The Grove Church

At The Grove Church, we strive to build a flourishing city, together. Engaging both believers and skeptics, we foster an environment for honest conversations about faith, doubt, and the transformative power of the Gospel. Stay connected to The Grove Church Website: https://thegrovechurch.co Instagram: https://instagram.com/thegrovechurchofficial Facebook: https://facebook.com/thegrovechurchofficia...

Big Idea: See everything in light of God’s love Problem: Our Pain makes us question God’s love Solution: Our pain is the path to discovering God’s love Christ Solution: God allows sin and death in order to show us He loves us as much as the cross Vision: Kneeling in pain at the foot of the cross, look up to see Christ, bathed in the light of His love, and find healing. Steps to Change: * Acknowled...

Big Idea: Life’s a garden tended with love FCF: We fail to love, leaving us with meaningless and unfulfilled lives Solution: Let Christ the Gardener tend you with His love, so you might have life and love to give. Vision: if we all tend our individual gardens, we will create a whole garden city, heaven on earth. Moment of all in: Let's become a whole church loves well and if we do, we will plant a...

Big Idea: Christ, the only door to pure peace
Problem: We lose peace by looking for it in things God gives us while pushing Him out. Solution: Embrace Grace, be reconciled to God, let Him heal you and all you love, enjoy peace Vision: Weary traveler; step through the door, into the flourishing garden of peace Steps to Change: 1. Pursue the good life of peace 2. Embrace Grace 3. Be Reconciled to Go...

Big Idea: Intoxicating Joy is in Christ alone Problem: We seek eternal joy in temporary pleasures Solution: Seek the glory and beauty of Christ, in His presence, you will have the fullness of joy Vision: Get out on the adventure to find joy, abandon all shortcuts, keep going intil you find the real thing Steps to Change: * Turn your longing for joy up to 10. * Go out on the adventure to find it *...

Big Idea: See everything in light of God’s love Problem: Our Pain makes us question God’s love Solution: Our pain is the path to discovering God’s love Christ Solution: God allows sin and death in order to show us He loves us as much as the cross Vision: Kneeling in pain at the foot of the cross, look up to see Christ, bathed in the light of His love, and find healing. Steps to Change: * Acknowled...

Big Idea: Chain yourself to Christ; you will be free Problem: Our pursuit of freedom outside of Christ leads to deeper spiritual slavery. Solution: Become a slave to Christ and He will make you free Vision: Be unchained and free soaring into the open skies of spiritual freedom Steps to Change: See your chains, enslave yourself to Christ, follow His ways, and be free Moment of All In: Bow to Christ...

Big Idea: Face your fears, trust in Christ, & meet God Problem: Trust in ourselves entraps us in fear Solution: Salvation comes when we face our greatest fear and turn to trust in Christ alone Vision: Climb the mountain to God, face your greatest fears along the way, trust in God in those moments, and you will find Him in those fears. Steps to Change: Face your fears, distrust yourself, trust in C...

Big Idea: Encourage others to become who they are made to be
Problem: Our default mode is envy and jealousy, which tears others down and rots us Solution: Bring yourself under others and lift them up into who they are made to be
Christ Solution: Christ is the forerunner who teaches us to build up and gives us power to do it Vision: Lay down your crowns and thrones and lift others into who God made...

Big Idea: Pursue God with childlike curiosity Problem: Our pride kills curiosity for God, leaving us empty, and unsatisfied. Solution: Humble yourself and seek God with childlike curiosity. Christ Solution: Christ is both the treasure we seek and the path to all we seek. Vision: God is the great adventure. Open the door to discover and rediscover Him 1000x’s over Steps to change: 1. Let your longi...

Big Idea: When God lets you down, ask Him why. Problem: We feel God has let us down but never question Him directly. Solution: Go and question God directly and He will give you hope and knowledge of Him. Vision: Together, be a shelter for honest questions that leads to hope and intimacy with God. Steps to Change: 1. Acknowledge how God let you down. 2. Question Him in His presence. 3. Find Hope in...

Big Idea: Find True Fulfillment by wrestling with God Problem: We find reasons to doubt God so we can be our own god, but we can’t fulfill ourselves Solution: Christ empties himself to fill us with himself. Vision: Stand before the river and send everything across, stand alone and wrestle with God and hold Him until he fulfills you. Steps to Change: empty yourself, Wrestle with doubts about God wi...

