Grace City College: Recent Episodes
Grace City Church
Series: The Life of Jacob
Week: 5
Scripture: Genesis 29:15-35
Preacher: Jeremy Kerstell
Tonight's teaching is a collection of thoughts and verses about what matters as we live life in pursuit of Jesus.
Wisdom -- it is like mining for gold. The Lord has bid us seek it as treasure. How might we seek for this good gift.
John 16 gives us encouragement and exhortation to hold fast to Jesus when the world comes against us. He also helps us understand greater the work of the Spirit.
Viticulture and grafting -- what does it mean to abide? Jesus invites us into a deeply knit relationship that produces fruit in our lives.
John 14 has a incredible collection of Jesus "Jesus Quotes". In this teaching we look at the sayings of Jesus on the night he was to be betrayed.
Where can we go when we need shelter, comfort, and grounding? The Psalms are a great place to experience the range of human emotion. Tonight we look into Psalm 34 and who God is and is for us.
What does it look like to know who you are, stare evil in the face and still serve? The Lord shows us how he serves to the utmost degree, and invites us to love as he loves us.
In John 12 we see the ongoing progression toward Passion Week. John 12 also reveals more of the care and heart of God.
"Lord, if you had only been here..." is a phrase we have all probably said at least once. In John 11 we see how Jesus meets us in a lowest, most raw places with his presence as love.
In John 9 we look at Jesus sovereignty over suffering as well as his renewal of our eyes and minds.
This week we look at Jesus encounter with a woman caught in shame and those who would condemn her.
Jessie Childs, the Next Steps Minister of Grace City, leads us in discovering how in rest and solitude can unlock knowing the Lord and his will for our lives in a deeper way.
Are we allowing Jesus the be heard -- do we give him the ability to say to us who he is? Are we willing to take him at his word and be the satisfaction of our souls?
In John Ch6 we look at how easy it is to mistake Jesus as just the one who meets our physical needs when he has ultimately come to meet our greatest need.
We take a look at Jesus interaction with "The Woman at the Well" and Jesus ministering to our places of shame.
The sermon appeals to us to see the magnitude of Jesus heart of mercy and love -- both temporally and eternally.
Jessie Childs, our Next Steps Minister, leads us through Habakkuk -- looking at when our lives get don't go exactly as planned and waiting on the Lord.
This week at Grace City College we look at John Ch1. We look at the reality of who Jesus is and how he is calling us to come, see, trust, and follow.
A panel discussion on marriage, relationships, and wisdom in building and maintaining a healthy relationship.
Hosts: Ishmon Foster, Jonathan Hestres-Rivera
Panelists: Nick and Emily Ellis, Matt and Marleigh Briggs, Willie and Erin Brown
A panel discussion on singleness, dating, and life in whatever season you find yourself in.
Hosts: Ishmon Foster, Jonathan Hestres-Rivera
Panelists: Evan Bergeron, Jessie Childs, Christopher Weeks (Dr. Weeks)
At Advent we celebrate not only the arrival of a person, but arrival of a promise. In the advent season we remember the coming arrival, even as we wait with longing and hope.
The Lord is always working, often in the lives of those we'd least expect -- and maybe they themselves would least expect.
To see the story from Jonah's Point of View, is to see mistakes, shortcomings, and an attempted escape from God. But God's mercy is more.
To those moving on to the next season, whether on summer missions, ministry work, or graduation, be sent out with purpose and know that the best days are ahead!
Christ's kindness is on display in his response to the thief on the cross. He loves even as he hangs on the cross; the thief is saved and the Kingdom is inaugurated.
We explore God's good design of sex and sexuality, holiness, and living life more toward the persons he created us to be.
Singleness - the joys, sorrows, struggles, gifts and so much more. Dr. Weeks and Jessie Childs share their stories of singleness and faith.
Book recommendations mentioned in this episode:
The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe about Ourselves by Curt Thompson
Is God Anti-gay by Sam Allberry
Handle with Care: How Jesus Redeems the Power of Touch in Life and Ministry by Lore Ferguson Wilbert
This week kicks off part 1 of our 3 part series on Marriage, Singleness, and Sex.
Guests this week are Anne and Micheal Albritton, Nick and Emily Ellis, and Skip and Natalia Corales. They each share stories and practical advice from different stages of marriage and dating relationships.
There is more goodness to be discovered in the conclusion of Paul's letter to the church in Colossae. He was writing to real people, with real stories for whom the gospel of Jesus Christ made a real difference, and it does still today.
When we seek after Christ, He calls us to higher ways of interacting with others and informs all manners of all relationships.
Christ calls us to the new life we've already been given when we placed our trust in Him. He calls us put on His characteristics, and enables us to do so.
What does it mean to be one of God's people and how does that bear out in our lives? This passage helps to give some answers to those big questions.
Whether you are hearing for the first time or the one-thousandth time, Jesus, loves you. He is the Son and the image of the invisible God and He desires a relationship with you.
The Father has transferred us from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of His beloved son. This act of transfer is definite; it happens permanently, and it is in this assurance that we can rest, knowing that we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
God redeems His people, we trust in that truth through Christ. Sometimes we might just be in the middle of our stories, awaiting the promised redemption. Hold fast, for He is for you, He is with you, and He loves you.
The Lord, whether in this lifetime or the next, will bring justice for His people. We hope in Christ, who paid the debt we owed, until we are fully redeemed and together with Him in heaven.
When we remember and re-remember God's faithfulness and goodness to us, our hearts are glad, our spirits rejoice and we offer praises and blessings back to Him.
In troubled times, we seek the Lord for faith to continue on and strength to persevere. Hope is near and the story of Esther echos the story of Jesus as He gave His life for His people.
Sometimes it seems to get worse before it gets better, but by the Lord's sovereignty, He works all things for His glory and the good of His people.
Seemingly senseless and sinful human actions set the stage for the Lord's redemptive purposes.
The story of Ruth is also our story - we await the Lord's redemption while holding on to the hope of the greater story told through Christ.
God answers the question, "Who are you?" He redeems His children and provides for our needs.
The Lord shows His kindness in unexpected and seemingly coincidental ways, proving His faithfulness in the midst of our stories.
God is present in suffering and often doing things that we can't yet see or know to bring about future triumph and redemption.