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Weekly sermon content from Grace Church in Erie, Pennsylvania. For more information about Grace, visit https://whoisgrace.com.
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Grace Church SermonsAre You a Fan of Jesus or a True Follower | Follow Me - Week 2
disciple = mathetes = learner = apprentice Big Idea: Following Jesus doesn't just change what you do. It changes what you're made of. 1. The man who took a…
Grace Church SermonsThe One Word That Wrecks Every Excuse You Have About God | Easter 2026 | Follow Me - Week 1
The 4 ways one word wrecks every excuse. Excuse #1 - “I’m not good enough.” 1. ANYONE is Welcome. Excuse #2 - "I'd never fit in here.” 2. ANYONE means…
Grace Church SermonsJesus Was Forsaken So You Never Have to Be | Palm Sunday 2026 | 5 Questions from Jesus - Week 5
“My God, why have you forsaken me?" Big Idea: Jesus was forsaken so you would never have to be. 3 things Jesus’ question exposes in us. 1. We've all known…
Grace Church SermonsDo you love Jesus? | 5 Questions from Jesus - Week 4
Jesus is here for you. Jesus wants you to remember your history. (John 21:1-14; Romans 7:24) Jesus wants to restore you relationship with Him. (John 21:15-19…
Grace Church SermonsSaying the Words, Skipping the Way | 5 Questions from Jesus - Week 3
“Why don’t you do what I say?” Big Idea: Agreement with Jesus is not the same as allegiance to Jesus. Agreement is most often intellectual or emotional…
Grace Church SermonsYou Can Win at Life...and Still Lose Everything | 5 Questions from Jesus - Week 2
Big Idea: Your soul is precious. Jesus reveals 2 truths about himself (Matt 16:24) He is serious about dying. He is dying for the sake of your soul Soul = the…
Grace Church SermonsThe Question Jesus Asked That No One Can Google | 5 Questions from Jesus - Week 1
“Who do you say that I am?” The Poll question: “Who do people say that I am? (:13-14) The Personal Question: “Who do YOU say that I am?” (vv. 15-16) Big idea…
Grace Church SermonsWhat Could God Do in the Lake Erie Region? | Starting Small, Dreaming Big - Week 2
Our vision: By 2035, 30,000 people from Cleveland to Buffalo have been mobilized to step into their kingdom calling to bring gospel influence into the everyday…
Grace Church SermonsSTARTING SMALL: 4 Marks of a Disciple
Big Idea: God has a disciple-making journey for you to walk, will you take the next step? 1. Compassionate Storyteller: I know God’s story, my place in it, and…
Grace Church SermonsFinancial Freedom God's Way: 3 Plans That Actually Work | Margin - Week 2
3 Plans for Financial Freedom Make the decision to plan. Plan #1 - Make a BUDGET plan 3 Easy Steps to Budgeting Determine your income for the NEXT month. Enter…
Grace Church SermonsWhy You're Always Stressed About Money | MARGIN:Making Room for What Matters - Week 1
Big Idea: Everything you have belongs to God. 3 Questions 1. What does it mean that God is the Owner? (Psalm 24:1) God owns everything God owns You. You belong…
Grace Church SermonsBattle Ready | Invisible War - Week 4
Big Idea: Be alert to attack, stand firm in Christ General Paul’s Battle-Preparedness Plan Spiritual Battles Require Spiritual Solutions Analyze Before You…
Grace Church SermonsStop Giving the Enemy Ground in Your Life | Invisible War - Week 3
How do we encounter demonic forces? Oppression – demonic forces working externally around us. Possession – demonic forces totally take over someone’s body…
Grace Church SermonsSpiritual Warfare 101: Satan’s Lies Exposed | Invisible War - Week 2
Evil exists in a 3-fold cord Our FLESH The WORLD Our ENEMY Where Did Satan Come From? Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14. What was Satan's Rebellion? “I will ascend to…
Grace Church Sermons5 Truths about Spiritual Warfare Every Christian Needs to Know | Invisible War - Week 1
Big Idea: You're in a battle you didn't start. But you're on the winning team. 5 Truths about Spiritual Warfare Truth 1 – There is an invisible world that’s…
Grace Church SermonsStill Waiting on God? The Christmas Story You Need to Hear | Roots of Redemption - Week 2
God’s Faithfulness through Every Twist and Turn. Act one: Promise. Act two: Kingdom. Act three: Exile and beyond. Big Idea: God always keeps his covenant…
