by Julie Turner | Feb 7, 2019 | What's Happening
Thinking about these many characters in the book of Acts makes me realise that there are so many ‘Goldthorpe Giants’ who may never be recorded elsewhere but who matter enormously to the people of God in Goldthorpe. Thanks to all who volunteer so faithfully at GPCC...
by Julie Turner | Feb 7, 2019 | What's Happening
One of the longings of the hearts of believers is that their family members come to know and share in their faith. The journey to faith is an individual one; as the children’s song reminds us ‘you need to find Him just for you’: ‘A mum or a dad or a sister who loves...
by Julie Turner | Feb 7, 2019 | What's Happening
Stephen is another character in the book of Acts who does not feature in the gospels. We read of him first in Acts 6, a man ‘full of faith and of the Holy Spirit’ (Acts 6:5) who was chosen to help serve the widows of the Greek-speaking Christians. Later in that...
by Julie Turner | Feb 7, 2019 | What's Happening
It’s interesting to note that those first twelve disciples of Jesus are all mentioned in the book of Acts, but the emphasis is very definitely initially on Peter and John (as it often is in the gospels.) Peter features in many of the gospel stories: walking on water...
by Julie Turner | Feb 7, 2019 | What's Happening
God is able to work powerfully in our world without the need for human intervention. The Psalms have made it abundantly clear that God alone created the heavens and the earth (e.g. Ps 33:4,6; Ps 104:5) and He sustains the earth by His great power (Heb 1:2-3). Despite...
