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Have you ever considered what you feed your mind and heart? When you mindlessly unlock your phone what apps do you turn on? We truly are a new creation when we accept Christ into our hearts and receive the Holy Spirit. And with the Holy Spirits teaching, we are able to recognize things in our lives that we need to be freed from. So much about this world is meant to distract us or divert us from Go...

Throughout the New Testament the Holy Spirit is called many different names, "Spirit of God," "Spirit of Holiness," "Spirit of Truth," "Spirit of the Lord," Etc. But one of the names of the Holy Spirit goes beyond being just a name. This name is a reminder that we are never alone. This name ensures that he will always be there to teach us and remind us. This...

This Sunday Pastor Tim tackles two more words that often get overlooked or quickly dismissed as "religious" terms in the church today. Those words are "indwelling" and "sealing." Each of these words have just as much weight as "truth" and "conviction" as Pastor Tim mentioned in his previous message. But what is missed is the significant implication...

To fully grasp the Holy Spirit takes time and the topic is like a textbook - you have to work through every detail about the Spirit in an orderly fashion. This Sunday, Pastor Tim shares with us two very important aspects of the Holy Spirit...1) Truth and 2) Conviction. Both of these words bring freedom to our lives, through the Holy Spirit, but often these words land hard in our lives depending on...

Jesus told us that it is to "our advantage" that He goes away so that we could receive the Holy Spirit (John 16:7), and yet, for many Christians today He is a mystery, dismissed, or worse, ignored and grieved. This Sunday, Pastor Tim begins his sermon series titled, "Life in the Spirit," where he is inviting each of us to learn (or re-learn)  who the Holy Spirit is, and experie...

In Acts chapter two we learn how the Holy Spirit was released in to the hearts of those who waited per the instructions of Jesus. This first release of the Holy Spirit after Jesus’ ascension, was proof that the words of the messiah were 100% true. As we prepare for the next series on the Holy Spirit, Pastor Tim takes a Sunday to remind us of that incredible moment in Acts chapter 2 where the first...

Being really excited about Jesus is just an everyday thing for Christians. But have you considered what it is specifically you are excited about? This Sunday we welcomed back our Missions Pastor, Carey Higgins, as he shared with us about four different things he's excited about when you encounter the love of Jesus. Those four things are, holiness, healing, help, and hope.

In this final session, Pastor Tim reminds us of what the values of Grace Church are, and their importance. But, he goes on to explain that within our values there's an intersection where all three values meet. It's in that intersection where we learn about the anchor to wholeness, community, and discipleship.

Discipleship is central to why we are here. In Acts, chapter 9, Paul (then known as Saul) is physically healed, baptized in the Holy Spirit, and water baptized. And each of these were not boxes to be checked, they were part of Saul's transformation! As he begins his ministry, he begins to invest in his the lives of those he's with, and has someone who is discipling him. He is being disci...

Last week Pastor Tim, introduced "Wholeness" as the first Grace Church value and highlighted the importance of being spiritually, physically, emotionally, and relationally whole. This week he jumps into Acts, chapter 9, to highlight how Paul (then known as Saul) experienced "wholeness" through his initial interaction with Jesus. But, beyond this, when Paul interacted with Anani...

In this first installment, Pastor Tim defines introduces the idea of values and how they define each of us and the organizations / churches that we belong to. Additionally, we take a look at the first value for Grace Church, wholeness, and what it means for each of us physically, spiritually, relationally, emotionally, and mentally to be whole not only individually, but whole as a body of believer...

When it comes to healing our wounds, we have to remember to anchor ourselves in the truth of God's Word. The Liar will try his best to convince us of doubt, fear, worry, or speak the fatal words that would cause us to pause, "Did God really say...?" In this final session of "Healing Our Deepest Wounds," Pastor Tim reminds us that it's worth every opportunity to spend...

The world today tries to convince each of us of our purpose. As a result many people look to that definition, provided by the world, to build their sense of identity. But from the beginning, God had a divine purpose for men and women. Each of these purposes intended to bring us closer to God the Father as we look to Him to see our true identity and receive love and healing as we walk closer to Him...

The prodigal son searched for love out in the world and never found love, or acceptance. When he ran out of money, everyone and everything was gone! But as he returned home, he experienced love from his father that was always there, if not more than before! This is God's love! His love is shown in his looking, in his pursuit, and in his extravagance. And this love isn't counterfeit, neve...

Grace’s new NextGen Pastor, Jack Gilbert, shared this family Sunday about the power of example. Children, teens (really all of us!) become what we SEE modeled — not what we’re TOLD to be. When we focus on putting Jesus at the center of every part of our lives, we become worthy of imitation.

The crisis of identity was present in the Garden of Eden at the very beginning, and as a result of sin, doubt was introduced into the heart of humanity leading us to believe that we are the ones who define our own identity. This Sunday, Pastor Tim contrasts the story of man's fall in the garden in the Old Testament with the parable of the prodigal son in the New Testament and shows us how onl...

Our parents were broken people. And with a heart of good intentions, most dads did their best to raise their children. However this didn't always have amazing results in our lives. But the importance forgiving our fathers, no matter the mistake, has a direct impact on our own healing. This week, Pastor Tim shares part two, "The Dad Connection," with us and shows us how we often time...

Wounds run deep in all of us. And these aren't the "someone cut me off," or "I'm hurt because of what someone said," kinds of hurt. These are hurts that are deep in our hearts that take root in our lives. In the first session of Pastor Tim's new series, "Healing Our Deepest Wounds," He starts by helping us to understand what a wound is.

Are your children prepared for battle? Spiritual and physical battles rage all around us...what have you done to prepare your kids to be warriors? In the final part of our series, "...so the next generation might know..." we explore how the next generation of Israel wasn't prepared for battle when Joshua passed away and the time of Judges stepped in to lead Israel. Instead of conque...

The church in Ephesus had so much to learn, just like us! The Apostle Paul's writing to Ephesus teaches us that there have been incredible things that have happened there as part of the early church. But, in the same way that can happen to each of us, they lost their first love! On this Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Carey Higgins shares with us the priority of the Holy Spirit and how his importanc...

Humility is never a weakness, especially when it comes to parenting or leading your family. Our ability to be humble and repentant draws us closer to God and, as a natural result, it allows our children to be drawn closer to God as well. This Sunday Pastor Tim continues his series on the next generation and reminds each of us that humble conversations are key to leading and raising the next genera...

When presented with choosing between the world, or following the Lord God…Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego choose to follow the Lord God. But if the choice were presented to us, would we make the same decision? Even if it meant something being easier in your life? Or giving into the Kings demands to sacrifice an idol that didn’t represent your faith? This Sunday, we were blessed by Pastor Susan May...

There’s two significant groups that speak into the discipleship of the next generation. The family (grandma’s, grandpa’s, mom’s, dad’s, aunt’s, uncle’s, etc.) and their community of faith. In Part 2 of this series Pastor Tim speaks specifically to each of those groups about the importance of the next generation and the priority of never giving up on them. Always be willing to serve. Always be will...

In part 1 Pastor Tim focuses on Psalm 78:1-9 (NLT) and shows us the responsibility we all have to preserve, teach, train, and raise the next generation in the “things our Father told us.” He also discusses how discipline the next generation is a top priority and closes with an exciting announcement to move in the right direction to achieve that top priority.

In the story of the woman at the well, Jesus showed us many ways on how to share the gospel with both relational sensitivity and creative, yet truthful communication. In this final session looking at John chapter 4, Pastor Tim shows us how the Holy Spirit doesn't play a side part or secondary role in someone hearing or responding to the gospel. Everything we do in Christ, everything we experi...