Grace Sermons

In Galatians 4:4-7, we see what the Christmas story is all about.  In the greatest love story of all, God sent Jesus to be born of a woman in order to redeem us and adopt us into His family. Jesus became what we are so that we can become what He is. But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adop...

For to us a child is born, a son is given!  Jesus was born into this world as the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace.  He still carries those titles today, and if you've put your faith in Him for salvation, you are in union with Him today.  Draw upon Him as your Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace today! THE GRACE BLOG...

In Acts 7, Stephen is stoned death after sharing and defending his faith before the religious leaders of his day.  As Stephen died, the Spirit led and empowered him to forgive those who were stoning him to death. As we life by the Spirit today, He will lead us to share the gospel in the face of opposition and to forgive those who persecute us as well. #acts7 #martyr #acts #lifeinthespirit  THE GRA...

In Acts 6, we are told about Stephen being full of the Spirit, full of grace, full of faith, full of wisdom, and full of power.  God was at work through Him to accomplish His Kingdom work in the church and in the world.  As believers today, we are indwelt with the Spirit and as we walk by faith and dependence on Him, He will accomplish His Kingdom work through us today as well. #acts #holyspirit #...

In Acts 5:17-42, the apostles are flogged after being arrested for telling people about the new life they can receive in Christ.  As they are released, they rejoice and count themselves worthy of suffering the same way Jesus suffered for us.  Life in the Spirit for us means that He will lead and empower us to rejoice in our sufferings as He uses them for a greater good. #acts5 #acts #lifeinthespir...

Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 is an uncomfortable story for many believers.  What is the meaning of what happened to Ananias and Sapphira?  Were Ananias and Sapphira believers or unbelievers?  When you look at the context and in conjunction with the rest of Scripture, we can begin to get a better understanding. #acts5 #acts #lifeinthespirit #acts4  THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com...

After being suffering persecution and being threatened for sharing the gospel, Peter, John, and the early church pray for boldness to continue proclaiming the good news of Jesus in spite of the consequences that may come.  Life in the Spirit is the same for us today.  As we depend on the Spirit, He will lead us to pray for boldness and to be used in God's Kingdom work through us no matter what sit...

In Acts 4, Peter declares that there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.  He and John are unschooled, ordinary men who had been filled with the Holy Spirit and given courage to speak truth in love to the powerful religious elite of their day who were out to punish them.  Life in the Spirit means that God can take ordinary people and do extraordinary things in...

In Acts 3, Peter declares that if the people will repent and turn to God that their sins will be wiped out, they'll experience times of refreshing, and that they will share in the restoration of all things when Jesus returns.  The same is true of us today! THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: https://the...

In Acts 3:1-10, Peter heals a lame beggar in the name and authority of Jesus Christ. He provides practical help and eternal hope to someone who probably felt invisible to most of the world.  Life in the Spirit will look the same for us today.  The Spirit will lead us to notice the invisibles in our world and to provide practical help and eternal hope. THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.c...

Koinonia is the Greek term used to describe the unique relationship that gets experienced together through a common faith in Jesus.  It's what we see in the early church in Acts 2:42-47, and it's what we will experience as believers today through Life in the Spirit. THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz THE GRACE PREACHER PODCAST: h...

What does it mean when God says, "I will pour out my Spirit on all people?" In Acts 2, Peter quotes Joel 28 to show the fulfillment of that promise coming true at Pentecost.  As a result, anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved... their sins will be forgiven, and they will receive the Holy Spirit.  Acts 2:17... In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.  Yo...

Pentecost in Acts 2 and the sending of the Holy Spirit breathed new life into the disciples and filled them with God's presence, power, and purpose.  It was the birth of the church and things have never been the same since!  God's new life, presence, power, and purpose are part of every believer's life even today! THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buyme...

Waiting on the Lord can be one of the most difficult things at certain times in our lives, but the Lord is in the waiting.  Don't miss what He is doing in times of waiting.  As you wait, pray, renew your mind to His truths, and stay involved in community with others.   #acts #acts1 #lifeinthespirit #waitonthelord  THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buyme...

What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit?  Why did Jesus tell the disciples to wait for the baptism of the Holy Spirit?  What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit for believers in Christ today?  What difference does the baptism of the Holy Spirit make in our lives?  In this opening message of the sermon series, "Life in the Spirit, we look at Acts 1:1-11 and the baptism of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5) an...

The Good Life for a lot of us is The American Dream and the pursuit of our goals and dreams, leading to a life of comfort, success, and fulfillment.  However, the good life according to Scripture is Jesus Christ Himself!  He is our Life!  As we learn to rest in Him and experience His indwelling Life, He'll lead us into life with others and will express His life through us to a lost and dying world...

What is sabbath rest?  Is Jesus our sabbath rest?  What is the sabbath rest in Hebrews 4?  If you want to find and experience true rest in your life, you must know what it means to have sabbath rest in Jesus.  He is our Rest. #sabbath #sabbathrest #jesus #hebrews #hebrews4  THE GRACE BLOG WEBSITE: https://thegraceblog.com/blog BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/jasonjz

The faithfulness of God is one of His many attributes.  Faithfulness is part of His nature.  God is faithful.  He is faithful to Himself, to His other attributes, and to us.   "God's faithfulness means that because he is the truth, everything he says and does is certain. That means he is 100% reliable 100% of the time. He does not fail, forget, falter, change or disappoint. He says what he means a...

1 John 4:8 tells us that God is love.  God's love is a holy love, a sacrificial love, a gracious love, an eternal love, an unconditional love, and an unlimited love.  Paul says that for the believer, God's love has been poured into our hearts.  You have all of God's love, all of the time. #attributesofgod #godslove #love #godsloveforus  THE GRACE BLOG: https://thegraceblog.com/blog BUY ME A COFFEE...

God is just.  His justice is His attribute by which He acts in accordance with His perfect nature, upholding what is right and addressing what is wrong.  God is always fair, righteous, and impartial.  His actions and decisions are perfectly aligned with His moral law and holy character. As a just God, He cannot simply overlook sin.  He must judge evil.  God sent Jesus as a propitiation of our sins...

God's attribute of holiness means that He is high and exalted, transcendent in majesty, and has infinite moral purity.  He is distinct and like no other.  As sinful human beings, we cannot be in the presence of a holy God, but through the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are made holy when we put our faith in Him for salvation and can enjoy the relationship we were designed t...

The sovereignty of God means that He is the chief ruler of all things.  He is the authority.  God is omniscient, omnisapient, and omnipotent.  God is the supreme ruler and authority.  He ordains whatever comes to pass, and His divine purpose is always accomplished. (Paul Enns, Moody Handbook of Theology ) God's sovereignty is the attribute by which he rules his entire creation, and to be sovereign...

The omnipotence of God means He is all-powerful.  His omnipotence is a communicable or shared attribute.  For those who are in Christ, we share in His power, and He expresses His power through us to make Kingdom impact in this world. Ephesians 3:20…(God) is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. #omnipotence #attributesofgod #allp...

The omniscience of God means that God knows all things actual and possible, past, present, and future, in one eternal act (Paul Enns).  But God is not only all-knowing, but all-wise.  God can take all of His knowledge and use it in the best possible way to bring about the best possible results, by the best possible means, for the most possible people for the longest possible time (Charles Ryrie)....

God is omnipresent.  As A.H. Strong says, “God in the totality of His essence, without diffusion or expansion, multiplication or division, penetrates and fills the universe in all its parts.”   You are never alone.  God is always present.  As a believer, all of God dwells inside of you at the core of your being through your spiritual union with Jesus Christ.  The more you turn inwards towards Him,...