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This week in Summer at Grace, Pastor Chris Zauner invites us to confront two common summer pitfalls—busyness and escape—and the false identities they create. 🛠️ “Rest starts to feel like weakness… or escape starts to feel like salvation.” But Psalm 46 calls us to something deeper: 👉 Stillness, not as escape—but surrender. 👉 Rest, not in doing or disappearing—but in knowing He is God. 🕊️ This wee...

In Week 6 of our "Summer on the Mount" series, Pastor Casey Olsen dives into Matthew 6:1–18, where Jesus contrasts kingdom righteousness with religious performance. What does it mean to give, pray, and fast in secret? How do we resist the temptation to perform our faith for the applause of others? This powerful message challenges us to examine our heart posture—are we seeking the reward...

As we transition from Matthew 5 to Matthew 6 in our Summer on the Mount series, Pastor Casey offers a special bonus episode to help us pause, reflect, and prepare. In this short teaching update, Casey recaps the heart of Jesus' upside-down kingdom in Matthew 5—where blessing looks like weakness, influence comes through obscurity, and righteousness begins with grace. But the journey doesn’t sto...

In this week’s Summer at Grace devotional, we’re tackling a subtle lie many of us fall into: that summer is a season to pause our purpose. ☀️ But here’s the truth—God doesn’t take a summer vacation. The Gospel is still good news in July, and the fields are still ripe for harvest. 📖 In John 4:35, Jesus calls us to open our eyes and see the people around us—not someday, not later, but now. That nei...

In this powerful and convicting message, Pastor Chris invites us into the heart of Jesus’ teaching on the deeper issues beneath our behavior—what he calls the “symptoms” of sin. Through six penetrating statements from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus diagnoses the internal condition of our hearts and offers a healing cure that goes far beyond behavior management. This is not a call to try harder but...

In the slower rhythm of summer, what if fun isn't a distraction from spiritual growth—but part of the design? This week in our Summer at Grace devotional series, we explore the spiritual value of fun, joy, laughter, and rest. From weddings to walks, Jesus modeled a life filled with delight and presence—and invited us to do the same. We’ll look at Scriptures like Ecclesiastes 3 and Psalm 104, a...

Welcome back to Summer at Grace, our weekly devotional series helping you follow Jesus with purpose during a season that often feels unstructured. In Week 4, we’re asking a simple but searching question: What story is your summer schedule telling? Or more pointedly—do your priorities preach the gospel you believe? Our time isn’t neutral. Every “yes” we give reflects what we value. Our daily rhythm...

After a few weeks away for seminary, Pastor Chris returns with a powerful message on what Jesus meant when He said, "I have not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it." This fourth message in our Summer on the Mount series dives deep into Matthew 5:17–20 and explores how Jesus doesn’t lower the bar to make us feel better—but instead raises it to expose our need for Him. In this sermo...

Welcome back to our Summer at Grace devotional series! This week, Jordan Gerding helps us pause and reflect on a topic we’re all drawn to during the summer months: comfort. After a long season of busyness, school, and structure, the summer sun can feel like a breath of fresh air—especially here in Oregon. But what kind of comfort are we actually seeking? Is it the kind that brings restoration, hea...

What does it mean to be salt and light in a world that often feels dark and distant from God? In this powerful and heartfelt message, Jordan Gerding unpacks Jesus’ words from Matthew 5:13–16, inviting us to embrace our identity in the upside-down kingdom of God. Through relatable stories, gospel-centered teaching, and a deep love for people, Jordan challenges us to see evangelism not as pressure t...

Welcome back to Summer at Grace—our weekly devotional series designed to keep you rooted in Christ and responsive to His Spirit throughout the summer season. This week, we’re unpacking the difference between intentions and intentionality—two similar-sounding ideas that often take us in very different spiritual directions. Summer loosens our schedules and lowers urgency, but that’s exactly why we n...

What if everything you thought about blessing was... backward? In this powerful message from our Summer on the Mount series, Pastor Casey Olsen walks us through Jesus' upside-down vision of blessing found in the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:2–12). While the world defines blessing through comfort, success, and control, Jesus turns it all on its head—declaring the poor in spirit, the mourners, the meek...

