Grace Community Church Podcast

At Grace we're all about contributors and we're all about a laser focus. If this table is going to be healthy, we need contributors and we need a laser focus. This is who we are and this is what we're going to do. Here's the challenge: As you look at your life, are you consumer or a contributor? And as you go through this week, look for opportunities to serve other people, and see what God does.

Jesus has become what we can not become, He did what we could never do, and what He calls us to do is grow in our love for Him. And as we grow in our love for him our actions, our motives for what we do will begin to change. Obedience follows love.

Discipleship starts as we learn to say, Jesus, I want to learn at your feet, I want to learn to think like you think, and talk like you talk, act like you act, and react like you react. I want to learn to live your Way, the better Way. I want to learn to live a life that is pleasing to you in everything. Jesus, I Tap Out, I surrender, I want to be your disciple.

Jesus desires to have a personal relationship with each one of us. If you were to die today do you have eternal life? You might say I hope so, I try to do good, I try to go to church, I've been baptized. I go to confessional. But Jesus says wait a second, "The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent." Have you ever put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone as Savior, have you ever eaten the Bread?

The true sign of spiritual maturity is Christ like Ministry. Where we push away from the table and we go out into the community and hand out samples of the love and grace of Jesus, and we serve people, with the hope of bringing more and more people to the table to hear about the Ultimate message about the Ultimate Bread of Life. 

Because of God, we have an opportunity to be a part of a church in 2026 where God is doing miraculous things. Never take that for granted. Let's decide today, that we're going to live in gratitude, that we get the privilege to join God in His work.

Christmas brings us mixed emotions. But, for the most part, it fills us with hope and joy because we received the best gift ever in Jesus. And with that gift, we cannot help but share it with others. That's the essence of the Christmas story, that God is with us and we ought to share it!

If you were asked "Are you a good person?" how would you respond? Most of us would (at the very least) think "I am not too bad, there are some real bad people out there." The struggle we face is that the standard for heaven is perfection. So the question is, if we aren't good, what does that mean for us?

There are misconceptions of heaven. People often think that our experience of heaven will be singing in the clouds for the rest of eternity. But, when we look at Scripture, we see that we find true peace, joy, and fulfillment in Him. The focus of heaven will be on worshipping Him and serving Him with the talents He's given us.

Time is our most precious commodity. Yet, if we are honest, we live as if time is on going for us on this side of eternity. Because of that, we can forget to utilize the time we have which plays a role in how we spend our eternity!

We often value what doesn't matter and miss what does. What if heaven's beauty is only a small part of its true importance?

Isn't it strange that at various points in our lives, we've stopped to think about what happens after we die? In some ways it feels morbid. In others, it feels hopeful. But the deeper truth is that ALL of us have a longing to experience God in His fullness. The thing is, Jesus has a lot to say about Heaven that we believe will challenge and encourage you!

Trusting God's goodness sets us free from anxiety and fear of possibly making mistakes. Caring how details unfold, but too much keeps us paralyzed and we can't move forward. It's not about making perfect choices every time, it's about loving and trusting Jesus, director of our path and promising to be with us, loving us, and growing us.

Why is decision-making difficult and anxiety-inducing at times?  We need to be honest and decide if we want God in our decisions.  God cares about us and our decisions if we turn to Him to help guide us and give us wisdom.

You're the only person on earth who can use your specific, God-given Abilities as part of God's purpose for you, and those impacted through you for such a time as this. Will you say, God I'm ALL IN!

Decide this week that you're going to look for opportunities to serve God in a way that matches your heart. What do you love to do? What are you passionate about? If you could do anything for God and not fail, what would you do? Decide today to push all the chips into the middle of the table and say, I'm all in.