Grace Chapel

What actually makes you worthy? In this message, Pastor Tim Ghali (Interim Teaching & Discipleship Pastor) walks through to unpack a powerful truth: our worth isn’t something we earn—it’s something Jesus gives. The church in Colossae struggled with identity, pressure, and competing voices—just like we do today. Through Paul’s words, we’re reminded that when we center our lives on Jesus, everything...

Have you ever felt like your life has lost the plot? On Palm Sunday, Pastor Tom VanAntwerp (Wilmington Campus Pastor) walks through to remind us that while the world—and often our own lives—can drift off course, Jesus never lost sight of the story. As crowds shout “Hosanna” (Save us!) and Jesus enters Jerusalem, we see a powerful contrast: a world confused about what matters most, and a Savior who...

In this message, Pastor Blaire Jenkins (Associate Pastor & Student Ministry Pastor, Foxboro Campus) explores how prayer isn’t about getting the outcome we want—but about developing active dependence on who God is. Through Mark 9:14–29 and Matthew 26:36–46, we see how even the disciples struggled with prayer, often relying on what God had done before instead of depending on Him in the present. Jesu...

Pastor Tim Ghali explores how fasting can strengthen our faith, deepen spiritual formation, and prepare us for mission. Looking at Jesus’ forty-day fast in Luke 4, we learn how fasting helps us resist temptation, grow stronger in God’s Word, and rely on the power of the Holy Spirit. 📖 Scripture: Luke 4:1–15

Fasting is one of the most ancient spiritual practices in the Bible, yet many Christians today rarely talk about it or practice it. In this message, Pastor Jeanette explores what Jesus says about fasting in Matthew 6:16–18 and how fasting can help us slow down, create space for God, and deepen our spiritual hunger. Rather than being about legalism or self-denial alone, fasting is an invitation to...

Are you tired… of being tired? From “sleepcations” to burnout statistics, our culture is waving the white flag. Nearly 70% of workers report feeling burned out. We are more connected, more productive, and more informed than ever before — and yet we are exhausted. In this message, Pastor Dom Bronico explores what Jesus meant when He said: “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” (Ma...

What if Lent isn’t primarily about giving something up… but about accepting an invitation? In The Invitation, Pastor Tom VanAntwerp takes us to Exodus 33 and the powerful image of the Tent of Meeting—a place Moses set up outside the camp where he met with God “face to face, as one speaks to a friend.” It’s a stunning picture of intimacy. In a noisy, hurried, performance-driven world, God extends a...

At the halfway point of the year, it’s easy to feel like we’re just trying to make it to the finish line. But this message is an invitation to do more than survive—to recenter. In Colossians 1:15–23, we’re reminded of who Jesus really is: the One who created all things, the One who holds all things together, and the One who leads His church. If Jesus is truly the center, everything else—our stress...

What does genuine faith look like when we leave church and step into the realities of everyday life? How does our Sunday worship shape the way we show up at work, at school, in our homes, and in our communities? In this message, Pastor Ruthie Seiders invites us to consider a powerful and challenging truth from the book of James: faith that does not move us to action is incomplete. A living, authen...

In a world that celebrates constant productivity and relentless busyness, many of us find ourselves exhausted, distracted, and spiritually depleted. We don’t stop working because we hate the destination—we stop because we’ve run out of fuel. In this message, Pastor Tom VanAntwerp invites us to rediscover one of God’s most overlooked and life-giving gifts: the Sabbath. From the opening pages of Scr...

Pain, frustration, and discouragement are unavoidable realities of life and work. From tedious tasks and unmet expectations to seasons of deep grief, loss, and hardship—pain has a way of shaping how we see ourselves, our work, and even God. In this message, Josiah Kish invites us to wrestle honestly with pain through the lens of Scripture. Drawing from Lamentations 3, written by the prophet Jeremi...

Artificial Intelligence is transforming the workplace faster than any innovation in recent history. Jobs are changing. Technology is accelerating. Anxiety and excitement live side by side. So how should followers of Jesus respond? In this message, Pastor Tom VanAntwerp explores the future of work through the lens of Scripture, connecting today’s AI revolution with the ancient story of the Tower of...

Work isn’t just something we do — it’s something that forms us. In this message, Pastor Tom VanAntwerp explores how our daily work shapes who we are becoming and how God uses ordinary labor to bring His kingdom into the world. Drawing from Romans 12, Genesis 1, and Jesus’ prayer that God’s will be done “on earth as it is in heaven,” this sermon invites us to see work not as a divide between sacred...

