Being Faithful with God’s Resources
Matthew 6:19 tells us not to store up treasures here on earth, which stands in stark contrast to the inclination of our hearts to focus heavily on the things of this world. When we are making choices...
View ArticleAn Anxious Heart
Do not be anxious about anything. We all know the passage in Philippians 4 commanding us not to be anxious. But if we are honest, we all struggle with anxiety and worry on some level. Where is the...
View ArticleA New Kind of Citizenship
To be culturally engaged as the Church is to foster relationships that provide opportunities to share the gospel and care for those in need. This is a fundamental value of Grace Church that serves to...
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The World We Were Created For
Suffering can be a stranger to some of us and a familiar face to others. It can be self-inflicted and directly correlated with our own sin, inflicted on us from someone else, or it can simply be...
View ArticleThree Reasons We Suffer
In our series on Christianity, we recently heard a sermon from Romans 8:18-39. One of the things that Paul only touches on very briefly in this passage is the question, “Where does suffering come...
View ArticleIf I’m Saved, Why Fight Sin?
In kindergarten, I walked to the store with my next door neighbor and stole some candy. Actually, he stole it, but that’s not the point—I watched him and gladly agreed. Not long after, I understood the...
View ArticleBaptism & Communion: Q & A
With many people within our church body who have come from various backgrounds, we understand that baptism and communion can become a point of tension among believers. However, we feel that there are...
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The Counterfeit Community of Social Media
It is evident today that in this Information Age social media plays a large role in many of our daily lives. On average, we spend 20% of our waking hours on social media, equivalent to one out of...
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Which Bible Translation is the Best?
One could easily be overwhelmed and confused by the many different translations available these days. The Scriptures were originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, which makes translation...
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Elder Candidate | Matt Gaymon
This weekend Matt Williams presented Matt Gaymon as a candidate for the governing elder board of Grace Church. Matt has been faithfully serving the church for 15 years, and we are looking forward to...
View ArticleAdvent Week 1: Promise of a Savior
And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel. —Genesis 3:15 Advent in the Beginning...
View ArticleAdvent Week 2 | The Promise Perfectly Kept : The Birth of Jesus
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient...
View ArticleAdvent Week 3 | Tell of His Coming: The Shepherds and Angels
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they...
View ArticleAdvent Week 4 | The Promise for All Peoples: The Journey of the Magi
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his...
View ArticleAdvent Week 5 | The Promise of Jesus’ Return
“And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing...
View ArticleNew Philippians Series Page
Paul writes to the church of Philippi out of gratitude and confidence in their faith to continue sharing in the good news of the gospel. As partners in ministry, Paul challenges the Church to imitate...
View ArticlePassion Week Readings | Palm Sunday
Each day this week leading up to Easter Sunday, we are providing you with some readings and events that directly correspond to what was happening this week in the life of Jesus 2,000 years ago. We...
View ArticlePassion Week Readings | Holy Monday
In the morning, as Jesus was returning to Jerusalem, he was hungry, and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs, but there were only leaves. Then he said to...
View ArticlePassion Week Readings | Holy Tuesday
Some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said, “The time is coming when all these things will be completely...
View ArticlePassion Week Readings | Spy Wednesday
When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, “As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” At that same time the...
View ArticlePassion Week Readings | Maundy Thursday
When the time came, Jesus and the apostles sat down together at the table. Jesus said, “I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins. For I tell you now that I...
View ArticlePassion Week Readings | Good Friday
Judas, the betrayer, knew this place, because Jesus had often gone there with his disciples. The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to...
View ArticlePassion Week Readings | Resurrection Sunday
Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on Sunday morning, just...
View ArticleA Fork in the Road
Christmas is, by some distance, the most significant holiday in the world (at least in the West). It’s startling just how all-encompassing it is—school, economics, business, entertainment, travel,...
View ArticleDoes God Only Love “Good” People?
I grew up in a wonderful home. My parents were great, we had all the comforts and advantages of southern suburbia, and we were very involved in church. In that kind of environment, it was easy to come...
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