The Grove Church

Today we continue our series, Why Do I Do What I Don’t Want To Do?, by wrestling with a tension many of us live in every day: control versus trust. This message speaks to the internal conflict of wanting to follow Jesus while still trying to manage outcomes, protect ourselves from disappointment, and stay in control of the future. If you’ve ever felt exhausted from trying to hold everything togeth...

Today we continue our series, Why Do I Do What I Don’t Want To Do?, by addressing a struggle many of us face but rarely name: people pleasing versus fearing God. This message speaks to the internal conflict of wanting to follow Jesus while feeling driven by the opinions, expectations, and approval of others. In this message, we uncover how people pleasing is rooted in misplaced fear and how it lea...

Today we continue our series, Why Do I Do What I Don’t Want To Do? A practical and honest guide to doing what God wants you to do. Why is it so easy to fall into patterns we know aren’t good for us? In this message, we explore Romans 7:15–20 and uncover one of the most hidden battles in our hearts: entitlement vs gratitude. Through Scripture and the story of the prodigal sons, we see how entitleme...

Today we begin a brand new series, Why Do I Do What I Don’t Want To Do? A Practical and Honest Guide to Doing What God Wants You To Do. Why do we keep repeating the same patterns we swear we’re done with? In this January series at The Grove Church, we’ll walk through Romans 7:15–20 to uncover the real battle beneath our habits, and discover how the gospel gives hope into our everyday struggles. Jo...

As we observe a Sabbath Sunday together and step into the new year, this message is needed more than ever. Sabbath is not just a suggestion, but a life-giving rhythm God designed for your good. This message unpacks Sabbath rest as both a rhythm from God and a reminder that you are not God. It addresses the danger of restlessness, the lie that rest means falling behind, and the freedom that comes w...

This Christmas Eve, we reflect on a simple but revealing question: What do you want for Christmas? This message looks beyond surface-level desires to the deeper longings of the human heart. Christmas is really good news that brings great joy for all people. While we often settle for lesser things, Jesus offers true satisfaction and lasting joy. What does Jesus want for Christmas? You, just as you...

Today we conclude our Christmas series, The Light in the Darkness: Unwrapping the Spiritual Reality of Christmas, by addressing one of the deepest questions we all wrestle with: identity. This final message explores who Jesus truly is and how understanding His identity shapes who we are, even in seasons of darkness. We looked at how Christmas reveals more than a moment in history. It reveals God w...

This week in our Christmas series, The Light in the Darkness, we uncovered the often unseen spiritual reality behind the nativity. Scripture reveals that Christmas is not just a peaceful scene at the manger, but the moment a real spiritual battle broke into history. This message explores the hidden war of Christmas, the reality of the enemy, our need for prayer and community, and the unshakable tr...

Today we launched our brand new Christmas series, The Light in the Darkness: Unwrapping the Spiritual Reality of Christmas. The story of Christmas begins long before Bethlehem, with the eternal Light that broke through the darkness at creation and still breaks into our lives today. This message dives into the power and purpose of the Light: a Light that creates life, destroys darkness, and calls e...

This Sunday, before entering the Christmas season, we had the honor to hear from Meredith Kirk Thompson as she unpacked a topic we rarely talk about during the holidays: conflict, especially the kind that comes from the people closest to us. We walked through the story of Joseph and were reminded that navigating conflict the way Jesus calls us to means staying present, testing our own hearts, and...

This Sunday at The Grove, we wrapped up our What If? series by looking at the simple but radical call of Jesus: Love God. Love People. Ask Questions. These aren’t just words for a sign, they’re the greatest commandment, the foundation of who we’re becoming as a church. Loving God first shapes how we love others, and the only way we can do either is by first receiving His love for us. We also ended...

This Sunday we continued our What If? series, A God-Given Vision for The Grove Church. We had the pleasure of hearing from guest speaker Matt Brown, delivering his second ever message here at The Grove. Matt spoke on radical generosity, reminding us that true giving isn’t just about meeting needs, it’s a joyful response to God’s own abundant generosity, rooted deep in who we are as followers of Je...

