GracePoint Church | Coppell, TX

Pastor Chris walks through Ezra 1 to show how God’s providence governs both kings and common people, preserving His purposes through exile and restoration. When we suffer and have no answers, clichés fall short, but the cross gives us an unshakable anchor. We may not understand our pain, but we can trust the God who has demonstrated His love through Jesus Christ.

Ezra may feel like an overlooked Old Testament book, but Pastor Chris shows how it makes us wise for salvation in Jesus Christ. Though the people return from exile, the deeper problem of the heart remains unresolved, revealing our need for a true King and a new covenant. In Christ, God provides the internal transformation that external reform never could.

In this sermon from Luke 19, Pastor Chris Meads challenges the myth that generosity is about a fixed percentage and shows that God is after the heart, not the wallet. Through the story of Zacchaeus, we see how salvation produces a new heart and generosity flows naturally from transformed love. Christian generosity is not obligation but joyful worship rooted in Christ as our greatest treasure.

Due to winter weather and potentially unsafe travel conditions, we have made the decision to cancel our in-person worship gathering this Sunday, January 25, 2026.Although we will not be meeting in person, please join us as we continue our study, We the Church. I have prepared a video devotional for Sunday morning. The devotional includes teaching, questions for reflection, and a children's discussion guide at the end. Thank you for your understanding and for the care you show one another. Stay safe!

Why does the church gather on Sunday? In this sermon, Pastor Chris Meads explains that the gathering exists to remember the resurrection of Jesus, to express real unity in Christ, and to equip believers for faithful obedience. Rather than a consumer experience, the Lord’s Day is a purposeful gathering centered on Christ and his work.

Pastor Chris Meads explains how Jesus gives authority to the church for love, care, and protection. In Matthew 18, he shows how binding and loosing are practiced through church discipline, membership, and shared responsibility in the local church. This message calls believers to walk together, speak truth in love, and submit to Christ’s design for His church.

Pastor Chris Meads teaches from Matthew 16, calling the church to recover its God-given identity as the people Jesus is building for his purposes. This sermon shows that following Jesus cannot be separated from belonging to his church, which belongs to Christ alone. When the church remembers who she is, she moves boldly on mission, confident that the gates of hell will not prevail.

Psalm 15 asks who can meet with God, and the answer reveals an impossible standard of blamelessness. Nathan Baldwin shows how this psalm is meant to humble us, exposing our inability to meet God’s requirements. The good news is that Jesus fulfills Psalm 15 for us and gives us His righteousness by faith.

On Christmas Eve, Pastor Chris Meads proclaims the world changing truth that God has come near in Jesus Christ. Teaching from John 1, he reveals Jesus as the eternal Word, full of grace and truth, and the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. This message invites every listener to behold Christ, believe, and find life in His name.

This sermon calls us to rest in God’s perfect love revealed in Romans 8. Pastor Chris Meads teaches that for those who love God, all things work together for good, because God predestines, calls, justifies, and glorifies His people. Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ, so we can live with confidence and obedience this week.

In this sermon, Pastor/Elder Deepak Benjamin teaches that biblical joy is not rooted in circumstances but in a living hope through Jesus Christ. From 1 Peter 1, he reminds us that our joy is secured by an eternal inheritance and refined through temporary suffering. Even in pain, believers can live with deep joy because the best gifts are still ahead.

Peace on earth is more than a Christmas sentiment. Pastor Chris Meads teaches from Romans 5 that true peace comes only through being justified by faith in Jesus Christ. Because Christ becomes our righteousness, we now live with peace with God, access to grace today, and hope for glory when He returns.

In this sermon, Pastor Chris Meads teaches that Advent is a season of waiting that reminds us where we stand in God’s story; between Christ’s first coming and His promised return. Drawing from Titus 2 and the parable of the ten virgins, he shows how the grace of God both saves and trains us to live awake, ready, and shaped by hope. The sermon calls believers to behold Christ, renounce sin, and long for the King who will come again.

Pastor Chris Meads concludes the Revelation series by showing how the book anchors believers in hope, endurance, and eternal perspective. He explains the Great White Throne Judgment, the meaning of the Book of Life, and the stunning promises of the new creation where God dwells with His people forever. The message challenges believers to live with eternal hope, share the gospel boldly, and rest securely in Christ’s victory.

In this sermon, Pastor Chris Meads teaches from Revelation 17–19, showing that the greatest danger in the end times isn’t persecution but being found comfortable and spiritually numb in Babylon. He unpacks the fall of the world system and the triumphant return of Jesus, the Faithful and True King who comes to judge and to save His Bride. This message calls believers to wake up, flee worldliness, and boldly point others to Christ before He returns.

In this sermon, Pastor Chris Meads unpacks the meaning of Armageddon in Revelation 15–16, showing that it’s not a future world war but a picture of evil’s inevitable defeat. Through symbolic visions of the sea of glass, the Song of Moses, and the final bowls of wrath, he reminds us that God is sovereignly leading history toward justice and victory. Believers can stand firm, knowing that every act of rebellion is being drawn toward its end in Christ’s triumph.

In this sermon, Pastor Chris Meads preaches from Revelation 13, calling believers to endurance in a world opposed to God. He exposes how Satan works through human systems to counterfeit divine power and redirect worship away from Christ. Despite opposition, our hope is secure—the Lamb has conquered, and those written in His book will stand firm to the end.

In this sermon, Pastor Chris Meads unpacks Revelation 12 to show that the church is part of a cosmic battle against Satan, who fiercely opposes God’s people. Through the gospel, Jesus has already dealt Satan a decisive defeat, removing his power to accuse us. Even as the enemy rages, we conquer through Christ’s blood, our faithful testimony, and an alert awareness of his schemes.

Pastor Chris Meads teaches from Revelation 6–7, where the Lamb breaks open the seals and the Four Horsemen ride out. Though the imagery is dark, this passage reveals that Jesus reigns sovereignly over all history—even over judgment and suffering. Those sealed by the Holy Spirit are secure in Christ and will stand on the day of His return.

In this sermon, Pastor Chris Meads unpacks Revelation 4–5 where John is lifted into heaven and sees God’s throne at the center of all things. No one is found worthy to open the scroll of God’s plan—until the Lion of Judah appears as a slain Lamb, Jesus Christ. Through His sacrificial death, Jesus has conquered sin and death, securing our future and calling us to live in worship of the One who is worthy.