GL First - Weekly Messages

When we don't view grace in the right way, we become paralyzed in our relationships and our spiritual walk.

What is grace? In week one of this four part series, Pastor Anthony takes a look at what grace is, and if we truly understand what it means for us.

Take a walk through 3 John with Pastor AJ Gamboa and Pastor Paul Goedert as we take a look at how truth and love work in the community of the church.

We take one more look at the life of Elisha in part 3 of ReCalibrate, where Pastor Anthony helps us take a look at what we may have lost spiritually, and how God can help us find it.

In part 2 of the Recalibrate series, Pastor Anthony takes a look at how faith requires us to take steps before God moves.

God's will can be a somewhat intimidating thing, but when we line our lives up with God's moral will, and his conditional will, his personal will for our lives becomes clear. In this message Pastor Anthony helps us understand these three aspects of God's will, and how they all work together.

In part 2 of Chain Reaction, Pastor AJ shares about how to keep the blessing of God flowing.

In the opening message of this two part series, Pastor Anthony takes a look at our attitudes towards God's blessings, how we should respond, and what we should do with them.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus receives to very different invitations, one of celebration and one of sorrow. Pastor Paul helps us take a look at the importance of inviting Jesus into the everyday parts of our lives, and that when we do, miracles will follow.

In the concluding message of Nehemiah: Leaving Your Mark, Pastor Anthony takes us through Nehemiah 6, and how Nehemiah dealt with distractions that could have kept him from God's will for his life.

Pastor Anthony takes a look at how Nehemiah responded to adversity.

In week 2 of Nehemiah: Leaving Your Mark, Pastor Anthony guides through chapter 2 of Nehemiah, to help us learn that wee can all make a difference in our world.

In a special Father's Day message, Pastor Anthony speaks on showing honor where it is due, and the difference between giving honor and earning respect.

Pastor AJ takes a fresh look at the story of Zaccheus found in Luke 19:1-10 and helps us see that we need to stop carrying the weight and burden of God's job because God's timing is the best timing.

In the final week of the Amazing Stories series, Pastor Anthony walks us through what it means to plant seeds in God's Kingdom and to live in expectation of abundance.

In part 5 of this 6 part series, Pastor Anthony takes a look at the Parable of the Talents, and how God has given us a part to multiply his Kingdom.

In part 4 of this 6 part series, Pastor Anthony takes a look at the Parable of the Unjust Judge, and how persistence in prayer is the key to a faithful and victorious life.

In part 3 of this 6 part series, Pastor Paul guides us through the Lost parables of Luke 15, and what they mean for the church.

In week 2 of this six week series, Pastor Anthony guides us through some of the parables of Jesus. This message focuses on the Parable of the Faithful Servant found in Matthew 24:42-51, Mark 13:34-37, and Luke 12:35-48.

In this six part series, Pastor Anthony guides us through some of the parables of Jesus. This message focuses on the Parable of the Tenants found in Matthew 21:33-46, Mark 12:1-12, and Luke 2:9-19.

In the final week of the Love Wins series, Pastor Anthony helps us take a look at how stress and worry can all be put in the past, because God has our future.

In part 3 of Love Wins, Pastor Anthony helps us realize how God's love isn't just victorious over our past, but our present as well.

In the second week of our Love Wins series, Pastor Anthony helps us look at how the love of Jesus was helped us have victory over our past.

What is the most powerful force in the world? It's not hate, bitterness or anger. It's the love of God. In this special Easter message that kicks off the Love Wins series, Pastor Anthony takes a look at what the power of God's love does.

Palm Sunday is a day where we remember the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. In this weeks message, Do Whatever He Tells You, Pastor Anthony reminds us of lessons found in and around the arrival of Christ. As Jesus prepares for the coming events, he continues to show us that God uses the weak, loves the unlovable and works in the most peculiar ways.

Our identities are formed and fortified as we spend time with God. We are compelled to act in response to meeting God. "Be and Behold" connects our experience of beholding God with how he changes us. In part 4, "Shine a Light", Pastor Anthony closes out the series by sharing what it looks like to shine a light and how it changes us to be more like Jesus.

Our identities are formed and fortified as we spend time with God. We are compelled to act in response to meeting God. "Be and Behold" connects our experience of beholding God with how he changes us. In the part 3, "Remain", we dive into the Parable of The Good Samaritan and learn how compassion is not just modeled in Christ's teachings, but is a fundamental part of our identity in Christ and a key principle of the Kingdom of God.

Our identities are formed and fortified as we spend time with God. We are compelled to act in response to meeting God. "Be and Behold" connects our experience of beholding God with how he changes us. In the part 2, "Remain", we see how the apostles Peter and John found their sense of identity in Christ, and how setting Jesus as our foundation of who we are helps us resist letting what we do, what we own and what others think of us define who we are.

Our identities are formed and fortified as we spend time with God. We are compelled to act in response to meeting God. "Be and Behold" connects our experience of beholding God with how he changes us. In the first part, "Reflection", we see how our God-given identity is found when we behold God. And how spending time with God, acknowledging his grandeur and beauty, develops our familiarity with Jesus, the one whom we are called to reflect.

How we look at things and what we focus on in life can determine so much. MindSet, a four part series helps us to allow God to influence our outlook in a positive way. This will require rewiring. But it's worth it, every step of the way.

