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Haunted House

We all face things in life that scare and worry us. But there are also times where the fear and worry don't go away. They keep awake at night, they disrupt our peace and joy, and leave us making decisions as if ...

I Have A Big But

Many people have big buts when it comes to Christianity. I believe in God but.....Some of these barriers to faith have come as a result of past church experience, things they've heard or been taught, and some of...

This Is Us

There are things that we do on the outside that can communicate about who we are on the inside. Things that we are passionate about. Things that we personally value or hold close to our hearts. All these things ...

5 Lies

Nobody likes to be lied to, but what if the person who lied to you is yourself? Everyday, we go about our lives believing lies that can not only hurt us not only mentally and emotionally, but spiritually as well...

FAQ

We all have questions that linger in the backs of our minds about God, culture, morality, and faith. This series, give you the chance to get some of those nagging questions answered from a Biblical perspective. ...

Wonder Women

There are many women who made incredible impacts throughout history and whose stories are included in the Bible. Despite cultural roles and expectations, God made sure to include the stories of many women who th...

One of Grace Church’s 4 CORE VALUES is being Biblically Centered. We believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God and that we should adjust our lives to fit the Bible and not adjust the Bible to fit our lives. So to help you take your next step in living a biblically centered life we gathered some resources for you, enjoy!

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The Bible

Reading the Bible is one of the most foundational and essential habits that should be a part of a Christian's life. But why so often does it seem to be such a drag? Why is this habit harder to put into place tha...

Holy Habits

If you want to get more healthy, there are certain habits that you need to make part of your life. Things like getting enough sleep, eating a diet with more fruits and vegetables, and working out. When these thi...

Less Than

Our country has struggled with race relations from the very beginning. Racism is not an American problem, it's a people problem. It is a reality that many of us have to face daily while seems to avoid the attent...

Open Seat At The Table

We've all felt like outsiders at one time or another. Whether it was a team we wanted to be picked for or a social group. Maybe it was a job that you really wanted but you didn't get it. In this week's teaching,...

The Positives Of A Crisis

When crisis comes it's hard to see anything positive coming from such a negative situation. We often begin to get anxious, stressed, and depressed. It feels like this crisis will never end and that it's so big i...

Open Source

In the book of Acts, we see a transitional shift begin to happen for those followers of Jesus. Whereas before, God's presence was closed off to a temple building it now is accessible in the hearts of those who f...

When Crisis Hits

We all experience moments of crisis in our lives. Sometimes it's when things don't happen how we intended them and sometimes these moments of crisis come out of nowhere. Crisis is a normal part of life, but we...

Gives The People A Purpose

We all are wired to have a purpose in life and to know that purpose. Without it, we can feel lost, unmotivated, and stuck wondering why we are here in the first place. Purpose is what helps us focus on what's im...

From A Place To A People

What does it take to experience God's presence in our lives? Some of us have been told that we need to be in a church or maybe even a temple to feel God. Others of us might have been told that the more good we d...

Up Next

After the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus that we think and talk about on Easter, many of Jesus' followers were left with the question "What Now"? Where do we go from here and what do we do? Maybe you f...

Easter 2020

When things don’t go like we want, we tend to lose our faith. Maybe you believed in God but then something unexpected happened. You lost your job, the cancer came back, or someone that was close to you died. W...

When New Calling Comes

Sometimes, when crisis hits, we become open to things we rejected before. We were closed off to them before, but when you’re in a place of crisis or desperation, an unexpected curveball gets thrown your way, a...

When New Injustice Comes

In a broken world full of broken people, it isn't long before you find injustice happening. At times, injustice can be found in your home, at your work, and even in public. Some of this injustice happens on a pe...

When New Tragedy Comes

Tragedy is one of those things that none of us want to experience, but many of us will. It's a part of living in a broken world full of broken people, but it's never something we want to think about, anticipate,...

Curveball

Every one of us have probably experienced it before. Life is going along just fine until something completely unexpected hits us like a brick wall. Something like the loss of a loved one, the fear of a new virus...

How To Live Without Fear In A World Full Of Anxiety

Fear is probably one of the most common emotions that we are dealing with right now. With the spreading of the Corona Virus, many of us are afraid for our own health or that of loved ones, some of us are afraid ...

Purposeful Friendships

Friends not only can provide support and companionship, as we learned last week, but they also can be the people you turn to when you don't know what to do or where to turn to. And in the same way, you can be th...

Extraordinary Friendships

It's hard to build great, close knit friendships as adults. Maybe we're just busy. Or maybe we've been hurt in the past. But for many of us, our best friendships are in the past and not in the present. Lonelines...

Squad Goals

Did you ever remember having a "squad" when you were younger? Maybe your squad was a group of friends from school or around the neighborhood that were always together. Or maybe you had a squad of people from a s...

With God

If there is one thing we can all agree on, it's probably that maintaining healthy relationships with those around us is tough. It requires a level of selflessness of us that, honestly, we don't always want to gi...

With The Overlooked

We all have relationships in our lives that we tend to avoid. Whether it's an ex, a co-worker, or maybe even a family member, we do our best to stay away from these people and navigate our lives around them. Som...

With Church Family

It's a part of our nature to look out for ourselves first and to make our comfort and enjoyment number one. While we might aspire to be known for helping others and putting others before our needs, many times we...

With Family

Sometimes it's the people closest to us that we struggle to get along with the most. Maybe it's because they are the people we spend the most time with, see the worst of, and can get away from least. All of us w...

Relationship Status

Relationships are tough aren't they? We all have people in our lives we love to be around, and then there are people we wish would just disappear right? And sometimes, they are the same person! No matter who you...

Responding To God

I think most of us would agree that it is a good thing to stay close to God and to intentionally set aside time to hear God's leading, pruning, and guiding in our hearts. That it's good to take a step back in li...

Praying Through Scriptures

When it comes to prayer, many of us are unsure or uncomfortable with how to utilize it in our relationship with God. We say our thoughts and prayers are with others during tough times, but often neglect the "pra...

Pray & Fast

There are some things in life that require extra focus and attention in order for us to grow in those areas. Passing a difficult exam requires extra studying. Lifting your body weight requires both training and ...

Series Introduction

Life is often busy. Noisy. Chaotic. Rushed. If you're like most people, you've probably at one time or another looked back and wondered where time went. And if we are not careful, the busyness of life can pull u...

Airplane Mode

When it new year comes, it's often a time where people take time to evaluate where they are and decide what they want to do differently. Often, these resolutions focus around losing weight, your diet, handling m...

The Reality Of Joy

After having talked about all of these ways to find joy in our lives, it would be nice if this knowledge would automatically clean up the messes in our lives and pave a smooth path for us in the future. But the ...

