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 27, June 30July 6: 2 Chronicles 1936; Ezra 13 Sun 6/30 2 Chron 1921 Mon 7/1 2 Chron 2223 Tue 7/2 2 Chron 2426 Wed 7/3 2 Chron 2729 Thu 7/4 2 Chron 3032 Fri 7/5 2 Chron 3336 Sat 7/6 Ezra 13 Circumstances in Judah continue to decline as we reach the end of 2 Chronicles. Remember, this account parallels the account in 12 Kings but with a few significant diffe...
Keep Reading Week 26, June 2329: 1 Chronicles 282 Chronicles 18; Psalms 8589 Sun 6/23: 1 Chron 2829 Mon 6/24: 2 Chron 14, Psalm 85 Tue 6/25: 2 Chron 56, Psalm 86 Wed 6/26: 2 Chron 79, Psalm 87 Thu 6/27: 2 Chron 1012, Psalm 88 Fri 6/28: 2 Chron 1315, Psalm 89 Sat 6/29: 2 Chron 1618 This week marks about the halfway point in our read thru. By this point hopefully you are find...
Keep Reading Week 25, June 1622: 1 Chronicles 1827; Psalms 7984 Sun 6/16 1 Chron 810 Mon 6/17 1 Chron 1113, Psalm 79 Tue 6/18 1 Chron 1416, Psalm 80 Wed 6/19 1 Chron 1718, Psalm 81 Thu 6/20 1 Chron 1921, Psalm 82 Fri 6/21 1 Chron 2224, Psalm 83 Sat 6/22 1 Chron 2527, Psalm 84 This week we keep moving along through 1 Chronicles. The section covered in this week's reading con...
Keep Reading Week 24, June 915: Acts 1728, 1 Chronicles 17; Psalms 7378 Sun 6/9 Acts 1719 Mon 6/10 Acts 2022 Psalm 73 Tue 6/11 Acts 2325 Psalm 74 Wed 6/12 Acts 2628 Psalm 75 Thu 6/13 1 Chron 12 Psalm 76 Fri 6/14 1 Chron 35 Psalm 77 Sat 6/15 1 Chron 67 Psalm 78 We have been reading in Acts for the last several days, and the book wraps up in this week's reading. Acts covers...
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