Author: Jess Plyler

Words of Grace Podcast: The Vulnerable

This week, Justin and Jason discuss who the vulnerable are in our communities, and how we can practically serve them. https://grace-audio.s3.amazonaws.com/WoGP/2019/2019WoGP1104.mp3...

05 November, 2019

The Savior’s Reach to the Vulnerable – Luke 10:25-37- November 3, 2019

Receiving God’s mercy prepares us for sacrificial service to those in need. Speaker Jason Miller. 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,...

03 November, 2019

Words of Grace Podcast: The Gospel & Our Service

How can the church confuse service and the gospel? What can we do to make sure we are not distracted in our serving? This week, Justin Tucker and Jason Miller sit down to discuss these question from Luke 10:38-42. https://grace-audio.s3.amazonaws.com/WoGP/2019/2019WoGP1028.mp3...

29 October, 2019

The Excellent Way- Luke 10:38-42- October 27, 2019

Our service for Jesus must never become the main thing. Jesus himself is the point. He is the bread of life that came down from heaven. He has the words of life. The excellent way is to order our lives and our service so that...

27 October, 2019

Prayer and The Guiding Principles of Grace Community Church – Words of Grace – October 25, 2019

Change is constant but the foundations remain. Grace Community Church is experiencing change, and will continue to do so. It is important that we remember the foundations given to us by God so we will continue to honor him in our congregational life together. The Guiding...

25 October, 2019

Words of Grace Podcast: Our Engagement with the Church

At Grace, we talk a lot about church membership. What does this mean, and how should we think about membership? Justin and Scott sit down to talk about this issue in light of the last two sermons. https://grace-audio.s3.amazonaws.com/WoGP/2019/2019WoGP1022.mp3...

22 October, 2019

Life Together, Part 2- Romans 12:1-13- October 20, 2019

The Christian congregation is where people serve one another in the name of Christ. Together, each of us uses our abilities and resources to build up the congregation to love and follow Christ. At Grace Community Church, we value the contribution each one makes to...

20 October, 2019

In the Ministry – Words of Grace – October 18, 2019

A recent conversation surfaced a common issue many Christians face. My friend said he struggled for years wondering if he should “go into the ministry” as a way to best live out his devotion to Christ. The interesting thing about my friend is that he does not...

18 October, 2019

Life Together, Part 1- Acts 2:41-47- October 13, 2019

The Christian congregation is where people respond to the call of Christ together. Together, they deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow him. Together, they become a recognizable community unified around truth, worship and prayer, mutual care and discipleship, and mission. At Grace Community...

13 October, 2019

Alone and Together – Words of Grace – October 11, 2019

Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote two books in which he discussed the call of Christ both to the individual and to the congregation (The Cost of Discipleship and Life Together). He said that Christ calls the individual alone, but that individual does not remain alone. Bonhoeffer gave us a...

11 October, 2019