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Traces of Promise: Suffering Comes With the Territory
Can a great person be a good person? That would all depend on how one defined greatness. The world attributes greatness to one’s performance, and only few can be great. Jesus, on the other hand contends that the greatest among you is the one who serves. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team.
Traces of Promise: The Good Shepherd
Sometimes the Shepherd metaphor is lost on many of us…unless our occupation involves livestock. But it is one of the most important images used in all of scripture to describe God’s care for His people. In this message we explore the promises of God to come Himself to shepherd His people and discover that Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of that promise. *Listen at the beginning of the message as Pastor Bryan mentions Christ’s Church and our developing strategic partnership.
Global Awareness Week: 5 Smooth Stones
1 Samuel 17. Guest preacher Muriithi Wanjau from Kenya speaks about the difference between helping that really helps vs. helping that does more harm than good. These principles can be applied not only in global missions, but in your communities and even in your own family.
Traces of Promise: The Chosen One
Psalms 2, 72, and 22. Jesus is the One we have been waiting for, and the only One we can trust to rule our lives and the world.
Traces of Promise: Jesus in the Land of Uz
In the midst of Job’s suffering we see traces of Jesus in the declaration, “I know that my Redeemer lives.” No matter how bad things get, we can trust God to redeem circumstances in this life and in the life to come.
Traces of Promise: The Tension Gap
Genesis 12. We all face tension gaps in our lives- expectations or promises that don’t turn out how we want or that we’re still waiting on. In this message, Dave Ripper (Campus Pastor @ Grace Chapel) walks us through the life of Abraham and the tension gaps he experienced, highlighting the traces of Jesus we find along the way.
Traces of Promise: Earth, We Have a Problem
The Rediscovering Jesus teaching journey continues with Traces of Promise, a series about finding Jesus in the Old Testament. In this message Pastor Bryan (Grace Chapel) points us to the first trace of Jesus in the Bible and reminds us why this world needs Him.
Rediscovering Jesus: The Essential Jesus
Colossians 1. Cosmologists continue to search for an equation that explains the universe. What if the answer is not in an equation, but a person? The apostle Paul tells us that everything was created through and for Jesus. Is Jesus at the center of your life?
Rediscovering Jesus: Lost & Found
Luke 19:1-10. In the story of Zacchaeus we see that Jesus came to seek and to save what was lost. He calls us to the same mission.
Rediscovering Jesus: The Inescapable Man
Luke 4. Pastor Bryan Wilkerson (Grace Chapel) shares about the upcoming ministry year on Vision Sunday. This first message from the “Rediscovering Jesus” series reminds us that as the most provocative person in history, Jesus cannot, will not, and must not be ignored.
Resetting Our Perspective
1 Peter 2. This message comes from Grace Chapel’s “Reset” series. Pastor Bryan discusses the recent federal ruling on gay marriage and how living lives of respect, remarkable love and doing good can help us to glorify God in a culture that may feel at odds with our faith.
More: One in the Spirit
As Christ’s Church continues exploring a strategic partnership with Grace Chapel, we’re excited to present the “More” series from Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team. In this final installment of the series, we’re reminded of the importance of unity in the body of Christ. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, a once thriving church, shows us how division will weaken the flow of God’s Spirit to His people. We need to be one in the spirit if we…