Grace Presbyterian Church - Sermons

The apostle John helps us to see that of all the differing categories people have there are really only to that divide the entire human race: those who are children of God and those who are children of the devil. John gives a paternity test that we...

In Christ we become children of God and we join his family. And we take on the family resemblance of righteousness.

The Scriptures prepare us for the birth of Christ with a number of epoch-changing birth narratives, including the birth of Jacob. Further, the “rebirth” of Jacob, foretells the coming of Christ in even more powerful ways. In Christ, the true Israel...

Many wrongly conclude that being a Christian means your life will become easier and without challenges. But according to Jesus’ words in this passage, following after Christ is costly. Thankfully he provides all we need to follow him in faith.

Christians receive many gifts and blessings through Christ, but the greatest of all is that God adopts us as his dearly cherished children with all the rights of firstborn sons!

Jesus said there is a truth that sets you free that genuine Christians enjoy. In this passage the Apostle John shows us three characteristics of those who pass the truth test. Genuine Christians stick, they stand, and they stay.

Even though Christians have entered Christ’s kingdom, desires for the world and things of this world can still capture our hearts. In this passage John helps us to to overcome the temptations, both within and without.

This week is the first week in the advent season; a time to look forward to our celebration of Christ's birth. It is also a time to embrace the struggle in waiting, and to train ourselves to put our hope in Christ.

The biggest question in life that we can ever answer is: Do you know God? John reveals two tests to see if we truly know God: the obedience test and the love test.

“If your Lord calls you to suffering, do not be dismayed, for He will provide a deeper portion of Christ in your suffering. The softest pillow will be placed under your head though you must set your bare feet among thorns. Do not be afraid at...

Sometimes when we look at the culture around us, we see little for hope. Our passage today reminds us that God is working even when we don't see it.

It can be easy to get overwhelmed by the national events going on around us. The news can be so consistently urgent that it often feels like we can't even step away for one day, and we often find ourselves wondering if God is really looking out...

John opens up the marvelous gift of God fellowship with God in this passage. God is light, and in Christ we are brought into the light. The implications are wonderful, if we would but confess our sin and come into the light.

The gospel shines brightest in and through us when we remember the depths of darkness from which God in Christ Jesus has delivered us.

Our triune God is a fellowship of infinite joy! Salvation in Christ means we’ve been brought into that fellowship in which the joy of the trinity overflows into our lives.

The amazing thing about having God as your Heavenly Father is that he disciplines us for our good. He uses the trials and hardships of our lives to make us more like his son, Jesus Christ. So, will we welcome the Father’s discipline in our lives?

When Peter preached his first sermon 3,000 believed in one day. And what was God’s plan for these infant Christians? Discipleship communities in which five A’s are lived out: Allegiance, Amazement. Attachment, Adoration, and Advancement.

Jesus came to make peace between God and man. And for all who repent and believe and follow Christ, there is a cost to be counted. Jesus’s terms of peace are that we would renounce all relationships, possessions and allegiances. It is a huge cost, but...

Three years. Jesus invested three years to discipling 12 men so that they would be disciples who make disciples. That is the plan for all those who follow Christ; that our belief would lead to following after Christ through intentional discipleship...