Christmas 2019

Have you ever received a gift that just blew you away? Something that you weren't necessarily expecting and maybe even something that you didn't deserve. How did you feel when you opened that gift? Around Christ...

The Habit Of Joy

While most of us want to live a life defined by joy and contentment, it seems incredibly difficult to obtain and at times almost impossible. Whether it is comparison, outside circumstances, or other people that ...

The Choice Of Joy

If you were to list the things that steal your joy what would they be? Many of would say things like money, or the way others treat us, or maybe life not being fair. But in those answers we find a common factor....

Three Truths To Find Joy

We all want to be happy. In fact, we all spend a significant amount of time in pursuit of things that make us feel happy. If we were given a choice everyday on whether to feel happiness or not, most of it would ...

Joy To Your World

It can be hard for many of us to find the joy and peace talked about around Christmas time. Many of us are reminded of the conflict that we have with others and how our year didn't go exactly the way we had hope...

To Make This Life Count, Leverage It For The Next One

We spend a lot of time thinking about our lives here in the here and now. Working to reach our next goal, trying to make more money, and gain more happiness. But we often spend very little time thinking about ho...

I Am Trusting God Or Money, But Not Both

In a world that revolves around the money, it can be very easy to allow your identity, worth, and success to get wrapped up in your income. In our society, the money you have determines the have's and the have n...

My Heart Goes Where My Money Goes

Money and the things we use to purchase with it always have a close place in our hearts. In fact, where our money goes will often point to where our interests, passions, and priorities are. Think of it this way,...

God Owns Everything, I Am His Money Manager

It's probably safe to say that all of us want to be generous people. There is something attractive about people who are generous with their time, money, and resources. We see them as being astoundingly selfless ...

Treasure Principles

Money. You never quite have enough and you always feel like you need more. It's something that we spend a lot of our lives working to accumulate so that we can live comfortably and enjoy some of the excess. Our ...

Fear Of Losing Control

Have you ever felt that, no matter what you did, your life seemed to spiral further and further our of control? There are times in life where no matter how well we plan, how good of decisions we make, or how muc...

Fear Of Losing Control

Have you ever felt that, no matter what you did, your life seemed to spiral further and further our of control? There are times in life where no matter how well we plan, how good of decisions we make, or how muc...

Fear Of Failure

None of us want to fail, but everyone does at one point or another. As a kid maybe you remember failing a test at school, or maybe you didn't make the sports or after school team. Maybe you failed multiple times...

Fear of Rejection

The fear of rejection is something that most of us encounter through different seasons of life. We have a need to be liked, loved, and wanted. And in and of itself, there is nothing wrong with this desire, but t...

Faith vs. Fear

The number one instruction that God gives throughout the Bible is "Don't Be Afraid". In fact, that instruction shows up in the Bible 365 times! But it's a lot easier to say than to do isn't it? Some fears and wo...

Haunted House

We all face things in life that scare and worry us. But there are also times where the fear and worry don't go away. They keep awake at night, they disrupt our peace and joy, and leave us making decisions as if ...

How Can I Trust The Bible Is True?

For Christians, the holy book that shapes their faith and beliefs system stems from the Bible, which claims to be God's words to mankind. But if we are going to pursue in our faith with God, and rearrange our ...

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?

In today's message, we look at quite possibly one of the biggest barriers that many of us when it comes to faith and our belief in God. If God is really there, why does such bad things happen to good people? And...

Doesn’t The Bible Contradict Science?

When it comes to faith, a big barrier that many people have is that science seems to have proven the Biblical account to be inaccurate. So in order to be a Christian, does that mean you must ignore what we learn...

Why Is The Church Against Sexuality?

Sexuality is a big topic in our culture today and history shows that it has always been. It's used to sell everything from cars to chewing gum. It's talked about in our circles of friends, our work, and at our s...

I Have A Big But

Many people have big buts when it comes to Christianity. I believe in God but.....Some of these barriers to faith have come as a result of past church experience, things they've heard or been taught, and some of...

Friends And Family Check In – Sept 19

If you’ve ever hosted a party at your house, you know that you have different responsibilities than everyone else. Yes, you might ask your friend to pick something up at the store on the way, but you wouldn't ...

The Martian

We can often forget and get distracted a from the life God intended for us to live. Isn't it easy to live life distracted and before we realize it, months have gone by? Maybe you've realized that the things you ...

Won’t You Be My Neighbor

Sometimes life just doesn't turn out the way we envisioned it. Maybe our plans didn't go according to plan or maybe life just seemed to throw us a curveball. Oftentimes, we find ourselves in the same place when ...

Indiana Jones

Faith is kind of this ambiguous word that we use and is often used when it comes to religion and our belief in God. But it's also something that is pretty hard to put your finger on. We talk about someone being ...

Incredibles 2

God is working to write a beautiful story with your life, but it doesn't feel that way all the time does it? Instead of feeling fulfilled, we feel empty, alone, and broken. We feel that we are too broken and too...

At The Movies

We all love a good movie. The heroes and the villains. The suspense. The tears and the laughter that comes with a movie with a great storyline. Movies can inspire us, excite us, and teach us truths about ourselv...

Encouraging

Who do you have in life that's there for you in both the good and the bad? The one who celebrates with you on the mountaintops and the one that is there for support in the valleys of life. The truth is, we all n...

Faithful

What kind of reputation do you want to be remembered with? When people think of you what thoughts, emotions, and reactions would you hope that they'd have? Looking at the way you live your life right now, would ...

Consistent

What kind of reputation do you want to be remembered with? When people think of you what thoughts, emotions, and reactions would you hope that they'd have? Looking at the way you live your life right now, would ...

Responsible

What kind of reputation do you want to be remembered with? When people think of you what thoughts, emotions, and reactions would you hope that they'd have? Looking at the way you live your life right now, would ...

Devoted

Over the past few weeks, we've talked about how God has intended our faith to benefit more than just us. The expression of our faith should extend to those in our circles of influence, but sometimes, it's easier...

Involved

Time is the most precious resource that we have. Unlike money and possessions, our time is something that we can never earn or buy back. Once it is gone, it is gone. So it's no wonder that we most often use what...

Generous

Have you ever stopped to think about why talking about money is such a sensitive topic? Money is often the center for many of our arguments, relational breakdowns, stress, frustrations, and worries. It kinda mak...

Relational

How would your life be different if you had a community of people pushing you to grow in your faith? What’s holding you back? Is it the fear of vulnerability, time commitment or thinking it's unnecessary? The ...

Intentional

If you had to guess who benefits more from your faith, would it be you or those around you? For most of us, we would probably have to admit that our faith benefits us the most. While it's true that our faith doe...

