Scripture Memorisation

Discipline

Romans 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which

cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

A Word on Worship

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* Congregation Standing

Call to Worship Dn Francis Lee

Hymn 37: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven*

Invocation & Gloria Patri*

Responsive Scripture Reading* Romans 10:8-21

Hymn 351: He Leadeth Me

Collection of Offerings

Doxology & Prayer*

Hymn 434: Saviour, More Than Life to Me

Scripture Memorisation

Pastoral Prayer

Sermon Pastor Prabhudas Koshy

“Christ and His Disciples”

Matthew 10:1-8

Hymn 459: So Send I You*

Benediction & Threefold Amen*

Worship arises from grateful hearts, for it is the expression of heartfelt gratefulness towards God. Psalm 100:4 says, “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”God welcomes only grateful hearts into His courts for worship. Ungrateful hearts have no right to be in His presence. So let us remember all His benefits as we draw nigh unto God to worship Him (cf. Psalm 103:1-2).

Order of Worship

Today, 13 March 2016 Next Lord’s Day, 20 March 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 LimSarah YapWinnie YapRose Chua Ah MueyChan Tuck Whye & Cayson Chok

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

Pr Kelvin LimPr Kelvin LimEunice ChoyRoscelle LimMagdalene LimRobert Ooi & Sam Cheah

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Junior Worship:

Dn Francis LeePastor KoshyEllyzabeth, Jasmine LowSamuel Yong, Andrew TeongLawrence Ng, Ho Kee HowMarcus Lim, Julius Del RosarioStephanie LeeCrew No. 3Gina SimYeo Geok Hien, Chong Shu MunRachel Teo, Lim Hua SeePr Dennis Kabingue, (Sally Lum)Sharon dela Cruz, (Priscilla Toon)Stephanie Lee

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Junior Worship:

Dn Low Boon SiangPastor KoshyJollyn Low, Dorcas KoshyCornelius Koshy, Edwin QuekJason Low, Low Chip HungCayson Chok, John PehLow Siew LianCrew No. 4Mah Lean ChooStella Tan, Nancy LauEdeliza Ballega, Cecilia Siah Kamala, (Lok Qian Hui)Angeline Wong, (Cecilia Seah)Arvind Pawa

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Norefel ResumaPr Dennis KabingueAyn TindaanJulius Del RosarioJean Tindaan

Worship Leader:Preacher:Musician:Usher:Refreshments:

Eric DelinaPr Dennis KabingueChloe PawaRandy LaurencioRhodora Resuma

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English Speaker:Dialect Speaker:

9 Bishan Street 13Elder Ng Poh KokPr Jeremiah Sim

Venue:English Speaker:Dialect Speaker:

487 Bedok South Ave 2 Elder Mah Chin KwangPr Jeremiah Sim

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Bible Witness Media Ministry has produced two volumes of “Scripture in Song” DVD, especially for the spiritual nurture of children. In both DVDs, we have children from our church singing all the songs. Today, I would like to share with all of you the story behind it and our purpose for its production.

Its Story The idea of “Scripture in Song” first began as a family affair about two decades ago. My wife and I were making efforts to help our three young children memorise God’s Word. During that time, I noticed that my children could memorise lyrics of the songs that

they learned to sing. I suddenly realised that music can be an efficient aid in helping them to memorise the Word of God. Indeed, singing God’s Word can edify everyone at home as Psalm 119:54 states, “Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.” I was then very stirred in my heart to put tunes for some of the verses. Though I loved music, I had no formal training. Nonetheless, I could make a melody on a piano, which I had in my home. I sought the Lord for His help in prayer. Then I would meditate on a particular verse that I wanted to teach my children and think how I could best sing it without altering the

words. When I seemed to have some sort of melody, I would sit at the piano with my Bible and try to play that melody. My children, who heard me trying to sing them, quickly learned them. Admittedly, there were times when I forgot the melody, having no device to record the tunes and also not knowing how to write the music notations. Then when I lamented that I had forgotten the tune, my children (who had heard me singing and playing the tune) would effortlessly recall and sang those words of Scripture to me, to my great surprise!

