Gravetop Church

Main Idea: Love can be incredibly simple in one instance and overly complex in the next. We are commanded by God’s Word to love others to the best of our ability, and passages like 1 Corinthians 13 tell us that love is the greatest thing that we can ever aspire to. Yet, we as Christians often want to move onto more intelligent or spiritual sounding things. We check off love as we feel ready to mov...

Main Idea: So much of modern Christianity has become about what God can do for the person instead of what the person can do for God. We have become ME-centric as we compartmentalize scriptures and sermons into the box of self. But the most powerful and consistent message of Jesus is actually about showing God to others rather than having to see Him for yourself. Today, we are going to talk about h...

Main Idea: While holiness is more of a pursuit rather than an arrival, it is often neglected or belittled among Christians. It seems like a vague concept reserved just for priests and ministers with no use among ordinary believers. But this process of sanctification is a lot more tangible and useful than what people typically think. Today we are going to unpack what it means to pursue holiness in...

The Speck In My Eye pt. 2: Repentance Main Idea: As simple as repentance should be, it can quickly be misconstrued into either a complicated series of never ending hoops to jump through or an allegorical idea that is never actually practiced. The essence of repentance is rooted in humility and self-reflection, and it is a necessary step in our faith when navigating an authentic relationship with o...

Main Idea: With each new year, people often consider things that they can change about their lives through resolutions in hopes to better themselves. It’s the one time of the year in which the majority of people are collectively opening their minds to a version of humility that recognizes unhealthy behaviors. Ironically, this mental processing that happens each year shows that our subconscious adm...

Main Idea: So much of what we do in our world today is driven by our desire for more. It seems as though we never have enough as we continue to reach for the next level in our life. With that inner drive innate with so much of our humanity, many of us feel like we’re in a constant state of lack. Some more than others. While to lack often feels like a handicap to our lives and dreams, it is also ab...

Main Idea: We live in such a busy type of society where we unknowingly rush through time even though time itself is the most valuable thing that we have in this world. Even in times like the holidays or special occasions, they seem to go by in the blink of an eye. Memories are one of the most precious things that we have yet in the moments that they’re experienced, we don’t recognize how special t...

Main Idea: While we naturally would try to avoid any type of pain all together, it is one of the best teachers to humanity. It’s almost like God’s redemptive quality is intertwined within our DNA and consistently uses pain for growth, but at the same time, our brains are still hardwired to initially look at pain as bad. Today, we’re going to examine the topic of pain by categorizing and expounding...

Main Idea: While the word “sacrifice” is thrown around a lot among Christian culture, it’s often not applied in our lives as Christians. The most that we invoke sacrifice is in modular efforts of repentance, financial giving or becoming the best version of yourself. Isn’t Christianity more than this? The most spiritual form of personal sacrifice is seen in laying down oneself for others. Today, we...

Main Idea: So many people spend their whole lives wondering what their purpose in life is and feel like they never found it. While we chase things like cultural superiority, mood therapies and money, we are still left feeling empty and unfulfilled. The closer we draw to the end of each year and eventually the end of our lives, we struggle with the question of whether or not our life was meaningful...

Main Idea: One of the biggest controversies in regard to the Christian faith is the contents and validity of the Bible itself. The statement, “the Bible was just written by man” is a common attack on the sacred texts, and even many believers have felt confused about certain passages of scripture themselves. Today, we are going to cover a broad scope when it comes to making the Bible make sense. We...

Main Idea: Worship of God seems simple enough, yet many feel confused about what exactly worship is. Not only do most people not understand the practical aspects of worship and how to actually “worship” God beyond just singing a song, they also don’t really understand why we should worship in the first place. Today we’re going to unpack different ways to worship and why they’re meaningful to our l...

Main Idea: The question of “how do you get to heaven” is one of the most meaningful questions a person can ponder on. With so many different ideas as to what the answer could be, Christianity propagates that the only way to heaven is through Jesus. But there are so many questions that are still attached with the simplicity of that kind of answer. Today, we are going to talk about the idea of how o...

Main Idea: One very necessary key element to our faith is the fact that we believe there to be a creator to our world, but at the same time that there is a sense of perfection to life being able to exist, it is also accompanied by so much pain and chaos. Some of our biggest doubts and hesitations in our faith come down to the moments in which terrible things happen without explanation. Today we ar...

Main Idea: There are so many things that seem black and white in the Bible, yet there are so many other things and situations that seem like gray areas in our culture and lifestyle. Lucky for us, while the Bible doesn’t give an answer for every unique and specific circumstance, it does give enough applicable principles and examples that we can use to gain better understanding. The bottom line in t...

Main Idea: While it’s hard enough to find the bravery and courage within your faith to get into the fight of spiritual warfare, it can be even harder to get back up after feeling knocked down. Whether it’s from being exasperated from an ongoing battle, being discouraged after not seeing the victory you were necessarily praying for, or feeling impotent after giving into temptation, the Bible urges...

Main Idea: Part of a Christian’s duty is to cast out devils. Plain and simple. But many believers shy away from the idea of them being able to do something so seemingly supernatural, and some people simply ignore the possibility of there needing to be any formal spiritual deliverance. But the truth is that there is a real spiritual world that we’re connected to. There are many people that are spir...

Main Idea: A lot of people disqualify themselves from having their part in spiritual warfare because they think that they are not ready for that kind of battle. They feel ill-equipped and simply unprepared. But the truth is that preparing oneself is a lot simpler than most people imagine. You don’t have to be “special” in order to take hold of the authority of Christ as a believer. Today we’re goi...

Main Idea: The minute that you become a believer, you’re called to become a dragon slayer. In your confession of faith, you simultaneously join the army of God and enter into the spiritual fight against the devil and his demons. We live in a world that operates in both the physical and spiritual, and because the devil is always working to kill, steal and destroy we must be working to save, deliver...

Main Idea: In the moments that we realize the dreams inside of our hearts, we often follow it with our idea of what the story of fulfilling those dreams will look like. While our idea of the story seems the best way for our dreams to come true, it rarely ever happens like that. Instead, we typically go through extreme testings and trials while on the path of chasing those dreams, and many give up...

Main Idea: It is already hard enough to step into your calling but even harder when you consider all of the history of your mistakes and regrets. In fact, those mistakes can often stop you from moving forward because you almost feel like you don’t deserve to be able to move on. Many people over-exasperate themselves in trying to make the wrong things right by allowing it to hang over their head ev...

Main Idea: So many people try to do good believing that good will come back to them, but they get extremely discouraged and confused when it seems like only bad comes after. The broken expectation often changes what they believe, how they live and even the dreams they once hoped to fulfill. Today, we’re going to look at the life of Joseph in order to connect pieces of his life to our own. We’re go...

Main Idea: There are many times when people finally take the courageous plunge to step into their calling only to have it go terribly wrong, but sometimes great callings are only fulfilled through relentless tenacity. Today we’re going to look at the life of Moses and how he made the courageous decision to step out in efforts to make a difference only for it to go horribly wrong. We’re going to ta...

Main Idea: Even though everything is always changing, history is also repeating itself. Nothing is actually new, but rather goes through its cycles of generational behaviors. This world is truly temporal and insatiable. Our cravings are never able to be satisfied by this world because it does not have the capacity or ability to satisfy or create anything new. Be that as it may, we constantly find...

Main Idea: Relationships change over time because people change over time, and it’s important to learn how to discern the moments in which you need to hold on to them or let go. Everybody goes through different things in life that change how they see themselves and the world around them. These life changes affect nearly all of our relationships, especially the ones most important to us. It’s in th...