It has been our practice at Grace Community Church to begin each year with a season of prayer we call, “Devoted to Prayer.” The Bible tells us to be constant in prayer, to pray without ceasing (Romans 12:12, I Thessalonians 4:17). Our January prayer emphasis is not...
The Lord is communicating to his people that the captivity they are experiencing in no way threatens the reality of his sovereignty or their election. He will strengthen, help, and uphold them. For this reason, they are not to fear. This message for Judah in...
Somewhere along the way in ministry, I heard (or interpreted something that was said to mean) that preachers shouldn’t preach things that aren’t real in their own lives. My guess is that the point of whatever was said is that preachers should be striving to...
Josh Hussung speaks on 1 Corinthians 15:50-58. Grace Community Church exists to build spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. One of the ways that we pursue this mission is by gathering each Sunday for corporate worship, prayer, and biblical teaching. The corporate nature of...
The glory, greatness, and grace of God revealed in Isaiah 40 gives us confidence that he takes notice of us and will act on our behalf. The Lord promised that he would come to us, and he did in Christ. He promises to renew our...
“They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 This Sunday at Grace Community Church we come to the end of Isaiah...
In this section of Isaiah 40 the Lord is reasoning with his people. Through a series of questions he leads them to see his incomparable nature, power, and ways. Isaiah gives us a new understanding of God in Christ, and by it we are renewed...
If you ever thought that relating to God is a simple “do as I say” kind of thing, and that there is no real interpersonal interaction with him, Isaiah 40 will change your mind. One of the many things that makes this chapter of the Bible so interesting...
How can we use Isaiah 40 to be our guide and comfort heading into a new year? Justin and Scott discuss this and more on this week's podcast. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community...
The renewing vision for the downcast and disheartened, for doubters and those in despair, for all who are in some kind of darkness, is God in his greatness and grace. Isaiah’s prophecy to the exiles points to Jesus Christ who came as the triumphant king...