Scoreboard

How do you know how you are doing in your faith? We often measure against others but what we need to do is measure ourselves against the person we used to be. In order to grow, we need a clear picture of where w...

Legacy > Luxury

If you had the choice between living in luxury or leaving a legacy, which one would you choose? Most of us would probably try to pick both, but these two values are often in competition with one another. Do we m...

Outwardly Focused

You would probably agree that most of your closest friends, family, and even acquaintances are pretty similar to you. We tend to create and maintain relationships with people who hold to similar values as us, wh...

Radically Generous

Most of us recognize that we all have gifts, talents, time, and resources. Most of the time, we work hard to leverage these things in order to achieve success or to advance ourselves in life. Sometimes we even r...

Personally Involved

God never drafted you for you to idly sit on the sidelines. God created you with a purpose for a specific purpose! Somehow, we naturally know that we we're not here just for ourselves. There is an innate sense b...

Biblically Centered

In the first week of our series DNA, we explore the first and most important of our churches values - Biblically Centered. We recognize that we didn't invent us. We didn't choose to be born with the skills, IQ, ...

DNA

Values are the standards and beliefs that shape how we live our lives. They are the filters that we look at the world, our circumstances, and our decisions. Values influence most everything that you do on a dail...

Easter 2019

Every year, Easter comes around and we hear the stories of Jesus being crucified, dying, being buried in the tomb, and then miraculously raising from the dead. But maybe to you, these stories seem a little far f...

The Habit Of Prayer

How do you think your life would look differently if you began to have regular, personal communication with God? Now this isn't the same thing as telling others our thoughts and prayers are with them. I'm talkin...

How To Hear From God

In last week's teaching, we discussed how prayer is supposed to be a performance we put on for God, but a conversation we are beginning. But if prayer is a conversation, how are we supposed to hear from God? How...

How To Pray

Imagine it's a special occasion like a birthday or anniversary and you receive two cards, both from people you care about. One card contains words written by an author and holds only a signature from your loved ...

Praying

What grade would you give yourself when it comes to prayer in your life? Maybe the only time you pray is when something goes wrong, you want to get away with something, or you're really just desperate. Maybe you...

Adopted For A Reason

So far this series, we've looked at how God has used the picture of adoption to describe His relationship with us and we've looked at our responsibility to look out for those who are most disadvantaged. In week ...

Adopted

In our last series, Better Together, we learned that God has created us to be known and to live in community with others. While it sounds nice to belong to a tribe of people who love and support you, it often do...

Adoption As A Metaphor

Adoption might be one of the most beautiful and powerful expressions of love that we know. To choose to love another, to make them your own, and to allow yourself to be inconvenienced so that you can make their ...

Adoption as a Model

After looking last week at the picture of adoption that God uses to describe His relationship with us, we look at what role God has asked us to play in defending the weak and helping those who are most disadvant...

Joy

What would your life look like if you experienced joy in your life every single week?What if you could be joyful no matter whether you were having a good week or a bad one? How would that change your life? How w...

Finding Healthy Rhythms

Last week, we learned about the kind of love that God asks His followers to show to others. An unconditional, selfless, proactive love. A love that loves even when love is not shown back. But for many of us, it'...

Love Them Like You Love You

You probably familiar with the "Golden Rule". You know, the one that says "do unto others as you want them to do to you?" Chances are you've heard someone mention that or maybe you yourself even strive to live o...

Framily

In our last series, Better Together, we learned that God has created us to be known and to live in community with others. While it sounds nice to belong to a tribe of people who love and support you, it often do...

How Bad Do You Want It

Being in close community with those who are working to follow Jesus is one of the best ways for you to continue growing in your faith and overcoming barriers and struggles in your life. But just joining a life g...

To Know And Be Known

We all have the desire within us to know others and be known by others. To have a tribe of people that we feel we are responsible for and are responsible for us. In fact, we are a healthier version of ourselve...

Life In Community

Having a sense of belonging is one of the top needs of every individual. We were created to be that way. After food, water, shelter, and safety, we long to have a tribe of people that accept us, that make us fee...

Better Together

Have you ever felt alone and isolated in your life? Like the weight of life was more than you could deal with by yourself? Or maybe you've discovered that your faith is really easy to live out on Sundays, but a ...

Friends And Family Check In – Jan 19

The issue surrounding many of our New Years resolutions is that while we aspire to make a change in our lives, we really don't have any concrete plan on how to go about accomplishing that resolution or goal. We ...

New Year, Who Dis

Every year around this time we start thinking about what New Years' Resolutions we are going to start making. Maybe you've already thought of some and are gearing up to start them this coming week. Maybe it's to...

Joy To The World

When it comes to Christmastime, we love to hear the Christmas story. Mary and Joseph on the donkey. The baby being born in the stable and the shepherds and wise men traveling to see Him. We like our manger scene...

Away In A Manger

When Jesus enters the world in the Christmas story, we see Him enter in the scene in the most humble and disadvantaged position. He wasn't rich or powerful, he didn't stand out in a crowd, and He didn't demand t...

O Come All Ye Faithful

There are some things that we all become so passionate about that we can't help but tell everyone else. Like maybe you can't stop talking about Essential Oils, or your sports team, or maybe your favorite place t...

O Holy Night

Christmas time isn't something that everyone looks forward to. In fact for many people, Christmas is one of the hardest times of the year and most depressing. Christmas is often the time where we can't avoid see...

Christmas Classics

Christmas songs just seem to be contagious. Once you hear them, they're stuck in your head and it's not easy to get them out. Listening to them is one of the best ways to get you in the Holiday spirit. Whether i...

Surrender To Me And Multiply

What is the one thing that you possess that you'd be LOST without? The thing that defines you and what you work hardest to hold onto? Maybe it's a job or a relationship. Maybe it's your reputation, your money, o...

Prioritize Me And Multiply

We all have a set of priorities in our lives. Our priorities are the things that will determine how we think and what decisions in our lives we will make. In fact, we center our lives around our priorities. But ...

Trust Me And Multiply

For some of us, the blessed life may look different depending on the skills, talents, and resources that God has given to us. But God has given all of us the elements in our lives needed to live a blessed life. ...

Follow Me And Multiply

What does it take to live a life that God would want to bless? A life that when you get to the end of it, you are greeted with the applause of heaven. You get to experience every awesome thing that God had plann...

Blessed Life

Don't we all want to live a blessed life? A life that God would want to bless? That's exactly what we want as a church family, but what does it mean to have a blessed life? When we hear a blessed life we often t...

Insecurity and People Pleasing

Have you ever allowed your behavior to change because of what you thought others might think about you? Maybe you kept your belief in God to yourself because you thought your co-workers would criticize you. Or m...

