Grace Church NWA

"Table Manners" August 8th 2021 (Teacher: Laura Holland) by Grace Church NWA

Any understanding of the Good News must be centered in the promise and practice of Shalom. Reorienting our understanding away from “personal salvation” towards an expansive restorative vision for all of creation is essential to our understanding and proclamation of the Gospel. 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...

Sorry about the sound quality on this one - we had some technical difficulties. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! 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 accept...

Choices have consequences. God is always offering us so much more than we can imagine, but never forcing or coercing us. The ultimate tragedy of life is not taking God seriously, not responding to God’s invitations, not understanding the reality of our own agency. Text: Isaiah 66 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @...

We can never lose our sense of wonder, our “addiction” to the beauty of God. What are you paying attention to? What are you saying “no” to by saying “yes” to distractions? Text: Isaiah 65 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! Need prayer? Email us at administrator@gracechur...

This week we’re taking time to ask the following questions: Where are you finding your truth? Who is going to be your community? How are you investing what you have? Your life? Text: Isaiah 64 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! Need prayer? Email us at administrator@grac...

What do we do when the life we imagined doesn’t work out, but we still have to go on living? Text: Isaiah 63 (NET) You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Need prayer? Email us at administrator@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 a...

God’s wilder-than-we-can-imagine promises give us a reason to hope regardless of our current situation. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, Laura Holland for this week's message! Text: Isaiah 61 (NET) Need prayer? Email us at administrator@gracechurchnwa.org

Our ultimate hope must be placed in the presence and promises of God, regardless of our current experience, circumstances or understanding. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Watch this livestream here or meet with us at Pratt Place Barn, rain or shine, all summer while we find a new, more permanent location. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureserv...

Kingdom of God justice is rooted in the very nature and character of God and the recognition of what God has done for us. Sabbath practice is an integral part of understanding and pursuing justice in a way that brings true wholeness. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! Text: Is...

Jesus live, death, resurrection and assession makes possible the fulfillment of all the promises of the Old Testament. It ushers in the Kingdom of God and is the foundation of the Church. This is all made evident at Pentecost. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to this Sunday's teacher, John Ray @ventureservereflect for this week's message! Text: Acts 2 (N...

We approach life fully awake, we are able to better see things in their own context, not as one of several highlights or greatest hits. Each of us has a story that is important to God—and we need to “expand our tent” to make room for more stories.

The more we understand that God is the Hero of the story, the one working, the one who saves and brings order and justice, the more we can properly understand our own lives. Jesus, as the ultimate witnesses, shows us the way. Join us in person outside at Vesper Point, Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville or here Live on Facebook at 10:15am. For the entire month of may, we will be doing a Sock Drive for...

Creating idols springs in part from a failure to deeply consider the meaning of our own createdness. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to our lead teacher, @ventureservereflect John Ray for this week's message! Text: Isaiah 46-48 (NET) Need prayer? Email us at administrator@gracechurchnwa.org

The world can be a really scary place, with or without Jesus. But God gives us certain reassurances that help us focus our fear in ways that lead to life. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to our lead teacher, @ventureservereflect John Ray for this week's message! Text: Isaiah 43-45 (NET)

(Excuse the poor audio, due to the rain we couldn't have many electronics out.) Choices have consequences, and all of us are always choosing. God doesn’t show us the consequences of our choices to scare, shame, bribe or overwhelm us, but to invite us more fully into our humanity and set us on the path of wholeness. Text: Isaiah 42 www.gracechurchnwa.org

You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to member of the teaching team, Tim Holland, for this week's message! Need prayer? Email us at administrator@gracechurchnwa.org

Resurrection is just a one time event. Resurrection is a practice that stems from the resurrection of Jesus and continues to be cultivated by us, His followers. Text: John 20:1-18 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Thanks to our lead teacher @ventureservereflect John Ray for this week's message! Need prayer? Email us at administrator@gracechurchnwa.org

The manner of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem perfectly reflects His person and agenda, and like everyone in the story, we so often misunderstand it. Text: Luke 19:28-40 You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org. Our Easter Service will be at Pratt Place Inn and Barn in Fayetteville on April 4th at 10:15am in person - find details in our events section of our page on Faceboo...

As followers of Jesus, we are called to the courageous and sacrificial task of seeking to live without masks. Text: Matthew 23:1-38 Join us live on Facebook or on Zoom each sunday (link will be posted morning of in the event in Facebook). You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org, including our 2021 Lent Guide. Thanks to our lead teacher @ventureservereflect John Ray for...

You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org, including our 2021 Lent Guide. Thanks to our lead teacher Tim Holland for this week's message!

If we are honest with ourselves, there are large parts of the Bible that offend and confuse us. Don't be afraid. Let's explore this on Sunday! Join us live on Facebook or on Zoom (link will be posted morning of in the event). You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org, including our 2021 Lent Guide. Thanks to our lead teacher @ventureservereflect John Ray for this week's...

Prophecies enable God’s people to look at the world in the right way. Instead of thinking of prophesies as a way of foretelling the future, we need to more often consider them as ways of coming to understand our current circumstances as we learn from the past. Text: Isaiah 13-23 (NET) Join us this Sunday to hear more. See our learning guide, Lent 2021 guide, or read more about us at www.gracechurc...

Our ability to imagine God’s redemptive work among us guides much of our response to our current situation. We must give serious time and attention to developing an Active Gospel Imagination if we are to freely live into the redemptive work of God. Text: Isaiah 11-12 (NET) Join us every Sunday to hear more. See our learning guide, lent 2021 guide, or read more about us at www.gracechurchnwa.org ....

There is hope in judgment. Judgment is calling us to be restored, toward shalom, and to reconcile with God and others. Pride and arrogance lead to chaos, separation, and stripped away boundaries. But when we realign our trust and reconcile with God and others, we can move toward shalom and wholeness for everyone. Thanks to Laura Holland for teaching this week's message. Text: Isaiah 9:8-21, Isaiah...