GraceHill Church: Weekly Sermons

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Psalm 90 Life is too short. Ten out of ten people die. How can this brief life, filled with so much pain and disappointment, have any lasting significance? Can you enjoy life knowing what awaits you? In Psalm 90, Moses' gives us answers to these crucial questions. Big Idea: Your brief life is meaningful and enjoyable only if it’s lived in God and for God. Our Eart...

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Exodus 15:1-21 Exodus 15 contains the first recorded song of the Hebrew nation. Moses pens this song and it is all about God. The context and contents are about God. Its focus is solely on God and its reason is founded on God. The central act that is emphasized is God’s redemption and the people’s response. Big Idea: We worship the Lord because, in love, we have b...

A sermon by Pastor Mike Trofimenko from 2 Samuel 7:18-29. Big Idea: The grace of God, if accepted in faith, leads to an intimate and God-exalting prayer. Four marks of David’s prayer as a response to God's grace: A Sense of Humility Words of Thanks Words of Praise Words of Supplication

A sermon by Pastor Mike Trofimenko from 2 Samuel 7:1-17 Big Idea: The grace that David received from YHWH in the OT and the grace we receive from God through Jesus Christ is based on God's loving nature and not on our doing. The Grace of God Comes From the One without a Need (1-7) The Grace of God Is Sovereign and Free (8-9a) The Grace of God Is True to His Promises (9b-11a) The Grace of God Comes...

A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 God created men and saved them so that they might boast in Him, and Him alone! Big Idea: The deeper we understand our need for Grace, the greater our boasting in the Lord. Consider the Grace for Sinners (26-29) Consider the Grace for Saints (30-31)

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 13:53-58 Is there a danger of being too familiar with Jesus that you no longer take Him seriously or that He becomes boring? Matthew's Gospel reveals that many people who had the hardest time believing in Jesus were the ones who had been around Him the longest, which is a lesson for us. Big Idea: Faith in Christ, not familiarity with Him, allows you to exp...

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 13:47-52 Christ's final two parables in Matthew 13 are crucial. Even though each parable has its own meaning, both are related in that they call us to action. They demand a response from both sinners and saints. The lost must respond to the warning, and the saved must spread the warning and point people to Christ! Big Idea: God’s judgment is delayed, but i...

A sermon by Kirill Belyakov from John 1:14-18 According to John's Gospel, Jesus bore witness to the love of God for mankind in a way we can relate to and trust. And that is the Gospel of hope, full of God's grace and truth; that is the Gospel we should believe and live by. The Heart of God The Heart of the Law The Heart of the Gospel

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 13:44-46 The parables of treasure and pearl are some of the most well-known of all the parables of Christ. The most common interpretation of these parables is this: the Kingdom of Heaven is worth giving up everything for! Certainly, this truth is emphasized throughout the Gospels and the rest of the NT. But as meaningful as this interpretation might be, th...

A sermon by guest preacher Todd Bolton from Ruth 3-4 at the Family Summer Camp 2022. Big Idea: Selflessly love others trusting Christ will be glorified! Actively Seek the Good of Others (3:1-15) Expect God to use your selfless love to exalt Christ (3:16-17) Spend Your Life for Christ because He Redeems Even the Most Broken Dreams (4:1- 12) Spend Your Life for Christ because His Dreams Abundantly S...

A sermon by guest preacher Todd Bolton from Ruth 2 at the Family Summer Camp 2022. Big Idea: God abundantly provides for those living for Christ! Count on God Using Your Broken Dreams to Provide (1-3) Count on God Providing as you Work with Diligence (4-17) Count on His Provision Exceeding Your Wildest Expectations (18-23)  

A sermon by guest preacher Todd Bolton from Ruth 1 at the Family Summer Camp 2022. God will use even your darkest trials to bring about His purposes in Christ! Remember God Often Accomplishes His Purposes through Broken Dreams (1-6) When Your Dreams Are Broken, Where Do You Turn? (7-18) When Your Dreams Are Broken, Don’t Get Bitter; Hope in Christ! (19-22)

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 13:31-35 When you look at a world of billions of people ravaged by wars, diseases, famines, and natural disasters, do you wonder if Jesus is in control? It often feels like Christianity is weak and small, hated by the media, persecuted worldwide, and on the verge of being wiped out. If we’re feeling this way today - Jesus wants to encourage us this morning...

