by Julie Turner | Dec 23, 2015 | What's Happening
Having reached the end of Psalm 119, we are still not quite at the end of our Advent musings; we have still not reached the stable at Bethlehem and paused to gaze in wonder at the baby in the manger. Yesterday, we looked at our part in prayer, but it is worth pausing...
by Julie Turner | Dec 22, 2015 | What's Happening
Read Psalm 119:169-176. The subjunctive is a grammatical mood in language that is all but forgotten in English (though it is alive and well in other languages.) Subjunctive forms of verbs are typically used to express various states of unreality such as wish, emotion,...
by Julie Turner | Dec 21, 2015 | What's Happening
Stephen’s sermon on Sunday morning looked at the manger, and how even the place where Jesus was placed at his birth was symbolic of the rejection He would face during His life. Casting Crowns develop this theme in their song ‘While You Were...
by Julie Turner | Dec 21, 2015 | What's Happening
Every Monday night of term-time, volunteers from GPCC run a youth club which involves games and craft activities for 5-11 year olds. Over the past few weeks, the craft activities have focussed on Christmas and are now displayed on one of the notice boards at church:...
by Julie Turner | Dec 21, 2015 | What's Happening
Read Psalm 119:161-168. Shepherds were minding their own business, tending sheep, when angels appeared to them, bringing the message of a Saviour’s birth which would forever change their lives. This ‘good news of great joy’ was for all the world (Luke 2:10), a message...
