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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 SermonsYour Failures are Not the Final Chapter: Mark's Surprising Easter Ending | The Gospel of Mark - Week 55
Big Idea: Your failures are not the end of the story if you're willing to meet the risen Christ. Three Ways We Fail We fail to SHOW UP We fail to WISE UP We…
Grace Church SermonsWhen God Calls You Out: From Insider to Kingdom Influencer | The Gospel of Mark | Week 54
Awake the Lake- whoisgrace.com/awakethelake Vision: Imagine if, by 2035, a new dawn has arrived where 30,000 people have been mobilized to step into their…
Grace Church SermonsWhy The Cross? The Profound Meaning Behind Jesus’ Death | The Gospel of Mark | Week 53
Big Idea: Jesus experienced the judgment day that we deserved, 3 powerful ways Jesus transformed our relationship with God on the cross: 1. As the Darkness…
Grace Church SermonsGuilty Set Free: Christ’s Horrible and Holy Substitution | The Gospel of Mark | Week 52
3 Questions That Unveil God's Plan for the Guilty to Go Free 1. Are you the King of the Jews?Jesus answers, “I’m a different kind of King.” 2. Why aren’t you…
Grace Church SermonsFailure Isn't Final: How Jesus Transforms Life's Worst Moments | The Gospel of Mark | Week 51
Big Idea: Your greatest failures have both an origin story and a redemption story. A Redemption Story: 5 Stages of a Spiritual Comeback. Part I: Failure’s…
Grace Church SermonsThe Claims that Got Jesus Killed | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 50
Context: High Priest and the Sanhedrin Confronting the Claims of Jesus: LIES (14:55-61a) TRUTH (14:61-64) Next Step: If you’ve never considered that Jesus is…
Grace Church SermonsWhy People Abandon Jesus | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 49
Big idea: It’s worth it to stick with Jesus 3 Lessons from Gethsemane When you lose sight of Jesus’ glory, you’ll start seeking a savior in personal gain. When…
Grace Church SermonsJesus’ Model of Suffering and Strength | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 48
Big idea: Under pressure to abandon God, Jesus is both our model and our strength. Lessons from Two Gardens: What is Revealed Under Pressure. Pressure reveals…
Grace Church SermonsThe Importance of the Lord’s Supper | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 47
Big Idea: There’s a place for you at the Lord’s table. Four Historical Views Transubstantiation (Catholic View). Consubstantiation (Lutheran View). Mystical…
Grace Church SermonsUnexpected Preparations | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 46
Big Idea: Jesus always prepares His people. Jesus demonstrated to His disciples that He was in total control of the situation (Mark 14:12-16) and knew exactly…
Grace Church SermonsA Scandalous Surrender | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 45
Big Idea: Surrendering to Jesus is worth whatever sacrifice it may cost. How to respond to the true worth of Jesus Make Jesus the highest value that shapes…
Grace Church SermonsNo One Knows the Day or the Hour | The Gospel of Mark: The End is Just the Beginning | Week 44
Do you live your life like Jesus is coming back? Big idea: What you believe about the future will have a dramatic impact on how you live now. The Lesson from…
Grace Church SermonsA Rhythm of Missional Living | Ancient Practices for the Modern World | Week 4
Grace’s mission statement: Following Jesus as we live out God’s story every day, everywhere. Big idea: A rhythm of missional living will move your faith from…
Grace Church SermonsA Rhythm of Discipling Relationships | Ancient Practices for the Modern World | Week 3
You are in the disciple-making business. Big Idea – A rhythm of discipling relationships is the main path to bearing spiritual fruit. A Disciple-Making Model…
Grace Church SermonsA Rhythm of Prayer | Ancient Practices for the Modern World | Week 2
Big Idea: A rhythm of prayer properly positions you to move through life on God’s agenda. 3 Ways the Lord’s Prayer Postures you to Move Through Life on God’s…
Grace Church SermonsA Rhythm of Scripture Reflection | Ancient Practices for the Modern World | Week 1
Let’s declare 2025 the year that we don’t settle for a mediocre faith! Big idea: A rhythm of scripture reflection helps you choose a wise life instead of a…
Grace Church SermonsTribulation and Second Coming | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 43
Big Idea: A painful path in this life leads to our glorious future in the next. The Great Tribulation = a time of outpouring of God’s wrath on all the earth…
Grace Church SermonsSigns of the Times | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 42
Big Idea: When the world goes crazy, be ready with the gospel. Context: Herod’s Temple Living in the Birth Pains: Watchful (Mark 13:5-8) Withstanding (Mark…
Grace Church SermonsDon’t be Fooled by Appearances | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 41
