Grace Presbyterian Church - Sermons

The New Testament speaks of the Church with many different metaphors, but perhaps the least understood is the Church is the Priesthood of God. It is important as Christians to understand our identity and calling to be a priesthood.

The overarching theme of the Bible is God repeatedly saying, “I will be your God, and you will be my people, and I will dwell in your midst.” In the Old Testament God dwelled with his people in the tabernacle and later the temple. With the advent of...

As we continue our series in Acts, we are going to look at the big breakthrough in the New Testament: when the Gentiles are officially invited into God's mission. What does this tell us about our story as Christians today? What does it mean to...

Sheep are needy and ignorant animals who must depend upon their shepherd for life. Though we tend not to admit it, we are like sheep, not eagles or lions. But thankfully, Jesus is the Good Shepherd who gave his life for his flock and leads us for his...

What does it mean that we are created in the image of God? It means that we are more wondrous than we ever imagined. And though we are more wicked than we ever realized, we are also more treasured than we ever dreamed.

One of the amazing truths of Christianity is that when Jesus calls you to himself, he calls you into his body, the church. And there is no life, no hope, no redemption apart from the body of Christ. So we are to live in unity as the body of Christ...

As we continue our series in Acts, we are going to look at the most famous conversion in church history: the conversion of Saul. Is this a one-time historical event? Or are there lessons that are still applicable for us today?

Perhaps the most amazing metaphor concerning the church is that we are the Bride of Christ. The church given by the Father to the Son to be the beloved Bride. And this is marvelous to behold!

After 12 chapters, the writer of Ecclesiastes brings us to the end of the matter. Meaning and joy in life is found only by centering one’s life upon God.

Is it possible that God-given wisdom can make you look and feel better? Yes, says the Preacher of Ecclesiastes in this passage. For only godly wisdom produces joy in all circumstance.

It is amazing how convinced we are that satisfaction and happiness is something money and possession can provide. In this amazing passage, the Preacher in Ecclesiastes convincingly demonstrates the futility of money and wealth to provide joy. But then...

As we continue our series in Acts, we are going to look at Philip and the role of the missionary in Christianity. Is it possible to do mission work well? Or is any attempt at missions an inherently flawed one?

When the “culture of Christ” began to confront the kingdoms and cultures of this world, the world began to be transformed. Throughout history, human rights, economic opportunity, and science found only brief connections with human cultures until key...

As we continue our series in Acts, we are going to look at the only way to salvation, as presented by Stephen: the way of humiliation.

As we continue our series in Acts, we look at what happens when the political authorities aggressively attempt to stop God's plan for his people. How does God respond? How do the apostles handle the persecution they endure?

Ecclesiastes shows us that life under the sun is vanity because sin has made it so that everywhere one turns there is injustice and oppression and greed. So how are the people to God to live in this dog-eat-dog world?

Typically in our society, we prefer to be in relationships with people who like us and benefit us. Yet for the King of Kings Himself, he chooses to treat others in a radically different way. We will look at this from his relationship with Levi...

The writer of Ecclesiastes helps us to see that because God is on his throne, he is the one who must hold all things together in our lives. He is sovereign over our past, present and future, and therefore we must trust him in all seasons and stand in...

Our pursuit of happiness is an unhappy business. So says the writer of Ecclesiastes. And it is true. God has wired us for happiness, satisfaction, significance. But it is nowhere to be found under the sun apart from Him.

People tend to operate with the assumption that all our hard work, our pain, will produce desirable gain. In the opening verses of Ecclesiastes, the writer helps us to see the futility of life under the sun. And he causes us to recognize that, apart...