Mountaintops and Valleys

We all face fear and anxiety at different times in life and sometimes, the fears and the anxiety feels so real that is cripples us. We don't know what to do, we don't know where to turn. All we want to do is fin...

Fear and Anxiety

We all seem to struggle with fear and anxiety at different points in our lives. While for some people, the fears and anxiety last only a little while, others are crippled by them, living everyday mentally battli...

Church

What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word "Church"? If you're like most people, you probably thought of a building that had religious services in it. Maybe you thought of the place where you go...

Christ

Have you ever felt that because of the things you've done there was no way you could talk to God? Maybe you thought He was too angry to listen to you, or maybe you're own shame and guilt kept you from even tryin...

Covenant

Have you ever heard the expression that rules are meant to be broken? It seems that wherever there are rules, they will be broken shortly thereafter. Many of us think of the Bible has being a religious book that...

Chaos

Have you ever felt ashamed of your past and the decisions you've made? Do you ever wish you could go back and do things differently? If so, you're not alone. We all have done and said things we wish we could tak...

Creation

Have you ever wondered why God decided to create the world and everything in it? For instance, what was His goal and what was He trying to accomplish? And why did He give mankind the option for evil to exist? In...

Long Story, Short

Has someone ever told you a story that was just way too long? A story so long packed with so many details that you kind of want them to just cut to the chase and get to the point so you can move on? If not, then...

Time Management

How many times have you found yourself saying, "I just don't have time". It seems that nobody today actually has time. Everybody is so busy and life just never seems to slow down at all. Our culture has even tur...

Friends & Family Check In – Sep 18

Have you ever stopped and wondered about what plan God has created for your life? Maybe you've wondered if your life is on the right track? Or maybe God had something different intended for you. From the Bible, ...

Star Wars Episode 3

What kinds of things in your life tend ton distract you from God? Maybe it's the pursuit of wealth. A relationship? A certain lifestyle or pleasure. While none of these things in and of themselves are necessaril...

Spiderman 3

One of the best parts of Superhero movies is the tension that goes on between the hero and the villain. The intense struggle between good and evil and who will prevail. In some movies like Spiderman 3, we see th...

The Greatest Showman

From time to time, we all find ourselves comparing ourselves with others. We compare how we look with others, how our social media compares to others, what we drive, how big of a house we have compared to others...

Groundhog Day

Do you ever feel like you are stuck in life, repeating the same old mistakes from the past? Or doing the same wrong things over and over again? Many times in life we find ourselves stuck in the same old patterns...

The Count Of Monte Cristo

We don't have to live very long before we experience pain and hurt in this world. Some of this is the result of the decisions we've made in life, but a lot of the time, the hurt we experience is the byproduct of...

The Sandlot

Have you ever been a part of a really good team? Maybe it was a sports team or even a team at your work? The benefits of being a part of a team is that the team thinks about the "we" not the "me". They look out ...

At The Movies

We all love a good movie. The heroes and the villains. The suspense. The tears and the laughter that comes with a movie with a great storyline. Movies can inspire us and teach us truths about ourselves and about...

New Heaven and New Earth

There are some things in life you'd like sooner than later. We want a raise sooner than later. We want to get married sooner than later. We probably want a house or a new car sooner than later. But when it comes...

Millenial Reign and Hell

Everyone wonders how a good God can let evil exist in the world, but when we remember that there is evil in our own hearts, we want a pass. We want God to judge everyone else, but not judge us for the wrong we'v...

Father’s Day 2018

Fathers have a BIG influence on their families. In fact, research suggest that as a Father increases his involvement in the family, his children flourish. But even if you do not have any biological children, God...

The End

The Book of Revelation might be one of the most unsettling and most difficult books of the Bible to understand. This is the book that talks about the end times, the apocalypse, the anit-christ, 666, the mark of ...

Spiritual Gifts

Have you ever known someone who was incredible gifted at something, but never used their gifting? What if God has given you gifts to help others, but you've never even realized that you had them? The Bible says ...

The Power Of The Holy Spirit

Are you feeling like you need more of God's power and presence in your life? Is there something that you are struggling with that you wish God would just take away? Last week, we talked about how sometimes we do...

Who Is The Holy Spirit

When you look at many of the Christians in our world today, they don't look much different from everyone else. If you are a follower of Jesus, God has given you the Holy Spirit in order to empower you to live a ...

The Holy Spirit

The Bible mentions the Holy Spirit over 800 times in the Bible. But to many of us, this concept can seem a little strange. Most of us don't know much about Him and because of that, we don't know how God has inte...

This Is Us

There are things that we do on the outside that can communicate about who we are on the inside. Things that we are passionate about. Things that we personally value or hold close to our hearts. All these things ...

Easter 2018

All it takes is a little education and research to know that Jesus really did exist in history and that he was killed by means of crucifixion. But the more important question is....why does this matter to me? Ho...

God’s Patience In Punishment

Have you ever looked at evil in the world and wonder why God doesn't squash it right then and there? What is He waiting for? Does He not see what is going on? But when it comes to God dealing with the wrong and ...

Justice And Mercy

We all love the idea of justice. We love the movies where the evil villain gets punished, or where the school ground bully gets put back into his place. We love justice being served, unless it is being served to...

How God Views Injustice

Evil in the world is almost impossible to ignore. It seems to be everywhere. On the news, social media, on your morning commute. You may have even said to yourself, "What is happening to this world!?" It's hard ...

Amos

It seems that no matter where you turn in today’s world, you see injustice. Not only do bad things happen to good people, but it seems that those who do wrong get to walk away with no consequences. So where is...

Money

* This message was recorded online via Facebook Live during the Nor'easter storm in March 2018 as our building was without power. Money. You can never seem to have enough of it. You spend the majority of your...

Work As Worship

Our culture dreads work. We're fed the philosophy that we're all "working for the weekend."We've adopted phrasing like the "Monday Blues", "Hump Day", and TGIF. It's the thing we spend the most time doing and th...

Walking Slowly

How often do you feel completely present? Not distracted or preoccupied by your schedule, your agenda, or your phone? If you're like most people, you probably feel like you can barely keep up with all you have g...

Parenting

All of us want our kids to grow up and be successful. We want them to have good grades, to be a starter on the team, to get accepted into a good college, and to land a good paying job. But the things our culture...

Dating And Marriage

We all want to life a successful full life, but what if we are chasing the wrong things? What if the things we are chasing actually distract us from the things that really do matter? If God has created us and gi...

The Game Of Life

If you've ever played The Game Of Life, you know that in order for you to win, you need a good career, lots of money, and a bit of good luck. Our culture today tells us that these same thing are important if we ...

