Gratia Community Church concluded the 3-day Christmas retreat on December 17 with abundant grace. The last day featured Sunday service, Bible studies, sharing grace, leadership meetings, testimony time, and fellowship.
Sunday service and closing service was delivered by Pastor Walker, who focused on John’s Gospel testifying to Greeks about Christmas as the Word became flesh. Pastor Walker emphasized that being Christ-centered is to know the fullness of God who became flesh in Jesus Christ, and maturing in the Holy Spirit to become more Christ-like in all ways. In the closing service, Pastor Walker explained about God’s commandments to be fruitful, increase in number, and fill the earth – interpreted through Jesus Christ, it is to love God, love others, and to have love for this world to be transformed for God’s Kingdom.
Bible Studies began with Brother Larry sharing a message from Matthew 4. His passion and relatability especially to young members was a time full of grace and a call to action in Jesus Christ. During testimony time, members from all cities participated in sharing the grace they had received. Ministers were also able to meet following the retreat, to share grace and improve on the retreat going forward. They shared how graceful it was that young leaders began leading in this retreat and the hope is that more leaders will take a larger responsibility going forward and bring further developments and diversity in future retreats.
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