by Julie Turner | Nov 25, 2018 | What's Happening
I used to work for someone who regularly said that ‘change is here to stay’ and who would remind us that change is inevitable in life and so you needed to get used to it! Attitudes to change vary greatly, largely because we all have different...
by Julie Turner | Nov 25, 2018 | What's Happening
Tonight’s message was inspired by Advent calendars..The tradition of Advent calendars dates to the mid-19th century, when German Protestants made chalk marks on doors or lit candles to count the days leading up to Christmas. The first Advent calendars were...
by Julie Turner | Nov 25, 2018 | What's Happening
Mark spoke this morning on Eph 1:1-8, reminding us that our job is to find God’s will for our lives and live that out. We are blessed ultimately because we are chosen, adopted and accepted by God – a triple blessing! Eph 1:4 reminds us that we were chosen...
by Julie Turner | Nov 24, 2018 | What's Happening
This next week promises to be a busy one, so here’s a reminder of what’s happening at GPCC over the next few days. Sunday 25th November Our services are at 10.30 a.m. (Communion service) and 6 p.m. (evening service with Sunday School). After the evening...
by Julie Turner | Nov 22, 2018 | What's Happening
Ps 148:14 answers the age-old question ‘Who are we?’ So often, this question of identity nags at us individually and collectively; we need a sense of identity to find purpose and meaning in life. Eph 1:11 in the Message version says, ‘It’s in Christ that we find out...
by Julie Turner | Nov 22, 2018 | What's Happening
In Psalm 148:14, we find reference to God raising up for His people a horn, an image which to modern eyes probably conveys very little. In the Bible, however, the ‘horn’ features frequently in different guises, all of which point us to Jesus Christ (‘the horn of...
