Scripture Memorisation

Do Good

Hebrews 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not:

for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

A Word on Worship

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Call to Worship Elder Mah Chin KwangHymn 15: How Shall I Sing That Majesty*

Invocation & Gloria Patri*Responsive Scripture Reading* Matthew 7:13-27

Hymn 103: Sunshine in My SoulCollection of OfferingsDoxology & Prayer*

Hymn 346: Be Still, My SoulScripture MemorisationPastoral PrayerSermon Pastor Prabhudas Koshy

“The Twelve (X)” Matthew 10:1-4

Holy Communion

Hymn 173: There Is a FountainHymn 112: RedeemedHymn 402: His Way with Thee*

Benediction & Threefold Amen*

The way to come to God the Father is through Christ. He is the sure and only way to God (cf. John 14:6). “Now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ” (Ephesians 2:13). All those who have trusted in Christ’s atoning sacrifice on the cross can now draw nigh to God, rejoicing in that wonderful privilege. Paul said, “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement” (Romans 5:10-11).

Order of Worship

Today, 5 June 2016 Next Lord’s Day, 12 June 20169.00 – 10.00am CHURCH CHOIR & CHILDREN’S CHOIR CHURCH CHOIR & CHILDREN’S CHOIR

MALAYALAM FELLOWSHIP MALAYALAM FELLOWSHIP

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Pr Daniel LimPr Daniel LimAngeline WongWinnie YapChan Tuck Whye & Sam Cheah

Worship Leader:Preacher:Musician:Flowers:Refreshments:Ushers:

Pr Daniel LimPr Daniel LimEunice ChoyRoscelle LimJenn LeeRobert Ooi & Lawrence Ng

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Eld Mah Chin KwangPastor KoshyJollyn Low, Jasmine LowCornelius Koshy, Edwin QuekJason Low, Low Chip HungMarcus Lim, John PehMah Lean ChooCrew No. 4Gina SimCatherine Choy, Chairine ChayadiJolyne Cho, Davina LimKamala, (Jenice Choy)Pr Kelvin Lim, (Sarah Yap)Dn Lok Kwok Wah

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Junior Worship:

Eld Alan ChoyPastor KoshyDorcas Koshy, Sarah LeeNg Kwan Teng, Stephen YapTheodore Wang, Danial WongDavid Ng, Randy LaurencioAileen TanCrew No. 1Mah Lean ChooYeo Geok Hien, Roscelle LimMary Chan, Lena ChanPr Jeremiah Sim, (Stella Tan)Sharon dela Cruz, (Jasmine Low)Samuel Yong

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Eric DelinaPr Dennis KabingueDorcas KoshyJordan BallegaRhodora Resuma

Worship Leader:Preacher:Musician:Usher:Refreshments:

Norefel ResumaPr Dennis KabingueChloe PawaJomart TindaanDaryl Kabingue

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English Speaker:Dialect Speaker:

487 Bedok South Ave 2Elder Mah Chin KwangPr Kelvin Lim

Venue:English Speaker:Dialect Speaker:

9 Bishan Street 13Arvind PawaPr Jeremiah Sim

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(The first of a two-part sequel to GDM’s inaugural seminar, “The Bible Above All Sciences”, in which the theory of evolution was refuted as unbiblical, and the biblical doctrine of God’s creation of all things in six days was defended. Written by Bro Samuel Gan & Pastor Koshy)

Bible-believing Christians face a lot of struggles in and challenges to their faith, with the biblical moral standard under relentless attack from the world today! The Bible teaches that things will not get better as regards to the spiritual and moral landscape of the world. Pay attention to the following biblical predictions by the Lord Jesus and the apostle Paul concerning the last days’ spiritual and moral decadence, and heed their warning to the church to carefully avoid it:

“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold” (Matthew 24:12).“But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” (Matthew 24:37-39).“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of

pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away” (2 Timothy 3:1-5).

Sadly, such corruption of human society would not even be shocking to many of those who call themselves Christians. This is because the church itself will deteriorate, embracing false doctrines and immoral lifestyles, as forewarned by the Scriptures:

“And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many” (Matthew 24:4-5).

“And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many” (Matthew 24:11).

Gethsemane Defenders’ Ministry (GDM)5 June 2016

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“For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect” (Matthew 24:24).

