Grace Community Church Clarksville, TN

We all want to experience the peace of Christmas, yet few of us really do. What is it that keeps us from enjoying the peace that Jesus' birth came to bring? Scriptures and Keywords: 2 Chronicles 14-16; Luke 2:14, Peace, Forgiveness, Salvation, Right with God, ChristmasTo leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

Do we fight back or run from conflict? If you have ever wondered how God expects us to live in peace, this message will be of some help. From the Old Testament view of war to the New Testament concept of turning the other cheek, this message seeks to bring clarity to what seems to be a contradiction. Scriptures and Keywords: War, Peace, Matthew 5:39, Luke 6:29, Exodus 21:22, Deuteronomy 19:21, Chr...

How could a good God create a bad world? Surely, if God is really that good and powerful, He would have done something about pain and suffering by now! Doesn't the presence of evil disprove the existence of God? Scriptures and Keywords: Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:14-15, Job 38:1-2, Job 39:1, Job 40:1-2, Job 42:1-3, Problem of evil, Pain, Suffering, Existence of God, Eden, Geneisis, JobTo leave or...

God tells us in His Word that we are to live with grateful hearts always. That's hard to do. In the midst of difficult days, how can we have thankful hearts? Scriptures and Keywords: Philippians 4:6-8, Jonah, 1 Peter 5:7, Gratitude, Thanksgiving, Contentment, WorryTo leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

Like dominos, every decision we make affects someone else. Sound scary? Actually, it's one of God's greatest gifts to us? The ancient story of Esther helps us understand this powerful gift. Scriptures and Keywords: Esther 4:14, Esther 6:10, Esther 9:1, Influence, decisions, Esther, PurimTo leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

Some days we are to close to the action to see what is really happening. It pays to step back and get a big picture perspective. Maybe our bad days are not as bad as we thought. Scriptures and Keywords: Joseph, Genesis 39, Disappointment, Sovreignty To leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

Does God owe it to us to do more than He's already done? Exactly what has He done for us? Maybe this half-empty glass we call life is more full than we realize. Scripture and Keywords: Justice, Rahab, Joshua 2, Joshua 6, Psalm 27, Rescue, Deliverance To leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

We are all afraid of something. Sometimes the greatest fears come from those things we can't understand or predict. Let"s learn from Elijah, the great prophet of God, as he dealt with a fear of the unknown. Scripture Reference:1 Kings 19To leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

The fear being alone, rejection, abandonment, or of simply not being loved is a very real fear. Sometimes this fear produces irrational behavior as we try to combat the fear. Ultimately real love is found in the person of Jesus Christ. Scripture Referemces:Gen 29:30 - 30:8John 4 To leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

Fear of failure. It's one of our most common phobias. This fear stalls us from moving forward in our life and keeps us from experiencing the peace and joy God has for us Scripture Referemces:2 Cor 12:9Matt 25:24-28 To leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

Each of us have fears in our life. Sometimes fear can keep us from experiencing God's best for our life. In this first of a series on fear, Ron Edmondson answers questions we have about the subject and begins to offer solutions to battling fear. Scripture Referemces:1 John 4:18 Psalm 34:4 Key Words: fear, perfect love, afraid, phobias, panic attack To leave or view comments about this post please...

What is the church's responsibility to it's community? How do we make our voice heard? Should our voice even be heard? In this last installment to the Back to School series, we find the answer. Scripture Referemces:Exodus 34:8-16 Matthew 5:13-16 Key Words:salt, light, responsibility, society To leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

God has a great plan for your life. It's a beautiful plan. God uses the dreams and passions in your heart to accomplish His plan through us. Scripture References: Ephesians 2:10 Key Words: passion, dreams, God's plan, encouragement To leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

Money. It may be the only thing that is common to all of us. We either want it, have it, or had it. Yet, as common as it is, money dooms more marriages, closes more businesses, and turns off more church-attenders than any other factor. If it's really that powerful, we need to talk about it! Scripture Referemces:Malachi 3:10Key Words:Money, finances, giving, titheTo leave or view comments about thi...

Show and Tell is every kid's favorite part of school. Too bad we seem to outgrow that love. It happens to be the most effective way of influencing the lives of those around us. Scripture References: 1 Peter 2:11-12 Keywords: evangelism, reproach, blameless To leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

This week we begin our Back to School series. Our first subject: Psychology. There are some things about our personality that may never change. We are who we are in some ways. Our character, however, is being shaped by God into the image of Christ. We should be conforming more into His image each day. Scripture Referemces:Exodus 32 Peter 1:5-7Key Words:character, personality, psychology, transform...

We have all been fearfully and wonderfully made. We have been given talents and abilities that fit perfectly into God's plan. So why do we have such a hard time knowing what part we play in that plan? Does everyone really have a place to serve? Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 12:7-20 1 Peter 4:10 Mark 10:45 Keywords: serve ,spiritual gifts, talents, abilities, body of christTo leave or view co...

This message is an attempt to get you to do something you may not want to do at first. We believe in small groups. We believe that small groups of people, meeting for a common purpose, can go a long way towards impacting life change for the Kingdom of God. Listen to find out why, but be warned! Scripture Reference: Mark 2:1-5 Keywords: small groups, community groups, fellowship, life-change, spiri...

What is the big deal with the Sunday morning gathering? In this message, Chad Rowland teaches Grace Community's beliefs about the weekend service. Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 14:23-27 Keywords: Sunday service, gathering, worship, contemporaryTo leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

Who am I? That is a question that everyone has to answer. The problem is that many of us have a distorted view of our worth and value. Life has a way of beating us down. In this message, Kent shares what Scripture says about who we are in Christ. By coming to terms with who we really are, God can then work through us to impact our families and communities. Scripture References:Galatians 5:1Genesis...

We all want to make wiser choices in our life, but we aren't always willing to pay the price for gaining wisdom. This sermon helps us learn how to ask simple questions to help work through major decisions wisely. Scripture Reference: Ecclesiastes 5, 7, 12Keywords:Wisdom, Choices, Decisions, QuestionsTo leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

We want to make wise decisions in our life, but it seems that something is always getting in the way. What are the obstacles to wisdom in our life? Continuing to play Jeopardy this week, phrasing some things in the form of a question, Ron encourages us to evaluate our life so that we can make wiser choices. Scripture Reference: Ecclesiastes 8-10 To leave or view comments about this post please cli...

Life is full of decisions; many having lasting impact on our lives and those around us. We need to make wise decisions. This week we begin a series of questions as we try to hear wisdom for living from God. Scripture Reference: Ecclesiastes Chapter 1To leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

Are you a risk taker? Like to play the odds? Most of us do it every day. Years ago, Jesus introduced "Deal or No Deal" to us because he knows there is a gambler in all of us. To leave or view comments about this post please click on "Comments" to your right.

Rules without explanation equals frustration! That much we know. Understanding why rules have been set in place greatly improves our chances of following them. Has God placed random laws in our lives to keep us in our place or is there something more? Listen and see... Scripture Reference: Matthew 12:1-14 Mark 2:23-28 Romans 3:20 Galatians 3:24 To leave or view comments about this post please clic...