Christmas is finally upon us and for some, this represents just another layer of stress on top of other stressful realities in our lives. Others of us (I include myself in this category), Christmas stands as a kind of signal to step back and evaluate. Admittedly, this is not always easy to do, in fact
Read More
We live in perilous times. I don’t think many are willing to dispute this, but same may see it as alarmist. What makes this season particularly difficult for many Christians is the sobering reality of having 2 presidential candidates who are not only problematic but are in the estimate of many, unfit for office. This
Read More
THE WORD OF THE DAY IS SIMPLE Yesterday was a great day for our church. It was a delight to my soul as I stood back and watched our young church taking another step towards becoming a whole family formed by a whole Gospel! I truly love this church! Our Sunday lunches are one
Read MoreDo I really believe I need the church? There are a lot of opinions floating out there about whether or not someone can “love Jesus” and not “like the church.” The problem with that idea is that it strikes against the whole idea of the Gospel itself. From the garden of Eden, it has been
Read MoreDo I believe the Gospel matters for my life? Days 1-3 have been bringing us to ask perhaps the most important question of all, “Do I believe this matters for my life?” This God, this Jesus, this broken, sinful man in need of righteousness, does it matter for me? If God is not who
Read More“DO I BELIEVE WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT JESUS?” Yesterday, we saw how sin shattered man’s perfect relationship with God. Like Adam, each day we believe the same lies of the serpent that promise that we are better off with out God, that God does not truly love us, or God is holding back on
Read MoreYesterday, we learned that God is both a loving Creator and a righetous Judge and how a God like this is worthy of our respect, trust, and worship. Today, we will examine God’s relationship with His creation, man. In Genesis 1:26-27, we see that God did something very unique when creating man. “So God created
Read MoreIf the Resurrection changes everything, then we must confront what we say we believe. We must start with “what does God say about Himself?” In order to believe what God says about Himself, we must start at the beginning…the very beginning, Genesis. God as Creator “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the
Read Morehttps://vimeo.com/159011931 This video outlines 3 important announcements for us as a church. Please view and pray about how God wants you to respond and participate. We are in a great season at Grace Church. We have been slowly connecting with families around the area and want to encourage and urge us all to remember why
Read More
The feedback from yesterday’s sermon has been pretty encouraging not so much from my particular sermon but with how the text has challenged how we view life and mission with Jesus. As we see Jesus calling the presumably most unredeemable person in Capernaum and feasting with his friends to boot, this causes us to ask
Read More