A Word on Worship Order of Worship VOLUME 31, ISSUE 01 04 MARCH 2018 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 Defilement Isaiah 24:5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Call to Worship Elder Ng Poh Kok *Hymn 37: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven * Invocation & Gloria Patri * Responsive Scripture Reading Malachi 2:1-17 Hymn 474: We Would See Jesus Collection of Offerings * Doxology & Prayer Hymn 246: Open My Eyes, That I May See Scripture Memorisation *Pastoral Prayer Sermon Jesus Teaching on Divorce Matthew 19:1-12 Holy Communion Hymn 178: At the Cross Hymn 173: There is a Fountain *Benediction & Threefold Amen * Congregation Standing
Duty Roster Today, 4 March 2018 Next Lord s Day, 11 March 2018 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: Refreshments: Junior Worship: Musician: Usher: Refreshments: Venue: English Speaker: Dialect Speaker: Gan Chin Hwi Pr Daniel Lim Gan Sze Huey Francis Tan Chong Ah Huat & Francis Tan Eld Ng Poh Kok Sarah Lee, Dorcas Koshy Gerry Lee (i/c) Amoz Choy, Lee Shing Shyan Lijoy George, Stephen Yap Chong Khai Siang, Linus Kok Aileen Tan Crew No. 1 Gina Sim Roscelle Lim, Corliss Ooi Chong Shu Mun, Jolyne Cho Kamala, (Eunice Choy) Neo Kian Seng, (Jasmine Tan) Eld Alan Choy Eric Delina Pr Dennis Kabingue Duaine Kabingue Anthony Evangelista Rowena Delina 487 Bedok South Ave 2 Arvind Pawa Pr Kelvin Lim MALAYALAM FELLOWSHIP Musician: Flowers: Refreshments Ushers: Musicians: Ushers: Greeter: AV Ministry: Flowers: Refreshments: Junior Worship: Musician: Usher: Refreshments: Venue: English Speaker: Dialect Speaker: Elder Alan Choy Pr Daniel Lim Dyllis Teo Lee Kim Lei Maggie Ho Robert Ooi & Cayson Chok Eld Francis Lee Jasmine Low, Ellyzabeth David Tan (i/c) Cornelius Koshy, Edwin Quek Jason Low, Low Chip Hung Marcus Lim, John Peh Low Siew Lian Crew No. 2 Evelyn Lee Violet Quek, Chairine Chayadi Lim Hua See, Mary Ong Pr Jeremiah Sim, (Jenice Choy) Gina Sim, (Jasmine Low) Low Chip Hung Norefel Resuma Pr Dennis Kabingue Ayn Tindaan Julius Del Rosario Daryl Kabingue 9 Bishan Street 13 Eld Ng Poh Kok Pr Jeremiah Sim 2
Report from Rev Reggor Galarpe 04 March 2018 Mission Report Pangasinan Mission Church Bro. Edsel and I have returned safely from our short visit to Gethsemane (Pangasinan), bringing with us much blessings for a fruitful time spent with Pr Donald and family and our brethren there. We had a well-attended worship service last Lord s Day as most of the members, worshippers and contacts came, including Bro Ariel s (also Sis Ara s) family who drove for two-and-a-half hours from their hometown in La Union. The Gospel meeting we had in their house last Thursday was also well attended. Praise God! I am sharing with you some photos taken during our visit. I m sure our Pr Donald will write a detailed report and share more photos with you. Mission Report Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest (Luke 10:2). Respectfully, Reggor 3 Worshippers at Gethsemane BPC (Pangasinan)
Report from Pr Donald dela Cruz I praise the Lord for the blessed and fruitful visit of Pastor Reggor and Preacher Edsel in our mission station (21-26 February). Thank God for their joint ministry with me in preaching the Word in our 4 gospel outreaches in Binloc, Binday, Tebag and San Fernando. Praise God for bringing people to hear and learn from the Bible. Pastor Reggor, Pr Edsel and I took turns to preach. Mission Report Praise God for the safety and strength throughout that week. We were travelling every day, leaving immediately after breakfast and returning only in the night. Thank God for giving us strength. On the Lord s Day, our brethren from San Fernando also came to worship with us, where Pastor Reggor also administered the Holy Communion. Thank God for a well-attended worship service of 51 adults / youths and 18 children. Incidentally, Bro Ariel (from San Fernando) stayed on for the night in the mission station to have fellowship with us. I thank the Lord for giving me wisdom on how to lead the brethren in many practical aspects of their growing relationship with Christ, especially in the area of prayer. I am very happy that I can see improvement in the response of the brethren towards praying after a few weeks. In fact, last Lord s Day, we started the worship service by dividing into groups and praying for one another. Se Jin and Jesher will be away in Korea until 5 April. Please pray that the Lord will grant them safety and enable them to be a good testimony for Christ. In Christ, Donald Photos: Home Visitations by Rev Reggor & team from Cebu 4
Photos: Gospel Outreach in Pangasinan Area Mission Report PROGRAMMES ON BIBLE WITNESS WEB RADIO (5th to 11th March 2018) Faithful Men: Men s Leadership and Service in the Church (Part 3) Women of Virtue: A Virtuous Woman is a Crown to Her Husband Youth Bible Hour: The Importance of Prayer in the Lives of Youth (Part 4) Visit www.biblewitness.com/webradio to listen to these programmes and other faithful Christian music and sermons. 5
