Sermons – GraceLife Church: Deltona, FL

Mike Tyson famously said, “Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face.” Iron Mike is not known for brilliant quotes, but he nailed that one. We’ve all gotten the proverbial punch in the face at some point. Our lives upended, plans ruined, futures uncertain. Fear, anxiety, regret, and even bitterness begin to emerge. So then what? Then you cling to the one unchanging reality in the universe—and you stand. What reality can make us immovable like that? The Resurrection. It’s not just for the end of your life. It’s for the toughest places in the middle: the trials, afflictions, disappointments and disasters. Are you living your life as if the resurrection of Jesus actually happened? GraceLife invites you to our Easter service where we’ll drill deep into what can make us Immovable. He has risen indeed! Sunday at 10am.

How does your life change when you begin to follow Jesus? Here’s another way to ask that: what does a gospel-shaped life look like in the West? The apostle Paul says something about the Christian life in Romans 12 that is so counter-cultural it’s jarring to our American minds. “Commit yourself to one another. Use your gifts to strengthen your community.” In a consumeristic culture we bristle at those words. But it’s a beautiful life—a better life. Are you living it? Are you using your gifts to their fullest potential We’re back in Romans this week for Think Like a Body, Part 2. Join us!

Jesus came preaching the "gospel of the kingdom." He was announcing the beginning of a new era, a new covenant, a new community. But Jesus did more than talk about the new kingdom - He inaugurated it. And He invites us into it. But what does that mean? What does it look like to be kingdom people? Join us this Sunday to see how the kingdom story gives us our kingdom identity and fuels our kingdom purpose.

“Blessed Assurance Jesus Is Mine” and “It is Well With My Soul” are just a couple of hymns regarding the assurance we as Christians should have. But if we are honest, we don’t always feel that sweet assurance. I think some Christians struggle with assurance more than they want to admit. The book of Hebrews tells us how what Christ did was indeed enough to provide us assurance and provide us peace here on Earth. It is through clinging to Christ that we can truly draw near with boldness to the throne of Grace. Join us on Sunday as we battle our doubt and wavering assurance together and cling fast to our beloved Christ.

Know thyself. That advice dates all the way back to Socrates. And the quest continues. People are still searching for the truth about who they are. The promise to help people understand themselves sells books, generates likes, and garners subscriptions. Have we figured it out yet? Perhaps nothing is more important and yet misguided at the same time. Romans 12 gives us the key. Gather with us this Sunday at GraceLife as we continue our series in Romans 12. Know Thyself.

Is God angry? Does he love us? Not only do we still encounter those questions in various forms—we still doubt the answers when we experience personal adversity, witness global catastrophe, or come face-to-face with evil. Where can we get definitive answers? Only one place: the Cross of Jesus Christ, where love and justice meet. Gather with us this week as we explore the Cross.

This fallen world assaults our heart with overwhelming force. It hands us a broken belief system and tempts us to incorporate it into every area of our life. In Romans 12, Paul calls us to recognize and resist that pattern—the spirit of this age. But that’s only half the work. And it’s not even the most important part. Paul follows the charge to resist, “Do not be conformed to this world” with an invitation to be transformed—from the inside out. How in the world do we do that? Good question! Join us at GraceLife this week as we tackle the rest of verse 2. Inside Out!