Welcome to Summer at Grace and our weekly devotional series from Grace City Church designed to help you stay spiritually rooted during a season that often feels anything but structured. In this first devotional, we’re exploring a tension many of us experience: the difference between rest and drift. We’re calling it "The God of the Summer vs. the god of summer." Summer is a gift. School i...

This summer, we’re not just reading the Sermon on the Mount—we’re climbing the mountain with Jesus. In this opening message of our 12-week Summer on the Mount series, Pastor Casey invites us to encounter the voice of Jesus not as ancient wisdom, but as the present and powerful voice of the King. Rooted in Matthew 5 and 7, this sermon explores: 🔹 Why Jesus’ teaching wasn’t just impressive—it was a...

On this powerful Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Chris Zauner brings a timely and Spirit-filled message from Acts 2, reminding us that Pentecost is not just a moment in church history—it’s a present-day movement of God's power. In this message, we explore five distinct "sounds" from Pentecost that are still echoing today: The Sound of Heaven – When God moves, it disrupts our routines with d...

In this sermon, Pastor Chris explores the power of God's presence in physical locations throughout the Bible and church history as we envision our church's future home. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content from Grace City! CONNECT WITH GRACE CITY EUGENE HERE AT: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracecityeugene/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraceCityEugene - Websi...

What does it really mean to tithe—and why does it matter? In this message, Pastor Casey Olsen brings biblical clarity to a subject that’s often misunderstood: giving. As part of Grace City’s Prepare for Rain campaign, this sermon unpacks God’s call to “bring the whole tithe,” exploring how tithing isn’t generosity—it’s obedience. Through Scripture, story, and reflection, Casey challenges us to tru...

In this sermon, Pastor Chris shares about God's heart for the next generation and the responsibility that God's people have to pass on the gospel to those behind them. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content from Grace City! CONNECT WITH GRACE CITY EUGENE HERE AT: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracecityeugene/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraceCityEugene - Websit...

In this sermon, Pastor Chris continues our series Prepare for Rain by considering the theme of multiplication - our call as the church to make disciples all over the world. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content from Grace City! CONNECT WITH GRACE CITY EUGENE HERE AT: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracecityeugene/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraceCityEugene - Website:...

Welcome to the kickoff of our brand new sermon series: Prepare for Rain — a prophetic call to live in expectant faith, not just belief in God's power, but action rooted in obedience. In this message, Pastor Chris unpacks the foundational truth that faith without action is dead, drawing from James 2 and a powerful illustration about preparing for a harvest before you see the clouds. If God give...

When devotion feels like duty, when faith feels thin, and when distraction pulls us in a hundred directions, how do we find our way back to God? In this week's message, Associate Pastor Casey Olsen helps us rediscover what it means to be wholly devoted to Jesus. Through honest reflection and biblical wisdom from Deuteronomy 6 and Romans 12, we explore: How to offer God our whole hearts How to...

The resurrection of Jesus is more than a moment in history—it’s the beginning of a whole new world. In this powerful Easter message, Pastor Chris invites us to see the empty tomb not just as a sign of Christ’s victory over death, but as the dawn of new creation. From the garden where Mary meets the risen Christ, to the promise of resurrection power in our daily lives, this sermon calls us to move...

In this sermon, Pastor Chris considers Zechariah's prophecy about the king who would arrive in victory, yet lowly and on a donkey. We consider this echo and how Jesus fulfills this promise - giving us the king we didn't expect, but the king we need. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content from Grace City! CONNECT WITH GRACE CITY EUGENE HERE AT: - Instagram: https://www.instagram....

In this sermon, Pastor Casey considers Isaiah's prophecy about the Suffering Servant, an echo of Christ nearly 700 years before he would walk the earth. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content from Grace City! CONNECT WITH GRACE CITY EUGENE HERE AT: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracecityeugene/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraceCityEugene - Website: https://www.grac...

In this sermon, Pastor Chris continues our Echoes of Easter series by looking at Exodus' story of the Passover and considering how it points to Jesus and the sacrifice he would become. Subscribe to stay updated with the latest content from Grace City! CONNECT WITH GRACE CITY EUGENE HERE AT: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracecityeugene/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraceCityEu...