Grace Church Waco Sermons

Genesis 16:1-16 // When people get involved in God's plans, they tend to only make it worse. But even in our failure and the pressures of life, God showcases his faithfulness in extraordinary ways.

Genesis 15:1-21 // How can we have confidence in God's promises? Through the surety of his word, his presence, and his sovereign grace in our failure.

Genesis 14:1-24 // Because God Most High gives Abram his victory, blessing, and future, Abram is free to rescue without conquering and to refuse prosperity that would compete with grace. Faith knows what to receive - and what to refuse.

Genesis 12:10-13:4 // God's promises are not sustained by the strength of our faith, but by the faithfulness of the God who called us. The promise is tested, fear grasps, God preserves, and grace restore

Genesis 12:1-9 //  What makes life better, worth living? Not choice, not pleasure, but purpose. Purpose doesn't come from personal fulfillment. It comes from calling. True purpose is never internal. It is external. In this text we see 1) the people God calls; 2) the way God calls; and 3) the reason God calls.

*Due to technical error, the first 5 minutes of the recording are missing*

Colossians 2:6-15 // Because we are united to the crucified and risen Christ, his cross removes our shame, his resurrection becomes our life, and his victory becomes our honor. Therefore, the church is freed from competing for status and becomes a community that learns to see and honor one another in him.

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 //  Only when we come to the table honestly, with no pretense before God or others, do we participate truly. Here in the supper, we learn honesty before God and honesty before God's church. 

Psalm 110 // Jesus taught us to pray "your kingdom come", which means we pray for the arrival and the brining in of the King's Power, the King's People, and the King's Place.

Psalm 23 // Psalm 23 does not promise that the path will avoid darkness; it promises that no part of the path will be without the Shepherd. Jesus, the shepherded King, has passed through death into glory and now leads all who belong to him along the same road. Trust therefore says: He is with me, his goodness is pursuing me, and he will bring me all the way home.

Psalm 105 // Prayer can be an act of remembrance where we remember the word of God, the works of God, the world of God, and the worship of God.