Originally posted on January 15, 2009 For several years I have periodically sent a message of spiritual encouragement to the congregation called Words of Grace. I hope these e-messages have been helpful to people. I plan to continue to share my...
Originally posted on August 27, 2008 Churches Send People Into The World The New Testament vision of the church is that it serves as light in the world (Matthew 5:14-16, Philippians 2:15). In order to bring light to the world, the people of...
Originally posted on July 17, 2008 Churches Show the Power of the Cross By Living In Peace Churches have the opportunity to show the power of Christ by living together in unity, peace, and mutual service. Where else besides a local church do ...
Originally posted on July 3, 2008 Churches Are To Be Good Neighbors God put our church in Nashville to be a neighbor to people. Jesus taught us that good neighbors bring His mercy to others in word and deed. The story of the Good...
Originally posted on May 30, 2008 Churches Have A Prophetic Voice Most people associate the call to repent with what they perceive to be the angry prophets of the Bible, and the act of repentance with the decision to stop doing bad things. ...
Originally posted on May 23, 2008 A Witness of the Grace of Jesus God put Grace Community Church in Nashville to be a witness of the grace of Jesus Christ, which is most clearly displayed in His death on the cross for our sins,...
Originally posted on May 15, 2008 Churches Bring Glory to God Here's the question. Why did God put Grace Community Church in Nashville? Here's the answer. "To Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever...
Originally posted on May 9, 2008 The elders are in unanimous agreement that the course of action to be taken is to continue with the plan to construct the building for the discipleship ministry of Grace, as recommended by the elders and affirmed...
Originally posted on April 25, 2008 Here's an issue that came up in conversation this week. In light of the Future Grace Giving Campaign, how do we think about the various opportunities we have to give money to other very good causes? In...
Originally posted on April 18, 2008 This week, I have been at the Together For The Gospel conference in Kentucky. This was not a good week for a conference as the responsibilities of family, ministry, and Future Grace are particularly heavy right...
