WL Grace Sermons

The Best Gift We use one word to define ourselves and our fellowship of churches:  Grace . What is so amazing about grace? Join us as we consider the best gift ever: the “incomparable riches of God’s grace.”            

As part of the Charis Fellowship, we inherit a rich legacy of commitment to local and global missions.  Influencing the world through the gospel message has been one of our fundamental commitments and reasons for existence as a church.  Join us as we continue in our sermon series “Roots of Grace” by looking at our commitment to biblical mission.

Our commitment to biblical truth does not take place in a vacuum. We live out biblical truth in the context of relationships. What is our model and motivation for pursuing biblical relationships? Join us as we continue in our correct series, "Roots of Grace."

Disunity is easy; it comes naturally. Unity, on the other hand, requires conscious choices and hard work. Inspired by the Spirit, the Apostle Paul admonished all believers to “make every effort” to promote and preserve the unity we have as members of the body of Christ.” What are some attitudes and actions that build unity within and between churches?  as we conclude our sermon series, “Unity in a...

Our church is part of the Charis Fellowship. “Charis” is the Greek word for grace. Now that we understand the name, what is our fellowship of churches all about? We start a four-part sermon series which explores the fundamental commitments of the Charis Fellowship. We start in our “Roots of Grace” sermon series by considering our commitment to biblical truth.

Greater Love God’s song is better because His love is greater. God’s love is not self-centered and selfish. Instead, it is others-centered and self-giving. God’s love isn’t easy. However, it leads to lasting, satisfying joy. Join us as we conclude our sermon series, “God Called It Good,” by considering God’s greater love.

The Question of Identity When it comes to gender and sexuality, there is no shortage of confusion and dysfunction in our world and within the church. Regardless of the issue, the core question is one of identity. What is the foundation of our identity? What does the Bible say about this? What are helpful ways we can engage with others around a biblical view of identity? Join us as we hold a discus...

In his first letter to the believers in Corinth, Paul tackled all kinds of difficult questions, including an inquiry about marriage and singleness. Join us as we work through Paul’s inspired and sometimes unexpected reflections on how to think about relationship status.

Love and Respect The creation account in Genesis 2 ends with marriage—the union of the man and the woman. What is the purpose and glory of marriage? Why is it worth the effort? Join us as we continue our sermon series, “God Called It Good,” by looking at God’s design for marriage.

Male & Female Few things have become more confusing and controversial than discussions of gender.  What was God’s creational design for men and women? What is good about it?  Join us as we continue in our sermon series, “God Called It Good.”   

Back to Basics There is widespread confusion in our culture when it comes to the most basic understanding of what it means to be human.  What is our nature and purpose as human beings?  More specifically, how should we understand gender, human sexuality, marriage, and singleness?  What is the function of family?  Daily we hear a plethora of loud and conflicting convictions about these things.  Joi...

Too Good To Be True? We are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  When he first heard about it, Thomas thought the resurrection was too good to be true.  But that wasn’t the end of the story.  Join us as we see how Thomas’ encounter with the resurrected Christ changed his life.

Judas’ trajectory took him away from Jesus. This week we consider Nicodemus, a Jewish leader who was on the opposite trajectory. Join us as we continue our sermon series, “Easter Encounters.”

Neither Barabbas nor Simon of Cyrene expected to encounter Jesus. However, their unexpected encounters with Jesus changed their lives and provide us with pictures of what Christ’s work on the cross means for us.  Join us as we continue in our sermon series “Easter Encounters.”

Betrayed On His was to the cross, Jesus engaged with many different people. Not every encounter was positive. Judas, for example, betrayed Jesus with a kiss. How could a friend do that? Join us as we consider the tragedy of Juda and how to avoid it.

Martha and Mary spoke honestly with Jesus, trusting Him even though they didn’t understand what Jesus was doing.  Jesus knew God’s bigger plan and purposes, but He engaged Martha and Mary where they were, calling them to a deeper faith in Him.  Join us as we launch our Easter sermon series, “Easter Encounters.”  We’re going to learn from different people’s encounters with Jesus on His way to the c...

Our perspective on money needs to be wider than this world, because what we do with the resources God has entrusted to us impacts eternity.  Believe it or not, Jesus uses the example of a dishonest money manager to make a point about thinking ahead in wise ways with our resources.  Join us as we conclude our “Wide Open” sermon series.  It’s also Commitment Sunday for the Wide Open Generosity Initi...

The church in Corinth was highly gifted and known for many things, including faith, speech, knowledge, complete earnestness, and love. Now that’s an impressive resume! But Paul encourages them also to “excel in this grace of giving.” What is the grace of giving and how do we excel at it? Join us as Pastor Bruce continues our sermon series on generosity, “Wide Open.”   

For the JOY of it Some have suggested that joy is at the center of who God is. In other words, God does what He does out of joy and for joy. This is certainly true when it comes to God’s generosity. He gives out of and for the joy of it. Join us this Sunday as we consider the joy of generosity.    

God is by nature a giver.  Not just any kind of giver.  He is a pedal-to-the-metal, pull-out-all-the stops, wide-open giver.  His generosity is expansive, limitless, eternal.  As his children, we are called into the joy of knowing and reflecting the generosity of our God.  Let’s talk about what wide-open generosity looks like for us.   

Life is full of change. Having a constant friend helps us navigate the ups and downs of life. What does it mean to be a faithful friend? Join us as we conclude our series, "Beyond Friending."

Friendship is a great idea, but there are lots of obstacles to genuine friendship.  What are some of those obstacles, and how do we resolve them? Join us as we consider what it means to help each other stand in our calling, even when there is conflict. 

Covenant of Friendship One of the Bible’s best (and most unlikely) friendships was between Jonathan, the son of King Saul, and David, God’s anointed King. Jonathan had everything to lose by befriending David.  Join us as we consider why and how Jonathan could be such a good friend to David.  Along the way, we’ll learn some lessons about what makes healthy friendship possible.

In this social media age, we count our "friends" by the hundreds. But do we know what real friendship is? We launch our new series, "Beyond Friending," by defining friendship and rooting it in the nature of God.