For four weeks, we have been considering the mission of Jesus to Samaria recorded in John 4. This mission reveals much about the grace of God toward sinners, and how that grace shapes a church. Go back and read the account (John 4:1-42). Notice the three...
This Sunday at Grace, we will take up John 4 and once again hear the words of Jesus to the woman of Samaria. We will focus on what Jesus has to say about true worship. Spend some time this weekend reading John 4:20-26 and pray for our...
Some of Jesus’ most well-known words were spoken in an unlikely place--Samaria. The location of his words is as instructive as the words themselves. In John 4 we hear Jesus say that he gives living water, and everyone who drinks from this water will be satisfied...
If you ever wonder if God is working in your life, here is a simple way to know. Are you seeking to increase and elevate yourself in some way, or are you seeking the increase and elevation of Jesus in your life and in the...
Dear Congregation, It’s been a while since I used this Words of Grace space to call us to a weekend of prayer. Today is a great day to return to this theme. This weekend, let’s pray for Grace Community Church. Let’s pray for the word of Christ to...
Sometimes we use the account of Jesus cleansing the temple as cover for our anger and justification for doing destructive things. The problem is, we don’t keep reading the record to see behind his actions the unique, redeeming love of Jesus that led to his...
Sometimes when we are trying to make a point, we end up undoing another point that needs to remain. I really don’t want to do that. So, let me say up front that the point I want to make about ongoing, growing, deepening faith is...
In one chapter of the Gospel of John we take a journey from the eternal Word who is God to Jesus Christ talking to one man who sat under a fig tree. Jesus gets personal. The Gospel of John opens with lofty words about the Word...
Last Sunday we began the Gospel of John as the next sermon series at Grace Community Church. In John 1 we were introduced to the Word who is God from all eternity, and who became flesh and lived in time. The Word was identified as Jesus...
Psalm 1 gave us a picture of a healthy Christian in the image of a fruit-bearing tree planted by streams of water. Psalm 78 tells us that these Christians grow in healthy congregations. Our mission at Grace Community Church is to bring glory to God by being a healthy...
