GracePointe Church | Nashville, TN

We continue our journey through Epiphany by looking at the story of Jesus's baptism. This is the first public event of Jesus's life (that we know about), and it is packed full of Epiphany-rich meaning. In this message Josh Scott talks about forming identity, and the ways life inevitably tries to make us doubt who we really are. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https...

This week we continued our new series about Epiphany, the Christian season that focuses on the light of Jesus being revealed to the world. In this sermon Lead Pastor Josh Scott explores one of the core Epiphany stories: the Visit of the Magi. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepo...

This week, as we begin a new year, we are also beginning a new message series. On the Christian calendar, the year begins with Advent and Christmas. Next comes Epiphany, a season that focuses on Jesus being made known to the world. In this series we’ll explore the stories associated with this season, and also other stories of “Epiphany moments” in the Bible. This week Josh introduces the idea of E...

For the final week of Advent we turn our focus to the hymn  O Little Town of Bethlehem.  While we know that Jesus's birth is set in this small but significant town in Matthew and Luke, why might that be the case? Why do the Gospel writers want his birth to happen in Bethlehem rather than a town like Nazareth? In this sermon Josh explores the meaning of Bethlehem back then, and asks what signif...

“Joy to the World” is one of the most familiar songs of the season, but its origins—and its message—might surprise you. This week Josh takes a fresh look at what it means for God to "set the world right," and how that hope meets us in unexpected places, through unlikely people. From ancient texts about startled shepherds to our own lives today, this teaching explores a vision of judgment...

This week Brian Recker joined us to talk about his new book, Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe.net/calendar🙌 To become a sustaining member of the GracePointe community, visit https://grace...

During Advent we’re exploring the deeper stories behind familiar carols, beginning with  O Come, O Come, Emmanuel —a song not of celebration, but of longing. This ancient hymn arises from the experience of exile, when hope felt distant and God seemed far from away. In this message Josh traces that longing through Israel’s history and into Matthew’s telling of Jesus’s birth, where Emmanuel—“God wit...

This week we welcomed theologian and GP member Kat Armas to share about her brilliant new book, Liturgies for Resisting Empire. After the sermon Kat is joined by GP Lead Pastor Josh Scott for a conversation about our response to empire. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us 🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe....

This week, Lead Pastor Josh Scott wrapped up our Cultivate series by exploring what it means to  experience and express gratitude —not as a forced feeling, but as a gentle, daily practice that helps us notice the gifts around us, even in ordinary moments. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit ht...

This week Lead Pastor Josh Scott invites us to explore what it means to  cultivate compassion —not just as a feeling, but as an active practice that transforms our relationships, our communities, and ourselves. Drawing from the teaching of Jesus and the wisdom found in our everyday lives, we seek to move beyond judgment and fear and into empathy, kindness, and courageous love. ⛪️ To learn more ab...

This week we welcomed Cody Deese, the pastor of Vinings Lake Church in Atlanta, and author of the incredible new book, "Discovering Your Internal Universe: The Unexpected Good News About Anxiety, Panic, and Fear." In this helpful message, Cody invites us to see anxiety, not as an enemy trying to destroy us, but as an ally trying to help us. For more on Cody's book visit: https://www....

We live in a world that runs on urgency—faster, better, now. But what if the pace we’re chasing is actually pulling us away from what matters most? In this week’s installment of our  Cultivate  series, Lead Pastor Josh Scott explores the idea of patience, not as passivity, but as a powerful, intentional choice. Whether you're in a season of uncertainty, navigating change, or just feeling stret...

Last Sunday GracePointe's Founding Pastor Stan Mitchell continued our  Cultivate  series by exploring mystery as a central component of a healthy, transformative spirituality. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe.net/calendar🙌 To become a sustaining member of the GraceP...

As we continue our  Cultivate series—a journey into forming a healthy, transformative spirituality—this week we turn our attention to a theme that touches all of us:  Community . Many of us know firsthand the pain of unhealthy community—relationships marked by disconnection, mistrust, or exclusion. But what does a truly healthy, life-giving community look like? And how do we begin to cultivate tha...

Our "Cultivate" series continues this week!  Last week we began by talking about "awareness" as an indispensable key to nurturing a healthy, transformative spirituality. This Sunday we explored the contrast between a spirituality marked by manipulation and control and a spirituality grounded in love. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.n...

This Sunday we began a brand new series called "Cultivate: Making Space for Spirit." Throughout this series we will explore what a healthy, transformative spirituality looks like. To kick things off this week Josh talked about "Preparing the Soil" for the journey toward a flourishing spirituality. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/...

This Sunday we began a brand new series called "Cultivate: Making Space for Spirit." Throughout this series we will explore what a healthy, transformative spirituality looks like. To kick things off this week Josh talked about "Preparing the Soil" for the journey toward a flourishing, healthy, and transformative spirituality. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, v...

This week Founding Pastor/Pastor Emeritus Stan Mitchell talked about what is, arguably, the single most important shift in Christian thinking in the past two+ centuries: the move away from  Inherent Separation  (meaning the idea that we are born separated from God) as our starting point, and the shift toward  Inherent Union  (meaning that we are born connected in and to God). You don't want to...

This week Josh wrapped up our "GracePointe 201" series by talking about what it means to be Church. In this talk we explore a text, a context, and ask what they might mean for how we think about our collective work of being Church today. Where we start and where we end might surprise you! ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us 🗣 For week...

This week in GracePointe 201 we’re exploring the  Jesus of history  and the  Christ of faith —a framework that helps us hold both the grounded, historical reality of Jesus as a person of the past, and the living, abiding experience of Jesus for so many today. For many Christians Jesus is the great exception--somehow able to be like us but infinitely better than us. This Jesus is to be worshipped,...

This week at GracePointe we continued our GracePointe 201 series by talking about  God . One of our convictions at GracePointe is that  "God is a Mystery to be explored, not a doctrine to be espoused."  What does that mean, practically? Join us at we explore that question and more! Listen to  “ GracePointe 101 ”. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepoint...

Several years ago our Founding Pastor, Stan Mitchell, led us through a conversation called “ GracePointe 101 ” that explored our growing understanding of the Bible, God, Jesus, and Church. Beginning this weekend we will build on that work and continue the conversation. because our understanding of the faith journey is that it is always unfinished, unfolding, and in-progress. This week we began wit...

The weekend Founding Pastor Stan Mitchell lead us to think about how we might begin to dream about and reimagine an important facet of Christian spirituality—the afterlife—through the lens of Progressive Christianity. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us 🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe.net/calendar 🙌 To...

This week Josh wrapped up our summer "Grab Bag" series with a time of question and response with our community. We had questions from our in person and online communities and they did not disappoint! ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us 🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe.net/calendar 🙌 To become a...

This week Kat Armas shares a message about a gospel that blurs the lines empire tries to draw, focusing on the Song of Songs. ⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us 🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe.net/calendar 🙌 To become a sustaining member of the GracePointe community, visit https://gracepointe.net/give...