Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast

Special Sermon: Eldership

This question surfaces because in Paul's day, the majority of Jews rejected Jesus as Messiah. Lead by their spiritual leaders, the Jews rejected Jesus' messianic claims and with the help of Rome, killed Jesus. Jesus rose from the dead and ascended to heaven. Rather than receiving the promised kingdom ruled by Messiah, the nation of Israel remained subjugated to Rome. By 70AD Israel ceased to exist as a nation.

Though we deny God, He loves us so much He sacrificed Jesus to pay the penalty of our sin and deliver us from His righteous wrath. God loves us so much that after He justifies us His Spirit imparts new life setting us free from our old lives of sin and death. And if that weren't enough to prove how much God loves you, God promises to complete our salvation by giving us new bodies and a future with Jesus that will never end.

If you are a Christian, your life is under reconstruction. You’re under new management. God is remodeling your life from the inside out. Your old life was based on a blueprint called the “mindset of the flesh” (Rom. 8:6). The "fleshly mindset" is a life driven by the body.

Special Sermon: Communion Message 8-12-18

As we open our Bibles to Romans 8:18-25 we are in that portion of Paul’s letter dealing with the second aspect of our salvation - sanctification. Sanctification is the lifelong process of spiritual transformation in which God is healing our brains, setting us free from self-centeredness and fear and changing our character all to the end of making us more and more like Jesus Himself.

In chapters 5-8 Paul deals with sanctification. Sanctification is the second aspect of salvation. It is the lifelong process of being delivered from the power of sin. The goal of sanctification is that we increasingly become like Jesus (8:29). Sanctification is the lifelong process of healing our brains and being set free from fear and self-centeredness.

Special Sermon: Nate Keating - The Unexpected Ones

The process of sanctification is also the process by which we enter more deeply into the life of God. As we read Romans 8:1-13, notice how many times the Holy Spirit is connected with life. If we really want to be fully alive we must realign our life purpose and pursuits on the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit brings life to all those who set their minds on His will.

Patriotic Service 2018

Shawn Percival

Jerry Sain

Evan Young