Most Christians in our culture observe Good Friday and Easter. It’s what their church does each year to remember the death of Jesus on the cross and to celebrate his resurrection from the dead. Many Christians observe other holy days throughout the year that are...
Scott and Josh discuss what it looks like to be faithful and in prayer as we experience hardship and loss in this life. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time...
This chapter in Acts highlights the evil ways of King Herod and the all-powerful hand of God over him. While many mysteries surface in this passage, the certainties of God’s sovereignty help us live with hope that in the end he will make all things...
What does a person have to know and believe about Jesus in order to be saved? Josh and Scott discuss on this week’s podcast. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to...
We are wise to spend time considering the church in Antioch because the Holy Spirit has revealed to us that what happened there was by the “hand of the Lord” and “the grace of God.” By reading the account of God’s work in this first...
It’s been a while since I have written a Your Weekend Prayer version of Words of Grace. I decided to do so today because I have found myself praying this week while working on the sermon for Sunday. So why not ask you to join...
This is the account of the first Gentiles to respond to the gospel with repentance and faith. Gentiles, like the believing Jews before them, received the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit. Now they belong to Christ’s church. The inclusion of...
“What God has made clean, no longer call unclean.” Acts 10:15 Sometimes the gospel is presented as God helping us overcome a negative view of ourselves. But the good news is really that God cleanses us from the defilement of our sin and makes us something new...
The mighty works of Jesus through his apostle Peter accomplished their intended results. Jesus is revealed as the Christ, many come to faith in him, and the faith of new believers is strengthened. This passage calls us to look and turn to Jesus, and to...
Yes, you read the title correctly. There is a time when works lead to faith. A cherished doctrine of the gospel is that we are saved by grace through faith, and not by works (Ephesians 2: 8-9). The work of salvation is all Christ’s, who died...
