The gospel is the multifaceted message of Christ that includes who he is and what he did on our behalf to save us from sin and for God. Repentance and faith are the proper and saving responses to the gospel. Once believed and received, the message...
Dear Congregation, Once again, in celebration of our 20th year of ministry, Grace Community Church will record an album of songs that we enjoy each week in corporate worship. The past recordings have been of great benefit to our members and their friends. They have also...
We said Sunday that the "thing" the Apostle Paul said he could do through Christ who strengthened him was to be content in all situations (Philippians 4:13 - click here to hear the sermon). Paul could be content in all circumstances because Christ was the...
Memorial Day weekend, graduations, and the opening of the YMCA swimming pool means summer is here. The change of schedule and shift in routine can leave many people feeling a bit disconnected from encouraging friendships and church life. Here are a few ways to stay connected...
Fifteen years ago I read this paragraph: "Revival I define as a work of God by his Spirit through his word bringing the spiritually dead to living faith in Christ and renewing the inner life of Christians who have grown slack and sleepy. In revival God...
Let's not move too quickly to a new topic now that Easter Sunday is behind us. The content of many churches has changed in the past two weeks. The resurrection has been replaced by other themes important to our faith. But wait, when I read...
"In his great mercy God has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." 1 Peter 1:3 The Christian hope focuses not only on our individual future (the resurrection of the body) but also on our cosmic...
"The Lord Jesus Christ . . . will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body." Philippians 3:20-21 Christ's conquest of death also indicates the nature of resurrection. Firstly, the risen Lord was not a resuscitated corpse. We do not believe...
"If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins." 1 Corinthians 15:17 The second significance of the resurrection is that it assures us of God's forgiveness. I have read the statement of the head of a large English mental...
"The God of our fathers raised Jesus from the deadwhom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior . . . We are witnesses of these things." Acts 5:30-32 It is hard for...
