Acts 17 concludes with Paul bringing the gospel of Jesus Christ to Athens, a city filled with idols and competing ideas about what is true and how to live. Paul does not retreat from the world or become like it. He has received the Word,...
While the word of God stands alone in its truthfulness, authority, and effectiveness to save, still it must be received by faith. In this account of the word of God coming to Berea, we see the kind of mind that receives it and is blessed...
In this Words of Grace, I want to deal with a sensitive topic and share a personal secret. That should get your attention! Seriously, I do so to encourage a portion of our congregation that may struggle with an important spiritual practice that helps us grow...
As in other cities where the gospel was first preached by Paul and his mission team, many people in the city of Thessalonica believed in Jesus as Messiah and confessed him as Lord. What stands out about these new believers is that they received the...
We give a significant amount of time, energy, and money to the ministry of the word at Grace Community Church. But how we receive the Word is what makes the difference in our hearts. I was a regular church attender before I became a Christian. I...
Is having a "personal relationship” with Jesus too informal? Is it possible to have so much activity in your life that Jesus is impersonal to you? Scott and Josh discuss what Paul meant by saying, “To me, to live is Christ…" The Words of Grace Podcast...
Acts 16 is the account of Paul and Silas bringing the gospel of Jesus Christ to Philippi. The presence of Christ filled this city as many turned to him repentance and faith, and then formed a church. Paul loved this new church. Later, he wrote...
I told a friend this week that the title of Sunday’s sermon from Philippians will be “A Letter Filled with Christ.” I knew what was coming before he said it… “Aren’t they all filled with Christ?” Of course they are. All the Bible is filled with...
Scott and Josh follow up on Scott’s mini-sermon on waiting. What should we do while we are waiting? 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 other topics....
Paul and Silas were asked to “come over to Macedonia and help us.” They did, by preaching the gospel of Christ. Christ is our help. He alone can open our minds to understand the gospel, deliver us from spiritual darkness, and rightly order our priorities...
