Our brothers and sisters who first tasted the grace of Jesus and were filled with the Spirit’s power soon felt the pressure of opposition. Acts 4 is their story. A new day has dawned as the Holy Spirit is poured out on the people of the...
In this episode, Scott and Josh talk about what it means to be a Spirit-filled Christian in a Spirit-filled church. 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...
Jesus taught the disciples that the Holy Spirit would be given to bear witness about him (John 15:26). That day has come. Acts 3 begins with a healing miracle, but quickly turns into a sermon about Jesus of Nazareth. The Holy Spirit is active in...
I had been a Christian a month or two when I began thinking about the Holy Spirit. In conversations with other Christians, it was suggested that there might be more to the Christian life than faith in Christ and following him as Lord. That “more,”...
Scott and Josh discuss how we can tell what’s normal—exploring how to discern which aspects of Acts should shape and characterize our church today. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to...
The preaching of the gospel of Jesus and the reception of that message by the repentant crowd led to a gathering of new believers filled with the Holy Spirit. Immediately they devoted themselves to congregational life that built them up and continued the witness of...
To be filled with the Holy Spirit is to be devoted to the church. Here’s an interesting bit of trivia. The first known use of the word “decouple” was in 1938 (according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary). I would have guessed it was one of the newer...
Scott and Josh talk about the real and timeless need for repentance. The human heart has not changed, nor has our need for the Gospel. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time...
The message of Jesus as Lord and Christ, and the realization that it was this Jesus that they crucified, landed on the hearts of the people of Jerusalem with the force of cutting conviction. They knew they were guilty. What should they do? This Jesus...
This morning, I will write about the murder of Charlie Kirk. I was not trained, nor am I particularly gifted, to give immediate responses to public tragic events. I have been in many personal tragic events. I have stood at the deathbeds of people of all...
