This is the first message in a series on the Foundations of Grace Community Church. Jesus is the final and complete Word of God, and the Bible bears witness to him. Therefore, we pay close attention to what we have heard. We value the Bible and the gospel it reveals, believing, obeying, and proclaiming it […]
In a world where everyone and everything is expected to be amazing, what kind of life should we aspire to live? Can we be content with steady faithfulness to God and to the people he has called us to serve? The Bible gives us a vision of the life God wants us to live that […]
When we demand that God communicate his love to us in the ways we want him to, we will not hear the expansive dimensions of it. God has loved us in Christ’s crucifixion on the cross. He continues to love us in his call to crucify the old self to follow Christ. God’s love is […]
What do we do with our hearts? As Christians, we know that God has made our hearts clean and new. But, we can grow cold and are prone to wander. Do we follow our inclinations wherever they lead in the name of authenticity? Do we wait for our emotions to reengage with God and spiritual […]
Toward the end of his life and ministry, Jesus taught about the end of history as we know it, which will be the time of his return. Jesus said that in light of the final end, we are always to be praying that we may not lose heart and drift into sin, not be caught […]
It may seem idealistic to pray for the whole world. But, praying for the world is what Jesus told his church to do. God called the church from the world, and from the church he continues to call the world. When we pray for the world, we are praying for God’s saving call to go […]