“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition” (2 Thessalonians 2:3). [This is a prediction of great apostasy within the church before the appearance of the Antichrist during the 7-year tribulation (cf. Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24:15).]

“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron” (1 Timothy 4:1-2).

In the church and in the world, anti-God beliefs are already

gathering strength. Unless our congregation is vigilant against this evil trend, we will be no safer within the church than in the world!

Scripture expects us to be good soldiers of the His truth in these last days, and “fight the good fight of faith” (1 Timothy 6:12). Also, “God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7). We can certainly count on His unfailing promises that He will be with us to help us to bear witness to His glorious truths (cf. Matthew 28:18-20).

For this reason, Gethsemane Defenders’ Ministry (GDM) was formed. Our aim is to equip believers to be valiant, bold, ready soldiers of Christ, having put on the whole armour of God and being strengthened with His truth and Spirit (Ephesians 6:13-17). We pray and hope that all Gethsemaneans will be strong and well-armed with

the truth of God’s Word to answer everyone who ask them about the reason of their faith and hope (cf. 1 Peter 3:15).

GDM’s Inaugural SeminarIn the inaugural seminar, “The Bible Above All Sciences”, the topic of evolution was specifically dealt with. We firmly reject evolution, for it has no place in the Bible. The origin of the world did not occur through an evolutionary process of millions of years, but is the result of a six-day work of creation by God (cf. Genesis 1 & 2). [Please read also the articles written by Pr Ho Kee How in Bible Witness Volume 15, Issue 4.]

Consider the following Bible verses that unequivocally declare that God created all things, and that He did it in 6 literal days of creation:

“All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3).

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“… the world was made by him” (John 1:10).“For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day” (Exodus 20:11).“… for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed” (Exodus 31:17).“By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth” (Psalm 33:6).“Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands” (Psalm 102:25).“I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded” (Isaiah 45:12).“For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he

created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else” (Isaiah 45:18).“God, who created all things by Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 3:9).“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him” (Colossians 1:16).“… by whom (the Son, Jesus Christ) also he (God the Father) made the worlds” (Hebrews 1:2).“And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands” (Hebrews 1:10).“… he that built all things is God” (Hebrews 3:4).“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all

things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created” (Revelation 4:11)

Let us be fervent in exalting our God as the Creator. We must glorify God by declaring that which He has repeatedly said about the origin of all things. Subscribing to the theory of evolution is impossible without contradicting what He has said in His Word about the origin of all things. So, we affirm that God created all things in six literal, 24-hour days about 6,000 years ago, as reiterated in Genesis 1 & 2, as well as other portions of the infallible Scriptures. We ought to be unashamed in believing, defending and declaring a relatively recent six-day creation doctrine against the advocates of millions of years of evolution. There is no biblical or scientific reason to be ashamed of believing in what God has spoken clearly and emphatically.

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Beware of Being Like Sheep that Go Astray

Prabhudas Koshy

Sheep tend to wander away from the flock, thinking that there are better pastures elsewhere for them

to graze on. So, they may wander off from the flock and away from the safety of the shepherd. But such wandering away would lead them into great dangers. They can be easily attacked and hurt by the wild animals roaming about. Worse, they often do not know how to return to the flock and thus put their very lives in danger!

The prophet Isaiah describes the whole of mankind as “sheep (that) have gone astray”. Every man is like a sheep that is prone to wander away from its shepherd and its flock. He thinks that his ideas and desires are better than the Lord’s commandments and promises. Man foolishly wanders into the world and its temptations of sins, endangering his own soul.

However, our Good Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ, came down to earth to rescue sinners wandering into the eternal peril of hell. He took our sins on Himself and died, so that we may be delivered from all foolish and hurtful ways. Let us be thankful and praise our Lord for coming to save us from the peril of our own sinful wandering.

Illustration by Melissa Neo

Isaiah 53:6 “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have

turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”

Sunday EvangEliSmThere will be an evangelism session

today atBlk 418 Bedok North Road

Singapore 460418.Please meet @ 1.30pm at the foyer.

The regular Tuesday Night

Prayer Meeting will be held in

the Church Camp.

