Grace Bible Church of Akron: Sermon Teachings

The Inverse of Relevance  – For the Church to remain relevant, it must tell and retell the seemingly irrelevant Gospel.

Building or Breaking the Church  – Sometimes we sound great…but have no power from the cross.

Worship without the Hype  – Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand. – Leo Durocher.

Public worship is the place where we use spiritual gifts to build up the church, not just to heighten private spiritual experience.

Love that Lasts  - The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love.

Church is Better Together  - What is the purpose of spiritual gifts?

Connecting with the Holy Spirit - When you feel far from God, turn to Him. You'll see He is right there.

God's Spirit in Me... How Does that Work? -  God's Spirit is not a feeling... it's a filling.

The Holy Spirit's Resume  - What exactly does the Holy Spirit do?

The Story of the Holy Spirit  - The early Celtic Christians called the Holy Spirit "the wild goose." They knew that the Spirit, like a wild goose, cannot be tamed. 

Velvet & Steel  - "Discover how to be tough in your convictions yet tender in your love, responding with both steel and velvet when life throws you curveballs." 

From Decayed to Remade  - Seventy-two percent (72%) of Americans believe in some form of afterlife (consciousness after death). Only 37% of adults believe they will receive a resurrected body as the Bible teaches.

Nothing to Lose - The most dangerous creation of any society isthe man who has nothing to lose. - James Baldwin

The Death of Death  - Today reminds us that Jesus killed death.

Unsuccessful Believing - Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. - Augustine

What Money Says About Helping Others  - If we think the word "neighbor" is a noun, we will have a hard time being one.

What Money Says About Your Heart  - If you want your heart in a better place, change where you put your money.

What Money Says About Me  - Don't tell me what your priorities are. Show me whereyou spend your money and I'll tell you what they are. - James Frick

We've been raised to want more, More, MORE!!! Greed invented that thinking... and currently enforces it.

The Habit of Verbally Sharing Jesus -  If sinners will be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. And if they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay... let not one go there unwarned and un-prayed for - Charles Spurgeon

The Habit of Serving -  Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve. All you need is a grateful heart filled with grace.

he Habit of Worship -  Worship is the most momentous, most urgent, most glorious action that can take place in the human life because it gets us ready for what's going to happen next.

When it comes to knowing God, silence is one of the great arts of the conversation.

Why Christians Should Fast -  Fasting did not begin as a diet trend. It is a command from Jesus to reject indulgence, draw us closer to God, and move our hearts towards His Will.

The Habit of Prayer -  Prayer is just talking with your best friend, only He happens to be the God of the Universe.