A sermon by Pastor Mike Trofimenko from 1 John 3:1-3 How does one who's born of God practice righteousness? Behold the Love of the Father (1a) Be Encouraged by the World's Rejection (1b) Remind Yourself of Your Identity as a Child (2a) Await Your Glorious Destiny (2b) Purify Yourself with Hope (3)

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 The immediate, natural reaction of the people to Jesus’ proclamation of the presence of the kingdom was to wonder about the continuing presence of evil in the world. The Jews were expecting the complete removal of all that opposed the Lord (Zech 14:9), so to find out that the kingdom would have that kind of toleration was quite a revelation...

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 13:3-9; 18-23 In the parable of the sower, Jesus describes the different responses to His teaching ministry and why these different reactions exist. The parable is a mirror: it shows people where they stand in reference to the Word of the Kingdom (gospel). Big Idea: Our response to the Gospel does not depend on the messenger or the message but on the condi...

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 13:1-3; 10-17 Matthew 13 marks a turning point in Jesus' ministry. Through the use of parables, Jesus veils the truth of the kingdom from the crowds because of their previous response to the clear revelation of Christ - The King was in their midst, but they didn't submit to Him in faith. Big Idea: Parables teach that understanding of God’s truth is graciou...

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Colossians 3:1-4 Colossians is pure Christology. In chapters 1-2, Paul defends the supremacy of Jesus Christ over creation, salvation, and the church. In chapters 3-4, he emphasizes the supremacy of Christ over the personal life of every believer. Colossians 3:1-4 is a bridge that joins both sections in which Paul lays down the requirements and reasons for living...

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 12:38-50 Throughout the gospel, Matthew's message to his readers is simple: Jesus is the Christ, and there is none greater than Him. As Jesus closes His exchange with the scribe and Pharisees in Matthew 12, He drives this point home: To reject Him is to reject God's greatest message and our greatest hope. Big Idea: The greatness of Christ demands a radical...

A sermon by Yan Kislitsa from Genesis 1-3 Womanhood needs to be correctly defined. The good news is that Scripture provides us with God's original design for womanhood! Big Idea: The Christian woman embraces God’s design to be man’s helper and is empowered by the glorious Gospel to propagate God’s glory. The Christian Woman Embraces God’s Design A. The Woman’s Dignity (1:26-27) B. The Woman’s Dest...

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 12:33-37 While addressing the Pharisees' slander against Him, Jesus taught an important lesson. Pharisees' words did not sentence them to eternal condemnation. Instead, their words only exposed a person with an evil heart who was already condemned because man’s words reveal man’s heart. Big Idea: Your words display your heart. The solution to a month that...

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 12:22-32 Matthew 12 contains some of the most challenging and misunderstood verses in the Bible, specifically 31-32, in which Jesus speaks of the "blasphemy of the Holy Spirit." What happened in this chapter is extremely consequential, so we need to know what that sin is, who can commit it, and how. But the main point of this passage is not about the “unpa...

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from 2 Timothy 2:8-13 We, who have been shown grace and adopted into His family, may come to a point where we feel defeated and deflated. We may think that serving the Lord is a waste of time. Through Paul, Christ wants to restore and motivate us to see the privilege of loving and serving the Risen King. Big Idea: Because Jesus is the Risen King, Press On in Serving Hi...

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Galatians 1:3-5 Big Idea: Revel in God’s grace and Glorify God because Jesus gave Himself to rescue you! Grace to You (3) Because of the Gift of Christ (4) For the Glory of God (5)

A sermon by Pastor Tim Vusik from Matthew 12:15-21 When Jesus confronted the Pharisees about their misunderstanding of the law and the heart of God (12:1-14), they responded by hatching a plan on how to destroy Christ. In verses 15-21, Matthew shows the difference between Jesus, the Servant, and the Pharisees. While the Pharisees are conspiring on how to kill, Jesus is conspiring on how to save. B...