Letters to the Community and to the Church from members of the Grace Family of Churches http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 4 Feb 2012 15:45:06 +0000 Sat, 4 Feb 2012 15:44:03 +0000 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Images/envelopes.png http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 22 15 Pastor John Gillespie asks whether we realize just how dangerous and wicked sin is http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 0C9F79BF-649A-4C9B-A5BE-4B6B94FC0989 Sat, 4 Feb 2012 15:44:03 +0000 Pastor John Gillespie calls for a right attitude toward the current situation at GCC. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 763E68EA-28F2-4582-9813-3D6C5D2843F8 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:36:26 +0000 Considered and profound views by Pastor John Gillespie about the spirit of our age in comparison with Jesus Christ. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 9DCA297D-6BCF-42F7-B97B-EEEE4D2CD406 Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:12:59 +0000 Mary’s song in Luke 1:38 http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 0ECB116C-960B-4093-9C0B-4E42C2F0C1DF Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:29:38 +0000 John Gillespie talks about the ridiculous ways the world presents as the means to our happiness. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html F8C7B59E-6B8C-4A0D-B0F6-E51A24F689CF Sun, 6 Nov 2011 13:54:51 +0000 John Gillespie presents 10 things to pray for which God is sure to say yes. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html DD14BC0E-1390-4490-8AE2-EB06A0D128A8 Sun, 6 Nov 2011 13:53:32 +0000 Pastor John reveals how God - like the truth - never plays hide and seek... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 3BD2F97F-966A-4728-BC24-EA558EBD792D Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:03:28 +0100 John Gillespie shares some wisdom from Amy Charmicheal http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 3455D0CD-46D5-4CBC-8A4A-7EB0871B4208 Sat, 1 Oct 2011 19:09:06 +0100 Jesus Christ and His Gospel set people Free: Free to think, free to explore, Free to govern their own souls before a holy God. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 61BD0CA2-F504-4FE0-828F-7C4747324DF8 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:22:21 +0100 How precious is Jesus to you? http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 6467ABA8-C478-4B3A-AB41-63F4735BE9CC Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:21:03 +0100 After a terrible attack in Normay by a personal described as a Christian fundamentalist, John Gillespie talks about where the word 'fundamentalist' really came from... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 9FE335F8-D2B7-4E86-9144-2AFC5AF8C050 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:22:39 +0100 John Gillespie asks; 'How is your Jesus better than others?' http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 24EBF0DA-8BF4-48A9-9911-21B07564AE1E Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:41:30 +0100 Waiting on the Lord is about doing things God's way. Saying 'When' in response to being told to wait is about us trying to rush things... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 805B1C7E-6893-4BFA-AAF1-3FA0C664B448 Sat, 9 Jul 2011 20:05:33 +0100 Pastor John reflects on his recent trip to the "Together for the Gospel" conference in Poland. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 08CD83C8-3D4C-4AE8-826A-57324995BCE7 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:34:23 +0100 John Gillespie talks about Jesus' words in Luke 7:47: He who has been forgiven little, loves little. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 286B5F06-0EFF-4081-8977-D12ECF6D61BA Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:00:58 +0100 Pastor John Gillespie asks; "How desperate are you for holiness of heart and life?" http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 5D93E1A8-0AAE-43CF-B698-0DB304160FC7 Sat, 4 Jun 2011 17:48:21 +0100 What would you do if you could have all the toys in the shop for free... ? http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html F0D995F5-52A7-4C33-BC60-862957DCB760 Fri, 27 May 2011 17:53:41 +0100 Pastor Gillespie encourages us to take whatever burden we have to the Lord. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html F966950B-8C96-4DB8-B99C-A09FB47A2956 Sat, 21 May 2011 18:08:37 +0100 With Father's Day approaching, we are reminded that we also have a heavenly Father who longs for us to get to know him... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 8A5D3C35-7769-4B2D-9FE8-221DEA323B39 Tue, 17 May 2011 19:44:06 +0100 Amidst the busyness of life, we forget the Lord's desire that we should be holy. John Gillespie refreshes our memory by looking at what holiness looks like for the Christian. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 38601A94-FF5C-4821-A31E-37530A08F79D Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:30:31 +0100 No.121 - Pastor John Gillespie shares what the world will be like when Jesus returns and advocates we 'warn others. With tears.'. No.122 - How are we to approach God? Psalm 2 provides us with the right guidelines for worship. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 2B549241-0C1B-4A01-B350-310B1B5E290F Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:15:52 +0100 Pastor Gillespie looks at the astonishing truth about Jacob - and why God loved him. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 046440B9-78BD-44DF-A00D-3C49AC09D5BA Sat, 2 Apr 2011 17:25:46 +0100 Meet Jacob Deshazer. Don’t be alarmed if you have never heard of him, but just listen to his story... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 9392993B-0C93-40CB-A4B9-1E304E9D1A6B Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:49:39 +0100 John Gillespie shows us what matters most when we ask questions about other people and other things. What about the Tsunami in Japan? Was that God's judgment on the Japanese? Jesus warns us all - unless we repent, we too will likewise perish... