Grace Bible Fellowship Sermon Podcast

Matthew 6:1-4 In Matthew 6:1–18 Jesus transitions from the righteous character of his disciples to their righteous conduct. A disciple of Christ and citizen of his kingdom is not only to be righteous in his or her heart, we are also to do righteous deeds for the glory of God. The life a a disciple in this section could be characterized with one word—sincere. We are not to be like the hypocrites wh...

Revelation 1:12–18 A few weeks ago we attempted to address the current situation in the  Canadian church by looking at Ephesians 3:1–13. We asked then, “What will give us courage in the face of these difficulties?” We saw that we needed a high view of the church in order to be committed to our fellowship with one another in light of the current government restriction of it. This time we will attem...

1 Peter 2:9-10 This Sunday we continue looking at the privileges we as Christians have as being children of God. Our status as believers is so important as we are exiles in this world, citizens of a different kingdom, and as such, we hold a very privileged position and purpose in our service to our King, Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 3:1-13 This past week, in Canada, a pastor was arrested and detained because of his conviction that the church must gather in obedience to her Lord. He refused to limit the size of the gathering. He refused to police the wearing of masks. He refused to enforce 2 meter spacing of the congregation. He refused because Scripture teaches us to obey God rather than men when they contradict one...

Matthew 5:43–48 The final verse of Matthew 5 is one of the most challenging verses in all of Scripture. Jesus says, “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matt 5:48). In this section (5:42–48) we are called to love even our enemies (v. 44) , to be like our Father in heaven (v. 45), to do more  and go beyond what regular people are capable of (v. 46–47), and to be perf...

Matthew 5:38-42 Jesus is well known for commanding his disciples to “go the extra mile.”  But what he tells his disciples in Matthew 5:38–42 is difficult. It is difficult to interpret in light of other Scriptures. It is difficult to know how to apply it to our lives, and it is difficult to actually apply it once we understand it. We will see that Jesus calls us to deny ourselves and give our lives...

Romans 8:1

Philippians 1:19-26

Matthew 5:33-37 In this section of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:17-48) Jesus has been telling us about the righteousness that he calls his disciples to live by.  Our righteousness must exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees (5:20).  The scribes and Pharisees were viewed as the most righteous people because of how diligently they worked to keep the law.  They kept the law but their hearts w...

Selected Scriptures The Bible’s teaching on divorce and remarriage is in some ways one of the more difficult doctrines to interpret and to implement practically. Good and godly men disagree on the correct biblical view. The application of any of the views will prove difficult as well because to break apart what God has joined together is going to involve deep hurt.

Selected Scriptures Many people enter into marriage thinking that being married will improve their lives or make them happy. Marriage is a wonderful blessing from God but that does not make it easy. Many people have found marriage to be quite difficult, even many genuine believers. This week we will look at some of the chief difficulties in marriage and how they can be overcome. We will look at th...

Hebrews 12:1-2 These have been some of the most difficult days for the church in recent memory. The government has told us that only fifteen percent of us can meet at one time for worship. Businesses have been closed or severely reduced. People are uncertain about the future. A pastor in Ontario was charged for keeping their church open during the pandemic. He faces a $10 000 to $100 000 fine and...

Colossians 1:24-29 Before addressing the false teachings in chapter 2, Paul first establishes his authority as God’s minister. By doing this, he gives us guidelines of what a good steward of the word looks like.  

Selected Scriptures In light of the recent restrictions on our gatherings and the closure of the arena by the governing authorities, we are going to examine what Scripture says about governing authorities, submission, obedience, and tyranny. This is an important question for us right now, one that we cannot afford to ignore any longer.

Selected Scriptures Many people enter into marriage thinking that being married will improve their lives or make them happy. Marriage is a wonderful blessing from God but that does not make it easy. Many people have found marriage to be quite difficult, even many genuine believers. This week we will look at some of the chief difficulties in marriage and how they can be overcome. We will look at ei...

Ephesians 5:25-33   Love is an action that is not always necessarily associated with feelings. Love is seeking the benefit of others, whether they deserve it or not. In this way Christ loved His bride, by sacrificing Himself for her and sanctifying her unto God. Husbands are called to emulate Christ in loving their wives as Christ loved His bride, the church, and in this way, our marriage's displa...

Ephesians 5:22–24 What would you say is the key ingredient in a God glorifying marriage? Many would say something like, “the ability to laugh,” “forgiving one another,” or “good communication.” Those are all good things but they are not the answer that Scripture gives. The Bible teaches that marriage is two people becoming one flesh. When those two people live as one in every area of their lives—t...

1 Peter 2:4-8 This week as we continue our study of 1 Peter, our passage describes the basis for our belonging to the community of believers - the church, and the privileged identity we as Christians have in being united with Jesus Christ and belonging to the kingdom of God. We look at what it means that Jesus is a living stone and why Peter calls believers living stones as well.

Selected Scriptures Last week we began our study on marriage. God designed marriage. In marriage he joins a man and a woman together and makes them ‘one flesh’ (Gen 2:24). This union was designed to be a picture of our redemption. This week we will dig deeper into what marriage is intended to illustrate. Marriage is a divinely intended picture of Christ and the church. That illustration is the ult...

Selected Scriptures This week, as we continue our look at Matthew 5, Jesus speaks about divorce and remarriage. The Pharisees seem to have believed that divorce and remarriage was permissible for any reason (Matt 5:31; 19:3). Jesus says that divorce and remarriage leads to adultery except in the case of immorality (Matt 5:32). But before we get into this issue of biblical interpretation we want to...

In this sermon, we look at part 2 of the surpassing righteousness that the Lord calls his disciples to in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus said, “unless your righteousness exceeds [surpasses] that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matt 5:20). Our text this week deals with this surpassing righteousness in the area of lust (Matt 5:27–30). Disciples of Jesus Chr...

Matthew 13:44-46 In the two short parable stories of Matthew 13:44–46, Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a treasure so valuable that one is willing to sell everything to obtain it. This brings up a number of questions. First, what is it about the kingdom that proves so valuable? Before that, what even is the kingdom of heaven? Then, what does it mean for us? What are we supposed to do in res...