It’s easy to mistake quietness for strength, but sometimes silence is really pride in disguise. In this message, we encounter Blind Bartimaeus, a man on the margins who refuses to stay quiet when Jesus passes by.

As the crowd moves forward and tries to silence him, Bartimaeus cries out in faith, throws off what once defined him, and comes honestly to Jesus. What follows is more than physical healing, it’s restoration that leads to discipleship. Bartimaeus doesn’t just receive sight; he follows Jesus “on the way.”

As part of the Find Your One series, this sermon reminds us that Jesus hears the one who cries for mercy, stops for the overlooked, and invites us to respond with bold, dependent faith. And when Jesus meets us, He always turns our hearts outward—calling us to see, pursue, and point others to Him.

We often try to change what we do without first healing who we are. But Jesus works in a different order.

In this message from the Find Your One series, we look at the story of Mary Magdalene and see how Jesus restores identity before redirecting behavior. Once defined by bondage and labels, Mary is called by name—first healed, then trusted, and finally sent.

From deliverance to resurrection morning, this sermon reminds us that Jesus does not name us by our past, our pain, or our reputation. He names us as His own. And when identity is restored, purpose naturally follows.

As we seek to Find Your One, we’re reminded that restored people don’t just cling to Jesus privately—they go and proclaim Him publicly.

Failure has a way of convincing us that we’re finished—that our regret disqualifies us from being used by God. Peter knew that feeling well. Bold promises gave way to denial, and confidence collapsed under pressure.

In this message, we follow Peter from the fire of failure to the fire of restoration. We see that Jesus doesn’t meet Peter with shame or interrogation, but with grace, healing, and a renewed calling. Each question—“Do you love Me?”—restores what denial tried to destroy.

As part of the Find Your One series, this sermon reminds us that grace doesn’t just forgive our past—it redeems it. Failure is not final when grace is real, and God often does His best work through people who have been broken and restored.

In this Find Your One message, we study the story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1–10) and see how grace changes what the law never could. Zacchaeus knew he was wrong, but only when Jesus pursued him did his heart truly change. This sermon reminds us that transformation flows from grace, not pressure, and challenges us to extend that same grace as we pray for and invest in our one. 

As we step into a new year, it’s easy to drift: busy, distracted, and spiritually comfortable. In this Vision Sunday message, we’re reminded that God’s vision for our lives and our church is not mere survival, but fruitfulness.

Rooted in Jesus’ words from John 15, this message calls us to move beyond being spectators, fans, or consumers of church and step fully into discipleship. We explore what it means to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Christ, both personally and together as a church family.

This sermon lays out a clear and compelling vision: to be a church that elevates God’s Word, equips one another, engages the world with the gospel, and enjoys Jesus and each other. It’s an invitation to stop drifting, put on the jersey, and live with purpose. Being disciples who make disciples.

In this message, Wes challenges us to honestly examine where we are in our walk with Christ through the picture of four chairs—four spiritual postures that represent how people respond to the gospel, growth, and mission.

Drawing from Scripture, this sermon walks through the reality of sin, salvation through Christ alone, the danger of lukewarm faith, and the call to repentance and obedience. It confronts comfortable Christianity and invites believers to move from passivity to purpose.

Ultimately, The Four Chairs isn’t about labeling others—it’s about asking the hard question: What chair am I in, and what chair do I want to be in? A timely and sobering call to renewed faith, joyful obedience, and bold gospel witness.

When life feels dark, when fear is loud, answers feel distant, and hope seems thin, we often assume God is far away. But the Christmas story tells a different story.

In Luke 2, God doesn’t enter history through power or prestige, but through the night, appearing first to ordinary, overlooked shepherds. In this message, we’ll see that Jesus doesn’t wait for the darkness to lift. He enters it.

This sermon reminds us that the good news of Christmas is deeply personal, accessible, and full of joy. No matter what darkness you’re walking through, the Light has come and He comes to you.

In this message from our Christmas series The Light Has Come, Pastor Cody reminds us that Jesus doesn’t just bring light, He is the Light. When life feels dark, heavy, or confusing, Christ steps into our reality with hope, clarity, and peace that darkness cannot overcome! No matter what season you’re in, the Light of Christ still breaks through and He wants to shine in you and through you.

In our first message of The Light Has Come, we looked at Isaiah 9:2–7 and the hope God promises in the deepest darkness. We were reminded that spiritual darkness is real—but so is the Light who breaks into it. Jesus doesn’t ask us to climb our way out; He comes down to meet us, reorder our joy, and lead us through what feels impossible.

We celebrated Pastor Cody’s 15 years of faithful ministry at GR.Church and were encouraged that the same God who has guided our church family continues to shine light, peace, and strength into every shadow we face.

The Light has come and no darkness can overcome it.