Grenola UMC Sermons

Jesus was questioned about His authority, but His answer pointed to something deeper than religion: faith. This week's message explores how Scripture reveals Jesus as the promised Savior, from Isaiah's prophecy to Paul's declaration that every knee will bow before Him. When doubts, criticism, or religious expectations try to steal our confidence, we're reminded that salvation comes through faith i...

Jesus tells a story about workers hired at different times, yet all receiving the same reward. This week's message reminds us that God's kingdom is built on grace, not comparison, and that His invitation is still going out to a broken world. Through the example of Christ's humility and the promise of God's peace, we're reminded that He calls ordinary people to be His light, serve one another, and...

Peter asks how many times he must forgive, and Jesus points him to a heart shaped by mercy. This week’s message reminds us that real forgiveness isn’t easy — it requires the Holy Spirit’s strength, a softened heart, and a willingness to let go of bitterness. Through Jesus’ parable and Paul’s call to stop judging one another, we’re shown a love that frees, restores, and reflects the grace God has a...

Jesus reminds us that the Father seeks every lost sheep, protects every hurting heart, and calls us to love with the same gentleness He shows us. This week’s message points us back to childlike humility, the Good Shepherd’s care, and the kind of love that lifts the broken and stands firm against the enemy’s lies. Scripture   Matthew 18:1–20 John 10:7–18 1 Peter 5:6–10 Matthew 11:28–30 Romans 13:8–...

Jesus tells His disciples that following Him means surrender, trust, and a willingness to lay down their own way. This week’s message points us to the heart of that call — denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and walking where He leads. Through Peter’s restoration, Stephen’s bold witness, and the courage of the early believers, we’re reminded that true discipleship is costly, but always anchore...

Jesus’ question still speaks to us today: Who do you say that I am? This week’s message points us to the God who revealed Himself as I AM, and to Jesus who shows that same name in His life — the Door, the Good Shepherd, the Light of the World, the Bread of Life. Through Scripture, we’re reminded that the eternal God has made Himself known in Christ, inviting us to trust Him, walk with Him, and kno...

When fear rises and the storm feels close, Jesus reminds us where our focus belongs. This week’s message points us to the Savior who reaches out His hand, steadies the weary, and speaks courage into anxious hearts. Through Scripture’s promises, we’re shown that God has not given us a spirit of fear — He is with us, strengthening, upholding, and calling us to trust Him even when the wind grows stro...

Thomas wanted something he could see and touch, but Jesus points us to the blessing of believing what God has already revealed. This week’s message reminds us that Scripture was written so we might trust — the testimony of the apostles, the fulfillment of prophecy, and the Word made flesh. God has spoken with clarity and purpose, giving us a foundation that steadies our faith and fills our hearts...

Jesus steps into a place of deep darkness and meets a man everyone else had given up on. This week’s message reminds us that Christ still moves toward the broken and the tormented, bringing freedom, calm, and compassion. Through Scripture, we’re shown that nothing — not fear, not demons, not the battles in our minds — can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Scripture   Mark 5:1–20 Lu...

Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the tares reminds us that good and evil grow side‑by‑side in this world until the final harvest. This week, Pastor Kenny points us to the hope believers have in Christ—the promise of resurrection, the assurance of new bodies, and the confidence that God’s plan is unfolding just as He said. Even creation itself longs for the day when everything broken is made new. Fo...

Jesus tells a simple story with a profound truth: the same seed can fall on very different kinds of ground. This week, Pastor Kenny reflects on how God’s Word meets each heart—sometimes crowded, sometimes hardened, sometimes ready to grow—and how the fruit of a transformed life becomes a blessing to others. Through the call to restore, encourage, and bear one another’s burdens, we’re reminded that...

Jesus reminds His followers that those who receive His messengers receive Him—and that those who reject them are rejecting the One who sent them. This week, Pastor Kenny speaks about the call to endure: to stand firm in faith when the world grows darker, when deception increases, and when believers face pressure, rejection, or spiritual attack. Through the warnings of Jesus, Paul, Peter, and the p...

Jesus invites us to lay down our worry and trust the Father who knows our needs before we speak them. This week, Pastor Kenny turns our attention to the promises God has spoken over His people—promises of grace, identity, strength, and protection. From ancient covenant blessings to the hope we have in Christ, we’re reminded that God is faithful, and His word still holds firm for every believer tod...

