Every fall, as our children return to school, our family has a new beginning. One year older, one grade higher, one step closer to graduation. It is a time for all parents to evaluate our priorities. God Talks at GPC is a call for us to put God First again in our lives. Hear the stories from GPC members of what happened when they invited Jesus to be Lord in their lives.
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This year we are kicking off our Fall series GODtalks with Convocation week! We will start with prayer and fasting September 6-10 and break the fast together Sunday morning on September 11. Every night on September 11-13 there will be a convocation service. See the schedule below for everything going on this week!
Join us for Convocation week! Register at church before September 4 to receive your printed Convocation Workbook. You will reference this page for the video and meeting resources throughout the week.
7:00a - 5:00p — Church Open For Prayer
9:30a — Tuesday Talk with Pastor Alan on Facebook LIVE
12:00p — Call to Repentance with Pastor Alan on Google Meet
6:00p — Evening Call to Prayer with Michele Kirkpatrick
7:00a - 5:00p — Church Open For Prayer
9:30a — Morning Devotional with Pastor Alan on Facebook LIVE
12:00p — Call to Repentance (video: Francis Chan)
6:00p — Evening Call to Prayer with Pastor Alan Kirkpatrick
7:00a - 5:00p — Church Open For Prayer
9:30a — Morning Devotional with Pastor Alan on Facebook LIVE
12:00p — Call to Repentance (Read Isaiah 58, Pg. 9 in workbook)
6:00p — Evening Call to Prayer (in-person GPC Auditorium, watch video: Pastor Jim Cymbala)
7:00a - 5:00p — Church Open For Prayer
9:30a — Morning Devotional with Pastor Alan on Facebook LIVE
12:00p — Call to Repentance (Read Esther ch. 4-7, highlight 4:16)
6:00p — Evening Call to Prayer (watch Christine Caine video, pg. 10 in workbook)
9:30a — Online Prayer with Pastor Alan and Michele Kirkpatrick
12:00p — Call to Repentance (Read Proverbs 6:16-19, pg. 10 in workbook)
6:00p — Evening Call to Prayer with Michele Kirkpatrick (in-person at GPC Auditorium)
9:00a - 10:00a — Break-Fast together at Church
10:30a — Kickoff GODtalks series with Pastor Todd Kirkpatrick
6:00p — Night One Convocation Service with Pastor Alan Kirkpatrick
7:00p — Night Two - Convocation Service with Pastor Todd & Stephanie Kirkpatrick
7:00p — Night Three - Convocation Service with Pastor Alan & Michele
5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” 6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. 7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. 8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” (Revelation 21:5-8)
Unbelief and rebellion
Sexual immorality
Hatred
Gossip causes division among my brothers and sisters in Christ
Idolatry (looking to other sources for what you alone provide)
For entertaining evil and perverse thoughts rather than casting them down and exalting you.
For lying and embracing anything that is not the truth
Opening my life to the occult in looking for supernatural encounters in any way other than you have provided through your Holy Spirit.
Disobedience and neglecting your Words for my life
For living in Fear and using my fears as an excuse not to engage in the mission you gave me.
For my unfaithfulness to the body of Christ: in gathering for worship services, serving one another, giving to support the mission, and sharing my testimony with the world around me.
Pastor Alan and Michele have been married for 39 years, and have spent those years in ministry serving together. This past August was their 12th anniversary here at Grace Place Church and they couldn't be more excited about the incredible things God has in store for GPC through our Godtalks series.
Pastor Todd and Stephanie have been Lead Pastors of Christ's Church Assemblies of God in Phoenix AZ for 19 years. For 37 years they have been serving together in ministry and leading others to know christ.They are excited to join Grace Place Church for Godtalks 2022 and the convocation.
Go Deeper in Worship, Stewardship, Growth, and Evangelism. The Holy Spirit did not call us to passivity! He called us to war on our knees in prayer for a lost world that is without hope. We need to press in to go deeper in our walk with God.
God is calling us to repentance and renewal that we might GO DEEPER in our obedience to His call on our lives. Our GODtalks series will focus on the four areas of obedience. This convocation will help each of us prepare to go deeper with God and become more effective vessels for the glory of God.
We begin by repenting of our sins: disobedience, apathy, rebellion, hatred, gossip, lying, lust, substance abuse, sexual immorality, idolatry, covetousness, jealousy, theft, and pride. Biblical repentance is changing your mind about your sin-no longer is sin something to toy with, it is something to be forsaken, abhorred, and turned away from. We acknowledge how in sin we damaged and hurt ourselves, others, and God. Repentance guides us toward repairing broken relationships beginning with us and God and extending to the family of God.
WORSHIP
STEWARDSHIP
GROWTH
EVANGELISM
Several months ago, God laid this convocation on my heart. He told me this is how I want you to start off this year’s GODtalks series: A call of His people to repentance, to be sanctified by the Holy Spirit for the work of the Lord that is ahead of us.
This is a solemn assembly called for a season of fasting, prayer, reading of the scriptures, and repentance. The purpose of it is to turn our hearts back to God. Our nation is polluted with sin. It is difficult to watch the daily news as it appears evil is winning in government, education, corporate America, and in so many homes and lives around us.
The body of Christ is the Church. We are called to make a bold stand for God in this hour.
“Seek Good, and not evil that you may live and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you…Hate evil, and love good and establish justice in the gate.
(Amos 5:14-15)
When the world loses its moral compass, it is the Church of Jesus that arises to light the way!
You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
(Matt. 5:14)
So many people are fearful as they see the darkness enveloping our world. The Church is a beacon of light that points to the cross of Christ and the empty tomb.
The gospel message declares,
“Whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
(Jn. 3:16)
As Christians we hold the key to the Hope of the entire world. I believe God is calling us as a church to “seek the lost” (Lk. 19:10) to take ALL the Gospel to ALL the people. First, we need to become a people of the Spirit. We must humble ourselves before the Lord, repent, confess, be clean and renewed and filled with the Holy Spirit. We cannot do this great work without the Spirit of God. We need His anointing (Acts 10:38), we need His Power (Acts 1:8), we need His intercession in prayer through us to the Father (Acts 2:4), We need His guidance in all Truth, His Authority so we can break the chains of darkness over the people of our world (Jn. 16:13)
This manual is a guide for our Convocation. The invitation to participate comes through me but from the Lord. If you answer this call of God upon your life, you will exit this convocation a completely different person than you entered (I Samuel 10:6). As a church we will see the power of the gospel impact on our community! We will personally experience the revival God longs to rain down upon His church and we will reach the lost around us with the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. With all my heart I want to encourage you to say “YES” to full participation (body, mind, and spirit) in this convocation and to welcome the change God desires to bring to each of our hearts.
— Pastor Alan Kirkpatrick
