Gethsemane Bible Presbyterian Mission Churches - Bogo and San Antonio

Gethsemane Bible Presbyterian Mission Churches - Bogo and San Antonio A Reformed and Fundamental Church in the northern part of Cebu. We adhere to the Fundamentals of the Christian Faith.

We uphold the Bible to be inerrant, infallible, and perfectly preserved throughout the ages by the singular care and providence of God.

15/09/2026

Who Alone Can Save?

by Rev (Dr) Prabhudas Koshy

Jonah 2:9—“But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.”

Jonah’s prayer reaches its great confession in verse 9: “Salvation is of the LORD.” Having experienced the terror of the deep and his complete inability to rescue himself, Jonah acknowledges that deliverance belongs entirely to God. He could neither escape the sea nor free himself from the great fish. If he was to be saved, the LORD alone must save him.

His confession follows the contrast of verse 8: “They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy”. When people act in disobedience according to their own thoughts, or worship and serve idols, they forsake God, who alone can mercifully provide salvation. Jonah himself had foolishly fled from the LORD, yet in his helplessness he learned afresh that God is sovereign and merciful in salvation.

Jonah therefore declares, “I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving”. Thanksgiving is the proper response to divine mercy. His promised sacrifice was not an attempt to purchase deliverance but an expression of gratitude to the God who had heard his prayer. Likewise, “I will pay that that I have vowed” expresses renewed consecration and determination to fulfil his obligations before God.

The declaration “Salvation is of the LORD” reaches far beyond Jonah’s physical deliverance. It expresses a great biblical truth: salvation in every true and ultimate sense originates with God, is accomplished by His power, and is bestowed according to His grace. “Salvation belongeth unto the LORD” (Psalm 3:8).

When God brings us face to face with our helplessness, let us abandon confidence in ourselves and look wholly to Him. His saving mercy should produce thanksgiving, obedience, and renewed devotion. Those who know that salvation is of the LORD should gladly live for His praise.

This is taken from the devotionals of Gethsemane BP Church Singapore written by Pastor Koshy.

Good morning brethren. A blessed day ahead of us.

Eld Eli

13/09/2026

Will You Look Again Toward the LORD?

by Rev (Dr) Prabhudas Koshy

Jonah 2:4— “Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.”

Jonah’s words reveal both the anguish of chastisement and the persistence of faith: “I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.” Having fled from the LORD, Jonah now feels the terrible consequence of his disobedience. Surrounded by the sea and enclosed in the great fish, he speaks as one cut off from the favour and presence of God.

His words, however, do not end in despair. The decisive turn comes with “yet”: though Jonah felt cast out, faith moved him to look again toward God. His reference to the “holy temple” recalls the place where God had appointed His name and where His people sought Him in prayer (cf. 1 Kings 8:29–30). Jonah’s hope was therefore not in his circumstances changing by chance, but in the LORD’s covenantal promise of mercy.

This verse teaches that chastisement need not drive a believer away from God. Properly received, it should turn us back to Him. Jonah had attempted to flee from God’s presence, but now, in affliction, he longs again for fellowship with Him.

This passage also offers a precious spiritual lesson. At times, believers may feel spiritually forsaken, especially when suffering under the consequences of sin. Yet feeling abandoned is not the same as being abandoned. The right response is to look again toward the LORD in repentance and faith.

When your heart is burdened and God seems distant, do not turn farther away. Look again toward Him. His holiness should humble you, His chastening should correct you, and His covenant mercy should draw you back in hope.

This is taken from the devotionals of Gethsemane BP Church Singapore written by Pastor Koshy.

Good morning brethren. A blessed day ahead of us.

Eld Eli

13/09/2026

Lord’s Day Worship Service: 13 September 2026
Theme: Casting Lot and God’s Providence
Text: Esther 3:7

12/09/2026

Bless the Lord, O My Soul
“Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” Psalm 103:1-2

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!!! The Lord has been good and faithful in sustaining us. Thank God for His grace and mercy. As we face the days ahead of us for this year, it is good for us to prepare ourselves to what lies ahead of us.

King David in this Psalm expressed his thanksgiving to the Lord. In this Psalm, David strongly urged himself to give thanks to the Lord knowing of his propensity to disregard and contempt the goodness and blessings of the Lord in his life.

Let us learn how David expressed his thanksgiving to the Lord that we may not disregard and put in contempt the goodness of the Lord.

I. Reverence for the Lord. “Bless the Lord O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul”. The Psalmist who was King David had received countless blessings from the Lord. Since young up to the time when David was old, he was a recipient of the Lord’s goodness and benefits. Because of the many benefits David had from the Lord, he strongly urged himself to “bless the Lord”. The word “bless” comes from the Hebrew word “barak” which has two usage: towards man and towards God. When it is used towards man, it means benefit bestowed, when used towards God, it means to kneel as an act of adoration, worship. In this usage, it means adoration or worship towards God which has the idea of surrendering to God. So David was urging himself to surrender of his all to the Lord. It has the idea of putting oneself in subjection to the Lord. So David in expressing his thanksgiving yielded himself in worship and reverence to the Lord. He puts himself in subjection to the Lord.

