Grace Covenant Church Sermons: Recent Episodes
Grace Covenant Church
Listen to weekly sermons from Grace Covenant Church in Cornelius, NC. To plan a visit or to find out more about our church community, please visit us online at gracecovenant.org.
Our culture has programmed us to believe that MORE is better. The deception is that the more you have, the happier you will be. But living cluttered lives can weigh us down and rob us of what is truly important.
God hasn't lost His Voice. God speaks and He wants to process life with us. Discover 4 ways to align ourselves to better hear from God.
THE HEALER "He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses..." –Matthew 8:17 (Mark 16:17-18, Matthew 9:5-6, Acts 4:29-30)
Jesus is our Good Shepherd and we are His sheep. In this analogy, the shepherd leads the sheep by His voice. We also are to live by listening to Jesus’ voice and following His lead.
The significance of water baptism is that it symbolizes the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and our identification with Him. It is not required for salvation but is an act of obedience and a public sign of what Christ has done inwardly in your life. Water baptism should be the first step of faith you take after being born again. You demonstrate a proclamation outwardly to other believers, and also to the world, that you are following Jesus with your life. If you have recently been born again or have been a believer for many years and have not been baptized, now is a good time to take this step.
THE SAVIOR "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him..." –Isaiah 53:5 (Titus 2:14, Isaiah 55:7, Hebrews 7:25, Isaiah 1:18)
THE BAPTIZER WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT "For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit... you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." –Acts 1:5,8 (John 14:16-17, Acts 2:4, Acts 8:17, Acts 10:44-46, 1 Corinthians 3:16)
THE SOON-COMING KING "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout... the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord." –1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (Titus 2:12-13, Matthew 24:36-44, Hebrews 9:28, Luke 19:13, Luke 12:35-37.)
The Wise Men presented the perfect gifts that spoke prophetically of who Jesus was and what He would accomplish.
The lowly shepherds were the first to be told of Christ's birth and they were the first to respond in worship. When we encounter the Christ of Christmas let our hearts respond in worship.
We will be looking at Joseph’s role as the step-in earthly father for the Messiah. Can you imagine being engaged to a woman who is pregnant and you know you are not the father? What would your response be? Although Joseph had plenty of questions, it was his obedience that positioned him to be part of God’s miracle of redemption.
In Proverbs, we are told that words can kill and words can give life. We get to choose on a daily basis if we will lift or limit people with words.
Today, the word radical has come to mean many different things, but God has called us to radical living. Listen in as Pastor Jeff Buchanan shares what that means and how we can impact our world for Christ by the choices we make.
When we are fully persuaded that God is for us, nothing can defeat us - not anxiety, insecurity, or the challenges of life. Be encouraged by this dynamic message of God's faithful love.
Living with gratitude provides many physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits. But, we must daily choose to look for and rejoice in the good God has provided.
We all live with expectations for ourselves, others, and sometimes even God. How can we determine if our expectations are healthy or potentially damaging? Listen in to find out how we can place our hope in God and live above unrealistic expectations.
In our world filled with natural disasters, political woes, and everyday cares we all need a sure and living hope. Listen in as Pastor Farrell shares the source of our hope and how to live out that hope.
Fear of the future cripples so many people. Overcome that fear by focusing on the God who knows the future and has us in his all--knowing and safe hands.
As humans, we all long to be accepted, wanted, and needed. But, life often includes painful times of rejection. The anticipation or fear of rejection can create tendencies that harm us and those around us. Listen in and discover ways to face your fear of rejection.
When fear rules our lives, it limits us from pursuing God's plan for our lives. Learn how to confront fear and find freedom to be all God created you to be.
Want to enhance your prayer life? Pastor Farrell shares practical and simple ways to include prayer in the daily rhythm of your life.
Effective prayer is not so much about the words we use, but the posture of our hearts as we approach God. Discover from scripture the 5 positions we should take as we seek to connect with God.
Do you struggle having a consistent and satisfying time of prayer? Perhaps it isn't clear to you why we are called to engage in prayer. Listen in to find out 4 unique purposes for the spiritual discipline of prayer.
Pastor Farrell shares the final two foundational beliefs of our Foursquare church family - Jesus, our Healer and Jesus, our Soon Coming King.
Grace Covenant is filled with people from many church backgrounds. Because of the diversity, sometimes individuals don't realize that we are part of a larger church family called the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. Listen in to discover what beliefs define our church family.
Poverty is a complex issue in our nation today that goes beyond economics. Using Nehemiah as a guide, we reflect on the causes of poverty and our responsibility as Christ followers to minister to the impoverished.
There is a misconception that people who follow God will not experience hardship, but that simply is not true. In life we will experience trouble and opposition. Let's look at Nehemiah's life to see how he responded to challenges and continued to walk by faith.
It was true in Nehemiah's time and it is true today - together we are better. There is great power in partnership. Discover the multiple benefits to joining with others in pursuing God-sized opportunities.
God has divine opportunities for all of us! Listen in as we discover some of the lessons Nehemiah teaches us about trusting God as we wait and prepare for His purposes to be fulfilled.
In this sermon series we take a close look at the Book of Nehemiah. After giving us historical background information, Pastor Farrell uses Nehemiah's example to highlight the importance of prayer before beginning any endeavor.
Sometimes those of us who are "insiders" to the truth of the Gospel forget what it was like to be an "outsider." From the days of the early church to the present we can have a tendency to build walls instead of bridges. Open your heart to this insightful message by special guest, Pastor Glenn Burris Jr.