Grace Church Waco Sermons

Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 // We must all reckon with the absurdity of time and the eternality of God. Our freedom to change time from an enemy to an ally happens when we embrace our finitude and by faith learn to enjoy each moment as God's great gift in Christ.

Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26 // How do we live in and with this absurd life? The preacher offers an experiment in pleasure, philosophy, and perspective, and helps us to arrive at the conclusion: the only way to live this absurd life is to enjoy it with God.

Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 // Life is like an absurd play in one act that ends where it begins. The absurdity of gain means you will not change the world, the absurdity of desire means you will never be satisfied by this world, and the absurdity of control means you will too be remembered. And yet, we are free embrace the absurdity of life in light of the joyful absurdity of the resurrection of Jesus, which turns life from a tragedy to a comedy.

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Luke 24:36-52 // In his encounter with the disciples after his resurrection, Jesus shows himself to be real, true, and marvelous. Jesus doesn’t shy away from our doubts and skepticism, but instead invites us in close, reveals himself fully, and sends us out in joy and worship.

Luke 24:13-35 // How does the resurrection of Jesus Christ move from being a story about something that happened long ago to a living, breathing reality in our lives? Only when Jesus draws nears and meets us in the way through Word and Table.

Luke 24:1-12 // There is room in the resurrection for everyone.

Luke 23:32-56 // We look to the cross and see it’s broad shadow in four ways: 1) the cross is the place of exposition; 2) the cross is the place of absolution 3) the cross is the place of revolution; 4) the cross is the place of preparation.

Luke 23:26-38 // Even on the way to His crucifixion, Jesus calls sinners to repentance, showing both His mercy and the certainty of divine judgement.

Luke 22:63-23:25 // As we follow Jesus to the cross and to the tomb, we see today that the judge of all has come into the seat of judgment. The question for us is: what kind of judgements do we level at God, and are they justified? What is the verdict for those who judge God?

Luke 22:39-62 // All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness. When our discipleship breaks down and we are faithless, Christ is always faithful, even to the very end. Jesus is faithful in his spiritual life, he is faithful in his mission, and he is faithful in compassion.