Jesus is the only light that can penetrate this world's present spiritual darkness.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

Guest preacher Dony Jacob, recorded live at Grace Community Bible Church, on the topic “Beholding God’s Glory” – from 2 Corinthians 3:7-18.Autor: Grace Community Bible Church

On this podcast, we are very pleased to share with you a special Sunday we had with a guest from Ukraine. He is a pastor, a church planter, and former military officer in the Ukrainian airborne forces. His name is Vasily Povoroznyuk. Vasily is the pastor of Compass Church, which he has led for 22 years. He leads a ministry to the families of fallen…

Freedom from sin, through the compassion of Christ, is cause for rejoicing!Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

In part 18, Pastor Bobby reminds us that Godliness with contentment leads to a life of ultimate gain.Autor: Bobby Harnist

Waiting on God is an essential aspect of the Christian life. In fact, it is the Christian life. In this sermon Jonathan explores what it is to wait on the Lord.Autor: Jonathan Plummer

Repentance begins and then is the Christian life.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

This is Tony’s final sermon in the gospel of Luke, a series he began about 5 years ago. Luke ends his gospel with Jesus commissioning His disciples to go and be on mission and blesses them. Tony hopes you see this as the greatest story ever known and how you are called into the story, you have a part!…

Jesus loves people enough to urgently warn them to respond before it is too late. How about us?Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

In this last of a short two part series on living aware of the presence of Jesus with you, Tony takes us through various scriptures encouraging us to live the “new life” that God has given us, making “joyful choices” each day to live the life of Christ, fully present to His presence with us.Autor: Tony Plummer

Jesus has come to bring the mercy of salvation, yet this salvation will come through judgment.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

Many did not recognize Jesus after He had been raised from the dead, and for various reasons. Tony has decided to camp on this for a couple of sermons. The reality is, God’s people today do not recognize His presence with them - is He with them? How? What does this mean? What are the implications of this? That is what part 1 of this two part series…

Sound doctrine, the gospel of grace, produces godliness in believers and the local church. In contrast, Sick (false) doctrine, produces controversy, friction, and disunity.Autor: Jim Wentzlaff

Autor: Tony Plummer

The contemplation of God's revelation leads to the consecration of your life.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

In this sermon Tony leads us through the story of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. And the question that rises is “Jesus is alive, so what? What bearing does the resurrection of Christ have on our lives day by day?"Autor: Tony Plummer

Since your attitude is ready to see Jesus, be active until the second coming of Jesus.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

We only get one verse to explain Jesus' life from age 12-30. If we are to live like Jesus, we should also grow as He grew, not matter our age. How can you grow in wisdom, stature, favor with God, and favor with people?Autor: Travis Reynolds

Guest preacher Nelson Attwood, recorded live at Grace Community Bible Church, on the topic of “Resisting Spiritual Drift” – from Hebrews 2:1-4.Autor: Grace Community Bible Church

Be active, a faithful steward, until the return of the King.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

The community of Jesus Christ is a community of burden bearing. What does that mean? How do we do that?Autor: Jonathan Plummer

Wait expectantly for the return of the King!Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

Did you know that the cross is “your story?” Did you ever think of Jesus’ crucifixion as your story? It is. Gloriously, it is the way we are forgiven for our sins. But it is more. The cross ushers us into new life, just like a marriage ceremony leads you into a new life.Autor: Tony Plummer

The generation to come must be taught to know God and His Word.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

We have reached the cross of Christ in our study through Luke. But before we look at it, Tony spends this sermon showing what God’s plan was for the cross and why the cross was the only answer God had to love us.Autor: Tony Plummer

Patience is necessary when appointing elders/pastors because patients protects culpability, prevents corruption and provides clarity.Autor: Bobby Harnist

In this sermon Tony walks us through Jesus’ last two trials, before Herod and Pilate. It is a violent, chaotic, unjust, unlawful, scene. But there is something bigger happening than all that we see or perceive. There is a much bigger story, eternal, supernatural, story unfolding which has been authored by God. God is the architect of everything tha…

