Grace Church Wooster

People seem quick to say "praying for you" when you are going through a hard time. We pray when we reach our very end and see no way out but to reach out to God. Do we really know what prayer is? In this message, Pastor Nick talks about prayer being a connection with God and encourages us to change our perspective on it so that it can be an important tool to draw us closer to God!

Today, Pastor Nick concluded our Fail Forward series by teaching through Jeremiah 29:11 and how, because of God, we have a future! How do you lean into your future in Him? Watch this message to find out!

In our journey of learning to fail forward, Pastor Nick talks about how we can never waste a mistake and fail successfully.

We've all failed and the reality is that our failures can be paralyzing. How can we possibly move forward after the mistakes that we have made? Today, Pastor Nick shares a message about reconciliation and how to move past the things we have done. Our failure doesn't have to be final. Check out this message to learn how to Fail Forward.

"Why do I keep giving into this over and over? HOW can I overcome this temptation? Will I EVER overcome it?" When is the last time you found yourself asking these questions? The truth is, we're all tempted by things in our lives that, if given into, could lead us towards destruction. Today, Aaron Justice teaches from the story of Joseph about how to overcome temptation. In Genesis, Joseph provides...

Has it ever felt like you're wrestling with God? Today, Billy Starkey walks us through the story of Jacob from Genesis 32. Sometimes in order to receive God's blessings in our lives, we first have to let him break the parts that are holding us back from experiencing the best that He has for us. God broke Jacob, called him by a new name, and blessed him and his family for generations. Yet, Jacob di...

When was the last time you faced a situation that seemed impossible? Maybe you're currently walking through a season where the resolution is nowhere in sight. The good news is that God is the God of the impossible. Pastor Bob Fetterhoff talks from Genesis 12 about the story of Abraham and how he had FAITH, trusting in God time and time again. His faith in God, the God of the impossible, delivered...

Genesis tells us the story of Noah. Many of us probably know this story from when we were kids, however, this story may hold different a meaning in our lives now than it did when we were younger. Today, Billy Starkey shares a message about Noah and how his life is a model of faith for us to follow because he wasn't afraid to stand out as different. Noah's life shows us what it looks like to stand...

What am I here on this earth for? What's my purpose for being here? Do I even HAVE a purpose? These are all questions that many of us have asked ourselves at one time or another. Maybe you're even asking yourself those questions right now. Here's some good news: You HAVE purpose because you were created ON purpose. This week Pastor Nick leads us in a message from Genesis, the very beginning of our...

When someone offends us, it's not always easy to forgive them. It's far easier to be offended. Yet holding onto unforgiveness is no way to live. Watch as Pastor Nick shares from a parable in Matthew 18 about forgiving others. This message reminds us that forgiven people forgive people, and when we forgive others that have offended us, we can escape the prison of our own unforgiveness.

When was the last time you were wrong? How about this, when was the last time you ADMITTED you were wrong? It's natural to want to argue our "rightness," but maybe we aren't always as right as we think we are. Watch as Pastor Nick leads us through a parable from Luke 18 about how to humbly admit when we're wrong.

We all get offended. How you react in that moment will say a lot about you. Today, Dan Owolabi shared about dealing with "those people" while praying to God that we would not respond in anger, but instead stay above the line.

We all get offended at times, and when we are offended we usually get angry. That anger can lead to decisions that we later regret. This week we join Pastor Nick as he talks about how being offended affects us and how God wants us to handle that.

Too often we live for the weekend and try to endure the weekday. A Gallop poll in 2019 said 85% of people are unhappy in their job. But what if your work could be fulfilling? Today, we’ll see how Jesus changes our job too.

What we do in the home… our expectations in the home… how we relate to one another in the home… are all dictated what we know about God and what we believe about God. Watch to learn how the full life levels up our family relationships, as we continue in our Full Life series with Pastor David Lawson and his wife, Julie.

Relationships are tricky. They can make us or break us, because people have influence in our lives. So how can we chase after meaningful relationships? In this message, Pastor Nick tells us how the full life produces the most fulfilling relationships.

We're all looking for something to make us happy, but we will never be able to experience the full life while we're chasing things that leave us empty. Watch as Pastor Nick talks about how to leave behind the things that leave us feeling empty as we step into a new, full life.

Easter isn't just about candy, baskets and pretty dresses. The empty tomb, which we celebrate on Easter, means that we get to live a FULL LIFE! And that's a big deal. Watch to hear more on what Easter means for each one of us.

So many times we find ourselves living on cruise control, the pace of what the world tells us we should be living.... living our life without much thinking. BUT that can just cause regret! Watch to learn how to take steps to break free from the cruise-control life.

One of the hardest lessons to learn is how to not be controlled by your desire to please people. It's difficult because we all crave approval. In our service, Pastor Billy is talking about how people pleasing isn't just an interpersonal problem, but a foundational and spiritual problem. Together, we'll learn how we can live FROM the approval of our Heavenly Father. Watch our service to learn more!

After sleep and work and even social media, most of us are only left with 42 hours in our week to do with what WE want. So how do we prioritize those hours to do what matters most? Watch, to learn more!

How can we grow our faith by taking time to just BE with God, especially in a world that tells us we need to live our lives as a fast pace? Pastor Nick shares how we can break free from the normal of hurry.

Have you ever wondered how God can be one God, but yet the Father, Son AND the Holy Spirit? Pastor Dave explains the Trinity and why it matters to each one of us.

The Holy Spirit can be confusing. Watch as Pastor Nick answers the questions: Who is the Holy Spirit?, What does the Holy Spirit do? and How do I know the Holy Spirit is in me?

It's hard to know WHO Jesus is, when this day in age, we try to make Jesus in OUR image instead of us being made in HIS image. Watch to see what JESUS said about who He is and what that means for our lives.