Grace Bible Church

In this message, Eric walks through 2 Corinthians 11:1-15, where Paul defends himself against the ‘super-apostles’ — leaders who looked impressive by every cultural standard of the day, but were quietly leading the Corinthian church away from the truth. Eric unpacks how easily something false can look convincing, and challenges us to ask where we’ve traded the real story of following Jesus for a s...

From job interviews to dating apps to social media, we’re surrounded by opportunities to prove ourselves. It’s easy to believe our value depends on our accomplishments, our strengths, or what others think of us. But in 2 Corinthians 11, Paul hands us a completely different kind of resume. This Sunday, we explore how the cross reshapes our understanding of identity, weakness, and success—and why fo...

In this message, Eric opens 2 Corinthians 12 and follows Paul into one of the most counterintuitive ideas in the New Testament: that weakness is not something to hide but something to lead with. Using Paul's mysterious "thorn in the flesh" and Jesus's response to it, "my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness", Eric makes the case that boasting in weakness isn't fals...

We live in a world engineered for conflict — in our marriages, our politics, and our closest relationships. Most of us have been fighting hard our whole lives and still feel like we're losing. In this message from 2 Corinthians 10, we look at the apostle Paul facing personal attacks and public criticism — and choosing a completely different way to fight. If you're exhausted from conflict that neve...

In this message, Eric works through 2 Corinthians 9:6–15, confronting one of the most misused passages in the New Testament head-on. Framed by the anchor verse of the entire section — “they gave themselves first to the Lord” — Eric shows that the sowing and reaping principle Paul describes is not a prosperity gospel promise but an invitation into a fundamentally different relationship with money a...

In this message, Eric explores what it actually means to honor God with your finances. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 8 and Jesus's teaching in Matthew 6, he makes the case that genuine generosity is not primarily a financial decision but a spiritual one — a question of who is actually reigning as king over your life and your resources. Eric walks through how GBC practices financial accountability, of...

In this message, Eric opens with a simple but disorienting question: how much would you need to love someone to trade places with them? From there he takes the us to 2 Corinthians 8:9, the theological heart of Paul's generosity section, where Paul holds up Jesus as the ultimate model of sacrificial giving. Jesus moved from infinite wealth to profound poverty for our sake, and his example is not me...

Giving in church can feel awkward. Why would anyone willingly give away a significant portion of their income? In this sermon, Ryan unpacks 2 Corinthians 8 and the massive offering the apostle Paul organized across the ancient world to support the church in Jerusalem. Along the way, we discover a bigger vision of the church—not just a building or weekly gathering, but a multi-cultural, multi-gener...

In this message, Eric opens in 2 Corinthians by exploring what real relationships actually require. Drawing from Paul’s vulnerable, risk-taking pursuit of the Corinthian church in chapter 7, Eric identifies six risks that genuine relationships demand — sharing desires, vulnerability, struggle, feelings, need for others, and owning our sin. At the heart of the sermon is one of the most practical qu...

In this message, Eric explores one of the most countercultural identities in all of Scripture — the identity of a servant. Using John 13, he shows how Jesus, fully aware of his power and authority, got up from the table and washed his disciples' feet — not just as an act of service, but as a defining moment of identity formation. The invitation is simple but challenging: say yes to the identity Je...

“SOMEBODY SAY YES!” teaches that saying yes to God is not usually one dramatic moment, but a lifestyle of daily obedience. David’s victory over Goliath began long before the battlefield through small acts of faithfulness—serving his father, tending sheep, and trusting God in private battles. Saying yes often requires faith without knowing all the details, but God uses those moments to position us...

In this message, Hannah continues the Best Question Ever series by asking a harder question: if wisdom is so simple, why do we ignore it? Drawing from the book of Proverbs, Hannah unpacks three types of people who ignore wisdom — the naïve, the fool, and the mocker — and what each one needs to move toward wisdom. The answer isn't more information. It's humility, sacrifice, and a willingness to sto...

