GracePoint Sermons

Sometimes we look at the world and wonder if there is any hope. Yes, we enjoy all sorts of exciting scientific and technological advancements. And yet, the world also seems to be in a moral free-fall. We look at the rampant decline of our culture and find ourselves asking, What’s a believer to do? How does a faithful Christian live in times like these? The Old Testament book of Zephaniah...

Some kings need to go. That was the message of the Declaration of Independence some 245 years ago. The American colonists were so fed up with King George that they showed him the door. And most Americans, anyway, are glad they did! However, in Psalm 24 we meet the King who must be welcomed. In this sermon, we consider three things we need to do to prepare ourselves to welcome the King of all kings...

Most men will claim that their family is their highest priority. “My family comes first!” they say. Psalms 127 and 128 show what it takes to actually live this out. Here we meet one of the Bible’s great paradoxes – If we really want to put our families first, someone else needs to be ahead of them on the priority list. In this sermon, we learn about a truly successful man’s highest priority, and t...

Many scholars think Psalm 32 is a sequel to Psalm 51. We don’t know this for sure since David doesn’t directly mention his sin with Bathsheba. But there are enough links between the two passages to make a pretty good case. And like all good sequels, there is a difference between the two psalms: Psalm 51 shows us how to be forgiven, while Psalm 32 explains why being forgiven is so good. In this ser...

Humorist Erma Bombeck once described guilt as “the gift that keeps on giving.” We smile because it’s true – guilt is one of our most difficult and persistent emotions. We’ve all known people who have struggled with guilt for things they did in the past. Some of us may even be those people. Which leads us to ask whether the Lord can help. What does God want us to do when we mess up? Does He offer a...

Trust is like a muscle. If we want stronger muscles, we need to do things that make our muscles stronger – lift weights, do push-ups, work the crunches, and so on. It turns out this principle applies to our spiritual muscles too. If we want our trust in the Lord to grow stronger, we need to do things that strengthen our trust-muscles. That’s where Psalm 11 comes in. In Psalm 11, King David shows u...

Psalm 121 has a message for God’s people as we walk along the road of life. The message is that the Lord is with us as we travel. In this sermon, we focus on why people on the move – whether literally or just figuratively – can face the road ahead with confidence.

What do an ancient warrior and a modern mom have in common? The answer is that they both need to turn to the Lord when they struggle! That’s the point of this Mother’s Day sermon from Psalm 27. In this psalm, King David reveals how he prayed in the midst of a great personal crisis. His prayer for himself shows us five things we today can pray for the moms in our lives. And if you yourself happen t...

It all comes down to trust. That’s the message of Psalm 2. We can trust in ourselves, or our jobs, or our families, or our governments – or a thousand other possibilities. But in the end, Jesus Christ is the most worthy of our deepest and lasting confidence. In this sermon, we consider three reasons why this is so – three reasons why trusting in Jesus rather than anything else is the wisest way to...