Grace For Ohio

How's your New Year's resolution going? This year, instead of trying to do it all and ending up doing nothing, let's just try to fight the fade. Watch as Pastor Dan helps us simplify our health back to the most important thing, being fit to serve.

In our culture, busyness is almost seen as a badge of honor. While our culture's rhythm could be described as busy, distracted and rushed, God has a different rhythm for our lives, one that's intentional, present, and unhurried. Our time is our most valuable commodity. In this new year, let's turn the beat around with our time and change the rhythms in our lives to be more intentional, present, and unhurried.

It feels good to be invited, to be included in something, and the same is true for our faith. We want the best for the people in our lives, but they won't come if they're not invited. Our greatest influence is on those closest to us, so how are we going to leverage that influence to extend the invitation? 

A barrier is the opposite of a bridge. Where a bridge is meant to get us for “here” to “there,” a barrier STOPS someone from getting from “here” to “there.” The hypocrisy of Christians is a barrier for many that desperately need a bridge. In this message, Pastor Billy shares with us 3 simple practices we can implement in our lives to be a bridge instead of a barrier.

Sometimes we think being blessed means things are going our way. When something good happens to us or we get something we've been wanting, we say we're blessed. But did you know that being blessed goes beyond that? Being a part of God's family means that you have been blessed with God’s PRESENCE, God’s CARE, and God’s FAVOR. But this blessing isn't just for ourselves. We are blessed to be a blessing to others, to share the benefits of the presence and care and favor of God to a hurting world that has lost its way.

Have you ever asked yourself if you really need the church? Getting to church can be hard, getting involved can be challenging, and the people there can test your patience. So is it really worth the effort? Well, if you want the full life it is! The community you build and growth you experience by being at church and being the church help you live the full life God designed for you to experience.

Why do bad things happen to good people? Chances are you've asked this question and maybe even wondered why a good God would allow pain. We get it. But God has a purpose for our pain, and more than that, He promises to be with us in our pain. In today's message, Pastor Billy answers this big question through what God promises in His word.

Sometimes rules can feel like restrictions that keep us from doing things our way. It's easy to think, "Why can't I just live life my way?" But what if God's rules aren't meant to restrict us, but rather to direct and protect us toward the full life that He wants for us?