Grace River Church

No one likes to suffer, but how you navigate suffering will transform you as a person. This weekend, learn the keys of how you can grow through what you are going through.

Being a follower of Jesus requires a special grace and grit to our faith. Join us this Sunday as we look to the life of Paul and learn what it means to surrender to the grace and grit of God in our lives and to become the person who God wants us to be.

Following Jesus was never something you were intended to do alone. We are better when we are on the journey with others, who are meeting and following Jesus. In this teaching we will talk about how to be an encourager and the joy that comes with doing life with others!

What kind of people does God use? Only the perfect people, right? This weekend we will be answering these questions in a new sermon series, Grace and Grit. We are going to discover just who it is that God will use and why there is hope for everyone, no matter who you are, where you have been, or what you have done!

Join us this Sunday as we celebrate the life-change that happened at camp this summer in the lives of our students. We will be talking about how you can hear the voice of God. Maybe you feel like the voice of God is distant in your life, or maybe you want reassurance that God is still there. We will dive into whether or not God really speaks to us. If so, how do we know it's the voice of God, and...

Ultimately, God is after our heart, not just our obedience. As we wrap up our series on the book of Jonah, we’ll take a look at Jonah’s reaction to the redemption of the city of Nineveh as well as ask the question, what was God trying to get Jonah to understand?

What has God called you to do? What role can you play in impacting others with the Gospel? Let's see together Nineveh's repentance and believe as an example of what God can do in St Charles County today through people like us. This week we will learn about our God of second chances. Like Jonah, God is willing and able to use each of us for His glory and the good of others.

There are times when we end up in bad places because of the choices that we've made, but what do we need to do to turn things around and get back on track? And what if you don't deserve another chance?  This weekend we will learn no matter how far you may feel from God, He is right there waiting to hear from you.

What happens when you know the right thing to do and choose not to do it? Is it possible for you to be so far from God that there’s no turning back? And when your life feels like a sinking ship, what should be your next move? In this week's teaching, we will discover that there is nothing we can do to escape the love of God.

What does it mean to live on mission? Living out the priorities of God, in the character of Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Do you feel like you are ALWAYS on the move with no time to REST? Feeling drained all of the time, mentally, physically, emotionally and even spiritually? Well, there is hope! God is on a mission to provide more than just physical REST for us, but also a REST for our souls! Join us this week as we learn 3 practices to "unhurry" our lives!

Ever heard someone say they had a busy week? We all say it, but what are we really saying when we say we are busy. God designed us to not run with Him but to walk through life with Him. His plan for us is that we would take 1/7th of our life to rest. In this week’s sermon we will learn the steps to living in freedom from your hectic fast-paced life and finally get some much-needed rest.

Sometimes we can be around something so much that it starts to lose its meaning a little bit. This can happen in just about any area of life including at church. When we hear the same thing and are around the same environment, sometimes we forget the gravity of that thing. It’s like wearing a wedding ring. You are publicly showing an inward commitment that you’ve made. In this teaching, you’ll lea...

No one is perfect, in-fact at Grace River we say that there are no perfect people allowed. In this week’s teaching, you will learn how to grow your faith even when you feel completely inadequate. We are going to look specifically at the life of Jesus’s own mother Mary and see how God grew her faith even when things didn’t go the way she had planned! You don’t have to be confused or live in fear wh...

Words are powerful—no debate. They can inspire and build up, but they can also destroy. So how do we choose our responses wisely? In this message Pastor Chris talks about the root cause of what the Bible calls "reckless words" and how we can better watch what we say—and how we say it.

We are called to live in community with each other—but we all know how messy that can be. Conflict happens, and we are left with a choice to lean in and have a crucial conversation or to walk away. Both are defining moments in our relationships. In this message, Chris will share practical and biblical ways to help us navigate crucial conversations, so that we can have healthy relationships.

Easter is a story about Hope, from the cross to the empty grave. This Easter we are not just talking about the "what" of Easter but "why" Easter happened and what it means for us today. 

When Jesus makes an entrance into your life it might not be what you expect, but it is everything that you need. In this teaching we will cover the importance of how to welcome Jesus into our lives and the peace that comes from really knowing him and inviting him in.

God is a God of second chances.  In this teaching we will uncover how it is that God gave Matthew the disciple a second chance and how no matter who we are, where we have been or what we have done God specializes in giving everyone a second chance.

The headlines are often full of bad news — injustice, tensions, war, bad economy. We could all use some good news. In this new 3-week sermon series, leading up to Easter, we will be sharing the greatest news ever. The story that changed human history forever. This is the story of God coming to rescue us! We will discover how this story of Good News changes everything.

Sometimes we feel forgotten—by others or even God. When it happens, it's hard to feel loved and feel like we really matter. In this teaching we will learn that we are never really alone, because God is always with us.

Temptation is a real struggle in all of our lives. Even though we are tempted, we don't have to give in. In this week's teaching we will develop a game plan when temptation is staring us in the face.

Sometimes life gives us a big sucker punch to the gut—someone we trust betrays us, we lose a loved one unexpectedly, our life suddenly becomes unstable. These moments leave us gasping for air, confused, and in pain. When clichés like "everything happens for a reason," just don't cut it, how do we begin to hope again?

Talking about different religions is personal. You don’t want to think that someone you care about could be wrong, just because they hold different beliefs. What if we approach the conversation like Jesus did, with lots of truth, grace, and understanding? In this teaching, we will cover what it is that sets Christianity apart from every other world-wide religion.

Sometimes our actions don’t match our values. Yes, this means we can be hypocritical. It’s a touchy subject. That is why humility is the best way to approach the conversation. In this teaching you will learn how to close the gap from being the person you are to the person you want to be.