Grace Church Eden Prairie

Pastor Troy's message highlights how Stephen — full of the Holy Spirit, grace, and power — was used by God in extraordinary ways, yet quickly became a target of fierce opposition. When Stephen’s enemies couldn’t defeat his Spirit-filled wisdom, they turned to deception by secretly stirring up accusations, inciting violence, recruiting false witnesses, and twisting his words. He reminds believers t...

Pastor Jim Erickson’s message highlighted how God grows His church not only through the proclamation of the gospel but through faithful organization, unity, and shared responsibility. As the early church experienced explosive growth in Jerusalem, new challenges emerged. Rather than allowing division or complacency to take root, the apostles addressed the issue directly, prioritizing both the minis...

Pastor Sam Houston's message reminded the church that while some entered 2026 easily and others through great difficulty, opposition has always been a reality for followers of Christ. Drawing from Acts 5, he demonstrated that opposition to Christianity has taken many forms throughout history; yet, two truths remain constant: the gospel of Jesus Christ is unstoppable, and God empowers His people to...

Pastor Troy’s message challenges us to move beyond nominal Christianity and intentionally live out the call to follow Jesus fully. He outlines the seven marks of a healthy disciple — including worship, prayer, service, generosity, biblical obedience, community, and disciple-making—as a spiritual mirror to assess growth, not a checklist to earn God’s love. Pastor Troy emphasized that true disciples...

In this Christmas message, Pastor Troy Dobbs unpacks the powerful meaning of Immanuel, “God with us” as revealed in Matthew 1:23. Far from a sentimental holiday phrase, Immanuel is a fear-defeating promise woven throughout Scripture and fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. God’s presence is not reserved for life’s biggest moments, but extends into the ordinary, painful, and uncertain spaces of...

Pastor Trop preaches that every person will eventually face hard, life-stopping news that shakes their faith. He explains that the Christmas story doesn’t begin with comfort, but with Joseph receiving heartbreaking news that Mary is pregnant—and the child is not his. Matthew 1:18-25 shows how this moment fulfils God’s plan, revealing that the child conceived in Mary is from the Holy Spirit and is...

Pastor Troy highlights how Matthew begins Jesus’ story with a genealogy to show that Christ enters real human history with purpose and promise. He notes that the presence of four unexpected women — Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba — reveals God’s gracious heart to welcome the broken, the outsider, and the undeserving into His redemptive plan. Pastor Troy reminds us that Jesus stands at the very c...

Pastor Troy's message from Acts 5:1–11 tells how Ananias and Sapphira pretended to be fully generous while secretly holding back, leading God to judge their hypocrisy in a dramatic and immediate way. Their deaths brought a deep sense of awe and reverence to the early church, reminding everyone that God cares about honesty, purity, and the condition of the heart, not appearances. Pastor Troy emphas...

Pastor Troy's Thanksgiving message emphasizes the importance of remembering God’s “benefits,” as highlighted in Psalm 103:2, warning that spiritual forgetfulness leads to ingratitude and disobedience. He explains that remembering God’s works strengthens trust, fuels gratitude, and anchors believers in their faith. He outlines numerous spiritual benefits of knowing Jesus — summarized through the ac...

Pastor Jim reflects on the story of the ten lepers to emphasize the beauty and importance of genuine gratitude. He highlights how only one healed man — a Samaritan — returned to thank Jesus, demonstrating a heart transformed by reflection, recognition, humility, and praise. Pastor Jim encourages believers to practice intentional gratitude, turning their pain into praise and expressing thanks to Go...

This sermon teaches that God’s grace doesn’t just save us—it actively shapes every part of our lives. Using Acts 4:32–37, Pastor Juan shows how the early church was transformed by grace into a community marked by supernatural unity, deep love for others, bold gospel witness, and radical generosity. Their shared belief in Jesus created a powerful unity across cultural and social differences, and th...

Pastor Troy Dobbs contrasts theory and reality, demonstrating that while many Christians view persecution as theoretical, the early church and many believers today experience it as a daily reality. In Acts 4:23–31, after being threatened, the disciples responded by praying not for safety, but for boldness to keep proclaiming Jesus. Their prayer began with recognizing God’s sovereignty, was rooted...

