For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son (John 3:16). God did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all (Romans 8:32). Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift (2 Corinthians 9:15)! Yes! God has given the...
In the spring of 2018, Grace Community Church voted to build a new building for worship and ministry. In the fall of that same year, we entered the Future Grace Three Giving Campaign. In the summer of 2019, we broke ground and construction began. Now...
“Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” -Romans 8:26 Here is the comforting reality that greeted me this morning- the...
“For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” Romans 8:24-25 In the passage we will consider this...
A few misguided people will actually downplay the need for holiness. But, many Christians who start out strong and then find themselves struggling with indwelling sin will drift into the discouraged mindset that simply gives up on holiness. These people stop asking how to obey...
I’m looking at the weather report for the weekend… amazing! Pull back the curtains and let the light in. Get outside and breathe. Feel the warmth of the sun. And as you do, pray. This weekend, let’s all take some time to pray for our congregation. Pray...
We are not the first generation of Christians to be disoriented by current events, distracted from devotion to Christ, and discouraged in our faith. The message of the Book of Hebrews is a timely word to first century Christians who suffered for their faith in Christ....
Dear Congregation, This Sunday at Grace we will share the Lord’s Supper, also known as Communion. This will be the first time since March that we have observed this ordinance of the church together. We look forward to resuming our regular practice of remembering and proclaiming...
The Apostles’ Creed begins with the words, “I believe in God…” It then goes on to affirm the trinitarian nature of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Asking Christians to affirm this belief seems a bit like asking a bird to affirm the sky...
As soon as Paul wrote in Romans 5 that where sin increases, grace abounds all the more, the questions arose, “What about sin and the Christian? Does a Christian continue in sin in light of God’s grace? Do we sin as a way of showing how...
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