Grace Community Fellowship - Sermons

This week, as we continue our study through 1 John, we explore what it means to live a life marked by loving obedience to God. True obedience isn’t driven by duty or a checklist of rules—it grows naturally as our love for God deepens. This kind of obedience shows up in how we forgive others and in our pursuit of things that carry eternal value.

The book of 1 John provides a litmus test for Christian genuineness and assuredness of salvation. A positive test is marked by a life illuminated with a love for God, His ways and His people. Brandon kickstarts our series with the foundational truth that God is good. And, our lives can only reflect His goodness when we allow Jesus to become Lord of our life.

God is telling the church, "Look at Me and expect Me to move in power!" Prayer opens the door to miracles, revealing God's glory through the power of the gospel. And this hope of glory is our inheritance. What a privilege it is to be called to usher Heaven down to earth!

An in-depth look at Hebrews 12 reveals to us a loving Father who disciplines his children for their good. When our world is shaken, how will we respond? Learning the truths of His unshakeable Kingdom gives us sure footing.

A misplaced hope means dwelling as dry bones in a parched, desert wasteland - mourning instead of singing, wailing instead of dancing. It's time to leave the funeral and join the festival because Jesus has brought those bones back to life! Because placing our hope in God means we are oaks of righteousness, planted by streams of living water, bearing the fruit of a hope filled future.

Jesus’ ministry is a ministry of Jubilee.  He came so that our inheritance would be restored from the Father. This restoration then released us from the bondage of slavery and the debt of sin. And that grants us the ultimate sabbath rest.  Jesus came to proclaim the Lord’s favor every day, in every area of our lives.

The enemy wants to keep us captive by waging war on our minds. We need to fight back by exposing his powerless lies. The truth is that the enemy is defeated and Jesus has proclaimed freedom for the captives! Let's share this good news with others so that together, we can run free, experiencing the fully abundant life that Christ freed us for.

The wounds of a shattered heart can only be healed by the pierced hand of Jesus Christ. Our Lord is waiting to show us His love and compassion. We must simply turn towards him in faith for the blessing. But there's more good news - we are also promised the hope and courage to believe that Jesus Himself will comfort the brokenhearted.

Jesus came to bring hope and healing to a broken world — and now He sends us out to do the same. In this message, we kick off The Year of the Lord’s Favor series by looking at how God fills our emptiness and uses us to bring hope to others.