In Deuteronomy 6:10-25 Moses exhorts the people of God to remember Him even when they become prosperous in the promised land.  It is always a temptation to turn away from God when tempted.  It is easy to pray to God to receive something, receive it, and then forget to return thanks to God and think that we have procured the things we have through our own strength.

Peter’s last word on suffering in 1 Peter 5:6-14 is about God’s great power in the midst of suffering.  How does an understanding of God’s infinite power influence the way a Christian suffers?  Peter addresses this theme with respect to the believer’s relationship to God and Satan.  Humble yourself before God in light of God’s power; resist the devil in light of God’s power.

Christians often used the language of being "saved", but what are they saved from?  Pastor Grasso answers in this episode.

How is love for God maintained in the world? Deuteronomy 6:4-5 gives an overview of the message of the Bible. God has entered into a saving covenant relationship with his people through Christ, and the duties of those in covenant with God center on loving Him. How are the message of the gospel and the duty to love God perpetuated? In Deuteronomy 6:6-9 Moses teaches that it is primarily in the family that this is accomplished. Love for God is maintained insofar as Christians have godly homes.

Does your godliness   in suffering include submission to elders in the church? One thing that is clear in 1 Peter is that   Christians need to suffer in a godly way. This includes within the church, particularly in the way elders serve and the way members relate to elders. In 1 Peter 5:1-5 Peter gives a charge to elders and members explaining what the duties of each are.

Does the Bible teach that the believer can live a perfectly sinless life?  Pastor Grasso answers in the negative, explaining that the language of perfection and blamelessness in the Bible does not mean one if free from all sin.

There is no way to overstate the importance of Deuteronomy 6:1-5.  Verse 4 is the great summary of redemption on which verse 5 develops the most succinct statement of the entire duty God requires of man, but what do these verses mean?  Here Pastor Grasso shows that God is calling his people to exclusive fidelity to him because of salvation and that love for God is to pervade every area of life. 

This past election season was the most contentious in recent history.  The country seems to be divided over different ideologies and goals for the country.  How should Christians think about such things?  Does the Bible address things like Socialism?  How should Christians respond to difficult elections?  All of these questions are addressed in this sermon on Psalm 146 where the Psalmist reminds us that we do not put our hope in princes.

Pastor Grasso recounts God's faithfulness during this difficult year in the life of the church after the first anniversary of his ordination.  God has been faithful to his church even in the midst of a pandemic, wildfires, a contentious election, and other challenges.

In this episode Pastor Grasso critiques Postmillennialism, arguing that there is fundamental continuity throughout the church age and that the great hope of the Christian is not in a Christianized society but in the return of Christ.