That's Grace Podcast

The first step of fixing a relationship with “bad blood” is opening up a conversation with the other person. It is a step many tend to avoid, whether it is because of fear or awkwardness or fear of conflict. In this message, Pastor Sean explains why it is important to begin that conversation, even if it is uncomfortable. He also discusses how to gauge the best timing for this type of conversation...

There is a saying that forgiveness is taking the knife out of your own back, and not using it to hurt anyone else, no matter how they hurt you. In this message, Pastor Sean talks about how to take action to forgive someone when they wrong you, even if they are not sorry. He explains how understanding God’s love for us when we have wrong Him can lead to freedom from the poison of resentment.

Most people know at least one person that drives them crazy. Maybe there is someone in your own life that has been pushing your buttons to the point of putting a strain on the relationship. In this message,  Pastor Ken discusses the power of empathy. He shares a simple, practical method that will help you harness the power of empathy to take you further in making that difficult relationship h...

Some people appear born with specific passions they just can’t shake. Others develop passions as they discover new areas of interest. But what if you can’t quite put a finger on what it is that really makes you passionate? In this message, Pastor Sean lays out what to do if you don’t quite know yet what sets your heart on fire.

Have a passion but feel hesitant to act on it? You’re not alone. Many Christians know what they’re passionate about but aren’t sure if they’re supposed to pursue it. Many end up waiting around for a big sign from God that they should move forward. In this message, Pastor Ken explains how you can know whether or not God wants you to act on your passion, even if he doesn’t audibly tell you. He also...

Every road worth traveling will likely have a barrier. In this message, Pastor Sean shares the kind of barriers you can expect to face and what you can expect to lose if you choose to get take action and begin making a difference in this world. He also shows you what kind of assurance from God you can have, to help keep you forging forward on the quest to make a difference.

Trying to come up with items for your New Years Resolution list? Maybe you are just hoping you will finally be able to accomplish one of last year’s resolutions. In this first message of the Re:solution series, Pastor Sean proposes there is a better way to go about forming New Years Resolutions: by asking the question, “what makes my heart break?” In answering this question, Pastor Sean shows how...

As we celebrate Christmas, Pastor Sean describes a side of the Christmas story we don’t often hear about. In a time of extreme traditionalism, the mother of Jesus experienced abandonment and faced what may have felt like a hopeless, uncertain future. This was a reality far from the picturesque nativity scenes that come to mind today when we think of “Christmas”. In this message, Pastor Sean s...

For many, the Christmas season evokes feelings of joy, thoughts of bright, twinkling lights, apple cider and family. For others, it only brings back painful memories of families strife or abandonment. In this message, Pastor Sean explores what the Christmas story shows about the fatherly role God plays in our lives and what he had to go through in order for that type of relationship to be est...

This message explores the unhealthy ways many of us cope with situations in which we did not get our way.  When one questions God’s power, it is easy to begin placing hope and trust in money, stuff, commitments, and distractions. Pastor Ken explains how this affects our relationship with God over time. He also explores what we can do to place Jesus back at the center of our lives and lea...

In this message, Pastor Sean takes a closer look at the culture and history of the society into which the Messiah (Jesus) was born. He shows how these factors contributed to a false sense of what the Messiah would be like. It was this false sense that ultimately led many to reject Jesus, in the same way it can cause some to do the same today. However, Pastor Sean explains how the true identit...

So far in the Leveraged Life series, we have explored the type of person God uses and how changing our priorities can be one of the most effective steps in becoming that type of person. In this message, Pastor Ken explains how a simple emotion such as passion can also be another extremely effective asset that aids us in being the type of person God uses to do extraordinary things. He use Moses fro...

Now that we have explored the type of person God uses, it is time to look at the next step the average person must take to become the type of person God uses to do extraordinary things. This step has to do with setting our priorities straight. Specifically, with establishing God as the first priority. In this message, Pastor Sean shows us tangible ways we can handle the resources we have been bles...

We all love stories of super heroes. We marvel at their special powers or their advantages. And oftentimes, when we read about famous people in the Bible, we view them in the exact same way we view superheroes. We assume they have some kind of unspoken power or advantage that we do not have, and we think that is the reason God chooses to use them to do incredible things in the Bible. In the first...

This weekend marks our 10th year together as a church! In This message, we take a trip back in time to remember how Grace Church got its start. Pastor Sean shares the moment when he grappled with obeying God’s prompting him to do something that felt so difficult, even though it was very, very simple. We find out how his eventual obedience ended up changing the history of Grace Church. Watch this m...

“How do you like it NOW?” It is a usually salty question we hear when our situation gets way worse than we planned. And one thing is for sure, when times do get tough, it is easy to forget what God has already accomplished in our lives, and instead be distracted by our current plight. In the Bible, Haggai went through this type of situation, and God asked him the question “How do you like it NOW?”...

Each person has  something they say they value: family, friends, charity, flexibility–the list could go on! But what we say we value and what our actions or possessions show we value, are often two different things. While going through the ups and downs of life, many people allow themselves to be distracted by temporary situations from the things they say they value. This was exactly the case...

The very first question God ever asked in the Bible was a simple one: “Where are you?”. He asked this question of Adam and Eve when they were hiding in shame, after having disobeyed God’s command. So many years later, many of us still have the same tendency to try to run away or hide in shame from God when we do something wrong. In this week’s message, Pastor Sean explores why God responded to Ada...

As we wrap up this series, Pastor Sean talks about the difference between guilt and shame, where each of these originate from, and how we can be free from our shame when we truly understand how God sees us.

Our Ladies Focus Group is a ladies only group that meets throughout the year and works to identify and remove barriers that keep us from growing closer to God. Tonight, we will be hearing from a panel of ladies from Grace: Pam Eckler, Nicole Knopp, Melissa Fox and Chaneika Polk as they will share with us their “Faith Stories”.

We all compare ourselves constantly. Often, we compare to measure if we are okay, how to react under certain circumstances, and to see how we stack up against others. In this week’s message, Pastor Sean talks about the dangers of comparison and how it most often hurts us more than it helps us. But what are we supposed to compare ourselves to if anything at all? Listen to this week’s message and fi...

Fear is a driving motivator for many things that we do in life from financial decisions to relationships. It causes us to believe that God is no longer in control and think that the worst case scenerio will happen to us. This week, Pastor Sean takes a look at what causes fear, how it motivates us, and what we can do to overcome it.

There are parts of our past that we don’t like. Whether it was something we did or something done to us, we wish we could tear those pages out of our story. In this week’s message, Pastor Sean talks about how we can take our past, no matter how broken, and allow God to do something great through us.

Everyone fits into one of these three categories. You are either dealing with a difficult situation, have just come out of one, or are just about to go into one. Life is tough but the quality that gets us through these tough times is perseverance. This week, Pastor Ken looks at the life of David and shows 3 things that he did to help him persevere.

We all celebrate milestones in life and this weekend at Grace Church is one of those times. As Grace Church sends out a team to begin Encounter Church in Dedham MA, Pastor Sean talks about the mission that Jesus has given to the church and how we can accomplish this mission in New England.