Sermons From Grace Baptist Church of Richmond Hill

As we heed Paul’s warnings about how a church falls off the rails, this message examines what is expected of the church when it meets to worship the Lord. We’ll look at how the Bible shows us the essential priorities of a worship service.

When we lose sight of the gospel, doubts and insecurities can keep us from living the life we were called to. This message looks at how Paul coached Timothy in the gospel and gave him courage to face his challenges.

We grow in the life of faith by trusting and responding to what God has said. When churches talk more about what people say than what God has said, Christians drift into error. This message looks at how to hold onto truth when the world turns away from it.

Whatever season you currently find yourself in, this message will delve into the profound journey of encountering God’s presence by exploring the life of the prophet Habakkuk.

It would have been so much easier for Saul to just keep his faith to himself and enjoy the privileges that his status and education afforded him. But he realized that the message he received was to be shared and his gifts were not his own. This message looks at how sharing the grace of God is critical to enjoying it.

Like many people, Saul faced struggles in attempting to connect with the church. There was trust to establish and fears to overcome. But it was through church fellowship that he found people who supported and protected him. This message looks at the importance of connecting with other Christians and how we can get better at it.

Sometimes, people try to add a little religion to their lives or act Christian without really coming to terms with faith in Jesus. This message looks at the conversion of Christianity’s most unlikely convert and what it teaches about how to believe when there are lots of reasons not to.

We live in an age of busyness and burnout. Life often feels like a hard, exhausting, and never-ending grind. We need to rest! But, resting, truly resting, is way easier said than done. In today's sermon, we turn to Scripture and learn practical steps to take to experience true, lasting, and rejuvenating rest, especially when life is a mess. 

The promise of a virgin giving birth to a son named Immanuel was first given to a defiant king who refused to trust God’s promises. The promise of Immanuel challenges us to take God at His word today and find hope in His faithfulness.

It’s easy to feel distant from God. Sometimes, the feelings come in response to problems in our lives. Other times, the problems are in our own hearts. This message looks at the promise of Immanuel that was given to people who had hit rock bottom. They felt a million miles from God and wondered whether they would ever feel close to Him again.

When life is a battle, you want to know that God is on your side. The promise that God is with His people brought confidence and security to the people of God in Scripture and should do the same to us today. This message looks at that promise and how we can apply it in our lives.

Saul has it all, and yet he’s troubled in his spirit. David is a poor servant, and yet because God is with him, he’s able to relieve the king’s oppression. This message looks at how “God with us” enables us to minister to others.

We often seek things from God and assume His presence. This message looks at a time in Israel’s history when God promised the people all of the things but threatened to withhold His presence. The fallout helps us to appreciate what it means that Jesus is God with us.

Our guest speaker, Marcello Araujo, was born and raised in a Jewish family in Ecuador and became a political activist, zealous for Marxism. When he heard the good news about Jesus the Messiah, it transformed his life, his purpose, and his hope. In this message, he shares his story and the hope that now grips him.

Is there more to work than collecting a paycheque and being a good example? God has chosen to use His people to bless the world and our work is a significant part of that. This message considers how. 

Jacob is invited to Egypt, and it’s a chance to see his long-lost son, but is it the right thing to do? Or is it a trap? This message looks at how to make decisions confident in God’s leading.

Jesus calls us to forgive, but we struggle to do so. A key insight in Joseph’s life helped him forgive and even love people who had mistreated him terribly.

Judah vowed to do better with Benjamin than he did with Joseph. But when it comes right down to it, will he follow through? We make a lot of resolutions and impressive-sounding commitments, but how do we make good on them when we’re tempted to pass?

The gospel promises eternal life, free and secure in Jesus Christ. Despite that, many people live with fear, guilt, and shame. Not taking hold of the fullness of the good news, they wonder if the world holds the answers, after all. This message looks at the promise of the gospel, particularly for a new generation looking for hope.

We all have sins that are harder to dislodge than others. And some that we struggle to let go at all. The story of Joseph shows us that we’re not alone and reveals how God can work through our circumstances to set us free from the sins we cling to.

We love to enjoy the present and look forward to the future, but it’s hard to move forward without dealing with our past. This message looks at how God surfaces issues in our past to help us break free from them their hold on us.

Many people look at the lives of Christians and conclude, “Their lives don’t seem to be any easier so what’s the point of faith in God?” This message looks at the difference Jesus makes in the lives of His followers even when their circumstances don’t seem much different from others.

Disappointment can come to us in many forms. And it’s not long before a disappointment with our circumstances can turn into disillusionment with God. This message looks at what God was doing in Joseph’s disappointments and teaches us how to trust God when people let us down.

Sexual sin destroys careers, ruins marriages, and enslaves those who fall into it. While it’s true that the Bible says to avoid it, it also gives the help and hope we need to do so. This message looks at how Joseph was able to avoid the advances of Potiphar’s wife.

When evil people succeed or people do us wrong when we’re trying to do what’s right, it feels like God has abandoned us. Why doesn’t He stop them? This message looks at how God is at work in our lives and the people around us even when evil seems to have the upper hand.