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Sunday Morning and Evening Worship

10:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Sunday School Classes

9:30 a.m.

Church Address

5000 Stewart Mill Road,

Douglasville, GA 30135

Phone: 770.489.6758

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Meditations for Troubled Times

"And he said, 'The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.'" (Mark 4:26-28) Parables can be described as earthly stories with heavenly messages. They include elements of e...

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Worship for Sunday, June 28, 2020

**GPCwill not have Sunday School until further notice.** We will have 10:30 AM and 6:00 PM worship services. These services will be both at the church and live streamed. If you plan to participate in corporate worship, please remember and be aware of the following: The service schedule is determined by last names for folk who are able toparticipate in corporate worship:...

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Words to Ponder

How can Christians influence the culture? There are many ways, of course, but Kevin DeYoung suggests a specific strategy in his most recent article. Some of us are not able to be "on the front lines," but we can celebrate, encourage, and assist those who are....

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Meditations for Troubled Times

Sheltering in Place - Is It Safe? Of course, it's safe, at least for some period of time, if battling the effects of a pandemic is the goal. But sheltering in place is not a good way to nurture your spiritual life, given the extended periods of time believers are away from the Lord's house on Sundays. We all understand that combatting the novel coronavirus is facilitated...

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Worship for Sunday, June 21, 2020

**GPCwill not have Sunday School until further notice.** We will have 10:30 AM and 6:00 PM worship services. These services will be both at the church and live streamed. If you plan to participate in corporate worship, please remember and be aware of the following: The service schedule is determined by last names for folk who are able toparticipate in corporate worship:...

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Words to Ponder

You may recall Pastor Andy Young's article, "Worship and Coronavirus," which we posted in early April. Pastor Andy exhorted us to keep thinking biblically about worship even though we couldn't' gather. Now that it's safe for some to assemble and in anticipation of when we all can be together again on the Lord's Day, Rev. Dr. David Gunderson offers a similar encouragement i...

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Meditations for Troubled Times

"After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged IsraelAfter him Elon the Zebulunite judged IsraelAfter him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel." (Judges 12:8, 11, 13) The judges of Israel were those raised up by God to deliver the nation, post-Joshua and pre-Saul. Many of these judges we know very well because so much of the book is devoted to them. In chapters 6-8...

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Worship for Sunday, June 14, 2020

**GPCwill not have Sunday School until further notice.** We will have 10:30 AM and 6:00 PM worship services. These services will be both at the church and live streamed. If you plan to participate in corporate worship, please remember and be aware of the following: The service schedule is determined by last names for folk who are able to participate in corporate worsh...

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Words to Ponder

Even the most unwavering optimist among us would probablyconcede that things are unusually difficult right now. Social unrest on top of the pandemic is overwhelming. Please take time today to read Kevin DeYoung's blog from June 9; he offers helpful insights and encouragement from God's Word to equip us to honor God and each other during these troublesome times....

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Meditations for Troubled Times

"There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns." (Psalm 46:4) John Owen writes, "It is utterly impossible we should walk before God, unto His glory, or with any real peace, comfort, or satisfaction in our own souls, unless our minds ar...

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Words to Ponder

Have you ever considered what it would be like if you couldn'tpray? What if you weren't able to whisper words of thanksgiving, bring an unconverted family member to the throne of grace, or intercede for a struggling brother or sister in the faith? As unbelievable as it may sound, Rev.Allen Stanton experienced this, and he shares his story to exhort us never to take for gra...

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Worship for Sunday, June 5, 2020

**GPC will not have Sunday School until further notice.** We will havetwoworship services: 10:30 AM and 6:00 PM. These services will be both at the church and live streamed. If you plan to participate in corporate worship, please remember and be aware of the following: The service schedule is determined by last names for folk who are able to participate in corporate w...

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Meditations for Troubled Times

"Blessed be the LORD who has not left you without a redeemer." (Ruth 4:14) "Life is hard." People like Katharine Hepburn, Bob Dylan, John Wayne, and Sigmund Freud all uttered these words. It is a fact we know too well. Sometimes life is hard because of the choices we've made. An ill-chosen word can bring strain to a relationship. A click on the mouse can lead us to become...

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Words to Ponder

In today's reformation21.org article, Rev.Jonathan Cruse states, "...If the events of 2020 haven't caused you to realize this world is not your home, I'm not sure what will." Please take a few moments to contemplate how to journey successfully to the celestial city through this thorny life....

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Meditations for Troubled Times

For today's "Meditations," Pastor David invites us to join Rev. Dr. Kevin DeYoung in his pastoral prayer from this past Sunday, May 31, 2020, atChrist Covenant Church in metro Charlotte, NC....

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Words to Ponder

George Santayana said, "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it." People debate if this statement is actually true, but the Session at GPC has taught us the importance of knowing not only the doctrine of our faith but also its history.Dr. S. Donald Fortson III, associate professor of church history at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, examines the ...

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Meditations for Troubled Times

"Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God." (Psalm 42:11) In my early years of college, I worked in a therapeutic community for drug and alcohol addiction with the Department of Corrections. We used to say things like, "It is okay to talk to yourself as long as you don't answ...

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