Sermons From Grace Baptist Church of Richmond Hill

When God doesn’t answer our prayers, it can leave us confused. Does God not care after all? Is it because I don’t have enough faith? Is it because I’m not good enough? This message looks at the answers to these questions and provides a guide to understanding prayer.

Almost everything has gotten faster in our world today. We have fast food, fast fashion, and fast lanes, but some things still seem to take forever. And we’re not very good at waiting! This message looks at how God can help us to wait when we feel impatient.

We’re constantly exposed to images of people with fabulous wealth, and we live at a time when economic injustice is greater than ever. The average person is tempted to envy or despair and sometimes both. This message looks at the comfort and wisdom that God gives to find contentment in an age of more.

It’s hard to live life well without making plans: what career path to take, who to marry, where to live. People make plans all the time; but what does God have to say about that? James 4:13-17 is one text that speaks specifically to this part of our lives.

We believe that God calls His people to a higher standard. But what does this mean to us today? How does the Bible teach us about our conduct and how it affects our living? Today, we’ll be learning about what it means to be God’s people and how He desires us to be His witnesses of the gospel in our world.

Nobody likes to argue but sometimes it feels unavoidable. Just trying not to get angry doesn’t seem to work. This message looks at some practical steps you can take to engage God and reorient yourself to the situation in a way that releases your anger and helps diffuse the conflict.

We all have questions about life, and there are many voices in our world offering answers. This message looks at how to discern wisely and know whether the people we’re following and the answers we’re getting are going to help of hinder us.

Words are powerful. What we say matters. In today's sermon, we are going to unpack the great potential and dangerous power of words. We will learn why God cares about what people say, and how Christians can use our words to maximize God's glory and bless our world.  

The main activity that takes place in most church ministries is teaching, and so the impression can be given that faith is mostly about getting the right answers. This message looks at the difference between dead and living faith and how you can learn to live out your faith.

As Paul introduces himself at the beginning of his letter to Rome, we get to see what he believes defines his life, which draws us to ask the question: What defines your life?  What is your mission statement?

Prejudice and discrimination are deeply embedded into our society. Too often, the church has been just as guilty as the world around it. This message looks at how the Bible addresses prejudice and how Christians can get free of it.

Sometimes, it feels like the Bible doesn’t work. People who read it can be more angry than those who don’t. This message looks at how to get past an ineffective knowledge of Scripture and experience the life-changing power that God’s Word can bring.

We all face trials, and it can be frustrating when God doesn’t take them away. This message looks at how God uses suffering in our lives and what we can do to partner with Him.

What is God’s blueprint for passing faith to successive generations? Why is family faith formation important? Who is responsible? And how do we do it?

We live at a time when we are investing more than ever in what’s superficial. But it has left us without an anchor to weather the storms of life. This message looks at what needs to change to build resiliency and authenticity in our lives.

“Judge not, and you will not be judged” is our generation’s favourite verse. But what does it really mean? This message looks at how the grace of God can help us to be less judgmental.

Jesus is amazing, but embracing the wrong understanding of Jesus can lead to having a devastating source of false hope and comfort. In this sermon, we will discover who Jesus truly is, and why faith in Him can allow us to survive, thrive, and find peace in this crazy world.

Jesus is more famous for His teachings on love than Christians are for showing it. This message takes a practical look at Jesus’ command to love our enemies and considers the difficulties and blessings in applying it and the help that God gives as we do.

Everyone has a picture in their mind of what it means to be blessed by God. That picture, if it’s wrong, can discourage and oppress us and even distort how we understand God and where we stand with Him. This message looks at Jesus’ picture of the blessed life and how it’s at odds with how we typically envision it.

Jesus chose a group of unlikely men to make an extraordinary impact. This message looks at the 12 He chose and what they teach us about how He might be working in our own lives today.

Many people who have walked away from religion have done so because they felt that the rules stifled grace and the people were marked by hypocrisy. This message looks at how Jesus sets people free when religion threatens compassion.

When people talk about the resurrection, some just speak of it as a metaphor for a new start or the hope that is born from the ashes. Jesus didn’t really rise from the grave, did He? Others accept that Jesus’ resurrection was real, but when they read about the resurrection of His followers, they picture spirits floating on clouds strumming harps. This message looks at what hope Easter really promi...

Good Friday is a uniquely Christian celebration, but it is rooted in a Jewish event full of symbolism pointing to its significance. This message looks at the Passover and how it helps us to understand the meaning of the final hours of Jesus’ life on this earth.

Your credentials can be perfect, but you can still end up disqualified by your character. This message looks at how God guides us in the battle of faith and deals with our obedience before He leads us to achievement.

Whatever shapes your thinking shapes your life, so make God’s Word your primary shaping influence by meditating on it. This message will look at how to curate your inputs and prioritize what matters most.