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Showing posts with label GCC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GCC. Show all posts
Monday, 29 April 2013
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Sunday, 24 March 2013
Friday, 1 March 2013
Monday, 25 February 2013
Space Academy - Preparing For Launch
We are very grateful to God for an excellent Space Academy. Perhaps you have seen the video?
This post is just in case anything we have done can be useful to anyone else. I might be able to post a bit more in time ... but this is a starter. Please ask for more in a comment if you are interested. I'd be very happy to help in anyway I can.
Logos:
Space Academy - to eternity and beyond
We are all back to earth safely having had a great time!
Check out the video:
Friday, 22 February 2013
Down to Earth Service
And it is not over yet.
We re-enter the earth's atmosphere on Sunday! 10.30 am.
Join us to witness the Space Cadets become fully fledged Space Academy Astronauts, to hear the Space Academy Song, to find out which team is heading for the stars and to explore all we've been learning all about God's Planet Plan.
We re-enter the earth's atmosphere on Sunday! 10.30 am.
Join us to witness the Space Cadets become fully fledged Space Academy Astronauts, to hear the Space Academy Song, to find out which team is heading for the stars and to explore all we've been learning all about God's Planet Plan.
Sunday, 17 February 2013
given up?
In view of the content I also did a 'Table Activity' for those Infants/Juniors at church to do 'out' during the Sermon. Romans 1 & 3 scratch cards.
Huge fun to make (if a little fiddly). Here is the template.
I was very indebted to this website: Artmind. You'll find there all you need to know how to make a scratch card.
Thursday, 14 February 2013
blindingly obvious
Sorry, I've been ill since Sunday, so this is a bit late, but here are the notes of last Sunday's sermon. We continue our series in Romans. It is unpolished I am afraid - but will be mostly intelligible I think.
Friday, 8 February 2013
Grace in the Green Room
I've just discovered that we (Grace Community Church) have made it to the ASDA 'greenroom'! We sang there at Christmas - see here for the video and story.
Thursday, 7 February 2013
An evangelical redefinition of marriage
Last Sunday night I was called on to preach in the evening as well as the morning. Without a lot of time to prepare and in light of Tuesday's Vote in the House of Commons I spoke about the Redefinition of Marriage amongst evangelical Christians.
The elephant in the room.
e is for ... education.
The notes and handout are below.
We closed the service with a hymn I had never sung before, but which I am very glad to have stumbled on.
God of grace and God of glory,
On Thy people pour Thy power.
Crown Thine ancient church’s story,
Bring her bud to glorious flower.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
For the facing of this hour,
For the facing of this hour.
Lo! the hosts of evil ’round us,
Scorn Thy Christ, assail His ways.
From the fears that long have bound us,
Free our hearts to faith and praise.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
For the living of these days,
For the living of these days.
Cure Thy children’s warring madness,
Bend our pride to Thy control.
Shame our wanton selfish gladness,
Rich in things and poor in soul.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
Lest we miss Thy kingdom’s goal,
Lest we miss Thy kingdom’s goal.
Set our feet on lofty places,
Gird our lives that they may be,
Armored with all Christ-like graces,
In the fight to set men free.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
That we fail not man nor Thee,
That we fail not man nor Thee.
Save us from weak resignation,
To the evils we deplore.
Let the search for Thy salvation,
Be our glory evermore.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
Serving Thee Whom we adore,
Serving Thee Whom we adore.
[In case you are parachuting into this blog ... and think this is all very serious and REFORMED (aka dull) or something... the morning service was our monthly 'Parade' Service, carrying on a series in Romans. It included the smashing of an egg, explosions, Powerpuff girls and the playing of SNAP's 'I've got the power'.]
Monday, 4 February 2013
everybody can
Everybody wants to be an astronaut.
If you are at Infant or Junior School and in or around Tipton ... here's your chance!
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Eight chapters in one verse
The righteous will live by faith ... or ...
He who through faith is righteous shall live.
He who through faith is righteous shall live.
(Romans 1:17)
Which ever reading is followed, however, the quotation becomes the 'text' on which the exposition of the next eight chapters is based, with 'the righteous' and 'by faith' occupying the Apostle's attention in 1:18-4:25, while 'shall live' is dealt with in 5:1-8:39.
(p 26 Power of God: Exposition of Paul's Letter to the Romans, James Philip)If you are flush with cash get this ... it is expensive (between £30 and 50!!) because it is out of print. Paul Levy is right about it.) However don't despair because another version of James Philip's Notes on Romans (mostly the same) is FREE online at St George's Tron. Bless them.
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Romans Introduction
I have messed up our church news webpage (oops!). I'm not quite sure what I did. But it spectacularly does not work now. So, until I can get that fixed, I thought I would post our Romans series so far here:
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Sunday, 16 December 2012
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Tipton Christians Against Poverty
We've just begun to connect with Christians Against Poverty as a church (and thanks to them I have just enjoyed a superb breakfast at Frankie and Benny's!). A few weeks ago at Grace we had the local Tipton Against Poverty Team visit our evening service. They are lovely and doing good work. It is a privilege to begin to get behind them in this.
Thursday, 8 November 2012
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