The Question of Suffering

This morning, Garry spoke from Genesis 45:1-7, asking an age-old question, “If God is a God of love, how can He let X happen?” X is usually something unpleasant; we must address the question of suffering in this life, whether that is the ordinary...

God’s Great Gift of Love

This third week of Advent takes as its theme ‘love.’ Love is at the heart of Christmas; ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.’ (John 3:16) I love the tradition of giving...

The Price of Peace

The Magi’s arrival in Jerusalem inadvertently (so far as they were concerned) set off a chain reaction of enmity and hostility, for Herod, when he realised they were not going to return and tell him of the whereabouts of the Messiah, devised a radical plan to kill all...

The Week Ahead

It’s a busy weekend and week ahead for us here at GPCC. In addition to our usual services, we are taking part in the ‘Christmas @ the Railway Embankment’ event along with other local churches, the Dearne Area Team, Railway Embankment group and Betta...

Prince of Peace

I’m always intrigued by what the Bible does not tell us as well as by what it does! Matt 2:1-12 gives us the story of the Magi travelling to greet a new-born King. We do not know who these ‘wise men’ were; they are often depicted as kings in our Nativity stories...