The Word on Worship Order of Worship Volume 28, IssuE 47 17 JAN 2016 Worship Etiquette Come early and be seated 10 minutes before worship. Prepare yourselves in silent meditation, prayer and self-examination. Switch off your mobile phone and other electronic devices, that the solemnity of the service may not be disrupted. Refrain from unnecessary conversation and movement during the service. Do not leave the worship till the end (only after the benediction). Scripture Memorisation Discipleship John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. Call to Worship Dn Francis Lee Hymn 73: All Hail the Power* Invocation & Gloria Patri* Responsive Scripture Reading* Psalm 45 Hymn 353: God Will Take Care of You Collection of Offerings Doxology & Prayer* Hymn 287: Wonderful Grace of Jesus Scripture Memorisation Pastoral Prayer Sermon Pastor Prabhudas Koshy Christ s Power to Give Joy Matthew 9:14-17 Hymn 104: All That Thrills My Soul* Benediction & Threefold Amen* * Congregation Standing
duty roster Today, 17 January 2016 Next Lord s Day, 24 January 2016 9.00 10.00am 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 Kelvin Lim Pr Daniel Lim Sarah Yap Lee Kim Lei Magdalene Lim Chan Tuck Whye & Jonah So Dn Francis Lee Pastor Koshy Jollyn Low, Ellyzabeth Samuel Yong, Andrew Teong Lawrence Ng, Ho Kee How Cayson Chok, Julius Del Rosario Violet Quek Crew No. 3 Choy Luan Kheng Violet Quek, Valerie Leow Corliss Ooi, Esther/Karen Quek Diana Chan, (Sally Lum) Aileen Tan, (Priscilla Toon) Jenny Lok Eric Delina Pr Dennis Kabingue Ayn Tindaan Randy Laurencio Daryl Kabingue 487 Bedok South Ave 2 Arvind Pawa 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 Tay Soo Thian Gan Sheu Hoong Robert Ooi & Sam Cheah Dn Kelvin Lim Pastor Koshy Dorcas Koshy, Sarah Lee Cornelius Koshy, Edwin Quek Jason Low, Low Chip Hung Marcus Lim, John Peh Stephanie Lee Crew No. 4 Carolyn Koshy Stella Tan, Nancy Lau Edeliza Ballega, Cecilia Siah Dorothy Ng, (Lok Qian Hui) Pawa Mong Jee, (Cecilia Seah) Low Siew Lian Norefel Resuma Pr Dennis Kabingue Dorcas Koshy Jordan Ballega Roscelle Lim 9 Bishan Street 13 Elder Mah Chin Kwang Pr Kelvin Lim 2
17 January 2016 Getting to Know Our Ministries Prabhudas Koshy In the past one year, especially in the recent months, the Lord has brought more worshippers to Gethsemane BPC. We warmly welcome all lovers of Christ and His Word to our beloved church. Our desire and prayer is that all worshippers will be ministered and will have opportunities to serve and thus be a blessing to others for the glory of Christ. By God s grace, Gethsemane s various church ministries and fellowship groups are well-placed to help all the worshippers to fulfil those goals. In the coming weeks, we would publish brief introductions and reports on the ongoing activities of the ministries and fellowship groups. Please consider them and participate in whichever ministry or fellowship activity that befits you. Many members of the church attend and serve in more than one of those church activities. May you abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us (cf. 2 Corinthians 8:7). Today, Pr Jeremiah Sim writes about the Lions Home Ministry (LHM). Pr Jeremiah leads this ministry and the Gethsemane Seniors Ministry (GSM), which meets on Thursday. While GSM is mainly a fellowship gathering of retirees on Thursday (11am- 1.30pm), the Lions Home Ministry is a Sunday outreach to residents of old folks homes. Consider what part you can play in the LHM or GSM. For more information, please contact Pr Jeremiah Sim (Mobile: 8333 9483). Lions Home Ministry Its Joys and Challenges Jeremiah Sim Every Lord s Day, we look forward to a special, delightful experience that brightens our countenance. It is a joyful privilege to serve the Lord, after worship and Pastoral Exhortation 3
