Grace Church Group Leader Podcast

07-24-2025 Sermon Summary "What is truth?" Humanity has pondered this question for thousands of years, and it has puzzled even the most brilliant thinkers of human history. It's a question that sparks both intense debate and intense longing. It's not just philosophical; it's deeply human. Sometimes we feel as if life raises more questions than it answers. However, God&apos...

07-17-2025 Sermon Summary Hebrews 13:8 reminds us that Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. From the dawn of creation, God knew humanity would stray from Him and face evil. The incredible news is that through His grace and boundless love, God ensured we wouldn't have to endure this separation forever. Before time even began, Jesus made promises and provided for us, anticipating ou...

07.03.2025 Sermon Summary This message explores the reality that many of us live in invisible “prisons”—fear, shame, addiction, self-reliance, or emotional wounds—that shape how we think, act, and relate to God. In these places of struggle, we often respond in one of two ways: spiral in despair or strive in our own strength. But the deeper invitation is to ask, “Who is God?” and learn to walk by f...

06-26-2025 Sermon Summary Jesus once said that He was the “way, the truth, and the life.” In this second week of our series titled, “Who Is Jesus?”, we dive a little deeper, considering how “Jesus Is The Way.” Are you more likely to choose His way or your own way? Are you too busy to follow Him when He offers? Are you susceptible to acting based on fear rather than faith? The Scriptures say that a...

06.20.2025 Sermon Summary As we continue pressing into City Renewal, we are beginning a summer series that explores the question, “Who Is Jesus?” This week we will examine an excerpt from Mark 8, where we see that the people in Jesus’ city had similar reactions to Him as the people in our city today. And we’ll address the most important question of all, “Who is Jesus to you?” How we answer this qu...

06.12.2025 Sermon Summary Comfort is killing our courage. The book of Nehemiah describes a massive transition that he went through from the comfort of the palace into the thick of the challenges of rebuilding. Nehemiah left the complacent yet lush culture of being an assistant to the King of Persia and went to a desolate city in ruins, all because he wept over what God put in his heart. The church...

06-05-2025 Sermon Summary During this Baptism Weekend we’re looking at Acts 8, which tells the story of an unexpected encounter between Philip, an Ethiopian diplomat, and the Holy Spirit. To this point in the diplomat’s life, he’s never been welcomed into the inner circles of worship. But during this life-changing chariot ride, he learns that there is nothing about him that disqualifies him from r...

05-29-2025 Sermon Summary In the fast-paced, calendar-driven world in which we live, it is imperative that Jesus’ followers intentionally leverage creative ways and means to engage our cities. And sometimes the creativity required is simply a “reset”—a “back to the basics” mentality that boldly declares that there is no law against loving our families, neighbors, co-workers, employers, and employe...

05-22-2025 Sermon Summary Revival is in the air. It’s not only being talked about, we are seeing it across the nation. A desire and genuine hunger for the things of God in people’s lives are being stirred up. This revival that’s coming, which we are seeing glimpses of, is unlike what we have encountered before. It’s not characterized by mass gatherings but by decentralized, scattered pockets showi...

05-15-2025 Sermon Summary This week, Pastor Ben Goodman emphasizes the critical importance of understanding our identity and purpose and that God's answers to the fundamental questions of “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?” are paramount. As we walk through Scripture, examining God’s relationship with humanity, we see that God created us for good works, owns us, and that He is absolutely singula...

05-08-2025 Sermon Summary Daniel says the people who know their God will be strong and carry out great exploits. We say that we are all called to do great exploits by living out our destiny, but our destiny is not realized until we know our identity. We cannot live out our identity or our destiny until our hearts are healed. Your heart is the filter through which all of life comes in and out. That...

05-06-2025 Pastor David Pratt is currently the Director of Care Ministry at Grace Church, overseeing pastoral care, prayer and prophetic ministry, and support groups. Listen to learn more about Pastor Pratt's life as a young man, what brought him to Christ, his roles in the church, and what prayer is in the life of the believer. To learn more about Freedom Weekend and to register, go here . F...