The church is called by God to relate to her pastors in a just way without showing prejudice or partiality.Autor: Bobby Harnist

When Pilate asked Jesus “what is truth” it was because Jesus said He was in the world to testify to truth, and everyone who is of truth listened to His voice. In this sermon Tony leads us to focus on what Jesus meant by “those who are of the truth listen to my voice.” The implications of Jesus’ words are huge, practical, radical, and life altering.…

God calls older and younger widows to unique special ministries within the local church and their families.Autor: Jim Wentzlaff

Tony leads us to really think about the question that Pilate asked Jesus, “what is truth?” Why did Pilate ask this? What if you were asked this, could you answer? Does truth matter to you?Autor: Tony Plummer

Rodney Hole, recorded live at Grace Community Bible Church, on the topic “Safe on a Cross” – from Luke 23:32-43.Autor: Grace Community Bible Church

Today is the day you must believe in Jesus.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

In this sermon Tony wraps up our look at the life of Judas by sharing three lessons we can learn from his life and death. And then Tony takes us into Pilate’s courtroom for Jesus’ first civil trial.Autor: Tony Plummer

Love expresses itself in the actions of restoring those caught in sin and bearing heavy burdens.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

Judas’ life was a sad one, a tragic one. And the end of his life was sadly tragic too. In this sermon Tony shares about Judas’ death by suicide. And then he spends the bulk of the sermon addressing those who may be contemplating suicide, sharing what Jesus wants them to know and hear.Autor: Tony Plummer

When judgment begins for the household of God, the household of God needs elders who are all in.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

Jesus is shackled and chained. He is led off to begin the six trials that He must go through before being crucified. The lesson in all of this for us? It is after Peter denies Jesus three times and Jesus turns and looks at him. What did that look mean? What did Jesus communicate when He looked at Peter? It caused Peter to “weep bitterly” and maybe …

In the church we are to show honor by confronting one another in love and caring for those who have no family of their own.Autor: Jim Wentzlaff

1. What did you think of God as a teenager? How has that changed since then? 2. Read 1 Tim 4:12. Who is a young follower of Jesus whose life is an example to you? 3. Read 1 Cor 11:1. If a young person followed your life this last week, would they be closer to Jesus or farther away? Who are the young people following your life? 4. When it comes to t…

Invest your treasures in loving others, not yourself because this increases your treasure and this is your greatest heart desire.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

Todd Reinschmidt speaks to how our relationship with Jesus is deeply personal but not private and should not be just for our own benefit, but also so we can help others. Jesus wants that the bulk of our journey to and with Him be about helping others to Him as well!Autor: Todd Reinschmidt

Eddie Hanna, recorded live at Grace Community Bible Church, on the topic “The Futility of Life” – from Ecclesiastes 1:1-4.Autor: Grace Community Bible Church

Do not fear persecution, public pressure, or lack of provisions because of who God is, how He feels about you, and what He has done for you.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

The Christian faith is a faith of reconciliation accomplished. In this message Jonathan encourages the church to continue in the faith and what that looks like.Autor: Jonathan Plummer

Brian Harper, recorded live at Grace Community Bible Church, on the topic “The Family of God” – from 1 Corinthians 3:1-4.Autor: Grace Community Bible Church

Don't worry about your goods, trust in God. Don't be frantic, have faith.Autor: Dr. Jeff Rich

Judas led the religious leaders and Roman soldiers to the garden of Gethsemane to arrest Jesus. In order to identify Jesus so that the Roman soldiers knew who to arrest, Judas told them that he would kiss Jesus. And he did. He betrayed Jesus with a kiss. There is a lot to this scene and Tony unpacks some of it for us.…

Brian Harper, recorded live at Grace Community Bible Church, on the topic “The Foolishness of God” – from 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5.Autor: Grace Community Bible Church

1 Sam 21-23 is a story of a Cold War, but it presents us with two kings - two images, or more precisely: a model and type of Christ (David) and an anti-type of worldliness (Saul). What is important here is how these two kings react to advice, reports and news.Autor: Matthew Short