That's Grace Podcast

In the third week of this series, Pastor Sean talks about how God begins to wrap everything up. Now is the time where God will begin to punish evil in the world, end the sin and corruption, and do away with Satan and his demons. But even as God pours out His judgement, we can see that He still is giving people an opportunity to turn back to Him before it’s too late. From this teaching, we can see God’s heart towards humanity and discover what we things we need to begin changing in our hearts and lives right now.

Fathers have a BIG influence on their families. In fact, research suggest that as a Father increases his involvement in the family, his children flourish. But even if you do not have any biological children, God can still provide you with an opportunity to be a Father figure to others. In today’s message, Pastor James Roberson III from Bridge Church in Brooklyn, NYC shares just how impactful a Father figure can be. And even if you did not have the best Father figure, how you can see past the imperfections and appreciate the Fatherly influences you had in your life.

If you knew that you only had a few more weeks to live, what would you choose to do differently in the next 4 weeks. What kind of regrets would you have and what changes would you choose to make in your life? Those are probably not very hard questions for us to answer, but the scary part of all this is that none of us know what day will be our last. All of us would live differently if we knew, but because we don’t know, we often live our lives like we will all live until we are 80. In this week’s teaching, Pastor Sean talks about an event in the last days that will take place where Jesus will return and bring those who have put their faith, hope, and confidence in Him to be with Himself. At that time, there will be no more time for do-overs, or chances for us to re-arrange our lives.

In the first week of this series, we find that the book of Revelation is the only book of the Bible that begins and ends with a blessing to those who read it, to those who hear it, and to those make adjustments in their life accordingly. The purpose of this book isn’t to bring fear about what is to come, but rather for those who follow Jesus to see how God will wrap everything up according to His plan. To bring justice, to right every wrong, and to restore things back to the way He had originally intended it. In the first few chapters, we see what Jesus looks like right now and also read God’s instruction to seven churches that we can make application from today.

Have you ever known someone who was incredible gifted at something, but never used their gifting? What if God has given you gifts to help others, but you’ve never even realized that you had them? The Bible says that the Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts to everyone who has turned from their sin to follow Jesus, but it’s estimated that up to 80% of Christians don’t know what their gifts are or how to use them. In this week’s teaching, Pastor Stephen talks about what these “gifts” look like, how to identify what your gifting may be, and how you can begin using them to help the church and others.

Are you feeling like you need more of God’s power and presence in your life? Is there something that you are struggling with that you wish God would just take away? Last week, we talked about how sometimes we don’t feel God in our lives because we have worked so hard to resist His promptings. In this week’s message, Pastor Sean talks specifically about the power that the Holy Spirit gives to us, and what our next steps should be if we don’t feel God’s presence as much as we want to.

When you look at many of the Christians in our world today, they don’t look much different from everyone else. If you are a follower of Jesus, God has given you the Holy Spirit in order to empower you to live a life that looks more and more like Jesus. But many people don’t know who the Holy Spirit is, what He does in our lives, and how exactly He can transform our lives. In this week’s message, Pastor Ken gives and overview of who the Holy Spirit is and gives 3 unique ways that the Holy Spirit works in our lives.

In the last week of our series, Pastor Sean talks about the value of our church that just make might make us the most unique. In fact, it might have been one of the first things that made an impression upon you at our church. That is the value of being radically generous. We all want to be generous people, but what does true generosity look like in our lives and how does it impact our relationship with God? Pastor Sean shares how generosity has been a theme through the entire Bible and shares why our church places a high value on it and how becoming radically generous yourself will impact and grow your faith and relationship with God.

Have you ever stopped to think that God, before you were ever even born, had a preferred life and purpose for your life? That He planned and crafted you to live your life in a way that would not only benefit you but all those around you? But what if we’ve messed up in the past? Or what if we haven’t been interested in all in what God wants for us and instead are interested more in what we want. This week in our series This Is Us, we talk about the value our church places on every person being personally involved. We talk about how you can begin to live the life God has planned for you regardless of your past and what are some small steps you can take to get started.

I think it would be fair to say that we all look to be comfortable in our lives. Even if you are someone who likes change, when change brings about discomfort in your life chances are it is not welcomed. It is our very human nature to try and settle in. To find the groups of people who are like us, think like us, believe like us, and vote like us. It gives us a sense of comfort in our surroundings and brings about security. In today’s message, Pastor Stephen shows that God has asked His followers to abandon their sense of security and comfort in order to accomplish something much greater. Because of this high calling from God, Pastor Stephen shows from the life of Jesus why our church has chosen to be Outwardly Focused.