Grace Point Sermons

God's plan is perfect, which means we can't mess it up. But that doesn't keep us from trying! Thankfully, God's purpose isn't stopped when we're defiant, domineering, deceitful or desperate.

There is a dark exchange that happens when we trade God's eternal purpose for our temporary pleasure. This is rooted in fear which can only be driven out by the promised presence of the God who loves us.

There's a tendency in every human heart to believe that if God hasn't worked yet, then He never will. It's in those times that we need to be reminded that everything God promises, He's going to provide.

Faithfulness to God isn't shown in starting strong, but in finishing well. To help us fight for this, Paul calls the church to look to Jesus and fully embrace our: (1) Gospel Hope; (2) Real Value; & (3) Resurrection Power.

There's no greater test than when God gives us a clear command, and we don't understand why it matters or how it's possible. In those moments, even though the natural response is pride and fear, the right response is to follow God in humble, confident faith that: (1) Listens for God's voice; (2) Leads with a "yes;" (3) Leans into God's love; & (4) Lets go of control.

Join us as we answer your questions through Genesis 15-22

When we get stuck in the moment, we need to remember that the LORD, the Everlasting God, is always with us: in our sin, in our joy, in our grief & in our routines.

If only God is truly good, then we should be more shocked by His grace than by His wrath.

When God doesn't meet our expectations, the temptation is to let go of Him in an attempt to hold onto control. However, since God is always working, we not only should onto Him...we can because He is God Almighty and there's nothing too hard for Him.

Since God never fails and never forgets, we can trust Him to keep His promises, even when it takes longer than we want it to.

When we chase the world's prosperity at the cost of God's peace, there's only one way to have that peace restored & that's to accept it as a gift from our gracious God. Thankfully, as we struggle to believe this truth, God uses even the tensions in our lives to teach us to trust Him.

Q & A covering questions from Genesis 8-14.

As "glorious ruins," we all to remember that God's blessing is based on His promises, not our performance. Because that's true, we can focus on Jesus instead of ourselves, receiving His gifts of faith, faithfulness, and even failure as demonstrations of His kind and severe mercy.

When we fight against God, He always wins. The only question is whether or not we'll joyfully surrender as He accomplishes His purpose through us?

Fear is one of the most common responses of the human heart when we're waiting on God to work. When this happens, we need to be reminded that our God always remembers us, even when we forget Him. Because that's true, He invites us out of fear and into confidence as we trust Him to keep His promises.

Left to ourselves, humanity always gets worse instead of better. One thing that means is that we're always in need of God to save us from the downward spiral of our own self-destruction. Thankfully, the God who judges is also the God who saves, and He invites us to step out of our sin-cycle and rest in His mercy.

Encore is a space for thoughtful, unhurried engagement with the book of Genesis. As we study through Genesis together in "The Overture," we are looking are large sections together to get a big picture of the story God is telling. However, we often can’t explore every question, theme, or theological implication in depth during our worship gatherings. Encore exists to bridge that gap. This first ses...

The story of Cain gives us an unsettling anatomy of unbelief. As we dissect this story, we learn that while true worship comes from total belief in God & His promises, unbelief always starts with pride and leaves a legacy of pain.

When we pursue good apart from God, we end up losing both. Thankfully, God's mercy is stronger than our sin, so judgment never gets the last word in the lives of those who put their trust in Jesus.

When God created us, He designed us for worship. We only fulfill that design, however, when we are: (1) Receiving God's blessings; (2) Reflecting God's character; & (3) Pursuing God's calling.

In His word, God gives us Himself. When we've lost sight of this truth, we need to be reminded what God's word is & what God's word does, both of which inspire us to discipline, desire & dependence.

When faced with misplaced guilt and shame, God alone is our refuge. In those moments, we hold onto hope by crying out to Him to send out His light and truth to lead us back into His presence, which is our exceeding joy.

Where there's no joy, there can be no peace. But how do we fight for joy in God when we're not experiencing it? In Psalm 42, the Sons of Korah leave us a map to follow as struggle to find our satisfaction in God alone.

We find peace in the face of irrational fears as we fight the lies of Satan with the truth of Jesus.

Jesus invites us to follow Him through the brutality of the cross into the beauty of the new creation. When we do, He gives us new purpose, new passion & new power. But none of this is possible until we stop trying to earn what can only be received as a free gift.