Grace Community Church Sunday Morning Messages

Our Grace Airways Children participated in our Easter Morning Worship with a song, dance and praise to our Risen King!

Holy Week is a week set apart for deepening our grasp of Jesus’ work on the cross and resurrection from the dead. On Palm Sunday we remember Jesus’ entering Jerusalem to shouts of Hosannah, riding on a colt to signify a king coming in peace. Prepare for this week’s message by reflecting on Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Luke 19:28-44, Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, & John 12:12-19 Download our Holy Week De...

John gives us the gift of listening into Jesus’ conversation with the 11 remaining disciples after Judas has left to betray Him. Jesus’ knows His hour has come and things are going to get excruciatingly hard, not just for Him, but also for those who love and follow Him. What a beautiful way to begin these last instructions – trust in God, trust also in Me! The disciples ask questions and Jesus ans...

John provides more details to the passion week than the synoptic gospels, giving us glimpses into intimate interactions of Jesus. Headed to the cross, Jesus loves his followers to the end and shows them the full extent of that love. He washes feet, he lets them know what to expect, he warns them about their own weaknesses and failings, he prays for them. John provides more details to the passion w...

In the very first chapter, John says this about Jesus; “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it…The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him...

Jesus enters Jerusalem to crowds welcoming Him as King. While, His disciples aren’t putting together the timeline or what is happening, Jesus knows where things are headed. Some Greeks from out of town approach Jesus’ disciples with a request to see Him, and he responds with talk of wheat, death, service and glory. Remember John’s purpose in writing this gospel – that we would believe that Jesus i...

Jesus’ last week is near. After raising Lazarus from the dead He had withdrawn to ‘a region near the desert, to a village called Ephraim, where He stayed with His disciples.’ (John 11:54). Now he arrives in Bethany and attends a dinner with Mary, Martha and Lazarus. The dinner is given to honor Jesus and Mary does so in a remarkably humble and extravagant way by pouring expensive perfume on Jesus’...

Jesus’ friend is sick, yet He waits to go and as a result arrives too late to save his life. Lazarus has died and been buried, and the family is grieving. These are close friends; they know what Jesus has done for strangers. He’s performed so many miracles at this point of his ministry, He’s healed many sick, restored sight to the blind and walking to the lame. Why does He delay? We like to tie th...

Jesus is in Jerusalem during Hanukkah walking in the temple when the Jews ask Him; “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” This begins another conversation with Jesus explaining that He has told them plainly and that those who are ‘His sheep’ listen, follow, and cannot ever be snatched away from His hand.  The Jews understand Jesus’ direct claim to be God a...

 Having just pointed out their blindness, Jesus continues his conversation with the Pharisees using word-pictures to explain who He is and who they are.  They don’t understand what He’s telling them so He explains further. The religious leader’s treatment of the man born blind stands in stark contrast to Jesus’ demonstration of God’s care, His heart, and His expectations of those who have been giv...

What does it take to see? The man who was born blind knew he couldn’t see and received the light that was given to him – both in physical healing and in seeing Jesus as Savior and Lord. In contrast, the pharisees did not admit their spiritual blindness. Although they were talking often with the Light of the world and witnessing evidence of Him as their Messiah, they refused to see. Let us open our...

In this next section of John, Jesus converses back and forth with the Pharisees about His identity. The conversation is bookended by these two statements: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” The pharisees could not see Who was standing before them, n...

There is no debate in this passage over what is sin, or necessarily who the sinners are. The debate is what Jesus has to say about it. His response is remarkable in that He is the only one present without sin and therefore the right to both judge and condemn.  The Bible says this about sin, condemnation and Jesus; -There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short...

With all the presents opened and food eaten, are you finding yourself unsatisfied? Do you sense something missing, or empty? Even with the best of Christmas celebrations, there is still a joy that is only found in a relationship with Jesus. He promises to fill those who hunger and thirst with Himself – a quenching like no other! Join us Sunday as we pick back up in our study of the Gospel of John....

The Celebration of Christmas refocuses us on real joy which is found in our experience of God’s grace. This Joy comes from a settled assurance that God loves me, is with me, and has forgiven me. Knowing that He is in control of all the details of my life and is working in everything for my good and His glory gives our hearts peace. No matter what lies in the days ahead - God with us - can be our c...

Celebrating Christmas is significant because it refocuses our hearts and minds on what is most important—loving people like Jesus loved us. While Christmas trees, lights, presents, fun, food, gifts, etc. make something a celebration or festival, and can enhance our Christmas celebration—they are not essential for celebrating Jesus. The true Christmas Spirit is being rooted in the sacrifice of Jesu...

Christmas reminds us of the peace we have through our relationship with Jesus. There are 2 types of peace and both are offered to us; the absence of conflict (in Christ, we are no longer enemies of God) and the deep contentment of soul that comes from knowing Christ and being known by Him. 

In our culture, we celebrate events and people that are important to us-birthdays, sporting events, holidays, etc. The Jewish feasts in the Bible were reminders of Who God Is and What He Had Done. Passover celebrated God’s deliverance from slavery in Egypt, The Feast of Tabernacles celebrated God’s faithful provision during the desert wanderings. Hanukkah is a celebration of God’s miraculous provi...

Jesus goes in secret to the Jewish celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles. This was a celebration of God’s provision of food and protection during their 40 years of wandering in the desert on their way from Egypt to the Promised Land. He goes in secret because He knows that the Jewish leaders are angry and wanting to kill Him for healing on the Sabbath and claiming to be God. Once there, Jesus te...

Dakota Searles shares with us an event during the time of Jesus' earthly ministry found in Luke 8

“Jesus already had in mind what He was going to do.” Jesus sees the crowds, He knows what they are after, and because of His great love and mercy intentionally leads them beyond the temporal and into the eternal. The feeding of the 5,000 with a small boys lunch is only a small portion of the bigger picture John is walking us through. Just as we’ve seen in the previous passages, step by step, with...

He’d been disabled for 38 years. “Do you want to get well?” Jesus asked him. Upon Jesus’ word – immediately the man is healed!   The problem was, Jesus performed this miracle on the Sabbath-a day set apart for worship and rest, a day to refrain from work, so the Jews were angry with him for breaking God’s law. Here we see God in the flesh revealing a lot to us about who He is with both His actions...

Jesus, the One who spoke the universe into existence, confined Himself to time and space when He walked upon the earth. So many details in this week’s reading reveal poignant things about our Savior! He rests his body. He spends His precious time talking one-on-one. And while remarkable in and of itself, this is even more so because of the low cultural status of the woman who met Him at the well. ...

John the Baptist’s disciples were jealous for him. He had been preparing the way for Jesus, calling on people to repent and be baptized – and now Jesus was baptizing too and many were following Him instead of John. This was not a problem for John, instead he was overjoyed – for his purpose was always to point people to Jesus! Now that Jesus was here, John knew that he was meant to decrease in prom...