Grace Community Bible Church

When Pilate asked Jesus “what is truth” it was because Jesus said He was in the world to testify to truth, and everyone who is of truth listened to His voice. In this sermon Tony leads us to focus on what Jesus meant by “those who are of the truth listen to my voice.” The implications of Jesus’ words are huge, practical, radical, and life altering.

Tony leads us to really think about the question that Pilate asked Jesus, “what is truth?” Why did Pilate ask this? What if you were asked this, could you answer? Does truth matter to you? 

In this sermon Tony wraps up our look at the life of Judas by sharing three lessons we can learn from his life and death. And then Tony takes us into Pilate’s courtroom for Jesus’ first civil trial.

Judas’ life was a sad one, a tragic one. And the end of his life was sadly tragic too. In this sermon Tony shares about Judas’ death by suicide. And then he spends the bulk of the sermon addressing those who may be contemplating suicide, sharing what Jesus wants them to know and hear. 

Jesus is shackled and chained. He is led off to begin the six trials that He must go through before being crucified. The lesson in all of this for us? It is after Peter denies Jesus three times and Jesus turns and looks at him. What did that look mean? What did Jesus communicate when He looked at Peter? It caused Peter to “weep bitterly” and maybe it is the same look we get from Him when we sin.

1. What did you think of God as a teenager? How has that changed since then? 2. Read 1 Tim 4:12. Who is a young follower of Jesus whose life is an example to you? 3. Read 1 Cor 11:1. If a young person followed your life this last week, would they be closer to Jesus or farther away? Who are the young people following your life? 4. When it comes to the caves we can hide from God in, which one do you...

Todd Reinschmidt speaks to how our relationship with Jesus is deeply personal but not private and should not be just for our own benefit, but also so we can help others. Jesus wants that the bulk of our journey to and with Him be about helping others to Him as well! 

The Christian faith is a faith of reconciliation accomplished. In this message Jonathan encourages the church to continue in the faith and what that looks like.

Judas led the religious leaders and Roman soldiers to the garden of Gethsemane to arrest Jesus. In order to identify Jesus so that the Roman soldiers knew who to arrest, Judas told them that he would kiss Jesus. And he did. He betrayed Jesus with a kiss. There is a lot to this scene and Tony unpacks some of it for us.

Jesus enters the garden of Gethsemane. And it is here where the redemptive work He came to fulfill really begins. Gethsemane lets us see the reality of the emotional state of Jesus as He approaches the cross. It is hard to read and even harder to see with the eyes of our heart.

This is the second sermon where Tony is telling the story of Jesus’ final week on earth. This is the final part of the story that happened in the upper room. There are really special, significant lessons we can learn from these events.

In this sermon Tony begins to tell the greatest story in the history of the world - the story of the last week of Jesus’ life on earth before He is executed. This message covers Wednesday and part of Thursday of Holy Week. Tony said he never tires of telling the story, and he doesn’t. Listen as he unfolds the story and makes some stops along the way to bring out some application.

In this final sermon in Tony’s series on the Olivet Discourse, we focus on what Jesus said at the close of this teaching. What we find is that Jesus, after teaching about the end and events that were coming in the future, is that it should have a transforming effect on us today. It should draw us closer to Jesus, lead us to walk in the Spirit and live ready

Will the church go through the tribulation? Will the church, like the whole world, live through the outpouring of God’s wrath and judgement on the world? In this sermon Tony answers this question, as he sees it from scripture. 

In part three of this series on prophecy, the Olivet Discourse that Jesus taught, Tony leads us into thinking about The Tribulation that is coming at the end of this world. It is fascinating, scary, and has much to say about the kind of people Christian’s ought to be today.

This is Tony’s second sermon on Jesus’ great Olivet Discourse. In this one we take a walk-thru vs.19 and see signs of the end times, but not signs that tell us that the end is at hand!

In this sermon Tony begins a short series on Jesus’ grand Olivet Discourse, His prophetic teaching from the Mount of Olives. But before really getting into Jesus’ teaching, Tony takes us to 2 Peter 3 to see exactly why Jesus taught these things.

Jesus has made Himself known to us. He says something too good to be true and still tough for some to hear. It is an exclusive claim. He is The Way to the Father. He is the Truth we believe in to access the Father. He is the Life we receive when we encounter the Father. Know Him and follow Him!

Jesus commands us, “Abide in me, and I in you.” What does it mean to abide? How do we do it? In this sermon, Jonathan seeks to answer those questions from the words of Christ. 

What is central to a fruitful, joy-filled life? In this scene in the life of Christ, Jesus answers that question. 

After reading all of the post-resurrection accounts in the gospels, Tony noticed something. He noticed that most all of Jesus’ closest friends, those who had been with Him the longest and knew Him best, were having crises of faith. They doubted and couldn’t seem to shake the doubt. What should we know about doubt? That is what this sermon is all about.

In Tony’s Easter Sunday sermon he leads us to think about what Paul called of “first importance.” He will ask you to think about what matters most to you and why Jesus’ death and resurrection should hold that place in your heart and life!

When the people of God face enemies that can't be defeated, we look to Him and say, "We don't know what to do, but our eyes are on you". Then we worship Him! This is what Jehoshaphat did, and we must live our life this way as well.

Marriage is good. God designed it that way. But secular culture is quick to disregard this core truth, and sadly the Church is listening. 

In a world where pride draws attention from crowds and personal insecurities wreck souls, God calls us to a different life. Be rooted in God's love. Live with humility. Behave with gentleness. Be patient and find unity in peace.