We are on the journey through 1 Corinthians. Along the way we expect to deal with many of the issues that can trouble Christians and local congregations. This Sunday we will hear about divisions in the church. 1 Corinthians is not all about problems. Along the...
Church Problems and Promises in 1 Corinthians Going to church after the Christmas and New Year holidays feels like having the family home for a meal. I look forward to having us all home and around the table of grace as we worship together this Sunday. This...
"Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off." - Proverbs 23:18 Congregation, I prayed for us this morning. I prayed that we would see the future as God sees it and have hope. Why this prayer? Because depression, anxiety, and other sorts...
I encourage you to watch this interview with Rosaria Butterfield, author of "The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert." On the surface, it is about homosexuality, but underneath, it is about humility and hospitality in bringing Jesus to people. It will take you 40 minutes to...
The Lord commissioned the prophet Jonah to call out against the evil of the Ninevites. Jonah did not want to. So he went the other direction, as far from Nineveh and the presence of the Lord as he could (or so he thought). The Lord...
If we are supposed to live with a mission mindset all the time, why are we emphasizing missions in November? Here are three reasons: We need to be reminded of what's important. Busyness can be detrimental to priorities. The important can be sacrificed for the urgent....
"For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God." - 2 Corinthians 4:15 This verse is a massive reminder of what God is really doing in our lives and in...
Jason Miller, Pastor of Children and Families, will preach at Grace this Sunday on the worth and dignity of human life and our calling to protect it. Also, the elders of Grace will present the Statement on the Sanctity of Life that they passed in...
In 2 Corinthians 4:7, the Apostle Paul said, "we have this treasure in jars of clay." The jar of clay is a metaphor for the weakness and ordinariness of our humanity. Don't miss this. Paul is saying that God has entrusted the gospel of the...
The Apostle Paul said, "We do not lose heart." Really? It seems like we are always losing heart and getting discouraged. I can think of a thousand reasons Christians lose heart. Two reasons are found in 2 Corinthians 4. We lose heart over the perceived weakness...
