GracePoint Church

We are starting our Timeless series looking at stories from the Old Testament. This week we look at Elijah's response to a situation that didn't meet his expectations. When things go wrong how do we respond and trust God even when it feels as though nothing is going right.

In this last message in our series, "God's Design for a WELL-LIVED Life" we will look into Jesus' idea of church. Jesus intends for His followers to understand they are part of His church; it is part of our identity and therefore we need to understand what the Church is all about.

In this message we will see that excitement about Jesus becomes a propelling force in the life of the Christ-follower. We've seen over the last couple of weeks that God's people are sent to sow. Excitement—a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness—often propels this sharing to take place naturally. Excitement in Jesus emboldens and motivates the follower.

We are in the midst of our series "God's Design for a Well-Lived Life." In this message we will discover that part of our new identity in Jesus is living and interacting with others in a way that makes Jesus known. That can be intimidating so this message will address that intimidation. The main text will be from "The Parable of the Sower" focusing on what it means to sow and how people respond. You, as a Christ-follower, have been sent to sow.

This week we will look at how God’s design for a well-lived life means we are called to live sent on mission with gospel urgency.

Our memories are interesting. Sometimes we remember the most unusual pieces of information or lyrics to a song from our childhood, while at the same time we forget very important things. God’s people, the Israelites, had this same problem: they kept forgetting God. But God shows us how important it is to remember Him and what He has done.

In this second message of our series, God's Design for a WELL-LIVED Life we will see that we are spiritually helpless. The amazing thing is that God uses the smallest acts on our part and multiplies them for His kingdom purposes. He frequently turns our little into a lot. A well-lived life is not about what you have but your willingness to use whatever you have, even small acts, to serve God.

This Sunday, we will kick off our new series as we explore how Jesus’ teaching and a relationship with Him allows us to live life well.

This is the last message in our 1 John series. John closes out his epistle with the big thought that the most important pursuit for the follower of Jesus is to love God and obey His commands. This equips the follower to love others most effectively. On this Mother's Day, the best gift a mom or dad can give to their spouse or kids is to love God and follow His ways. Doing this will equip them to love their family as they should.

This week we will look at the Biblical truth that God’s love for us, demonstrated in the life of Jesus, becomes the source and inspiration of our love for others.

In this message we get back to our 1 John series and will see that God has given us a "dynamic duo"—obedience and the Person of the Holy Spirit—so that we can experience life changing transformation.

Easter provides a wonderful opportunity to celebrate God's plan of redemption through Jesus. May the Lord anoint you as you celebrate this wonderful tradition of remembering the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. ​

In this message we'll look at the Old Testament account of the death of Uzziah paired with the New Testament account of the Triumphal entry of Jesus as models of how to handle big life changes. This is a timely message considering what the last couple of years have been like.

In this week's passage from 1 John, the author breaks down the difficult question of “what is love?” In our present day, love can feel confusing and complicated, but John wants to bring clarity to that. First, he’ll showing us what love is not. Then, what love actually is, before finishing with how we can love people like Jesus would.

This week we will explore what it looks like to actively live out our identity as God’s beloved children.

In our 1John series, John now takes us to the perspective that, if you've put your faith in Jesus, you will live your life differently, following Him. The encouraging news is that there are some huge motivating factors that make a life change in Jesus something that can truly be experienced. In this message, we will dive deeply into these motivating factors.

In this message from 1 John 2, we will see that John reveals some essential facts we must know about our faith, including how to identify antichrists and how not to be led astray by them.

Part of your identity in Christ is knowing where you belong. In this message, from 1 John 2:15-17, John makes it very clear that, as followers of Jesus, our place is not in the World. In this message, we will clarify what is meant by the World and why we cannot love both the World and God.

This week we will explore what it looks like to live and walk obediently with Jesus, as we tangibly live our faith.

This Sunday, in our second message from 1 John, we will look at God's original intention for humanity and how sin caused us, as God's creation, to be less than we were designed for. This could be summarized as "Glory Lost". Jesus came to address the fallen condition of humanity; He offers salvation and so much more. In Jesus, we have gained grace and this is the means by which we will experience an ever-increasing glory. We can become the people God originally intended. This message is foundational to understanding the identity we have in Jesus. ​

Every single one of us spends our days putting our time, our energy, and our money and resources into the things we think we need and want. And many of us have much more than we need or want. But have you ever stopped and asked yourself if what you’re seeking after is what you really need?

In this 4th message of our Revelation series, we come to the church in Sardis. Jesus has some sobering words for this church that was looking good from the outside. Jesus is not fooled by image. He desires followers who are faithful to remember Him and live for Him. The words to the church in Sardis are a timeless reminder to the people of God that the Lord wants our hearts.

This week we will explore how the Church can remain rooted in the truth and hope of Jesus through both good and challenging seasons.

In this message we will examine the churches of Pergamum and Thyatira. Both of these churches were being divided by deceitful teaching and a lack of discernment. God's people must be careful about who they listen to and never become tolerant of the intolerable.

