Volume 28, IssuE 6 5 APR 2015 A Word to Worshippers Please be seated by 10.20 am. Silence all your mobile phones and electronic devices. Quieten yourself and pray for the blessings of the worship service. Join the pre-worship singing. Be reverent all through the service for we are gathered to worship the ALMIGHTY GOD. Scripture Memorisation Denial of Christ 2 Timothy 2:12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us. Call to Worship Order of Worship Hymn 205: Thine Is the Glory Invocation & Gloria Patri* * Congregation Standing Elder Ng Poh Kok Responsive Scripture Reading* Acts 2:14-36 Voices of Gethsemane Gethsemane Youth Choir Hymn 211: Christ the Lord Is Risen Today Collection of Offerings Doxology & Prayer* Hymn 209: Because He Lives Scripture Memorisation Intercessory Prayer Elder Mah Chin Kwang Sermon Pr Kelvin Lim Witnesses of Jesus Resurrection Acts 2:32 Hymn 461: O Zion, Haste* Closing Prayer & Threefold Amen*
duty roster Today, 5 April 2015 Next Lord s Day, 12 April 2015 9.00 10.00 am CHURCH CHOIR & CHILDREN S CHOIR CHURCH CHOIR & CHILDREN S CHOIR 10.30 am 1.30 pm 3.30 pm 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: Elder Alan Choy Pr Daniel Lim Eunice Choy Ivy Seah Soh Luan Jenn Lee John Peh, Jerah Tan Elder Ng Poh Kok Pr Kelvin Lim Jollyn Low, Dorcas Koshy Cornelius Koshy, Edwin Quek Jason Low, Low Chip Hung Marcus Lim, Julius Del Rosario Lee Kim Lei Crew No. 3 Angela Ang Diana Chan, Corliss Tan Ayn Tindaan Edwin Quek, (Jasmine Tan) Aileen Tan, (Chloe Pawa) Pr Jeremiah Sim Eric Delina Pr Jeremiah Sim Chloe Pawa Julius Del Rosario Juvy Baybayanon 487 Bedok South Ave 2 Elder Mah Chin Kwang Pr Kelvin Lim 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 Lee Kim Lei Chan Tuck Whye, Jerry Chan Dn Arvind Pawa Pastor Prabhudas Koshy Ellyzabeth, Chloe Pawa Jerah Tan, Stephen Yap Theodore Wang, Ng Kwan Teng David Ng, Randy Laurencio Mong Jee Pawa Crew No. 4 Nancy Lau Yeo Geok Hien, Esther Quek Davina Lim Lee Kim Lei, (Sally Lum) Pr Kelvin Lim, (Violet Quek) John Peh Norefel Resuma Pr Dennis Kabingue Dorcas Koshy Anthony Evangelista Cecille Batrina 41 Toa Payoh Rise Dn Arvind Pawa Elder Alan Choy 2
5 April 2015 The Appearances of the Risen Christ Prabhudas Koshy He is Risen! Mark 16:6 The New Testament affirms the resurrection of Christ as a historical event. The gospels and the epistles recorded the appearances of the Risen Christ. Moreover, the apostles insisted on His resurrection in their public teaching. Many appearances of our risen Lord are recorded in the New Testament. Consider the following New Testament records of the risen Christ s appearances. (The following section is adapted from Easton s Bible Dictionary. New York: Harper & Brothers.) Pastoral Exhortation 1. To Mary Magdalene at the sepulchre alone. This is recorded at length only by John (20:11 18), and alluded to by Mark (16:9 11). 2. To certain women, the other Mary, Salome, Joanna, and others, as they returned from the sepulchre. Matthew (28:1 10) alone gives an account of this. (Comp. Mark 16:1 8, and Luke 24:1 11.) 3. To Simon Peter alone on the day of the resurrection. (See Luke 24:34; 1 Cor. 15:5.) 4. To the two disciples on the way to Emmaus on the day of the resurrection, recorded fully only by Luke (24:13 35. Comp. Mark 16:12, 13). 3
5. To the ten disciples (Thomas being absent) and others with them, at Jerusalem on the evening of the resurrection day. One of the evangelists gives an account of this appearance, John (20:19 24). 6. To the disciples again (Thomas being present) at Jerusalem (Mark 16:14 18; Luke 24:33 40; John 20:26 28. See also 1 Cor. 15:5). 7. To the disciples when fishing at the Sea of Galilee. Of this appearance also John (21:1 23) alone gives an account. Pastoral Exhortation 8. To the eleven, and above 500 brethren at once, at an appointed place in Galilee (1 Cor. 15:6; comp. Matt. 28:16 20). 9. To James, but under what circumstances we are not informed (1 Cor. 15:7). 10. To the apostles immediately before the ascension. They accompanied him from Jerusalem to Mount Olivet, and there they saw him ascend till a cloud received him out of their sight (Mark 16:19; Luke 24:50 52; Acts 1:4 10). It is worthy of note that it is distinctly related that on most of these occasions our Lord afforded his disciples the amplest opportunity of testing the fact of his resurrection. He conversed with them face to face. They touched him (Matt. 28:9; Luke 24:39; John 20:27), and he ate bread with them (Luke 24:42, 43; John 21:12, 13). 11. In addition to the above, mention might be made of Christ s manifestation of himself to Paul at Damascus, who speaks of it as an appearance of the risen Saviour (Acts 9:3 9, 17; 1 Cor. 15:8; 9:1). 12. It is implied in the words of Luke (Acts 1:3) that there may have been other appearances of which we have no record. 4
