Josh McPherson

What do virgin alligator births & Ancient Greek philosophers have to do with your worldview?  Listen in as John Lovell, founder of Warrior Poet Society, takes us on a fun, engaging, and intellectually challenging journey of understanding the nature of truth. Using reason, logic, evidence, and facts, John masterfully shows the utter reasonableness of the Christian faith.  If you’re a critic, a...

Graduation ceremony of the Vector Academy class of 2023. Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. StrongerManNation.com for more resources. 

 Bartimaeus was a nobody. A blind beggar. But Jesus passed by, heard him cry out, and stopped. Jesus saw him, called him, loved him and healed him. In this sermon Pastor Adam unpacks Jesus’ healing of blind Bartimaeus in Mark chapter 10. Where do you find your sense of significance? The world, and even the disciples, often desire to be seen by others, but Bartimaeus simply wanted to see and be see...

How do you bolster your hope and strength in the face of discouragement and overwhelming situations?  Never forget the freedom Jesus came to bring.  In this sermon from Luke 8:26-39, Pastor Adam looks at an incredible story of Jesus setting a demon-possessed man free. Be reminded of the life-changing power and love of Jesus, as well as the destructive but doomed plans of Satan.  Whom the Son sets...

The gospel is the most important thing people need to hear. But how do we—who know it is true—share it with people who don't? They might think it's an intolerant, narrow-minded, or even bigoted message. Pastor Larry Osborne uses a common theme from the Gospel of John to share five simple things for us to keep in mind when it's time to share the good news of Jesus Christ. Support the...

 There is a LOT happening in Chapter 14.  The Apostle Paul & Barnabas are on the road and preaching powerfully & effectively so that many believe. Paul & Barnabas even have to correct a crowd who tries to designate them as gods when they witness Paul heal a lame man. But as Pastor Josh points out - whenever there is a mighty work of God, the enemy attacks. From unholy alliances to mobs...

Struggle with joy? See the world as a glass half empty? Feeling discouraged? There's grace for you too. Listen as Pastor Josh unpacks the key to living a joy-filled life.  Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. StrongerManNation.com for more resources. 

Join us for week 26 in our Book of Acts series as Pastor Josh McPherson gives us 8 takeaways from Chapter 13 and reminds us to be encouraged even as we face modern-day false prophets and vicious attacks—Jesus wins. Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. StrongerManNation.com for more resources. 

 Join us for week 25 as Pastor Josh McPherson continues to preach through the Book of Acts.  Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. StrongerManNation.com for more resources. 

Pastor Josh McPherson preaches from Acts 12 as we continue through our Book of Acts series. Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. StrongerManNation.com for more resources. 

 Easter 2023 was historic at Grace City. On a weekend in which we ribbon-cut our new Atrium and baptized more people than we did in all of 2022, Pastor Josh brought a prophetic word for our troubled culture from the obscure book of Ezekiel.  In a vivid vision of the state of Israel, God leads His prophet Ezekiel to a desolate valley full of human dry bones. This is Israel. She has lost her nationa...

Barnabas ("son of encouragement") is a man few know about, but all have been impacted by. He was Paul's right-hand man who played an integral role in his discipleship. In this sermon on Acts 11:19-30, Pastor Josh shows us why all of us should strive to follow Barnabas' example.  Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. StrongerManNation.com for more resources. 

God wants you to have a critical mind, not a critical spirit. Unfortunately, “Christian discernment bloggers” is code word for Jerk, and criticizing the church has become a budding cottage industry. Pick on a church and you’re sure to gain a following.  But the spirit of the critic originated from the first Critic, Satan himself, and when we become critical, we pull hell up into our relationships....

Part 2 of Pastor Josh McPherson's sermon on Acts Chapter 10. From HR departments across the land to school administrations and legislation, the unholy trinity of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has become the doctrinal backbone of the new state religion of wokeism—the secular orthodoxy that cannot be questioned or challenged.  But the new woke religion is no more than new packaging on the ol...

 Part 1 of Pastor Josh McPherson's sermon on Acts Chapter 10.  From HR departments across the land to school administrations and legislation, the unholy trinity of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has become the doctrinal backbone of the new state religion of wokeism—the secular orthodoxy that cannot be questioned or challenged.  But the new woke religion is no more than new packaging on the...

 Does God still heal? Does he bless people with a specific gift of healing? Why are some people seemingly miraculously healed while others continue to suffer? In this sermon, Pastor Josh leads us through these common questions on healing in relation to Acts 9:32-43. Also included is a personal testimony from a very special guest.  Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. StrongerManNatio...

The most compelling apologetic for Jesus is not a well-turned phrase but a radically changed life. In Week 18 of our Book of Acts series, Pastor Josh McPherson guides us through the process God uses to sanctifies saints as demonstrated in the story of Saul of Tarsus becoming the Apostle Paul. Before God knocked him off his horse he was a well-off, gritty, genius, workhorse, who was a single, relig...

When asked to describe Christianity, Theologian J.I. Packer said, “God Saves Sinners”.  Nowhere is this truth more powerfully described than in the story of the Apostle Paul’s conversion in Acts Chapter 9. In this sermon, Pastor Josh McPherson walks us through just how God can take broken sinners who are far from Himself to people who powerfully live their new lives for God’s glory in Jesus’ name....

Sometimes before God can save us He has to knock us off our horse. Sometimes the horse is pride, education, power, prestige, religiosity, or even good intentions. In this sermon, Pastor Josh unpacks one of the most remarkable and important moments in all of history. Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. StrongerManNation.com for more resources. 

Vector Academy 2023 update and sermon from the book of Leviticus by Pastor Kyle McMullen. Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. StrongerManNation.com for more resources. 

Anchored Youth yearly update from Pastor Brian Blair. Anchored Evidence - It matters how you respond to the person and work of Jesus - his work in you and his work in others. Look and see how the students at Grace City church are responding. Be encouraged and challenged by their example and let the message ring out! Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. StrongerManNation.com for more...

Following Jesus on mission can get messy, but it’s a mess worth making. Sometimes you’ve got to go through hard places to get to the low-hanging harvest.  In this sermon from Acts 8:4-25, Pastor Adam looks at the ministry of Phillip in Samaria and unpacks five ways mission is messy and five reasons it’s worth it.  If you need encouragement to press through the hard times and keep leaning into a li...

 In this sermon, Pastor Josh McPherson preaches from Acts 8:26-40 on listening to the lead of the Holy Spirit, how to look for "low-hanging fruit", and how to tell others about Jesus. “Maybe God has put you right where you are in order to share Jesus boldly right where you are.”  Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. StrongerManNation.com for more resources. 

If you’re going to follow Jesus, you’re going to get attacked. There’s no world where you follow a guy who was crucified and don’t get shot at yourself. Now more than ever before in our nation, following Jesus comes with a price. Pastor Josh unpacks the story of Stephen and gives 9 keys to standing for Jesus against the angry God-hating mob.  Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. Stro...

 Pastor Josh McPherson preaching on leadership from Acts 6:1-10  Support the show Thanks for listening!  Go to www. StrongerManNation.com for more resources.