GCCWS Weekend Messages

You’ve heard it before DRESS FOR SUCCESS. Whether you are going golfing, to a nice restaurant, work, have a job interview, or even to school. Certain people in certain environments expect certain clothing. Matter-of-fact, if you aren’t wearing certain apparel for certain places, you won’t be allowed in. Would it shock you if I told you how you dress matters to God? Not in how man thinks, but in an...

What do you look for in a church? Now, let me rephrase that question and ask, What does God look for in a church? Read His Word and you’ll find that when God looks at a church, His concern is for the foundation of the church. God inspects the foundation of a church to ensure that it is a solid, safe church for His family. God wants his children – that’s you and me - to settle in and grow in a chur...

For the last three weeks of our study in Ephesians, we’ve had a front row seat to the Apostle Paul’s bold preaching about our glorious salvation in Christ. We’ve learned that in Christ lives are changed, the Church grows, the Gospel spreads across human barriers and around the world, and Christian community comes to life! And then it seems that Paul takes a breath – possibly even a step back – to...

"Join your GCC family this week as we turn the page to Ephesians 3:1-13 and discover the gift of ACCESS! God invites us to have personal, full and free access to Him. He invites us into a personal relationship and he welcomes us into daily conversation. We can boldly approach him with our cares and humbly confess to Him our sins. And someday, he will welcome us into Heaven. All of these “gift...

Last weekend, Pastor Paul preached a clear, concise and powerful message of salvation from Ephesians 2:1-10. By nature, we are prone to wander away from God because of our sin, BUT GOD wakes us up and graciously draws us to Himself. We become God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works. “Therefore, REMEMBER…” That’s how the Apostle Paul transitions from the first half of chapter tw...

It has been said, "Christianity begins not with a big DO, but with a big DONE." Christianity doesn’t begin with us; it starts with Jesus. Sometime between 60-61AD, a letter was written by a man named Paul from a prison cell. This letter outlines the finished work of Jesus. Over the past three weeks, we have explored Paul’s words, and this weekend, we will be in Ephesians 2:1-10. Pastor S...

This Father’s Day weekend, we continue our sermon series through the letter of Ephesians by looking at one of Paul’s two prayers. He is in prison in Rome and hasn’t been seen by the Ephesians for at least six years. Yet, in Ephesians 1:15-23, the Church finds its founding pastor on his knees. After a powerful introduction where Paul listed nearly all the blessings found in Christ, Paul stops and p...

Join your GCC family this weekend as we continue to study the incredible letter to which we were introduced last weekend – Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. We learned that the Apostle Paul wrote this letter to Christians who were living in a culture of unbridled materialism and rampant immorality where money, sex and power dominated life. But while they lived in Ephesus, they also lived in Christ....

This weekend, we begin a new summer-long sermon series that will take us through the New Testament letter to the Ephesians. The Apostle Paul wrote this letter while he was in prison in Rome for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He wrote to a church that he knew quite well. Eight years earlier, he planted the church in Ephesus. He spent three years there helping them begin their journey of fait...

Is your Bible alive? It’s supposed to be. Yes, we receive the Word of God through printed letters on paper, but it is more than that. Jesus is called the Word of God, and we know that Jesus is not dead, but lives forever, so we can also say that the Word lives forever. This weekend, we conclude our sermon series entitled STORIES OF HIS POWER by considering a dynamic movement of God that has been r...

Life can be hard at times, and for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the circumstances that make life hard are beyond our control and sometimes they are of our own making. Sometimes those circumstances come out of nowhere. We feel like we’ve been ambushed by the enemies of hardship or suffering. When that happens, where do you turn? The next fascinating story of God’s power is found in 2 Chronicles...

Let’s unpack the next “Story of His Power” as we explore a wonderful story in 2 Kings 4:1-7. On the surface, we see God at work in three ways in this story. We see a miracle of God by which God powerfully fills a whole lot of jars with a little bit of oil. We also see God’s mercy by which God tenderly cares for the needs of a widow and her two sons. And we see God’s marvelous provision. The widow’...

