YOUNG ADULTS

In this episode, Lead Pastor of Grace Church, ryan peterson, speaks at Young Adults to share some BIG NEWS about Grace Church and how YA specifically can be involved in a pivotal way!  Young Adults is changing the way we gather as a ministry by emphasizing discipleship and small community. We pray you appreciate ryan's heart and what God wants to do in and through us at Grace Young Adults.

What are you seeking in life? What holds prime significance in your heart? There are many powerful Kingdom principles we must learn and live out, but none of them can transform us if we do not “ seek first the Kingdom of God. ” To seek His Kingdom first means giving it ultimate priority—allowing it to shape our desires, our thoughts, and the direction of our lives. It becomes the reality we hunger...

“Is what I am doing what God is doing?”  This is a question every follower of Jesus must ask DAILY. It reaches deeper than behavior—it confronts motive, the very thing that either sanctifies or defiles our actions. Make no mistake: God is a God of motive (Proverbs 21:2). He is often more concerned with WHY we do things than simply WHAT we do. Scripture reminds us, “ Unless the Lord builds the hous...

Spiritual authority is one of the most vital and often misunderstood principles in the Kingdom of God. It’s the divine structure through which God brings order, protection, and purpose to His people. Yet, in a culture that prizes independence, mocks submission, and treats authority with suspicion, this Kingdom value often feels upside down. But in God’s Kingdom, authority isn’t about control—it’s...

Young Adults was extremely blessed to have the President of Manna University, Dr. Carlo Serrano, teach us what it means to be a student of the Word, and to help others to be that as well! We pray this message richly blesses you as it did us, and pushes you closer to Jesus and His word!  Small Group Sermon Guide

In this episode, we answer questions submitted by young adults about biblical finances and how to steward our funds in a way that pleases God. We pray this discussion richly blesses you in a practical way and equips you to steward well what God has given you and to give radically!

In Mark chapter 12, we read about Jesus being marveled at how He saw a widow give everything she had into the treasury. Although she was extremely poor, she gave everything out of her poverty, whereas everyone else gave out of their excess. Giving and generosity are major principles within the Kingdom of God. Jesus wants His followers to give extravagantly and without any fear or doubt. There are...

In Matthew 8, we see Christ’s response to two people who were eager to follow Him. He didn’t respond with a cheerful welcome, but rather with a warning. Does this mean that Jesus didn’t want them to follow Him? Not at all, He wanted them to understand the cost. In all the luxuries of modern life, it is easy to grow comfortable in our walk with Christ. But we aren’t called into comfort, we are call...

This episode is part 2 of “Free as a Slave!” For this one, we will dive deeper into what it means to be a love-slave of Jesus! More specifically, we will unpack the fruit of the Spirit and face three big enemies of that fruit. These enemies are attitudes and mindsets that tend to grip our hearts when things in our lives go sideways. How much our rights are yielded to Jesus will determine how well...

More and more, our generation cries out for more freedom and more liberties. It is within our human nature to want to be free creatures with the autonomy to chase our own dreams and pursue whatever our hearts desire. However, the bible has some ideas of what it means to be “love-slaves” of Jesus. The early church apostles and many others in church history understood something about the nature of s...

It is as important as it has ever been that we have a solid understanding of who Jesus is and what He has accomplished. Of course we can never fully understand all there is to know about Him—we’ll need all of eternity just to scratch the surface—but we can endeavor to learn as much as possible. Tonight, we’ll jump into Hebrews 1:1-3, the great exordium of this masterpiece, to sample some deep trut...

In this episode, the Elders of Grace Church answer questions submitted by young adults about ministry and mentorship. We pray this discussion richly blesses you in a practical way and equips you to fulfill the calling God has called you to in His body!

“ God will provide! ” It’s a statement that you have probably heard and may know to be true. However, sometimes we feel as if it’s not the truth, that God doesn't see our need or is deliberately delaying the blessing. The bible overwhelmingly tells us that God is a provider (Jehovah Jireh), and that He is quick to bless. Because of this, it is crucial that we as His people must understand the...