Pastoral Exhortation Bible study on the Lord s Day, by preaching God s Word to the elderly folks in the Lions Home for the Elders. The objective of the Lions Home Ministry is similar to that of the Gethsemane Seniors Ministry. The fundamental purpose in our hearts is the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. We desire and endeavour to reach out to the elderly with the Gospel message and thus to lead them to Jesus Christ, the only Saviour of mankind. Every Sunday, a group of zealous, dedicated brothers and sisters (and even children) gladly get together to serve in the Lions Home Ministry. This is a Sunday afternoon ministry, which reaches out to two old folks homes in Bedok and Bishan respectively. Upon reaching the homes, we would gather the residents together at the meeting room and lead them in the singing of hymns and spiritual songs. After the singspiration, those who are appointed would teach God s precious truths. There would also be time set aside to pray with the participants and to encourage them through fellowship. Many of the old folks in those homes are physically impaired, with some suffering also from dementia. Their afflictions make them weary and sad. They often struggle to cope with their physical disabilities. Some of them have come to think of life as futile and meaningless. In such situations, we find it a necessity and privilege to encourage them with the knowledge of God s truths in the Bible, which strengthens them with the promises of His grace. We are glad that several of them have turned to Christ and have been constantly looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2a). Despite the sometimes laborious efforts, we find it an enormous blessing and comfort to witness God s Word to those old folks who are overwhelmed by their ill health and difficulties. We rejoice that He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength (Isaiah 40:29). Truly, we serve continually among them, Sunday after Sunday, only because of His power and 4
strength which He has abundantly bestowed upon us. It is our earnest desire that you will pray for the Gethsemane Seniors Ministry and the Lions Home Ministry. Join us to minister to those old folks as the Lord enables you. How wonderful is the encouragement in 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord! May our Lord s Name be honoured and glorified. Amen. Lions Home Ministry Pastoral Exhortation 5
junior worshipper s text page God Cares for You! Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. Illustration by Melissa Neo Jesus asked His followers whether they know that God would not forget even the sparrows, which are of little value. In those days, two sparrows were sold for a very low price of one farthing, which was like a few cents. Those little birds were not at all valuable in man s eyes. However, Jesus said that God cares even for such small, valueless creatures. Not one of those poor creatures would fall without God s knowledge. Now, Jesus words tell us that our Father in heaven cares for all His creatures, both big and small. This kind of meticulous vigilance and care of God for every one of His creatures, is known as God s providence. Dear children, you may be small and weak. Do not worry your Father in heaven cares for you. So fear not, rejoice in your God. Prabhudas Koshy 6
Collections LORD S DAY on 10 January 2016 Tithes: 2,380.00 Offerings: 10,349.50 Bldg Fund (Project): 1,140.00; 700.00; 500.00; 250.00; 150.00; 50.00; 50.00; [100.00, 72.00 (Chinese Svc)]; [50.00 (Filipino F ship)] Designated Gifts: General Fund 250.00; Pastor Koshy 250.00; 200.00; Cornelius Koshy 1,000.00; Ephrem (Ethiopia) 100.00; Jeremiah Sim 100.00; Ho Kee How 100.00; Low Boon Siang 100.00; Lok Kwok Wah 100.00; Kenneth Wong 50.00 NON-SUNDAY GIFT Bldg Fund (Project): 5,000.00; 5,000.00; 5,000.00; 2,060.00; 800.00; 550.00; 500.00; 500.00; 400.00; 400.00; 100.00; 100.00; 50.00 SPECIAL FUND UPDATE (as of 10 January 2016) Building Fund (Project): $1,849,907.90 Thoughts of a Cheerful Giver Tithes Thank you, Lord, for everything you have given to