Admitting Thirst

The first step to drawing water from the wells of salvation (Is 12:3) is to admit that we are thirsty. Getting water from a well wasn’t an easy task, so if you weren’t thirsty, you just wouldn’t bother. So often, we find it hard to admit to spiritual...

The Wells of Salvation

  In our new series tonight (‘The Wells of Salvation’), we looked at Isaiah 12:3 which tells us ‘with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.’ Joy is promised to us by Jesus (see John 15:11) and is the source of strength in God (Neh 8:10), but so...

Blind Date

‘Blind Date’ was a UK TV series hosted by Cilla Black which aimed to match up couples without them actually seeing each other. It’s much harder to do anything without the benefit of sight, and the story of the healing of a blind man (Mark 8:22-26)...

Summer Fun at GPCC

Today’s Summer Fun day at GPCC was another great success, with fine weather and lots of activities to do. Setting up at the start: Great food again! Thanks to Karen Dunn, who did a great job teaching us how to make clay pots and animals: We had fun decorating...

See Beyond the Sand

A desert is a huge place filled with sand. Unlike the variety of a normal landscape, with hills, valleys, fields and rivers, a desert can seem monotonous, tedious and life-threatening (since water is a luxury in such landscapes, but a necessity for life.)  ...