Since the portions of Scripture that we have been singing in our home have proven to be helpful

“Scripture in Song” 13 March 2016

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in teaching my children spiritual truths, I introduced them to Gethsemane B-P Church as “Scripture in Song”. The children and adults alike learned them and started to sing in children’s meetings, fellowship meetings and other gatherings. Later, Bible Witness Media Ministry produced two DVDs, entitled “Scripture in Song” I & II, for children. We praise God for the joyful participation and contribution of children and several brethren of Gethsemane BPC that helped us to produce those DVDs for the benefit of Christians everywhere.

Its GoalOur prayer is that our feeble efforts in producing the “Scripture in Song” DVDs will contribute towards propagating

God’s truth and promoting a love for His Word. Songs are one of the ways which Scripture says that we can declare God’s truth to the coming generations – “I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations” (Psalm 89:1).

We pray that Christian parents, Sunday School teachers and those who minister to children would find the “Scripture in Song” profitable in aiding children to memorise God’s Word. In fact, I sing them during my pastoral visitations to homes of our church members, hospital visitations, fellowship group meetings, etc. Once we learn to sing them, they become very useful for our own spiritual strengthening and also for exhorting others.

Its ReasonWe all know that the Book of Psalms is a collection of Hebrew songs which declare the truths of God. They are inspired songs. The ancient people of God, the Jews, sang them in their homes, in their journeys, and in times of worship. However, we do not know the ancient Hebrew tunes of the Psalms. Though we have the Psalms faithfully translated into our English KJV Bible, we don’t have tunes to sing the exact words in the KJV. We know of the existence of the Psalter, from which we do sing. However, they are paraphrased to fit the music, and not exact words of the KJV Bible that we use. “Scripture in Song” that we have produced, on the other hand, are the exact words from the KJV Bible.

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Singing of the Scripture portions is greatly profitable to our souls. This is evident from the very fact that some portions of Scripture are songs, which were sung to instruct God’s people in spiritual truths. Moreover, there are clear exhortations in Scripture to sing the truths of God. There are also many testimonies of the benefits of singing the truths of God. Here are some of those exhortations:

• “Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works” (1 Chronicles 16:9; cf. Psalm 105:2).

• “For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy

and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody” (Isaiah 51:3).

• “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:19).

• “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord” (Colossians 3:16).

• “Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms” (James 5:13).

Music is God’s gift to man as an appropriate and fitting means

to (i) worship His glorious Name (Exodus 15:1; Psalms 66:4; 96:2); (ii) meditate and rejoice in the truths and works of God (Psalms 63:4-6; 71:23; 104:33-34); (iii) effectively declare His truth to others (Psalm 89:1); and (iv) edify and nurture others (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16). Because God has meant music to be a channel for such noble spiritual purposes, music that is godly and scriptural can benefit our children in their spiritual growth.

Memorise and Sing Them!I would like to encourage all worshippers in Gethsemane BPC to commit to memory as many “Scripture in Song” as possible. Let us make sure that children and parents alike learn to sing His Word. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom”!

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Love God for He Loves You

Prabhudas Koshy

19 Oct 2014

Illustration by Melissa Neo

1 John 4:19 We love him,

because he first loved us.A ll God’s children ought to love God. Jesus said that

our first duty is to love God. In Mark 12:30, Jesus said, “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.”

We should also love Him more than everyone and everything else. Jesus said, “He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me” (Matthew 10:37).

We must always be happy to love God more than everyone and everything else, because He first loved us. No one loved us as much as God has loved us. Because of His love for us, He gave us His Son, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross to save us. 1 John 4:10 says “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

When you are troubled, or sad, think about God’s infinite love for you. Meditate upon the Bible passages that tell us of God’s eternal love. You will soon be strengthened to love God and His work. God’s love is granted to us that we may be God-lovers and lovers of His people.

So let us pray, “O God, fill our hearts with Thy love that we may love Thee and love one another sincerely. Amen.”