How do you handle sin? When you know you are actively sinning against God, how do you handle your sin? As we continue our series in “Stories of His Power,” we’ll discover both the power of confession and the incredible power of God’s grace when we confess our sin to Him. To fully grasp the dynamics of confession, both what it involves and where it leads, we turn to one of the Bible’s most sobering...

Welcome to the next story of God’s power – the story of David and Goliath. There are many different ways to preach this story – different themes, different topics, different “big ideas.” The big idea that I want us to discover this weekend is the idea that God wants His people to be people of courage. To understand what that means and what that looks like, take time to read the story in 1 Samuel 1...

In today's service, we begin our new sermon series, "Stories of His Power." We'll explore how God's power shines through our lives, especially in our weaknesses. Together, we'll study the story of Gideon from Judges 6-8, revealing how God used a weak and feeble Gideon to deliver His people. Prepare for an inspiring and uplifting message that will help you embrace your wea...

This weekend, we’ll continue our celebration of Jesus’ resurrection and we’ll conclude the sermon series we’ve called “GOD: Learning to Know Him Better.” In this last sermon, we focus on the glory of God. God’s glory is a prominent theme in the Bible. Depending on the Bible translation you use, “glory” can be found in at least 350 verses. Like God’s greatness, God’s glory is unfathomable to the li...

🎧 Tune in to our Easter Sunday Sermon podcast episode as we explore the transformative power of the risen King! Journey through John 20:1-8, reflecting on the miracle of the empty tomb and the victory over sin and death. This message will remind you of the hope and eternal life that the resurrection of Jesus Christ brings. 🌅 Whether you're driving, working out, or simply relaxing at home, al...

The Scriptures are clear; God is many things; He is jealous, merciful, gracious, loving, and patient. But He is also wise. Why is God wise? Do you know why God is so wise? Is it because of His wise counsel, boundless understanding, infinite knowledge, His creation of the Heavens and the earth, the Church, or something else? This week, we continue our series on GOD by looking at the wisdom of God....

Join us this weekend for an amazing story about God’s amazing grace. That’s the next truth we learn about God. He is a God of grace, and His grace is powerfully revealed in John 8:1-11. We’ll explore the truths that God’s grace is free of condemnation and full of freedom. And we will return thanks for His grace as we celebrate together the Lord’s Supper.

The next topic in our study of God’s attributes is his mercy. In his classic book The Knowledge of the Holy, mid-20th century pastor and writer A.W. Tozer defines God’s mercy in this way – “Mercy is the goodness of God confronting human suffering and guilt.” Mercy is one of those Biblical words that is filled with meaning. Mercy is filled with kindness, compassion, sympathy, pity, and love. God is...

Our God is a just God.  In His justice, He will give people what they are due whether punishment, or protection and care.  Join your GCC family as we begin with Jesus in the temple in Matthew 21:12 -13 to discover what God’s justice means and what it looks like in real time!  Our God is the Judge, but He is also the Restorer.  Judgment and restoration are two sides of His justi...

In church, we say, “God is good… all the time. And, all the time… God is good.”  At the dinner table, children pray, “God is great. God is good.  Let us thank Him for our food, Amen”. Yet, we often misuse the word “good” for everything that makes us feel good.  And take credit from the good God for the good things we enjoy.  That’s why the Scriptures call us to see all good thi...

What did your parents teach you about jealousy?  My parents told me that jealousy is “no way to be” followed up with “you should be happy with what you have and not want what others have.”  You can imagine my surprise when I first learned that our God is a jealous God.  The One true, living, holy and loving God is also a jealous God.  Certainly, God’s jealousy cannot possibly b...

That’s one of the principal themes of 1 John 4:7-21. This passage can be studied from several different perspectives, each of them tagged to the necessity and centrality of God’s love for us and our love for others. Here’s the central truth for our weekend of worship and study together – GOD IS LOVE!  Because He is love, He loves us. Because He loves us, we ought to love others.  When we...

This week, we continue in our series, GOD, by looking at God’s holiness as it is described throughout the Bible.  Yet, there is only one problem, how do we understand holiness?  A. W. Tozer, in his book The Knowledge of the Holy, says, “We cannot grasp the true meaning of the divine holiness… We may fear God's power and admire his wisdom, but we cannot even imagine his holiness.”  H...