Grace Church | Akron East Campus

What happens after we die? Is death really the end? In Week 5 of The Battle I Can’t See, Pastor River Harter explores one of the greatest promises in the Bible: because Jesus defeated death through His resurrection, everyone who belongs to Him has the hope of eternal life and bodily resurrection. While death is one of life’s hardest realities, it does not have the final word. Through 1...

What do you do when the battle keeps going and your strength starts running out? In Week 4 of The Battle I Can’t See, we look at the unseen battle of endurance — the fight to keep standing, keep trusting, and keep following Jesus when life gets difficult. The reality is that endurance is not built by relying on our own strength. It comes from a deep dependence on Christ. In our weakness, His power...

The battle is real, but many of the battles we face happen in places we cannot see. In this message from The Battle I Can’t See series, we look at the spiritual strongholds that can shape the way we think, live, and view God. In 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Paul reminds us that our weapons are not worldly weapons — they have the power to demolish strongholds. A stronghold is a carefully constructed lie t...

Life is full of battles we can see—but what about the battles we can’t? In Week 2 of our series, “The Battles I Can’t See”, we explore Ephesians 6:13-17 and discover how God has equipped believers to stand firm in the middle of spiritual warfare. The enemy attacks through lies, fear, doubt, discouragement, temptation, and confusion, but God has already provided everything w...

Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to do the right thing and so easy to do the wrong thing? Why relationships break down, deception spreads, and discouragement seems relentless? In this message, “The Battle I Can’t See,” we begin a new series exploring the unseen spiritual realities that shape our everyday lives. The Bible teaches that there is a spiritual battle takin...