Tough Prayers

Have you ever had a really hard time understanding something or someone? Maybe you couldn't figure out a feature on your smartphone, understand what form you were supposed to fill out, or maybe you just didn't u...

The Wise Men and Herod

At Christmas time, we celebrate the birth of Jesus. We know all about the nativity scene, sing songs that mention his name, and maybe even take a moment to talk about the story of his birth. But is this the only...

Simeon and Anna

Do you simply believe in God or do you believe in God enough to trust Him. Those are two very different things. Even Satan believes in God, but it doesn't mean that he is right with God. In week three of our ser...

The Inn Keeper and Shepherds

What if you were known for the biggest mistake you ever made? Nobody remembers you for your career, your accomplishments, or any kind of difference you've ever made. All anybody remembers about you is the one ar...

Zechariah and Elizabeth

Doing the right thing isn't always easy. But it's even harder to keep doing the right thing when it seems like it's not working. When we reach this point, we're often tempted to quit or at least compromise to ge...

Christmas Stories

Chances are you're pretty familiar with the Christmas story. You've got Joseph, Mary, the angels, shepherds, wise men, and of course baby Jesus. And while these people might be the main focus of the Christmas st...

Life Money Hope

The biggest shopping day of the year is right around the corner and we are entering the Holiday season where many of us will spend money we don't have to give presents and toys that others don't need. Money is a...

I Still Do – 3 Essentials For A Good Marriage

Whether your marriage is struggling or in a great season, you can always work to make it even better. This year, Ken Gillming, friend and mentor to Pastor Sean and Pastor Ken, gives 3 Essentials ForA Good Marria...

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PART 1

12th Anniversary

As we celebrate the 12th Anniversary of Grace Church, we look back to the beginning of our church and share some of the great memories we've had along the way. Pastor Sean shares that the goal of our church has ...

You Believe In God So You’re All Set

As we wrap up this series, Pastor Sean talks about a lie that many believe that might be the most consequential. The lie is that since we believe in God, we are all set. That just because we believe there is a G...

You’re Not Doing Enough

Do you ever feel like you are just not good enough? Most everything in our lives we work hard to earn. If we want good grades, we have to study hard. If we want a promotion, we have to work hard. That's because ...

I’m On My Own To Figure Things Out

It's hard to feel alone, but it's even harder when you are going through a rough spot in life or when you have a big decision to make. Many times in life we feel like we are left to handle our lives all on our o...

Some Things Can’t Be Forgiven

Do you feel like you are unworthy to be used by God? That because of your past you belong on the island of misfit toys along with the other damaged goods? And no matter how hard you try to see the good in life, ...

It’s Just Who I Am

Have you believed in the lie that you can’t change? Maybe you have told yourself that your destined this way because of your past. Or because of your family line, you’ll always deal with certain things. Or m...

5 Lies

Nobody likes to be lied to, but what if the person who lied to you is yourself? Everyday, we go about our lives believing lies that can not only hurt us not only mentally and emotionally, but spiritually as well...

Head Heart Hands

How many times have you wanted a "do-over" on your life? How many times have you tried to turn over a new leaf only to find yourself right back where you were before? Our lives are the product of the choices and...

Friends & Family Check In – Sept 17

If you've ever hosted a party at your house, you know that you have different responsibilities than everyone else. Yes you might ask your friend to pick something up at the store on the way, but you are the one ...

Fruitology

We all want to live fruitful, meaningful lives but that's much easier said than done. Even though we might aspire to live like Jesus and act a certain way, we often get distracted, discouraged, or let our circum...

FAQ

We all have questions that linger in the backs of our minds about God, culture, morality, and faith. This series, give you the chance to get some of those nagging questions answered from a Biblical perspective. ...

Zedekiah

As Pastor Sean wraps up our series Villains, he takes a look at quite possibly one of the most tragic story endings in the Bible. Despite this Villain's wickedness and rebellion towards God, God still gave him m...

Joram’s Chief Of Staff

In today's teaching, Pastor Sean shares some of the coolest, hidden stories in the Bible on how God interacted with mankind throughout history. He shares the story of King Ben-Hadad, King Joram, and Elisha and s...

Villains

On the heels of two superhero series, Wonder Women and Super Men, comes our Villains series. We read the stories and get inside the minds of some of the baddest people of the Bible! As we look at the events in t...

Jezebel

Our Villains series kicks off with the story of one of the baddest Old Testament queens in all the land. The evil acts of the infamous Queen Jezebel have been referenced throughout popular culture, even to this ...

The Lunch Boy

Have you ever tried to do something that was just too big for you? Maybe you overcommitted to a project or wanted to help fix an issue in your town but you just ended up feeling discouraged and insignificant? Li...

Zechariah

There are times in life when God steps into our lives and changes the course of our lives as we know it. While we work our whole lives to live as comfortable and painless as possible, God knows that when our wor...

Ehud

Many of us feel like we disadvantaged from being used in big ways by God because of our past, our baggage, or even just because we're not really anything special. We're kinda an average person who lives and aver...

Super Men

After wrapping up our series, Wonder Women, this series Super Men focuses on some men in the Bible who although were not necessarily well known, were used by God to do incredible things. It wasn't that they were...

Mary

As Pastor Taylor continues our series Wonder Women, we get a closer look at Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Mary just might be one of the most misunderstood women in Scripture. Some religious traditions paint Mary to...

Rahab

This week, Pastor Ken looks at the story of Rahab in our second week in our series Wonder Woman. But not long into story, we see that Rahab has quite a bit of baggage. In fact, she's a hooker. But despite the pa...

Jochebed

Chances are you've never heard the name Jochebed before and more so, you probably have no idea what she ever did in history. But Jochebed was the mother of Moses, you know, the one with the Ten Commandments? Now...

Wonder Women

There are many women who made incredible impacts throughout history and whose stories are included in the Bible. Despite cultural roles and expectations, God made sure to include the stories of many women who th...

Next Steps

Following Jesus is a lot more like a journey than an individual event. While there is a moment when you choose to turn from your sin, and choose to place your faith, hope, and confidence in Jesus, the growing pr...

Easter 2017

Christianity and the Resurrection of Jesus both stand and fall together. One of them can't be true and the other be false. In fact, the Bible in 1 Corinthians 15:14-19 says that if Jesus did not raise from the d...

Jesus’ Prayer For Us

As we bring this series to a close, Pastor Sean looks at the final aspect of Jesus' prayer right before He was arrested and sent off to be tortured and killed. To conclude His prayer, Jesus prayed for us. For yo...

Jesus’ Prayer For His Disciples

Do you ever feel like your weaknesses prevent you from following Jesus? Like no mater how hard you try, you seem to fail over and over again? In week two, Pastor James Roberson from the Bridge Church in Brooklyn...

