Grace Chapel Knoxville Sermons

As we continue our journey exploring the hidden nature of God’s Kingdom, we spend time focusing on how important it is to develop a healthy sense of curiosity in our relationship with Jesus. The biggest difference between Jesus' disciples, and all the other folks who witnessed His life, miracles, and teachings - was that Jesus' followers were hungry to understand what he was all about. Many people...

In today’s sermon, we explore the important role that prayer plays in helping us to participate in God’s Hidden Kingdom. Jesus lived his life fully grasping the purpose of prayer and therefore giving it a high place in his daily life. Thankfully we can learn from his example, and receive the wonderful gift he has given us so that we can experience the power of a life connected with God.

In today’s sermon, we explore Jesus’ call for us to live on mission with Him. In Matthew 28 we see Jesus' final words to his followers where he gives a clear directive of his plan for us to live with purpose, awareness, and power to reach the world with the good news of the kingdom. May we all be intentional as followers of Jesus to live on mission with Him!

When Jesus calls us to follow him, he intends for us to change and grow as we walk with him. Throughout the gospels, Jesus makes it clear that this will be a difficult process, but that it's exactly what we need. Let’s purpose to answer love’s invitation to change, by embracing truth and learning to co-operate with the growth and change we all need!

The parable of The Good Samaritan is familiar to most people who have spent time in church, however, this week, Andrew helped us take a deeper dive into what it really means to love your neighbor as yourself. The true and generous love from the Father flows out of us when we meet Him with a heart of total devotion, and with that overflow, the inconvenience of helping others becomes the most conven...

God made us to live and rule in a wonderful environment, enjoying the benefits of a good life with him as our guide. Now in our sin-soaked world, his plan still hasn’t changed, but the way to this kind of life is hidden from many of us. In today’s sermon, we explore Jesus as our way back home and discover the awesome power of living life to the fullest even in a hostile world. May we purpose to fo...

We kicked off a new sermon series this Sunday exploring Jesus' primary message to us “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” In this series, we will be exploring what it means to live in the kingdom of God. Jesus told us it was a narrow path that few find, and yet it was open and available to all. Today we discuss Jesus' role as our master - teaching, guiding, and empowering us to live as...

This week Pastor Jake gave a State of the Church update. It was a time of reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the year ahead. We are believing for the Lord’s continued direction and empowerment, and that we all may find our place in this church community!

In light of the events at the Capitol this week and the overall turmoil of this last year, we do well to remember our eternal king Jesus and his unshakeable kingdom. Let’s purpose to fear God and not men, align our lives with his kingdom instead of investing our hope in temporary security, and realize that being spiritually minded empowers us in practical ways to live lives of peace and purpose no...

This Sunday we completed our year-long series of walking through the Bible together. As we dove into the Book of Revelation, we focused on the primary message of this letter from John - beholding Jesus. In past, present, and future Jesus stands as our reigning King, may we faithfully endure and worship Him at all times in every season.

Hi Beloved, As we move towards the close of 2020, we come in our reading to the Book of Revelation. I’m praying that in the midst of a hard and isolating year, that we can take comfort in this beautiful picture of our eternal King Jesus! As you read the words of this book may you see Him present with you in all circumstances, carrying with Him a message of hope and endurance as He speaks to your h...

The Bible 20/20 - Week 50: “The Power of Revelation” by GraceChapelKnoxville

In this strange and difficult time, we have a living hope and His name is Jesus. We have been given the power to overcome all the power of darkness. One of the ways we can overcome is by using our words to create life.

This Sunday we dove into the book of Hebrews and explored how Jesus as our perfect and eternal High Priest has provided rest for us. So much of our life can be wrapped up in striving - to face our own sin and struggles, to grapple with the difficulties of the world around us, even just to maintain and endure during hard seasons. Yet, Jesus offers us peace and hope in the midst of the storms of thi...

Thanks for joining us this week as we explore Paul’s second letter to Timothy. There is a great need in the church for people to step into their God-given areas of influence with real purpose. In this letter, Paul emphasizes some key aspects of leadership that we would do well to walk in. We are all called to have Kingdom influence in our lives, so let’s purpose to tend our faith, pour into others...

Merry Christmas! Today we are discussing the important and challenging issue of reconciliation. Paul writes to encourage his brother in Christ Philemon to see the power of love, forgiveness, and fellowship to help bring about healing in a broken relationship. I’m believing that during this season as we remember and celebrate Jesus coming to earth to reconcile us to God, that as his disciples we wo...

Our world is in desperate need of hope. Not some pie in the sky wishful thinking in order to cope in a hard world, but instead something solid and lasting that can offer real hope in the midst of life’s difficulties. As we discuss in today’s sermon, Jesus is the only source of true lasting hope. We can discover this hope as we trust in the promise of heaven, believe in the glorious work Jesus is d...

Happy Thanksgiving! Dear friends, as we gather to celebrate this week let’s all purpose to voice our gratitude. Take time to open your heart to the Lord and thank Him for His faithfulness, and be purposeful to speak encouragement into the lives of your friends and family as you express your love and gratitude for them. May we all be filled with courage as we embrace thanksgiving and give it its fu...

This week we explore the Power of Grace as we dive into Paul’s letters to the Galatian and Ephesian churches. All that Jesus is calling us into and longs fur us to enjoy are possible because of His Grace. God’s Grace is directly accessed through a personal relationship with Him. His very presence in our lives brings Grace that empowers us to be free, to grow and be fruitful, and to walk in victory...

Thanks for joining us today, as we discuss the important issue of receiving godly correction. My hope is that we can learn how to position ourselves to receive the hard things we need to hear from time to time. Let’s always emphasize gospel truth, prioritize gentleness and love, and then purpose to allow our Jesus-centered relationships to be a source of godly correction in our lives. “Have I then...

This Sunday we are exploring the power of living in Christian Community. In our churches today it has become common to love the idea of being in “real relationship" and yet we hold each other at arm's length, approach relationships from a selfish mindset, or walk away as soon as things get tough. Paul offers us an alternative perspective in his letters to the Corinthian church. He contends that we...

Hi Beloved, Today we are going to spend a little time talking about comfort in affliction. Paul, in his second letter to the church at Corinth, begins by encouraging them regarding times of difficulty and suffering. He reminds them that we have a God who brings comfort in all seasons and that we are called to love and comfort each other as well. May we all become conduits of the love and comfort o...

This week we explore the ever-important topic of God’s Love. It’s so essential for the church today to define love the way God does, and then to grow and mature into the people of love God is calling us to be. The health of the church; and the hope of a world in need are at stake, so let’s purpose to love God and love people as Jesus taught us!

In the midst of a long week of waiting for election results, let’s consider what Jesus calls us to in the waiting of this life. Paul encourages us in his first letter to the Corinthians to keep our eyes set on our future hope in Christ, and therefore to live a life that is steadfast, immovable, and purposeful in working for God’s Kingdom! “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our...

This Sunday we started a series that will last several weeks as we begin to read through the NT letters to the church. There is a huge need in our day for the church to rediscover the power of God in our midst. This week as we work through Paul’s letter to the Romans, we explore the power of the gospel - how we have gotten off track, and how we ought to respond to God and see hope come to a world...