FCC Grayson Sermons

One of the greatest frustrations in the Christian life is wanting to grow and wondering why it feels like you're not. Most believers know what they should look like. They know they should be more patient, more forgiving, more joyful, more consistent, more faithful. The problem isn't a lack of desire. The problem is where we believe transformation comes from. So we do what seems natural... we try harder. God is far more concerned with your connection to Christ than your ability to produce results. Fruit is never the reward for effort; it is the evidence of abiding.

Perhaps the most essential instruction that Jesus has ever provided is found in John 15 & anchored in His last "I Am" statement

The New Testament never presents service as something believers do for an hour each week. It presents it as the posture of a life that has been transformed by the gospel. Service isn't primarily about what happens inside this building. It's about what happens when people who have been radically loved by Jesus walk into every environment believing they exist for someone besides themselves.

We've often reduced worship to music and Sunday mornings, but Scripture presents worship as something much greater. Music is an expression of worship, it is not the definition of worship. Everyone worships. The question isn't if you worship. The question is: What has become worthy enough to receive your life?

An anchor is of no value and is somewhat irrelevant aboard a ship when the skies are clear... but when the storm comes and brings all the dangerous elements, the anchor is one of the most important items you have aboard. Fasting is a discipline in our lives that keeps us from being moved by everything else.

Prayer is not about convincing God to follow our plans, but surrendering our hearts to His presence so He can transform our desires, align our lives, and lead us according to His will.

Are we visiting God’s Word or living in it? Are our sails raised? Will we position ourselves for God’s transforming work?

The power of transformation does not end with forgiveness; it continues with our surrender. In Acts 9:20-31 we see the continuing story of Saul and how the Spirit of God is transforming his life.

Acts 9 begins the spread of the Gospel from the Jews to the Gentiles, and God chooses Saul to be His messenger. But the first 19 verses are not just the story of Saul, but also of an ordinary believer in Damascus names Ananias who was willing to be uncomfortably obedient.

When we walk in obedience to the Spirit, God places us in the right place, at the right time, with the right people.