Junior Worshipper's Page Greatest Pollutant on Earth The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Isaiah 24:5 Junior Worshipper s text Page Pollution is a word that we hear every now and then at school, and on TV and radio, as well as read about in newspapers and magazines. Pollution is described as the contamination or poisoning of our environment by certain substances, which we call pollutants. We have been told that the modernisation and development in our world have reached peak levels, thereby giving rise to the so-called global warming, human illnesses, etc. However, the greatest pollutant of the earth, according to the prophet Isaiah, is sin. Our sins are causing the worst pollution of the earth! When the children of Israel filled the land with their transgression of the law, they lost holiness, joy and peaceful living in the land. As the land was filled with idolatries, superstitions, violence and wicked actions, families and society were inflicted with deep troubles. Worse still, the LORD s anger against their wickedness also resulted in His judgment in the form of an invasion upon their land by the vicious Babylonian army of Nebuchadnezzar! Children, repent from all your sins and stop pursuing any sinful habit. Sin is dirtying. It is contaminating. It will corrupt and severely damage your life, your home and your relationships. Let us not be the reason for others troubles. So, be careful to avoid all sins. Prabhudas Koshy 6
COLLECTIONS LORD S DAY on 25 February 2018 Tithes: 1,846.00 Offerings: 10,351.65 Building Fund (Project): 1,000.00; 1,000.00; 30.00; 50.00; 500.00 Designated Gifts: Rev Ephrem 50.00; Sujith Samuel 10.00; Kelvin Lim 100.00; Cornelius Koshy 10.00; Samson Hutagalung 100.00; Annie Ho 50.00 NON-SUNDAY GIFT Building Fund (Project): 100.00 Bible Witness: 3,000.00; 50.00 SPECIAL FUND UPDATE (as of 25 February 2018) Building Fund (Project): $2,519,451.20 Give generously towards our Church Building Fund. PASTORAL VISITATION HOUGANG REGION Date & Time: Fri, 9 Mar 2018, 8.00pm Venue: Home of Mr & Mrs Andrew Teong 15 Ah Soo Garden Singapore 539971 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: Pastor Koshy Chairman: Eld Francis Lee Date & Time: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 at 4pm Venue: TGCM premises 202B, Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue Take LRT (West Loop) from Punggol MRT station to Punggol Point LRT station. (There will be a prayer session during this meeting.) There will also be a concurrent children s programme for children aged 4-12. GETHSEMANE YOUNG ADULTS FELLOWSHIP Topic: Book Study of Ecclesiastes Speaker: Chairman: Bro Matthew Peh Date & Time: Fri, 16 Mar 2018, 7.30pm Venue: Home of Sis Kim Lei 408 Fajar Road #10-349 Singapore 670408 Dinner fellowship will start at 7.30pm. The message will begin at 8.30pm. GETHSEMANE LADIES FELLOWSHIP SEMINAR Topic: The Beauty of Holiness Speaker: Pastor Koshy Date & Time: Sat, 17 Mar 2018, 2.00-5.30pm Venue: City Beach Resort For more details, please avail yourself of the seminar flyers. Kindly sign up at the reception table or via this link http://goo. gl/forms/opwnbdvsef. Youths are strongly encouraged to join this seminar. There will be a separate programme for children aged 4 to 12. Announcements Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 7 Sign up with GBI-Online for in-depth learning of God s Word! www.gbi-online.com
Announcements GETHSEMANE B-P CHURCH 30TH ANNIVERSARY THANKSGIVING Date: Lord s Day, 25 March 2018 Let us prayerfully and joyfully praise God for His goodness towards us for the past 30 years. Buffet lunch will be catered. Adults and children aged 10 & above - $10/person (subsidised), children under 10 - free. To facilitate the ordering of food, please sign up at the reception table today and make your payment to Sis Aileen Tan. Thanksgiving Musical Date & Time: Lord s Day, 25 March 2018 @ 2pm In thanksgiving to God s unceasing faithfulness upon our church, the Youth Choir has lovingly put together a musical celebrating 30 years of faithful pulpit ministry. Pamphlets are available at the reception table. Do take a copy to invite your friends and loved ones. CHURCH CAMP 2018 Theme: Church - A Caring Communion of Saints Speaker: Date: 4-8 June 2018 (Mon-Fri) Venue: Lexis Penang Participants are advised to book plane tickets on their own as soon as possible. Registration is now open. Please take the registration form from the reception table. T-Shirt Sizing Trial sizing of the Church Camp T-shirts will commence today. It will be done at 1.15pm every Sunday in March. The final day of sizing will be on 25th March 2018. All campers must submit their registration forms before proceeding to the T-shirt sizing. If you have any questions, you may approach Elder Francis Lee. Post-Worship Activities Please stay back after worship to join us for: Refreshments & Fellowship 12.30pm 1.30pm Bible Study (Adults, Youths & Children) GBI-Revelation & CBS (1.45pm-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 Thursday Seniors Ministry 11.00am (Please contact Pr Jeremiah Sim) Campus Bible Study 2.30pm on Tuesdays @NAFA 2.00pm on Fridays @SUTD Friday Morning Prayer 7.45am 8.30am @ Church Resource Centre Sunday Lions Home Ministry For enquiry, contact Pr Jeremiah Sim For more information, please call the church office at 6741 1910. Bible Witness Magazine 8 Bible Witness Web Radio Church Weekly 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 Mobile: 9001 1119 Email: 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