Annunciation of Love

Last year on our annual EPIC trip to Israel, our team visited one of my all-time favorite cathedrals: the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The church’s imposing cupola dominates the skyline of the pres...

A Still More Excellent Way

What are some of the non-negotiable, essential rules in your home?   Respect others? Always make your bed? Beeeeeeeeeeee humble? (This last one was important in my house growing up... though ...

The Love of Christmas

This is a very special Sunday gathering at Grace, as over 100 students are involved in worship and drama and we wrap up our study of the prophets. Downloads Notes Transcript Video Audio iT...

True Love: Knowledge of God

Once, I had a friend who was making cheesecake and accidentally used salt instead of sugar. As you might expect, the cake was ruined. When we read the Bible, we see that God designed the world to work i...

True Love: God Overcomes a Baal of a Problem

Has another person ever let you down? (Reader nods knowingly...) Have you ever let someone else down? (Still nodding...) What about God? Have you ever felt like you let Him down? (Getting crick...

True Love: You Want Me to Do What? (The 5:15)

Throughout the Old Testament, the prophets are curious figures. But their essential role was to deliver the truth of God to the people so that they would know the truth about the world in which they lived and...

Kingdom Come: Fight

Turn the other cheek. Walk the extra mile. Give to those who ask. Love your enemies. Some of Jesus' most powerful teachings from the Sermon on the Mount have become so familiar to us that they are...

What if we really loved each other?

What would it look like if we really looked out for one another? I am sure that our family has eaten enough chicken from Chick-fil-A over the years to fill an entire car with chicken. Truett Cathy, the fou...

What if we interceded for others?

Does shallow living haunt you? Do you ever contemplate your relationship with God, knowing there is more? Do you ever look at the kind of friend you are and the kind of friends you have and it seems like th...