Twin Cities Grace Fellowship Sermons

This world runs on darkness and hates the light. The hour of the power of darkness was when they tried to snuff out the light by crucifying the light of the world. What is darkness? How is it a power? In this lesson, Josh Strelecki Pastor-Teacher, examines the power of darkness of this world.

From death to life the Spirit of God quickens the individual that believes the light that has shined in their foolish and darkened heart. Understanding our spiritual life in Christ necessitates an examination of who we were before identification with Christ and after, but also, what is happening when we are confronted with the gospel of the grace of God that serves as a foundation for our walk. In...

The Christian's worthy walk not only entails what we do but how we do it. We "forbear", "endeavor", and "keep" however, we do so "with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering". Yet, where do these nouns, these things come from for us to walk worthy with? In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher draws from the Ephesians epistle context to see that all lowliness, meekness, and longsuffe...

God has called the Christian. Our calling is in the gospel of His grace. His calling is holy, and high, and has hope. God's calling in Christ is rooted in His eternal purpose established before the foundation of the world, worked out in Christ, working out in Christ's body, and will come to full consummation. In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher highlights what our calling is according t...

"According" denotes purpose and intent and the prince of the world Satan, the Adversary of God, has charted a course of this world. That which is according to this world caters to the desires of the flesh and the mind, to trespasses and sins, and operates according to darkness. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher examines the god of this world and the spirit of this world surveying the beginning of the...

Spiritual life commences with God, His Word, the gospel, and an obedient heart to His light in Christ. Spiritual life begins with a spiritual conception - regeneration. As natural conception and birth a newness of knowledge, growing, and developing to be able to walk takes place, so with spiritual conception and birth. Who were we before our spiritual conception? What took place when we obeyed fro...

Believers in Christ live between two worlds. We are seated together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus yet our members are here on the earth. We live in the world, but we are not of the world. God has granted those in Christ a twofold perspective because of this. God has translated us into the kingdom of His Son, the kingdom of light which enlightens the eyes of our understanding of the good p...

Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher finishes his examination of 1st Corinthians. Paul's final words not only serve as reference points to issues that arise in 2 Corinthians but also as final words of exhortation and warning. Paul communicates the Corinthians ought to esteem and submit themselves to those who do the work of the Lord and are addicted to the ministry. Thus, Paul's commendation of Timothy,...

Every element of Paul's prayer for the Ephesians leads to this climactic expression - "the fulness of God". Moreover, "the fulness of God" is intended to "fill" the Christian that believes and not with just some of His fulness, but all of it. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher teaches in this sermon on Christ being the fulness of the Godhead and the context of Paul praying for us to be filled with Chr...

Baptism is a form of purification and sanctification that results in some new identification. There are many baptisms in the Bible. Some are given more attention and observance than others. What was and is baptism for? Do you only think of water when you think of baptism? Why does Paul say there is "one baptism"? and do you know what it is? Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher addresses these questions...

One of the final problems Paul corrects the Corinthians on is their view of riches and use of them in the ministry. Paul was led to remember the poor, especially the poor saints at Jerusalem. It was an opportunity the Holy Ghost used to teach the church about giving. In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher teaches the godly attitude and course Paul was teaching concerning their giving in th...

The lofty yet weighty prayer of the apostle Paul requests strength, Christ, comprehension, and a filling in the inner heart of the believer. In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher expounds on the reality that we can comprehend Christ and the love of Christ in breadth, length, depth, and height. Josh also highlights how such breadth, length, depth, and height have been communicated already...

The incarnation, that is, God in the flesh is one of the essential Bible doctrines. Christ's identification with man that man may be identified with Him is fundamental to the Christian faith. If that is true, why does Paul say we know Christ after the flesh no more? How are we to understand this? Does with mean we shouldn't read the gospel accounts? Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher answers these que...

One of the mysteries Paul was a steward is in the realm of understanding the bodily resurrection, specifically of those that are alive when Christ comes. Flesh and blood (those living) cannot inherit the kingdom of God, therefore, what will happen to them? Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher in this sermon goes through the mystery that Paul shows to the Corinthians.

Paul's prayer transitions the believer from learning to putting on by faith. Paul's cause is to not only educate the believers in the revelation of God but also speak the things that are becoming of the revelation. Because of Christ being at the right hand of God what does that mean for us? and what is to work in us? In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher expounds on where Christ, through...

Where is Christ? What is He doing? Why hasn't Christ come back yet? What will He do in the future? Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher answers these questions to give an understanding of the counsel of God before the world began, His working all things after that counsel, and the future fulfillment of that counsel in Christ. Our future, our present comfort and peace, and our present strength and dilige...

In this sermon Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher continues to develop Paul's answers to the questions - how are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? In this passage, Paul details that there is a natural body and a spiritual body and that which was first is natural and the spiritual afterward. The natural body generated by Christ from the dust of the earth is earthy and due to sin is s...

Paul writes down two prayers in Ephesians 1) to know the Father, and 2) to have Christ dwell in your inner man for strength and fulness. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher explains the posture, structure, and substance of Paul's prayer at the end of chapter three. The believer in Christ must receive, learn, and believe in the knowledge of Christ Jesus but also that it would dwell in their hearts by fa...

The world has a course with its spirit to fulfill the lusts of the flesh and the mind. The prince of the power of the world or the god of this world uses this spirit to blind and darken hearts. Therefore the world is presently evil filled with evil days. The world seeks to conform all those born into it contrary to God's design. Those in Christ need to be transformed but have no help in the world....

Resurrection is not a fable but rather a forethought of God reflected in the third through sixth days of Creation. Therefore, creation itself provides lessons of resurrection answering the two questions fools ask - how are the dead raised? and, with what body do they come? In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher preaches on the lessons of creation that Paul uses concerning our future bodily...

Resurrection makes all things new, even suffering. If there is no resurrection from the dead then Christians are of all men most miserable, there is no advantage in suffering, and Christians should just engage in pagan hedonistic philosophy - "eat, drink, for tomorrow we die". Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher details in this sermon the advantage of resurrection in suffering in this life and the life...

Prophecy 103 ends with this lesson. This time from Moses to Jesus would see Israel warned about chastisement for their disobedience. Israel would fall under this chastisement throughout their history, ultimately ending up outside of the land promised to Abraham. Yet, once permitted back in to rebuild we see Israel's religion become vain again. Thus God would go silent sending no prophet until the...

What happens to our faith, our hope, and even our view of God if there is no resurrection from the dead? In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 15:12–28, we explore Paul’s forceful correction of the false teaching at Corinth that denied the resurrection. The message unfolds the devastating implications if Christ is not raised: preaching is empty, faith is vain, the apostles are false witnesses, believe...

Leviticus 26 gives Israel's history in advance based upon their disobedience. Leviticus 26 charts what Israel will encounter in their future. But what would happen when they got to that future? The Book of Daniel provides dreams, visions, and interpretations about Israel's future concerning and the world around them. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher examines the next major timeline given to chart th...