The first people Jesus invited to follow him were fishers. When they met Jesus they dropped their nets, docked their boats, and left everything to follow him. Have you ever wondered why? Why did Jesus start with fishers? Why did they immediately follow him? What is going on in the background of this story? The answer to that last question is a WHOLE LOT! In this sermon Josh takes us into the first century context of this story which opens up its meaning, and the meaning of Jesus, in surprising ways! 

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This Sunday we jumped back into our Bible Stories for Grown-Ups series by talking about the story of the three Hebrew boys and the fiery furnace from Daniel chapter three. What does this story mean in its context? What challenges or comforts does it offer to us in our own context? Josh discussed all that and more in this week's sermon! 

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This Sunday Lead Pastor Josh Scott and Founding Pastor Stan Mitchell were together in conversation. Here's a preview of their discussion:Inclusion is the very heart of the Gospel. So in this Pride Month, as the specific matter of LGBTQ+ inclusion is top of mind and heart, we are reminded of an even deeper reality…and that is that we are, all of us, included…that we are all a part of one another…whether we recognize that union or not. And so, as Christianity continues it's reckoning with the specific issue of LGBTQ+ inclusion, it must necessarily face the underlying roots of its greatest failure here…and that is the sin of religious exclusivism.⛪️ To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit https://gracepointe.net/about-us🗣 For weekly event and ways to get plugged in, visit https://gracepointe.net/calendar🙌 To become a sustaining member of the GracePointe community, visit https://gracepointe.net/giveLike us on Facebook at https://facebook.com/gracepointetnFollow us on Instagram at https://instagram.com/gracepointetn

This week we were excited to welcome William Stell to GracePointe! William joined GP Founding Pastor, Stan Mitchell, for a discussion around his recently released book, "Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity." 
About William:

William Stell teaches in the Department of Religious Studies at New York University. A scholar of American religion, sexuality, disability, and race, his writing has been published in American Religion, Journal of the History of Sexuality, Theology & Sexuality, Church History, The Immanent Frame, Commonweal Magazine, Huffington Post, Patheos, and elsewhere. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University, his M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, and his B.A. from Wheaton College (IL).

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This week, we returned to our Bible Stories for Grown-Ups series just in time for Pentecost. On the Christian calendar, Pentecost marks the arrival of the Holy Spirit and is often celebrated as the birth of the Church. While the central Pentecost story is found in Acts 2, there is far more happening beneath the surface than we often realize.

In this sermon Josh Scott explores the depth, beauty, and challenge of this powerful story—and we consider what it might mean for our lives and communities today.

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We were so excited to welcome our friend Rabbi Brian Mayer this week! He shared with us about his book "Rabbi Brian's Highly Unorthodox Gospel," and Religion Outside the Box.

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This week we continued our Bible Stories for Grown-Ups series by looking at the story of Ruth. This teaching follows the drama of Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz through loss, risk, and unexpected grace, all to discover how ordinary acts of faithfulness can open the door to extraordinary, transformative possibilities. We also explored how the story of Ruth challenges our own current moment, too.

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This week we began a new series called Bible Stories for Grown-Ups. The idea behind the series is simple: Many of us were offered interpretations of the Bible as children and, either implicitly or explicitly, told that we had the right "answers" and that faithfulness meant keeping and repeating those interpretations for our whole lives. But that isn't how anything really works, is it? As we mature into adulthood and beyond, we take what we were taught as children--about math, science, etc--and expand our understanding as we grow. Shouldn't we do the same with the Bible? 
Our first sermon in this series explores the contentious relationship between two brothers, Jacob and Esau. What does their story have to say to us as grown-ups? 

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Last Sunday we were excited to welcome our Founding Pastor, Stan Mitchell, to our gathering! It's always a meaningful time when Stan is with us, and this was no different!

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Are you angry right now? Many of us are, and rightly so! The current state of the US is enough to keep our collective blood boiling. But, what do we do with our anger? How do we process, engage, or use it? This week Josh invited us to consider our options for how we respond to the anger we feel in this moment.

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