What are your aspirations for 2022? Have you considered what God wants you to aspire to be? Pastor Oliver shares the aspirations for GBC for 2022 as well as his!

From February to November 2021, we had a class—Preaching Lab—where a group of ~20 brothers came together to be equipped for the ministry of the Word. We hear from them what they have learnt, how they have benefited and what they were thankful for.

In this series, we will be understanding prayer using the A.C.T.S model, which is derived from the Lord's Prayer. The model has the following elements: adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication. Over the next month, we will be looking at prayers in the Bible and how they teach us to pray.

Pastor Eugene explains how we will be using the New City Catechism to affirm the faith together at our worship services.

On 19 Dec 2021, we had the great joy to witness and celebrate the baptism of five new members and welcome eight via transfer of membership.

Our youths had their camp from 17 to 19 Dec 2021, and Joshua shares with us how they learnt about and experienced God's lovingkindness during the camp. 

Eric Lui introduces us to "Charity and Its Fruits", a collection of Jonathan Edwards' sermons on 1 Corinthians 13 while he was pastor of the Church of Northampton.

Yanadi reminds us that gospel work is not done alone. In this season of gatherings and meetups, he also encourages us to consider how to stir one another to love and good deeds, and even to reconcile with those we have issues with.

Seah Kah Yin and Gerald Chua share the challenges (and unexpected blessings) they faced as they lead their Care Groups during these pandemic years.

Pastor Oliver shares his reflections on waiting during the Christmas season, and encourages us to wait well. Waiting grows our patience, cultivates our desires, and strengthens our heart.

During the last weekend of November, we praised and thanked God for the gift of families and children, and undertook the commitment to disciple the ten children whom God has entrusted to us.

Pastor Thian Chye encourages us to take time to give thanks for what we have and even for what we do not have.

We've been hearing from our missionaries at our monthly prayer meeting and our Missions Committee has been working behind the scenes to connect with our missionaries. Here, we interview Elder Jonathan to find out more about the Missions Committee and the work they've been doing.

Pastor Eugene encourages us to appreciate the deacons who serve among us, by serving alongside them.

Pastor Eugene encourages us to appreciate the deacons who serve among us, by serving alongside them.

"Side by Side" is a book by Edward Welch that a group of GBC members have been reading together for the past few months. Koon Han, who has been involved in this reading group, shares some key points from the book. 

Our intern, Ryan, answers the question that has been asked most these days, “How has the internship been?”

Joshua shares with us about the upcoming youth camp from 17–19 Dec 2021. You can find more about the sign-up details at the end of the article! 

Our intern Rolland shares how he has witnessed and applied the Reformation principle of sola Scriptura during the church internship. He also reflects on how the internship is a great opportunity for sanctification for those who are interested in digging deeper into God's Word.

We've recently completed reading 1 Peter in our series on "Hope", and have just started reading Habakkuk. Though these books are in different Testaments and separated by hundreds of years, both these books show us what biblical hope looks like for the people of God.