Grace Sagola Church

Love is the avenue upon which trust travels. Trusting God with your life and your future is natural response to His love. It is at Christmas that we truly see the love of God made evident to us in the giving of His one and only Son.

Its not what you know, but WHO you know that matters. As many have information about God and can describe His attributes, only those who have a relationship with God through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit can testify that they truly KNOW Him.

The power of God has been the single greatest benefit to the believer in the process of sanctification and growing in the transformative likeness of Jesus Christ. Even though God’s law is perfect, we are incapable of living it because through the weakness of the flesh (or sinful nature) the command produces only death. It is through the birth of Jesus that the power of God is revealed and that we...

It is a good thing that God knows better than we do. It is a further good thing that He is in control. Isaiah 11:2 reveals that the Messiah will have the Spirit of the Lord and the “Spirit of wisdom and of understanding.” This message will look at how Christmas reveals the wisdom of God in the sending of Jesus as the Christ, the Godman who will turn the world’s wisdom upside-down.

The Christmas season is the perfect time to reflect on what it really means for us that God became man.  As God chose to empty Himself in the person of Jesus Christ, we are shown what true humility looks like.  There is no better example to inspire us today to give to one another an attitude of meekness such that we might have a singleness of unity and purpose. Philippians 2:1-11 (NIV) 2 Therefore...

The ability for the church to represent God the Father here on earth is not possible from natural man alone. We must have help from the indwelling of the Spirit to transform us and grow us in the image of Christ. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:21 that our union in Christ’s death on the cross has afforded us the privilege of becoming the righteousness of God. This transfer is available only thro...

We, as Christians, are of the most privileged people on the planet, because the blood of Christ has been applied to our transgressions and we have been drawn to God through love. The problem is that even though this is true, we sometimes don’t live as though it is true. Rather than living as those who have been purchased by God, we often desire to continue living for ourselves. We will be “sold ou...

As we look at our world, its all too easy to judge people from the exterior; we base perceptions off of what people look like, how much money they have, or what social status they’re blessed or cursed with. However, once we’re made new in Christ, we have a fundamental change in our vision of the world. Its not about us. Its not about our agenda. Rather, it is about God purpose and plan to see peop...

Whether we like it or not, the neighbors are watching.  Once you become a Christian, the entire world becomes your mission field, and ready or not you are a witness to Christ’s work in your life.  Too many of us have for years served as a megaphone showing the world who God is without our knowledge that we were even speaking.  The Apostle Paul shows us that as those entrusted with the message of r...

In the same way we would give priority to caring for our own body (to make sure that all of our bodily members are functioning properly), God is concerned with keeping the “body of Christ” healthy and functioning. As a member of the church we are gifted with the task of serving Christ, and each one has the opportunity to serve for the betterment of the whole body. As the old children’s song goes,...

In a “consumer-centric” world where our natural tendencies towards self-centeredness, laziness, and procrastination lead to “quick-fixes” rather than transformative progress, the church can easily fall into two errors. (1) Fixating on entertainment, and/or (2) Disengaging from true discipleship. We must rediscover the true Purpose of the Church.

The “weed of greed” is seen in the natural man and woman without having been planted there - it grows from the seed of a broken world. The nature of the church is to follow after the example of Christ as our Head, and greed is destructive to the health of the church.

Have you ever checked the ingredients to what you’re eating, and have you heard the old saying, “You are what you eat?” As is too easily seen, this is proven true today through the many preservatives and unhealthy additives to foods to increase their taste and delight. Unfortunately, these eating habits will lead to an unhealthy life. The same is true for what we digest spiritually. Too many of us...

We need a major overhaul as to how we see forgiveness in the body of Christ. We wouldn’t disregard a part of our own body if it caused us pain would we? If part of the body affects the rest negatively, you don’t cut it OUT, you give it more attention to address and correct the problem - the same is true in the body of Christ. A major warning is needed to guarantee that the church as Christ’s body...

The contrast between “religion” and “relationship” can be seen in the follow 3 examples. • spiritual medication (“self deception”) vs. true worship - “I’m ok because I went to chruch” John 5:39, “You diligently study the scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life, These are the scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life!” • pursuing a better...

Trusting God through the storms of life is difficult.  We easily focus on the wrong things in life and allow FEAR to creep in.  Fear comes in many forms and it always paralyzes. We fear: (1) our ability (eg. preaching), (2) the cost (eg. missionary), (3) the consequences (eg. change), (4) loss of control, (5) the unknown, (6) what others think about us, (7) lack of resources (eg. money), (8) pain...

The conviction of Christianity is a call to suffer.  You’ve heard the saying “No Pain, no gain.”  This same observation we see in life proves true in the Christian life as well.  It is sometimes difficult for us to hear but  Jesus says both,” my Father prunes branches so they produce more fruit.” AND “He disciplines those He loves.” We’ve all had disappointment; this world...