Pastor Troy Dobbs discusses how the Holy Spirit inspires boldness in believers. Drawing attention to the fact that because John and Peter were in close proximity to and believed in Jesus, they had the Holy Spirit within them. Pastor Troy Dobbs also encourages believers to reflect on what contributes to their silence when it comes to sharing their faith and the gospel with others. He encourages the...

Pastor Steve Harrison’s message for ENGAGE Sunday reminded us that nothing can stop the power of Jesus’ name. He walked us through Acts 4, where Peter and John boldly preached about Jesus’ resurrection even after being arrested — and how the Holy Spirit gave them the courage to stand strong. Pastor Steve encouraged us to expect challenges when we live out our faith, but to keep trusting that God u...

Pastor Troy’s sermon compares binge-watching long TV series to the unfolding story of the early church in Acts, both draw people in through growth, depth, and development. He highlights how Peter healed a lame man not by his own power but through Jesus’ name, showing that miracles exist to point people to Christ, not to glorify humans. Peter’s message to the amazed crowd centers on three truths: J...

Pastor Troy Dobbs discusses the story of the beggar at the front of the temple who was miraculously healed when Peter the apostle spoke the name of Jesus Christ over him. Even though the beggar had no faith, God used Peter's faith to showcase His incredible power. Pastor Troy Dobbs also cautions Christians against various false gospels, such as the prosperity gospel and the word of faith movement.

Pastor Troy Dobbs speaks about the biblical example for how churches should operate. He emphasizes that the early church’s growth and spiritual life came from their devotion to God’s Word, fellowship, prayer, generosity, and evangelism. Faithful churches today must follow the same model, anchoring everything in Scripture, living in community, worshiping and praying together, and sharing resources...

Pastor Troy Dobbs talks of Peter’s first sermon in Acts 2 showing that Pentecost fulfilled Joel’s prophecy as God poured out His Spirit on all people. This means everyone, young and old, men and women, rich and poor, can know God personally and share His gospel boldly. Peter declares that the Spirit’s arrival also marks the beginning of the last days as we await Christ’s return. He points to the f...

Pastor Troy Dobbs explains Pentecost as a historical event, occurring 50 days after the ascension of Christ. On this day, the Holy Spirit came down upon the ten dozen Christ followers and allowed them to speak in various foreign languages so that those who came to Jerusalem could understand the gospel and bring it back to their home countries. He then goes on to describe the polarizing nature of t...

Pastor Troy continues the Acts series with a message that highlights what it means to wait well on God. He explains how after Jesus' ascension, the disciples stayed united, devoted themselves to prayer, and trusted God’s sovereignty — even in the fallout of Judas’ betrayal. When choosing Matthias to replace Judas, they modeled how decision-making should flow from Scripture, prayer, reason, decisio...

Pastor Troy kicks off the Acts series with a message on Jesus’ ascension, and how it wasn’t the end of His story but the beginning of our mission. Before returning to the Father, He promised the Holy Spirit to empower believers with boldness, guidance, and spiritual gifts. Instead of getting sidetracked by speculation about timing, we’re called to stay focused on the mission—being His witnesses to...

Pastor Sam Houston unpacks how Satan’s main weapon is deception, just like he used with Adam and Eve in the garden. He walks through the different ways the enemy tries to trick us — by planting doubt, offering empty promises, pulling others into our sin, and shifting blame — and reminds us how God’s Word gives us the tools to recognize and resist those lies

Pastor Troy Dobbs explains that salvation comes through Christ alone, not our works, and that we cannot mock God. What we sow, we will reap. Paul contrasts living for the flesh, which brings destruction, with living by the Spirit, which leads to eternal life. He urges believers to care for one another and reminds them to boast only in the cross of Christ, not in rituals or personal achievements.

Pastor Troy Dobbs discusses the importance of sharing the weight of burdens with other Christians. He walks through the scriptures and highlights how Paul is urging the Galatians help in spiritual restorations of their fellow Christians by standing with them and guiding them through trials.