Granger Community Church

<p>This weekend, Josh King, our Pastor of Discipleship, delivered an inspiring message in our "War of Words" series, focusing on the ultimate power of prayer. How do the words of Jesus provide us with both a model and a source of power to connect with God? You won't want to miss this message!</p>

<p>This weekend, Riley VanDeVoorde, our Students and Young Adults Life Groups and Online Director, shared an inspiring message in our "War of Words" series, emphasizing the importance of armoring up. Riley unpacked how God’s Word equips us with protection and armor to battle our true enemy—not flesh and blood. What are practical ways we can arm ourselves with Scripture and lean on it daily? You won’t want to miss this powerful message!</p>

<p>This weekend, Reed Sapp, our Director of Students and Young Adults, shared an inspiring message in our "War of Words" series, emphasizing the importance of armoring up. Reed unpacked how God’s Word equips us with protection and armor to battle our true enemy—not flesh and blood. What are practical ways we can arm ourselves with Scripture and lean on it daily? You won’t want to miss this powerful message!</p>

<p>This weekend, Dan Hamrick, Director of Family Ministry, delivered an inspiring message in our "War of Words" series, focusing on The Fight for Forgiveness. There are words that wound and words that heal—how do we move past the broken, hurtful words spoken to us (or by us) and root our identity in Christ, in His words, not in what others say about us? Don't miss this powerful message!</p>

<p>This weekend, Bob Laurent, one of our teaching pastors, delivered an inspiring message in our "War of Words" series, focusing on The Fight for Forgiveness. There are words that wound and words that heal—how do we move past the broken, hurtful words spoken to us (or by us) and root our identity in Christ, in His words, not in what others say about us? Don't miss this powerful message!</p>

<p>This weekend, John Keim, one of our teaching pastors, delivered an inspiring message in our "War of Words" series. With words flying around us all the time—ideas, media, marketing, gossip, opinions—how do we sift through the barrage to figure out what’s true? John explored how Jesus distinguishes the Truth from lies and models for us how we should use our words to speak Truth and life into others. Don't miss this powerful message!</p>

<p>This weekend, Josh King, one of our teaching pastors, delivered an inspiring message in our "Fatal Distractions" series, focusing on the distraction of finances. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by financial worries, watch this message for encouragement and practical steps to not allow money to control you.</p>

<p>This weekend, Ang Bryant, Director of Spiritual Growth and Development, continued our "Fatal Distractions" series with a powerful message on the dangers of comparison. If you’ve ever found yourself caught in the trap of comparing yourself to others, this message is for you. Watch now to find encouragement and practical steps to conquer comparison.</p>

<p>This weekend, Suzie Gifford, Spiritual Growth and Development Coordinator, continued our "Fatal Distractions" series with a powerful message on the dangers of comparison. If you’ve ever found yourself caught in the trap of comparing yourself to others, this message is for you. Watch now to find encouragement and practical steps to conquer comparison.</p>

<p>This weekend, Bryant Haist, Director of our Elkhart Campus, continued our impactful "Fatal Distractions" series by addressing the topic of fear. If you have ever struggled with fear, we encourage you to take a moment to watch this powerful message.</p>

<p>We had an incredible weekend kicking off our new series, Fatal Distractions, with you! Lead Pastor Ted Bryant shared practical ways to stay focused on God despite the distractions that often come our way.</p>

<p>We wrapped up the final week of our Summer Vibes series with a special weekend. During the message, four high school students from our church shared part of their story of how God has been working in their lives. </p>

<p>This weekend at the Elkhart Campus, John Kaehr, our Life Groups Director, shared his story and how God has been working in his life. It was a powerful conclusion to our Summer Vibes series.</p>

<p>We had an amazing family service with you! Ted and Ang Bryant shared part of their stories during week 3 of our Summer Vibes series. </p>

<p>This weekend was INCREDIBLE! Bryant Haist, Director of Elkhart Campus and Belonging, talked all about how faith is more about being in right relationship than doing right things and the importance of loving God back by loving His people with action. </p>