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LORD’S DAY on 6 March 2016

Tithes: 5,330.00Offerings: 9,450.25Bldg Fund (Project): 1,000.00; 400.00; 250.00; 200.00; 50.00; 50.00; 30.00; 10.00; [100.00 (Filipino Svc)]Designated Gifts: Kelvin Lim 200.00; Andrew Koh 50.00; Daryl Kabingue 300.00; Donald dela Cruz 100.00

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 6 March 2016)

Building Fund (Project): $1,917,478.10

Give generouslytowards our

Church Building Fund.

Gethsemane YounG Adults’ Fellowship

Topic: Love God and Love ManSpeaker: Pastor Koshy

Chairperson: Bro Anthony EvangelistaDate & Time: Fri, 18 Mar 2016, 7.30pm

(Bring-a-dish Dinner)Venue: Home of Mr & Mrs James Chen

17 Kovan Rd, #04-05 Kovan Melody Singapore 548190

Gethsemane Youth Fellowship

Youths are encouraged to join the Gethsemane Ladies’ Fellowship Seminar

on 19 March 2016.

Thoughts of a Cheerful GiverTithes for March 2016

I am thankful for everything God has provided.He is my Greatest Healer.

He is my Beautiful Saviour.He is my Merciful Redeemer.

He is my Wonderful Protector.With the promised land He gave,

I have no lack in anything.

GethsemAne lAdies’ Fellowship seminAr“Inter-Relationship between

Older and Younger Women in the Church”

Speaker: Pastor Prabhudas KoshyDate: Saturday, 19 March 2016

Time: 2.00pm to 6.00pmVenue: City Beach Resort

8 Port Road, Singapore 117540

(Transport provided at Labrador Park MRT at 1.30pm).

To register, please sign up at the reception table, or online with this link http://goo.gl/forms/OpWNBDVSef.

There will be a concurrent separate programme for children aged 4 to 12.

BAptism/AFFirmAtion oF FAith/trAnsFer

oF memBershipThe next baptism/affirmation of faith/transfer of membership will be held on Sunday, 27 Mar 2016. All brethren who have completed the Catechism class, members of a Bible-believing/like-minded church, and parents with infants, who are seeking baptism or transfer, are to register with Sis Diana Koh by 20 Mar 2016.

Good FridAy service(Combined serviCe)

Preacher: Pastor Prabhudas Koshy

Date & Time: 25 Mar 2016, 10.00am

Venue: SingPost Centre, Level 5, Auditorium.

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:

Refreshment & Fellowship 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Bible Study (Adults, Youths & Children) 1.30pm – 3.00pm

Post-Worship Activities

Weekly Activities

Tuesday Campus Bible Study 6.00pm @ NAFA

Tuesday Night Bible Study & Prayer 8.00pm @ L5 Auditorium, SingPost Centre

Wednesday Lunch Hour Bible Study Cancelled in view of Bible Witness Retreat

Wednesday Night GBI-Online Mid-term Break

Thursday Seniors’ Ministry 11.00am (Please contact Pr Jeremiah Sim)

Friday Morning Prayer 7.45am – 8.30am @ Church Resource Centre

Friday Campus Bible Study 2.30pm @ SUTD

Sunday Lions Home Ministry For enquiry, contact Pr Jeremiah Sim

For more information, please call the church office at 6741 1910.

DOWNLOAD this weekly from http://gethsemanebpc.com/resources/weeklies.html

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comBined GAF/GmF/Gcm outinGDate & Time: Sat, 26 Mar (3.30pm-6.00pm)

Devotion Speaker: Eld Mah Chin KwangChairman: Pr Jeremiah Sim

Venue: Pasir Ris Park (vicinity of Carpark E)

Children aged 4-12 will have concurrent GCM programme.

eAster sundAy & GethsemAne Bpc 28th AnniversAry

thAnksGivinGDate: Lord’s Day, 27 Mar 2016

Let us prayerfully and joyfully praise God for His goodness towards us for the past 28 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.

GethsemAne younG mothers’ Fellowship

Topic: What are the Expectations of a Stay-Home Mum?Speaker: Pastor Koshy

Chairperson: Sis Merisa TeongDate & Time: 24 March, Thursday, 4-6 pm

Venue: Singapore Botanic Gardens (more details to follow)

Please submit your questions on the abovementioned topic to Gethsemaneyoungmothers@gmail.com before the

meeting as soon as possible.