Jesus prepared the disciples for his departure by telling them that love and obedience are inseparable. Jesus loved the Father and became obedient to the point of death on the cross. The cross was also a display of love for us. Now, the love of...
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments." -John 14:15 With these words, Jesus tells us something about himself, and about our relationship with him. The setting is the night before Jesus’ crucifixion, with the disciples gathered around him, as he speaks these final words about following...
Justin and Scott take a look at John 14:1, where Jesus encourages his troubled disciples in the last few hours before the cross. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time...
To his troubled disciples who feared a future without him, Jesus said, “I will come again.” This is the first promise Jesus gave in the Farewell Discourse. If we believe Jesus and his promise, we will find peace for our troubled hearts and hope for...
Jesus speaks a message of hope and peace to the person who is troubled about the future. The disciples are sharing the last supper and Jesus tells them that he is going away. He says that where he is going, they cannot come (John 13-16). Immediately...
This week on the podcast Justin and Scott sit down with John Kramp, long-time member and former elder at Grace. They discuss what John has learned over the years and how we learn to contribute to a local congregation. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to...
This passage shows us the grace and power of Jesus to keep his followers in the faith even when they fail at times to be faithful. May we gain today a fresh vision of God who restores, a renewed love for Jesus who calls, and...
Justin and Scott discuss why the cross of Christ is essential to both congregations and individuals to live out their faith. 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...
After Judas went out into the dark of night to betray Jesus, Jesus said that now is the time of his glorification, and now he would glorify God. Jesus was referring to the time of his death on the cross. Today, we ask how the...
“The glory of the Son of Man arose from a death which was reckoned ignominious among men, and was even accursed before God… by it he glorifies God the Father; for in the cross of Christ, as in a magnificent theatre, the estimable goodness of...