As we reflect on the days past, the Lord has been good and faithful. It is but a must for us just like King David to yield ourselves in worship and reverence to Him and His sovereign will. Our yielding is an expression of thanks giving and an expression of our hope in the Lord for more blessings for the remaining days of this year.

II. Remember all the benefits from the Lord. “…and forget not all his benefits.” David at his best knew too well that he would easily forget the blessings which he had received from the Lord. It would be unjust as well as unkind for King David to forget God’s good treatment upon him. David knew that in all of God’s favor there is so much that is memorable. Thus David uttered, “…and forget not his benefits.” In yielding himself to the Lord in worship, David made himself aware of the benefits he had from the Lord. In making himself aware of the benefits he had from the Lord, it caused David to be yielding to the Lord in worship. One leads to the other.

We must also urge ourself to remember all the benefits from the Lord because of our proneness to ignore of the blessings we received. Not only of our proneness to ignore, there is a great tendency in us to take for granted the blessings the Lord bestowed and also our great inclination to think that we deserve such blessings. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” (James 1:17)

The blessings and benefits from the Lord are His token for blessings to come, in not remembering the benefits God has given us is to deprive ourselves from the hope of more blessings from the Lord. May we always have the contemplation and remembrance of every blessing the Lord had bestowed to us. This will give us hope for more blessings for the days of this year.

Brethren, let us praise the Lord for all the benefits we received from Him, may we yield ourselves to the Lord and have a continuous contemplation of the Lord’s goodness.
Good morning brethren. Blessed Lord’s Day! Let us worship the Lord today!

Eld Eliezer Ortega

12/09/2026

How Should Believers Respond to Mockers of the Last Day?

by Rev (Dr) Prabhudas Koshy

Jude 17–18—“But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; how that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.”

After exposing the character and certain judgment of false teachers, Jude turns tenderly to believers: “But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ” (v. 17). The contrast is striking. While apostates forget, reject, and mock divine truth, God’s people must deliberately remember and hold fast to it.

The apostles had already warned that “there should be mockers in the last time” (v. 18). Thus, the appearance of scoffers and ungodly teachers should neither surprise nor unsettle the church. Their coming had been foretold. Scripture prepares believers beforehand so that the fulfilment of such warnings may strengthen rather than weaken their faith (cf. John 16:1–4).

These “mockers” do more than ridicule Christian doctrine. Jude identifies the root of their opposition: they “walk after their own ungodly lusts”. Their rejection of truth springs from hearts determined to pursue sinful desires. When men refuse God’s authority over their lives, they often mock the truth that condemns their conduct. Ungodly doctrine and ungodly living therefore frequently advance together.

Jude’s remedy for the church is not speculation about apostasy, but remembrance of God’s revealed Word. Believers must measure every teaching and practice by the apostolic Scriptures and remain steadfast in what Christ has made known through His appointed messengers.

We likewise live amid ridicule of biblical truth and increasing acceptance of ungodliness. Let us not be intimidated by mockers or drawn into their ways. Remember the Word, believe its warnings, resist worldly lusts, and continue faithfully in obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ.

This is taken grom the devotionals of Gethsemane BP Church Singapore written by Pastor Koshy.

Good morning brethren. A blessed day ahead of us.

Eld Eli

11/09/2026

Prayer Meeting: 11 September 2026
Text: Jeremiah 5:1-4

11/09/2026

Can the Ungodly Escape the Lord’s Judgment?

by Rev (Dr) Prabhudas Koshy

Jude 14–15—“And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”

These verses lift our eyes from the corruption of false teachers (vv. 4–13) to the certainty of Christ’s coming judgement. Jude reaches back to Enoch, “the seventh from Adam”, who prophesied, “Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints”. Even in the earliest generations, God made known that history would culminate in the Lord’s appearing and righteous judgement. Jude knew Enoch’s prophecy through the Holy Spirit’s inspiration, which ensured its authoritative accuracy.

In Jude 14, the “saints” (or the holy ones) are especially the angels who accompany Christ in judgment, though Scripture also teaches that redeemed believers will be with Him at His coming in glory. In the light of the judgment of the ungodly mentioned in v. 15, it appears that the emphasis of the word “saints” here is on the angels who are described in other parts of the Scripture as the executioners of divine judgment at His return (see Matthew 13:39–41, 49, 50; 24:29–31; 25:31; 2 Thess. 1:7–10).

The emphasis is on the certainty and universality of that judgment. The Lord comes “to execute judgment upon all”. No ungodliness will escape His notice. Jude repeatedly uses the word “ungodly” to expose the true character of the men he has been describing. Their deeds were ungodly, their way of life was ungodly, and even their “hard speeches” were directed against God. Sin is not simply improper behaviour toward others; at its root, it is rebellion against the holy God.

