The first test of Joshua's leadership illustrates an important principle for God's people. Even if we already have our rewards, relatively speaking, now is not the time to rest. We are part of the same struggle as our brothers and sisters in Christ, and there will be no rest for us until we all rest. “No Rest Until We All Rest" is the second sermon of Entering the Promise, a study of the book of Joshua focusing on the redemptive lessons of Israel's journey for the church today. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

Moses was dead. Would the promise die with him? The people had been delivered from bondage in Egypt, yet their salvation would be incomplete until they entered the land of promise. To finish the work, God raised up a leader who was faithful and fearless, a man named Joshua. “He Will Save His People" is the first sermon of Entering the Promise, a study of the book of Joshua focusing on the redemptive lessons of Israel's journey for the church today. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

Whether they began first thing in the morning or arrived at the last minute, every worker received the same reward from the master. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

Human history is not merely cyclical. It has a direction: redemption. And if it has a direction, it must also have a purpose. In the conclusion of this two-part series, we ask the question, "What is salvation actually for? What is the point?" The answer is found in the final vision of Revelation, which reveals the New Jerusalem. “The First Eden and the Last" is the conclusion of a two-part sermon series on the unity of God's plan of redemption, From First to Last. We end one year and begin another by meditating on the beginning and the end of time. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

The Bible compares Jesus to many Old Testament figures, but perhaps no connection is more important than the link between Adam and Christ. To understand the message of grace, we have to remember how the problem of sin began. If the first Adam ushered in the reign of death, the last Adam inaugurates the reign of righteousness. “The First Adam and the Last" is part one of a two-part sermon series on the unity of God's plan of redemption, From First to Last. We end one year and begin another by meditating on the beginning and the end of time. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

The savior of Israel had been so long in coming that some believed he would never come at all. But to one man, Simeon, a promise had been made: you will live to see the day. As the watch for the Messiah ends, Jesus is brought into the temple -- where his birth was first announced to Zechariah -- and a new epoch of grace is proclaimed by a man whose whole life had been lived for that very moment. “Nunc Dimittis" is the last of four sermons in a series on the Advent songs of Luke's Gospel called My Soul Magnifies the Lord. Through the words of Mary, Zechariah, the angels, and Simeon, we discover the significance of Christ's birth to the world. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

The shepherds were watching their flocks when the angel appeared, announcing the birth of the heir of the Shepherd-King David. This is good news for us, and brings glory to the God of our salvation. "Gloria: Song of the Angels," is the third in our four-sermon series on the canticles of Christ's birth recording in Luke's Gospel. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

Four hundred years after the close of the Old Testament canon, Israel was a nation without a prophet. Advanced in years, Zechariah was a priest without a son. When Luke's Gospel begins, a messenger from the presence of God brings good news: the land will receive a prophet, the priest will receive a son. And the newborn prophet will point to the long-awaited Savior, Jesus Christ. “Benedictus" is the second of four sermons in a series on the Advent songs of Luke's Gospel called My Soul Magnifies the Lord. Through the words of Mary, Zechariah, the angels, and Simeon, we discover the significance of Christ's birth to the world. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

After the words of Gabriel and the events of her visit to Elizabeth in mind, Mary reveals what it all means to her in song. "My soul magnifies the Lord," she begins, in a psalm of thanksgiving that sums up the beating heart of God's plan of salvation. Her song must be our song, too. “Magnificat" is the first of four sermons in a series on the Advent songs of Luke's Gospel called My Soul Magnifies the Lord. Through the words of Mary, Zechariah, the angels, and Simeon, we discover the significance of Christ's birth to the world. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.

A strong current runs through this world and through your heart. It will sweep you away if you let it, carrying to farther and farther from Christ. Don't confuse this distance for a spiritual journey. The way we grow is not by leaving behind our first love, but rather, by rooting ourselves deep at the foot of the cross. Only there can you find more grace, and more depth. “More Grace, More Depth" is the final sermon in a series on 2 Peter called The Promise of His Coming, a study of the promises -- and warnings -- God gives to his people. Visit us online at www.graceforsiouxfalls.org.