by Julie Turner | Oct 5, 2014 | What's Happening
Apathy is defined as a ‘lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern.’ It’s from the Greek word apatheia, meaning ‘without feeling.’ The word used to signify a state of being where one was not dominated by feelings; it was considered the...
by Julie Turner | Oct 1, 2014 | What's Happening
The Tabernacle or Tent of Meeting was, in many respects, an eminently practical idea. It was the portable dwelling place for the divine presence used from the time of the exodus from Egypt until the temple was built. It was built to specifications revealed by God to...
by Julie Turner | Sep 30, 2014 | What's Happening
We are not in the church building every day, but individually we are the church every day. We are the church in our everyday lives. Every day each of us is an ambassador for GPCC and the wider church (2 Corinthians 5:17 – 20). We have several ambassadors in schools,...
by Julie Turner | Sep 29, 2014 | What's Happening
After last night’s sermon, I was asked the question ‘Do you think partial obedience is worse than disobedience?’ Anything less than whole-hearted obedience is clearly not God’s will for us and whilst it can be difficult to categorise in terms...
by Julie Turner | Sep 28, 2014 | What's Happening
Everyday obedience is the acid test of our faith, for Jesus told us ‘If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.’ (John 15:10, see also Lev 18:4) Edwin Louis Cole says ‘obedience is an act...
by Julie Turner | Sep 28, 2014 | What's Happening
Mark continued his series on Joseph this morning, looking at Genesis 42:1-24. In this passage, Joseph comes face to face with ten of his brothers again as they journey to Egypt for food because of the severity of the famine. As they bow down before him (the...
