The Last Word

My favourite Christmas song is Michael Card’s song ‘The Final Word’, which speaks of Christ’s incarnation, looking at His title ‘the Word’ (John 1:1-3, Hebrews 1:1-3). I am always reminded that God had the first word (speaking creation into being, Genesis 1) and will...

Building on Solid Foundations

This evening, Garry took our ‘Little Big Church’ service and spoke about the need to build on solid foundations. He re-told the story of The Three Llittle Pigs, reminding us that the easiest, quickest solutions are not always the longest-lasting (the...

Expectant Faith

This morning we looked at the second miracle recorded in John’s gospel, the healing of the official’s son at Capernaum (John 4:46-54). This healing happened when Jesus spoke words of authority to the official who responded in faith, obeying the command to...

Nothing New Under The Sun

History is a subject that fascinated me at school. I loved the sweeping stories of the past, brought to life by visits to ruined castles and monasteries: Monk Bretton Priory, Conisbrough Castle, Fountains Abbey, the castles of North Yorkshire all fuelled my...

Present In The Community

Our aim at GPCC is to be ‘with God in the community, with God for the community.’ The miracle of turning water into wine at a wedding (John 2:1-11) reminds us that Jesus spent His life among people, in the midst of community. We do not want to be people...