Jesus looks at a weary, scattered world and sends His followers out with compassion, courage, and a message that still changes lives. This week, Pastor Kenny explores what it means to be sent — to trust God’s Word, to rely on the Spirit, and to carry the light of Christ into places that resist it. From ancient prophecy to the risen Jesus opening the Scriptures, we’re reminded that the mission has...

Jesus’ ministry consistently moved toward the people others avoided—tax collectors, the unclean, the broken, and the overlooked. In Matthew’s calling, the healing of the woman with the issue of blood, and the raising of a ruler’s daughter, we see a Savior who meets people in their need, not their perfection. Pastor Kenny reminds us that God looks at the heart, not the outward appearance, and that...

As Jesus prepared to ascend to the Father, He entrusted His disciples with a simple but world‑shaping call: Go. Go and make disciples, go and teach, go and proclaim the good news of God’s love. From Isaiah’s vision of holiness, to the gospel promise of John 3:16, to Paul’s reminder that faith comes by hearing, Scripture reveals one continuous invitation—come to Christ, and then go tell others. Thr...

On the evening of the resurrection, Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit upon His disciples and promised that greater power was still to come. Fifty days later, at Pentecost, that promise was fulfilled as the Spirit was poured out with wind, fire, and bold proclamation. From Moses’ longing for God’s Spirit on all people, to Joel’s prophecy of an outpouring in the last days, to Paul’s call to walk in uni...

On the night before the cross, Jesus prayed for His disciples — and for every believer who would come after them — asking the Father to make His people one. In a world divided by fear, hatred, and spiritual warfare, Jesus calls His church to a unity rooted not in sameness, but in love: love for God, love for one another, and love for a broken world. Through His Word and His Spirit, He strengthens...

Jesus promised His disciples that He would not leave them alone, but would send the Comforter — the Holy Spirit — to dwell within them, guide them into truth, and remind them of everything He taught. This new covenant changes our hearts, shapes our lives, and empowers us to walk in love. Even when faith feels shaken, God’s Spirit strengthens, comforts, and leads us step by step. Join us as Pastor...

Jesus comforts His disciples with the promise that He is the way, the truth, and the life — the only path to the Father. In a world full of confusion, deception, and competing voices, He calls us to keep our focus on Him, trust His Word, and walk in the wisdom God provides. Through the Holy Spirit, God writes His truth on our hearts, guides our steps, and strengthens us when faith feels shaken. Jo...

On the evening of the resurrection, Jesus met His disciples in their fear and Thomas in his doubt, offering peace and the strength to believe. We face the same spiritual battles today, yet God calls us to hold fast, trust His Word, and keep our faith anchored in the risen Christ. Join us as Pastor Kenny encourages us to keep on believing, even when life gets hard. Scripture   John 20:19‑31 1 Peter...

On that first Resurrection morning, Jesus revealed Himself to Mary in her grief, to the disciples in their confusion, and to followers who didn’t recognize Him until He broke the bread. Every moment fulfilled the Scriptures and confirmed the new covenant sealed by His blood. His resurrection gives us hope—new life now, and the promise of a future resurrection to come. Join us as Pastor Kenny celeb...

As Jesus rode into Jerusalem, prophecy was unfolding in real time — yet most never recognized what God was doing. He moved toward the cross with unshakable purpose, loving even those who misunderstood, resisted, or betrayed Him. Like the disciples, we often walk through moments we’d rather avoid, not realizing how God is working through them. In a world where the true battle is spiritual, Christ c...

As Jesus moved toward the cross, every sign, every miracle, and every word revealed who He truly is — the One with power over death and the One who came with a purpose nothing could stop. What looks like the end is never the end with Him. In a world marked by loss, He offers a hope that reaches into this life and the life to come, calling us to stand firm, rejoice, and remember that God is with us...

Jesus steps into the lives of the broken, the overlooked, and the unlikely — and suddenly what was hidden becomes clear. Like the man born blind, we all have a story of God opening our eyes, revealing what He sees rather than what the world sees. He works on the heart, brings light into darkness, and turns ordinary people into living testimonies of His grace. Join us as Pastor Kenny unpacks how Ch...