Jesus’ Prayer For Himself

We all know the Lord's Prayer. We call it the "Our Father". This is the sample prayer that Jesus gave to His followers as a model for how we should pray. But as Pastor Sean begins this series, he takes a look at...

The Hour Has Come

There are certain times in our lives where we reach a pinnacle. Everything before this moment has been leading up to this moment and after this moment, nothing will be the same. The tension has been building. Al...

Adopted

Adoption is a very personal and intimate process. The definition of adoption is to claim and take the full responsibility of someone who is not your own. In the Bible, we see the word adoption used to describe t...

Not Your Average Influence

You can probably think of someone pretty quickly who had a big influence on your life. Maybe they sacrificed time to pour into you when you needed it most. Or maybe they were someone you could always count on to...

Not Your Average Conflict

You don't need to live for very long before you begin to face conflict. Even young children begin to face conflict at home, school, or with their friends. But as we get older our conflicts tend to get more compl...

Not Your Average Commitment

Having good relationships whether you are single, dating, or married are possible, it's just that they don't come naturally. Most of our relationships are contractual. Meaning as long as you do your part, I'll d...

Not Your Average Love

We all want healthy, above-average relationships. Nobody hopes that their marriage will fall apart, that their kids will stop talking to them, or that their friends will ditch them. Honestly, we don't even want ...

Not Your Average

Nobody wants to be just average. We all aspire to live above average lives. Whether it's in sports, at school, as a parent, a spouse, or a neighbor, we all have the desire to be remembered well when we die. But ...

How To Pursue Wisdom

Everyone says that they want to be wise. Nobody hopes to make foolish decisions that will take their life in the wrong direction. But many people choose to ignore wisdom because honestly, it's often the harder r...

Friends & Family Check In – Feb 17

If you've ever hosted a party at your house, you know that you have different responsibilities than everyone else. Yes you might ask your friend to pick something up at the store on the way, but you are the one ...

How To Experience Financial Freedom

This week in our Life Hack series, we are talking about the #1 thing that causes divorce in this country. It's also the biggest reasons why we lose sleep, have arguments, and end up stressed out - it's our money...

How To Win At Life

I'm pretty sure that most everyone would say that they want to be successful. There seems to be an inner burning desire in us all to be good at something. Some things people seem to be born good at, but other th...

How To Make Wise Decisions

Ever wish you could have a " do over" for some of the decisions you've made in life? At the time, it might have seemed like a good idea, but in hindsight you wonder what you were thinking? We all want to make go...

Life Hacks

Everyone gets excited to hear about a life hack that can help you maneuver through your everyday life better? Well, what if you found out you can have access to a wealth of life hacks that help you navigate not ...

Christmas Eve 2016

Everybody gets stuck at one time or another. Maybe you got your car stuck in snow. Or you were stuck in an awkward conversation. Or maybe what you are stuck in is a little more serious. Maybe you're stuck in deb...

The Fear That God Is Upset With Me

Have you ever stopped to wonder what God thought of you? Maybe you felt close to God at one point in your life, but now He feels distant. Or maybe you've always assumed that God doesn't like you too much because...

The Fear of What Others Think

We all care to some extent about what other people think. If your shoes match or you put on deodorant today, you care to some extent what other people think of you. And there is nothing wrong with caring about ...

The Fear of Interruptions

If we're honest, many of us are a little bit uncomfortable with God. Just like an awkward friend at work, you might be willing to be Facebook friends, but you probably own't go to their Christmas party. Often, w...

Don’t Be Scared

There are many things that people are afraid of. Some are afraid of spiders while others might be afraid of the dark. But there are some things that most all of us fear. The fear of being alone. The fear of losi...

Mary Anoints Jesus

Human nature tells us to protect and take care of ourselves. While we might be generous to others and lend a helping hand, it is against our nature to give up our security for someone else. Pastor Sean talks abo...

Lazarus Raised

There is a side of Jesus not often talked about: his humanity. In this message, Pastor Sean shares a story from the book of John in which Jesus experiences the very raw and human emotion of grief. This comes at ...

The Unmistakeable Claims

In the book of John, the writer's focus is to convince the reader than Jesus really is the Son of God. But the evidence given leaves you with two simple choices-either you choose to believe or you must reject it...

Man Born Blind

Why do bad things happen to good people? This is a question all of us will ask at one point in life if we have not already. When bad things come into our lives we wonder where God is and how He could possibly le...

Woman In Adultery

As Pastor Sean continues this series through the book of John, he shares the story of the woman who was caught in adultery. As her sin is brought to light, she must have felt the weight of shame and embarrassmen...

Feeding of the 5000 and All Humanity

Often, we limit in our minds what God can and can't do. If we think it is a hopeless situation or don't see results, we give up. We treat God like a Genie and as long as we get our 3 wishes, we'll continue to be...

The Official And The Outcast

In the life of Jesus, we often see Him pointing people to what they really need instead of giving them what they want. We often want God to give us what we want, but instead we should be wanting God to give us w...

Session 4 and 5 – Growing in Intimacy and Embracing Oneness

Session 3 – Communication and Conflict

Session 2 – Understanding Our Role

Session 1 – Grace And Forgiveness

The Reveal

During Jesus' time on Earth, He was focused on created bridges between mankind and God, even if that meant crossing over cultural, social, economic, religious, and even racial barriers. In this week's message, w...

Rescued

In the Gospel of John, Jesus reveals himself not just as the divine God, but as the rescuer of mankind. This sermon series explores the great lengths Jesus goes to, including breaking social and cultural barrier...

I Still Do – ReEngage

Two nights that could transform your marriage. Join Raeul and Susan Cox as they introduce the process that has helped thousands and thousands of couples across the country reconnect and take the next step in the...

New Birth

Have you ever wondered why there are so many religions and why there are so many rules? Religion has been man's attempt to earn God's love. But in this week of Meet Jesus, Pastor Ken reads about a man who was VE...

New Wine

Many times we would prefer to maintain an external relationship with God because it's much easier to manage. However, God never has been concerned with how we look on the outside. His focus has always been focus...

The Draft

It's easy to disqualify ourselves from being used by God because well...it's me. We tend to think that the job of reaching and telling others about Jesus is reserved for those who are super spiritual or those wh...

First Things First

There is information that we learn that moves us to trust or distrust someone. As we begin this new series in the book of John, the writer John starts his book off by working to convince the unconvinced that Jes...

Meet Jesus

The Gospel of John was written to demonstrate that Jesus was more than just a man. Matthew, Mark and Luke are a biography of the life of Jesus while John is an apologetic for the divinity of Jesus. He records ei...

