Grace Chapel Wilsonville

This sermon explores the final night of Jesus' life, focusing on the Last Supper and the moments surrounding Judas' betrayal and Peter's denial. Jen emphasizes that Jesus, being fully God and fully man, experienced the deep pain of betrayal while knowing exactly what would happen. Despite this knowledge, Jesus chose all twelve disciples, including Judas, from the beginning of time. The sermon chal...

This sermon explores Jesus' radical act of washing the disciples' feet in the Upper Room as a demonstration of true greatness and the path to a flourishing life. Challenging cultural assumptions that equate upward mobility with success and fulfillment, the message reveals that Jesus modeled downward mobility—moving from the highest position of divine authority to the lowest position of servant. Th...

This sermon opens a summer series on John 13-17, known as the Upper Room Discourse, focusing on Jesus's final teachings to His disciples before the crucifixion. The central message emphasizes that our truest identity is being "the beloved of God." Rather than living to earn God's love, believers are called to live from the security of already being perfectly and completely loved by their Heavenly...

This sermon challenges believers to examine whether they are living with a complacent faith or a compelling faith. Using the metaphor of stagnant ponds versus flowing rivers, the message calls Christians to be conduits of the Holy Spirit rather than spiritually stagnant. The sermon emphasizes that compelling faith requires being compelled by the Spirit, even when it leads to uncertainty and hardsh...

This sermon addresses how Christians should engage with culture in a world that increasingly feels distant from kingdom values. Jake challenges two common but fear-driven responses: isolation (withdrawing from the world) and assimilation (blending in completely). Instead, he calls the church to fearless engagement, modeled after Jesus who was "full of grace and truth." The core message emphasizes...

This Pentecost Sunday message challenges believers to move beyond merely having faith to becoming compelling witnesses through the power of the Holy Spirit. The sermon contrasts the "X factor" (worldly influence) with the "J factor" (Jesus factor), emphasizing that true spiritual power comes not from personal charisma but from Christ living through us. The message explores how modern-day martyrdom...

This sermon challenges believers to examine whether they are living from false identities rooted in accomplishments, roles, possessions, and external affirmation, or from their true identity in Christ. Jen emphasizes that while culture celebrates temporal achievements and attributes, God calls us to be "new creations" whose primary identity is rooted in being chosen, beloved children of God. The m...

This sermon addresses the fundamental question of why believers continue to struggle with sin despite knowing Christ's promise of freedom. Mike explains that true freedom comes not from managing sinful behavior or religious performance, but from deeply abiding in the Holy Spirit. Using the metaphor of archery, sin is defined as "missing the mark" of God's wholeness and abundant life. The message e...

This sermon challenges believers to move beyond consumer Christianity and competing loyalties to live a truly compelling faith centered on Christ. The message explores how modern culture has shifted from enchantment with God to entertainment and consumerism, even within the church. Mike emphasizes that what makes faith compelling isn't what it gives us, but what it costs us—the sacrifice and surre...

This sermon addresses the pervasive issue of modern idolatry, challenging the congregation to recognize how everyday things—relationships, success, security, reputation—can subtly replace God on the throne of our hearts. Using the story of the golden calf and Jesus's teaching about the vine and branches, the message emphasizes that we were created as "living idols" meant to reflect God's image to...

This sermon explores the true meaning of Jesus's command to "be perfect" in Matthew 5:48, revealing that the Greek word "teleos" means to be whole, complete, and mature rather than flawlessly perfect. The message challenges both the rebellious spirit that seeks freedom without boundaries and the religious spirit that focuses on external rule-following without heart transformation. Using the Sermon...

Mike uncovers a hidden battle shaping everyday life, where what’s visible only tells part of the story. He walks through how beliefs are formed over time, often through small, unnoticed agreements that feel harmless at first. These quiet shifts begin to shape identity, truth, and direction in ways that aren’t always obvious. Beneath it all sits a steady tension between competing promises, each pul...

This Palm Sunday sermon concludes the "House of Discipleship" series by exploring the final rhythm of Jesus - stepping into the misery and margins. Mike emphasizes that being a disciple means living in rhythm with Jesus' life, which involved continually descending from heaven to earth, from earth to the margins, and ultimately to the cross. The sermon features powerful testimonies from church memb...

