Grace Church NWA

Knowing what is right and doing what is right are two different things. In order to consistently do what is right, we must practice.

The God who created all things made us in His own image, which means that we share His imagination and creativity. In a relationship with Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, we learn both individually and corporately to understand, appreciate and unleash this divine imagination and creativity for God’s glory and the advancement of His Kingdom.

As Eugene Peterson says, the way of discipleship that begins in an act of repentance concludes in a life of praise.

We live out the Kingdom as an extended family of believers. And family life can be tricky to navigate. But the Holy Spirit in and among us—if we'll lean into it—creates supernatural unity that draws us together and glorifies God.

Scripture sometimes leaves us with more questions than answers. One thing is always certain: God clearly wants to dwell with us. We have to decide how closely we’ll dwell with God.

The unexpected happens. Things don’t pan out like we envisioned. Life gets hard. It’s in these moments where we learn to watch and wait on God.

It's easy for us to think of ourselves as serial offenders, but how often to we think of God as a serial forgiver?

The gift of faith is cultivated by practice, by recognizing Gods presence in delivering us and our appropriate response.

In a culture where a prosperity gospel has corrupted almost every part of our imagination, what does it mean to believe and proclaim a prosperous future as an act of faith?

We can find hope in all we do through community, perspective and faith.

Who can ascend to worship the one true God? Because of Christ's death, burial and resurrection, the invitation is open to all of us.

The Gospel of Christ is not at all about behavior. It’s about believing.

Paul would turn over in his grave if he could see what passes for Christianity today. But it's not a new thing. Works righteousness was alive and well in the New Testament Church. It didn't work then, and it won't work now. It's a lesson we need to learn, and who better to teach us than Paul?

As they begin to grow the Church, the first apostles and elders meet to decide who's in and who's out. Two thousand years later, we're still figuring it out.

How do we understand what we're reading?

The Holy Spirit is the presence of God alive in each of us, teaching us truth and fully equipping us for life in the Kingdom—if we'll submit to it.

Although we may at times feel as though we're in deep over our heads, Jesus invites us to go deeper with Him into the Scriptures and into Christian fellowship.

The resurrection of Jesus changes everything.

Most often, nobody but Jesus gets it.

What don't we see when we see Jesus?

There are no islands in the Kingdom of God. True Kingdom living is about community, connection and recognizing that we need each other.

Alienation hurts. That's true for us, and it's true for God. So the Father takes the initiative: God — unwilling to leave us dead and lost — is like the woman, the shepherd and the father who spare no effort to secure reconciliation and celebrate when what is lost is found at last.

Jesus is serious about repentance.

We learn who our neighbor is by apprenticing to Jesus.

Jesus is revealed by the transfiguration.