GracePoint Church

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We have the armor, the weapons, and the people, now we need to fight for our families and homes.

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.

This week we will explore what it means to live as a sent people.

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.

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.

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.

In Ephesians 5 Paul describes how the redemptive work of Jesus changes our relationships. We will look at three core components of redeemed relationships.

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.

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!

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.

We explore Paul’s teaching to live intentionally as we invest our lives in walking in the pattern of Christ’s love for us.

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.

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.

In this message from Ephesians we will look at what it means to live in a manner worthy of our calling.

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!"

This week we will explore God’s purpose and intentions for the faithful and effective ministry of the church.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week we will look at how and where we grow in our relationship with Jesus on our discipleship journey.

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.

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.