How we look at things and what we focus on in life can determine so much. MindSet, a four part series helps us to allow God to influence our outlook in a positive way. This will require rewiring. But it's worth it, every step of the way. In the closing week of the series, Pastor Anthony reminds us we need to keep an eye on the future.

How we look at things and what we focus on in life can determine so much. MindSet, this four part series helps us to allow God to influence our outlook in a positive way. This will require rewiring. But it's worth it, every step of the way.

How we look at things and what we focus on in life can determine so much. MindSet, a four part series helps us to allow God to influence our outlook in a positive way. This will require rewiring. But it's worth it, every step of the way. In week 1, Pay Attention to the Good, Pastor Anthony looks at focusing on the good in life, rather than dwelling on circumstances.

In the closing message of "New Beginnings", Pastor Anthony looks at the importance of each member of the Trinity in creation and our lives.

Pastor Anthony continues our look at the book of Genesis in the third part of New Beginnings.

Pride. It's a sin we all have to deal with, and one that can really hold us back. Pride can keep us from asking for help, for forgiveness and even from extending grace to others. Pastor Anthony takes look at setting our own pride aside, and starting a new beginning this week.

When we were kids, mistakes were magically fixed with a “do-over.” As adults, God knows we still need “do-overs.” Good thing the Bible begins with a book called “Genesis.” It is not merely the beginning—it tells the story of “new-beginnings.” Generation after generation—Adam, Noah, and Abraham—God gave second chances. Perhaps it's time for a reboot for you, your church, or your community! Pastor Anthony guides us through this series on new beginnings.

What is your purpose in this world? This is the core question of our lives. If you have not thought seriously about this, you have not taken life seriously. Many of the problems in people's lives would be settled if they understood their purpose in life and lived it out. Make the most of this year, live out your God-given purpose. Pastor Anthony delivers the last message of 2020 with a focus on renewal.

As we close out our Christmas series, Pastor Anthony takes a different look at the Advent season, and how it isn't the end, but a new beginning. A beginning that gives us hope to carry on in every season.

This four-week Christmas series examines four common life experiences that test our patience and threaten to take away the joy the comes with the gospel story. Whether it's heading off to college, getting married, waiting for Christmas morning, or the birth of a child, we find ourselves longing for the big event. Christmas reminds us that God is at work even in the struggle and beauty of life. In week 3, Pastor Anthony looks at what we can do during the waiting period.

This four-week Christmas series examines four common life experiences that test our patience and threaten to take away the joy the comes with the gospel story. Whether it's heading off to college, getting married, waiting for Christmas morning, or the birth of a child, we find ourselves longing for the big event. Christmas reminds us that God is at work even in the struggle and beauty of life. In week 2, Pastor Anthony looks at how we can grow through the process of waiting.

This four-week Christmas series examines four common life experiences that test our patience and threaten to take away the joy the comes with the gospel story. Whether it's heading off to college, getting married, waiting for Christmas morning, or the birth of a child, we find ourselves longing for the big event. Christmas reminds us that God is at work even in the struggle and beauty of life. Despite difficult circumstances, Christmas is, and will always be, a gift of hope.

Oh the irony of Thanksgiving in 2020. In this weeks message, Ironic Thanksgiving, Pastor AJ teaches us how gratitude can bring peace, humility and sufficiency.

Nobody likes to feel unappreciated. In this weeks message Pastor Anthony unpacks the Power of Appreciation and gratitude.

In the midst of such turbulent times in our world, we are in need of grace and need to offer grace more freely than ever. In this weeks message Pastor Anthony explores the nature of grace and why it matters so much.

This message was shared by Pastor Paul Goedert last November 1, 2020. Between the first advent and the second advent of Jesus Christ, believers are to be building up the kingdom of God and therefore both awaiting and hastening the coming day of the Lord. In this message, Pastor Paul identifies the ways we are both waiting for the coming of the Lord and working to build up his kingdom here on earth. We hope that this message uplifts you and bring you closer to God. Please tell your friends about us, this may be the right message for them. Visit our website at GLFirst.org. If you have any questions or concerns email us at office@glfirst.org. Thank you so much!

This is the week 3 of our series Intentional Jesus shared last 10/25/2020. This is the story of Jesus feeding the Five Thousands and how Jesus was intentional to people. Jesus never did anything on accident, He lived an intentional life. In this series Intentional: Unique Lesson from the Life of Christ, we look at how Jesus shaped His ministry and life and being intentional. Jesus taught is not to look at what we are missing, but to use what we already have. We hope that this message uplifts you and bring you closer to God. Please tell your friends about us, this may be the right message for them. Visit our website at GLFirst.org. If you have any questions or concerns email us at office@glfirst.org. Thank you so much!

We continue the series Intentional Jesus, this is the week 2 of the series. In this message Pastor Anthony talked about the importance of waking up early in the morning and how Jesus did this in practice. Are you a morning person? This message was shared in our Sunday gathering 10/18/2020. We hope that this message uplifts you and bring you closer to God. Please tell your friends about us, this may be the right message for them. Visit our website at GLFirst.org. If you have any questions or concerns email us at office@glfirst.org. Thank you so much!