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Daily Duties of Christians

Romans 12:9

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil;

cleave to that which is good.

Psalm 132:7

We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

Call to Worship Eld Mah Chin KwangHymn 2: O Worship the King*Invocation & Gloria Patri*Scripture Reading in Unison* 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5Hymn 66: Fairest Lord Jesus!Collection of OfferingsDoxology & Prayer* Hymn 302: When I See the BloodChildren’s Sermon & Scripture MemorisationPastoral Prayer Sermon Rev Dr Prabhudas Koshy

“Pray Without Ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

Holy CommunionHymn 117: In Tenderness He Sought Me Hymn 358: What A Friend We Have in JesusBenediction & Threefold Amen*

* Congregation Standing

Scripture Memorisation

The Word on Worship Order of Worship

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Today, June 2 Next Lord’s Day, June 9

9.00 – 10.00 am CHURCH CHOIR & CHILDREN’S CHOIR CHURCH CHOIR & CHILDREN’S CHOIR

MALAYALAM FELLOWSHIP MALAYALAM FELLOWSHIP

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EWorship Leader: Gan Chin HwiPreacher: Pr Daniel LimMusician: Sarah YapFlowers: Winnie YapRefreshments: Roscelle LimUshers: Sam Cheah, Leow Beng Wee

Worship Leader: Pr Daniel LimPreacher: Pr Daniel LimMusician: Eunice ChoyFlowers: Ivy SeahRefreshments: Jenn LeeUshers: Robert Ooi, Johnny Lim

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Worship Leader: Eld Mah Chin KwangPreacher: Rev Dr Prabhudas KoshyMusicians: Chloe Pawa, Eunice ChoyUshers: Johnny Lim, Max Selvakumar, Ng Kwan Teng, Francis Lim, Danial Wong, Benny SkariahGreeter: Mah Lean ChooAV Ministry: Crew No. 3Flowers: Judy ChayRefreshment: Diana Chan, Misty,

Violet QuekJunior Worship: Melissa Neo (Jenice Choy), Melissa Mah (Cornelius Koshy), Jenny Lok

Worship Leader: Dn Kelvin LimPreacher: Rev Dr Prabhudas KoshyMusicians: Carmen Wong, Chu Seong YengUshers: Jeremiah Sim, Edwin Quek, Andy Lee, Chan Tuck Whye, Randy Laurencio, Jason LowGreeter: Low Siew LianAV Ministry: Crew No. 1Flowers: Jessie NgRefreshments: Karen Quek, Esther Quek, Yeo Geok HienJunior Worship: Kamala (Stella Tan), Aileen Tan (Violet Quek), Andy Lee

1.30 pm

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ICE Worship Leader: Bro Donald dela Cruz

Preacher: Bro Donald dela CruzMusician: Chloe PawaUsher: Norefel ResumaRefreshments: Roscelle Lim

Worship Leader: Pr Dennis KabinguePreacher: Pr Dennis KabingueMusician: Dorcas KoshyUsher: Anthony EvangelistaRefreshments: Daryl Kabingue

GCM

Song Leader: Dorothy NgNursery-P2: Choy Luan KhengP3-P6: Pr Kelvin Lim

Song Leader: Stephanie LeeNursery-P2: Carolyn KoshyP3-P6: Low Boon Siang

3.30 pm

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English Speaker: Eld Mah Chin KwangDialect Speaker: Eld Alan Choy

Venue: 41 Toa Payoh RiseEnglish Speaker: Pr Jeremiah SimDialect Speaker: Bro Stephen Yap

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2 June 2013

“I hate every false way”(Psalm 119:104b)

part ii

Prabhudas Koshy

On the last Lord’s Day, I published the first part of

this article; and as I continue it today, my prayer is that it will set our hearts aflame with a passionate love for God which will compel us to hate all that He hates. May our heart sincerely say, like the Psalmist, “I hate every false way” (Psalm 119:104b). Psalm 97:10 urges us, “Ye that love the LORD, hate evil.”

Consider the following biblical facts which insist that all genuine Christians must hate whatever the Lord hates. We cannot have a desire or passion for things that

God would not love. May each of us say, “Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way” (Psalm 119:128).

Christian discipleship is a love/hate relationship

“If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:26).

That is a Gospel invitation from the blessed Saviour Himself!

But I think today the church at large would frown at any Gospel preacher uttering those words for a Gospel invitation. There is a reason why most people would frown at such an invitation, because almost no one would respond to such an invitation!