Big Idea: Our love proves Christianity is true Problem: We put the wrong things in the center of our lives Solution: The radical unchanging Grace of Christ moves our hearts to put Him at our center Vision: The church has become a new society of love and the very hope of the world. Steps to Change: Trust in Grace, Experience peace with God, and love as Christ loved you. Moment of All In: Put Christ...

Big Idea: Fight with complete dependence on God Problem: The Lie we believe is “it’s up to us and God can’t be trusted.” Solution: Give up on yourself and go all in with Christ Vision: Fight on your knees Action Steps: pray always, in every way, for all people, with all perseverance. This recording is from the sermon series “A New Humanity”. Scripture reading from Ephesians 6:10-13,18-20 At The Gr...

Big Idea: When hope seems lost…He’s coming Problem: The Lie we believe is that He isn’t coming for us in the battle Solution: In the fight, Christ comes to be our shield, salvation, and sword Vision: When you are alone in the fight, keep faith until he arrives, then take up your sword Steps to Change: take up the shield of faith, put on the helmet of salvation, and swing the sword Main Points * Sh...

Big Idea: Christ is the one Hero you seek FCF: Evil’s lie to your weary soul on the battlefield of life is, “He isn’t the one; look for another.” Solution: Christ is the cool water that came from the distant land to quench your weary soul Vision: He is the truth, He is your righteousness, He is peace. He is the one, stop looking for another. Steps to Change: Put on the belt of truth, clothe yourse...

Big Idea: Fight the lies Satan tells you Problem: Our wounds make us vulnerable to the lies of the Devil Solution: Christ has come to stand us up and give us victory in Him Vision: Stand and wrestle against the lies of the evil one, with complete dependence on Christ Steps to Change: Know your enemy-recognize his lies-stand up and fight-depend on Christ Main Points * Our Enemy * His Lies * Our Fig...

Main Points * The Need for Love * The Way of Love * The Perfection of Love “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrende...

Big Idea: Christians transform the workplace Problem/Pain Point: Workplaces often devalue people. Solution/Balm: Christ transforms people into heavenly employees working on the earth Vision: Transform the relationships within your workplace and bring heaven down. Steps to Change: Give respect, work hard, bring heaven down with generosity, serve everyone as if they are Christ, and know that God see...

Big Idea: Point your kids to Christ Pain/Problem: We want to parent well but are confused about how to do it Balm/Solution: Teach our kids how to seek Christ on the battlefield of life Vision: Families who leave a legacy of strong and loving kids who bring heaven to earth Steps to Change: become a healthy parent, prize your kids, point them to Christ Moment of all in: Start leaving your legacy tod...

Big Idea: A joyful marriage is a divine dance and symphony of roles Main Points * Men Worthy to be Followed * Wives of Glory * The Two are One * The Church as Bride This recording is from the sermon series “A New Humanity”. Scripture reading from Ephesians 5:21-33 At The Grove Church, we strive to build a flourishing city, together. Engaging both believers and skeptics, we foster an environment fo...

In this sermon, Pastor Curtis Burnham takes us through Jeremiah chapter 2, exploring the themes of spiritual transformation, the dangers of idolatry, and the importance of a genuine relationship with God. Drawing parallels between the Israelites’ journey and our own lives, he challenges us to reflect on our faith and commitment to God. Expect an inspiring message that encourages deep personal intr...

Big Idea: Christ fills our empty hearts Pain/Problem: We waste our lives and try to fill our emptiness with things that don’t satisfy Healing/Solution: The Spirit of Christ has come to fill us with eternal abundant life and joy now Vision: Lift your hands to thank and praise God Steps to Change: watch your life and fill your emptiness with the Spirit by thanks and praise Moment of All In: We all f...

Big Idea: Walk in Christ’s light and love Pain: We long for a connection, satisfaction, and joy that we can’t find; leaving us empty. Healing: Christ knows and loves us, satisfies our cravings, and gives us the joy of heaven Vision: Leave the darkness and become the light by uniting to the love, delight, and joy of Christ Steps to Change: Go to Christ, find what you seek, come alive to His love, d...

Big Idea: We are mirrors designed to imitate God Problem: God’s image is lost. Everything we put in His place causes pain, sorrow, or longing. Solution: Christ is the exact imprint of God come to restore us Vision: Look at Christ and don’t take your eyes off. Steps to Change: Admire God again, mirror Him with love, fight to keep your eyes on Him. Moment of all in: Imitate God and live a life of sa...