Grace Church Indiana Sermons

Like Adam and Eve we are exiled away from God's presence and we experience death - not just physical death - but our abandonment of the life-giving existence we were created to have. In Genesis 3, God places cherubim at the gate of Eden, guarding the way back in. Humanity has exiled itself from the mountain garden and can no longer eat from the tree of life. That is the story which kicks off the T...

Everyone begins their adult life journey with great hope and promise. It's like climbing a mountain. Climbing this first mountain is all about achieving 2 goals: Establishing your identity 1. Defining yourself 2. Managing your reputation 3. Becoming who you think you're supposed to be Achieving the American Dream 1. Successful career 2. Personal happiness and security 3. Nice home, nice family, ni...

How do you feel about death? Fear? Anxiety? Peace? Confusion? Comfort? I have a word for you today. Actually Jesus has a word for you today Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. Jesus, John 14:1 The problem for us in our context on this cold day in January 2020… • When will that day come for me? • What will it be like? • Will I be welcomed into heaven? • Is my life...

Loneliness and isolation seem to be gripping the world these days. It seems as if it’s becoming somewhat of an epidemic. People seem scared or anxious to engage with others. Many seem to be secluded themselves – some by choice – many by circumstance. How do we find relief from this? In order to help figure this out we are going to look at the book of John. Turn to John 15:9-17. 9 “I have loved you...

We are going to look at some of the words Jesus shared with his disciples when they needed relief as well. When they were facing an anxious and painful and chaotic time. Because the words Jesus shared with them were also meant for us. Even though our world may look very different from theirs, our fears and insecurities do not. John 14:22-27 Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with th...

And even though Christmas is now behind us, we still have one more week in our ‘Revealed’ series… and this final week the characters we’ll be looking at are the Wise Men… or as they are more often called ‘The Three Wise Men’… or as they are sometimes called, ‘The 3 Kings’ or you may have even heard them called, ‘The 3 Magi.’ We’ll talk about why all the names later, but I want to get right to this...

Babies are the best thing ever...they are a wonder! But, there are those other times when they are a load! · A load of work and a load of worry · Unable to tell you what’s wrong. · They can be a danger to themselves. · And, boy, are they be dependent! And this is why I am puzzled as to why God would make his entrance into the world as a baby?! Reliant, meek, drooling, crying, and needing his divin...

Luke 2:8-12 In Christ's kingdom, the last and lost and least are given prestige and honor. The poor find justice. The sick find healing. The orphan finds a family. The birth of Jesus is a reminder to you, just as it was to the shepherds, that you matter to God. Jesus was not born to kings and queens...Jesus came to nobodies. Jesus came to bring hope to the hopeless. He came to bring joy to the dow...