What is Jesus talking about? He is affirming that to be a disciple, one has to acknowledge that Jesus must have the pre-eminence above all other persons and pursuits in one’s life from this moment onwards. It means putting Him before everyone and everything else,

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even before the one who is the dearest. Jesus must not be thrust into a corner of one’s life.

Most churchgoers think that it is sufficient to dedicate a couple of hours on Sunday morning to the Lord while for the rest of the day, they can live any way it pleases them. But the Lord says that if anyone were to truly come to Him, he must be prepared to hate everything that distracts him from his Master, even though it might be a close relation. There is no way anyone can even start following Christ without a willingness to give up all for Him.

Even one’s own life must be “hated” for the pre-eminence of Christ. Jesus said, “He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal” (John 12:25). This attitude against one’s own pleasure and prominence is

hardly seen among the modern churchgoers. Such a situation is not at all surprising, as the Lord has already predicted that in the last days “men shall be lovers of their own selves” (2 Timothy 3:2a). In these days, it has become necessary to lament like Paul: “For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s” (Philippians 2:21).

We do not have to curse Christ to be His enemy. All we have to do is to love ourselves and care more about earthly things than heavenly things. Ultimately, self-preservation, self-love, self-will and self-righteousness, at the expense of Christ, His righteousness and His kingdom, will lead to spiritual peril or self-destruction, according to Paul. He cautioned, “For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of

the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things” (Philippians 3:18,19).

The church is instructed to hate what the Lord hates

Even within the church, the house of God, abominable doctrines and practices can creep in. Jesus hated what had happened to His Father’s house, and He formed a whip to drive the merchants out of the temple (John 2:13-17). Those who love the Lord might find things, even within the church, that are hated by the Lord. We must mark such things and avoid them. The apostle Paul says, “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their

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own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple” (Romans 16:17-18).

If we study the Lord’s letters to the seven churches in the first few chapters of Revelation, we will have very clear evidence that the Lord expects the church to hate whatever that He counts abominable. Consider the following portions of His letters:

The Lord warned the church in Pergamos that some members of the church have accepted that which He hates. “But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate” (Revelation

2:14-15). The Lord commanded them to repent (Revelation 2:16).

On the other hand, the Lord commended the church in Ephesus for hating the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which He Himself hated. “But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate” (Revelation 2:6). Holy hatred is important. The Ephesian church hated what the Lord hated. All they had to do now was to make Jesus the first priority and they would be a powerful testimony for the Lord.

Conclusion

The Bible says that Jesus “loved righteousness, and hated iniquity” (Hebrews 1:9a). Jesus has not changed. He passionately loves what His Father loves, and He passionately hates what His Father hates. And this is the One Who lives in us; the One Who makes us in His

image. How can one abide in the Lord Jesus without loving what He loves and hating what He hates?

The measure of our love for the Lord and His righteousness is determined by our hatred for iniquity; and the measure of our hatred for iniquity is determined by our love for the Lord and His righteousness. Holy love and holy hatred go hand in hand. Both are gifts from God. Both are powerful motivators, each one being fuelled by the other.

In your life, you will always love something and hate something else. No one can serve two masters. The question is whether you will love what God loves and hate what God hates, or whether you will love what God hates and hate what God loves. “The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate” (Proverbs 8:13).

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“And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their

sister” (Genesis 34:13).

Here is a story in which many bad things happened. Jacob’s daughter, Dinah, was kidnapped and raped by Shechem, a prince

of the Hivites. After embarrassing and hurting

Dinah, that cruel prince, Shechem, wanted to marry her. So he spoke kindly to her and then he told his father, Hamor, about his desire to have Dinah as his wife. So Hamor went to Jacob to discuss this matter.

Upon hearing this piece of sad and very disturbing news, Jacob tried to be patient. But Dinah’s brothers were very angry that

Dinah was humiliated and hurt by Shechem. When Hamor and Shechem came to ask Jacob and his sons for Dinah to be given to Shechem as a wife, her brothers pretended to be agreeable. They responded by saying that all the men of the Hivites must be circumcised if this marriage or any other marriage between the Hivites and the children of Jacob should occur. Hamor and Shechem and all the men of the Hivites agreed to this proposal.

But Jacob’s sons were not truthful. They did not want the marriage to take place. In fact, their proposal was a plan to take revenge on Shechem and all the men of his tribe for hurting Dinah. Their intention was to attack and kill all the men in the city, including Shechem and Hamor, while they were in pain because of the

circumcision. So Jacob’s sons went with their swords and killed all the men, and took their sister, Dinah, home. They also took all the wealth and cattle of Hamor and his people.

