Sermons From Grace Baptist Church of Richmond Hill

The Bible warns us of the extent that we’re susceptible to the people and influences around us. This message looks at how to evaluate those influences and determine which ones we can trust.

Entering our second Easter in a global pandemic has left many of us feeling worn out, empty, and anxious about what comes next. This message looks at how Jesus’ resurrection gave hope to the first disciples and can do the same for us.

Many people wonder about Jesus’ death. ‘Where there’s smoke, there’s fire,’ people say. ‘Maybe Jesus wasn’t as innocent as Christians like to suggest. Understanding why Jesus was crucified is crucial to understanding the message of Good Friday. It teaches us something about ourselves. And it teaches us something about Jesus. Join us for a reflection on His death and what it means for us today.

The idea of hell is troubling to many people today. It seems primitive and barbaric. Have we rightly understood the Bible’s teachings on this controversial doctrine? Is there a way to reconcile God’s love and goodness with a place of eternal torment? This message confronts these difficult questions through an examination of Jesus’ teachings.

To many today, it can feel proud and even intolerant to claim that there’s only one way to God. Are those charges true? How should we respond? This message looks at an event in the early church that dealt with this issue and seeks to address it honestly.

For many people, Christian attitudes toward sexuality seem discriminatory, outdated, and prudish. ‘God has no place in the bedroom!’ they say, and there’s a genuine struggle to understand why God would want to put restrictions on love. This message takes those concerns seriously and looks for answers in the Bible and the experience of people today.

Life can overwhelm us, and we find ourselves asking, What good is God if I’m going through all of these trials? This message looks at the help and assurance God provides when times are tough.

Growth as a Christian isn’t a random self-help project. God is at work in every circumstance of our lives to make us more like Jesus and ensure that the work He has begun in our lives will be completed.

Life is often hard and each of us eventually feels its pain in different ways. What we hope in dramatically impacts how we face that pain, however. This message looks at the incredible hope the Bible holds out for us to lay hold of in suffering and the help that the Spirit gives us as we do.

We often come to God with shame and frustration over our attempts at true righteousness. And it’s possible to bring our old mindset into our new relationship with Him. But the Holy Spirit does for us what we couldn’t do for ourselves. This message looks at what the Holy Spirit provides for us and what He calls us to.