In this first message of our “Revelation: The Seven Churches” series, we open with Jesus addressing the church at Ephesus. Throughout the series we will see Jesus addressing what the churches are doing well, what needs to change, and how they can move forward. In this first letter to Ephesus we come to the big idea of maintaining our first love. It is a great way to start the series and the new year.

The theme for this Advent season has been "Rejoice" and this final message before Christmas is focused entirely on this theme. The follower of Jesus should rejoice because, through faith in Jesus, sin's yoke is shattered. Jesus is mighty to save!

This week we will explore what the prophet Isaiah has to say about living rooted in Joy through all seasons of life.

On this second Sunday in Advent we will dive deep into what it means that Jesus is a brilliant light that has dawned on the land of deep darkness. We will use the multiple models of physical light as the framework to look at the multiple meanings of the light of Christ.

In this last message of our Romans series, "Practical Christianity", we are brought to the big thought that we serve a God of hope. We are to have a prevailing hope in Jesus and His transformative work that He is willing to do in our lives as we submit to Him. This message of hope is a powerful way to end this series and to launch us into the Advent season.

In our series from Romans 13-15 Paul has been bringing us to the big thought of this message: We are to be of one mind and voice in Jesus. In other words, we are to have a spirit of unity as the people of God. This does not mean uniformity—Paul has made it known that there will be differing convictions on disputable matters—but rather that unity is experienced as together we follow hard after Jesus.

In Romans 15 we will look at Paul’s teaching and encouragement that those who are strong in the faith are to lead the way in cultivating unity in the body of Christ.

This week we will look at how to move beyond disputable matters as we seek to be faithful to the redemptive mission and purpose that Jesus calls His church to.

​In Romans 14 Paul addresses the topic of disputable matters. This is our third week of examining what God, through Paul, says regarding disputable matters. In this message's text, Romans 14:13-18, we are brought to a climactic conclusion: We are not to be a stumbling block or an obstacle to others. We are to be sensitive to them and how we are affecting their faith, not letting disputable matters destroy relationships.

In this message we will continue to look into the topic of disputable matters, realizing this is much bigger than just the case of eating meat or not eating meat. Oftentimes there are many alternatives to a particular disputable matter and the Lord calls us to be convinced of our own course of action but considerate of others who follow a different course.

This is the first of several messages from Romans 14 addressing the topic of how to get along with others. In this week's message we will deal specifically with disputable matters. It is important for the follower of Jesus to focus on what matters and to refrain from making secondary issues too important.

This week we will continue with in our Practical Christianity series learning to live in light of the times.

This week we will explore Paul’s call to wake up from slumber and live out an intentional gospel presence.

Romans 13 opens with some key insights on vertical and then horizontal relationships. Over the last two weeks, we've looked at vertical relationships, those with an authority over us. The operative word for these relationships is submission. This week in Romans 13:8-10 we move to horizontal relationships, those we do life with. The operative word here is love. In this message we will look at what it means to have no debt except love.

This message is a continuation of last week's message on authority and submission. Submission is often key to the follower experiencing the power of God. In this message we look at how to respond to authorities that are good, bad and ugly.

This message is the first of two on the topic of authority and the power of submission. This first message will dive into the whys for submission to authorities and will give several biblical examples of God's followers who submitted and how that was used by God. In this message we will see that submission to God and working under earthly authorities is a huge principle that is a common theme throughout the Bible.

This week we will explore Paul’s practical insights in Romans 12 for the church to live with transformative impact in the world.

In this message we will see that God has graced His people with motivational gifts. When you discover how God has gifted you and embrace and use this gifting then you experience living in the enablement of God. May God enlighten you to live in the grace of His gifting.

This message is the first of three from Romans 12 in which we will examine how we can experience and demonstrate inner spiritual fortitude. In this particular message we will see that two critical components of Biblical well-being are a lifestyle of worship and sober self-assessment.

This last message in our "Pillars of Faith" series will focus on the return of Jesus. This is a big subject and in this message we will get just an overview, addressing three questions. Why does the return of Jesus matter? What will be the signs leading up to Jesus' return? And, When will Jesus return?

This week we will look at the cost and consequences of sin and the beauty of God’s grace and mercy that makes our salvation possible.

In this second message on creation, we will see that there are great scientists who have also been great people of faith. "Smart" people can be Christ followers. In this message we will also get into what Genesis 1 says about creation and see that it makes a lot of sense.

In this second Pillar of the Faith message we will look into creation. We will see that God is revealed as Creator throughout the Bible. We will also see that evolution, as an explanation for the origin of humans, takes just as much faith to believe as does special creation by God. In our times we need to turn to a Creator God Who knows best how we should do life.

This week we will look at the Christian teaching of the doctrine of Trinity as we explore the implications of the this teaching for our daily lives.

In this final example in our series "It's Ordinary to be Extraordinary", Esther illustrates that God's people are to obey no matter what the cost. Like Esther we are "for such a time as this" followers of God who are called to follow no matter what may be the consequences. Her story should inspire us to new levels of obedience.

This week we will be challenged to live courageously like Josiah. Josiah had the courage to live out a godly legacy and renew spiritual health in the lives of his people.