My young reader, what caused Jacob’s sons to lie, murder and rob? It was their anger, as well as an unforgiving and revengeful spirit, that caused them to commit such terrible sins. The Bible teaches us, “Be ye angry, and sin not” (Ephesians 4:26), and “avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord” (Romans 12:19). May we obey this command. Let us pray for patience, forgiveness and wisdom to deal with those who hurt us. If we become revengeful because of those who hurt us, we will be tempted to act dishonestly, violently and wickedly.

Kelvin Lim

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Gethsemane Youth FellowshiP

CampTopic: “Soul Winners for Christ”

Speaker: Pastor KoshyDates: Mon–Thur,

17–20 June 2013Venue: National Service

Resort & Country Club (units 22N & 23N)Fee: $30/person

Kindly register with and make your payment asap to Sis Ruth

Low. You may also register online at www.facebook.com/

groups/151597468225185/

Please avail yourself to the flyers at the reception table and

invite your friends!

We welcome love gifts to defray the costs of the camp.

The camp fee is kept very low to relieve the financial burden of youths who wish to particpate.

Gethsemane Men’s FellowshiPSpeaker: Pastor Koshy

Chairman: Bro Jeremiah SimDate: Sat, 8 June 2013

Time: 4.00 pmVenue: TGCM premises

202B, Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue

Transport from Punggol MRT @ 3.45 pm.

LORD’S DAY on 26 MAY 2013Tithes 2,265.00Offerings 6,200.65 + RM100Ethiopia Van Fund 1,000.00GYF Camp 50.00Dennis Kabingue 100.00

NON-SUNDAY GIFTSGeneral Fund 900.00; 1,000.00Seniors’ Ministry 1,000.00Dominino (Medical Fund) 650.00Bible Witness 100.00TGCM (local) 600.00

ETHIOPIA VAN FUNDTotal as of 26 May 2013 37,742.90

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DailY vaCation bible sChool (Dvbs)

Dates: Thur-Fri, 13-14 June 2013Venue: Aloha Changi,

Changi Cottage

Registration forms are available at the reception table and on the

church website. Please submit the completed form to Pr Kelvin Lim or email it to gbpc.gcm@gmail.com.

For enquiries, please call Pr Kelvin Lim at 8268 2828.

Sign up for your children today!

Time & Place of Worship10.30 am

Level 5 Auditorium Singapore Post Centre

10 Eunos Road 8 Singapore 408600

(next to Paya Lebar MRT station)

Prayer Hotline8138 8139

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Our Office510 Geylang Road, #02-06

Singapore 389466 Tel: 6741 1910 Fax: 6741 1016

Our Websitesgethsemanebpc.com

biblewitness.com

Our PastorRev Dr Prabhudas Koshy

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

Our SessionRev Dr Prabhudas Koshy Elder Mah Chin Kwang

Elder Alan Choy Deacon Arvind Pawa Deacon Daniel Lim

Deacon Lok Kwok Wah Deacon Kelvin Lim Deacon Francis Lee

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Please stay back after worship to join us for:

Refreshment & Fellowship12.30 pm – 1.30 pm

Adults’ & Youths’ Bible Study 1.30 pm – 3.00 pm

Children’s Bible Study1.30 pm – 3.00 pm

Tuesday Prayer Gathering8.00 pm

Wednesday Lunch Hour Bible Study1.15 pm

Thursday Seniors’ Ministry11.00 am

Friday Morning Prayer6.45 am – 7.30 am

Post-Worship Activities

Weekday Activities

Bible Witness Magazine

Bible Witness Web Radio

Church Weekly

7th bible witness retreat“Divine Conquest of a Defiant Heart”

Speaker: Pastor KoshyDates: Wed–Fri, 11-13 September 2013

(school term break) Venue: Le Grandeur Palm Resort,

Johor, Malaysia Fees:

$370.00/adult (single occupancy) $270.00/adult (twin occupancy)

$160.00/child (with bed, 5-12 years old) $130.00/child (without bed, 5-12 years old)

Fees include transport, full board and notes.

Registration forms are available at the reception table and from www.biblewitness.com/retreat.

Register early to avoid disappointment!

GethseMane ladies’ FellowshiPTopic: “Witnessing for the Lord”

Speaker: Dn Daniel LimChairperson: Sis Gina Sim

Date & Time: Sat, 15 June 2013 @ 3.00 pmVenue: Home of Sis Roscelle Lim Blk 322, Hougang Ave 5, #06-92,

Singapore 530322