us! And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God Deuteronomy 26:10 Gethsemane SENIORS MINISTRY OUTING Date: Thur, 21 Jan 2016 (Day trip) Venue: Kluang, Johor There are 8 places left. Those interested, please look for Sis Gina Sim. 11 th Bible Witness Retreat Theme: CHRISTOLOGY Speaker: Pastor Prabhudas Koshy Venue: The Katerina Hotel, Batu Pahat, Johor Date: 16th 18th March 2016 (Wed Fri) Fees: $280 Single occupancy $240 Twin occupancy $220 Triple occupancy $170 Child aged 4-12 with extra bed $120 Child aged 4-12 without extra bed A non-refundable deposit of $70.00/ person is required. (All fees include transport, accommodation, meals and notes.) Registration form is available at the reception table or can be downloaded from www.biblewitness.com/retreat. For more information, please contact Lok Kwok Wah at 6741 1910 or send an email to bwmm.gbpc@gmail.com 7 Pastoral Visitation PAYA LEBAR REGION Date & Time: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 @ 8pm Venue: Home of Sis Yeo Geok Hien 3 Lorong 42 Geylang #06-08 Aston Mansions Singapore 398026 If you live in this region, please check that your name is on the list placed on the reception table. If it is not, please add it in. Gethsemane ADULTS FELLOWSHIP Date & Time: Sat, 23 Jan at 4.00pm. Speaker: Pastor Koshy Topic: Book Study of Colossians Chairman: Eld Mah Chin Kwang Venue: Home of Mr & Mrs Gerry Lee Blk 134B Hillview Avenue #04-04 Hilltop Grove Condominium Singapore 669621 (Transport from Bukit Gombak MRT station at 3.40pm. Pls contact Pr Daniel Lim @ 9385 0372) There will be a Bring-a-Dish and Barbecue Dinner. A concurrent separate programme will be catered for children aged 4-12 (4.00-5.30pm) at the condominium s function room. announcements
announcements Gethsemane B-P Church Camp 2016 Theme: Our Inheritance of Joy Venue: The Saujana Hotel Kuala Lumpur Date: 6th to 10th June 2016 Camp Speaker: Pastor Koshy Children s Programme s Teachers: Bro Joshua Yong, Sis Xiao Wei and Sis Boon Choo Camp Fees (excluding Transportation): Single $640/camper Twin-sharing $435/camper Triple-sharing $440/camper Child (4-11) $280 [With extra mattress] Child (4-11) $155 [No mattress. Meals only] Child (Below 4) Free [With extra mattress - $120] The above fees cover accommodation, meals and a Church Camp T-shirt. Transportation cost by coach: $70/camper Please get the registration forms from the reception table and sign up quickly to help us in the early planning of rooming and transport arrangements. These forms are to be submitted to Bro Aron Ong or Bro Kwan Teng. Payment will be collected only from 20th March onwards. If you have any questions, please contact Dn Francis Lee. Join us for an insightful study of God s Word Adults Bible Class @ 1.30pm on Give Thanks to the Lord 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 Weekly Activities Tuesday Night Bible Study & Prayer 8.00pm @ L5 Auditorium, SingPost Centre Wednesday Lunch Hour Bible Study 1.00pm @ Bible Witness Bookroom Wednesday Night GBI-Online 7.45pm-9.15pm @ TGCM Thursday Seniors Ministry 11.00am (Please contact Pr Jeremiah Sim) Thursday Campus Bible Study NAFA Semestral Break Friday Morning Prayer 7.45am 8.30am @ Church Resource Centre Friday Campus Bible Study SUTD Semestral Break Sunday Lions Home Ministry For enquiry, contact Pr Jeremiah Sim For more information, please call the church office at 6741 1910. Time & Place of Worship 10.30am Level 5 Auditorium Singapore Post Centre 10 Eunos Road 8 Singapore 408600 (next to Paya Lebar MRT station) Prayer Hotline 8138 8139 SMS or WhatsApp your prayer item Our Office 510 Geylang Road, #02-06 Singapore 389466 Tel: 6741 1910 Fax: 6741 1016 Our Websites gethsemanebpc.com biblewitness.com Our Pastor Pastor Prabhudas Koshy Mobile: 9001 1119 Email: pastor.gbpc@gmail.com Our Session Pastor Prabhudas Koshy Elder Mah Chin Kwang Elder Alan Choy Elder Ng Poh Kok Deacon Daniel Lim Deacon Lok Kwok Wah Deacon Kelvin Lim Deacon Francis Lee Deacon Low Boon Siang 8