<p>Josh King, one of our teaching pastors, talked all about how if you want to experience God's best, you must position yourself in the right places and with the right posture to hear truth, receive truth and step into what's true.</p>

<p>During our first week of our Summer Vibes series, Lead Pastor Ted Bryant shared how faith is more about being in right relationship with God than doing right things. </p>

<p>During service this weekend Suzie Gifford, our Spiritual Growth and Development Coordinator, ended our Under Construction series talking all about the different areas we may drift and how the challenge is not just knowing the good news but trusting the good news.</p>

<p>This weekend, Josh King, one of our teaching pastors, continued our Under Construction series. He talked about how to build a faith that lasts, even when we face storms or hardships. We looked again at the life of Paul, an important figure in the Bible who faced many challenges but remained strong in his faith. Paul's example of perseverance is something we can aim to follow in our own lives.</p>

<p>This weekend was INCREDIBLE! We continued our Under Construction series talking about what baptism is and why we do this as the Church. We also celebrated 134 individuals who decided to get baptized this weekend! </p>

<p>This Mother's Day weekend, we continued our Under Construction series looking at what a life under construction looks like when we allow Jesus to transform us. We read more in the book of Acts, and looked at how people in the early church took steps of continued heart transformation and how we can too.</p>

<p>This Mother's Day weekend, we continued our Under Construction series looking at what a life under construction looks like when we allow Jesus to transform us. We read more in the book of Acts, and looked at how people in the early church took steps of continued heart transformation and how we can too.</p>

<p>Over the weekend, our teaching pastor Josh King talked about Paul, who followed Jesus and wrote several books in the Bible. Paul had tough seasons, but he kept going. Just like him, no matter what you've been through, you can still end well. </p><p> </p>

<p>Over the weekend, Riley Vandevoorde, Students Life Groups & Online Director, talked to our Elkhart CampusPaul, who followed Jesus and wrote several books in the Bible. Paul had tough seasons, but he kept going. </p><p><br></p><p>Over the weekend, Riley Vandevoorde, Students Life Groups & Online Director, talked to our Elkhart Campus this weekend. In his message, he shared about Paul, who was a follower of Jesus and wrote several books in the Bible.</p>

<p>Over the weekend, Dr. Bob Laurent, one of our teaching pastors, looked at the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mary didn't actively seek to become His mother, yet she embraced all that God had in store for her. God's call often leads us beyond our comfort zones, but into a life full of purpose and love.</p><p> </p>

<p>Just because you fail, it does not make you a failure. The difference between failure and growth hinges on seeking God's direction and surrendering to His will. During service this weekend, Reed Sapp, Director of Students and Young Adults, continued our series, "To Hell and Back," looking at the life of Peter, one of Jesus' disciples, and how God continued to transform his heart. </p><p> </p>

<p>If you've weathered the storm, how can you cultivate the ability to seek out and identify the presence of God even in the depths of pain? During service this weekend, John Keim, one of our teaching pastors, continued our series, "To Hell and Back," looking at the life of Peter, one of Jesus' disciples, and how he experienced God amidst his trials. </p><p> </p>

<p>This past weekend, we kicked off our new series, "To Hell and Back." Lead Pastor Ted Bryant had us look at the life of Nicodemus, a religious scholar from Jesus' time, challenging us to examine our own relationship with Jesus and how He pushes us beyond our comfort zones.</p>

<p>We had an incredible Easter service with you! Lead Pastor Ted Bryant looked at several individuals who had an encounter with Jesus on Easter Sunday and shared how that encounter moved each one of them to action. </p>

<p>We had an awesome Easter celebration at our Elkhart Campus this weekend. Bryant Haist, our Director of the Elkhart Campus, spoke about how Jesus meets us right where we are.</p>

<p>During the message this weekend, Josh King, one of our teaching pastors, continued our WWJD series looking at what Jesus did in the week leading up to Easter. Jesus prioritized personal relationship with people more than His own power over people. He chose forgiveness and self-sacrifice even when people didn't deserve it. </p>

