Grace Church Exeter Podcast

Sunday 25th October – Dan Roach preaches from James 2:14-26. This sermon reveals that genuine faith is never merely head knowledge or cheap talk. Illustrated by Abraham and Rahab, true saving faith inevitably produces tangible fruit, urging believers not to grow weary in doing practical good.

Sunday 18th October – Dave Rogers preaches from James 2. This sermon warns against showing favoritism or partiality. Because our true identity and worth are rooted in Christ’s love, genuine faith demands treating everyone equally, rejecting worldly status, and actively demonstrating God’s impartial mercy to all.

Sunday 11th October – Lydia Pavey preaches on James 1:19-27. This sermon urges believers to receive God's implanted word with humility. By becoming active doers of scripture—controlling our speech and caring for the vulnerable—we bear abundant, lasting spiritual fruit.

Sunday 27th September – Dave Rogers opens our new series by looking at James 1. This sermon unpacks the idea that, rather than pretending trials do not hurt, believers are invited to ask God for wisdom and anchor themselves in His unchanging goodness, allowing testing to produce enduring spiritual maturity.

Sunday 20th September - Dan Roach preaches from Acts 13. This sermon demonstrates that a flourishing church must also be a sending church. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, believers are called to release believers and resources to make disciples locally and across all nations.

Sunday 13th September - Mark Mould preaches from Matthew 18 on prayer. Grace Church is called to become a praying community that values both personal devotion and corporate prayer. By overcoming lies, past disappointment, and bitterness, believers release their authority in prayer, encountering Jesus' presence and advancing God's strategic mission together.

Sunday 6th September - Dave preaches from Acts 2. Celebrating a wonderful year of local growth, this Vision Sunday sermon calls Grace Church to deeper devotion to Jesus. By remaining in the Vine and serving one another, the community is empowered to flourish together.

Sunday 3rd August - Chris Collison preaches from Psalm 65. This sermon explores how we worship a God of both cosmic power and intimate love. From personal forgiveness to the beauty of creation, we are invited to join nature in praising the Creator who knows our names.

Sunday 16th August - Susy Holding preaches from Psalm 139. This sermon reminds us that we are intimately known and fearfully and wonderfully made by God. As our unassailable safe base, He is always present, prompting us to bring every small and big detail of life to Him.

Sunday 9th August - Dave Rogers preaches on Psalm 111. This sermon urges believers to make an intentional decision to praise God as trials can cause us to forget His goodness. By gathering together and studying His works, we remember His trustworthy character.

Sunday 2nd August - Jon Carlisle preaches from Psalm 63. This sermon reveals how we find ultimate soul satisfaction in God during dry wilderness seasons. By moving from needy desperation to overflowing praise and confident hope, we experience His steadfast love, which is better than life.

Sunday 26th July - Mike Holding preaches from Psalm 51. This sermon explores the painful yet restorative process of confessing sin. By understanding sin as rebellion and trusting God’s steadfast mercy, believers are washed clean. Through Jesus, God creates new hearts and fully restores spiritual joy.

Sunday 19th July - Huw Hadden preaches from Psalm 27. This sermon provides a pattern for becoming unshakable during adversity. By recalling His past faithfulness, believers can take courage. By praying David's 'one thing' prayer, believers can receive that which no circumstance can take from them. By Jesus experiencing our worst fears, we can be reassured of God's love in the gospel.

Sunday 12th July – Dan Roach preaches from Psalm 13. This sermon encourages believers to navigate "seasons of darkness" through honest lament and steadfast trust. By bringing raw emotions to God and resting in His character, we find hope that suffering is never final.

Sunday 28th June: Dub Everitt closes the LPTJ series with stories of the wonderful ways God has been using Welcome Church, where he is Outreach Pastor, to reach many people with the gospel. 50 baptisms last year; the same number projected for this year. Let's pray and dream about what God would do with us...

Sunday 21st June - Dan Roach preaches from 1 Thessalonians 2:8. This sermon argues that “sharing is caring,” reframing evangelism as an act of love. By unmuting our faith and crossing the “pain line” with gentleness, we introduce others to Jesus, trusting Him to transform lives through our simple, verbal witness.

Sunday 14th June: Lydia Pavey preaches from Luke 5, which reframes evangelism as a collaborative, persistent act of love. By “carrying the mat” together and using our unique giftings, we can introduce others to Jesus, the only one who transforms broken and dislocated lives.

Sunday 7th June - Joe and Kez Greenhalgh preach from Acts 2:42-47. This sermon explores "loving people into community" by sharing friends to build "relational momentum". By creating outward-focused groups through shared hobbies and hospitality, the church family becomes a welcoming space where others experience God’s love and find belonging.

Sunday 31st May - Huw Hadden preaches from Colossians 4:2-6 about the power of prayer in evangelism. The sermon explores how believing in the sovereignty of God and the clear call for believers to pray, boosts our confidence in prayer. The 3 for 30 challenge was laid out to the church at the end!

Sunday 24th May – Guy Miller preaches from Matthew 13:1-23. This prophetic message envisions Grace Church as a garden with four growth areas: youth, leadership, ministry to the poor, and receiving from and going to the nations. By cultivating "ears to hear" and deep roots, the church transforms trials into fruitfulness, becoming a well-watered restorer of their community.

Sunday 17th May - Dave Rogers preaches from Matthew 28. This sermon reframes evangelism as a relational act of love rather than pressure. The sermon explores the fact that we can obey the Great Commission by fulfilling the Great Commandment - believers share their lives, friends, and invitations, pointing others toward our glorious, risen, and compassionate Saviour, Jesus.

Sunday 10th May - Dan Roach preaches from 2 Corinthians 8 and 9. This sermon explores biblical giving, rooted in the grace of Jesus Christ. Motivated by love rather than obligation, believers give cheerfully. Such generosity fuels personal spiritual growth while advancing God’s global mission.

Sunday 3rd May - Dave Rogers explores biblical leadership as Grace Church appoints new elders and deacons. Grounded in the book of Acts, this sermon explores leadership serving as a "trellis" for flourishing rather than control; leadership for cultivation of people not extraction. By keeping Jesus central, the church releases servant leaders to fuel the mission of God.

Sunday 26th April - Mark Mould preaches from Luke 24:50-53. This sermon explores the Ascension as Jesus’ new ministry phase. As Prophet, Priest, and King, Christ empowers and intercedes for His people. Believers are urged to surrender control, joyfully trusting His active and sovereign reign.