Grace Fellowship Sermons

Life is full of obstacles that can keep us from experiencing the power and forgiveness of Christ—barriers of personal doubt, confusion, and even the fear of what others might think. Today we will see an example of bold, persistent faith that not only transforms a life but reveals the power of Jesus in glorifying the Father.

Our culture has embraced suffering and death as the natural cycle of man's existence on this earth. Yet, we seem to have an innate sense that this is not the way it should be—a sense that something is "broken" and needs to be fixed. We come up with elaborate schemes to fix what's broken but these solutions offer no real hope. However, there is GOOD NEWS. The creator has revealed how he has fixed what's broken. But beware. You might find his solution offensive.

In ancient Israel, lepers were the ultimate outcasts: cut off from society and isolated from worship. Jesus’ encounter with a leper reveals the heart of Christ to not only heal physically but also restore dignity to bring wholeness in life. Today, we examine this decisive encounter with Jesus and how it should shape our lives today.

Jesus has shown his authority in His teaching (v.33), His power in expelling unclean spirits (v.36) and demons (vv. 39, 41), and the priority of the eternal message of the Kingdom over a body-healing miracle(s) in the moment (v. 42). What comes next will change everything.

Jesus has shown his authority in His teaching (v.33), His power in expelling unclean spirits (v.36) and demons (vv. 39, 41), and the priority of the eternal message of the Kingdom over a body-healing miracle(s) in the moment (v. 42). What comes next will change everything.

We live in a world where the urgent often crowds out the important, the flashy overwhelms the ordinary. Prioritizing is more than just time management; it’s about value management—aligning our lives with the priorities of Christ. Today, we will see Jesus model for us the value of truth over mere experience.

Making a claim is one thing; proving it is another. Jesus never demands belief without offering sufficient evidence to support that belief. In fact, the claims of Jesus are proven by the works of Jesus.

Last week, we considered how Jesus was rejected in His hometown synagogue; today, He steps into the Capernaum synagogue, and an ordinary message becomes an extraordinary event. Jesus's words stir a demon over which He takes authority. The contrast is shocking: Nazareth saw Jesus as merely one of their own, while Capernaum recognized and embraced His authority over the spirit world.

Jesus Comes Home! Being away for over a year, teaching people throughout Galilee, performing two miracles, and beginning a ministry with everyone talking, He’s back where it all began. All eyes are locked on Jesus as He enters the synagogue… waiting for the words that will reveal everything.

Simeon Peter, a bond servant and apostle of Jesus Christ to those who have received a faith equal in value to ours by the righteousness of our God and savior Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you by the knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord because, on us, his divine power has bestowed everything necessary for life and godliness through the knowledge of the one who called us by means of his own glory and virtue through which, on us, his priceless and great promises he has bestowed so that through these you may become sharers of God’s nature being freed from the moral decomposition that is in this world because of lust. For this very reason, make every effort to supply your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For, if these are yours and are multiplying, they make you neither useless nor unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the one who does not have these things is blind, being shortsighted, having received forgetfulness of the cleansing of his former sins. Therefore, brothers and sisters, be even more zealous to validate your calling and election, for if you do these things you will never lose your footing. For, in this way, there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.