Grace Point Sermons

Grace that doesn't change everything about us isn't really grace at all. But once this grace takes hold of our hearts, the radical gospel guarantees that we'll: (1) Be hated by the world; (2) Be helped by God; & (3) Become more like Jesus.

The fear of man is a poison and the only antidote is the fear of the Lord. But what does it really mean to fear God? Once we understand this, we start to realize that there can be no such thing as private faith.

Suffering will never have the last word in the lives of those who are walking by faith (and not by sight). This confidence comes from the Spirit, who prepares us for eternity by giving us: undying hope, unseen courage & unearned righteousness.

We are far too easily shaken when life doesn't go according to our plan. In those moments, we need to remember and rest in the gospel truth that: ● Faith that suffering cannot silence; ● Produces hope that death cannot kill; ● Through grace which leads to glory that we cannot comprehend.

Suffering and sin always reveal the weakness of our flesh. Thankfully, God's power isn't limited by our weakness. This means that even when it doesn't feel like it, He's always working for us, in us & through us by His grace.

When we pursue God's mission with our methods, we are destined to fail because because we simply don't have the power to open blind eyes and bring dead souls to life. No, this power belongs to God alone, who shines the light of His glory in the face of Jesus Christ and gives His people eyes to see.

When we're walking by sight, the gospel is nothing but a nice story for the weak and presence of God is nothing but terrifying. However, when we follow Jesus in faith, He leads us out of fear and into freedom, through hope-filled repentance based on the truth that "it is finished."

There are faithful gospel preachers...and there are peddlers. The main reason this is such a problem is that we all want to be peddled to. We want the gospel on our terms, but what we need is the gospel on God's terms, because only the Spirit can give us true and eternal life.

The idol of independence is a temptation for us all. The mission of Jesus, though, requires unity as He leads us to embrace (together) our new identity as joyful captives of the Risen King.

One of the hardest and most important things God calls us to is forgiveness, because where there's no forgiveness, there is no faith. If we want to give the same grace to others that we have received from Jesus, however, we must commit to: (1) Share joy; (2) Show love; & (3) Surrender the spotlight.

"Blind Faith" is based on nothing and good for nothing. But "Faith in the Dark" is what God calls us to embrace when we don't understand what He's doing. Since God is always faithful, we know that we can trust His word, His Son & His people as He works in mysterious ways to make us more like Jesus.

If God can raise the dead, then He can do anything! This single truth gives hope in our darkest moments because it invites us to focus on Jesus (instead of ourselves) when life gets most difficult. Only then will we be able to praise Him in all of our pain, knowing that our suffering will never get the last word in our lives.

When life gets hard, there's no temptation stronger than the temptation to take over control. When that happens, we all need the reminder that there's only one God, and we can trust Him: (1) In our grief; (2) In our guilt; & (3) In the "gaps."

When we look for blessing apart from Christ, we are always let down. This is because true blessing always & only comes through the gospel, which shows up in the pictures, patterns & promises of the Old Testament.

Regrets so often lead us to guilt and blame as we live in fear that we (or others) are going to mess up God's plan in our lives. When that's our battle, though, God reminds us that He never changes and because that's true, we can trust Him: (1) With all that we have; (2) For all that we need; & (3) In all that we can't control.

When a relationship is broken, forgiveness only requires one person, but reconciliation requires both. Thankfully, there's no broken relationship that God can't restore! When we really believe that, true forgiveness leads us to look for real heart change that leads to real life change and ultimately produces real relationship change.

Forgiving like Jesus means we never see the sin of others against us as bigger (or worse) than our sin against Him. The more we understand this, the more we're able to show & tell the truth of Jesus, who forgives us even before we repent.

At our breaking point, when we're at our most desperate, God (in His sovereign grace) uses even that to make us vulnerable, teachable, faithful & fruitful.

If God is with us (even in our suffering), then we can trust Him (even when we don't understand or like what He's doing). We'll never be able to do that, though, if we keep confusing God's blessing with our comfort. Thankfully, our circumstances don't determine God's faithfulness, and we can trust that He's with us: (1) In our temptation; (2) In our desperation; & (3) In our unmet expectations.

Since God reigns in sovereign grace as a Good King, we can and must serve Him in patient faith, even in the face of rejection, betrayal & injustice.

When we forget who God says we are and start living like who we used to be, there are devastating consequences. In those moments, we need to remember that God's word is clear and acceptable worship only happens when we fully surrender to Him.

Fear and pride often keep us silent when God commands us to speak. This is especially true in the relationships in our lives which have been broken because of our sin. Thankfully, God is able to fix every relationship we've broken, so we should always pursue restoration (even when it feels impossible).

When we face what we don't understand & can't control, there are really only two options: (1) We can step into the unknown in fear because we're worried about what's going to happen to us; or (2) We can step into the unknown in faith because we're excited about how God is going to work in us and for us. To encourage and inspire faith in His people, God promises that He will be with us: from the be...