How does our new self help us in our everyday walk with Christ? Scott and Josh discuss this and more in this week's episode. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to...
Union with Christ means we have been raised with him from death to life. We are new people, spiritually alive to God while in our mortal bodies. This is the reality for all who are “in Christ.” Now, as new selves, we put on the...
“The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.” Psalm 147:10 Fear and hope are friends when they reside in the heart of one whose eyes have seen the glory and grace of the Lord. Psalm 147 is a great Thanksgiving...
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 need explanations to gain understanding, and sometimes we need experience to really know the truth. Colossians 1:9-10 teaches this connection between explanation and experience. There we read that we are filled with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding so that we can walk according to Christ. By doing...
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...
