Dear Congregation, As we watched the events of yesterday unfold- the election certification process, the disruption to that process, the violence that took place inside the United States Capitol building, and then the reconvening of congress to complete its work- we heard many times the phrase...
We can acknowledge that for many people fatherly and family dynamics are difficult, without diminishing the goodness of calling God our Father and other Christians our siblings. Dysfunctional families and strained parental relationships have been with us since the beginning of time. Just a few steps...
Every person with the Spirit of Christ wants God to be glorified on earth. That’s because Christ wants the same thing. Jesus said in John 17, “Father, the hour has come, glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you…” That one statement sums up the entire...
Of all the promises of the gospel in Jesus Christ, forgiveness is at the foundation. “In him we have redemption in his blood, the forgiveness of our sins according to the riches of his grace (Ephesians 1:7). The removal of sin is necessary for reconciliation with...
Conflicts without arise from unanswered questions within. Drill down on the reasons for fighting and quarreling and you will find people trying to secure something they aren’t sure they have. They are asking questions like, Am I respected? Do I have what I need? Am I...
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son (John 3:16). God did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all (Romans 8:32). Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift (2 Corinthians 9:15)! Yes! God has given the...
In the spring of 2018, Grace Community Church voted to build a new building for worship and ministry. In the fall of that same year, we entered the Future Grace Three Giving Campaign. In the summer of 2019, we broke ground and construction began. Now...
“Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” -Romans 8:26 Here is the comforting reality that greeted me this morning- the...
“For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” Romans 8:24-25 In the passage we will consider this...
A few misguided people will actually downplay the need for holiness. But, many Christians who start out strong and then find themselves struggling with indwelling sin will drift into the discouraged mindset that simply gives up on holiness. These people stop asking how to obey...