Friends & Family Check Up

When most people hear the word member, the term membership also come to mind. It evokes images of paid access to a service that benefits oneself, like a country club or a gym. In this message, Pastor Sean explai...

Promise Land Or Problem Land

This week Pastor Josh Adams from Harbor Church in Hyannis, MA reads through the story of the twelve spies found in the book of numbers. While some of the spies chose to focus on the negative, two of the spies ma...

God Hears Your Prayers

Ever find yourself wondering if prayer really works? Perhaps you feel God is too busy listening to more "important" people's prayers. Maybe God isn't even listening to anyone at all. In this message, Pastor Sea...

Prayer

Prayer can seem a little intimidating sometimes. Is it supposed to be formal? What should you say? Why is it even important in the first place? In this message, Pastor Taylor breaks down the Lord’s Prayer into...

21 Days Of Prayer And Fasting

From the beginning of Grace Church, we have made it a priority to seek God first in prayer. This is the first time we will do it collectively as a church through 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. We chose August in...

Fasting Defined

For many, the word “fasting” brings to mind another word, “hunger strike.” Is that what fasting is like? Why do people fast anyway? In this series introduction, Pastor Sean walks you through what fasting...

The Code

You do not have to be a programmer to know a computer code determines the way a program operates. It is like a filter sifting through tons of information, deciding what is worth focusing on. In this series calle...

Knowing Your Purpose

A popular self-help guru once said, “You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.” But what if you do not know what your purpose is? How do y...

Father’s Day 2016

The titles are similar, but a “father” and a “dad” are definitely not the same thing. On this Father’s Day, Pastor Sean explores the big differences between the two, and lays out some convincing reason...

Scott On Wheels

Nationally recognized speaker Scott Anderson stops by Grace Church to talk about finding true happiness, even when your world is spiraling out of control. He shows how letting go of the reins can be the best met...

Back Story

You may have heard the saying, “It is not how you start, but it is how you finish. Still, many of us have a hard time believing that. Maybe you feel unqualified to be the one that steps up to make a difference...

You Are Useful

Ever avoid making any changes in your life because you do not feel good enough to actually be successful at anything? What was it that held you back? A lack of experience? A lack of knowledge? If you have been w...

Private Discipline

The final installment of the Building Blocks That Grow Our Faith series. This message reveals two disciplines that Jesus said his followers need to work on practicing in order to grow in their spiritual journey:...

Service

God has amazing, miraculous plans for your life. Perhaps you are already beginning to experience them, or perhaps you have a hard time trusting that things will work out if you start living out those plans. Mayb...

Mother’s Day 2016

The typical person has good intentions when it comes to jobs, friends, and families, but no one can achieve perfection all the time. Sometimes we mess up. In this Mother’s Day message, guest speaker Ron Sears ...

Self Check

It is easy to recognize the importance of having a regular health check-up. You want to make sure your health is on the right track and that there is nothing going wrong under the surface. In this message, Pasto...

Personal Relationships

In life, pain, difficulty and struggle are inevitable. God never intended for you to face those trials alone though. God gave us a very effective way to help us not just withstand trials, but grow in them: relat...

Pivotal Events

In dark times, it is sometimes hard to see the path that is leading back to light. Have you been struggling and feeling bewildered as to why it is you have to endure those trials? Why you? In hard situations, it...

Practical Teaching

In life, you have choices you can make that will determine how you build your life. What influences the choices you make? In this message, Pastor Sean says there is one vital spiritual element that will leave a ...

Do You Trust God?

Ever had a friend that did not seem to have your best interest in mind? The natural reaction is to start to pull back and eventually avoid them. How you view a person has a direct influence on how you interact w...

5 Buildings Blocks To Grow Your Faith

It is back to basics with this series—but basic is not always the same thing as easy! This sermon series walks through 5 key elements in a growing relationship with God that even long-time followers of Christ ...

Easter 2016: Unbelievably Believable

The thought of a man dying and coming back to life after being in a tomb for three days, well, lets be honest, it sounds unbelievable. Still, a story sounding unbelievable does not necessarily mean it is not tru...

Count The Cost

Imagine getting a full scholarship to an Ivy League school. It sounds ideal. No debt. No strings attached. Look a little deeper, though, and it becomes clear that everything has a cost, even if the price was fre...

You Lack One Thing

Have you thought about going “all in” and following Jesus but haven’t quite been able to convince yourself to take that next step? Maybe you can’t seem to quite place your finger on why that is, just ye...

You Must Be Born Again

In the first week of this series, Pastor Sean looks at the parable of the sower and shows that there is a difference between hearing and listening. He also unpacks a tough statement Jesus makes in this story.

Hear But Not Listen

Pastor Sean introduces the Straight Talk series by looking at the parable of a man who attempted to plant crop seeds in a variety of different places. Some seeds grew, some did not. In this message, Pastor Sean ...

Straight Talk

In this series, we will take a look at the tough stuff that Jesus said.

Ladies Focus Group 2016

It is easy to go just go through the motions with Bible reading. Perhaps it even feels like just another pointless task not the to do list. If that is how you are feeling right now, then check out this message f...

When Enough Is Enough

When it comes to reconciling painful relationships, one of the hardest questions to answer is, when is enough enough? How many times does Jesus say you are supposed to forgive someone who has hurt you? Pastor Se...

Reconciliation

The first step of fixing a relationship with “bad blood” is opening up a conversation with the other person. It is a step many tend to avoid, whether it is because of fear or awkwardness or fear of conflict....

Forgiveness

There is a saying that forgiveness is taking the knife out of your own back, and not using it to hurt anyone else, no matter how they hurt you. In this message, Pastor Sean talks about how to take action to forg...

The Empathy Lens

Most people know at least one person that drives them crazy. Maybe there is someone in your own life that has been pushing your buttons to the point of putting a strain on the relationship. In this message, Pas...

Bad Blood

Relationships can be tough. Sometimes even just being civil with a family member, friend or co-worker can feel like an uphill battle when tensions arise. This series focuses on the best way to handle the difficu...

Re-solution Week 4

Some people appear born with specific passions they just can’t shake. Others develop passions as they discover new areas of interest. But what if you can’t quite put a finger on what it is that really makes ...

Re-solution Week 3

Have a passion but feel hesitant to act on it? You’re not alone. Many Christians know what they’re passionate about but aren’t sure if they’re supposed to pursue it. Many end up waiting around for a big ...

Re-solution Week 2

Every road worth traveling will likely have a barrier. In this message, Pastor Sean shares the kind of barriers you can expect to face and what you can expect to lose if you choose to get take action and begin m...

