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We'll be updating our blog at least weekly. Check back regularly for comment, encouragement, inspiration and challenge as we seek to walk with God together.
Faith Like a Mustard Seed
Do you have a hobby or something you really enjoy doing? I have quite a few, but gardening is my main one. I don’t know about you, but...
Sandy Walker
May 15, 20234 min read
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To be a Pilgrim
Do you remember the old hymn? It was once a staple of school assemblies and a particular favourite of mine. I think it was the rousing...
Gill McCleave
May 2, 20233 min read
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Finding Jesus in the Hard Times in Our Lives
It’s the evening of the first Easter Day. Two of Jesus’ followers are walking along the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus. It’s a distance of...
Paul Walker
Apr 26, 20235 min read
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What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus Christ?
This season of Eastertide, up to Pentecost at the end of May, is the time we learn more about the beginnings of the Church and what it...
Kevin Highfield
Apr 18, 20232 min read
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Important Meeting for Church Members About Clusters
As you are probably aware, the circuit has been discussing the possibility of forming clusters as a way of allowing individual chapels to...
Paul Walker
Apr 13, 20231 min read
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Three Prayer Tips from Mary meeting Jesus in the Garden on Easter Sunday
The Gospel of John tells us that Mary Magdalene was one of the first on the scene at the tomb on that first Easter morning. When I look...
Paul Walker
Apr 9, 20233 min read
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Impossible...
‘It’s much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of heaven,’ said Jesus, ‘than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.’...
Gill McCleave
Mar 30, 20232 min read
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Everything. Everywhere. All at once...
“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal...
Kevin Highfield
Mar 19, 20233 min read
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Four Tips to Grow Spiritually
How much time have you dedicated to your spiritual growth in the past year? This article is going to explore a few ways to develop a...
Paul Walker
Mar 14, 20234 min read
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Lead Us Not Into Temptation
During this period of Lent, many of us might be trying to avoid temptation of one form or another. We may be fasting from a particular...
Gill McCleave
Mar 9, 20232 min read
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Three Bad Reasons To Keep Lent-and ONE Really Good Reason
Lent is here once again—where did those past twelve months go? But what exactly IS Lent, and why is it still relevant today? Read on as...
Paul Walker
Feb 26, 20234 min read
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Our Vision for GMC
Setting out the priorities for Methodists in Guisborough Guisborough Methodist Church (GMC) is a vibrant space of caring people who are...
Kevin Highfield
Feb 19, 20233 min read
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Preparing Yourself for New Life and a Fresh Start
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, a time to humble ourselves before God, remembering we are dust without God’s Spirit breathed into us....
Kevin Highfield
Feb 17, 20232 min read
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Nine Things You Might Not Know About St Valentine
Around this time of year, it's hard to escape Valentine's Day. The shops filled up with cards and heart-shaped gifts as soon as January...
Paul Walker
Feb 14, 20234 min read
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7 Facts You May Have Missed in The Presentation of Christ in The Temple
Tucked away on February 2nd every year is a little-known festival that many Christian people gloss over and is widely ignored — even...
Paul Walker
Feb 2, 20234 min read
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Feed these people
Have you ever noticed how many Bible stories involve eating and drinking? Even if we just stick to the New Testament, there are plenty:...
Gill McCleave
Jan 30, 20232 min read
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You Know All About Me.
Dare we believe that God is ALWAYS with us, even when we may not be aware of it? Certainly. this is a comforting thought, especially in...
Paul Walker
Jan 22, 20233 min read
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An Extraordinary God in Ordinary Time
We are living in “Ordinary” time. This is the time between Christmas/Epiphany (6 January) and Ash Wednesday (21 February 2023), in the...
Kevin Highfield
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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What Can I Give Him?
It’s one of the enduring images of the Christmas season. The Wise men are travelling by camel through the star-lit night. One star...
Paul Walker
Jan 8, 20233 min read
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The Forgotten Festival
The Circumcision of Christ by Hendrik Goltz: Creative Commons Let’s start with a quick quiz question. What is the first Christian...
Paul Walker
Jan 4, 20234 min read
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