Our faith is tested in times of trials and in times of temptations.  Will we trust God in times of temptation?  Do we believe that His commands flow from His infinite goodness?  Do we accept responsibility for our sins or do we blame God for the temptation and our giving in to it?

How can we continue to rejoice even when things are going horribly wrong?  James tells that, by God's grace, we can count it all joy even when we are in a season of trials by trusting God's plan.  He is not trying to harm us but working through trials to make us more like Jesus.

Our Vision - Extending the grace of Jesus to those around us
We do that through:

• Sharing the good news of God’s salvation through Jesus  

• Encouraging God’s people to abide in the love of Jesus

• Living graciously with one another and our neighbors

Ephesians 4:1-3 will help us understand how to extend grace to the people around us by putting on humility, gentleness, patience, and love.

Clarity – walking in the truth of God’s Word in a growing sea of confusion and idolatry
Community – walking with one another in Christian love in a time of isolation and loneliness
Spirituality – walking with Jesus by faith in a climate of doubt and cynicism
Purity - walking in obedience and holiness in a culture of immorality and rebellion
Ministry – walking in the Spirit’s power to do good works in a society of selfishness and greed.

Clarity – walking in the truth of God’s Word in a growing sea of confusion and idolatry
Community – walking with one another in Christian love in a time of isolation and loneliness 
Spirituality – walking with Jesus by faith in a climate of doubt and cynicism

Purity - walking in obedience and holiness in a culture of immorality and rebellion

Ministry – walking in the Spirit’s power to do good works in a society of selfishness and greed.

What are the core values of Grace Baptist Church of Hutto?  Clarity, Community, Spirituality, Purity, and Ministry

Spirituality – walking with Jesus by faith in a climate of doubt and cynicism

• Adoration – worshipping God in spirit and truth
• Exaltation – praising and thanking God for who He is and for what He has done
• Confession – profession our faith in God and unity with Christ
• Intercession – praying with and for one another
• Devotion – living fully committed lives unto God 

What are the core values of Grace Baptist Church of Hutto?  Clarity, Community, Spirituality, Purity, and Ministry
Community – walking with one another in Christian love in a time of isolation and loneliness 

• Fellowship – having real relationships and genuine unity in Jesus
• Sonship – seeing ourselves and one another as God’s sons and daughters
• Leadership – exercising oversight of God’s people with gentleness and grace

What are the core values of Grace Baptist Church of Hutto?  Chad Macy talks about the first one: clarity.
Clarity – walking in the truth of God’s Word in a growing sea of confusion and idolatry

• Reaching – boldly proclaiming that Jesus is the Son of God and the only name by which people may be saved!

• Preaching – faithfully teaching the word of God in a Christ-centered way 

• Prioritizing – keeping the plain things of the Bible the main things at church and home

As we look back at history, we should ask "What has God been doing and why?"  We should also ask "Where is it all heading?"  According to Hinduism, we're not going anywhere; history is circular with different reincarnations based on your behavior.  However, the Bible teaches that history is linear.  God has a grand plan and glorious purposes for His creation and His people.  The biblical story is moving from creation to new creation.  When this age come to an end God will bring about a new heaven and new earth where His people will dwell with Him for eternity!

God made covenant promises to Abraham that He would save His people and bless the nations through the Messiah.  God's plans were constantly under attack from enemies without and corruption within.  Even when God sent His Son, Jesus, the plans and promises of God seemed to fail.  However, God fulfilled His covenant promises through the death and resurrection of Jesus!