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After a few weeks away for seminary, Pastor Chris returns with a powerful message on what Jesus meant when He said, "I have not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it." This fourth message in our Summer on the Mount series dives deep into Matthew 5:17–20 and explores how Jesus doesn’t lower the bar to make us feel better—but instead raises it to expose our need for Him.

In this sermon, we confront the tension between outward righteousness and inward transformation. Jesus invites us to stop striving to earn God's approval through performance or image management and instead receive the righteousness that comes by grace. From recycled morality and surface-level goodness to spiritual ladders built on self-effort, this message invites us to lay it all down—and live from what Jesus has already fulfilled.

Whether you’re wrestling with legalism, pressure to perform, or wondering what real transformation looks like, this message will encourage and challenge you to live not from striving, but from surrender.

📖 Scripture: Matthew 5:17–20

🎙 Speaker: Pastor Chris Zauner

📅 Series: Summer on the Mount – Jesus’ Upside-Down Kingdom

📍 Location: Grace City Church, Eugene, OR

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Welcome back to our Summer at Grace devotional series! This week, Jordan Gerding helps us pause and reflect on a topic we’re all drawn to during the summer months: comfort.

After a long season of busyness, school, and structure, the summer sun can feel like a breath of fresh air—especially here in Oregon. But what kind of comfort are we actually seeking? Is it the kind that brings restoration, healing, and joy—the kind God desires for us? Or are we slipping into a false comfort that’s really just release—disengagement, apathy, and self-protection?

In this honest and encouraging devotional, Jordan challenges us to lean into purposeful comfort—the kind that invites vulnerability, community, and openness. He reminds us that real rest often takes real courage.

Take a moment today to ask:

Am I seeking the kind of comfort that draws me closer to God and others? Or am I chasing escape?

Tune in for a quick word that might just reframe how you enter this summer season.

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What does it mean to be salt and light in a world that often feels dark and distant from God? In this powerful and heartfelt message, Jordan Gerding unpacks Jesus’ words from Matthew 5:13–16, inviting us to embrace our identity in the upside-down kingdom of God.

Through relatable stories, gospel-centered teaching, and a deep love for people, Jordan challenges us to see evangelism not as pressure to convert but as an invitation to relationally walk with others, reflect the light of Christ, and embody the values of the Kingdom.

You’ll be encouraged to:

- Reframe evangelism through relational presence, not performance

- Understand the immense value of being salt (preserving, healing, and purifying)

- Let your light reveal the goodness of God in both community and individual witness

- Recognize the power of living sacrificially as those who bring others near to Jesus

Whether you're hesitant about sharing your faith or eager to grow in boldness, this sermon will meet you where you are and inspire you to take one faithful step forward.

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Welcome back to Summer at Grace—our weekly devotional series designed to keep you rooted in Christ and responsive to His Spirit throughout the summer season.This week, we’re unpacking the difference between intentions and intentionality—two similar-sounding ideas that often take us in very different spiritual directions.Summer loosens our schedules and lowers urgency, but that’s exactly why we need to be alert. While good intentions may sound spiritual, they often lack action. True intentionality, however, is Spirit-led and anchored in rhythms, purpose, and community.Reflecting on Ephesians 5:15–16, we’re challenged to live wisely and make the most of every opportunity—not out of pressure, but out of purposeful response to God’s presence.This week’s challenge: Take one vague spiritual intention and turn it into a Spirit-led plan.– Want to read more Scripture? Set a time and place.– Want to pray more? Choose a daily space to speak and listen.– Want to reconnect? Reach out with purpose.Don’t drift through summer. Step into intentional growth.New devotionals drop weekly—subscribe and journey with us as we keep our hearts open to Jesus all summer long.

What if everything you thought about blessing was... backward?

In this powerful message from our Summer on the Mount series, Pastor Casey Olsen walks us through Jesus' upside-down vision of blessing found in the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:2–12). While the world defines blessing through comfort, success, and control, Jesus turns it all on its head—declaring the poor in spirit, the mourners, the meek, and the persecuted as truly blessed.

🎯 Key Themes:

- Why our cultural compass for blessing may be leading us astray

- The surprising grace found in emptiness, mourning, meekness, and mercy

- How the Beatitudes form not just individuals, but a countercultural Kingdom community

- What it means to live a cruciform life of purity, peacemaking, and joy in suffering

Whether you're feeling worn out, overlooked, or spiritually empty, this message will challenge and encourage you to see that God’s Kingdom belongs to the surrendered, not the strong. You’ll be reminded that Jesus didn’t just preach the Beatitudes—He embodied them all the way to the cross.

