio Church Weekly Time & Place of Worship 11.00am 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 (Temporary Mailing Address) Singapore Post Centre P.O. Box 1124 Singapore Tel: Our Websites gethsemanebpc.com biblewitness.com gbi-online.com Our Pastor Mobile: pastor.gbpc@gmail.com Our Session Elder Mah Chin Kwang Elder Alan Choy Elder Ng Poh Kok Elder Francis Lee Deacon Daniel Lim Deacon Lok Kwok Wah Deacon Kelvin Lim Deacon Low Boon Siang 8