What’s Happening
The History Of The Church
Today we looked further at the subject of 'the church', looking into the history of the church and the formation of denominations. In 1054 there was a split between Eastern and Western Christian churches which continues to this day; in the 16th century the Reformation...
What’s Available At GPCC
GPCC runs a number of community-based activities available in addition to our church service on Sundays at 3 p.m. and our Bible study/ prayer meeting on Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. : 1. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ (meeting twice weekly in term time on Wednesday and Friday...
One Person Can Make A Difference
Yesterday was St George's Day. St George (the patron saint of England, among other countries) is probably most famous for the legend that he killed a fierce dragon which was causing panic in the city of Silene in Libya. To keep the creature from ravaging the city, the...
Talking Point
Talking Point: The Problem of Pornography
Pornography (printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate sexual excitement) is a growing problem these days, exacerbated by the easy availability of porn videos via the Internet. Josh...
Gay Marriage (2)
The Biblical view of marriage is given in Gen 2:18-25 and is reinforced by Jesus (Matt 19:3-4, Mk 10:2-9). Marriage is between a man and a woman. There are obvious problems with the notion of homosexual marriage, the first being that homosexual practice is not...
Gay Marriage (1)
Garry continued his 'Talking Point' series tonight, looking at the subject of gay marriage. Homosexuality is a 'hot potato' in Christian circules and it is important to stress that we are all sinners saved by grace and that God loves everyone. Jn 3:16-18 emphasises...
How We Got Here
Fabulous, filling food!
Man doesn't live on bread alone, and neither did we on Saturday! After the Open Day finished, church members and friends who had worked so hard with us on this faith journey had a meal together. In our area, this kind of meal is often known as a 'faith tea', meaning...
Names
Names in the Bible generally have far more significance than in our Western society. Abram ('exalted father') became Abraham ('father of many'). Jacob ('he grasps the heel', figuratively 'he deceives') became Israel ('he struggles with God'). Jesus was thus named...
The Photo Gallery
At the start of the planning for the Open Day, it was decided to use the corridor space to host a photo gallery to show people how the work progressed. We spent one evening looking through hundreds of photos to try to narrow them down to the 46 we could have. In the...