Grace Central Coast

Paul reminds the Corinthians, and us, to forsake worldly wisdom and rest our faith solely on the power of the good news of Jesus Christ. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 1:26 – 2:5 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org  

God uses a "foolish" and "weak" message, means and people to save perishing people. Why? We explore that question as we continue our "Messy Church" series in First Corinthians. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org 🔊 Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show

In the first four chapters of First Corinthians, Paul calls the divided church of Corinth to a renewed unity around the Gospel. In 1 Corinthians 1:17-25 he tells us WHY the Gospel is a all supreme and all sufficient basis for the unity of God's people. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus-1 🔊 Listen on Spotify: http...

Paul loves the Messy Church at Corinth because God loves the Messy Church at Corinth. It's because Paul loves the church that he won't leave them in their mess, but leads them forward to become all that God has declared them to be. And it doesn't take him long to jump write into one of the core issues plaguing the church. The church is divided. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 📝 Downlo...

We close out our BY FAITH vision series with Paul's extraordinary prayer for the church in Ephesians 3:14-21 and here we discover we can live by bold risk-taking faith for God! 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Ephesians 3:14-21  📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus-1 

Hebrews 11 tells the stories of everyday people whom God called to live by faith. He invited them to believe, act, and watch him move. We can take great encouragement today from their faith as God invites us to do the same. SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 11:1-16 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus-1

The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25 is both surprising and challenging as we kick off our 2025 Vision Series titled "By Faith."  SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 25:14-30 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus-1

🎥 🍿 We close out our Reel Grace series this summer with a look at the Gospel shadows in the 2024 indie action, comedy, Thelma.  📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Leviticus 19:32, Job 12:12, Proverbs 16:31, Proverbs 20:29, Proverbs 23:22, 1 Timothy 5:1-4, and Isaiah 46:3-4 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus-1

When asked about the most important issues of the day, Jesus reframes the conversation to be about the most important issue of all: the state of our souls. With great love and patience, Jesus urges us to repent while we still can. SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 13:1-9 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

Jesus calls someone a fool, and it's not because of anything they did... In doing so, Jesus teaches us that every aspect of our life can be given to the glory of God. SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 12:13-21 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

In this parable Jesus calls out the religious leaders for abandoning God, resulting in His bold claim to be the cornerstone. This was not received well then, how will you receive it? SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 20:1-19 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

In perhaps Jesus' most famous parable, he lays down a radical call to show mercy to those in need. It's a story loved by almost everyone, but lived out by very few. Today we explore what it looks like to answer this call through the power Jesus provides. SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 10:25–37 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

🎥 🍿 We jump back into our 2025 Reel Grace summer series to explore the Gospel Shadows in the 2024 courtroom drama, Juror #2. 📖 SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 98 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus

In one of Jesus' most famous parables we see a comparison between a religious leader and one of the most hated sinners of his day. By comparing their prayers Jesus shows us what it really looks like to find forgiveness and be accepted by God. SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 18: 9-14 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

Jesus' parable of the wedding banquet shows us that the Kingdom of Heaven is an invitation to a feast we could never earn, but are freely invited to because of His love. The question is, will we reject it, fake it, or truly accept it and come dressed in the righteousness Christ has provided? SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 22: 1-14 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org  

Jesus tells two short, parallel parables driving home the value of his kingdom. With each story he invites us to reflect on how valuable God's kingdom is, and what our response will be if we see the kingdom rightly. SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 13:44–46 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

🎬🍿 We kick off our fun REEL GRACE series this summer with a look at the many Gospel shadows in the family-friendly hit movie, The Wild Robot.   SCRIPTURE READING: 1 John 4:7-19 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

Jesus tells a story that reveals the heart of the gospel to both rebellious sinners and religious moralists. In telling about two sons and their father, Jesus takes us into the heart of the Christian message and how we can properly relate to the God we call Father. Scripture Reading: Luke 15:11–32 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/online-campus-1  

Where is God in our world's suffering today? Will he respond to the many injustices we see daily in our lives and on the news? Jesus tells us a parable to encourage us to pray and take heart because justice is coming.   SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 18:1-8   📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org  

We kick off our summer parables series with a look at "The Parable of the Soils", the first parable recorded in the Gospels. SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 13:1-15 📝 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org

Join us this week as we reflect on a year of Grace, Growth, and Kingdom Impact across the central coast! SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 24: 14-18 📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/celebrate-grace

Today we come to the end of our study of "The Life of Joshua" with a look at farewell challenge. What's on this Godly leaders mind and heart as he prepares to die? Here in Joshua 23 we discover it and with a timeless challenge for God's people. SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 23  📝 Download the Message Notes: https://gracecentralcoast.org/series-the-life-of-joshua

Joshua 13-21 details Joshua's allotment of the Promised Land to the twelve tribes of Israel.  At first glance, these chapters seem boring and tedious, but even these chapters contain good stuff for God's people.  In this message, we glean four lessons from the allotment of the land.   SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 19:49-51,  21:43-45 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org  

After 45 years, the faithful spy Caleb returns to claim his inheritance while Joshua allots the land to the Israelites. But instead of looking to retire in comfort, Caleb asks for a fight because his faith is in the promises and victory of the Lord. His bold faith inspires all believers to a vision focused on the character of the Lord. SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 14:6-15  Download Message Notes Here...