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...
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...
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...
Acts 16 has long been a fascinating chapter to me. It records highlights of the gospel of Christ coming to the city of Philippi. Reading it moves me to pray. Paul received a vision in the night in which he saw a man from Macedonia asking...
This Sunday at Grace Community Church, we resume our sermon series in the Book of Acts. When we pushed pause in June, the church at Antioch was encouraged in the gospel while the two leaders, Paul and Barnabas, were teaching and preaching the word of...
When our granddaughters come for a visit, they often get sad when it’s time to leave. All previous attempts to comfort them and reduce the drama of their departure have failed. When I started telling them that they must leave so they can return, and...
This time through Galatians 5, I was reminded of a reality of the Christian life that, if missed, can put us back into the bondage of self-generated righteousness. The qualities being cultivated in our lives are the fruit of the Holy Spirit in us, not...
Who is doing what? That’s the question I like to answer at home, work, and just about everywhere I go. When it comes to our salvation and growth in Christ, the Bible is very clear about who is doing what, and we will be greatly helped...
This summer at Grace Community Church we are thinking through the meaning of the greatest commandment (to love the Lord our God with all our heart), and the process for obeying it (to grow in love for God with all our heart). As Christians, God has...
