GracePoint Church
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Ep 232The Courage to Live Out a Godly LegacyThe Courage to Live Out a Godly Legacy
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.
Ep 231Hezekiah: Great Exploits
Do you long for God to move mightily in your life? In this message we will see, from the example of Hezekiah, how to do great exploits in our faith.
Ep 230Benaiah: Valiant Fighter
In this message we will look into what it means and how to be a "valiant fighter" for the cause of Jesus. We all have our own personal spiritual battles to engage in. Additionally, God's people are called to be courageous and engaged in the spiritual battles of our times.
Ep 229Rechabites: Loyal Followers
This year's theme for our Sunday messages is "Deployed as Disciples". This week we begin a 6-week series, "Its Ordinary to be Extraordinary", looking at biblical examples of followers who illustrate big discipleship qualities for us to emulate. In this week's message we will see that the ordinary nomadic Rechabites were extraordinary in following their ancestor's instruction. God calls us to this kind of loyalty to His instructions.
Ep 228FIGHT!
We have the armor, the weapons, and the people, now we need to fight for our families and homes.
Ep 227Other Regions and Beyond
On this Pentecost Sunday we remember that God has called His people, empowered by the Holy Spirit, to be missionally minded. We are part of His movement to reach the whole world.
Ep 226Live Sent
This week we will explore what it means to live as a sent people.
Ep 225Battle Readiness, Pt 2
In this final message from Ephesians we will see that 3 words—sit, walk and stand—are useful in remembering some of the big ideas of this epistle. God has given us spiritual armor; understanding each piece and its function equips the follower to stand fast in their faith.
Ep 224Battle Readiness, Pt. 1
As we close out our study from Ephesians we are brought to the climactic thought that we are to put off living as though this physical world is all there is, and put on the spiritual armor of God and engage in the spiritual realm. In this first message of two, our focus is on the truth that we battle not flesh and blood but spiritual forces of evil.
Ep 223Redeemed Relationships: Family and Beyond
Part of the redemption that the follower of Jesus is to experience is the restoration of family relationships. But it doesn't end there, beyond family dynamics, it should affect all relationships. In this message we will learn some essentials for right relationship with God and how this is to be the model for training our children.
Ep 222Redeemed Relationships
In Ephesians 5 Paul describes how the redemptive work of Jesus changes our relationships. We will look at three core components of redeemed relationships.
Ep 221Choosing What is Best
Are you a Mary or a Martha? In this message from District Superintendent Wes Smith we will look at choosing to focus on what is Best.
Ep 220Easter in Light of Jubilee
In this message we will see how understanding Jubilee in the Old Testament will grace us to understand and celebrate what we have as followers of the resurrected Jesus. It is a time of the Lord's favor, a time of liberation and restitution for the people of God!
Ep 219Hails to Nails
In this message, on the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, we will see that there were three crowds present: in the know, for the show and trying to stop the flow. This insight is helpful in understanding dynamics of our culture today and what we should expect from each of these crowds. As disciples of Jesus we need to be in the know, understanding how these other crowds will react to Jesus.
Ep 218Living Intentionally
We explore Paul’s teaching to live intentionally as we invest our lives in walking in the pattern of Christ’s love for us.
Ep 217Walk In Love
This week we will explore Paul’s teaching to put off the old self and step into a new way of living as we walk in the way of love.
Ep 216Called to be Part
In this message from Ephesians we will see that all followers are called to be part of the Body, the church of Jesus Christ. Jesus has gifted His people so that together, as we serve in the power of these gifts, we experience unity and maturity. When all parts do their parts the church becomes what God intends her to be.
Ep 215Live Called
In this message from Ephesians we will look at what it means to live in a manner worthy of our calling.
Ep 214God of Immeasurably More
In Ephesians 3:14-21 Paul prays that we would experience the power of the Holy Spirit in our inner being so that we can grasp the love of Jesus that surpasses knowledge. Paul takes a break from all the deep teachings of Ephesians and prays, "God, unleash Your power in us and do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine!"
Ep 213Faithful Presence
This week we will explore God’s purpose and intentions for the faithful and effective ministry of the church.
Ep 212Living as God’s Reconciled People
This week we will explore Paul’s teaching that in Christ we are reconciled to God and others as we are made new in Christ.
Ep 211You're a Masterpiece Created for Good Works
In this message we will see that God has skillfully equipped His followers with talents, abilities and gifts of the Holy Spirit to do the good works He has planned for them long ago. If we refuse to be ones who embrace and do the good works God has ordained, then we will wander aimlessly through life missing out on what could have been.
Ep 210Amazing Grace
In Ephesians 1 Paul prays for the Christ-follower to have an enlightened awareness. In Ephesians 2 he defines some of this enlightenment by describing the differences between the dead, those who reject Jesus, and the alive, those who have received Jesus. In this message we will look at these differences and conclude with the way of salvation.
