Grace Sagola Church

The greatest challenge for parents is found at the greatest point of rebellion in the lives of our children.  The root of sin is an idolatrous heart that loves and yields to self rather than to Christ.

The task of parenting is a God-given responsibility, and it is an incredible privilege to be used by God for the formation of a soul.  However, moms and dads are completely incapable of accomplishing this task on their own.

The task of parenting is harder today than ever before because our children are faced with greater challenges and temptations than ever before.  To make matters worse, there is a degradation of the responsibility of parents that flows out of our contemporary culture. 

As we conclude our series on Gemstones, we find the glimmering beauty of each  bound up the Paul's description of the Gospel.  In a world where we face temptations and trials, the love God as expressed in the cross of Jesus Christ stands alone as a beacon of hope, an anchor for our souls, and a call to recreation in Christ. 

The beauty of mercy is found in the patience and loving kindness of our God.  While Grace is the extension of His righteousness to us in Christ, Mercy is rooted in His compassion to NOT treat us as we deserve.  While death is our just deserves for our sins, God is patient with us to draw men and women into a new relationship whose foundation is built on mercy and by that mercy will keep us into et...

We use the word "hope" to refer to that which we look forward to; with wishful thinking we imagine our dreams might come true.  The Biblical understanding of "hope" however is not grounded in optimism or thinking positively, rather it is grounded in certainty. 

In a world fraught with anxiety and turmoil, where we are medicated and disabled by stress, the Christian ought to have the upper hand in battle against worry for we know the One who holds our future.

One of the most precious Gemstones of our faith is given to us in the word "love."  However, the practice of living out the love we've been shown in Christ is often in conflict with our natural tendency to seek that which will give comfort or pleasure rather than give love.

One of the most underemphasized truths within Christianity is concept of our "old self." What should be center stage, this truth is founded on our identification with Christ in His death through faith as communicated by the Apostle Paul as "having been buried with him in baptism" (Colossians 2:12).

The word "joy" has such significant meaning for today's Christian, especially in a world that defines it through circumstances or standing.  Our access to "JOY" is rooted in the competed work of Jesus Christ on the cross, and the hope of our salvation as purchased by Christ. 

When we look to the world's concept of our "faith" it is often seen as foolish or naive, it doesn't make good business sense, it comes with too many risks and variables.

We must understand the truths of our faith from what God's word says, and not from how our culture defines them.  The Grace of God is something that is freely given and freely received, but yet extremely costly.

Unfortunately, in our world today there is more than enough fodder for division: sports teams, political parties, educational systems, and the list goes on and on.  In the church, however, Jesus prayed that His followers would be one!

What is God's plan for the nations?  Does He want some or all?  Psalm 67 makes it clear that God's rule is the end goal of receiving the worship of all people groups, languages, and tribes. 

We've grown accustomed to the false understanding that we have authority in this world, that the things we own actually belong to us, and that a lifestyle conditioned on our desires is to be accepted and encouraged.

A confusion in our world today is that we actually have a kind of freedom that rests upon the popular or majority decision.  While its true that we enjoy many freedoms in our country, we have missed a fundamental and foundational understanding that everyone is a slave to something. 

Have you ever heard the saying, "people don't care what you know, until they know how much you care?"  Jesus modeled this axiom by regularly challenging the expectations of the religious elite by eating and interacting with sinners and tax collectors.  And in doing so, Jesus drew these untouchables to Himself; His identification with them was that which touched their hearts and ultimately drew the...

There is a epidemic of failure in our culture's understanding of fatherhood. Far too many families are without fathers, physically, spiritually, and with engaging emotion We've failed to emphasize the crucial component of Godly character within the family concerning dads -- it means far more than simply producing children.

Have you ever asked the question, "How is someone saved?" In Romans chapter 10, the Apostle Paul reveals the 5 necessary steps to carry the gospel such that God's children can "call" out to him for salvation.

It isn't hard to regularly see the many ways "this" world is broken. Too often in ministry we find this world producing not only an external opposition to the gospel, but often an inward creep of discouragement, doubt, and fear.

When Paul communicates to the church in Ephesus he implores them to recognize the evil days in which they're living, and to therefore "redeem the time." The command to believers to answer, witness, and evangelize is predicated on the reality of our identity in Christ. Because we've been changed from darkness to light, we can live our lives a beacons of God's love.

Jesus commanded his disciples to the task of disciple making. Today we will hear from missionary Aaron Turner as he gives us a reminder of the need for intentionality in our obedience to Jesus' call.

Today as we continue in our series on missions called: Go to Everyone, we will see how our ability to serve on the mission field for Jesus is predicated on our maturity to live like Jesus towards one another. Before we can be peace bringers to the world we must learn to be peace makers in our churches.

The church is God's instrument for the advancement of His Kingdom and rule on the earth. However there are many places throughout the world where the children of God are not welcomed. In fact persecution, hatred, scorn, and arrests are commonplace for many of our brothers and sisters in the Lord.

Have you ever found it difficult to serve our Lord in this world? Take heart, because you are in good company with our Lord. The Word teaches that "friendship with the world is hatred towards God" (James 4:4), and that our true "citizenship is in heaven" (Philippians 2:20).