Dear Congregation, After thirty years of service to Grace Community Church, Matthew Ladisa is resigning as an elder of our congregation. Matthew and Patty joined Grace in 1993. They have both served Grace in numerous ways— teaching, caring for the needs of people, helping young couples in...
In this week’s podcast, Scott and Josh discuss what it means to live out of our union with Christ, particularly putting to death sexual immorality. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time...
As those who are united to Christ in his death and resurrection, now sharing his life and awaiting his glory, we put to death the sin in us. Putting sin to death is possible because we have died with Christ to sin and have been...
We come to a place in Colossians 3 that may seem like a contradiction, but it reveals a perfectly consistent way to live by faith in the grace of God. As this chapter opens, we hear of the great grace of God by which he brings...
This week, Scott and Josh discuss what it means to seek the things that are above. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will address other topics. We hope...
As those who are united to Christ by faith, we share in his death and resurrection. Our lives are hidden with Christ in God. We will share in his glory when he appears. Now, we seek Christ and set our minds on him. The spirit...
The gospel reality of union with Christ means newness characterizes our lives. We have been learning about the reality of our union with Christ from Colossians 3. Now we see the results of that union in our on-the-ground, everyday life. This chapter opens with the declaration that we...
How does our union with Christ work practically in our lives as believers? Scott and Josh discuss this and more in this week's podcast episode. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time...
By grace through faith we are brought into personal union with Christ, which includes participation in his death to sin, resurrection life, current reign in heaven, and future return in glory. We contribute nothing to Christ’s accomplishments, but we experience them in him. Our union...
The language of salvation we most often use includes words like forgiveness, reconciliation, and new life. Praise God for these realities of the gospel. A much less used phrase, but equally true and necessary, is “union”. By grace through faith, we are united to Christ. As...
