Twin Cities Grace Fellowship Sermons

Paul knows a fundamental issue to the manners in the church at Corinth was not only from a lack of charity and a lack of understanding but from some evil communications. The Corinthians have allowed evil communications concerning the resurrection from the dead to come in and Paul discerns it has corrupted their good manners. Hence, Paul's exposition and defense of the bodily resurrection from the...

By the faith of Jesus Christ, we have boldness and access with confidence. In Adam we were alienated, but in Christ we have access. Access is the foundational provision that grants us a relationship with God the Father through Christ. In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher details the faith of Jesus Christ for our access and that the greatest fruit of our access and the ground of our boldn...

In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher interacts with the relationships between the covenants God made with Israel both historically, doctrinally, and in their prophetic fulfillment. Learn about the New Testament being in force after the death of the testator and Christ being the mediator of the New Testament.

The gathering together of the members of Christ's body in one place is to reflect decency and order and function decently and in order. Decency and order promote understanding and edification. Paul's instruction on this matter infers a lack of charity, decency, and order and thereby a lack of edification. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher covers the course, waiting, and manner of service the Corinthi...

One of the most emboldening doctrines is the eternal purpose of God in Christ. What is a purpose? How is God's purpose greater than all purposes? Can God fulfill His plan and purpose? and how? Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher answers these questions and why Paul brings this up when he does.

The gift of tongues is one of the most confused spiritual gifts of all time; however, it wasn't confused to the apostle Paul. In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher highlights some key features of the gift of tongues that easily identify the counterfeits. The gift of tongues was a sign for unbelievers outside the church. The gift of tongues was permitted in the church only when there was a...

The apostle Paul was given the grace to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. The responders to these riches are the vessels used to make all men see; however, God isn't only making things known to man, but to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher tracks the history of the principalities and powers in the heavenly places - their cr...

Before the "perfect" comes the church was to operate with that which they possessed "in part", but to do so with "charity". Charity would guide the church's use of the spiritual gifts to edification. We traversed through Paul's instruction that prophesying genders to edification whereas tongues, the spiritual gift the Corinthians coveted, do not.

God hid the mystery in Himself although He revealed much to man from the beginning and even more to the principalities and powers from the beginning. Yet now as a result of revealing the mystery of Christ through Paul preaching the unsearchable riches of Christ and the fellowship of the mystery men see and the principalities and powers in the heavenly places know the manifold wisdom of God. In thi...

What is the relationship of the New Testament to the Davidic and old? When was the second covenant made old? What is the substance and content of the new? In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher journeys through the historical making of the New Covenant.

Charity was to accompany spiritual gifts and without it, the Corinthians were nothing and profited from each other nothing. To signify the greatness of charity Paul turns to describe that the spiritual gifts would fail, cease, and vanish away. In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher illustrates the present time of Paul's life and a future time of Paul's life with regard to the church. There...

The preaching of the unsearchable riches of Christ to the Gentiles would cultivate the fellowship of the mystery. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher draws out for the listener that God desires for all men to see the fellowship of the mystery. The Spirit enlightens our hearts and our fellowship works to enlighten all men toward Christ and salvation.

Israel's request for a king was a downgrade - for God was already their king. Israel's history under the kings revealed more failure. After the first course of punishment under the law, God manifested Israel's need for a Redeemer, Deliverer, Avenger, King, and Blesser. It would be the covenant made with David that would take away the first covenant to establish the second. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-T...

In this sermon Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher continues to exposit the greatness of charity and the features revealed in God's Word in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. Contextually, charity must accompany the spiritual gifts the gift is to reflect the gift-giver. This sermon continues to examine charity specifically that it "doth not behave itself unseemly", and "seeketh not her own".

The collaboration of words "the revelation of the mystery of Christ" denotes that which God is, does, and planned, the means of making it known, and the substance of His eternal purpose. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher details Paul's review in chapter 3 of the truth set for in chapters 1-2. Here Paul seeks to pray for the Ephesians, but before he does so he, once again, goes over the ground of the...

After Israel's conquest of the land of Canaan Israel continued in their disobedience and engaged in idolatry with the gods of the land they were to destroy. Thus Israel was deserving of the curses of the law contract. The first set of curses then came upon Israel as their enemies spoiled them of their agricultural goods; hence Israel enters the time of the judges. At this time God began to show th...

Paul's profile is important to understand concerning the stewardship that God gave Him over His house. The dispensation of the grace of God is highlighted in saving Paul, a Pharisee of the straightest sect, of which many abhorred the Gentiles, and then sending him to the Gentiles. In this sermon Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher examines these things and introduces some non-innocent Gentile history a...