Ep 209You Are Blessed in Jesus
This message will kick off our Ephesians series. Our text is Ephesians 1 and a big thought from this text is that the follower of Jesus is the recipient of blessings in Jesus. In this message we will look at some of the ways we are blessed.
Ep 208The Basics of Discipleship, part 2
This week we will look at how and where we grow in our relationship with Jesus on our discipleship journey.
Ep 207Basics of Discipleship, part 1
Ep 206Bookended with Peace
In this message, for the 4th Sunday of Advent, we will see that the life and ministry of Jesus is bookended with a promise of peace. Peace may be better understood as a path to walk rather than a place to arrive. Like love and joy—two previous themes in Advent--peace is a fruit of the Holy Spirit and is a wonderful gift that God bestows on His followers.
Ep 205Joy Unspeakable
As the year 2020 closes out, so many are glad for it to end but for God's people, no matter what the circumstances, joy should be a defining trait. In this message we look into the subject of joy.
Ep 204Advent as Disruption
This week we will look at the life of Joseph and the example he gives us for navigating a season of challenging disruption.
Ep 203Are Heaven and Hell Real?
In this message we will look at the events which will lead up to the return of Jesus. As we do this, we will see that heaven and hell are real and that all of humanity will end up in one of these ultimate destinations, depending on whether people have received or rejected Jesus as Savior.
Ep 202Who Needs the Church?
In this message we will look into the question, "Who needs the Church?" The short answer is that everyone needs the Church. In this message we will see how the church is a blessing to those who belong to her and to those who are outside of her.
Ep 201Why Don't Christian's Look Different From Everybody Else?
This coming Sunday we will discover the distinct look and calling that should define a Christian, as well as the need for genuine transformation to promote this kind of life change. This is a timely message and very appropriate for the days we are living in.
Ep 200What Does it Mean to be Forgiven?
"Why can't God just forgive everyone and take us all to heaven?" This week's message will give a clear answer to this question, helping you to work out your salvation (Philippians 2:12) and equip you to be ready to give an answer for the hope that you have in Jesus (1 Peter 3:15). We will also have an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and implications of being forgiven.
Ep 199Isn't One Way to God Narrow Minded?
How could a loving God send people to hell? Isn’t it narrow minded to say that the only way to God is through Jesus? This is what this message will look into.
Ep 198Why Can’t God Just Accept Me as I Am?
Ep 197Why Can’t I Make My Own Rules?
This week we’ll explore this grown up faith question: Why can’t I make my own rules for my life?
Ep 196Can I Trust God?
One of the most important questions we need to resolve in our faith is this, "Can I trust God?" In this message we will see that not only can we trust God but we can trust that He has a bigger life for us than we'd have by ourselves. We will also look at what trusting involves.
Ep 195Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Have you ever asked, "Why do we have all this bad in the world?" Has anyone ever asked you, "Why does a good God allow bad things to happen?" In this message we will see that the culprit is sin. We will end the message with an action plan to address this sin problem.
Ep 194Is Life an Accident or am I Here on Purpose?
In this 3rd message of our Grown Up Faith series, we'll see that the Bible is one big story. It provides the answers for life and makes it clear that we are not an accident.
Ep 193Stuck in the Muck
In this second message of our Grown-up Faith series we will discover how to get unstuck and grow up in our faith. This message sets up the next 10 messages of this series.
Ep 192An Invitation to a Bigger Life
This is the first message in the fall series, "Grown up Faith." God invites you into a life bigger than you can imagine.
Ep 191Spirit-Led Real Life
This message looks at some of the ways the Spirit-led life is demonstrated in real life.
Ep 190Freedom in Christ
In this message from Galatians 5 we learn that Jesus has set us free from our sin nature to live by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are free to live by faith, expressing itself through love.
Ep 189Radically Faithful
In this message from Galatians 4 we will look into what it means to be radically faithful. This timely message has a lot of application to what is going on in our world right now.
Ep 188Living in Faith
This week we will explore Paul’s teaching that we have life in relationship with God through faith.
Ep 187Finding Your Place
Do you know what matters to God? Do you know how you fit into His plans? In this message from Galatians 2 we will look into how you find your place in the Lord.
Ep 186Back to the Basics
This message begins a 6-week series on the book of Galatians. In this message we will look into 2 critical basics that are foundational to the Christian faith. These basics are more important than ever considering the times we live in.
Ep 185What Now?
This week we will explore Jesus' prayer for His disciples and His call to live a faithful and obedient, gospel-centered life set apart in service to God and one another in love.
Ep 184The Fruit of Joy
How is your joy? In this message from John 16 we will look at what joy is all about. Joy should be a distinguishing characteristic of the follower of Jesus.
Ep 183Givens of Genuine Christianity
In this message from the Gospel of John we will explore some givens that we will experience as a follower of Jesus. In Jesus we are a peculiar people who will be misunderstood and at times hated because we live in a world system that ignores or rejects Jesus. The great news is that Jesus liberates us from the trappings of this world system