05-01-2025 Sermon Summary The renewal of 10 cities comes from revival in our hearts. We are continuing to explore what it looks like for us to do good works, great exploits. Instead of just focusing on the action, the doing, and the exploits in our city, we are focused on our foundation–our identity. What good is knowing our destiny and purpose without having the identity to carry it out? Jesus ta...

04-24-2025 Sermon Summary We have a city full of amazing people who hold the very image of God within them. Because these same human beings are so very familiar to us, we might just miss the depth of glory and beauty that is within them. The solution that God has been giving since Genesis is through identity. God gives us our identity in a few different ways: by speaking to us through His Word, th...

04-17-2025 Sermon Summary It’s a great time of year when new life springs from the ground and from the trees, but let’s not forget that it comes after a season of being dormant, buried, and often dead. We love new life, new things, and birthing the next, but God never skips over the process that He set up at the beginning; that life doesn’t come until after death. There is no resurrection without...

04-10-2025 Sermon Summary The title of this message is more than just a title, it is a serious and sobering question that all must face at some point in our lives. When you understand the true worth of something, you'll give up anything to have more of it. In Matthew 26:6-16, we see three different evaluations of Jesus's worth - three different kinds of devotion, and only one of them was...

04/03/2025 We’re entering a new era where God invites believers to integrate faith into all areas of life. This requires heart-level transformation, leaving harmful narratives behind to follow Jesus fully. What will you leave behind? You can find this week's sermon notes and Groups  Guide here: https://gracechurchsp.org/groupsguide/ https://gracechurchsp.org/resources/sermon-guides/ Freedom W...

04-01-2025 Fasting. A spiritual discipline that has been practiced by Christians since the time of Jesus. Why? What is it for? And how do we do it? In this stand-alone episode, Keith Golightly, Young Adults Pastor and Baptism Coordinator, talks Fasting. This is a great resource for Group Leaders who want to help lead their groups through fasting. Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not ju...

03-27-2025 Sermon Summary We’re in a new Era, and we are called to prepare for what God is doing. It’s not just a new year or season but a significant time for His people to increase His presence. Our deepest desire is to gather around God's presence and mission, extending beyond church buildings into Business, Education, Medicine, Families, Government, and Media. This decentralized expressio...

03-20-2025 Sermon Summary Imagine a life free from worry, anxiety, fear, and anger—this is the version of yourself that God intended. Your body, mind, and spirit are meant to thrive in peace and joy. As a follower of Jesus, embracing the truth that your sins are forgiven allows your true self to shine, filling you with radiance and contentment. Are you ready to experience this kind of life? You ca...

03-13-2025 Groups Podcast Episode 7 What if the timing of when you were born was sovereignly ordained by a God who is present and powerful to set you up to do good works that will help form the atmosphere of a city? What if the place where you live, work, and play is sovereignly orchestrated by God with you as the missing element your city needs to be fully complete-with peace and prosperity? You...

03-07-2025 Sermon Summary As we conclude our journey in the book of Joshua, we've sought the Lord and embraced the powerful words He speaks over our lives. Each of you carries a unique Joshua call—an assignment to uplift your city, just as Joshua did for Israel. This is not just an end, but the beginning of our City Renewal focus: a commitment to serve others. In the Old Testament, rest follo...

03-03-2025 Sermon Summary This week in our City Renewal Series, we explore Joshua 11 and 12. Throughout the book, we have seen Joshua strengthening himself in the Lord, taking on God's assignments, overcoming obstacles, and claiming the Promised Land. The Israelites' war can be viewed in two ways: as an unjust agenda to take land or as God cleansing defilement as part of His long-standin...

02-20-25 In our reading of Joshua, Israel has defeated Jericho and Ai, but now four kings are uniting to challenge them. God has a plan for His promised land, just as He has for you. It's essential to believe in God, your calling, and His promises. Be cautious about who influences your thoughts and actions, as they can lead to doubt. Remember, God is actively working to save the world—first t...

February 13, 2025 For this Baptism Weekend, we are looking at why Jesus Himself received a baptism and how the answer to that question informs us about His redemptive mission on the earth, and why we, as His followers, receive a baptism as well. If Jesus indeed died for us, then who are we to not live for Him. You can find this week's sermon notes and Groups Guide here:  https://gracechurchsp...