Sermons – Grace Church Memphis: Recent Episodes
Grace Church Memphis
Due to severe weather, Grace Church hasn’t been able to meet in person since 1/18/26. This devotional and audio was put together as a way to encourage Grace Church while we cannot make it to our meeting location.
The video version of this can be found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z1OVipT8D0w
Note: there were some technical difficulties. The second half of the sermon is fairly distorted.
The Bible Project Judges video was shown prior to the sermon: https://www.bible.com/videos/25455-judges
Note: There were some technical difficulties during the recording. The recording begins less than a minute into the introduction.
Note: There were technical difficulties with the first few minutes of the sermon and they were not recorded.
There were some technical difficulties with this recording. We apologize for the quality of the audio. There are a few louder static bursts throughout the sermon.
Note: there was technical issues with this recording. The first 15 minutes were not recorded.
Note: there were technical difficulties at the beginning of the sermon. The audio gets better after a few minutes.
God’s glory, full of grace and truth, has been revealed in Jesus Christ, the second Person of the Trinity, coming as a human person in the flesh and dwelling with His people.
Is everyone God’s child? Despite what our world thinks, scripture is clear on who is God’s child. Chapter 1 of John tells us how someone becomes a child of God.
The purpose of the book of John is that we might believe in Jesus as the Christ and have life in His name.
Paul boasts in his weakness in suffering for the gospel as a defense against the foolish boasts of the false “super apostles” infiltrating the church in Corinth with a false gospel.
The aim of salvation is simple pure devotion to the Savior. In this passage Paul shows four means to that glorious end: Giving Christ our minds, His people our life, His enemies our rebuke, His servants our attention.
Paul responded to his opponents in the Corinthian church with the meekness of Christ in hopes the people would respond to avoid a strong response in judgment.
The indescribable generosity of God in the gospel of Christ remains the posture of His heart toward His people now and forevermore. He is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.
Churches caring for other churches is part of faithfully following Christ and brings glory to Him Who has given the most for His bride—His very life.
The grace of Christ—displaying the great generosity of God's heart—produces a generous spirit in the hearts of God's people.
A gospel-centered meditation from the context of Obadiah on the cultural moment in which we live.
Pursuing the wayward with Christ’s love and rejoicing in God-ward repentance are twin marks of true godliness.
A mark of Christian maturity is opening our heart and life to His instruction through His servants.
Representing Jesus faithfully and intentionally is God's call upon all of His children.
Our life on earth will soon give way to eternity where we will appear before the Divine Judge. Instead of shrinking back, Christ's people "prefer" to be "absent from the body and present with the Lord.”
The evidence of God's power is on vivid display in the lives of His people -- who are weak, frail, jars of clay, and experience life-long afflictions...and yet, our perseverance in the faith proves that the power comes from God, not ourselves. Indeed, every affliction Christian's face is storing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond comparison.
Nothing is more attractive to a Christian than "the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ."
Beholding the glory of Christ in the Scriptures by faith is the means God uses to conform our character to Christ's image.
The life of Christ within His church makes us 'living epistles,' indewlt by the Spirit, Who has given us the life of Christ.
Paul provides an illustrative example on how to express concern (and perhaps even some level of anxiety) for the church at Corinth while remaining aware of and thankful for the provision of God in his life and His work to sanctify us. He then describes how to life a God-ward, Christ-centered life.
Forgiveness and restoration of repentant sinners is a hallmark of true Christianity. Local churches are to exercise such grace toward any who previously abandoned obedience to Christ, but have humbly returned to Him.
The plans of man are subject to the will of God. We are to serve the Lord and His purposes as He allows, and to desire for our lives to be used by the Lord to elevate others' joy in Jesus. True love doesn't avoid causing necessary sorrow for others', true love is manifest in doing whatever it takes to point people to Jesus.
Christians belong to "the God of all comfort" who "comforts us in all our afflictions." His comfort is made available to us in Christ, and is most accessible when we seek Him with His people, the church.
God in flesh. Taking our condemnation. No other religion in human history teaches that the deity died for the damned. Salvation is in Christ alone.
The Lord's anointed will reign and rule in righteousness forever and ever. As His people, Christ's victory is cause for remembering and celebrating.
Instead of being exterminated from the earth, though many have tried and others will continue to try, the Lord will victoriously and triumphantly preserve His people and His testimony until glory!
The seemingly weak and vulnerable saints of God are called to push back the darkness of evil. This sermon shows how that battle is waged.
God's enemies will be crushed under His feet, and ours. This truth is never in jeopardy.
Try as they might, God's enemies cannot ultimately prevail. Any attempt to overthrow God's kingdom will inevitably come back in their own demise. Even through the evil plots of men against His kingdom, God will exalt His Son.
How do you define “the good life”? Tim Cain, pastor at Kaleo Church in El Cajon, California, explains how we will envy the wicked if our definition of “the good life” isn’t the biblical understanding presented in Psalm 73. The nearness of God is the Christian’s true good. How do you define “the good life”?
The plan and promises of God are immutable, and the people of God can never perish, no matter what. This sermon shows how that truth works itself out in human history.
Even when we cannot see it clearly, the Scriptures reveal that the fall and rise of world leaders is part of God's wise prerogative for the ultimate advance of gospel and the good of His people. This sermon shows that reality in the rise of Esther as queen.
This sermon aims to show from Scripture that praying together as a local church and in other groups amplifies our voices and magnifies our Mediator.
