Grace Baptist Church (Stockport) » Letter from the Manse

The sort of church God wants

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:52:37 +0000

We set aside last Saturday as a fast day: a day of special prayer for the church. I listed out twelve things that I believe the Bible encourages us to hope for, and to pray for...

The house of mourning

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:17:16 +0000

One Bible verse has been often in my mind over the past couple of weeks. Ecclesiastes chapter 7 vs 4: “It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart”.

Independence Day

admin — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:25:31 +0000

Last Sunday was by any standard an eventful day for us. Independence Day. The day when the fellowship in Charlesworth was to be constituted as an independent church.

A new Bible

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:45:32 +0000

Are you looking for ideas for presents? Well, maybe I can help, at least when it comes to buying presents for family members, and friends from this church. Why not a new Bible this Christmas?

Roots that refresh!

admin — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:04:56 +0000

Next month, the folk in Charlesworth are hosting a one-off and perhaps unique event called “Roots that Refresh”. It’s a four-day study-course in church history. Our history. The history of churches like ours: Calvinistic - or Particular - Baptist Churches.

Children are precious

admin — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:42:06 +0000

In the past couple of months many members of the church, particularly those involved with our children’s activities, have had a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure drop through their letterbox...

History matters?

admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:51:06 +0000

Last week I went to the Grace Baptist Assembly. It was sobering to listen to a pastor from Turkey describe the needs of Turkey. We need to ask questions about the past. What went wrong? Why did God send such spiritual famine? History is important.

The Royal Wedding

admin — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:18:35 +0000

I’m writing this a few days before the Royal Wedding. On Friday the 29th of April, Prince William, second in line to the throne, will be united in holy matrimony with Miss Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, at least if everything goes according to plan.

Illness

admin — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:37:10 +0000

I’m sitting in bed, off sick from work with a cough and cold on my chest (no need for sympathy – I wrote this a couple of months back now). And it’s making me think about illness. Some of us have a continuous struggle with illness every day of our lives. Most of us are [...]

The Bible is in the news!

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:43:00 +0000

2011 is the 400th anniversary of the publication of the Authorised Version. The BBC has given over a Sunday on radio 4 to readings from the AV. Hundreds of events are planned across the UK, and indeed the world, to mark the anniversary.