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One New People: New Frontiers by Grace Downtown

One New People: Facing Persecution by Grace Downtown

Fall 2022 Retreat: United With A Common Posture by Grace Downtown

Fall Retreat 2022: United Under a Common Authority by Grace Downtown

Fall Retreat 2022: United Against a Common Enemy by Grace Downtown

One New People: Threat of Inequity by Grace Downtown

One New People: Threat of Pretense by Grace Downtown

One New People: Tried and Tested by Grace Downtown

One New People: New Boldness by Grace Downtown

One New People: Irresistible Community by Grace Downtown

One New People: Birth of the Church by Grace Downtown

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One New People: Is This Legit? by Grace Downtown

Light of Confidence by Grace Downtown

The Promise of the Spirit by Grace Downtown

Gracious Goodness: Good Growth by Grace Downtown

Gracious Goodness: Good Women by Grace Downtown

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Gracious Goodness: If You're Reading This, Thank An Elder by Grace Downtown

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Gracious Goodness: Know Good by Grace Downtown

Matthew 26: 26-29

1 Corinthians 11:17–33

Galatians 3:23–29

Our mission is to know God by knowing Jesus His Son. How do we get to know Jesus? We pray in and through the Holy Spirit, to better understand Jesus. The Holy Spirit helps us experience Jesus better.

Spiritual growth is more than just you and I; it's us as a whole. We cannot grow spiritually apart from one another.

It is not enough to know the lyrics of God's song, we must also know the melody. God's song is beautiful and he is calling all to come to sing and know God's salvation.

One of the most common prayers in the Bible is the prayer for justice. The first thing we can do is accept our weakness towards issues of justice. Weakness drives us to prayer to the God of Justice.

Jesus is enough. He calls us to pray with hands wide-open to receive and give back because all we receive is from our heavenly Father.

Repentance is a sign of spiritual life. Jesus calls us to repent and turn to him and he will receive us, heal us, and guide us.

Will you ask Jesus, the great Intercessor, to pray the true prayers that we need to overcome our sins and faults and bring us closer to God and his righteousness?

Jesus came to restore power unto us, power not to sin, power to overcome in and through him, and power to persevere. WE are powerless, but he is power.

The cross makes suffering meaningful. Jesus came as a servant who would suffer, and through his suffering conquered the world. Through Jesus, we also can conquer our suffering and sin.

Forgiving others brings great healing, but what about feeling forgiven of our sins? Do we carry out guilt with us? Or, do we allow Jesus' forgiveness to penetrate deep in our hearts?

Many of our issues may seem only on the surface, but all our problems come from deep within, our sinful condition. We need healing deeper than the surface, we need total healing that only Jesus can do.

Enlightenment is made of two aspects: grief and grace. The Lord does not dispense his wisdom and kindness without cost. Denying God's signs brings grief, but his grace overcomes all things.

Jesus is the answer to all our doubts. Faith is not about facts and reason; instead, it's about a relationship with God that grows daily through the reading of his word.

God's vision of mission is very different than ours. He does not cast away the bruised and broken; instead, he lifts us up in appreciation, compassion, and liberation.

God seeks to heal us in totality, mind, body, soul, and spirit. More than that, he desires to heal all things in and through Jesus. Jesus is our source of healing.

Rev. Dr. Russell shares a love letter to his son, Andrew Russell as we celebrate Rev. Russel's ordination service. God works through covenant families.

"View of Cross-Cultural Church:" Jesus' Bible by Grace Downtown

The Law if timeless and serves a purpose to show us our sinfulness, but more than that, to show that we need a Savior and God's constant grace.

Jesus' view of blessing is to be in a state in relationship with God and is a by-product in relationship with God. To have this relationship means we are reconciled with God. God blesses in our highs and lows, in our winters and our summers.

Pastor Glenn explains how Jesus uses the Old Testament to withstand temptation. Jesus did not rely on his own power or take short cuts to achieve what was already his; instead, he used God's Word to guide him through life's difficulties.

Pastor Andrew exhorts us to not rely on human power or might to build God's church. God will build his church by his Holy Spirit. We are not to give up on our church because God is working in the small things.

Pastor Mike walks us through Psalm 121 and the pilgrim's struggle with faith. Where does our help come from? It comes from God, and the pilgrim confesses his faith in God who sees him through all his troubles.

Elder Ryan Bratt delves into what comes next in the story of Jesus after his birth. He unpacks God's unfolding story which includes us. Christmas may seem anticlimactic but God wants us to enter into his story.

Pastor Cyril preaches on the coming feast of the Jesus. God has invited us to a great feast that will inaugurate his new creation. He calls us to remain faithful in this life and draw near to him at the end.

Pastor Glenn explains that life seems to be unfair, but God will bring all things and people into judgment. We are exhorted to seek his righteousness by accepting his judgment that came upon Christ for our sake.

Pastor Duke pulls back the curtain and shows our already but not yet victory over all our spiritual enemies. We are in a daily battle with spiritual forces but we are not to worry because God has already won.