Grace Presbyterian Church - Sermons

In the beginning of Matthew's gospel, we see Mary fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy: "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (God with us)." Matthew explains to his readers that God has always...

The Christian finds the deepest blessings of this life when he embraces God’s call to be generous on every occasion.

People come to church for all kinds of reasons. But underneath it all, most people come—whether they realize it or not—hoping to encounter God in a real and tangible way. The question is: How does that actually happen? In this passage, Paul shows us...

Our lives are but dots on the timeline of eternity. And yet, we become experts at living for the dot, not the line. In First Corinthians 15, Paul lifts our eyes from the dot to the eternal line that Jesus’s resurrection brings to us.

Though 1 Corinthians chapter 13 is often quoted at weddings, Paul is not writing with sentimental intentions, he is confronting a crisis. The church is full of spiritual gifts but is lacking in spiritual fruit, namely the fruit of love. Paul helps us...

The Bible’s portrayal of Christ and his Church as the Lamb and his Bride helps us to understand the depth of the love of God for us and heightens our excitement about what life will be like in eternity.

Most Christians have heard that the church is the body of Christ, but for many reasons churches struggle to be the body of Christ. The church in Corinth provides a backdrop for Paul’s teaching on Christ being the head of his body, the church.

God the Father loves giving gifts to his children, so much so that he has given every one of them at least one of the many various spiritual gifts. But spiritual gifts are meant for building up the body of Christ, not for tearing it apart, as it was...

The Lord gave the church his fellowship meal, the Lord’s Supper. Jesus gave the Super for a reason. For through the Lord’s Supper we experience God’s mercy and love and the power of the gospel as we feed on Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit.

God has created mankind male and female. Equal in glory, but each given differing roles. This can be a hard truth to affirm, but when we look to the Trinity, it all becomes clearer. Here Paul teaches us the God is glorified in our worship when we...

Christ died to set us free. And as Christians, we’ve been set free indeed. The problem arises though when we use our freedom for our own selfish gain. Paul shows us that our liberty in Christ must be directed by love, so that in all things we glorify...

Many believe idol worship is a thing of the past, but truly every life experiences the temptation to live for false gods of many kinds: wealth, security, career, beauty, health, etc. But Christ came to call us from our idols and to find our rest in him.

Christians share a calling to go into the world and be witnesses to the gospel of Jesus Christ. And yet, it is a daunting task, and one Christians often shy away from. In our passage, Paul describes what it is to be a winning witness. And he helps us...

We are born with a nature that operates as if the world revolves around us. We live in a culture fixated upon entitlements. We fight for our rights, even at the expense of others. But the gospel frees us to let go of our rights so that we may live...

Christians should be amazed, scared even, at how much freedom they have in Christ. But we must weigh the exercising of our rights with love for our brothers and sisters. Our freedom in Christ must be anchored in love

Paul declares there is a betterness to singleness. Singleness is not a waiting room for life to really begin once married. Nor is it a time to shirk responsibilities and live selfishly. Rather, singleness is a good gift from God.

We live in a culture of dissatisfaction that constantly tells us “You’re not enough, you need something more.” Even our own hearts whisper this. And so we find ourselves discontent in our present circumstances. But Paul has a word for us that leads to...

Marriage holds a paradox in modern culture. On the one hand it is viewed with cynicism, and on the other hand, it is romanticized. Into this confusion, Paul presents a biblical view of marriage, rooted in God’s design.

People are born with a deep-seated longing for happiness, but apart from the Lord, happiness is elusive and unsatisfying. Psalm 1 redirects us to where happiness is found – in God and in delighting and meditating upon his word.

In an instant, the ordinary lives of the shepherds were infused with the extraordinary news of great joy from the angels – God’s promises are now being fulfilled in the infant Jesus.