By Katie Gjurgevich -- Jay and I planted a church in a small city in Arizona back in 2008. Our team consisted of ten people who had the same passion and calling as us to reach the city of Maricopa. The city was essentially a bedroom community thirty minutes from Phoenix with one way in and one...
By Mark Nordlund -- “Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”-Francis Chan What am I “succeeding” at in my life? I once did an exercise where I wrote down what I considered to be my highest values...
By Sally Bland -- Our children are maturing quickly, much faster than James and I would like! Isaac is counting the days until he can get his learner’s permit, and Violet is learning how to negotiate the emotional craziness of junior high. As our children grow older, James and I realize...
By Caris Power -- unsung hero | noun Someone who does a great job yet receives little or no recognition for that. An unsung hero usually refrains from claiming too much in return for his/her efforts. We love our heroes, don’t we? The Marvel and DC comic empires have made...
By Joyce Wachsmuth -- For those of you who know me, football is one of my favorite past times. Was it always something I enjoyed? No, probably because I went to a very small high school in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, and we did not even have a football team! I didn’t watch one game on TV growing...
By Paulette Williams -- Are you in a time of adjusting to a new season of your life? Are you engaged in some change: a new job? A change in family? A new ministry? A new medical condition you or your family are adjusting to? Most of us go through many changes throughout our lives. One of the...
By Wayne Williams -- Let me take this opportunity, on behalf of Paulette and myself, to say “Thank you!” in writing to Pastor Jay, our Elders, and to the people of our beloved Greater Portland Bible Church for the spectacular and gracious dinner party in early June, for the generous...
By Jay Gjurgevich -- One of the many qualities of Greater Portland Bible Church that I have come to really appreciate is our intentional focus on being a church community that equips people for ministry. This approach to church life comes from the belief that every Christian is given gifts by...
By John Brunton -- Have you ever noticed that life seems to be a series of transitions? Some of us handle transition well and others, well, let’s just say we don’t wake up saying “I hope I can experience another transition today!” Before you read too much into this...
This Sunday, August 26, is GET OUT and SERVE Community Sunday!!! "For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a...