Every sinful deed and defiant word will be judged by His righteousness. Though the wicked may seem bold now, Christ will surely come to judge their words and deeds. Therefore, believers must not imitate the ungodly but live soberly, speak reverently, and walk in holiness, preparing for Christ’s return.

This is taken from the devotionals of Gethsemane BP Church Singapore written by Pastor Koshy.

Good morning brethren. A blessed day ahead of us.

Eld Eli

10/09/2026

Are You Looking for Christ’s Return?

by Rev (Dr) Prabhudas Koshy

Hebrews 9:28—“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”

Hebrews 9:28 brings together Christ’s first coming and His promised return. At His first coming, Christ “was once offered to bear the sins of many.” His sacrifice was complete, sufficient, and irrepeatable. He bore the guilt and punishment for His people’s sins on the cross.

But the verse directs our gaze forward. Christ “shall… appear the second time”. His first appearance was in humiliation to deal with sin; His second appearance will bring the consummation of salvation to those who belong to Him.

The words “without sin” do not imply that Christ ever possessed sin. Rather, when He returns, He will not come again to bear sin as a sacrifice. That work has already been accomplished once for all. He will return to bring His redeemed into the fullness of the salvation He purchased for them.

Those who belong to Christ are described as “those that look for him”. Biblical Christianity therefore fosters expectancy. The believer does not live only for present comforts, ambitions, or achievements. His heart is directed towards the coming of Christ.

Are we truly seeking Him? Such expectation should produce holiness, faithfulness, patience, and courage. If Christ may come, we should not cling too tightly to this passing world.

The Christian’s hope is not merely that present troubles will end, but that Christ Himself will appear.

Let us therefore live each day with our hearts set upon Him, serving faithfully while waiting joyfully for our Saviour’s return.

This is taken from the devotionals of Gethsemane BP Church Singapore written by Pastor Koshy.

Good morning brethren. A blessed day ahead of us.

Eld Eli

08/09/2026

Who Represents Us Before God?

by Rev (Dr) Prabhudas Koshy

Hebrews 9:24—“For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.”

Under the old covenant, the high priest entered the earthly holy place with sacrificial blood. Yet that sanctuary was only a “figure” of the heavenly reality. Christ, our great High Priest, has entered not into an earthly sanctuary but “into heaven itself”.

The words “for us” are especially precious. Christ appears before God on behalf of His people. His saving work did not end with His death and resurrection. The risen and exalted Christ now represents His redeemed before the Father.

This does not mean that Christ must repeatedly offer Himself. Hebrews clearly teaches that His sacrifice was once for all. Rather, His presence in heaven continually attests to the sufficiency and acceptance of His finished work.

What confidence this gives the believer! Our acceptance with God does not rest on the perfection of our prayers, the strength of our faith, or the consistency of our obedience. It rests on Christ, whose sacrifice has been accepted and who now appears before God on our behalf.

When we fail, we must repent. When we are weak, we must seek grace. Yet we need not approach God as though we had no advocate or representative before Him.

Christ is there for His people. Therefore, we may approach God with humble confidence.

When you pray, remember that you do not approach heaven alone. Your great High Priest is already there, appearing in the presence of God for you.

This is taken from the devotionals of Gethsemane BP Church Singapore written by Pastor Koshy.

Good morning brethren. A blessed day ahead of us.

Eld Eli

07/09/2026

What Does the Blood of Christ Do for the Conscience?

by Rev (Dr) Prabhudas Koshy

Hebrews 9:14—“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”

Hebrews contrasts the sacrifices of the old covenant with Christ’s perfect sacrifice. The blood of bulls and goats could provide ceremonial cleansing, but it could not finally cleanse the conscience of the guilt of sin. Christ’s sacrifice accomplishes what those sacrifices could only foreshadow.

Christ “offered himself without spot to God”. Unlike animal sacrifices, He offered Himself willingly and perfectly. He was without sin, and His sacrifice was presented “through the eternal Spirit.” Therefore, His blood possesses infinite sufficiency to cleanse the guilty conscience of those who trust in Him.

The purpose of this cleansing is not merely to relieve guilt. The verse says that Christ purges the conscience “from dead works to serve the living God”. Salvation turns us away from works that cannot give life and brings us into willing service to God.

A cleansed conscience is therefore no excuse for spiritual inactivity. Grace produces devotion. The one who has been forgiven desires to live for the God who redeemed him.

Many people try to quiet a troubled conscience through good works, religious observance, or self-reformation. Yet none of these can remove the guilt of sin. Only the blood of Christ can truly cleanse.

Do not attempt to serve God to earn cleansing. Come first to Christ for cleansing, and then serve God from a heart made free by grace. The blood that pardons us also prepares us for holy and joyful service to the living God.

This is taken from the devotionals of Gethsemane BP Church Singapore written by Pastor Koshy.

Good morning brethren. A blessed day ahead of us.

Eld Eli

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