Twin Cities Grace Fellowship Sermons

In this sermon Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher discusses the importance of reading, studying, meditating, and praying with the Word, and the role of the Holy Spirit in strengthening believers' inner man. Josh also highlighted the biblical requirement for Israel's kings to write a copy of the law and keep it throughout their life to govern their rule, and the benefits of studying the word of truth a...

In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher discusses Ephesians chapter 4, focusing on the spiritual gifts, the unity of the faith, and the edifying of the body of Christ. He emphasizes the importance of understanding God's perspective, the nature of His will, and Christ's role in reconciling and gathering all things (and just what exactly that means). Lastly, he highlighted the role of the bod...

In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher covers a detailed exposition of Ephesians 4:7-16, focusing on Christ's descent into the lower parts of the earth and ascent far above all heavens. He explains how Christ's actions were a gesture of possession over all authority in heaven and earth, and how He triumphed over enemies like death, hell, and spiritual wickedness in high places. The purpose...

In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher discusses the role of faith in overcoming the world and the spiritual battles faced by believers. Faith in Christ and the heavenly realities in Christ is the victory that enables believers to overcome the temptations and distractions of the world. The sermon covers various topics, including the importance of setting our affections on heavenly things,...

What is it that Christ first descended into the lower parts of the earth, then ascended far above all heavens? It is that He would fill all things. When Christ ascended He led captivity captive and gave gifts to me. Christ's route of victory details His authority, power, and glory as well as provision to work all things according to His Father's will. and build a habitation of God through the Spir...

Christians live in this world but are not of this world. Thus we shine as light amidst perverseness and crookedness. Yet, the darkness of this world preys upon the faculties God has given unto His worship and service - one of those faculties is the mind. The world has no shortage of thoughts for you to think contrary to God's thoughts. Hence, Christians should not mind earthly things but rather se...

This sermon covers a detailed analysis of Ephesians 4:7-16, focusing on the concept of spiritual gifts given by Christ after His ascension and descent. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher delves into the meaning of Christ 'leading captivity captive' and 'giving gifts to men', drawing connections to Psalm 68 and the Old Testament events surrounding the Ark of the Covenant. The discussion explores the de...

How are Christians to view the wicked and their wickedness? How are believers in Jesus Christ to act toward and respond in this present evil world? Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher answers these questions in this lesson and underscores the message God has given us for this world.

The Spirit of God leads us in the knowledge of Christ. He uses the word of truth to effectual work Christ in our inner man. In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher examines the realm of the Spirit - the mind and heart of mind. Learn how the mind and heart are connected yet different and the integral role they play in the Spirit's work with the believer.

What is the way of the wicked? What constitutes the way the wicked go? If Christians are to avoid and walk not in the way of the wicked then surely a Christian should be able to discern this wicked way. In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher delves into numerous characteristics and features of the way of the wicked: the history, their heart, their mouth, their conversation, house, life, an...

The Spirit of God leads us in the knowledge of Christ. He uses the word of truth to effectual work Christ in our inner man. In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher examines the realm of the Spirit - the mind and heart of mind. Learn how the mind and heart are connected yet different and the integral role they play in the Spirit's work with the believer.

We walk worthy of our vocation with all lowliness and meekness, and longsuffering. We walk worthy forbearing one another in love. We walk worthy endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher continues to unpack the unity we are to keep with one another in love and the bond of peace. The unity we are to keep contains seven great one...

What is the way of the wicked? What constitutes the way the wicked go? If Christians are to avoid and walk not in the way of the wicked then surely a Christian should be able to discern this wicked way. In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher delves into numerous characteristics and features of the way of the wicked: the history, their heart, their mouth, their conversation, house, life, an...

We walk worthy of our vocation with all lowliness and meekness, and longsuffering. We walk worthy forbearing one another in love. We walk worthy endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher continues to unpack the unity we are to keep with one another in love and the bond of peace. The unity we are to keep contains seven great one...

The spiritual wickedness from the rulers of the darkness of this world, with its spirit that now works in unbelievers, propagates and continues the darkness. The children of this world celebrate and love their darkness. The darkness comes in different forms - philosophy, deceit, tradition, and many others. Essentially, anything that doesn't retain God, His righteousness, truth, and will is darknes...

Christians are given the Spirit of God and therefore have the Spirit. The Spirit of God leads the believer in teaching that which is consistent with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher in this lesson addresses the realm of the Spirit's substance of teaching as not something but Someone. Both in the gospel and in His ongoing teaching ministry to those He dwells in He teaches...

We walk worthy of our vocation with all lowliness and meekness, and longsuffering. We walk worthy forbearing one another in love. We walk worthy endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher begins to unpack the unity we are to keep with one another in love and the bond of peace. The unity we are to keep contains seven great one-de...

The spirit of this world with its darkness is described as spiritual wickedness. Just as the Spirit of God works in the inner man of the quickened believer in Christ, so does the spirit of the world work in the inner man of those dead in trespasses and sins. Just as believers are created in Christ Jesus and given light unto good works, so are unbelievers dead in Adam given darkness unto sinful wor...

We are to walk after the Spirit seeing we have the Spirit. What does the Spirit do? What does He lead us in? How is this consistent with His enlightening work with the gospel as it concerns sin and righteousness? Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher addresses these questions and teaches the goal of the Spirit's leading us and how He leads us.

As God planted a garden, made man, and put the man in the garden to dress and keep it so too does the body of Christ have a spiritual garden that we have been put in - to keep. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher examines the unity of the Spirit as revealed in Ephesians and our charge to keep His unity.

The power of darkness of this world has the spirit of this world. The spirit of the world is the frame of mind that works in unbelievers. In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher teaches both the spirit of the world and the goal of the spirit of this world, which is the gain of this world.

The Spirit is involved in taking the light of the gospel and confronting our dark hearts. The moment we believe the gospel the Spirit operates in our inner man, we are given the Spirit, and we are led by the Spirit of God. In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher surveys the role and activity of the Spirit of God.