Grace Church NWA

The idea that God maintains agency within covenant can cause us to struggle. We all want a God we can control, hold accountable, but often we are forced to deal with situations that challenge this. So what do we do then? Text: Exodus 33:19 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and rac...

Week 7 of our Fall 'Known' Series. We can’t love who we don’t know. Love can’t exist in isolation. There is no substitute for proximity, mutuality and season(s)ing. Text: John 13:34 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people...

JESUS CLUB - Also known as week 6 of our fall "Known" Series. This week the KIDDOS take over and teach us what culture in our community is all about. This is our LAST SUNDAY at CLAPP AUDITORIUM in person on Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville, AR at 10:15am - there will be signs to guide you. Oct 1st and thereafter until we complete renovations on our building, we will be meeting at Central United Meth...

Week 5 of our fall "Known" Series. Our values inform our practices, just as our practices reveal our values. Being firmly planted in our values provides the rootedness for curiosity, growing, and, in some cases, changing our mind. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with...

Week 4 of our fall "Known" Series. Our Church vision is “to be a Jesus-led, Spirit filled and God-formed church committed to growing in grace to reach our community and beyond for Christ.” You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized peopl...

Week 3 of our fall "Known" Series. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!

Week 2 of our fall "Known" Series. This week we're delving into our history... Understanding the things, events, people and ideas that have formed us help us live more faithfully in the present. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized...

Seeing Behind, Looking Ahead - We kickoff our fall "Known" Series. The stories we understand about ourselves and tell ourselves define who we are and who we are becoming. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel acce...

To get the most out of our freedom, we must recognize God’s desire to be in relationship with us. Text: Exodus 29:25-26 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of o...

Betty Wilton teaches this Sunday! We are part of the priesthood of all believers and as such, we are called to represent God to the people around us and to represent the people around us to God in prayer. Text: Exodus 29:20 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with d...

Shannon Barrowcliff teaches this Sunday! Throughout the text we are called to protect the foreigner, the orphan, and the widow, but if we fail to do so, God will hear their cry and respond justly. Text: Exodus 22:21-27 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabi...

Jennifer Acuff teaches this Sunday! Fear is one of the biggest drivers in our day-to-day lives, and we can use our imaginations to let fear push us into a spiral of what-ifs or into courageous hope. Text: Exodus 20:20 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabil...

God is the Ultimate Restorer: God Rescues the Israelites from the bondage of slavery, God Restores Identity, Purpose, and Relationship. This Sunday we have the privilege of hearing from Minister Suzanne Bridges who is the Director of Evangelism at St. James Missionary Baptist Church here in Fayetteville. Suzanne is a passionate teacher, mother, and advocate for justice and reparations. Suzanne is...

Welcome back this week after GRACECAMP last week! Understanding what enough is, and trusting there really is enough is a practice of faith. It can only happen when we are in community. Text: Exodus 16: 17-31 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other...

We usually fall into one of two ditches, the one that wants to stay put and revel forever in the moment, and the one who wants to move on immediately to the next thing. Finding a good rhythm of work and rest, celebration and grief, remembering and looking ahead takes practice. Text: Exodus 15:18 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace C...

Come listen to Lowell Taylor guest speak this morning about how both Juneteenth and reparations are for us because they invite us to know the truth and be set free by it. www.reparationsnownwa.com Text: Exodus 14: 13-14 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilitie...

The Kingdom of God is the ultimate place of individual freedom in perfect tension with Gospel unity. Text: Exodus 12:37 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our com...

History is a complex mix of joy and pain, specific incidents can be mean very different things to different people. Text: Exodus 12:31-32 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuabl...

Christ followers are to be deliverance people, not just for ourselves, but for all people everywhere. Pentecost is the dramatic demonstration of this reality. Text: Acts 2: 1-12 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people gro...

What we pay attention determines so much about how we comprehend and move in the world. It plays into what we determine is good, true and beautiful. Text: Exodus 10:1-2 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel...

Our choices demonstrate what it is we truly believe, what it is we truly love, who it is we are learning from, and where our ultimate allegiance lies. Text: Exodus 8:18 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel...

Take the time to not only understand that you belong to God’s story but that God’s story is about freedom and upholding that freedom for those who society keeps confined. Text: Exodus 5:1 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org

Stan Mitchell is the founding pastor of Gracepointe in Nashville. He is a passionate advocate for his LGBTQIA brothers and sisters, and a thought-leader in the evolution of Progressive Christian Theology.​

The story of Exodus provides us with both a major formative history of Israel and a way of exploring our own identities, idols and where we need a similar exodus experience. Text: Exodus 2:23 During that long period of time the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out, and their desperate cry because of their slave labor went up to God. You can find...

The story of Exodus provides us with both a major formative history of Israel and a way of exploring our own identities, idols and where we need a similar exodus experience. Text: Exodus Intro (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org Need prayer? Email us at administrator@gracechurchnwa.org or text (479)966-9550 It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make...