World Day of Prayer

The World Day of Prayer, written by Christians from the Cook Islands, was held at GPCC on Friday 7 March. Focussing on Psalm 139, it looked at the fact that God has made us beautiful and listened to the experiences of three women who had all experienced God in...

What’s Happening

Today we have Alison from ABC Emporium visitng our Parent & Toddler group to help us celebrate World Book Day. She’ll be selling books, crafts and gifts at the session between 9 and 11 a.m.   Today also sees the start of our Lent lunches and Bible...

Responding to Criticism

In 2 Samuel 16:5-14 we see how David responds to the curses of Shimei, a Benjamite who was related to Saul.  As David is journeying, Shimei hurls insults and dirt and stones at him, calling him a murderer and bloodthirsty man who deserves everything that is happening...

The Dangers of Hearsay

In 2 Samuel 16:1-4, David (still fleeing Jerusalem after Absalom has declared himself king in Hebron) meets up with Ziba, the steward looking after Mephibosheth’s interests (see 2 Samuel 9). Ziba has provisions to help David (two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred...

God’s Treasured Possession

At our Little Big Church service tonight, we looked at 1 Peter 2:9 and Ex 19:5 which tell us that we are God’s special or treasured possession. The children hunted for treasure chests which contained clues to a final chest of (fake!) jewels and then decorated their...