Big Idea: Appearances are deceptive, trade your self-promotion for self-sacrifice. 3 Surprising Lessons from the Story of the Widow’s Mite Jesus is the…
Grace Church SermonsIs there Marriage in Heaven? | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 39
Big Idea: Jesus will always dig beneath the surface to address the hear issues.3 Realities of an Unhealthy Heart.1. Unhealthy hearts will hinder a clear…
Grace Church SermonsGod and Government | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 38
In this thought-provoking message titled 'God or Government,' Derek dives into the nuanced relationship between faith and civic duty. With the backdrop of an…
Grace Church SermonsQuestioning Jesus' Authority | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 37
Big Idea: Your response to authority reveals what’s deep in your heart. Background/Context: 1. God is Provider Mirror moment 2. Provision Comes with…
Grace Church SermonsJesus and the Bills Mafia | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 36
Historical context | Biblical context | Literary context. 1. The Fig Tree #1. Big Idea: The true test of discipleship is not looking good on the outside; it’s…
Grace Church SermonsWhen He’s Not the King You Thought He Was | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 35
Big Idea: How will you respond when Jesus says, “I’m not the king you thought I was?” Context on Jerusalem and about Kingdoms. “The Kingdom of God” = the rule…
Grace Church SermonsI Once Was | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 34
Big Idea: Your life depends on seeing Jesus clearly. 4 Ways of Seeing Clearly: See Jesus as Messiah (:47-48) See Jesus as the only Hope (:47-52) See Jesus as…
Grace Church SermonsThe Humility of the Ransomed | The Gospel of Mark: The King’s Narrow Path | Week 33
Big idea: As your awareness of Christ’s ransom increases, so does your humility. Discipleship Failure theme: Ask “What is holding me back from looking more…
Grace Church SermonsWhen Riches Rob You of Jesus | The Gospel of Mark: The Jesus Way | Week 32
Big idea: What do you need to leave behind in order to follow Christ? A man and his question (:17). Jesus and his response (:18-20) A Line-in-the-Sand…
Grace Church SermonsA Regional Reach | Awake the Lake | Week 4
Big Idea: God has entrusted Grace with great influence, will we be faithful? 3 Choices of Those Who are Faithful Choose urgency over apathy (:16-19) Choose…
Grace Church SermonsA Clear Calling | Awake the Lake | Week 3
Big Idea: God has entrusted you with a unique calling, will you discover it? Three Unique Truths about Your Unique Calling. Your Calling has been handcrafted…
Grace Church SermonsA Deep Discipleship | Awake the Lake | Week 2
4 Preliminary Truths about Discipleship. Every person is a disciple of someone or something Every person is becoming who they are by who or what disciples…
Grace Church SermonsGrace’s Missional Reorientation | Awake the Lake | Week 1
Big Idea: God can resurrect what has been written off. Four Major Shifts We Are Making at Grace. A Missional Reorientation. Changing the Scorecard of “Success”…
Grace Church SermonsSaying NO to ENVY: Cultivating Contentment | Beneath the Surface | Week 4
Envy = a mingling of a desire for something with the resentment that another is enjoying it and you’re not. Big Idea: cultivating contentment counteracts the…
Grace Church SermonsSaying NO to GREED: Cultivating Generosity | Beneath the Surface | Week 3
The More Cycle. Greed says I Owe Me. Big Idea: Cultivating generosity counteracts the craftiness of chronic greed. Four Practical ways to Cultivate a Heart of…
Grace Church SermonsSaying NO to ANGER: Cultivating Forgiveness | Beneath the Surface | Week 2
The Problems with Anger. You cannot be angry and live the righteous life that God desires. Anger is a gateway to other toxic emotions. Anger is…
Grace Church SermonsSaying NO to GUILT: Cultivating Grace | Beneath the Surface | Week 1
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 4 Toxic Emotions Guilt - "I owe you." Anger - "You owe me." Greed - “I owe…
Grace Church SermonsBlessing the Children | The Gospel of Mark: The Jesus Way | Week 31
PROBLEM = PARENTS WANT TO BRING THEIR INFANTS. Components of the Hebrew Blessing: Meaningful touch A spoken word of blessing Attaching high value of worth…
Grace Church SermonsMarriage and Divorce | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 30
Three Truths about Divorce 1. Christians tend to let other voices overshadow God’s voice when it comes to divorce (:1-2) 2. Divorce is a product of sin (:3-6)…
Grace Church SermonsThe Gravity of Discipleship | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 29
The Gravity of Discipleship Big Idea: Discipleship Requires Diligence Jesus cares about our influence (42) Jesus cares about our integrity (43-48) Jesus cares…
Grace Church SermonsRedefining Greatness | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 28
