Fear, Shame, and True Wisdom
Pastor Josh Howeth writes to encourage the church to fear God and seek his wisdom as an antidote to unwise, worldly fear and shame....
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GBC Bible Reading Plan Jan 1-6
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....
GBC Email Update - February 2, 2023
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)....
GBC Email Update - January 26, 2023
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....
GBC Email Update March 16, 2023
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? ...
GBC 15th Anniversary Video
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....
GBC Email Update - April 14, 2022
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....
GBC Email Update - March 24, 2022
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! ...
Prayer & Fasting Week Testimonials
We trust you’ll be strengthened and challenged as we were by reading these testimonies....
Praying and Not Losing Heart
What might it practically look like for you not to lose heart and give up right now in prayer? ...
Reflecting and Remembering
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....
Recommendation - October 22, 2020
Lynsey Bock recommends J.T. English's book, Deep Discipleship: How the Church Can Make Whole Disciples of Jesus....