How do we relate to one another in the church? How do we love when we have different views on certain issues? Over the next few weeks, Scott and Justin will be addressing these issues and others as we walk through Romans 12. We will...
The image of the church in this passage is a body with many parts, each functioning as a whole. This is a picture of Christian community in a local congregation. By the mercy of God, which saves us from our sins, we who are many...
For several weeks we have been considering how God’s mercy in Christ transforms us. When Paul makes an appeal to us by the mercies of God, he is reminding us that God saved us for a purpose (Romans 12:1). The first appeal is that we...
This week, Justin and Scott discuss the mercy of God and its connection to the right way of viewing ourselves. 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...
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 this gathering is both edifying to...
The ice will melt, and the effects of COVID-19 will subside. . .someday. The question is not when will we come to church, but how? As a congregation, we are walking through Romans 12 in prayer and in preaching. This chapter opens with a reference to...
This passage sums up the life of those who have been justified by God through faith in Jesus Christ. Our goal is God’s glory as we do his will. The means to that goal is non-conformity to the world, transformation of our inner person through...
Motivation matters. That’s true because we need motivation to do the right things, and also because we need to do things from the right motive. The mercy of God is our motive and motivation in life. “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God,...
What would be the benefits of having a vision of God’s glory in our minds? This week, Justin and Scott discuss the doxology found in Romans 11 as it pertains to our lives on a daily basis. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify,...
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 this gathering is both edifying to...
