Grace Bible Church Nacogdoches Sermons

Send us Fan Mail September 28, 2025 "All Who Have Ears" Acts 10:23-48. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: The Gospel of peace through Jesus is good news for all who have ears to hear.   I. Hear - The gospel of peace is truly good news for everyone with ears to hear (vv. 23-35).  II. Heard - Those with ears to hear must hear the true gospel of peace through Jesus (vv. 36-42).    ...

Send us Fan Mail October 5, 2025 "When Believers Have Ears to Hear" Acts 11:1-18. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: God’s glorious work humbles believers and propels the mission of God that leads to life.  I. Leaders – God’s leaders are not beyond criticism (vv. 1-3).  II. Lord – God is beyond criticism (vv. 4-17).   III. Life – Believers with ears to hear can humbly receive tr...

Send us Fan Mail September 21, 2025 "The Road to Joppa" Acts 10:1-23. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: Because of Jesus, believers no longer separate pure and profane foods or people.   I. It’s God’s initiative (vv. 3-6, 10-16, 19-20).     a. Changing how the Gentiles know God (vv. 3-6).     b. Changing how the Jews understood holiness (vv. 10-16, 19-20).  II. Involving prayin...

Send us Fan Mail September 14, 2025 "Make Your Bed" Acts 9:32-43. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: Christ continues to exercise His power to bless and build His church.   I. Faithful believers still experience sickness and death (vv. 32-33; 36-39).  II. Our faithful Savior still has power over sickness, death, and forgiveness of sins (vv. 34-35; 40-43).     a. Miraculous power...

Send us Fan Mail September 7, 2025 "But Christ" Acts 9:20-31. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: The world makes plans, but Christ builds His church.  I. Christ builds His church in Damascus (vv. 1-2a; 20-25).    a. The world, through Saul, made plans for the church (vv. 1-2a).    b. Christ, through Saul, builds His church (vv. 20-25).                                           ...

Send us Fan Mail August 31, 2025 "Miraculous and Mundane" Acts 9:1-18. A sermon by Pastor Jon Hayes Big Idea: God will accomplish his plan.  I. God demonstrates miraculous power to accomplish his plan. II. God’s miraculous power often looks like ordinary faithfulness. III. God always brings glory out of suffering

Send us Fan Mail August 24, 2025 "Knowing Enough" Acts 8:26-40. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: The mission of God advances through His abiding people.   I.               Philip knows enough to abide in the Lord’s mission: a.     The Lord (vv. 26, 29, 39). b.     The joy of simple obedience (vv. 27, 30, 38). c.     The Scriptures and the great commission (vv. 30-35, 40).   II...

Send us Fan Mail August 17, 2025 "Gathered and Scattered" Acts 8:1-25. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: Gathered or scattered, Christ’s church will proclaim the gospel.   I. The gathered church experiences persecution for the gospel (vv. 1-3). II. The scattered church extends the proclamation of the gospel (vv. 4-25).     a. Humility – New location, but the servants are still...

Send us Fan Mail August 10, 2025 "Dedication Service - Full and Faithful" Acts 6:8-7:60. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard Big Idea: Oh Lord, make us full and faithful disciples for generations to come!  I. Full of grace and power (vv. 6:8-9).  II. Full of wisdom and Spirit (vv. 6:10-15).  III. Faithful to proclaim truth until we see Jesus’ face (vv. 7:1-60).      a. Bleeding Bible and po...

Send us Fan Mail August 3, 2025 "Growing Pains" Acts 6:1-7. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: A church devoted to the word of God and near to the heart of God will experience growing pains which may advance the mission of God.  I. A growing church will eventually meet growing pains (vv. 1-2)      a. Felt more by some than others (vs. 1).      b. Godly leaders take the cost seri...

Send us Fan Mail July 27, 2025 "Worthy to Suffer" Acts 5:33-42. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard Big Idea: Because the Gospel of Christ Jesus is of God it will not be stopped by suffering.   I. God can use angels or agnostics to propel the gospel of Christ Jesus (vv. 33-39).      a. Gamaliel’s honorable life (vv. 33-34).      b. Gamaliel’s historical reasoning (vv. 35-39).  II. God can u...

Send us Fan Mail July 20, 2025 "Leader and Savior" Acts 5:12-32. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard.  Big Idea: The Sovereign Lord answers devout prayer in His wise way.   I. The apostles sought the Sovereign Lord in prayer (vv. 4:29-30).       a. For more opportunities to boldly proclaim God’s word about Jesus (vs. 4:29).      b. For God to stretch out His hand to work signs and wonders i...

