Grace Bible Church of Akron: Sermon Teachings

What Has Your Attention has You – If you think about something long enough, you will eventually do it.

Finding the Straight Path– We gain the strength of the temptation we resist. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Upside of a Bad Day – Everything that happens to a child of God, God intends to use for good even when Satan and others are wanting it to be bad.

Transformed By Truth – We will become one of three old fools: a pathetic old fool, a bitter old fool, or a holy old fool. Want to avoid the first two? Join us Sunday for tips to end up holy.

Shaping Our Soul to Look Like Jesus – The goal in life is to become like Jesus Christ. Not a goal... THE GOAL!The Path of Discipleship: Applying God's Word - You do not have to have it all together (or be in church every time the door is open) to take a next step with God. The Path of Discipleship: Apply God's Word is a six-week series for anyone who wants to be aware of God's presence in everyday life: in struggles, choices, setbacks, and temptations. Discover how God can grow you, use difficult seasons for good, and help youbecome more like Jesus one practical step at a time.

Your past does not have to define your present; let the person you are becoming shape your choices today.

The Elephant in the Sanctuary – Christian content should never replace christian relationships.

Faithfulness Over Famous: Finding Christians that Won't Wreck Your Faith – Christian content should never replace christian relationships.

Build your faith with the right stuff... not the cheap stuff.

Stuck in the "same old you"? God wants us to outgrow drama, find real spiritual growth, and live a bigger story.

Where God's Words Come From – No matter what people tell you, the right words at the right time can change your world.

The Inverse of Relevance – For the Church to remain relevant, it must tell and retell the seemingly irrelevant Gospel.

Building or Breaking the Church – Sometimes we sound great…but have no power from the cross.

Worship without the Hype – Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand. – Leo Durocher.

Public worship is the place where we use spiritual gifts to build up the church, not just to heighten private spiritual experience.

Love that Lasts - The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love.

Church is Better Together - What is the purpose of spiritual gifts?

Connecting with the Holy Spirit -When you feel far from God, turn to Him. You'll see He is right there.

God's Spirit in Me... How Does that Work? - God's Spirit is not a feeling... it's a filling.

The Holy Spirit's Resume - What exactly does the Holy Spirit do?

The Story of the Holy Spirit - The early Celtic Christians called the Holy Spirit "the wild goose." They knew that the Spirit, like a wild goose, cannot be tamed. 

Velvet & Steel - "Discover how to be tough in your convictions yet tender in your love, responding with both steel and velvet when life throws you curveballs." 

From Decayed to Remade - Seventy-two percent (72%) of Americans believe in some form of afterlife (consciousness after death). Only 37% of adults believe they will receive a resurrected body as the Bible teaches.

Nothing to Lose - The most dangerous creation of any society isthe man who has nothing to lose. - James Baldwin

The Death of Death - Today reminds us that Jesus killed death.

Unsuccessful Believing - Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. - Augustine

What Money Says About Helping Others - If we think the word "neighbor" is a noun, we will have a hard time being one.

What Money Says About Your Heart - If you want your heart in a better place, change where you put your money.

What Money Says About Me - Don't tell me what your priorities are. Show me whereyou spend your money and I'll tell you what they are. - James Frick

We've been raised to want more, More, MORE!!! Greed invented that thinking... and currently enforces it.

The Habit of Verbally Sharing Jesus - If sinners will be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. And if they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay... let not one go there unwarned and un-prayed for - Charles Spurgeon

The Habit of Serving - Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve. All you need is a grateful heart filled with grace.

he Habit of Worship - Worship is the most momentous, most urgent, most glorious action that can take place in the human life because it gets us ready for what's going to happen next.

When it comes to knowing God, silence is one of the great arts of the conversation.

Why Christians Should Fast - Fasting did not begin as a diet trend. It is a command from Jesus to reject indulgence, draw us closer to God, and move our hearts towards His Will.

The Habit of Prayer - Prayer is just talking with your best friend, only He happens to be the God of the Universe.

What to do with the Bible - There is no healthy spiritual life apart from a steady diet of Scripture - Donald S. Whitney

The Habit of Time- Fifteen minutes a day is approximately 1% of a day. What could Christ do in us and through us if we practiced a new spiritual habit of spending 1% of our time with Him each day?

How to Whip Worry - Some are worried that the year ended with unresolved challenges... others are worried about the challenges of a new year. Let's learn to whip worry.

Glory in the Highest - Don't miss the point of Christmas. 

The 3 Trees - During the Christmas season there are 3 trees we need to think about: the Christmas tree, the family tree, and the tree that became the cross. 

The Arrival of Christmas - Discover how the unexpected arrival of Christmas challenges our hearts and transforms our lives with hope and light through the Savior's birth. 

The Most Important Treasure - When Jesus becomes our most valuable treasure, we become most valuable to the world.

The Most Important Fear - You can choose to live by faith, or you can choose to live comfortably; you cannot choose both.

The Most Important Words - We have more information that we can possibly digest. So how do we decide which words we will consume?

Happy Feet Ministries

Significant in the Eye of the Beholder – Significance, much like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder--whose eyes will you choose to be significant in?

God and Money – Society says money shows status--but could it also reveal something about our significance in God preview? Join us Sunday to discover how our use of wealth might matter more than we think.

The Amazing, Loving Father – God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

earch & Rescue – The U.S. Coast Guard's Motto is Semper Paratus which is Latin for “Always Ready.” Let's be “Always Ready” to join the Father in his rescues.

The Humility Rules – Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It is thinking of yourself less. - Rick Warren