Re-solution Week 1

Trying to come up with items for your New Years Resolution list? Maybe you are just hoping you will finally be able to accomplish one of last year’s resolutions. In this first message of the Re:solution series...

Re:Solution

Coming up with a resolution each new year is a longstanding tradition. Some people decide to start a new habit, while others aim to quit an old one. Usually, the goal is to make one’s life better though, right...

Christmas Eve 2015

As we celebrate Christmas, Pastor Sean describes a side of the Christmas story we don't often hear about. In a time of extreme traditionalism, the mother of Jesus experienced abandonment and faced what may have ...

Stressmas

Whether it's shopping, traveling, making food, or hosting family, there have been plenty of things to make us stressed this Christmas season. Unfortunately, stressors like these have buried the purpose of the ho...

Everlasting Father

For many, the Christmas season evokes feelings of joy, thoughts of bright, twinkling lights, apple cider and family. For others, it only brings back painful memories of families strife or abandonment. In this me...

Mighty God

This message explores the unhealthy ways many of us cope with situations in which we did not get our way. When one questions God's power, it is easy to begin placing hope and trust in money, stuff, commitments,...

Wonderful Counselor

In this message, Pastor Sean takes a closer look at the culture and history of the society into which the Messiah (Jesus) was born. He shows how these factors contributed to a false sense of what the Messiah wou...

Leveraging Your Passion

So far in the Leveraged Life series, we have explored the type of person God uses and how changing our priorities can be one of the most effective steps in becoming that type of person. In this message, Pastor K...

The Leveraged Life

None of the biggest heroes in the Bible ended up with incredible stories because they chose to sit on the couch. Nor did they always appear to be the most qualified for the job. In this series, Pastor Sean takes...

God As First Priority

Now that we have explored the type of person God uses, it is time to look at the next step the average person must take to become the type of person God uses to do extraordinary things. This step has to do with ...

Who God Uses

We all love stories of super heroes. We marvel at their special powers or their advantages. And oftentimes, when we read about famous people in the Bible, we view them in the exact same way we view superheroes. ...

10th Birthday

This weekend marks our 10th year together as a church! In This message, we take a trip back in time to remember how Grace Church got its start. Pastor Sean shares the moment when he grappled with obeying God’s...

How Do You Like It Now?

“How do you like it NOW?” It is a usually salty question we hear when our situation gets way worse than we planned. And one thing is for sure, when times do get tough, it is easy to forget what God has alrea...

Why Is Your House So Nice?

Each person has something they say they value: family, friends, charity, flexibility--the list could go on! But what we say we value and what our actions or possessions show we value, are often two different th...

Where Are You?

The very first question God ever asked in the Bible was a simple one: “Where are you?”. He asked this question of Adam and Eve when they were hiding in shame, after having disobeyed God’s command. So many ...

God Asked

Throughout the Bible, God sometimes uses an unexpected method to communicate with his followers: questions. Sometimes the answers to his questions are obvious, sometimes they require a little more digging and se...

Marriage Seminar Night 2

Marriage Seminar Night 1

Marriage Seminary 2015

Guests counselors from the Lakepoint Counseling Center in Rockwall, TX visit with us for this two day event where they provide valuable resources that can help improve any stage of marriage. Guests counselors ...

Jesus Or Nothing

Guest Speaker Dr. Dan Dewitt, the Dean at Boyce College in KY, talks about the implications of believing in a God that loves us vs. believing that God either doesn't exist or is unknowable.

Shame

As we wrap up this series, Pastor Sean talks about the difference between guilt and shame, where each of these originate from, and how we can be free from our shame when we truly understand how God sees us.

Ladies Focus Group: Your Story Matters

Our Ladies Focus Group is a ladies only group that meets throughout the year and works to identify and remove barriers that keep us from growing closer to God. Tonight, we will be hearing from a panel of ladies ...

Weapons Of Self Destruction

We can be our own worst enemy. When we face the difficulties of life, we often get in our own way and prevent ourselves from getting out of this slump by focusing on all of the negative thoughts and actions. Thi...

Perseverance: The Secret to Succeeding

Everyone fits into one of these three categories. You are either dealing with a difficult situation, have just come out of one, or are just about to go into one. Life is tough but the quality that gets us throug...

Encounter Church Commissioning Service

We all celebrate milestones in life and this weekend at Grace Church is one of those times. As Grace Church sends out a team to begin Encounter Church in Dedham MA, Pastor Sean talks about the mission that Jesus...

Humility Paves The Way For Credibility

Pastor Chris Causey from Encounter Church in Dedham talks about the story of Naaman and how humility and love can be the game changers that we need to change the world.

Why Church Matters

Ever wonder what the big deal is about going to church? Why does it matter if I go or not? Does my participation really make that much of a difference? In this week's message, Pastor Sean answers all of these qu...

Everyone Can Pray

As Pastor Sean wraps up this series on the Art of Neighboring, he talks about the importance of prayer and how prayer makes "coincidences" happen. He also talks about 3 simple steps that anyone can begin doing t...

You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have

Pastor Sean talks about the difference between knowing of Jesus and knowing Him personally. You can't give hope to your neighbor if you yourself don't personally have this hope.

Dealing With The Fear

One of our biggest barriers to being a good neighbor is our own fear. In the third week of this series, Pastor Chris Causey from Encounter Church in Dedham talks about how to deal with this fear, and in doing so...

If I Had More Time

We all have busy lives. Our schedules, however, shouldn't keep us from being able to love our neighbors the way we should. In the second teaching of the series, Pastor Sean tells us how we can keep this from hap...

Who Is My Neighbor?

What if the command to "love your neighbor" isn't just a metaphor. What if it really means to love your next-door neighbor? Find out in this week's message as Pastor Sean kicks off a new series.

The Art Of Neighboring

Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love God with all of our heart, soul, and mind and the second is to love our neighbors as ourself. This series takes a look at who exactly is our neighbor and what it lo...

Why Do I Do What I Do?

Have you ever wondered why people do the crazy stuff that they do? Have you ever stopped to think why YOU do the things that you do? In this week's message, Pastor Ken takes a look at what the Bible has to say a...

Natural Law and Moral Law

In light of the Supreme Court ruling this week, Pastor Sean breaks down the difference between Natural Law and Moral Laws and gives practical, Biblical examples of how followers of Jesus should live and respond.

Father’s Day 2015

Brian talks about the things he has learned about God from being a Father and what he has learned about how God views us as His children.

You Got Served

In this series, we will explore what it means to be a servant and see how we should serve our families, serve other followers of Jesus, and serve those who are far from God.

Prepared

If you spend enough time with just about any group of people, eventually religion will come up. Even if you were at a backyard BBQ with a group of Atheists, God and religion always seem to come up in conversatio...