Is work just a grind… or could it be worship? In this message we explore a powerful biblical idea rooted in the Hebrew word avodah — a word that can mean work, labor, worship, and service. From the opening chapter of Scripture, we see God creating with intention and calling His work “good.” And then He creates humanity in His image — not as an afterthought, but as co-workers invited to steward cre...

What do you do when life feels late? Late for the milestone. Late for the relationship. Late for the breakthrough you thought would already be here. In this message, we look at the Magi — travelers who arrived years after Christmas night, crossed borders as religious outsiders, faced delays, setbacks, and uncertainty… and yet still found joy, worship, and hope when they encountered Jesus. From Mat...

What do you do when you feel invisible—unnoticed, unimportant, or forgotten? In this message we look at the shepherds in Luke 2 and discover that the first people to hear the “good news of great joy” were people living outside the city, on the margins, spending long lonely nights under the stars. Through the shepherds’ story we explore: The bleak reality of our world and our own personal darkness...

It’s easy to have hope when the story feels like it’s on track. But what do we do when our expectations collapse… even when we’re holding onto real promises from a good God? In this message, Blaire walks through the whole arc of Mary’s story — not just the Christmas moment — and shows how hope gets tested, refined, and sometimes derailed by timing, misunderstanding, pressure, and pain. From the an...

We live in a world that often feels grimdark—bleak news cycles, polarization, war, fear for the next generation, personal disappointments and unanswered prayers. In this Advent message, Pastor Bryan Wilkerson takes us from grimdark, hopepunk, and hopecore in pop culture to the quiet story of Zechariah and Elizabeth in Luke 1. Their long season of delayed dreams and unfulfilled prayer becomes a pow...

Speaker: Pastor Ruthie Seiders, Central Ministries Pastor Message: Thanks + Giving: It’s Time for Thanksgiving Again Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10; 5:16–18 • 2 Corinthians 9:6–8 • Proverbs 11:24–25 • Hebrews 12:1–3 As the holiday season launches into full speed, Pastor Ruthie Seiders invites us to pause — to breathe in the goodness of God and remember the heart behind Thanksgiving. Looking at...

Speaker: Pastor Tom VanAntwerp, Wilmington Campus Pastor Series: Cultivate – The Fruit of the Spirit-Filled Life Text: Romans 7:18–25, Galatians 5:22–23, Romans 8:5–6, Matthew 27:51 Self-control is one of the most misunderstood fruits of the Spirit. It sounds like something we produce through sheer effort — but Scripture tells a very different story. In this message, Pastor Tom VanAntwerp explores...

What does faithfulness look like in real life? Akash Ahuja (Lexington Director of High School Ministry) takes us from Acadia to the Grand Canyon—showing how a river’s slow, steady flow carved something breathtaking—and how the Spirit forms the fruit of faithfulness in us the same way. We trace God’s faithfulness through Scripture (Ex 34:6–7), see Jesus finish the work the Father gave Him (John 17;...

What does true gentleness look like — not as weakness, but as strength under control? In this week’s Cultivate series message, Pastor Tim Ghali, Interim Teaching & Discipleship Pastor, unpacks the story of Jesus and the Samaritan Woman (John 4:1–26) to show how God’s Spirit cultivates gentleness in us — especially in a world that rewards power, pride, and harshness. Jesus’ gentle engagement with t...

We’re wired to celebrate what’s good—but we don’t agree on what “good” is. Pastor Josiah explores Jesus’ worldview-shifting claim that God alone is good (Matt. 19:16–22) and shows how that truth reframes evil, sin, and even hell. With a vivid “spring and river” picture, you’ll see why swimming toward the Source changes your life, how the Good Samaritan still captures our hearts, and why the invita...

Cultivate – Week 5: Kindness Big idea: God has been so kind to us, and he is working to make us just as kind as he is. We all want to live in a kinder world—so why is kindness so hard? Today we walk through Galatians 5:13–26 to see Paul’s “third way”: not slavery to law or flesh, but walking by the Spirit. We explore biblical ḥesed (God’s steadfast kindness), how Jesus embodies it, and how the Spi...

“Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming…” (James 5:7) In this message, we explore what it means to live a Spirit-filled life marked by patience. Unlike love, joy, and peace—which feel refreshing and desirable—patience is often harder to embrace because it means waiting, enduring, and long-suffering. Drawing from James 5, the story of Waiting for Godot, and practical spirit...