“Blessed are you…” — not someday, but right now, in the middle of the mess, when you follow Jesus with humility and hope.

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Welcome to Summer at Grace and our weekly devotional series from Grace City Church designed to help you stay spiritually rooted during a season that often feels anything but structured.

In this first devotional, we’re exploring a tension many of us experience: the difference between rest and drift. We’re calling it "The God of the Summer vs. the god of summer."

Summer is a gift. School is out, rhythms slow down, and there’s space to breathe. But if we’re not careful, the season meant to restore us can quietly become the thing we prioritize above all else. Formation pauses. Mission gets delayed. Spiritual practices fade. And we begin to center our lives around comfort instead of Christ.

Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:33 remind us to “seek first the kingdom of God”—a call that doesn’t take a vacation. This devotional isn’t about guilt or pressure. It’s an invitation to purpose. What might it look like to submit your summer plans to God? To ask Him what He wants to form in you during these weeks?

In this devotional:

- We explore how summer can become a false center if we’re not intentional

- We look at how to stay connected to God’s mission while enjoying the season

- We offer a practical challenge to prayerfully plan your summer with Jesus at the center

- Our encouragement: take 10 minutes this week to pause, pray, and consider how God might want to use this season for your renewal, not just your rest.

New devotionals will be released weekly throughout the summer. Subscribe to follow along as we seek to let the God of the summer define our days.

This summer, we’re not just reading the Sermon on the Mount—we’re climbing the mountain with Jesus.

In this opening message of our 12-week Summer on the Mount series, Pastor Casey invites us to encounter the voice of Jesus not as ancient wisdom, but as the present and powerful voice of the King. Rooted in Matthew 5 and 7, this sermon explores:

🔹 Why Jesus’ teaching wasn’t just impressive—it was authoritative

🔹 How the voices we curate in our lives shape our hearts

🔹 The difference between admiring Jesus and actually following Him

🔹 The call to build our lives not on emotion or opinion, but on the rock-solid foundation of Christ's Word

🔹 What it means to stop treating Jesus as a “spiritual detox” and start following Him as Lord

Pastor Casey challenges us to move from being inspired by Jesus to being anchored in Him. Because in a world full of noise, confusion, and competing truths—only one voice truly has the power to set us free.

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When Jesus speaks… do you treat His voice as optional—or ultimate?

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On this powerful Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Chris Zauner brings a timely and Spirit-filled message from Acts 2, reminding us that Pentecost is not just a moment in church history—it’s a present-day movement of God's power.

In this message, we explore five distinct "sounds" from Pentecost that are still echoing today:

The Sound of Heaven – When God moves, it disrupts our routines with divine purpose.

The Sound of the Nations – The Spirit empowers us for a global mission, far beyond our zip code.

The Sound of the Crowd – God's move may confuse some, but it convicts and confirms the faithful.

The Sound of a Witness – Like Peter, we are called to raise our voices and testify boldly.

The Sound of Repentance – When God's Word pierces the heart, it demands a response.

This message calls us to let the Holy Spirit interrupt our ordinary, stretch our calling to the nations, confirm our boldness amidst opposition, and empower our testimony. It culminates in a heartfelt invitation to receive a fresh filling of the Holy Spirit and step into the ongoing movement of God.

👂 Have you heard His whisper today?

📣 Will you raise your voice like Peter did?

🔥 Are you ready for a sound that changes everything?

In this sermon, Pastor Chris explores the power of God's presence in physical locations throughout the Bible and church history as we envision our church's future home.

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What does it really mean to tithe—and why does it matter? In this message, Pastor Casey Olsen brings biblical clarity to a subject that’s often misunderstood: giving. As part of Grace City’s Prepare for Rain campaign, this sermon unpacks God’s call to “bring the whole tithe,” exploring how tithing isn’t generosity—it’s obedience. Through Scripture, story, and reflection, Casey challenges us to trust God with our finances, break the grip of greed, and step into the joy of participating in Kingdom work.

Whether you’re just beginning your giving journey or seeking to grow in faith-filled sacrifice, this message offers both truth and encouragement.

📖 Main Text: Malachi 3:6–12

💬 Key Themes: Obedience, Trust, Contentment, Sacrificial Giving, Legacy

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