Grace Road Church

A major part of the Christian life is serving. We serve God and we serve others. But we must be careful to not have a focus on the work of our hands over and above the health of our hearts. At the end of Luke 10, Jesus visits Martha and Mary who offers this lesson when Martha expresses frustration in her service.

This familiar passage is the pinnacle of Christian ethical teaching. It shows us what it means to love a neighbor as ourselves. But it also does more. It shows us our need for a Savior and provides the motivation and heart change necessary for real obedience.

In this season finale of the Grace Road Show, Andrea, Cody and Kevin catch up on quarantine, discuss Andrea's chicken farm, and talk about what it will mean for the church to be a community of grace in a fractured world.

This summer, issues of murder, race, equal justice, love, charity, and reconciliation are once again in the forefront. Rather than look to worldly solutions, Christians can rely on the Gospel for the motivation for, the template for, and the guide to loving our neighbors well across lines that might divide.

Similar to the beginning of chapter nine, Jesus sends out seventy two disciples on a mission to various cities and villages to preach the good news of the kingdom. He offers them instructions and warnings for their work as His ambassadors. The disciples return with joy, and possibly a hint of pride, to which Jesus responds with some much needed perspective. We find instructions here on our similar...

The Cross’s Shadow Luke 9:51-62 This passage begins with Jesus determining to make this his final journey to Jerusalem before He is crucified. From this point on, everything in Luke’s gospel sits in the shadow of the cross and is interpreted by looking at it through the cross. 

Cody, Andrea, and Kevin discuss the complexities of reopening church services. (Recorded the morning of 5/22/2020)

In the next section of Luke 9 we find the disciples arguing over greatness. Jesus gives a lesson about pride, teaching the disciples that greatness is marked by humble service and to guard themselves from battling the wrong enemy.

Cody, Andrea, and Kevin discuss conspiracy theories. The government does not want you to know this stuff. Listen before they take it down!

Luke 9:37-45 Majesty If you remember the passage from last week, Jesus had taken Peter, James, and John up on a mountain to pray. And there, Jesus was transfigured in front of them. His face changed, he glowed sparkling white, and Moses and Elijah showed up to talk about the Exodus that Jesus would accomplish at Jerusalem. Peter wanted to capture that glory and keep it with them, so he suggested t...

Jesus, Peter, James, and John go up on the mountain. The disciples witness the transfiguration. The voice from heaven speaks, commanding disciples everywhere to hear Jesus.

Alcohol sales have spiked since the beginning of the pandemic. Andrea, Cody, and Kevin have a conversation about the Christian response to this and the place of alcohol in the life of a Christian.

The Cost of Confession Luke 9:18-27 This morning we are going continue in Luke chapter 9. We are going to be looking at verses 18-27. We are going to walk through the text making some observations and then make some conclusions at the end… Confession of Peter v. 18-20 Luke 9:18-19 18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds sa...

On today’s special episode, Kevin is interviewed by the crew at Forefront about art and the church.

Luke 9:1-17 Jesus and Uncertainty We are going to Luke chapter 9 today. One of the big burdens of this season of quarantine that we’re in is the uncertainty. We don’t know how long this will last, we don’t know what that means for school or for summer camp or work or church. We don’t know what our health will be in the future, we don’t know how our finances will hold up, we don’t know what this wi...

Andrea, Cody, and Kevin have a fun conversation about Social Media and its blessings and pitfalls in the Christian life.

The Living Among the Dead Easter, 2020 Luke 24:1-121, 36-43 We are going to Luke 24 today. Today is a day when we gather to celebrate the fact that Jesus is risen. And each year when Christians gather, someone usually says, “He is risen” and the people reply by saying “He is risen indeed.” I’m not a very good televangelist, so I won’t ask you to say anything to your screen today. But He is risen.

Good Friday 2020 The Dreadfulness of Our Disease I’d like to walk you through this weekend. Tonight is Good Friday, the night Jesus went to cross. Christians historically marked this day with a fairly dark service - a service about sin, with confession, and some lament. So the two messages tonight will be about the dreadfulness of our disease and the severity of the cure. And this is your warning...

Cody, Andrea, and Kevin have a light-hearted discussion about reading and the books that have influenced them the most.

Palm Sunday Patience Luke 19:28-42 We are in Luke’s Gospel again this morning, however we are jumping ahead quite a bit. We finished Luke 8 last week but today we are going to look at Luke 19. Because today is Palm Sunday. Happy Palm Sunday! So we are going to spend some time today looking at what Palm Sunday commemorates, what is often called the “Triumphal Entry of Jesus.” Luke 19:28-40 28 And w...

Kevin, Cody, and Andrea talk about what it means to apply good theology to the Covid pandemic and to all of life, while avoiding some of the pitfalls.

Jesus Conquers Sickness and Death Luke 8:40-56 We are going to Luke 8. Luke 8:40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 41 And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house, 42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As Jesus went,...