FCC Grayson Sermons

What does it really mean to surrender to God? Not just in the big, dramatic moments of life, but in the quiet, everyday spaces where we quietly hold the reins and hope nobody notices? This message takes an honest and searching look at the difference between surrendering things to God and surrendering ourselves.

We all carry things that nobody else can see. Fear, anxiety, offense, disappointment, unanswered questions, expectations, and the pressure to keep everything together. When life isn't normal, we often tighten our grip and carry even more. We want to get through the difficult chapter as quickly as possible so we can move on to the next one, but Scripture repeatedly shows us that God often does some...

Be still and know that I am God is one of the most familiar, and most comforting scriptures in the Bible. As you begin to look at the circumstances surrounding Psalm 46:10 you realize that God is calling for stillness in Him in the midst of chaos; not a removal of the chaos first.

We spend much of our lives chasing joy through success, comfort, money, relationships, vacations, and circumstances, believing that if we can just get the right things in place, we will finally be happy. But circumstances can give us happiness without giving us lasting joy. Jesus connects joy directly to abiding: “Abide in my love… that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” Joy gro...

What if the hardest seasons of our lives are not signs that God has forgotten us, but evidence that He is actively at work in us? That is the provocative and deeply encouraging question at the heart of this message drawn from John 15:1-2, where Jesus describes God as a vinedresser who prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it may bear even more.

One of the greatest frustrations in the Christian life is wanting to grow and wondering why it feels like you're not. Most believers know what they should look like. They know they should be more patient, more forgiving, more joyful, more consistent, more faithful. The problem isn't a lack of desire. The problem is where we believe transformation comes from. So we do what seems natural... we try h...

Perhaps the most essential instruction that Jesus has ever provided is found in John 15 & anchored in His last "I Am" statement

The New Testament never presents service as something believers do for an hour each week. It presents it as the posture of a life that has been transformed by the gospel. Service isn't primarily about what happens inside this building. It's about what happens when people who have been radically loved by Jesus walk into every environment believing they exist for someone besides themselves.

We've often reduced worship to music and Sunday mornings, but Scripture presents worship as something much greater. Music is an expression of worship, it is not the definition of worship. Everyone worships. The question isn't if you worship. The question is: What has become worthy enough to receive your life?

An anchor is of no value and is somewhat irrelevant aboard a ship when the skies are clear... but when the storm comes and brings all the dangerous elements, the anchor is one of the most important items you have aboard. Fasting is a discipline in our lives that keeps us from being moved by everything else.

Prayer is not about convincing God to follow our plans, but surrendering our hearts to His presence so He can transform our desires, align our lives, and lead us according to His will.

Are we visiting God’s Word or living in it? Are our sails raised? Will we position ourselves for God’s transforming work?

The power of transformation does not end with forgiveness; it continues with our surrender. In Acts 9:20-31 we see the continuing story of Saul and how the Spirit of God is transforming his life.

Acts 9 begins the spread of the Gospel from the Jews to the Gentiles, and God chooses Saul to be His messenger. But the first 19 verses are not just the story of Saul, but also of an ordinary believer in Damascus names Ananias who was willing to be uncomfortably obedient.

When we walk in obedience to the Spirit, God places us in the right place, at the right time, with the right people.

After the death of Stephen, resistance immediately arose and the disciples scattered into the surrounding regions. We see the Gospel continue to spread and His Kingdom continue to increase in spite of the persecution threats.

We all live with a gap, the space between who we say we are in Christ and how we actually live. In Acts 5, that gap is exposed. In Acts 7, Stephen shows us what it looks like to close it.

In this sermon from Acts 6:1–7, we look at a turning point in the early church where the enemy changes tactics: from external persecution to internal distraction and division. As Greek-speaking and Hebrew-speaking believers clash over neglected widows, we see a very real, very human church that suddenly isn’t “perfect” anymore, and we learn why that’s actually good news for us.

The early church viewed persecution as a mark of faithfulness. Today, have we compromised for comfort? We must obey God rather than man. When we're truly faithful to Christ, opposition will come, but God's purposes cannot be stopped.

Generosity thrives when distance dies. The early church had one heart, one soul, nothing hidden. We want to look surrendered without being surrendered. But God wants your honesty more than your money. Close the gap between who you are and who you appear to be. Be real.

God didn’t just clear your life... He planted something in you. In this message, we explore what it means to have Christ, the True Vine, living within us. If the seed is perfect, why do we still produce “wild fruit”? This sermon challenges us to stop striving and start abiding, because real transformation comes from yielding to the life of Christ already in us. Stop settling. Stay connected. Let i...

Emptiness is not a positive concept, or word for us, in many areas of our lives. However, on this Resurrection Sunday, we search the scriptures and see that the Empty tomb is the greatest news in all of history.

Luke records a detail about the triumphal entry of Jesus that is different than the other 3 Gospel writers. Instead of recording the detail of the Palm Branches, he introduces another item. While different, it is just as meaningful... then & now.

Under the highest pressure yet, Peter and John continue to speak the name of Jesus & show us what it really looks like to Boldly Down-Down on the message of the Gospel.

The first "normal" day that we see recorded after Pentecost shows us the importance of seeing the hurting and broken all around us.