Grace Community Church Clarksville, TN

How do we pray? Jesus gives us a helpful pattern in the Lord's Prayer. This week, we begin our series on prayer by remembering the importance of coming to God as our Father. Scriptures: Matthew 6:5-13 Keywords: prayer, father, Lord's Prayer, spiritual disciplines

The Bible ends, in some ways, where it began: with a glorious vision of life spent near to God. In this sermon, we look at what God shows us about the end of the world and how we can live in light of this ending today. Scriptures: Revelation 22:1-5 Keywords: revelation, John, end of the world, hope, judgment, worship, creation, prophecy

The Community that God establishes in the grand redemptive story told in the Bible, is a gathering of his people that will model what God expects of the entire world. God's hope for his church is for us to be formed by the Holy Spirit, so that we can be a people that will love God and love each other well. Scriptures: Acts 2:42-47 Keywords: story, love, Holy Spirit, church

When God gives Jesus to the world, he gives us what we most need: an answer for our greatest problem. In this sermon, we see how Jesus redeems us from our brokenness and invites us into new life. Scriptures: John 3:16-21 Keywords: Jesus, gospel, salvation, hope, bible, John

As we continue our series on the Bible, we see how God's commands and instructions help prepare us to surrender to Jesus as our only hope. Scriptures: Deuteronomy 4:5-9

Scriptures: Exodus 3:1-10

After God creates the universe, the first human beings rebelled against him. In this sermon, we look at how this rebellion has affected us today and how God provides us the relief we most need. Scriptures: Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 Keywords: fall, sin, Eden, creation, serpent, Adam, Eve, repentance, assurance

As we start a new year, we explore how the Bible is one, grand story of God's redemption. In this sermon, we look at how God created the universe and what that tells us about how we can live today. Scriptures: Genesis 1:1-5 Keywords: creation, story, bible, redemption, Genesis, humanity, sovereignty

There are two types of people: those who make resolutions and those who don't, but what if there's something really important, deeply spiritual, about our resolutions? What if our resolutions not only impact our next year, but the new that God is trying to begin in you? Scriptures: Psalm 90:10-12 Keywords: Resolutions, Begin, Sanctification, New Year

As Christmas comes, we look at one of the most foundational truths in our Christian faith: Jesus first and foremost wants us to receive from him. Scriptures: John 1:9-13 Keywords: Christmas, advent, John, spiritual growth

God's love for us is the foundation of everything that we might think or know about him. In this sermon, we explore how God loves us and how this love can have a deep and meaningful impact on our lives. Scriptures: Romans 8:31-39 Keywords: love, Father, experience, prayer, spiritual growth

No matter how hard we try, we can't escape conflict with other people. In this sermon, we look at how to face conflict with love as our foundational guide. Scriptures: Isaiah 6:1-13 Keywords: love, relationships, conflict, enemies, friendships, peace

In today's world we are often told to love to love ourselves, but what does this really mean? In this sermon we look at how to love ourselves in light of God and his truth. Scriptures: Matthew 22:34-39 Keywords: love, self-esteem, self-care, mental health, emotional health

One of the most important ways we give and receive love happens within our friendships. In this sermon, we look at why friendships are so important and the difference Jesus can make within them. Scriptures: Proverbs 17:17, 18:24, 27:6, 27:9-10 Keywords: love, friendship

Loving our enemies is a central distinctive of the Christian faith. In this sermon, we see how important it is to extend love to those who have wronged us. Scriptures: Luke 6:27-36 Keywords: love, enemies, relationships, anger, forgiveness, peace

The impact of the Good News of Jesus is verified in my love towards others. Through original Christian hospitality we begin to see strangers as neighbors, and neighbors as part of the family of God. This hospitality beckons mystery, births community, and bequeaths truth telling to those God has called us to love. Scriptures: Luke 19:1-10 Keywords: Love, neighbors, hospitality, acceptance

Raising kids is filled with joy, pain, and countless sacrifices. In this sermon, we see how love can shape who we are as parents. Scriptures: Proverbs 23:15-26 Keywords: children, kids, parenting, family, relationships, love

How we view our wealth ultimately shows how we view God. In this sermon we look at how money and wealth are meant to connect us to a life of fullness with him. Scriptures: 1 Timothy 6:6-10 Keywords: money, wealth, love, rich, generosity, freedom

Marriage is perhaps the greatest relationship in which we seek to experience love. In this sermon, we look at what it means to view marriage in the light of God's understanding of love. Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 16:14 Keywords: love, marriage, divorce, relationships, covenant

We all carry standards and expectations that must be met to receive or give love, because of this we naturally treat our relationship with God the same. But what if we don't have to earn His love, but simply receive it? Scriptures: Matthew 22:36-40 Keywords: Love, Faith, Hope, Earn, Receive, Reckless

Typically read at weddings, 1 Corinthians makes an astounding claim that goes far beyond a marriage ceremony: love is the highest calling for our lives. In this sermon, we look at how the pursuit of love is meant to shape everything that we do. Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Keywords: love, 1 corinthians, spiritual growth, calling, relationships, Paul

The Bible is one long, grand story that begins and ends with the same thing: hope for the future. In this sermon, we will look at how hope in a God-filled future can lead us to hope for today. Scriptures: Revelation 20:11-15, 21:1-5 Keywords: hope, future, revelation, judgment, heaven, eternity, new heavens and new earth, afterlife

Change is constant in the world in which we live, and yet we doubt sometimes if true change can happen in our own lives. We can have hope for ourselves, when we receive a new life through Christ. Real change is hard, but we do not wait alone. The reward of our rebirth is being with God while we change. Scriptures: John 3:1-8 Keywords: Born Again, Regeneration, Change, Hope, Purpose

Pain has the power to cloud our view of God. In this sermon, we will look at how we can still put our hope in God, even in the midst of suffering. Scriptures: Psalm 34:15-22 Keywords: pain, suffering, disappointment, hardship, hope

We are hope-based creatures. In this sermon we look at how hope helps us face our lives while we wait for Jesus to make all things new. Scriptures: Ephesians 1:15-21 Keywords: hope, despair, anger, faith, love, emotions, depression, surrender