The power of the Word

This Sunday morning we were not at GPCC… we were visiting Steve and went to his church, Holy Trinity Platt, in Manchester. Steve James, the rector there, preached from Mark 4 on the parable of the sower, the sermon being entitled “The Seed of the...

Ephesians 6

We finished the Bible study on Ephesians this week by looking at Ephesians 6. Famous for its passage on the armour of God, this chapter has much to say about Christian conduct as well as Christian conflict, with Paul finishing with closing comments to the...

Be filled with the Spirit

Dave started the Christmas readings early (Luke 1:11-17), but the need for all Christians to be filled with the Spirit is not something that is limited to one particular time of the year. We all need the Spirit’s infilling to be successful in the tasks God has...

Uncomfortable truth

There are times when God’s Word pierces our way of thinking and we realise afresh just how radical the Gospel is. Sunday morning was one such example of this, as Dave preached from Luke 6:27-38.It’s easy to gloss over these verses with the contempt of...

Out of the mouths of babes…

I was sent these comments this week and loved them, so I thought I would share them with you all! I don’t know the original source of the comments, but as always, children have a great perspective on life!