Grace Church SermonsEmbarrassing Relatives: How the Gospel is Hidden in Jesus' Genealogy | Roots of Redemption - Week 1
Big Idea: Jesus came FROM the very people he came FOR. 3 Truths from Jesus’ Messy Family Tree 1. Your Mess Doesn’t Disqualify You. Tamar the Forsaken. Rahab…
Grace Church SermonsLuke 15 Ending Explained: The Feast that Changes Everything | Prodigal God - Week 6
Big Idea: The Feast of the Father is an echo of God’s endgame.The Story We’re All Living In.Creation | Fall | Redemption | Mission | RestorationThe Feast is…
Grace Church SermonsFrom Exile to Home: How Jesus Made the Way | Prodigal God - Week 5
Review: The Story So Far What it Means to Walk in the Way of Grace. Understand that your homecoming was free to you but cost someone everything Admit you need…
Grace Church SermonsWhen Your Good Works Keep You From God | Prodigal God - Week 4
2 things an honorable Middle-Eastern dad would never do: Run in public. Cancel the Shunning Ceremony. Act II. The Older Brother’s Response 4 Indicators You’re…
Grace Church SermonsWhen You Feel Like There's Got to Be More to Life | Prodigal God - Week 3
3 universal longings that point us back to God. Longing for love. Longing for identity. Longing for purpose. Idolatry = wanting the father’s things more than…
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When you Feel Lost: The God who Searches for Lost Sheep | Prodigal God - Week 2
Setting the Scene: 2 Groups of People (15:1-3) “tax collectors and sinners” “Pharisees and the scribes” Three Categories Jesus Upends (15:4-10) 1. He upends…
Grace Church SermonsFinding your Way Back to God: Understanding Luke 15 | Prodigal God - Week 1
3 Invitations Hidden in Luke 15 Invitation #1: You are invited to receive God’s Love. Invitation #2: You are invited into a bigger story. Creation | Fall |…
Grace Church SermonsHolding Onto Hope When Bad Things Happen | Habakkuk - Week 4
Big Idea: Prayer and Praise fuel Hope. How to pray and praise when the circumstances don’t change:1- Remember God’s Faithfulness (Habakkuk 3:2-15; Job…
Grace Church SermonsWhat the Bible Says About Pride, Power, and Nations | HABAKKUK - Week 3
How to posture your mind and heart when you’re facing evil times. 1. Clarity for the Mind: Evil is unleashed through pride and idolatry. (2:5, 16 & 18-19). The…
Grace Church SermonsTrusting God When the World Doesn’t Make Sense | HABAKKUK - Week 2
Big Idea: Don’t give up on God. 3 Lessons on Not Giving Up on God: Reflect Honestly (Habakkuk 1:12-17) Wait Confidently (Habakkuk 2:1-3; Isaiah 40:31) Live…
Grace Church SermonsWhen God Seems Silent: What to Do When Your Prayers Feel Unanswered | HABAKKUK - Week 1
Literary structure. Chapter 1: Two complaints from Habakkuk and God's responses. Chapter 2: God's final answer and five pronouncements against injustice…
Grace Church SermonsStop Chasing More: The Biblical Secret to Contentment | The Hustle Gospel - Week 4
The Myth of More =your happiness, your contentment, your influence is always tied to more Big Idea: Contentment isn't settling, it’s recognizing what actually…
Grace Church SermonsFrom Know-It-All to Known by God: Finding Your True Identity | The Hustle Gospel - Week 3
Big Idea: You are not what you know; you are known by the One who knows all things. Modern Traps of Knowledge that Puff us Up Information Overconsumption - we…
Grace Church SermonsBreak Free from People Pleasing: A Biblical Identity Reset | The Hustle Gospel | Week 2
Lie #1: You are what you do: the lie of productivity. Lie #2: You are who you know: the lie of social capital. Big Idea: When you live for human approval, you…
Grace Church SermonsYou are what you do: The Lie of Productivity | The Hustle Gospel - Week 1
BIG IDEA: God calls you beloved before you ever clock inIdentity statement that counters the lie of productivity. 1. In God’s Economy: You’re Embraced by a…
Grace Church SermonsHow to Be Fully Present in a Distracted World | Influencer - Week 5
Embedded Influencer: I understand how God has purposefully gifted and positioned you to multiply His work in the world. What prevents us from being present?…
Grace Church SermonsQuestions Jesus Asked: How to Get Curious Before You Get Judgmental | Influencer | Week 4
Embedded Influencer: I understand how God has purposefully gifted and positioned me to multiply His work in the world. Big Idea: The most influential people…