Adapted from Divine and Moral Songs for Children Isaac Watts Praise God for His provisions so that my family and I could sit at Christ s feet to learn from His Word during the recent Bible Witness Retreat. Acts 8:30-31 reads, And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. Once again, the Lord has used Pastor s sermons during the BW Retreat to open my eyes to behold such marvellous truths which I had not previously gleaned from my limited personal study of His Word. My heart rejoices with thanksgiving that God s 5 BW Retreat Testimony outstretched arm has reached out to me a Gentile with His divine adoption! Though I am definitely unworthy, God has graciously bestowed upon me the glorious privilege of being called a child of the Most High God. It reminds me of Paul s words in Rom 9:26, And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God. May my Heavenly Father empower me to fear not for it is (my) Father s good pleasure to give (me) the kingdom (Luke 12:32), as well as to walk worthy of God, who hath called (me) unto His kingdom and glory (1 Thess 2:12). Dorcas Koshy Testimony
Importance of Christ s Resurrection junior worshipper s text page Children, the resurrection of Jesus Christ is a very important doctrine of our Christian faith. I would like to mention some of the important implications of Christ s resurrection below: Christ s resurrection was prophesied in the Old Testament; so His resurrection proves that the Bible is true in all that it says, even about the future (Isaiah 53:10; Job 29:25, 26; Psalm 16:9-11; 110:1). His resurrection from the dead proves that God has accepted His sacrifice for our sins (1 Peter 1:21). If Jesus be not raised from the dead, the Gospel that we preach is not true, and all who believe on it would perish (1 Corinthians 15:17). Our justification was secured by His obedience to death, and therefore He was raised from the dead (Rom. 4:25). Christ s resurrection is also a pledge of the resurrection of all believers (Rom. 8:11; 1 Cor. 6:14; 15:47 49; Phil. 3:21; 1 John 3:2). Because Christ is risen, therefore He now lives in heaven to intercede for us before the Father (Romans 8:34), and also to prepare a place in heaven for us (John 14:2, 3). Prabhudas Koshy 6
Collections LORD S DAY on 29 Mar 2015 Tithes: 7,990.00 Offerings: 7,951.30 Bldg Fund 2015: 6,204.00; 1,500.00; 1,000.00; 540.00; 500.00; 400.00; 200.00; 150.00; 60.00; [1,410.00; 1,000.00(Chinese Svc)]; [50.00 (Filipino F ship)] Van Fund: 30,000.00 Designated Gifts: Lok Kwok Wah 100.00 NON-SUNDAY GIFT General Fund: 5,000.00; 5,000.00 Building Fund: 100.00 SPECIAL FUND UPDATE (as of 29 Mar 2015) Building Fund 722,837.80 Van Fund 148,512.00 Pastoral Visitation Serangoon/Toa Payoh Date & Time: Fri, 10 Apr @ 8pm Venue: Home of Mr & Mrs Theodore Wang 21 Woodleigh Close, #12-06, Parc Mondrian Singapore 357916 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. Sports Day Date: Friday, 1 May Time: 8.15am - 1.00pm Venue: Pasir Ris Park Carpark C Please keep the date free Gethsemane Men s Fellowship Seminar Topic: Men of Faith (Part I) Speaker: Pastor Koshy Chairman: Dn Francis Lee Date & Time: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 @1.30pm-6pm Venue: City Beach Resort Transport provided from Labrador Park MRT Station from 1.00-1.20pm. (A concurrent programme will be catered for children from Nursery to P3) Please sign up at the reception table today. Gethsemane Ladies Fellowship Seminar Topic: Sarah: Faith That Overcomes Sense and Reason Speaker: Pastor Koshy Chairperson: Sis Carolyn Koshy Date & Time: Sat, 18 Apr 2015 @2pm-6pm Venue: City Beach Resort Please sign up at the reception table to facilitate arrangements for seating and refreshments. (A concurrent programme will be catered for children from Nursery to P3) announcements Give generously towards our Church Building Fund. S$5 million by the end of 2015! 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 Join us for an insightful study of God s Word Adults Bible Class @ 1.30 pm! 7
announcements Gethsemane B-P Church Camp Date: 15 19 Jun 2015 Theme: Have Faith in God Preachers: Rev Prabhudas Koshy & Rev Tan Kian Sing Children s Teachers: Eld & Mrs Ortega & Pr Edsel Venue: Holiday Inn Resort, Batam, Indonesia (45 mins by ferry from HarbourFront, Singapore) *Camp fees: $470/- Quad sharing in a 2-room unit $510/- Triple sharing in a 2-room unit $570/- Twin sharing in a 1-room unit Child under 12 with bed S$350/- Child under 6 without bed S$220/- Child under 3 without bed S$60/- Extra bed at $40/- a night *Camp fees include food, accommodation and transport. Foreign passport holders visa expenses are not included. Gethsemane Chinese bible conference Topic: Value of Godliness Date & Time: Sat, 6 June 2015 @2.00pm 6.00pm Speaker: Pastor Koshy Interpreter: Pr Daniel Lim Venue: City Beach Resort 8 Port Road, Singapore 117540 Please sign up at the reception table. Transport from Labrador Park MRT station at 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 TP Semestral Break Tuesday Night Bible Study & Prayer 8.00pm @ L5 Auditorium, SingPost Centre Wednesday Lunch Hour Bible Study 1.00pm @ Bible Witness Bookroom Wednesday Campus Bible Study 2.30pm @ NAFA Wednesday Night GBI-Online 7.45pm-9.15pm @ TGCM Thursday Seniors Ministry 11.00am (Please contact Pr Jeremiah Sim) Friday Morning Prayer 7.45am 8.30am @ Church Resource Centre 8 Friday Campus Bible Study 2.30pm @ SUTD 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 Arvind Pawa Deacon Daniel Lim Deacon Lok Kwok Wah Deacon Kelvin Lim Deacon Francis Lee