Grace Central Coast

SCRIPTURE READING: 1 John 1: 5-2: 2

"What do you believe about Jesus?" It's one of three underlying questions across First John. This letter, written by the last living apostle, opens with several vital claims about WHO Jesus is and WHY he came. Believing these essential claims is part of what it means to be a Christian! 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 John 1: 1-4

As we come together as one church for our 2026 Fall Kick Off, we jump into our new study of First John by tackling the first question, "Why Study First John?" SCRIPTURE READING: 1 John 1: 1-4

We complete our Next Steps Flywheel vision this week by reminding our hearts of Jesus' call to go and make disciples. When we Go together as a regular way of life, we grow in our faith and we see God's kingdom grow in the world. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 28: 16-20

Today, as we continue our Fall Vision Series, we consider GIVE, the third step in our Next Steps Flywheel here at Grace. So let's explore why we GIVE and how God uses our giving in our lives, in the church and for his mission. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Proverbs 3: 5-10

We live in a culture marked by individualism, yet we were designed for community with one another. In Romans 12, God calls us to a radical type of community where we can grow with others. Scripture Reading: Romans 12: 1-13

How do we ourselves grow?  How do we fulfill our mission of helping people find and follow Jesus?   How does Christ's church grow? We kick off our Fall 2026 vision series, NEXT STEPS, with a look at the first step in our growth flywheel: Gather. So let's explore why we gather and what's meant to happen when we gather.   📖 SCRIPTURE READING:  Hebrews 10: 19-25

Maybe it's breaking free of the doom scroll on your phone. Or controlling your lustful or fearful thoughts. Or staying away from the ice cream in the freezer. Or getting up early enough to prioritize time with God. No matter who we are, we all struggle with self control! It's the last of Paul's 9 character qualities that make up the fruit of the Spirit that God is forming in his people. 📖 SCRIPTU...

All the fruit of the Spirit are counter-cultural, but GENTLENESS might be the more counter-cultural of all. And yet the biblical call to gentleness is consistent and clear. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Galatians 5: 13 - 6: 2 

We continue our study of the fruit of the Spirit by looking at how God's  faithfulness and the power of his Spirit bring about faithfulness in the life of those who trust in Jesus. 📖 Scripture Reading: Galatians 5: 16–26, 6: 8-9

📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Galatians 5: 16-26, Hebrews 8: 28-29

We continue our study of the fruit of the Spirit by looking into kindness, and are reminded that walking in step with God's Spirit will produce kindness in us that resembles God's kindness to us in the gospel. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Galatians 5: 16-26

Patience isn't simply something God commands, but it is first something He demonstrates. This week we'll discover how God's patience is revealed throughout Scripture, fulfilled in Jesus Christ at the cross, and produced in us by the Holy Spirit as we learn to extend the same patience we've received. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Galatians 5: 22-26

Peace, peace, peace, everyone is talking about peace, but what is peace? This morning we'll discover why we can have peace with God and how, through the Holy Spirit, we can have peace with others. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Galatians 5: 22-26 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/khjhc37m3c39wnvkgaclh/ANZotH9_d_Rtzx9J7KS7BmE?rlkey=5ugn2ygvstlt23yiz0lf4bw27&st=n4c2eghy&dl=0  

Joy can feel like an elusive reality when life is hard. But God tells us we can have a deep fountain of joy in Him when we choose to place our hope in His promises rather than our circumstances. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Galatians Galatians 5: 16-26 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/khjhc37m3c39wnvkgaclh/ANZotH9_d_Rtzx9J7KS7BmE?rlkey=5ugn2ygvstlt23yiz0lf4bw27&st=47d178ng&dl...

God's desire is for his people to be fruitful! God, by his Spirit, produces what he desires in us! Today we dive into our summer series on the "Fruit of the Spirit" with an introduction to these nine character qualities and an exploration of the first quality, which is LOVE. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Galatians 5: 13-26 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus  

Join us this week as we reflect on a year of Grace, Growth, and Kingdom Impact across the central coast! 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus  

Are we actually building community on Sundays, or are we just watching a service alone together? This week, we dive into 1 Corinthians 11 to see why a purely "private faith" is a category error, and how the Lord's Table is a radical call to drop our preferences, love our spiritual family, and proclaim the Gospel as one unified body. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34  📝 Download the Mes...

1 Corinthians is full of thorny and tough texts.  In this message, we come to toughest text in our study so far, 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, where Paul addresses headship and head coverings.   We can't go around it.  We must go through it.  So let's seek and strive to carefully understand and apply it together.    SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16   📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracece...

The Apostle Paul wraps up his long discussion of Christian freedom with a "drop the mic" helpful summary that provides Biblical guidelines for everything we do in the all the gray area issues of our lives. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 10:23-24, 31-11:1 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus-1  

As we make countless decisions around how to spend our time, talents, money and our lives, we most often ask "Is it legal? Does God allow it?" 1 Corinthians 10 teaches that's the wrong question and points us to an altogether different question to ask as we make these decisions. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 10:14-30 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus-1...

Paul's warning to the Corinthian church serves as a warning for us to remember the past failures of God's people in order that we guard our own lives and flee from idolatry and stay faithful to Christ. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 10:1-14  📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus-1  

Paul uses sports analogies to continue his encouragement to the church of Corinth to be Gospel focused. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus-1  

How does the Apostle Paul choose to exercise his Christian freedom? By giving up his rights to win as many to Christ as possible. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus-1  

Why does Paul refuse payment for his church ministry? Should all pastors do the same? Paul teaches us that while we are afforded many rights, we are called to use (or forfeit) everything and anything for the sake of the gospel. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 9:1-18 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus-1