Sermons @ Grace Church of Tallahassee

Every culture draws invisible lines between “us” and “them,” treating some people as unclean, inferior, or unworthy of a seat at the table. In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton unpacks Peter’s defense before the Jerusalem church, revealing why the Holy Spirit—not ethnicity, ritual, or tradition—is the true mark of belonging to God’s family.

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Old habits don’t vanish the moment someone’s life changes—so what do you do when the same struggles keep resurfacing? Pastor Rod Bunton explores why remaining sin persists even in genuine believers, unpacks what stealing really looks like in everyday life, and shows how honest work becomes the pathway to generosity rather than self-interest.

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For centuries, deep-seated barriers of culture and prejudice kept two groups of people from ever truly welcoming one another — until God stepped in and broke them down for good. In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton unpacks the historic moment when the gospel crossed from Jew to Gentile, showing how God’s impartial love, the finished work of Christ, and the call to genuine fellowship dismantle every man-made wall.

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Every community of faith eventually faces a choice: guard the truth it was given, or quietly let it erode from within. In this message, Pastor Doug Link introduces the book of Jude, showing how believers find their identity as those who are called, loved, and kept by God, and why that secure identity equips the church to contend for the faith against false teaching that creeps in unnoticed.

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What do you do with the anger that rises up when you’ve been falsely accused or deeply wronged? In this message, Pastor Ben Khazraee unpacks how godly anger differs from bitterness, why God’s wrath against evil is good news for the wronged, and how to cultivate thankfulness even before justice is fully seen.

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Long-standing walls between insiders and outsiders can keep people from ever hearing they’re welcome — but it sometimes takes a healing, a resurrection, and a startling vision to bring those walls down. In this message, Jason Southerland traces Peter’s journey through Lydda, Joppa, and Caesarea, showing how God used miracles and a vision of unclean animals to prepare Peter to carry the gospel to Cornelius and the Gentile world.

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Anger isn’t always sin — but most of the anger we carry has nothing to do with God and everything to do with wounded pride. In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton explores the difference between righteous, God-centered anger and selfish, fleshly anger, and shows why believers are called to deal with their anger quickly before it gives a foothold to the enemy.

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Lying is so woven into daily life that most people do it without even noticing — but what if a community was defined instead by truth? In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton explores why honesty is one of the clearest marks of a transformed life, unpacks the hidden motives — fear, pride, self-protection — behind why people shade the truth, and shows how truthful speech builds up rather than damages the people we’re connected to.

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Real change doesn’t end the moment someone believes — it’s often followed by unexpected seasons of waiting, setbacks, and hard-won growth before a person is ready for what’s next. In this message, Josh Hollingsworth traces the early days after Saul’s conversion, showing how God used fellowship, bold proclamation, rejection, and years of hidden preparation to shape him for ministry, and how that same pattern of grace is at work in every believer’s life.

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What really happens the moment a person becomes a Christian — is it a decision, a feeling, or something far deeper? In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton unpacks the radical transformation of salvation, showing how the old self is put to death and a new self is created in righteousness, and why believers still wrestle with sin even after being made new.

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