This sermon redefines worship as far more than singing songs to God—it is a complete surrender of our lives to Him. Using the story of Abraham and Isaac as the foundation, Mike challenges the congregation to understand that true worship involves trusting God fully with everything we value most: our time, talents, treasures, relationships, and even our pain. The message emphasizes that worship move...

This sermon introduces the 11th rhythm of discipleship at Grace Chapel - the rhythm of multiplying. Mike emphasizes that Jesus' mission wasn't simply to gather comfortable Christians, but to create a movement of disciples who reproduce themselves. Using the metaphor of dominoes, the message illustrates how one small, surrendered life can start a ripple effect that changes the world. The sermon cha...

Mike paints a startling picture: a soul can suffer hypoxia. Foggy thinking, fatigue, poor decisions, breathless living — all signs that something vital is missing. He opens up the living, God-breathed word as oxygen for the heart, the mind, and the weary places we try to carry on our own. From the buffet line of selective belief to the deep inhale of truth, Mike calls us to let scripture fill us,...

It just sneaks in one small drift at a time, until you look up and realise you’ve lost the point. Josh walks through how that happened in Somalia and with the YMCA, then brings it right into real life: busy weeks, packed calendars, family routines that slowly get pulled off course. Emma anchors it in Scripture, and Ben and Janet keep it practical with simple rhythms that actually fit real life. St...

In this powerful message, Pastor Mike continues our House of Discipleship series by diving into one of the ten "Rhythms of Jesus": Family on Mission. This week, we focus specifically on what it means to be a Marriage on Mission. Whether you are happily married, struggling, divorced, or single, this message is for you. Marriage isn't just a social contract or a pursuit of personal happiness — it’s...

From childhood loyalties in a stadium to the quiet ache of rejection, we are wired to ask: Where do I fit? Jake traces that longing through neuroscience, ancient confession, and the waters of baptism, revealing a God who steps into line with humanity. Fully human. Standing among sinners. Sharing the table. Bearing death itself. In Christ, belonging becomes union. Water, table, body, way. “I’m with...

Jen talks about what it means to stop pretending we’ve got it all figured out and start letting God into the mess; one thought, one moment, one honest breath at a time. Stay open, listen, and let small changes make space for real peace. Discussion Questions: -In what areas of your life do you find it hardest to acknowledge that you don't have it all figured out, and what might humble alignment wit...

Mike takes aim at the lie that only the impressive make an impact, and shows how God moves through surrendered hands, not perfect résumés. From a kid with a lunch to a widow with two coins, Scripture is full of ordinary people doing extraordinary things because they said yes. If you think you don’t have much to offer, you’re exactly the kind of person God loves to use. Discussion Questions: -The r...

Mike unpacks what it really means to walk in step with the Holy Spirit, not just admire Him from a distance. From ball boys handing out Scripture to rhythms that reshape how we live, this is a call to quiet the noise, open up, and let the Spirit lead. It’s not about perfection. It’s about presence and posture. Discussion Questions: -In what ways might you be trying to follow Jesus through your own...

In this week's message Mike points to a truth many of us feel but rarely name: we stay plugged in, busy, and committed but often to the wrong things. At the center of Jesus' call is a rhythm most would avoid: dying to self. Not as an idea, but as a daily posture. What feels like loss becomes the soil where something eternal takes root. Devotion begins where self-preservation ends. Discussion Quest...

That invitation is still open, but it reorders everything. Mike walks through a vision of discipleship rooted in devotion to a person, not a program. It’s about living close enough to Jesus to notice how he moves, how he loves, how he leads. When formation replaces information, and practice replaces theory, ordinary lives begin to multiply into something eternal. Discussion Questions: -When you th...

Mike unpacks the deeper meaning of "resolution" as more than goal-setting. It's about untangling the soul until one clear allegiance remains. At the heart of this message is a call to holy narrowing, where Jesus is not just added to life but becomes the center of it. Not divided. Devoted. Discussion Questions: -In what ways have you found yourself living a 'double-minded' life, divided between dev...