In this episode, Keith teaches us very practical and fundamental ways to study our Bibles so that we can have a sharper understanding of who Jesus is, as well as to be equipped to walk out the good works that God has prepared for us! We pray this teaching richly blesses you and pushes you closer to Jesus!

If God is always at work in your life, we can expect the enemy to be at work as well. While he was tirelessly trying to complete the work God called him to finish, Nehemiah faced three enemies that attempted to delay, derail, and destroy this work. These three enemies are the same enemies that we face on a day to day basis as we walk with Jesus and lean into the things God calls us to step into an...

God is always wanting to speak to us. However, we are not always listening. The bible says that God is spirit (John 4:24), and that He is so grand even the highest heaven cannot contain Him (1 Kings 8:27). He is also the Creator of all known and unknown things. He always was, is, and always will be. This is His nature, and because God is all of these things and we are not, how then can finite ears...

God is always speaking, but we are not always listening. We may be putting in effort to hear, but are we truly and honestly listening to the voice of the good Shepherd? In this episode, Ben teaches out of 1 Samuel, showing us what listening to God's voice looks like and how we can hear Him more clearly. We pray this message richly blesses you and pushes you closer to Jesus!  Small Group Sermo...

Standing proud before the veil in Moses’ Tabernacle was the Altar of Incense. For the Old Testament Priests, this altar was an image of continual and fervent prayer to God. Just as the fragrant incense ascended up towards where God is, so do our prayers. Today, this imagery symbolizes Christ interceding for us before the presence of the Father. Not only that, however, it is also a picture of the f...

Put yourself in the shoes of an Old Testament Levitical High Priest. The day is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It's the day all of Israel makes the necessary sacrifices and festivities to ponder about and receive forgiveness from God, who has rescued you from slavery and is promising you a land to call your own. Upon donning yourself with your priestly garments, you approach the gates of t...

After the priests sacrificed animals on the altar in the outer courtyard of the Tabernacle, they’d move on to the Laver. This was where washing happened, symbolizing cleansing, purification, and reflection. These ideas aren't just ancient rituals—they continue into the New Testament and are meaningful today. They point to what Jesus has done and is still doing through His Holy Spirit to make...

Altars. They are a major theme in both the Old Testament and the New. Where there’s an altar, there's sacrifice. In the Old Testament, God required animal sacrifices on altars so atonement for sins could be made. In the New Testament, Jesus sacrificed Himself on the altar of the cross so everlasting redemption could be made possible - but why altars? Why blood? Why sacrifices? Can’t God just...

The Temple Gate was the first thing the priests saw when approaching God's Tabernacle. It was THE WAY they could access Him. Now Jesus is THE WAY to God. We follow His life and teachings through faith, producing the fruit of the Spirit. It is very hard to walk this way, but the reward is great. Small Group Sermon Guide

The God who is everywhere wants to be somewhere. All throughout scripture, God shows His people that He desires to be with His people. In the Old Testament, He wanted to be among them. In the New Testament (and today), God wants to be in you! Week 1 of the Dwell series is all about the “dedication”. Just as the Israelites dedicated the tabernacle to the Lord by ceremony, we (the current tabernacle...

In this episode, Keith shares with us God's vision for YA in 2025 and beyond, as well as reveals a fresh approach to ministry so we may become strong in Jesus, have His word abide in us, and become overcomers (1 John 2:14). We pray this vision compels you to take on God's mission in your city and sparks a lasting hunger for His presence!   

God is always at work in your life, wanting to sow “good seed” in you so that we may become the righteousness of God. The devil is also at work - wanting to sow a twisted version of what God is sowing. While the devil wants us to entertain wickedness, selfishness, and fear, Jesus desires for us to possess the fruit of His Spirit so that others may experience and see the Kingdom of God in our world...