Big Idea: Jesus demonstrates that downward mobility is the path to true greatness. 3 Insights into Jesus’ Radical Redefinition of Greatness. Jesus doesn’t…
Grace Church SermonsFaith and Failure | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 27
Big Idea: Jesus invites faith, even in our failure. Jesus and his closest disciples were confronted by a troubling situation immediately after a mountaintop…
Grace Church SermonsA Glimpse of Glory | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 26
Big Question: How does this picture of Jesus compel me to live differently? What the Transfiguration Says About Jesus: He isn’t just a man; He is God (9:2-3)…
Grace Church SermonsThe Kingdom Cost of Discipleship | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 25
Big Idea: A dream disciple will always begin with Jesus When we live unguarded, near-truths quickly become the breeding ground for Satan to carry out some of…
Grace Church SermonsDeveloping Kingdom Vision pt. 2 | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 24
Big Idea: Following Jesus requires Kingdom Vision. Kingdom Vision = Jesus is the Messiah, the fulfillment of God’s Story to rescue, redeem, and reconcile the…
Grace Church SermonsDeveloping Kingdom Vision pt. 1 | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 23
Discipleship Failure = Failure to SEE The POTENTIAL of God’s Kingdom promise (Revelation 5:9) The WONDER of God’s Kingdom promise (Luke 2:10) The FULFILLMENT…
Grace Church SermonsHope for the Disqualified | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 22
Big Idea: Jesus is available to restore those who think they’re disqualified. 4 Ways Jesus Gives Hope to the Disqualified 1. Sometimes Jesus needs to get your…
Grace Church SermonsThe Antidote to Hypocrisy | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 21
Big Idea- Monitor the condition of your own heart more than you monitor the behavior of others. Three-part Journey Toward Avoiding Hypocrisy Embrace your need…
Grace Church SermonsMiracles and Misunderstandings | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 20
Big Idea: Jesus is easy to miss. Jesus fed the 5000 after His disciples returned from being sent out. (6:30-44) Jesus responded to the crowds with compassion…
Grace Church SermonsPurpose in the Pain | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 19
Big Idea: is Pain is often for your growth or God’s glory. Causes of our Suffering and Pain We live in a fallen world. Self-inflicted. Caught in the backwash…
Grace Church SermonsSexuality | True Identity | Week 4
Big Idea: In Christ you become most fully yourself. Me must make the shift from a societal sexual ethic to a sanctified sexual ethic. Two Ways our Identity in…
Grace Church SermonsRace | True Identity | Week 3
Big idea: In Christ you become most fully yourself. God’s Dream for One New Humanity. Galatians 2:11-14 The Problem with our GospelIt’s IncompleteIt’s highly…
Grace Church SermonsPolitics | True Identity | Week 2
Big idea: In Christ you become most fully yourself. Where does our Identity in Christ leave us politically? We are Citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven first. -…
Grace Church SermonsYour True Identity | True Identity | Week 1
Big Idea: In Christ you become most fully yourself. The Traditional View: Your identity is assigned to you by your role in the community and your sense of…
Grace Church SermonsThe Possibility of a New Life | Holy Week 2024 | Easter Sunday
What is one word that describes your life right now? The Resurrection and the Possibility of New Life. New life starts with a willingness to step out of hiding…
Grace Church SermonsThe Tears of a Revolutionary | Holy Week 2024 | Palm Sunday
The Tears of Jesus and His Palm Sunday Intentions He rode in as Messiah. Zechariah 9:9 He rode in as a revolutionary (:41-42) Luke 13:34 Lessons in Responding…
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Equipping Disciples for Ministry | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 18
Big Idea: You have been called and sent.Three critical resources for living on mission: Calling Partnerships Spiritual Authority How to Live Out Your Kingdom…
Grace Church SermonsDealing with Disparaging Critics | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 17
Big Idea: walking with Jesus will always include disparaging critics. Some Lessons in Dealing with Critics Following Jesus will always be offensive to some…
Grace Church SermonsFrom Fear to Faith | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 16
Big Idea: Jesus wants to lead us from fear to faith.Context:Theme: Son of God/ Son of ManLiterary Markan “sandwich”A Study in Perspectives:Character Profile…
Grace Church SermonsReaching those on the Other Side | The Gospel of Mark: No Match for Jesus | Week 15
Big idea: there are people in your life who need to hear your faith story. Three Reflections from today’s text: When Jesus redeems your life, you have a story…