Sermons – Grace In the Desert

“From the Word to Stone to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” pt 12 A note from Pastor Greg – “I mistakenly claimed that this passage in 1Chronicles was the first time the title appears of “The God of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob (Israel) when actually it occurs twice in Exodus before this. Sorry about my mistake.” […]

“From the Word to Stone to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant, pt 11” Hebrews 11:8-12 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance, and he set out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By […]

“From the Word to Stone to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” pt 10 Galatians 3:1-7 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 3 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly exhibited as crucified! 2 The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you […]

“From the Word to Stone to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” pt 9 Genesis 17:1-7 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. 2 And I will make my covenant between me […]

“From the Word to Stone to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” pt 8 Romans 4:1-7 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 4 What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. […]

“From the Word to Stone to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” pt 7 Hebrews 6:13-19 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 13 When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus […]

Leviticus 26:9-13 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 9 I will look with favor upon you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will maintain my covenant with you. 10 You shall eat old grain long stored, and you shall have to clear out the old to make way for the new. 11 […]

“From the Word to Stone to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” pt 5 Luke 17:20-30 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 20 Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, and he answered, “The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed, 21 nor will they […]

“From the Word, to Tablet to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” pt 4 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 12 When I came to Troas to proclaim the good news of Christ, a door was opened for me in the Lord, 13 but my mind could not rest because I did not find […]

Psalm 114 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 1 When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, 2 Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion. 3 The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. 5 Why is […]

“From Word to Stone to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” pt 3 1 Corinthians 13:1-8 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 13 If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers and understand […]

Ezekiel 33:1-6 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 33 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 O Mortal, speak to your people and say to them: If I bring the sword upon a land and the people of the land take one of their number as their sentinel, 3 and if the sentinel […]

“From the Word, to Stone, to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” pt 2 Revelation 12:7-12 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 7 And war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but they were defeated, and there was no longer any place for […]

“From the Word, to Stone, to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” pt 1 Galatians 3:11-18 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 11 Now it is evident that no one is reckoned as righteous before God by the law, for “the one who is righteous will live by faith.” 12 But the law does not rest on […]

“From Word to Stone to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” Introduction John 5:33-42 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 33 You sent messengers to John, and he testified to the truth. 34 Not that I accept such human testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 He was a burning and […]

“From the Word to Stone to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” Introduction 2 Corinthians 3:1-11 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 3 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Surely we do not need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you or from you, do we? 2 You yourselves are our letter, written on our […]

“From the Word to Stone to Flesh: Torah’s Living Covenant,” Introduction 1 Samuel 3:1-11 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 3 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. 2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun […]

Matthew 17:1-8 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 17 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them Moses […]

1 Kings 3:6-13 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 6 And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you, and you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have […]

Deuteronomy 24:17-22 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 17 “You shall not deprive a resident alien or an orphan of justice; you shall not take a widow’s garment in pledge. 18 Remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this. […]

Matthew 9:9-13 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition The Call of Matthew 9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-collection station, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. 10 And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax […]

Some New Year Power 2026 Apology for the audio quality decrease – Just an input error we will have corrected this coming week! John 9:1-5 New International Version 9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he […]

Isaiah 9 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 9 But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond […]

Devotion From Pastor Greg in our annual Christmas program –  A Grace In the Desert Christmas 2025 If you would like to see the full program you would be blessed to CLICK HERE!  

Grace In the Desert Christmas 2025 Hebrews 1:1-4 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 1 Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also […]