The Grove Church / Dallas, Texas

The Light we search for and celebrate during Advent isn't meant to be something we keep just for ourselves. In this sermon, Rev. Stephen Lohoefer shares about internal reflection and the impact it has on the world.

It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that more decorations, more parties, and more gifts will be the secret to capturing that elusive Christmas magic feeling - and if it works, it's only short-lived. However, there is a way to create and experience that feeling this season. In this sermon, Rev. Stephen Lohoefer talks about a simple way to experience true Christmas magic.

Since the beginning of time, humanity has searched for light. Light brings opportunity, warmth, and even hope - in a word, life. The same is still true today - all around us, we are searching for light. A light. The light. Something to guide us through the darkness and bring hope and life. In this sermon, Rev. Stephen Lohoefer shares the history of this search for light and how we can find it toda...

Christianity grew from a few followers into a movement in just a relatively short period - spreading from Jerusalem to the rest of the Roman Empire. This movement wasn't a centralized organization but a decentralized network of Christians witnessing to people all around them. In this sermon, Rev. Stephen Lohoefer shares how the Christian movement is still at work - spreading through the power of o...

There's this wild story in the book of Acts. A couple sells a piece of land and then gives part of the proceeds to the church. They hold back the rest of the money without telling anyone, and later the wife lies about the whole thing. And this decision kills them...literally. In this sermon, Rev. Stephen Lohoefer talks about this story, what we hold back (it's more than just money) - and how doing...

As we wrap up our series on the Book of Acts, Rev. Stephen Lohoefer explains why they cared to even record the the beginnings of the church. And from that - he shares why the church matters more today than ever.

In the midst of the fear and anxiety in our lives we often adopt inadequate responses and solutions that only make things worse. In this sermon, Rev. Stephen Lohoefer shows us how to be a non-anxoius presence and how we can escape the vicious cycle of aniexty and fear.

As we celebrate our fourth birthday, Rev. Stephen Lohoefer shares his original prayer for the church - that God would, "Fill this place and these people with your spirit. Move and work in miraculous ways. Make this church like the early church in Acts. Make each of us like your Son."

Do you ever wonder what church is for? This is a question that Luke, the author of Acts, tries to answer in his 28 chapters. As we've seen this fall, Acts is full of stories to help us keep answering that question. This Sunday, we will revisit a story that helps us think about what we might be missing in our attempt to be the church that God calls us to be.

We underestimate the impact our invitation can have in someone's life. We believe that little acts usually fail to make a big difference, but we couldn't be more mistaken. In this sermon, Rev. Stephen Lohoefer shares about the true power of an invitation.

Jesus calls Christians to be his witnesses in the world. A witness is someone who gives an account of what they have seen, heard, and experienced. This kind of witness comes through our words, but more often, it comes through our actions. In this sermon, Rev. Stephen Lohoefer talks about the challenge, and cost, of being a witness.

Have you ever experienced something so impactful that you had to tell others about it? Maybe a meal, a vacation, or even a movie - something that was just that good you had to share? Why isn’t our faith usually among the things we feel we have to share? In this sermon, Rev. Stephen Lohoefer looks at a passage to encourage us to make our faith the one thing we can’t keep quiet about.

Hollywood's first great movie producer, Irving Thalberg, was famously quoted as telling his writers at MGM, ""Just give me five great moments, and I can sell that movie."" For movies and screenplays, moments are specific points in time of particular importance to the overall story. Moments are how most of us remember movies. Think of the conversation on the tarmac between Humphrey Bogart and Ingri...

There are over seven billion people on earth, and 1 out of 3 identify as Christian. How did something so massive and so widespread begin? The book of Acts answers this question - it tells the story of the early church and how it grew from a few followers into a movement. In this sermon, Rev. Stephen Lohoefer talks about the kind of story it takes to change the world.

There is a tension between two ideals central in shaping human history and still at work today: community and freedom. But these two don't coexist easily. We place a high value on individuality and self-reliance, but we can't escape our fundamental need for community. In this sermon, we examine this tension and where we are called to live within it.

Whether you are sending kids back to school, starting up new rhythms, or venturing into a new season of life - it's normal to feel a sense of uncertainty and fear about the unknown. In this sermon, we talk about the best way to navigate these uncharted seasons and where we can find the confidence to head into the unknown.

The Enneagram teaches us that there are nine different ways of experiencing the world. Suzanne Stabile shows us how looking through the lens of the Enneagram makes it possible to understand and love ourselves and others better.

We all want to know about ourselves. What makes us tick, what makes us stand out, what, in short, makes us...us. But what if the journey to self-discovery is something we've been doing all wrong? What if there's a deeper why to our pursuit of knowledge of self? And what if there's a tool that can help us map the way? Rev. Allie Shulman teaches us about a tool that help us on the path to self-disco...

"Our relationship problems share a common denominator - the other person. We often feel like our relationships would be perfect if the other person would think, act, and talk like us. Why is it that we assume that everyone else should be like us? What if the problem isn't them, but it's us and our belief that they should be like us?"

Before there were fancy cathedrals or dreams of international missions, Christians had bread and wine. The table has long been the spot where Christians have gathered to share in God and in each other. In this sermon, Rev. Allie Shulman explores why it is important to gather together still. Around the table.

The question of what happens after we die is a question that has haunted humanity ever since its existence. It's a question that philosophers and theologians have attempted to answer for centuries. But surprisingly, it is not one that the biblical authors had in mind when they wrote about the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. They, and the authors of the Apostles' Creed, had something...

This is one of the most foundational statements of Christianity, but what does it really mean? What does Jesus' life, death and resurrection have to do with the forgiveness of sins? In this sermon, Rev. Allie Shulman faces the doctrine of sin head-on as we dig deep into the second to last belief in the Apostles' Creed.