We are glad you have decided to read through the Bible this year. Whether you are reading it for the first time, or you have read it for years, you will benefit greatly from cultivating a lifelong habit of spending time daily in his word. You will be growing in your familiarity with the story of Scripture, and you will be accepting God’s invitation to meet with him and hear his voice....
Last week, we began a series that we’ll periodically explore together in the 2023 email updates. We’re going to consider and reflect on the question: How Does God Change Us? As we briefly explored last week, the first and foundational piece in how God changes us is that we must grow deeper into Christ to experience real change. We must be deepening into the real Christ. Into the tenderness of Christ. Into who he truly is. Into who he said he is: gentle and lowly in heart (Matthew 11:28-30)....
Throughout 2023, I’m going to use our email update to periodically explore together the question: How Does God Change Us? This series will be helpfully informed by the book Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners by Dane Ortlund....
In this week’s update, we’re going to continue our periodic series of exploring together the question: How Does God Change Us? So far, we’ve considered that God changes us by deepening. Into the real Christ, the One who is tender. Into our lack and despair. Through repentance and faith. That takes and turns us deeper into the grace of God. This week, we’ll consider together: how do we turn deeper into the grace of God? In other words, how do we access him? ...
On April 8th, 2022, Gresham Bible Church celebrated it's 15th anniversary as a church! We gathered the remaining founding members who are still at GBC to share their memories and highlights of the last 15 years....
This Holy Week, as we look ahead to Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, I want to encourage us as a church family to have our attention and affections fixed on the reality of the Cross and the Empty Tomb....
Hello GBC Family, Happy Spring! There is so much to be thankful for and our children’s ministry volunteers are right at the top of the list! ...
We trust you’ll be strengthened and challenged as we were by reading these testimonies....
What might it practically look like for you not to lose heart and give up right now in prayer? ...
Let us grieve the losses, confess the sin, forgive those who have hurt us, thank God for the little joys, and hope for heaven together. We have been changed by this year....
Lynsey Bock recommends J.T. English's book, Deep Discipleship: How the Church Can Make Whole Disciples of Jesus....
Week 39, September 2228: 2 Timothy, Isaiah 5866; Galatians, Ephesians 13 Sun 9/22 2 Tim 14 Mon 9/23 Isa 5860 Tue 9/24 Isa 6163 Wed 9/25 Isa 6466 Thu 9/26 Gal 13 Fri 9/27 Gal 46 Sat 9/28 Eph 13 We start this week by reading 2 Timothy, Paul's second epistle to his friend Timothy, his spiritual son and partner in ministry. We will be going through this letter for ...
Keep Reading Week 38, September 1521: Isaiah 3857 Sun 9/15 Isa 3840 Mon 9/16 Isa 4143 Tue 9/17 Isa 4446 Wed 9/18 Isa 4749 Thu 9/19 Isa 5052 Fri 9/20 Isa 5354 Sat 9/21 Isa 5557 This week's reading in Isaiah takes us from the first major portion of the book into the second "half". Isaiah is a unified prophetic book in its message and themes, but there is a significant trans...
Keep Reading Week 37, September 814: Isaiah 1937 Sun 9/8 Isa 1921 Mon 9/9 Isa 2223 Tue 9/10 Isa 2426 Wed 9/11 Isa 2729 Thu 9/12 Isa 3032 Fri 9/13 Isa 3335 Sat 9/14 Isa 3637 Isaiah is a long book, and it can be daunting to read. Maybe this would be a good time to remind us that reading God's word is a discipline worth cultivating. Reading each day is not something we are doi...
Keep Reading Week 36, September 17: 2 Corinthians 1213, Isaiah 118 Sun 9/1 2 Cor 1213 Mon 9/2 Isa 14 Tue 9/3 Isa 56 Wed 9/4 Isa 79 Thu 9/5 Isa 1012 Fri 9/6 Isa 1315 Sat 9/7 Isa 1618 As we begin reading Isaiah this week, it may be helpful to consider a few general features of the prophetic books in the Bible, and some principles for how to read them as Christian Scripture fo...
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