Grace Church SermonsWhy Your Words Have More Power Than You Think | Influencer - Week 3
The Art of Noticing. Big Idea: Encouraging words create spaces where God can work. The Architecture of Encouragement The Foundation: Encouragement starts with…
Grace Church SermonsWhy God Made You Exactly This Way | Influencer | Week 2
Psalm 139 Ephesians 2:10 3 Declarations of God Over those He has Designed. God says, “I have called you by name” (Ex 31:1-2) God says, “I will fill you with My…
Grace Church SermonsFinding My Purpose in a 9-5 World | Influencer - Week 1
The Two-Track System That's Stealing Your Purpose. Big Idea: Your ordinary is God’s altar Joseph: The Original Embedded Influencer. 4 Ways to See Your Ordinary…
Grace Church SermonsHow to Find Joy When Your Dreams are Shattered | Plot Twist - Week 4 | Ruth
Intentional Friends CARE C - Connect (Time and Presence) A - Assist (Helping Hand) R - Remember (Gifts and Moments) E - Encourage (Words that Build) Some…
Grace Church SermonsThe One Thing You Need When Everything's Gone Wrong | Plot Twist - Week 3 | Ruth
True Friends CARE: Connect: Give time and presence Assist: Offer a helping hand Remember: Provide meaningful gifts and acknowledge important moments Encourage…
Grace Church SermonsBehind the Scenes: How God Moves When You Can’t See Him | Plot Twist - Week 2 | Ruth
The setting: The edge of the unknown (2:1) Providence defined: God’s subtle sovereignty (2:1-3). Boaz’ character revealed: The heart behind the actions (2:4-7)…
Grace Church SermonsFinding Hope When Life Falls Apart | Plot Twist - Week 1 | Ruth
Context: When everything falls apart. Historical setting: The dark days of the Judges (1:1) Geographical Significance: From bread to emptiness (1:1-2) Cultural…
Grace Church SermonsFear vs Faith: Obeying God’s Call Even When It’s Scary | Mobilized for Mission | Week 5
FEAR IS A BARRIER TO OBEDIENCE Fear Exposes our Idolatry: Twelve Spies (Numbers 13-14) Fear Reveals our Insecurity: Moses (Exodus 4) Fear Seeks Control: Jonah…
Grace Church SermonsAgents of Reconciliation | Mobilized for Mission - Week 4
Big Idea: You have been reconciled; now you are responsible. We must become new creations in order to experience and offer reconciliation. -Individually (2 Cor…
Grace Church SermonsGospel Partnerships | Mobilized for Mission - Week 3 | Grace Church
Big Idea: The Great Commission is lived out through Gospel Partnerships. Three Pillars of Gospel Partnerships -Prayer (Phil 1:3-5) -Resources (Phil 4:16; 18)…
Grace Church SermonsBuilding Bridges: How to Reach People No One is Reaching | Mobilized for Mission - Week 2
Big Idea: Rather than retreating, fighting, or just blending in, we will join Jesus in reaching those who are not yet reached. 4 things a relationship with…
Grace Church SermonsIs God Calling Me to Missions? Understanding Our Missionary God | Mobilized for Mission - Week 1
God’s Story Tool 5 Movements of God’s Story: Creation- Fall- Redemption- Mission- Restoration 3 Questions: What is God’s Mission? (Luke 24:44-49) What is the…
Grace Church SermonsFinding Our Humanity in an AI World | Counter Culture - Week 5
Beware of the Extremes The Fearful Rejection The Utopian Embrace Big Idea – Personhood flows from the breath of a personal God. 6 Soul-Sustaining Breaths in an…
Grace Church SermonsGod's Design for Sexuality: Beyond our Cultural Confusion | Counter Culture - Week 4
The Two Sides of our Societal Sexual Frustration. The Cultural View: Sex Positivity and the Promise of Freedom. The Church's Struggle: Fear, Fixation, and…
Grace Church SermonsChristianity and Creation: Finding the Truth in Environmental Ethics | Counter Culture - Week 3
Big idea: If you really want to care about the environment, you need to know Jesus. And if you say you know Jesus, you really need to care about the…
Grace Church SermonsImmigration Through God's Eyes: A Biblical Response to Today's Crisis | Counter Culture - Week 2
The Christian Conundrum: “competing Biblical obligations.” Some important distinctions: Ancient vs. Modern Biblical Principles vs. Specific Policies Immigrants…
Grace Church SermonsThe Battle for Your Mind in a Secular Society | Counter Culture - Week 1
Reclaiming the Christian Mind Your Mind is a Battlefied of Ideas Abiding in His Word = 1) Holding to his teachings, 2) Living in union with Jesus himself Big…