This Sunday at The Grove, we talked about what it means to live with reckless grace and uncompromised truth, to hold both, like Jesus did, in perfect tension. Grace without truth loses its power, and truth without grace loses its heart. But when the two collide, they reveal the beauty and cost of the cross. Join us next Sunday as we continue What If? A God-Given Vision for The Grove Church, a seri...

This Sunday we started a brand new series, What If? A God-Given Vision for The Grove Church, with a message titled What If Jesus Is at the Center? What would it look like if Jesus wasn’t just a part of our lives, but truly the center of everything, our church, our families, and our purpose? When He’s at the center, everything flows from Him. And when He’s not, everything falls apart. Join us next...

We closed our series Can I Be Honest? Three Real Reasons People Walk Away From Church by addressing one of the most painful and often dismissed reasons: church hurt. Church hurt is real and uniquely painful, but staying hurt isn’t helpful. Healing begins when we receive and extend forgiveness through Jesus, the only one who can truly make us whole. Join us next Sunday at The Grove as we begin a br...

This Sunday we continued our series, Can I Be Honest? Three Real Reasons People Walk Away From Church, by looking at the claim that the church is irrelevant. Many believe the church has lost touch with real life, but when it is centered on Jesus, it becomes the source of real life. Join us next Sunday as we continue this series at The Grove Church.

Today marks the very first service of The Grove Church and we couldn’t be more grateful for all God has done to bring us here. Pastor Kale kicked off our new series “Can I Be Honest?” with a powerful message about the #1 reason people walk away from the church: hypocrisy. It was a reminder that Jesus calls His church to be holy, honest, and full of both grace and truth. We’re just getting started!...

Today, Pastor Kale shared a standalone message called “Forget the Former Things,” reminding us to stop dwelling on the past and trust that God is doing something new. As we close one chapter and prepare to launch The Grove Church, this message from Isaiah 43:18–19 challenges us to release old rhythms and regrets so we don’t miss what God is doing right now. God’s not just making us better, He’s ma...

Today we had the privilege of hearing from guest speaker Brett Johnson as we continued our journey through Hebrews. He reminded us that Jesus is Better, better than any earthly priest and better than our own striving. In Hebrews 4, we see Jesus as our Great High Priest who understands our weakness yet was without sin. Because of Him, we can approach God’s throne with confidence, receiving mercy an...

We’re continuing our journey through the book of Hebrews in week 3 of our series, Jesus Is Better. In the middle of the chaos and restlessness in our world, Hebrews reminds us of a deeper truth: real peace isn’t found in circumstances, vacations, or achievements, it’s found only in Jesus. When we trust Him, restlessness is replaced with soul-level rest that produces peace. Join us again next week...

This Sunday we continued our journey through the book of Hebrews in our series titled, Jesus Is Better. In Hebrews 2, we’re given commands and warnings that call us to wake up, pay attention, and not drift away from the truth of the Gospel. What voices are you listening to? What keeps you from paying attention to Jesus? Today’s message is a reminder of the urgency of faith and the hope we have bec...

This morning we launched a brand-new series titled Jesus is Better. We will be walking through the book of Hebrews, a unique and powerful book in the New Testament. Hebrews opens not like a letter, but like a sermon. And right from the start, the author makes one bold claim: Jesus is better. Better than the prophets, better than priests, better than religion, and in this first chapter, better than...

This Sunday we continued our series The Discipleship Game Plan, looking at at the opponent of discipleship. Scripture makes it clear: Satan is real, and his goal is to steal, kill, and destroy. His primary battlefield is our minds. Filling us with lies, doubt, shame, and discouragement. But God has given us His truth to fight back, reminding us that we are loved, cared for, and part of His good pl...

Week 3 of The Discipleship Game Plan! This week we dug into the strategy of discipleship. Jesus didn’t just give us a mission, He gave us a strategy to accomplish it that should be intentional, relational, and reproducible. Discipleship doesn’t happen by accident; it happens when we invest in people, walk with them through the mess of life, and multiply disciples who make disciples. Tune in next w...

This Sunday we continued our series The Discipleship Game Plan! In week two, Pastor Kale walked us through how disciples train. With direction, discipline, and diligence. Just like athletes prepare with intentional practice, followers of Jesus grow by knowing their goal, committing to spiritual training (especially daily engagement with Scripture), and persevering over time for the sake of inspiri...