Gracehouse

Human beings since the beginning have had a bad habit of hiding from God. Through sin and fear we like to keep God at a distance for a number of reasons. But Jesus has brought us near and desires to reconcile us to God. Given that God has drawn so near to us... why are you still keeping him at a distance?

The Christian life, is a life devoted to good works. To think of a Christian without good works would be a contradiction. Good works are the natural overflow of God's life giving grace at work in our hearts. And by these good works we are transforming the world all around us.

Sometimes in the midst of life's difficulties, pain, and distraction we can find it hard to keep our eyes on Jesus. Sometimes it's hard to see how difficult situations are going to turn for good. Or how we can trust God in the midst of the storm. But we are in good company with many great men and women of faith. Let's be encouraged to see God at work in all situations.

We were blessed to have Christina Stewart from Impact Nations share with us at our Sunday morning gathering. She reminded us of the all important truths that God sees us, he hears us, and he sends us.

Jesus warned us that the anxieties of life have a numbing effect on our lives. In our culture of busyness these anxieties are higher than ever before. Something needs to change or else we will miss out truly living.  And Jesus has the solution.

Testimony is an important part of the community of faith. Hearing from others about what they have experienced from the Lord is an important part of who we are as Christians. In this sermon we also accept the testimony of David who tells us of the Lord who is the good shepherd.

Paul the apostle had a radical vision for unity in the body of Christ. This unity is able to break down walls of hostility. Whether cultural, theological, or just plain interpersonal problems that we have with each other. The reality of being "one body" in Christ needs to work itself out in the church.

The early church believed that patience is the greatest of all virtues and the true companion of wisdom. The challenge for us in the 21st century is that our society has been engineered for impatience. We expect quick results and we hate being denied, disrupted or delayed. But this is not the way of Christ. God has called us to a more beautiful way of living.

The good news of the Kingdom is that God is making all things new. He's fixing all that is broken and removing all that is sin from his good creation. But rather than starting with 'those people out there' he begins with the renewal of our hearts and the root of sin that lays there.

God’s people have been enslaved to a way of doing church that is not conducive with the great commission, and God is at work leading his church into a greater freedom. What are some things that we should expect will change?