Send us Fan Mail July 13, 2025 "Communion, Clarity, and Charity" Acts 4:32-5:11. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard Big Idea: Our clarity of the risen Lord influences our communion and charity toward one another.  I. The church enjoyed extraordinary devotion to the risen Lord Jesus (vv. 4:32-36).      a. Extraordinary communion as believers (vs. 32).      b. Extraordinary clarity from God...

Send us Fan Mail July 6, 2025 "With Jesus" Acts 4:13-31. A sermon by Pastor Pedro Flores. Big Idea: Humble dependence on our Sovereign Lord leads to boldness and transformation. 1. Time with Jesus transforms us (vv. 13-17). 2. Commitment to Jesus is the better way (vv. 18-22). 3. Dependence on Jesus leads to boldness (vv. 23-31).

Send us Fan Mail June 29, 2025 "One Glorious Savior" Acts 4:1-12. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard Big Idea: By faith in Jesus, the lowest outside the temple are made closer to God than the highest priest in the temple.  I. Great proclamation of the Gospel still produces diverse responses (vv. 1-4).      a. Great annoyance (vv. 1-3).       b. Great belief (vs. 4).  II. Good work often do...

Send us Fan Mail June 22, 2025 "The Blessing of Turning" Acts 3:17-26. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: The realization of sin is the beginning of true hope for those who will receive Jesus Christ.   I.  Sin in ignorance is not bliss for God is never ignorant (vv. 17-18). II.  Repenting and receiving Jesus as Christ is the Jews only hope (vv. 19-26).       a. Hope for forgiven...

Send us Fan Mail June 15, 2025 "Ready-Set-Go" Acts 3:11-16. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: Fully devoted disciples live ready to proclaim the simple powerful gospel.  I. Ready – to proclaim in season and out of season (vv. 11-12a).  II. Set – attention off from us and onto higher things (vs. 12). III. Go – forth and share the simple gospel message (vv. 13-16).

Send us Fan Mail June 8, 2025 "Leaping and Praising God" Acts 3:1-10. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: The power of Jesus blesses the lame man so that those who gave their attention to God at the temple might soon give their allegiance to God through faith in Jesus.  I. The lame man went to the temple to experience God’s daily provision (vv. 1-5).  II. The lame man looked to t...

Send us Fan Mail June 1, 2025 "Fully Devoted" Acts 2:37-47. A sermon by Pastor Josh Coe. Big Idea: Spirit-filled disciples are fully devoted to Word, Worship, Service, and Family. I. Formed and sustained by the Word.  II. Gathered and scattered in worship.   III. Generous and hospitable in service. IV. Sharing and inviting as family. 

Send us Fan Mail May 18, 2025 "God-Man-Christ-Response" Acts 2:1-13. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: Our promise keeping God sent the Holy Spirit to empower the disciples to clearly proclaim the mighty works of God in Christ.  I. God – The Triune God always keeps His promises (vv. 1-4). II. Man – God makes and knows every person (vv. 5-11a). III. Christ – God makes His mighty...

Send us Fan Mail May 11, 2025 "Devoted to Prayer" Acts 1:12-26. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard Big Idea: The disciples devote themselves to prayer as dependent, trusting, and wise children to their heavenly Father.  I. Praying as dependent children – seeking their heavenly Father for a good gift (vv. 12-14) II. Praying as trusting children – recalling His promise and power to fulfill H...

Send us Fan Mail May 4, 2025 "Tasks Not Timing" Acts 1:6-11. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: Jesus' disciples are to concern themselves with the task of going forth from Israel, not the timing of the kingdom's restoration to Israel I. Jesus' disciples aren't to concern themselves with God's timing (vv. 6-7, 9-11) II. Jesus' disciples are to conce...

Send us Fan Mail April 27, 2025 "Not to Depart" Acts 1:1-5. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard. Big Idea: A sufficient account of Jesus has been given, but His disciples are powerless apart from the Holy Spirit to go forth with this gospel message I. The gospels contain a sufficient account of Jesus' life, death, resurrection, and ascension to call all people to repent of sin, trust C...

Send us Fan Mail April 18, 2025 "The King is Crucified" Good Friday Service. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard

Send us Fan Mail April 20, 2025 "The King Has Risen" Luke 24:1-12, 36-49. A sermon by Pastor Brent Bullard Big Idea: The good news of the crucified and risen Christ will be spread across the world by His fully devoted and dependent disciples. I. The disciples before meeting the risen Christ- the angels marvel that they were still struggling to believe Jesus (vv.1-12) II. The disciples wi...