The enabling power for a life of prayer comes from fellowship with and dependence upon the Holy Spirit, who also intercedes for us.
The way to pray with conviction and confidence is to pray according to God's revealed will in His Word. This sermon aims to equip us to do just that.
This sermon aims to show that the gospel of Jesus releases us to share His love and our lives with others for Jesus' sake. Because we are accepted in the Beloved, we are free to be open-hearted with others.
The deep healing we all crave can only be found in Christ. This sermon text aims to expose our false hopes and provide the only lasting remedy -- the love and mercy of Jesus.
A preeminent love to Christ is an irresistible response to the Spirit's work of pouring the Christ's love into our hearts. Those who love Him also long for His return. All who lack such love are to be accursed.
The gospel produces joyful generosity in every believer's heart in support of the advance of the gospel. This passage shows us how local churches are to embrace and exercise such glad-hearted giving.
This passage teaches us that the glorifying power of Christ’s resurrection will be applied instantaneously to every believer’s body upon His return. Until then, we are to labor for the gospel with this certain hope.
The climactic event of the gospel is the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. This sermon seeks to glory in Him by showing what God’s Word has to say about the benefits His people receive from union with our Risen Redeemer.
Nothing is more important news for sinners than the gospel. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. That’s what this sermon is all about.
If there’s no order in the church the least pleased person is God. Worship ought to be ordered around a “gospel liturgy” with Christ Jesus at the very center of it all. By this God is glorified and the saints are edified.
Ever since sin entered the world, there has been no shortage of self-professed prophets and spiritual shyster. The church at Corinth had fallen pray to misuses and abuses of these good gifts. What is the biblical doctrine of prophecy? What is tongues-speaking?
One day faith and hope will vanish into sight when we are finally glorified in the presence of our beloved Savior. But even then, love will remain. This sermon will shine the light on the love of God, and the truth that God is Love.
Because Christ is an unlimited supply of blessing to His people, His people are endowed with spiritual gifts to exercise for His glory and the upbuilding of His church. This sermon will build on last week’s sermon to continue unpacking this often controversial truth.
Because Christ is an unlimited supply of blessing to His people, His people are endowed with spiritual gifts to exercise for His glory and the upbuilding of His church. This sermon will seek to begin unpacking this often controversial truth.
What is the Lord’s Supper and why do Christian churches partake of it? Who should partake? What is the meaning and significance of the Supper? What are the consequences of partaking “in an unworthy manner?”
Shall women still wear head-coverings in church today? Why, or why not? That’s the wrong question. The issue is how shall we best reflect the glory of our All-glorious God!
Idols of the hands are no worse than idols of the heart. God minces no words in telling us what to do with anything that seeks to usurp His rightful place of honor in the hearts of His people.
Christ Jesus owns His people. They have joyfully surrendered all of ”their rights” to Him. This passage shows us what that looks like.
In Christ you are free to obey God from a heart of love. For some believers the exercise of these Christian liberties look different than other believers. But the rule for all believers is love!
Whatever your station of life — married, single, widowed, or divorced — the Word of God shows how these relationships are to honor the Lord Jesus.
You are more than a glandular animal. Christ deserves preeminence in every area of your life, including your sexuality. When faced with immorality, God says “Run!”
Christians will one day judge the whole world, including the angels. Therefore, it only stands to reason that we ought to be able to sort out grievances and lawsuits against one another. This passage shows us what God expects of churches embroiled in personal grievances.
The ethical behavior of the local church is supposed to emulate the holiness of heaven. Therefore, unrepentant sin cannot be tolerated among God’s people. This passage tells us what God expects His church to do with such a person in her ranks of membership.
Many have big spiritual words. But few display true spiritual power. This passage shows us how to tell the difference and how to be filled with the power of Christ.
Praising God is the only reasonable response to seeing His glory. Astonishingly, this passage talks about God commending us!
The only solid ground on which to build our lives is a Person: Jesus Christ, the foundation of God’s saving plan.
Gaining wisdom depends on our submission to the All-wise Spirit of God as we prayerfully saturate our minds with His Word.
The Apostle Paul planted many churches, and wrote many books of the Bible, but he had only one message: Christ & Him Crucified!
The greatest possible display of wisdom and power are bound up in the Person of Jesus Christ.
No church is perfect. This passage shows us how the gospel of Jesus Christ should inform sinful schisms in the church.
Paul’s opening paragraph to the church at Corinth reveals God’s loving heart for His people through Jesus, and His commitment to bless them for eternity.
From the Old Testament account of Jonathan and David, we learn powerful lessons about friendship that are available to us always in the Person of Jesus and His bride, the church.
True contentment for the believer is rooted in his resting in Christ’s crucifixion, resurrection and intercession. This is the final sermon in the 11 part series on the book of Philippians.
Jesus is the perfect example of humility. And only through Him and the Gospel can we as His people be unified and humble.
Paul’s life was Christ exalting because he used every bit of time to proclaim the gospel. His life was Christ and death was gain.
Paul desired His life to be for the progress of the Gospel. God made Paul’s imprisonment be for the greater progress of the Gospel. Our lives are to be lived out for the greater progress for the gospel as we gaze at Jesus.
Paul had the affection of Christ for the members of the church at Philippi. We should have the same affection for one another, that of Christ for us.
Nathan Sawyer reviews an outline of the Gospel of Luke. Get to know the Jesus found in Luke.
…it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account to you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught ( Luke 1:3-4).
Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
How do we properly define marriage in light of the magnificence of God? And how do we flesh out that meaning in day to day life?