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....
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....
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)....
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 15, April 7April 13: Joshua 1424; Judges 19; Psalm 4244 Sun 4/7: Josh 1416 Mon 4/8: Josh 1719 Tue 4/9: Josh 2021 Wed 4/10: Josh 2224 Thu 4/11: Judg 13, Psalm 42 Fri 4/12: Judg 46, Psalm 43 Sat 4/13: Judg 79, Psalm 44 The book of Joshua reads like a story of massive success. God's promises are coming to fruition as the people of Israel move through the Land...
Keep Reading Week 14, March 31April 6: Deut 2834; Joshua 113 Sun 3/31 Deut 2830 Mon 4/1 Deut 3134 Tue 4/2 Josh 12 Wed 4/3 Josh 35 Thu 4/4 Josh 67 Fri 4/5 Josh 810 Sat 4/6 Josh 1113 At first it might seem the message of Deuteronomy is contrary to the message of the gospel, that it teaches we can and must earn the Lord's favor by obeying his laws perfectly. Throughout Deutero...
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