Grace Capital Church Podcast

In Week 3 of Sacred Rest, we'll discover how God's gift of Sabbath does more than restore our bodies—it restores our relationships. In a culture of constant hurry, many of us find ourselves disconnected from God, family, and friends. Through Scripture, we'll explore how slowing down creates space for deeper connection, greater presence, and renewed relationships. Join us as we uncover this powerfu...

Father's Day stirs powerful emotions for many; joyful memories for those who experienced healthy fathers, and anxiety for others who experienced absent or distant ones. But our God is a Father to all, and a Father to the fatherless.

In Week Two of Sacred Rest, we'll discover that Sabbath is more than a day of rest – it's an act of trust. Through Scripture, we'll see how God invites us to release control, depend on His provision, and find freedom from the anxiety of always striving. Together, we'll explore this powerful truth: What we refuse to release reveals what we struggle to trust God with.

Week 1 of Sacred Rest: The Gift of Sabbath explores how rest was God’s idea from the very beginning. In a culture driven by hustle, pressure, and exhaustion, we’ll discover how God created humanity with a rhythm of work and rest designed to bring renewal, trust, and deeper connection with Him. Together, we’ll look at the foundation of Sabbath in creation, the heart behind God’s command to rest, an...

What does spiritual maturity look like in the family of God? In this message from 1 John 2:12–14, we'll explore the journey from spiritual children to young adults to fathers and mothers in the faith. Discover how God calls each of us to grow beyond receiving and into a life of strength, discipleship, and legacy as we help the next generation know and follow Jesus.

This sermon is the start of our series, "Building for the Next Generation." In this message, we learn how mothers have a profound influence in shaping their children’s faith – but they were never meant to do it alone. Pastor Mark shares a vision for partnering with families to create spaces of belonging and spiritual growth as we step into a season of building for the next generation.

As we conclude our Building for the Next Generation series, we’ll look at how God moves through willing hearts and joyful generosity. Through the examples of David in 1 Chronicles 29 and the early church in Acts 4, we’ll discover what it means to invest in future generations and build something that will outlast us.

Why do you think obedience and faith are so connected throughout scripture? From Noah building the ark to Peter stepping out of a boat onto water, faith has always required trust-filled obedience. In this message we’ll discover how God works through surrendered people and how our obedience today can impact the next generation for years to come.

Have you ever looked at a need so big that what you had to offer felt small? In this message, we explore the powerful story of the loaves and fish in Gospel of John John 6 and discover how Jesus specializes in multiplying surrendered things. The miracle was never about the size of the gift — it was about placing it into the hands of Jesus.

In the family of God, the real measure of maturity isn’t just what we believe—it’s how we treat one another. This message explores why you can’t be spiritually mature without being emotionally mature, and how God uses relationships to transform what’s in us.

One of the clearest signs of a healthy family is that they love one another. In a loving family, people do not live only for themselves. They share. They support. They give. They care and help carry one another’s burdens. The same is true in the family of God. When God saves us, He does not just forgive us and leave us alone. He places us into His family—the church. And in God’s family, we are cal...

God didn’t create you to do life alone. In part one of "The Family of God", we explore how we are called to be known, cared for, and grow together in community. Step out of isolation and into the kind of relationships where faith becomes real and life is shared.

Because Jesus lives, you are not alone. This Easter message explores the resurrection, ascension, and the gift of the Holy Spirit, reminding us that God is with us, in us, and places us in His family. Find hope, belonging, and new life through the risen Savior.

On Palm Sunday, the crowd expected a king, but missed the Savior. This message explores how unmet expectations can blind us to God’s work. Learn to pray boldly, hope fully, and trust God with the outcome, even when life doesn’t go as planned.

In the final week of our Formed on Mission series, we look at Philippians 2:5–8 and the example of Jesus, who willingly left comfort, embraced humility, and surrendered fully to the Father’s will. Through biblical insight and personal stories from Rwanda, this message challenges us to step beyond comfort, trust God with the outcomes, and live in daily obedience wherever He sends us, because real t...

In Week 2 of Formed on Mission, this message explores how humility transforms the way we approach mission. You will learn to see every person as made in God’s image, honor others without compromising faith, and lift people up instead of tearing them down. Stories include Pastor Mark's experience at the State House and Peter’s guidance to honor even imperfect leaders.

In Week 1 of Formed on Mission, we explore how mission begins with seeing people the way Jesus does. From Matthew 9:35–38, we learn that compassion starts with noticing the hurting and helpless around us. When we step into God’s work, He reshapes our vision and forms our hearts.

Life group: Where Discipleship Happens by Grace Capital Church

Baptism is not the finish line, it’s the starting line. In this joyful and biblically grounded message, we explore what it means to walk in newness of life after saying yes to Jesus. Through Scripture, we look at pursuing closeness with the Father through Christ, living empowered by the Holy Spirit, growing in God’s character, and stepping into our calling as ambassadors of the Kingdom.

Faith doesn’t stop with saying yes to Jesus – it grows, multiplies, and spreads. In Matthew 28, Jesus calls us not just to follow Him, but to make disciples who love what He loves. In this message Pastor Mark talks about what it looks like to train the found, invest in others, and live on mission – so that our faith doesn’t just touch us, it changes the world.

The world has a way of forgetting some people – the orphan, the widow, the lonely, the overlooked and the fatherless. But God never forgets. He moves closer to them and calls His people to do the same. This message talks about what it means to reflect God’s heart for the forgotten and fatherless and why caring for them is a measure of our own faith in action.

What if the way you treated the hungry, the sick, the marginalized was the way you treated Jesus Himself? In Matthew 25, Jesus makes this stunning connection. The people we often overlook, ignore, or avoid—they matter to God. We’re going to explore how seeing others through His eyes can change the way we live, serve, and love.

We all know what it feels like to be busy, to have a schedule, a plan, a comfort zone. But what if love called us to stop? To cross the road for someone else’s pain? That’s exactly what Jesus teaches in the parable of the Good Samaritan. Discover what it means to move beyond convenience and show real compassion, compassion that sees, stops, and serves.

Imagine losing something so valuable, you’d search high and low until it’s found. That’s exactly what God does with each person who’s lost. In Luke 15, Jesus tells the parable of the lost coin, and it reveals a God who celebrates wildly when even one is found. This message explores what it means to care about the lost the way Jesus does, and why it should change how we live, love, and pray.

Why do we believe in Jesus yet still feel tired and unfulfilled? This message explores how prayer, fasting, God’s Word, and life-giving community shape our souls and lead to deeper joy, peace, and a more satisfying life.