In Hebrews 5, the author points us to the story of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. There, we see the suffering Savior of the world crying out to the Father. Jesus felt abandoned, overwhelmed, and too weak to carry life’s burdens. In the middle of emotional and physical pain, He still chose to obey. His obedience gives us inspiration to choose obedience when we face our own suffering, and hope that it is not in vain. This passage is an excellent reminder that with Jesus as our perfect High Priest, our suffering will not have the last word. Key Verses: Hebrews 5:7-10
What do we really need in our lives? Apart from the basic essentials, we all need the same two things: to be forgiven and to be invited in. In this sermon, we look at how Jesus comes to meet these two needs for us through his life and his death. Key Verses: Hebrews 4:14-16
When the Bible says that we have a heart, it is talking about the very center of our beings — the part of us that tells us how to live. In this sermon, we look at the importance of paying attention to our hearts, and the importance of keeping a soft heart that can trust in God, through everything. Key Verses: Hebrews 3:12-19
Hebrews warns us not to drift from Jesus, urging us to listen carefully to the truth we’ve heard. It reveals again to us Christ’s supremacy, our tendency to wander, and our need to anchor ourselves in Him. Key Verses: Hebrews 2:1-4
Why should we give our lives over to Jesus? As we begin our new series on the letter to the Hebrews, we see that Jesus is far greater than anyone or anything else that we could follow. Key Verses: Hebrews 1:1-4
What does it mean to be a community of people, gathered as a church, and marked by God’s grace? Today we celebrate our twentieth anniversary by looking at our name — Grace Community Church — and what it still means for us as we look ahead. Key Verses: 1 Corinthians 1:3, 1 Corinthians 16:23-24
In this standalone message, we will take a fresh look at a popular Bible story- the prodigal son. As we do, we will be challenged to evaluate our propensity to rebel against God and our predisposition of pride. We will remember that our hope, as always, is in Jesus. He pursues the undeserving and invites us to be free of unfulfillment and bitterness that would otherwise define our lives because of our sin. Key Verses: Luke 15:11-32
Everything about God begins with His holiness, and His holiness finds its fullest expression in His compassion. What really is compassion, though? How does God show us His compassion? How are we called to activate compassion in our own lives? Key Verses: Psalm 25:1-7
We often hear that God is loving, but how do we reconcile this with our innate desire for justice for God to do something about what is wrong in our lives? In this sermon, we look at what it means that God is both loving and just, and how this can help us live in the midst of things that are unfair or unjust today. Key Verses: Psalm 7:6-17
When we deal with God, we are dealing with someone who is eternally faithful — meaning he will never change who he is or how he relates to his creation. In this sermon, we look at what this truth means and how it can be an incredible resource for our lives today. Key Verses: Psalm 138
In some ways, every other belief we have about God comes back to this one question: is God good? In this sermon, we look at what it means to believe that God is good, what it does not mean, and why it matters that we fight to believe that he is, no matter what is going on around us. Key Verses: Psalm 13
This week, we continue our series about the character of God by taking a closer look at what it means that God is omnipotent. When the problems of this world threaten to overwhelm us, we need authority beyond our own to put our trust in. God’s complete power (omnipotence) gives us a reason to praise Him in all circumstances. This sermon will invite us to respond to God’s power on display in the past, present, and future. Key Verses: Psalm 66:1-7
As we continue to examine the character of God, we explore how He is fully present everywhere, with everyone, and in everything. Like most characteristics of God, we find it difficult to understand and even fully believe in His eternal presence. Today, we will explore God's everlasting presence in our lives and the world, how He expresses it, and how we can begin to live more fully in it. Key Verses: Psalm 139:7-12
God’s knowledge is both complete and deeply personal. He knows all things past, present, and future, and He intimately understands every aspect of who we are. Psalm 139 shows that His omniscience is not distant or cold but filled with tenderness, attentiveness, and care. Knowing this should move us from feeling overwhelmed to being grateful for a God who fully knows us and still fully loves us. Key Verses: Psalm 139:1-6
This week we will look at the holiness of God in Psalm 96. Holiness isn’t just about moral perfection, it’s about how completely different and set apart God is. We’ll talk about how our ideas about God often fall short, why that matters, and what it means to respond to His holiness in a world that’s anything but. Key Verses: Psalm 96:1-13
As we grow older, our lives often become more confusing and less clear. In this sermon, we look at a very familiar story of Mary and an angel and see how we can better understand the lives we find ourselves within. Key Verses: Luke 1:26-38
Ruth shows us the courage of faithful love. This is a love that chooses with purpose, brings change, and holds steady through difficulty. It reflects God’s love for us and the love we are called to give. This love is not limited to marriage. It appears in friendship, family, and community. It makes room for both joy and heartbreak and reminds us that God’s love remains even when ours struggles. Key Verses: 1 Corinthians 13:3-7, Ruth 1:15-18
Despite our modern society’s best attempts, we cannot get rid of this common experience: waiting. In this sermon, we look at how to wait for what we want with wisdom. Key Verses: Ecclesiastes 7:8-14
Before Jesus ascends to heaven, He appears to His disciples, specifically to Peter, and reminds him that he has work to do. He reminds him to serve, work, and care for His people. This is the same call He gives to us as well, but it comes at a cost. Serving is both a cost and a reward for our physical and spiritual lives. Today we will look at what it costs us to serve the Lord and what we gain from this cost. Key Verses: John 21:1-17
When Jesus calls the first disciples, he shows us, from the beginning, how he wants to work in our lives, too. In this sermon, we look at how God’s calling comes to us through a proclamation, an invitation, and ultimately a provision for our deepest needs. Scripture: Luke 5:1-11