<p>This weekend, Lead Pastor Ted Bryant continued our WWJD series looking at specific examples of how Jesus faced temptation and used it for training and growth in His own life and how we can do the same. </p>

<p>During the message this weekend, Lead Pastor Ted Bryant continued the conversation on how we can handle tricky conversations and situations by looking at examples of how Jesus handled them. </p>

<p>This weekend, we launched into a new series, WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?). During the service Lead Pastor Ted Bryant walked through practical steps of how to handle tricky social situations as Jesus followers. </p>

<p>This weekend, Bryant Haist, Director of the Elkhart Campus, shared about how we can deepen our relationships during the final week of our "Family Matters" series at the Elkhart Campus. </p>

<p>This weekend, Dr. Bob Laurent, one of our teaching pastors, finished up the final weekend in our "Family Matters" series. He talked about the opportunity and choice each of us have to come into the house of God and the love that we will find there. </p>

<p>This weekend John Keim, one of our teaching pastors, continued our Family Matters series talking about how we navigate grief/loss within our families. </p>

<p>We had a great weekend with you! Ang Bryant, one of our teachers, shared about the full life that is possible in our homes when we bring Godly principles to our family. </p>

<p>This weekend we began a new series called, Family Matters. Lead Pastor Ted Bryant encouraged us that God can use anyone, from any family for His purposes. He also talked through what can strengthen and unite our families. </p>

<p>This weekend, Dr. Bob Laurent, one of our teaching pastors, talked about how Jesus lowered Himself to lift us up. Because of His humility, we have the opportunity to have relationship with God and because of that, we too should live a life of humility, lifting up others above ourselves. </p>

<p>We had an incredible weekend with you as Suzie Gifford, our Spiritual Growth and Development Coordinator, shared what GREATNESS is in God's eyes. </p>

<p>This weekend Lead Pastor Ted Bryant unpacked what "Greatness" means in God's eyes. He shared, "Greatness is to love what Jesus loves and how Jesus loves." Throughout the service we looked at how we can find that greatness as well as what distractions get in the way of that greatness. </p>

<p>This weekend, Josh King, one of our teaching pastors, shared practical steps for how we can recognize and hear God. If you have questions like: Who does God speak to? How does God speak? How do I know if it's God's voice? Why can't I hear God's voice?—take some time to listen to this message.</p>

<p>We can't have full life and easy at the same time. </p><p><br></p><p>We had an awesome weekend back in-person with many of you as Lead Pastor Ted Bryant launched us into a new series called Goals & Finish Lines. He talked about God's goal for the world and the part we all get to play in that. </p>

<p>Lead Pastor Ted Bryant takes a look back on the year and highlights some of the ways God has moved this year. He also chats with Daniel Laidig, a member of our church, about his experience climbing Mount Everest and how he experienced God throughout that journey.</p>

<p>This Christmas Eve, we had an amazing service with you as Lead Pastor Ted Bryant shared about the gift that we've all been given through Jesus and the light that He brings to the darkness when we choose to accept it.</p>

<p>We had an incredible weekend with you! Josh King, one of our teaching pastors, shared about how we can have hope in seasons of waiting. </p>

<p>We had an amazing weekend with you! Suzie Gifford, Spiritual Growth & Development Coordinator, continued our series at the Elkhart Campus, A Thrill of Hope, talking about how we can hold on to hope in this season.</p>

<p>We had an amazing weekend with you! John Keim, one of our teaching pastors, continued our series, A Thrill of Hope, talking about how we can hold on to hope in this season. We also got to hear our Granger Kids sing on the big stage this weekend! </p><p><br></p><p>Find each of the Kids Sing videos at <a href="http://youtube.com/grangercommunitychurch" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">YouTube.com/grangercommunitychurch</a></p>

<p>We had an incredible weekend celebrating the 14 people who got baptized at the Elkhart Campus this weekend, hearing some of their stories and hearing a message of hope from Bryant Haist, Director of our Elkhart Campus! </p>