Continuing our discussion on congregational life, Justin and Scott look at Ephesians 4:1-6. This week we answer one question: What is our role as an individual to contribute to healthy congregational life?
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Grace Community Church is committed to building spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. We are a disciple-making church with God-centered worship and biblical teaching, mutual encouragement toward spiritual growth, and engagement with the world through evangelism, missions, and service.
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Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
As citizens of the kingdom of God, we have spiritual reasons for submitting to the governing laws on earth. In this passage from Romans, we are reminded that all governing authority is from God, and that we are called to submit to God by obeying the laws of the land. We do this because we have an understanding of human nature, we know what is good for societies, we want to keep a good conscience before God and people, and we desire to give a clear witness of the gospel of Christ to the world.
Grace Community church exists to build spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. One of the ways that we pursue this mission is by gathering each Sunday for corporate worship, prayer, and biblical teaching. The corporate nature of this gathering is both edifying to the believer and a witness of God’s grace to the world. Sermon speaker is Scott Patty unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
This week, Justin and Scott continue the discussion on congregational life by asking a simple question, “What is the purpose of local congregations?” This foundational question will continue too set the stage for our future conversations about congregational life.
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
How do we relate to one another in the church? How do we love when we have different views on certain issues? Over the next few weeks, Scott and Justin will be addressing these issues and others as we walk through Romans 12. We will seek to remind ourselves of our purpose and mission as a church, and how to love one another during these times.
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
The image of the church in this passage is a body with many parts, each functioning as a whole. This is a picture of Christian community in a local congregation. By the mercy of God, which saves us from our sins, we who are many are now gathered together in oneness in Christ. We are each gifted to make some contribution to the health of the congregation. When we function this way, the church is built up and the power of the gospel is made more evident in the world. Ultimately, the community made by mercy glorifies God.
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
This week, Justin and Scott discuss the mercy of God and its connection to the right way of viewing ourselves.
The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will address other topics. We hope these podcasts help impress the Word of God into your everyday life. Episodes are hosted by Justin Tucker and Scott Patty.
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
This passage sums up the life of those who have been justified by God through faith in Jesus Christ. Our goal is God’s glory as we do his will. The means to that goal is non-conformity to the world, transformation of our inner person through the renewing of our minds, and offering ourselves to God as living sacrifices. The motivation to live this way and for this purpose is the mercy of God shown to us in Christ. As those justified by the atoning sacrifice of Jesus, we are now living sacrifices to God to do his will. This is mercy’s appeal to us.