Granada Church Sermons

Theme What being grounded does for us. Scripture 2 Peter 1:16-21 Preacher David McCloud

Message Stay the Course Theme How the gospel empowers us to remain steadfast in trust and obedience to Christ, especially in the midst of struggles and persecution. Scripture 1 Peter 4:1-11 Preacher Evelio Vilches

Final Message: Switching Hands Theme How Jacob comes to embrace the grace of God and how that is shown in his surprising action. Scripture Genesis 48:17-22 Preacher Worth Carson

This Sunday’s Message: Getting the Gospel Theme How Jacob finally gets the gospel. “God has been my shepherd all my life…” Scripture Genesis 48:1-16 Preacher David McCloud

This Sunday’s Message: Breaking Generational Curses Theme How Jacob repeats the pattern that destroyed his life and how God uses this for good. God’s grace is greater than our sin patterns. Scripture Genesis 37:1-8 Preacher Jeff Sullivan

This Sunday’s Message: Broken Trust Theme How God loves us when we repeat patterns of sin. How, though we build a place for ourselves, God is taking care of us. Scripture Genesis 33:12-20 Preacher Worth Carson

This Sunday’s Message: The Fight of Your Life Theme How we who wrestle with God are blessed and also broken. God’s grace comes to those who relate to him and enjoy him. Scripture Genesis 32:22-32 Preacher Evelio Vilches

Message Love Freely Given Theme How God loves us despite how others see us. How God’s love creates the basis for a completely different life. Scripture Genesis 29:31-35 Preacher Worth Carson

This Sunday’s Message: God is For You Theme How our character flaws have a way of trapping us—but, even there, God is showing his grace. Scripture Genesis 29:14-30 Preacher Jeff Sullivan

This Sunday’s Message: God’s Ladder Theme How God comes to us when we least expect him to show up. How grace comes out of the blue despite our sin. Scripture Genesis 28:10-22 Preacher Worth Carson

This Sunday’s Message: Blessing to the Undeserving Theme How God extends his grace despite our schemes to get our own way. Scripture Genesis 27:1-13 Preacher David McCloud

This Sunday’s Message: Birth Order Theme God disrupts our plans with His greater purposes—overruling expectations, upending tradition, and revealing grace that is surprising and undeserved. Scripture Genesis 25:22-28 Preacher Worth Carson

April 17th 2025 - Maundy Thursday Text: Luke 22:39-46 Title: In Anguish Theme: All of us have experienced loss, disappointment, anguish; How Jesus knows our frame and what we have experienced in life so that he can redeem us. Preacher: Worth Carson

April 20th 2025 - Easter Text: Luke 24 (select passages) Title: The Experience of Joy Theme: How we come to enjoy the joy of the life Jesus gives to us in his resurrection; This enables us to live wholeheartedly Preacher: Worth Carson

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This Sunday: Series Finale Unreasonable Sacrifice Theme How we can show unreasonable love in beautiful gifts and surprises. Jesus has done this for us in giving himself for us. He poured himself out on our behalf. Scripture Mark 14:1-11 Preacher Worth Carson

Current Series: Unreasonable Hospitality We have been exploring ways to welcome guests to Granada and serve them with gospel-based hospitality. This Sunday’s Message Unreasonable Patience Theme How Jesus met the intellectual man on his own turf and revealed to him the truth of God’s Kingdom. How to show unreasonable love in conversation. Scripture John 3:1-16 Preacher Jeff Sullivan

This Sunday’s Message Unreasonable Care Theme How Jesus provides unreasonable forgiveness and how we can do that as well. Scripture John 8:1-11 Preacher Worth Carson

This Sunday’s Message Unreasonable Acceptance Theme Accepting the unacceptable and loving the unlovable. How love closes the gap between people and leads to fellowship. Scripture Luke 19:1-10 Preacher David McCloud

This Sunday’s Message Unreasonable Compassion Theme Unreasonable love is seen in Jesus sharing life with someone rejected by society—a woman searching for identity apart from God. He offers her the gift of living water, opening the way to forgiveness and true life. Scripture John 4:1-26 Preacher Worth Carson

This Sunday’s Message Unreasonable Love Theme What hospitality means and how it is practiced. How caring for others springs from being loved by God. Hospitality is often about giving people what we think they deserve; unreasonable hospitality is giving people what Jesus deserves. Scripture Luke 7:36-50 Preacher David McCloud

A New Series Begins This Sunday! Unreasonable Hospitality This series dovetails with our church vision for 2025. We will consider ways we can help our people welcome guests to Granada and also serve those around them with gospel-based hospitality. Why this series? To learn to live the hospitality in keeping with the ministry of Jesus and the kingdom of God. To serve those who are part of the reach...

Wrapping Up Our Current Series Real Life: A Study of the Book of James This series shows how the gospel shapes our everyday lives, offering hope and wisdom for real challenges. From joy in trials to living with generosity and justice, "Real Life" brings James’ teachings to our practical, day-to-day reality. This Sunday’s Message - SERIES FINALE The Myth about Money Theme How the gospel changes the...

Real Life: A Study of the Book of James This series shows how the gospel shapes our everyday lives, offering hope and wisdom for real challenges. From joy in trials to living with generosity and justice, "Real Life" brings James’ teachings to our practical, day-to-day reality. This Sunday’s Message Overcoming Worry Theme How awareness and trust in the sovereignty of God enables us to live without...

Current Series Real Life: A Study of the Book of James This series shows how the gospel shapes our everyday lives, offering hope and wisdom for real challenges. From joy in trials to living with generosity and justice, "Real Life" brings James’ teachings to our practical, day-to-day reality. This Sunday’s Message Self-Mastery: The Tongue Theme How the gospel makes it possible to have self-control...