Trinity Grace Church :: Athens, TN

In the most quoted chapter of the Old Testament in the New Testament, Isaiah promises that the coming King will usher in his rule through suffering in our place.

In Isaiah 50, we read the third servant songs about the coming Servant King who will save his people completely through perfect obedience. This servant King is none other than Jesus who was obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

In this second servant song, Isaiah tells us about how the coming King will not just rescue the people of God from exile but will be a light to every nation!

In this first servant song, Isaiah promises the coming King will not break a bruised reed or snuff out a faint wick. Let all the earth find salvation in the new covenant through God's servant Jesus Christ.

In Isaiah 11, after the people of God are driven into exile, the Lord promises that he is not done & will bring the true Son of David to rule forever.

Isaiah 40 // Lessons From a Heart Attack Bill Kittrell

No matter how old you are or how young you are, you need friends. But why do you need friends? What kind of friend do you need to be? In this message, our guest Josh Varnedoe unpacks the teaching of Proverbs on friendship to help us.

In this cultural moment of political instability & cultural upheaval, the greatest thing the church can do for the people of the world is to pray to God on their behalf. In these verses, we learn how to pray.

Christ did not come to save individual people, as wonderful as our salvation is. Christ came to gather a people, to build his church. May we never lose the wonder of what Christ has done in reconciling all people as one in the church.

Many say these verses are the heart of Paul’s gospel. They tell us bad people don’t go to heaven, but good people don’t go to heaven either. The only people that will go to heaven are those that boast, salvation is by grace in Christ alone.

Ephesians 2:4-7 // From Death to Life Taylor Hollingsworth

Unless we understand the problem, we will not understand the solution. Unless we understand the true reality of our sin, we will not understand the salvation God has provided in Jesus. These verses help us to realize that apart from the mercy of God, we are completely corrupted by sin and utterly unable to free ourselves from its grasp.

Though the Lord is sovereign over all things, this no way diminishes human responsibility. In fact, God chooses to use the prayers of his saints to accomplish his purposes... including the prayer that Paul prays in this section of Ephesians!

Often, we think of salvation as about what God is doing in us & in our lives. But these verses remind us that, in & through our individual salvations, God is gathering a people for himself. A people saved by him to belong to him forever.

After discussing how we have been blessed before the foundation of the world, Ephesians reminds us of how we have been blessed in this life. We have been redeemed! We have come to understand the mystery of what God is going in Christ!

The story of our salvation did not begin with our decision or even our conversation. The story of our salvation began in eternity past when God determined to save a people for himself. Let us praise God the Father, who chose to save sinners for the praise of his glory!

The book of Ephesians is one long answer to the question: Who are you? There is no more important question for every generation to answer, especially for those who have been called to Christ. We need Ephesians to see who we are in Christ, who we are as members of one another, & who we are saints called to be holy.

Sermon // Guest speaker: Doug Hayes Doug Hayes

Living in secret sin is most miserable. Yet, in Psalm 51, David teaches us how to pray our way out of sin. One of the remarkable features of this psalm is the person of whom David's sin is ultimately against. In the end, his faith that God has forgiven him of his most egregious sin causes his joy to overflow in expressive praise. Praise the Lord who alone transforms guilty sinners into sincere wor...

As the Lord of all creation, we owe God our song of praise. But as he has also bound himself to us in covenant, as he is OUR God, we owe him our entire lives. Thankfully being owned by Another is not such a bad thing when the owner is the gracious God. Though the warning is that not all who hear this call will respond. Today is the day that hearers are to respond in faith.

The psalms of praise usually offer a simple structure to the reader, one of revelation and response. We don't simply respond emotionally without any knowledge of the Lord. Nor does our praise need to remain with us. We are to respond with our bodies. Psalm 47 gives us a revelation of our God and what he has done and an exhortation to respond with our bodies from our spirit. We should praise the ki...

The Lord wants us to sing! In fact, it’s a frequent command in Scripture. And in this message, Walt helps us see that despite our circumstances, we should sing loudly, mindfully, gratefully, and continually. This sermon was originally given back in 2019 and we included it as part of our current series in Psalms of Praise.

John 17:20-26 // What Does Jesus Pray for the Church? Walt Alexander

Just hours before his betrayal, what does he pray for his disciples? What does he long for all who follow him to know? In a word, he longs for them to not be anxious, because they are more valuable than they could imagine & more purposed than they could dream.

Reading the Word of God will change your life. In this sermon, Gil Balch preaches on what makes the difference between the godly and those who only have an appearance of godliness. There is a power that marks the difference between the two that is found in the Word of God. God has breathed out His Word and we are changed by its daily consumption. As we meet Him in the Bible, we will grow to know a...