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LORD’S DAY on 29 May 2016

Tithes: 2,597.00Offerings: 7,421.35Bldg Fund (Project): 1,000.00; 500.00; 10.00; 2.00Designated Gifts: Bible Witness 350.00; TGCM (local) 500.00

NON-SUNDAY GIFTBldg Fund 2015: 2,000.00; 500.00; 500.00; 985.00General Fund: 200.00Bible Witness: 100.00TGCM (local): 100.00

CollECtionS

SPECIAL FUND UPDATE(as of 29 May 2016)

Building Fund (Project): $2,001,189.80

Give generouslytowards our

Church Building Fund.

“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

CatEChiSm ClaSSCatechism Class will commence TODAY, 6

Sept, at 9.00am. Those seeking Baptism, Affirmation of

Faith and Transfer of Membership, please register with Sis Diana Koh by TODAY.

GETHSEMANE MEN’S FElloWShiP

Meeting on 11 June is cancelled in view of Combined GAF/GMF/GCM

Outing on 25 June 2016.

grouPS to mEEt With PaStor

All parents and teachers of children’s choir are advised to meet with Pastor today immediately after worship for briefing on preparations for Christmas Gospel Concert on 24th Dec 2016.

GETHSEMANE LADIES’ FElloWShiP

Lessons from the Book of Ephesians: “Is Forgiveness Conditional?”

Speaker: Pr Ho Kee HowChairperson: Sis Melissa Mah

Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 Time: 3.00pm - 5.00pm

Venue: Home of Sis Rhodora Resuma Blk 298D Compassvale Street, #13-46

Singapore 544298

A concurrent separate programme will be catered for children aged 4-12.

NON-SUNDAY GIFT

Bldg Fund (Project): 200.00Designated Gifts: Bible Witness 1,100.00; Pastor Koshy 300.00

12th BiBlE WitnESS rEtrEatTheme: “The Excellencies of Christ”Speaker: Pastor Prabhudas KoshyVenue: Pulai Springs Resort, Johor

Date: 7th – 9th September 2016 (Wed–Fri)

Fees: $350 Single occupancy $280 Twin occupancy $260 Triple occupancy $180 Child aged 4-12 with extra bed $130 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 9022 5508 or send an email to bwmm.gbpc@gmail.com

Time & Place of Worship10.30am

Level 5 Auditorium Singapore Post Centre

10 Eunos Road 8 Singapore 408600

(next to Paya Lebar MRT station)

Prayer Hotline8138 8139

SMS or WhatsApp your prayer item

Our Office510 Geylang Road, #02-06

Singapore 389466 Tel: 6741 1910 Fax: 6741 1016

Our Websitesgethsemanebpc.com

biblewitness.com

Our PastorPastor Prabhudas Koshy

Mobile: 9001 1119 Email: pastor.gbpc@gmail.com

Our SessionPastor 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

Please stay back after worship to join us for:Refreshments & Fellowship

12.30pm – 1.30pmBible Study (Adults, Youths & Children)

1.30pm – 3.00pm

Post-Worship Activities

Weekly Activities

Tuesday Campus Bible Study NAFA Semestral Break

Tuesday Night Bible Study & Prayer Will be held in Church Camp

Wednesday Lunch Hour Bible Study Resumes in mid-July

Wednesday Night GBI-Online Class resumes in mid-July

Thursday Seniors’ Ministry Cancelled in view of Church Camp

Friday Morning Prayer Cancelled in view of Church Camp

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.

Bible Witness Magazine

Bible Witness Web Radio

Church Weekly

Far EaStErn BiBlE CollEgEbasic theology for everyone

July – November 2016

Monday Night Class “Deuteronomy”

by Rev Dr Quek Suan Yew Commencing on 18 July

Thursday Night Class “Systematic Theology III - Soteriology”

by Rev Dr Jeffrey Khoo Commencing on 21 July

Registration forms are available at the reception table.

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gEthSEmanE B-P ChurCh CamP 2016CamPErS taking CoaCh

Coaches 1 - 4Time: 6.45 am

Venue: Meet at open-air carpark (along Sims Ave) adjacent to Eunos MRT station

Coach 5Time: 6.45 am

Venue: Venture Avenue (Berth 5) Facing Big Box, Jurong East

drivErS: takE notEAll drivers, please register your car for the Vehicle Entry

Permit (VEP) at the following website:- www.jpj.gov.my/vep.