In this message, Eric introduces what he calls "the best question ever" — a simple but powerful filter for every decision we face. Most of us have made choices we regret, not because they were obviously wrong, but because we weren't asking the right question. Whether you're navigating relationships, finances, parenting, or everyday choices, this question has the potential to shape not just your de...

In this message, Eric shows that the uncertainty we feel in life isn't just a circumstances problem — it's a death problem. Drawing from Genesis 2-3, he traces how humanity's rebellion cut us off from God, introducing death not as a single event but as an ongoing condition of hiding, shame, and loneliness. But the God who came looking for Adam and Eve in the garden is still asking the same questio...

In this message, Eric explores what Jesus meant when He announced, “The kingdom of God has come near.” Many people think of the gospel as how we begin following Jesus, but Jesus presents it as something much bigger—His reign over every part of life. Looking at Palm Sunday and Jesus clearing the temple, we see what kind of King He is: gentle, yet confrontational toward power structures that block p...

In this message, Eric looks at Jesus’ surprising words in John 6 after feeding the 5,000. The crowd comes looking for more bread, but Jesus exposes a deeper issue: they’re focused on what will fill them temporarily, while he wants to give them something that truly satisfies. Jesus declares, “I am the Bread of Life.” Like the crowd, we often believe that if one circumstance in our lives changed, su...

In this message, Eric continues the Journey to the Cross series by explaining why Lent has long been a season of fasting, reflection, and repentance. Teaching from Matthew 3:16–4:11 (NIV), he shows that temptation is not a sign of spiritual failure — it is part of being human. Right after Jesus’ baptism and the Father’s affirmation, the Spirit leads Him into the wilderness to be tempted. There, Je...

While the passage includes strong warnings about sexual immorality, greed, careless words, and drunkenness, these are not rules for earning salvation—they are invitations to something better. Biblical purity is reframed not as performance, but as a loving response to Christ’s sacrificial love on the cross. Instead of chasing impulses that leave us empty, Paul calls believers to trade impurity for...

In this message, Eric introduces Lent as a historic Christian season of repentance and renewal. Drawing from his own journey, he highlights the beauty and diversity of the global church and explains why Grace is intentionally stepping into this ancient practice, showing how believers have long prepared their hearts for Easter through repentance and fasting. Teaching from Joel 2:12–13, he explains...

In this message, Eric connects Psalm 67’s vision of being “blessed to be a blessing” with a deeper biblical identity: exile. Looking at Jeremiah 29 and Philippians 3:20, Eric shows how Israel’s exile in Babylon shapes how followers of Jesus understand their place in the world today. We are not at home here. Our citizenship is in heaven, and that changes our allegiance, our priorities, and how we e...

In this message, Eric kicks off the two-week series Go! Here, There, and Everywhere by naming a subtle but common spiritual drift he calls yearbook theology—the tendency to make faith primarily about ourselves. Using familiar passages like Jeremiah 29 and Psalm 46, Eric shows how Scripture is often misunderstood when we ignore context and center our own experience. He then walks through Psalm 67,...

As Eric wrapped up our Unity series, we asked an honest and important question: Is racial unity optional or essential to following Jesus? To answer it, we took a “hop-on, hop-off” tour through the book of Acts and saw how racial and ethnic inclusion sits at the very center of the early church. From Jesus expanding the disciples’ vision beyond Israel, to Pentecost including people from every nation...

In this message, Bishop McBath reminds us that the Church’s core calling is reconciliation—not division. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 5:11–21, he teaches that reconciliation begins with our broken relationship with God, not merely our broken relationships with one another. Through Christ’s sacrificial love, we are reconnected to God purely by grace, not merit. But reconciliation doesn’t stop there....

In this message, Eric reflects on ten years of Grace Bible Church’s journey toward racial unity—honestly naming missteps, growth, repentance, and grace along the way. Drawing from Jesus’ prayer in John 17, the Lord’s Prayer, and the vision of heaven in Revelation 5, he reminds us that unity across race and ethnicity is not a side issue, but central to the gospel and the witness of the church. Raci...