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 73ECC204-E862-467D-B947-D2B9A5C2F9B0 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:19:58 +0000 This time, John looks at what it would be like without truth and how truth has come through Jesus... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 18DB1928-B1E1-4DEC-88B0-3C6893451C20 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:25:41 +0000 Pastor John Gillespie gives us his best reading list and tells us to turn off the TV and pick up a good book... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 76AF58D9-DFE3-4B00-8BEE-2DD242AB277E Sat, 5 Mar 2011 18:17:39 +0000 An honest testimony from Pastor John Gillespie. This is real life as a Christian. We have to battle sometimes and sometimes we fail. We are knocked down. But we are not knocked out! http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 0FC64902-1073-49F0-9CDC-206B7CEF7C00 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:56:57 +0000 John Gillespie picks Isaiah 42:4 to the bone, revealing that God has declared that He will see His plan through to the end. An immensely encouraging message! http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 4C816E5B-A9F4-4960-8219-73B51E092B6C Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:39:23 +0000 What do you do when life's storms overwhelm you? Are you to be left on your own with none to help? Or is there a Rock that is higher than yourself to Whom you may go...? John Gillespie point us in the right direction in this outstanding letter to the GFC churches... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html CCFF36B6-0172-4F58-A210-B28AE60229B9 Sat, 5 Feb 2011 19:58:24 +0000 Pastor John reflects on how much time we all have left to make a difference before we will never have such opportunities again. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 2F33164D-AFB5-4ED2-A344-CCD261A2FB87 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:58:28 +0000 Pastor John reminds us that we are in a war against sin and the soldiers in the front line are us! http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 213BB9B2-46E8-4EAC-9B05-9124980BEF32 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:25:01 +0000 Pastor John Gillespie gives a solemn warning to the Grace Family of Churches. Will you heed it? To read this message, navigate to bottom of page and select Pastoral Letter No.110 from the drop down box under Pastor John Gillespie. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 9FA9A064-F5F8-45B0-AEFE-23FF527F9866 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:40:59 +0000 Pastor John Gillespie talks about how we have been 'Made for More' (see Pastoral Letter 109) plus in our Letters to the Community, we discuss how to avoid a 'short lived satisfaction'. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 9EBA5583-F237-4676-AA54-77772C6269F8 Fri, 7 Jan 2011 16:21:06 +0000 Pastor John Gillespie talks candidly about the trivialness of commercial Christmas and speaks reverently about the Incarnation - plus we introduce a new feature - Letters to the Community - appears for the first time... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 13720F0D-5F78-475C-8BDA-973777DCB8E6 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:39:09 +0000 Morval Pastor John Gillespie tells the story about the Johnson Grass and discusses the pain of losing friends while encouraging us to set our sights higher with respect to what the Lord has in store for those who trust in Him. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html A4782171-702B-447A-8772-18ADEB033387 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:39:46 +0000 Morval Pastor John Gillespie talks about dreams - what dreams are YOU dreaming? Are they about this life or the next...? http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html CEE8FFC5-B280-48D5-A9FD-854ACEE272F0 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:38:39 +0000 Morval Pastor John discusses John 1:16 - the fullness of His grace... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 5204D03F-F3B1-4EDA-91F5-B52B4E41FF6D Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:35:41 +0000 Morval Pastor John discusses the Grace ethic as opposed to the Debtor's ethic and drafts up 3 things we are delivered from as Christians: Sin, Sadness and Stupidity... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html E56261D0-D915-48B6-BE85-C2E8264A7C55 Sat, 7 Aug 2010 19:40:54 +0100 John Gillespie explores what C S Lewis described as an 'Inconsolable Longing',  tells the story about Billy's Lemonade Stand, reminds us to focus on 'what has been promised' and ends with a warning about how hell wants to blast what heaven wants to bless... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html A6020404-E364-4451-9C2A-81BCFAA6BA7C Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:35:37 +0100 Pastor John goes through a red light and many other interesting perspectives on the Christian life. New collection added. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 2CFD89A1-D828-43AB-A0F6-0D88F477487E Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:14:30 +0100 Pastor John looks back at the election and raises the question; how can we as Christians live valiantly in a post-Christian age? http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 20A232DA-3F71-4705-8478-A1D029FFC74F Mon, 17 May 2010 19:43:32 +0100 This month Richard complains of having found some grey hairs while John talks about how we leak! http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html F81CA05E-F368-43B5-84D0-9505AC10F38C Thu, 1 Apr 2010 19:00:32 +0100 This month, Richard Powell addresses Parents while John Gillespie takes a look at Mothers. http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html F741FC2E-FB5E-4C81-B6BD-8D19880DD11D Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:25:28 +0000 This month John looks at Isaiah while Richard picks on Dr Who (!) to teach us some more foundations truths... http://www.bodmincommunitychurch.com/Resources/Letters.html 7DB88825-C808-452B-BF73-3A6F749DA790 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:15:25 +0000