29 March Service…For the Kids

Dear GCBC Parents: I hope you all are doing well! I thought it would be nice for our children to have a colouring page that coordinates with the Scripture from today’s sermon. Please talk with your children about how God is sovereign and wise. God is also good, just, and merciful. We as humans will … Continued

Some More Free Resources…

The Gospel Coalition has collated many ebooks and print books that have been greatly discounted or made free by the publishers. You can view the list here. Let me highlight a few things… Audible is offering a selection of audio books at no cost. You can link to the list using the link above. Ligonier … Continued

What to Do With the Time Given Us

One of the things I love to do in any spare time I have is to read. Some of my favourite novels were written by two men who were friends for a time in Oxford, England and met together regularly in a pub with others to discuss their unfinished writings. The group was called the … Continued

How Do We Make Sense of Corona Virus – John Piper

I would recommend giving this post a listen or a read when you have a moment. John Piper, a pastor in the USA, discusses how we should think about this coronavirus. Please don’t miss his final point. This virus is a “thunder clap of God’s mercy.” By that he means that this is a reminder … Continued

Don’t Forget How Special it is to Meet Together

During the Spanish Flu pandemic (1918-1920) churches were called upon to not gather together. I came across this blog post from Geoff Chang which told of the experience of one church in the Northwest of the United States. It’s worth a read. It is an interesting post which includes a nice letter in which the pastor, … Continued

Loving Our Neighbours

We talked a bit 2 Sundays ago about a theology of work. I shared with you then about the vision of Martin Luther and the Reformers to recover the idea of vocation for everyone. That is, the idea of calling does not pertain just to an elite – men of the cloth – but everyone! … Continued

Sermon Notes

Hi Everyone, I’m attaching my manuscripts from the past 2 sermons if anyone is interested. 15 March – Ecclesiastes 7v1-12 22 March – Ecclesiastes 7v15-29 Here are the photos and video from the sermon on the 22nd. We discovered during the broadcast that you can’t send pictures during a Facebook Live stream! The photos were … Continued